The Almanac Prophets Lose Credence in Aged Predictions
In this age of skepticism readers challenge London prophets like Zadjel and Old Moore. American almanac buyers number about 100000 annually, yet the Pittsburg Gazette Times notes mispredictions. Prophesied events such as the San Francisco quake show prophets fail until after the fact.
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Missouri
Great Britain
Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Zadjel
Old Moore
London
San Francisco
Avalanche fatal for six smugglers through Alpine pass
Six men traveling from Switzerland to Italy were buried by a massive avalanche at the Forcola Pass after one man shouted farewell. The snow, 65 feet deep, will not yield until spring melt, a danger the poet warned about with Beware the awful avalanche.
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Italy
Switzerland
Forcola Pass
Gnat Weight and Wing Area Stir Speculation on Tiny Power
A columnist notes the gnat weighs about six ten millionths of a pound with a tiny wing area of three ten thousandths of a square foot yielding 0.0204 pounds per square foot. The writer jokes about lacking pounds per horsepower and teases further data on the mosquito pump. The piece also claims the saltatory flea is the most powerful wild beast relative to size.
Freedom Gains as Authorities Face Limits on Brutality
In New York City both lords of privilege and police restraint face pushback. A janitor jailed for tapping a tenant on the head with a monkey-wrench signals a wave of accountability. The era of oppression begins to show signs of change.
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New York
Chauffeur to Face First Degree Murder Charge in Speeding Death
In New York a chauffeur who killed a child with a speeding car and fled the scene will be tried for first degree murder. The court may apply the murder statute given the deliberate endangerment of life and the public danger posed by speed maniacs.
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New York
Wisconsin professor links heart science to romance risks
A Wisconsin university professor and medical scientist urged balancing science with human nature in a lecture. He argued kissing carries risk but cautioned that a brave person will still take chances in matters of affection.
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Wisconsin
Elderly Man Refuses Old Folks Home Over Mother-in-law
A New York man aged 85 declines entering a residential home for the elderly because his mother-in-law, aged 115, is an inmate there. The statement condemns prejudice against the mother-in-law as excessive.
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New York
Boston Rich Man Arrested for Slapping Girl
A Boston man of wealth was arrested after allegedly slapping a young girl in public. The incident sparks debate on manners and culture amid calls for reform.
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Boston
Washington florist urged to aid widows by discarding weeds
A Washington florist who claims to grow black roses advised widows to discard such decorations as ordinary weeds and urged material help in their removal.
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Washington Florist
No matter how Roosevelt went out, he is coming back
A defiant statement portrays Roosevelt as returning with a bold, circus style show of strength and spectacle despite an apparent setback. The line carries a charged political vibe implying a dramatic comeback or rallying effort.
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Roosevelt
Chop Suey Made Without Meat Amid High Prices
The article notes that due to high prices the dish is prepared without meat. It states they will assess other ingredients and may remove them as needed.
Vege Tarians Question Meat’s Energetic Claim
The text questions the beef trust and energy theory, and ponders a burglar who aided a pickman may be a physician in disguise, hinting at unconventional explanations for vigor and motive.
Plan for a State Health Commissioner Advocated by Iowa Doctors
Dr J W Kime of Fort Dodge urges abolishing the state board of health and creating a governor appointed health commissioner with full powers. He cites political influence, lack of public confidence, and calls for a Pennsylvania New York style model with senate confirmation. The proposal to be considered by the Iowa Medical Society in Des Moines mid May.
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Kime
Fort Dodge
J. W. Kime
Des Moines
State Board of Health
Senate
State Medical Society
State Board
Health Department
Pennsylvania
New York State
Iowa
Plain Talk From Rock Island Men After Green Mountain Disaster
Cedar Rapids General Manager Melcher met with veteran Rock Island train crews who faulted the company for poor tracks and weak motive power. They urged focus on right of way and equipment maintenance over quick financial gains, and Melcher pledged immediate action.
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Cedar Rapids
Melcher
Rock Island System
Green Mountain
Rock Island
Farmer Killed by Interurban Car Near Waterloo
G. W. Lehman, about 80, a farmer living eight miles northwest of Waterloo, was killed by an interurban car at Fosselman siding. He lay face down across the rail and the body was severed at the waist after alighting from a car half a mile from the fatal curve.
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Waterloo
G. W. Lehman
Here
Fosselman’s Siding
Loose Rail Cited in Green Mountain Wreck Probe
C M Marshall Rock Island equipment chief testifies before the state railroad commission that a loose rail caused the Green Mountain wreck as the end was struck by the first engine tender wheel.
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Marshalltown
C. M. Marshall
Rock Island Railway
State Railroad Commission
Green Mountain
Well Known Dubuque Man Dies at 50
Nicholas Matthews of Dubuque died after a short illness. He was a brother of Judge Matthews on the district bench and was a well known resident of the city.
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Dubuque
Nicholas Matthews
Matthews
Nevada man sues for slander over damages claim
Fred C. Rodgers, a canvasser, files a district court petition claiming George Cole of Roland maligned him. Rodgers seeks $5,000 in damages for alleged slander and injurious statements.
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Nevada
George Cole
Roland
Fred C. Rodgers
Clerk of the District Court
Iowa City seniors choose A Midsummer Night's Dream play
The University of Iowa senior class selects A Midsummer Night's Dream for the class play to be staged during commencement week in June.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Resigns Railroad Position in Chicago Venture
Mason City reporter notes G R Martin resigns after eighteen years as district passenger agent for the Iowa Central road and will enter business in Chicago. He is son of the late Henry Martin former general manager of the road.
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Mason City
G. R. Martin
Itowa Central Road
Chicago
Henry Martin
The
Road
Ditch Work on Nishnabotna River Between Avoca and Carson
The Avoca to Carson stretch of the Nishnabotna river improvement is making rapid progress with workers on site day and night to straighten the watercourse and aid drainage and navigation.
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Pottawattamie County
Avoca
Nishnabotna River
Carson
Champion Child Speller Lucy Robinson Dominates Iowa Contests
Miss Lucy Robinson of Ry an Iowa is the champion child speller, a girl about eleven, who consistently defeats older students in intercounty contests. She also writes stories and has earned prizes for both long and short pieces, admired by educators for her exceptional word mastery and intuitive spelling talent.
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Ryan
Lucy Robinson
Iowa
Lucy
Ways
Jigs
Little Ryan Girl
Commercial Club Wins in Rate Case Des Moines
Des Moines Commercial Club wins a rate case victory before the Iowa Attorney General. The AG will recommend to the railroad commission that Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway restore service between Ruthven and Des Moines or charge short line fare for the longer Tara Junction Fort Dodge route.
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Commercial Club
Des Moines
Des
Co-operative Beef Club Formed in Sciola Iowa
A pioneering Iowa beef club organized at Sciola brings together 50 to 75 farmers. The group will kill and deliver meat to members at about 7 cents per pound, financed by each member purchasing a $10 share. Non members face a slightly higher price.
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Rockford
Iowa
Sciola
Here
Hogs and horses ship from Dyersville exceed 300 carloads
Since November 1 1909 Dyersville has shipped over 300 carloads of hogs earning about 350000 dollars and fifteen carloads of draft horses yielding around 60000 dollars for local farmers.
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Dyersville
Verdict for $1,000 in Chapman versus Pisgah store
The jury awarded $1,000 damages to Lee Chapman in a suit claiming the death of his wife and children due to an oil can explosion purchased at Pisgah department store. The case cites the store's liability for the fatal incident.
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Logan
Lee Chapman
Pisgah
Chapman
Stork Delivers Triplets in Sioux Rapids
Mrs. C. EB. Ryder wife of a Republican Press editor, welcomed three boys in Sioux Rapids. Mother and trio are reported doing nicely as the family celebrates the new arrival.
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Stork
Sioux Rapids
C. EB. Ryder
The
Republican Press
Corn Testing Yields Low in Bloomfield
J R Wallace of the Davis County Farmers Institute reports that corn from an ordinary crib tests 16 to 23 percent good while seed corn grown under experts instructions averages 66 percent good in Bloomfield.
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Bloomfield
J. R. Wallace
Davis County Farmers’ Institute
Mrs. D. Winley Celebrates Eightieth Birthday
Mrs. D Winley of this city marked her eightieth birthday with a family reunion at a special dinner attended by her two sons.
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Atlantic
D. Winley
New Wright Cabinet Company opens in Nevada
A new firm titled Wright Cabinet Company launches in Nevada to place Wright store or clothing cabinets on the market.
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Nevada
Wright Cabinet Company
Wright
Woman to teach in India then study in Iowa Minnesota
Miss Marie Miller of Iowa City plans to go to India to teach the heathen and on return next year pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Iowa and the University of Minnesota for degrees.
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India
Iowa City
Marie Miller
Iowa
Minnesota
Justice Brewer Dies After Late Study Of Oil Trusts
Washington reports Associate Justice David Josiah Brewer of the U S Supreme Court died at 11 o clock Monday night of apoplexy at his home. He had been immersed in Oil trust cases and the Standard Oil records and had just come from a bath when collapse occurred. Mrs Brewer assisted, Dr Taylor arrived too late, and District Judge Ashley Gould assumed control of household affairs. Minnie Brewer, the judge s frail sister, was not notified due to her poor health.
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Washington
David Josiah Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Brewer
Supreme Bench
Supreme Court
H. A. Taylor
Justice Brewer
Ashley W. Gould
Minnie Brewer
Fire kills hundreds at Dekcerite hotel ball
A devastating blaze in Dekcerite Hungary during a ball at a hotel ballroom left two hundred fifty dead and many injured. Panic caused a crush at exits as the roof collapsed trapping victims in the ruins.
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Mate-Szalka
Hungary
Dekcerite
Man sets wife ablaze in suspected arson attempt
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania Samuel Reed a 50 year old contract stone mason poured kerosene on his invalid wife and set her clothing on fire. Neighbors intervened removing burning garments but the woman suffered severe burns and is not expected to survive Reed was jailed.
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Mahanoy City
Samuel Reed
Reed
Alexander Agassiz Dies at Sea
Cambridge naturalist Alexander Agassiz president of Calumet and Hecla Mining Co died aboard the steamship Adriatic en route from Southampton to New York. News came by wireless from his son Rodolphe Agassiz to Maj. Henry L. Higginson of Lee Higginson & Co.
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Alexander Agassiz
Cambridge
Mass
Calumet & Hecla Mining Company
Adriatic
Southampton
New York
Rodolphe Agassiz
Maj
Henry L. Higginson
Lee, Higginson & Co
Roswell Citizen Dies After Monkey Wrench Assault
Sylvanus Johnson, a wealthy Roswell resident, died Thursday from head injuries after a monkey wrench was thrown at his chauffeur a week earlier by an enraged farmer.
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Roswell, N. M
Sylvanus Johnson
Roswell
Burned to Death in Bhilwara Cotton Warehouse Fire
A blaze Thursday in Bhilwara Rajputana destroyed the state cotton warehouse killing twenty five women and children who were burned to death in the flames.
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Bombay
Bhilwara
Rajputana
Pinchot Mystery Abroad After Ocean Crossing
Gifford Pinchot reportedly sailed on the President Grant to meet Roosevelt in Europe but could not be located when the liner docked at Cuxhaven Germany. The purser’s list does not show his name among passengers.
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Cuxhaven
Germany
Gifford Pinchot
President Grant
Roosevelt
Europe
Indicted for Killing 15-Year-Old Ruth Wheeler Wolter
New York Albert W Wolter was indicted by the grand jury on a charge of killing Ruth Wheeler Wolter aged 15. He likely faces trial next Monday as prosecutors pursue the case.
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New York
Albert W. Wolter
Ruth Wheeler Wolter
Graft Crackdown Narrows With 16 Indictments in Pittsburg
A Pittsburg grand jury returns 16 new indictments against councilmen tied to vote selling. The batch names five current council members and includes Dr. E R Walters, head of health and charities, accused of soliciting a $1000 bribe. Bank staff from Farmers Deposit National Bank are questioned. Capt Johnny Klein begins a 3 1/2 year term for graft.
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Pittsburg
E. R. Walters
Department of Health and Charities
Magee
Western Penitentiary
Kellner Girl Found After Nationwide Kidnapping
Louisville eight year old Alma Kellner daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Kellner Jr was kidnapped December 8 1909 on her way to church held for 25000 ransom. Return expected Sunday ending an 82 day nationwide hunt with thousands of detectives and large rewards. Abductors face potential immunity per family arrangements via Fred Fehr uncle and family negotiators.
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Louisville
Alma K. Kellner
Frederick Kellner, Jr
Fred Fehr
Alma
Mrs Longworth an Heir in Grandfather's Will
Boston reports the will of George C. Lee, wealthy banker, probate filed. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth is named as a beneficiary and income from half the estate is to be shared among about six relatives including former President Roosevelt's eldest daughter.
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Boston
Nicholas Longworth
George C. Lee
J Roosevelt
Quake Trembles Calabria Shaking Catanzaro and Meleto
A severe earthquake struck Calabria on Wednesday with its strongest impact in Catanzaro and Meleto. Many residents fled as houses collapsed in multiple shocks lasting minutes. Additional towns including Soriano Gasperina Monteleone Morosso and Borgia were affected amid Mount Etna eruption fears. Thousands prepared to camp out in fear.
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Rome
Calabria
Catanzaro
Meleto
Soriano
Gasperina
Monteleone
Monterosso
Borgia
Messina
Mount Etna
Vanderbilt buys 625 acre Normandy farm in France
It was announced here Thursday that William K. Vanderbilt has bought a farm of about 625 acres at Tourgeville on the Normandy coast. He will remove most of his brood mares from his Villebon farm, whose lease will soon lapse.
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France
New York
William K. Vanderbilt
Tourgeville
Normandy
Villebon
Taft Accepts Invite to Farmers Union Meeting in St Louis
President Taft accepted an invitation to attend a major Farmers' Union gathering in St. Louis on May 6. The announcement notes the event and Taft's participation.
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Taft
St. Louis
Washington
Farmers’ Union
Cleveland Ex-Mayor Tom Johnson Reaches London Area
Tom Johnson former mayor of Cleveland has arrived at Fishguard on the Mauretania and is stopping with friends in Regents Park. He visits Europe seeking to improve his health which has been poor recently.
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London
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Fishguard
Mauretania
Regents’ Park
Europe
Greek Assembly Hearing King Proclaims National Assembly
KingGeorge reads proclamation to the Greek National Assembly in Athens on Wednesday as Queen Olga looks on. Cheering crowds greet the official message in the chamber.
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Greek National Assembly
Athens
National Assembly
George
Olga
Meat Prices Seen Rising Unavoidably Warns Senate Panel
Fort Worth cattle raisers counsel Samuel H. Cowan told the Senate food investigating committee that unless laws of supply and demand are repealed there is no remedy for higher meat costs. He argued beef prices reflect rising grazing land and feed costs and dwindling farm labor, signaling continued high prices to attract workers and sustain production.
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Washington
Samuel H. Cowan
Fort Worth
Tex
Cattle Raisers’ Association of Texas
Senate Food Investigating Committee
United States
Cowan
Sabath Seeks Impeachment Move Against Judge Grosscup
Washington reports Congressman A J Sabath of Chicago has introduced a resolution asking the attorney general to name all DOJ personnel and court officers who receive compensation beyond fixed salaries. Sabath aims to break up alleged Chicago court cliques controlling bankruptcy proceedings and receiverships, accusing Illinois courts of favoring certain firms.
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Washington
House of Representatives
A. J. Sabath
Chicago
United States Circuit Court
Peter S. Grosscup
Sabath
Attorney General
House
Department of Justices
United States Circuit
District Courts
Illinois
Extradition Papers Filed for Armour Custody
Requisition papers for the extradition of J. Ogden Armour of Chicago were filed with Gov. Fort at Trenton New Jersey by Prosecutor Garven of Hudson County. The action follows Hudson County grand jury indictments against Armour Louis F Swift and Edward Morris. Requisition papers for Swift and Morris were filed earlier. Fort will hear arguments.
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New York
J. Ogden Armour
Chicago
Gov. Fort
Trenton
N. J
Garven
Hudson County
Hudson County Grand Jury
Jersey City
Louis F. Swift
Edward Morris
Swift and Morris
Fort
Congress May End May 15
Senator Aldrich predicts Congress may adjourn by May 15 after talks with President Taft on pending administration legislation. While some leaders see the date as possible, many members doubt it and fear opposition could push the session longer.
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Washington
Congress
Aldrich
Senate
White House
Taft
92 Dead in German Wreck
At Mulheim Am Rhein Germany a steamship express crashed into a military train bound for Strasbourg. About 200 people suffered injuries and 22 were killed all soldiers. Signalmen were arrested and charged with allowing both trains to use the same crossing.
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Mulheim-Am-Rheim
Germany
Strassburg
Train collision near Mulheim injures sixty soldiers
Berlin dispatch reports 60 soldiers killed or wounded when a special passenger train collided with a military train near Mulheim am Rhein on Wednesday. New details or official confirmation of the accident were received.
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Berlin
Germany
Mulheim-am-Rhein
Union Pacific Sells Pacific Express Stock to Gould Interests
Union Pacific transfers 2.4 million dollars in Pacific Express Company stock to the Gould interests. The shares had been held by the railroad in its treasury for years and now change hands.
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New York
Union Pacific
Gould
Pacific Express Company
Man Sheds Skin in Gratitude for Nurse Saving His Children
William Lansberg sacrifices forty square inches of skin to Miss Elsie Webbetta a 17 year old nurse for saving his three children. The act pays his debt of gratitude to the young caregiver in New York.
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New York
William Lansberg
Elsie Webbetta
Astor Re-elected Church Warden in Rhinebeck
Col John Jacob Astor was unanimously re-elected Tuesday to his old post as warden of the Episcopal Church of the Messiah at Rhinebeck N Y by the town authorities.
Iowa Miners Elect Officials At District Convention
President John P. White and Vice President William Baxter were reelected to lead the Iowa district of the United Mine Workers. Harry Barbour of Seevers becomes auditor, and Frank Cameron repeats as secretary. The eight hour day was celebrated as part of the session with speeches and music. White urged steps toward a wage scale settlement aligned with national demands.
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Des Moines
John P. White
William Baxter
Iowa
United Mine Workers of America
I. O. O. F. Hall
West Locust Street
Frank Cameron
Harry Baker
William Rogers
Ottumwa
The
National Union
Harry Barbour
Seevers
Harry Bowe
Hocking
W. E. Dodd
Samuel Ballantine
White
Iowa Miners’ Union
Indianapolis
New Wage Scales Take Effect Across Seven Classes
Des Moines reports effective April 1 seven wage classes with higher pay. Carpenters win up to 50 cents an hour and a weekly half holiday for year round. Painters, lathers, women day workers, laborers, teamsters gain increases. miners face continued strikes.
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Des Moines
Carpenters
Master Builders' Association
Teamsters
Cummins Rawson Returns Home From Washington Visit
Cum ming Rawson grandson of Senator Cummins left Washington for Iowa after visiting with his father during Mrs. Cummins illness. Mrs Rawson plans to stay in the capital with her mother for a time.
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Cummins Rawson
Washington, D. C
West Liberty Shooting Injures Williams Brown at Moylan Cafe
William Brown, a Rock Island employee in West Liberty Iowa, was seriously shot by John Bresington a United States Express driver in the Moylan restaurant. Police reported the incident occurred April 9 and Brown was hospitalized with serious injuries.
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West Liberty
William Brown
Rock Island
John Bresington
United States Express Company
Moylan
Cattle Sale At Audubon Fetches About $100 Per Head
Harl Maharg conducted a sale of fine Scotch cattle on the Audubon fair grounds drawing buyers from far and near. Prices averaged about $100 per head for the stock.
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Audubon
Bharl Maharg
Ames Teacher Weds in Nebraska
Crawford Nebraska reports the marriage of Miss Edith G Charlton of the Iowa State College domestic science department Ames to George Salisbury of Casper Wyoming. The notice places the event in early April with Ames Marshalltown coverage.
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Ames
Nebraska
Marshalltown
Crawford
Neb
Edith G. Charlton
Iowa State College
George Salisbury
Caspar
Wyo
Boy Killed Dragging Cow on Farm Trip
Emmet Valline, 6, son of Henry Valline of Kelly Indiana, was killed when leading a cow and became tangled in the rope, dragged to death on April 2. The accident occurred as the boy attempted to guide the animal on a Kelly farm.
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Boone
Emmet Valline
Henry Valline
Kelly
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WANT
Justice Brewer Falls Dear
Pinchot
Mystery
Health Board
Kellner
Mrs. Longworth
Armour
Chicago Packers
Goulds
John White
Harry Barber
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