South Dakota’s display dazzles at Mitchell corn palace
The Mitchell Capital reports the 1909 corn palace show cases county leads from Clay to Hanson counties with wheat oats barley flax and corn. Eager visitors from the east view pumpkins fruits vegetables and the notable 55 corn varieties and 16 foot corn stalks as proof of South Dakota’s agricultural wealth.
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Mitchell
South Dakota
Great American
Illiand
Dakota
Clay County
E. V. Kent
Burbank
Kent
Clay
Davison
J. R. al
Allison
Davison County
Louisville Wins Pennant In Doubleheader Finish
Louisville secures the 1909 American association pennant after a doubleheader sweep halted early for weather. Vaughn pitched the first game win, Kansas City the second with strong all around play. Grayson to host banquet as owner Peitz receives diamond ring. Indianapolis and St Paul end season with a doubleheader split. Milwaukee and Columbus also split a pair in their season finale.
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Louisville
Vaughn
Kansas City
Peitz
Grayson
Clayton, Packard and
Hughes
Essick
Wolfe
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Keupper
Schardt
Lemon
Gehring and
Spencer
Columbus
Milwaukee
Dorner
Frambes
Hanson county exhibits prize grains and corn testing device
Wheat yields reach up to 20 bushels per acre across the county and corn crops promise a grand harvest. Hanson county has entered 18 contests in 18 years, winning 15 first premiums, two seconds, and one third. Mr Twamley presents a corn testing machine endorsed by the Iowa Agricultural College for winter use.
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Perkins County
J. A. Stoner
Perkins
Butte County
Stoner
Lemmon
Pacific Coast
Milwaukee Road
Standing Rock
Hyde County
State Experiment Station
Highmore
Hand
Hyde
McCook County
McCook
Hutchinson County
John Gross
Gross
Stanley County
G. Pfeiffer
Kadoka
Pfeiffer
Pennington County
Stanley
Hanson County
C. E. Twamley
Alexandria
King Corn Hymn to Boston O Corn
Poem extols Boston Ohio as royal corn king praising golden ears and thriving prairie. It lauds railroads carrying corn, feeding nations and armies, and honoring workers, with tribute to God blessed land and toilers. The piece celebrates agricultural prosperity and national food supply.
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E. A. Francis Boston
Kept in the Family Adds Morton to Massachusetts Bench
Marcus Morton has been appointed a Massachusetts superior court justice becoming the third in his family to serve on the state bench. His grandfather and father both held high judicial posts, with his father serving as chief justice of the supreme judicial court. Morton graduated from Yale in 1883.
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Marcus Morton
Massachusetts Superior Court
Supreme Judicial Court
Yale
Wrong Either Way exchange about photographs
Dialogue fragment shows Isabel and Dorothy debating portrait photography. Isabel resists new photos while Dorothy nudges for another shot as friends weigh in on appearance and flattery.
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Isabel
Dorothy
A Mean Critic Riffs On A Sunset Painting
In a witty exchange a critic proclaims the painting so lifelike it makes his mouth water, only to be tripped up by a mock comparison. The banter pivots on misperception of the sunset as a fried item, highlighting humor in art critique.
Jury Affirms Not Guilty In Prairie Fire Case
In Wessington Springs Rev. W. B. Smart faced ar rest on prairie fire charges with evidence favoring conviction. The jury returned a not guilty verdict. A separate maltreatment charge over a horse led to a guilty verdict but the court imposed only a nominal fine, noting the jury erred on the charge.
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Wessington Springs
W. B. Smart
Smart
Inland Empire Vineyard Company aims to build vast Spokane wine empire
Inland Empire Vineyard company of Spokane plans the largest grape juice and wine plant in the United States with a $250000 capital. Jacob Schaefer, president, cites vineyards on the Clearwater and Snake rivers near Lewiston Idaho and Clarkston Washington. Albert Angermayer, 25 years expert, to manage and cellar master, notes volcanic ash soil prevents phylloxera and favors grape growth. options on over 5000 acres of land.
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Spokane
Wash
Inland Empire Vineyard Company
United States
Jacob Schaefer
Clearwater
Snake Rivers
Lewiston
Idaho
Clarkston
Albert Angermayer
Land Empire Plans Grapes on 2000 Acres Early Next Year
The report notes that 2,000 acres will be planted to grapes in the coming year as part of land empire expansion.
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Land Empire
Mayors Gather for Centennial City Governance Conference
St Louis hosts about a thousand U.S. mayors for a Centennial Week conference during the October celebration of the city’s incorporation. The event, organized by the Centennial Association and Civic League, includes receptions, luncheons, a banquet, Veiled Prophet Hall appearances, grand pageants, and balloon, airship, and aeroplane races.
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St. Louis
Centennial Association
Mexican Herald Calls Prohibition Harsh in Alabama
The Mexican Herald notes Alabama’s strict prohibitory laws and says in a Latin American community the mental attitude toward such measures is hard to grasp. It argues alcohol abuse is real in Mexico but Mexican states prefer popular education over strict bans to fix the problem.
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Mexican Herald
Alabama
Mexico
Boston Health Chief Estimates 8000 Diphtheria Carriers
Health Commissioner Ritchie says about 8,000 Boston residents are carriers of diphtheria germs based on examinations of many school children. The figure reflects potential spread risk and informs public health monitoring.
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Ritchie
Boston
Tragic Deaths Of Three Henderson Children At Government Claim
Mrs. Henderson, alone with three children on a western state government claim, heard screams from the two older children after a rattlesnake entered the shack. She found the infant missing at the well, pulled it from shallow water too late, and rushed back to find the other two children fatally bitten.
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Jack Henderson
Cousins Reunited Over Coeur d'Alene Lottery Result
In Palouse Washington W R Belvair president of the Business Men's association and W R Belvair of Iowa discovered they are cousins after the Iowa man won a Coeur d Alene reservation homestead. Both registered in Spokane and Judge James W Witten coordinated the search. The Iowa Belvair traveled to Spokane to help locate kin.
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Belvair
Iowa
Spokane
Coeur d’Alene Reserve
James W. Witten
Palouse
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