Owas Corn Show Opens With New Features At Des Moines
Iowa Corn Growers President John Sundberg announces the seventh annual contest in Des Moines at the Coliseum from November 29 to December 11. The event will feature scored exhibits with attached score cards, a large farm machinery display, daily band concerts, and larger premiums funded by manufacturers, banks, poultry breeders, and Des Moines businessmen.
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Whiting
John Sundberg
Des Moines
Iowa
Fitate
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Wife alleges bigamy in Iowa league veteran case
Mrs. Gertrude Strand Shaub of Marshalltown files for divorce from Frank R. Shaub at Rock Island Illinois circuit court claiming he deserted her to marry Emma Matthews in Menominee Wisconsin. Shaub formerly played outfield for the Marshalltown team in the Iowa League, including the 1905 season.
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Marshalltown
Emma Matthews
Menominee
Wis
Gertrude Strand Shaub
Frank R. Shaub
Rock Island
Shaub
Bishop Keane Opposes Woman Suffrage in Interview
Dubuque reports Bishop J. J. Keane likely to lead the archdiocese said in a interview that the home is woman’s sphere and that suffrage would harm society. He argues reforms can come through women’s influence at home rather than politics.
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Keane
Dubuque
J. J. Keane
Dupuque
Hit by Coal Slate From Train Injures Youth
Rolfe Eugene Lighter aged 17 lies dangerously injured at home after a large piece of coal slate was thrown from a passing engine tender striking him on the head. The incident occurred as the train passed the area and the injured youth received medical attention.
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Rolfe
Eugene Lighter
Death Follows Pennant Raising at Red Cedar Park Football Game
Waterloo report says Ray Graham a 20 year old printer died from injuries after the pennant raising at Red Cedar park following a football game between Hast High and West High. The incident occurred during the event and authorities investigated the accident.
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Waterloo
Ray Graham
Red Cedar Park
Hast High
West High
Plaintiff Wins Damage Suit in Webster City
In Webster City, a jury awarded J. H. Ellis posthumous damages of 1800 dollars against J. N. Garth for injuries from an automobile accident. Ellis died during the trial. the suit had sought 10000 dollars.
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Webster City
J. H. Ellis
J. N. Garth
Elis
Jury Fails to Agree in Burns Case
In the district court there with Dr Theodore Roosevelt involved, jurors deadlocked eight to four on the charge against C Burns for burglary. a mistrial was declared and a new trial likely.
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Clarion
C. Burns
Theodore Roosevelt
Needle Lodged in Flesh in Marshalltown
Mrs. George W. McNeely felt severe thigh pain and quickly summoned a physician. A two inch rusted needle was found embedded three quarters of an inch under the skin, suggesting it entered weeks ago without causing pain. doctors removed it with effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
George W. McNeeley
Simpson Receives $20 000 Gift From Local Builders
Three Indianola businessmen Wm. Buxton Sr Harry E. Hopper and F. C. Signer donated twenty thousand dollars to Simpson College announced by President Shelton at chapel. They had previously bought timber land in Canada for speculation and agreed one fourth of profits would go to the college. the 80,000 profit from the sale netted Simpson 20,000.
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Simpson
Indianola
Simpson College
Shelton
Wm. Buxton, Sr
Harry E. Hopper
F. C. Signer
Canada
Crawford County Land Sales Hit Record Prices
Ben Smith sold 160 acres near Denison for 175 dollars per acre, the highest price for Crawford county farms over twenty acres. Buyer was H. Mordhurst. He also sold 240 acres to Wm. McBride of Dow City for 120 dollars per acre. Both farms are well improved.
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Crawford County
Denison
Ben Smith
H. Mordhurst
Wm. McBride
Dow City
Engineer Killed in Collision on Milwaukee Line
John Smith, a popular Milwaukee engineer, was killed instantly when a driving rod broke on his side of the engine during a run on the Sioux City division. He had earned promotions through long faithful service to the railroad.
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Sioux City
Milwaukee Railroad
John Smith
Paroled Dubuque Water Works Figure Arthur McArthur
Word from Dubuque says Arthur McArthur former water works superintendent who faced a $60,000 embezzlement scandal has been paroled from Fort Madison where he served a four year sentence begun November 18 1907 and will return home.
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McArthur
Dubuque
Arthur McArthur
Fort Madison
MccArthur
Malpractice Suit Over Colt Operation At Burlington
Fred Wellington of Burlington sues veterinarian L D Tague for 125 damages claiming a colt died after a surgical procedure left with a bundle of rags sewn inside. The unique malpractice action alleges negligent handling during the operation.
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Burlington
Fred Wellington
L. D. Tague
Wellington
New Office Created at Sioux City Livestock Fair
The directors created the second vice president post and Captain W. S. A. Smith was named to run the live stock exhibits. President F. L. Eaton and the other officers were re elected.
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Sioux City
W. S. A. Smith
F. L. Eaton
Keokuk Man Dies in Suicide at Home
Keokuk, Constantine Lieffier, 62, a machinist, ended sixteen years of ill health by shooting himself through the heart with a 38 calibre revolver. His wife found his body in a coal shed shortly after the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Constantine Lieffier
Alleged Bluffs Embezzler Arrested
A. B. Wise, bookkeeper for J. F. Wilcox in Council Bluffs, was arrested charged with embezzling 27 dollars. Wilcox expects an investigation will reveal a larger sum. Wise denies guilt.
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Council Bluffs
A. B. Wise
J. F. Wilcox
Wilcox
Wise
Woman Bleeds Eye After Carbolic Acid Mistake
Mrs E O Clark of Ogden poured a strong solution of carbolic acid into her eye by mistake thinking it eye medicine. The eye was burned out and her condition is reported as critical.
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Boone
E. O. Clark
Ogden
Aged Couple From Hamburg Weds In Council Bluffs
An elderly Hamburg Iowa couple was married in Council Bluffs. Groom W A James ages 75 earlier wed three times. bride Harriet Homans age 65 has been married once before.
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Council Bluffs
Hamburg
W. A. James
Harriet Homans
Butler County Farmers Embrace New Corn Picker
Butler county farmers purchase the latest corn picker and husker and have the machines at work in their fields. This regional note highlights adoption of new harvest technology among local growers.
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Allison
Butler County
Steinheil Trial Wanes As Defense Gains Ground
Paris report says testimony favors Mme Steinheil in the murder case against her. Key witnesses contradicted earlier statements, nurse recanted, and Maurice Borderel vouched for her innocence. Prosecution’s circumstantial case weakens, with talk of abandoning the trial and ordering a new investigation.
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Paris
Mme
Steinheil
Marietta Wolf
Alexandre
Maurice Borderel
Mme. Steinheil
Queen of the Trotters Hamburg Belle Dies in Georgia
The famed trotting mare Hamburg Belle, also Sally Simmons II, died of pneumonia at her owner's stock farm near Thomasville Georgia after being brought south from the North. Purchased by Melanna of Cleveland for $50000, she set three world records at North Randall in August in a match race with Uhlan trotting 2 01 2 halves and 2 01 54 for heats.
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Thomasville
Hamburg Belle
Melanna
Cleveland
Sally Simmons II
North Randall Track
Gotch Beats Italian Champion in Two Falls at Coliseum
Frank Gotch world wrestling champion defeated Giovanni Raleveich Italian champion in two falls Tuesday night before a large Chicago crowd. First fall came in 16 minutes 28 seconds by crotch and arm lock. second fall in 5 minutes 25 seconds by cross leg hammer and wrist lock.
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Chicago
Frank Gotch
Giovanni Raleveich
Coliseum
Gotch
Iowa
Missouri Building and Loan League Meets in St Joseph
The annual meeting of the Missouri State League of Building and Loan associations was held in the Hotel Robidoux Thursday in St Joseph.
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Missouri B. and
St. Joseph
Missouri State League of Building and Loan Associations
Robidoux
Noted Woman Doctor Is Dead
New York reports the death of Dr Harriette Keattinge one of America’s most noted women physicians marking a significant loss to medical science and women in the profession.
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New York
Harriette Keattinge
America
Gift for Lord Kitchener in Tokyo
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener has been presented with the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun by the emperor. He has been entertained on a grand scale during his stay for the army maneuvers.
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Lord Kitchener
Tokyo
Widow of Dr. James McCosh Dies in Princeton
Mrs. Isabella G. McCosh widow of Dr. James McCosh longtime president of Princeton College from 1868 to 1888 died at her home in Princeton New Jersey on Friday at age seventy two.
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James McCosh
Princeton
N. J
Isabella G. McCosh
Princeton College
Cashier J Albert McAfee Charged With Perjury in Bank Reports
Toledo authorities issue a warrant for J Albert McAfee former cashier of the failed Dorr Street Savings Bank. He faces perjury charges for false reports of the bank condition to the state auditor.
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Toledo
J. Albert McAfee
Dorr Street Savings Bank
Robbers Blow Safe at Ben Arnold State Bank
Three men used an automobile to blow open the Ben Arnold State bank safe in Milam county Texas on Thursday and obtained about $3,000.
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Waco
Tex
Ben Arnold State Bank
Ben Arnold
Milam County
Trade Schools Are Urged
Toronto report to the AFL convention urges industrial education and public school linked trade training for ages 14 to 16. It argues educated workers are key to national welfare and self‑directed livelihoods.
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Toronto
Ont
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Denver
John Mitchell
New York
Washington
America
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
Executive Council
Federation
United States Supreme Court
Bucks Stove & Range Company
Council
Japs Kill 9324 Koreans in October Campaign
Dispatches from Korea report intense activity against insurgents. Cholrado records claim 334 killed and 1 065 captured, with Japanese losses at three dead. China refuses Pekin consent to Japanese railway guards for the Antung Mukden line and proposes shared guarding duties with Japan.
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Victoria
B. C
Toamail
Korea
Chollado
China
Japan
Pekin
Antung-Mukden
Papke and Klaus Fight Hard Draw in Pittsburg Bout
Billy Papke the Illinois Thunderbolt and Frank Klaus of Pittsburg battled six tough rounds at the National Athletic Club in Pittsburg. Papke needed every ounce to break even with the strong local challenger.
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Pittsburg
Billy Papke
Illinois Thunderbolt
Frank Klaus
National Athletic Club
Papke
Explosion and Fire Kill Two In Manhattan Comb Factory
An explosion and fire similar to the Brooklyn cane factory disaster killed two workers in a Manhattan comb factory on Thursday. Nine others were injured in the incident.
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New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Fire Kills 11000 Chickens at Hutchinson Plant
A blaze at the United States Packing Company in Hutchinson Kansas killed about 11 000 chickens and caused estimated losses of 50000 dollars Fire officials investigated the cause as of Thursday with efforts focused on containment and damage assessment.
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Hutchinson
Kan
United States Packing Company
Roosevelt Party Leaves for Naples and U S
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Roosevelt depart Rome for Naples on Wednesday then sail to the United States Friday. At the station were Miss Carow Roosevelt’s sister and representatives of the American embassy.
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Rome
Theodore Roosevelt
Ethel Roosevelt
Naples
United States
Miss Carow
Bank cashiers held on perjury charge
Toledo officers arrested Ernst Roberts and Burton E. Southard, former cashiers of the failed Dorr Street Savings Bank, on Wednesday on a charge of perjury.
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Toledo, O
Ernst Roberts
Burton E. Southard
Dorr Street Savings Bank
Home Made Christmas Gifts Ideas and Instructions
A newspaper page offers quick, inexpensive home craft gifts for Christmas. Projects include an appliqued butterfly pillow, a tan linen glove case with dull color embroidery, a leather wallet with white silk facing, a brown crash laundry bag with green appliqué, and embroidered wash ribbon cases.
Quaker Oats Promoted For Health And Strength
An article extols regular Quaker Oats as a health boosting food replacing heavy meals. It claims children athletes and workers gain strength from oats and notes the product is available in regular and large family packaging.
Christmas Candies Home made Sweets and Fondant Tricks
A home candy guide explains fondant basics using five cups sugar and two cups water, with cream of tartar to curb sweetness. It covers testing texture, adjusting for graininess, and practical ideas like candied figs, date and walnut candies, tutti frutti layers, chocolate creams and almonds with simple dipping and setting steps.
Gift for those who write pen wiper design
A cut leather pen wiper features golden brown ooze leather with satin underlay. The satin covers the openings and a chamois top is pasted over it. Two chamois leaves are enclosed within the construction.
No room in the inn and the Christmas gift of hospitality
A Christmas reflection recalls the Bethlehem story. It argues that hospitality to Mary and Joseph would have made a name for a generous woman, yet for 19 centuries Bethlehem’s mothers were overlooked. Today the failure to welcome Christ figures as indifference rather than ignorance.
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Bethlehem
Bethlenem
Joseph
Mary
Earth
Christendom
Just a Suggestion Hard Talk in a Witty Exchange
A terse exchange centers on a rejected romantic interest. One character taunts the other with a sharp remark about forcing an end to the affair and the prospect of a tangible souvenir. The dialogue hints at hurt pride and unresolved feelings amid a tense moment.
Elevating ads reveal railroad jingle in Omaha office
A man amid Omaha’s tall buildings notices an Omaha elevator UP sign and recalls a safety jingle. His companion explains the letters mean up, and the moment prompts a memory of the slogan The Safe Road to Travel urging travel by that rail line.
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Omaha
Embarrassing Courtesy and a Nurse’s Baby Tale
A story about English diplomacy and national courtesy. Sir Spencer St John, strolling with ladies, is told by a nurse that a baby in a park is his own, prompting an awkward reaction and a lifelong caution about questioning parentage.
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Senor
Spencer St. John
Spencer
Sir Spencer
Mystery in a Chicken Coop and a Dog
A curious tale from Judge W. H. Wadhams recounts a search for a thief by guarding a chicken coop and keeping a stable hand while swapping in a new dog. Scipio the groom questions the change, suggesting the old dog belong remains tied to Rover in the coop.
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W. H. Wadhams
Mr. Wadhams
Wadhams
Scipio
Rover
The Dollar Sign at the Resort
Mrs. Bluffer prepares to depart the resort after a long stay. She presents a five cent check from her husband to the proprietor who humorously vows to honor it and worship the small windfall. The exchange underscores social gossip and flirtation surrounding her visit.
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Mrs. Bluffer
Cynosure
Careful Doctor Prescribed Change of Food Instead of Drugs
A patient credits a New York specialist for treating gastritis with diet rather than medicine. Four years of grape nuts helped restore appetite, color, strength, and weight to 153 pounds. The letter, part of a series of genuine testimonials, urges readers to consider diet as therapy and references The Road to Wellville.
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N. Y
Wellville
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Wescott
Colo
Meeker
Brown
Wescott’s
Wescotts
Meeker Estate
Congress
Trotters
Georgia
Texas
Federation of Labor
Hermit Kingdom
Klaus
Mrs. Roosevelt
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