Census takes 65000 enumerators for Thirteenth Census
Washington reports that about 65000 enumerators will be used April 15 next to collect agricultural data for the Thirteenth Decennial U S Census. Director Durand aims to include progressive farmers and reporters, under statistics chief Le Grand Powers, to improve data quality and scientific value.
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Appreciation for Dr and Mrs Hoagland noted by conference
An appreciation statement from the North west Indiana Conference honors Dr J S Hoagland and his wife for their decade long service at Greencastle College Avenue church and their roles in temperance reform and civic progress. The note pledges warm welcome to their new field in Mitchell Dakota Conference.
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J. S. Hoagland
M Hoagland
John S. Hoagland
Dakota Conference
Mitchell
Dakota Wesleyan University
Hoagland
College Avenue Church
Greencastle
Brethren of the Dakota Conference
H. A. Gobin
DePauw University
J. W. Walker
S. B. Town
DeFauw University
D. M. Wood
Methodist Hospital
Fragmentary washington notes on orchards and western apples
A damaged clipping mentions Washington state on September 20 with scattered phrases about apples, orchards, and western production including references to Oregon Idaho and Britain. The unreadable OCR limits full context and specifics.
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E. Wash
Oregon
Idaho
Acre
Railroad Surveyors Reach South Dakota Frontier
The Milwaukee Company dispatches surveyors through Gregory county toward Tripp and Meyer counties and the reservation west. They pass Chamberlain cross White River and chart blue prints for right of way while reporting to Washington. The team aims to cross the river near Chamberlain and continue downstream toward Roseland and the White River area.
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Milwauke
Northwestern
Missouri River
Qacoma Argus-Leader
The
Milwaukee Company
Gregory County
Tripp
Meyer Counties
Chamberlain
Thy
Elisha Walker
White River
Charley Jewell
Roseland
Witte
Washington
Peonage in Lumber Camps Reported by Investigator
Spokane report quotes John Clifton Elder of the Congressional Immigration Commission alleging peonage in lumber and construction camps as well as iron ranges in Minnesota and railway camps in North Dakota. He cites advances to cover transport as a common wage depressor and notes intimidation and police or court involvement in some cases.
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Spokane
Wash
John Clifton Elder
Congressional Immigration Commission
Inland Empire
Pacific Northwest
Iron Ranges
Minnesota
North Dakota
South
Department of Justice
Life on a Mississippi Plantation Daily Routine
The Memphis Commercial Appeal describes a plantation day starting before dawn with a big bell for the hands to the fields. Mammy and helpers serve coffee at the big house, meals follow a Southern menu, and life includes town visits, sugar house parties, and holiday dinners amid frequent social events.
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Mississippi
Mammy
Memphis
Washington orders NP grain rate cut to 87 percent of tariff
Spokane news notes the Washington railroad commission requires the Northern Pacific to reduce grain rates on its main line to 87 percent of the June 30 1909 tariff. The move could save shippers 1 to 1½ cents per bushel and trigger review of other tonnage deemed excessive.
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Spokane
Wash
Inland Empire
State Railroad Commission of Washington
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Northwest
Northern Pacific
Commission
Philanthropist funds cooperative agricultural colony near Starbuck
Spokane report says Dr. Marcelo Pietryzchi of Dayton plans a ten thousand acre cooperative colony supplying stock seed and implements to colonists. Applicants over 50 may join with 260 working capital though not compulsory. A 15 member directorate will run affairs with carpenters machinists and other crafts joining before year end.
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Spokane
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Starbuck
Marcelo Pietryzchi
Dayton
Pietrzycki
Brewer Trips Through Kansas Meet Missed Names
A Cleveland Leader tale recounts a trip by Mrs Brewer and Justice Brewer through Washington Chicago Omaha and Kansas. The humor centers on how travelers addressed him as Mr Justice Brewer in Washington and Justice Brewer in Chicago while old friends in Omaha and Kansas called him David, sparking a joke about being called Davie if the journey continued.
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Fis
Kansas
Brewer
Washington
Supreme Court
Chicago
Justice Brewer
Omaha
David
The Worm. The Henpecked Husband Exchange
A humorous exchange shows a husband asking if he may accompany his wife Elsie on an outing. The wife replies yes, and the scene ends with the man seeking permission to join, highlighting domestic banter.
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Elsie
Curious 1722 Boston School Report Exposes Wriggling Method
Boston town records reveal a 1722 visit by John Edwards and Selectmen to the Wrightling School at the Southerly End to examine scholars and master Ames Anger. They found no service to the town in continuing Anger and voted to dismiss him from the South school amid remarks on spelling and record-keeping.
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Boson
Mrames Angers
N Ames
South School
Wrigling School
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