Convict Labor Plan Urged For Iowa Highways
Governor Carroll urged to back a convict labor plan for Iowa roads in a message to the General Assembly. Des Moines delegates John W. Foster and E. W. Weeks support prison labor citing Colorado success and economic benefit, with estimates of 93,600 days work annually valued at 140000. They note river to river road progress and defend prison work as a leader for better highways.
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Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Iowa
International Good Roads Congress
Chicago
John W. Foster
E. W. Weeks
Atlantic
Colorado
Sixteen Iowa towns dry after Supreme Court denial
Des Moines reports the Iowa Supreme Court refused rehearing on withdrawal of names from liquor sale petitions. Sixteen towns were operating saloons under withdrawals. the ruling says withdrawal does not restore the original consent. Other items note state board contracts for supplies, water disputes with Vinton, and Moon law interpretation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Winneshiek County
Taft Calls for Fair Treatment of Business Across Nation
President Taft lectured in Waterloo Iowa on the government role in business, outlining four focal areas: railroad regulation and rates, anti trust enforcement, tariff policy, and a centralized, elastic banking system. He urged balanced reform, warned against hostility to enterprise, and urged national unity to promote prosperity.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Taft
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commerce Court
Circuit Courts
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
United States
Commission
Java
Monetary Commission
Notable Exchange Sparks Sunday School Discussion
A quoted exchange from Puck features a Sunday school teacher asking Willie why he doubts and Willie replying about the Bible’s middle section on family ages. The playful line prompts reflection on biblical chronology.
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Willie
Puck
A Human Tendency Jam Thefts Asserted Sly Children
A fragment notes sly acts by children suspected of stealing jam and preserves a tone about secretive parent themes. The lines discuss mischievous tendencies and urge calm about the behavior.
End of Money and Week Meet in Harpers Bazar Card
A brief illustration from Harper's Bazar plays on the twin ends of money and week ending together. The quip contrasts White and Green voices on financial strain. The line suggests persistent budgeting pressures in a light period piece.
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White
Harper’s Bazar
Wet Paint Sign Fooled Commuter at Station Railing
A quoted exchange describes a traveler doubting a station sign that warned of fresh paint. The sign read Wet Paint, but the speaker presumed the warning was exaggerated and touched the railing anyway, leaving a visible smear on the elbow of a coat.
My friend the architect faces an Italian vendetta demand
A dialogue notes a wealthy client asking the architect to craft an Italian vendetta around her new cottage, highlighting a troubling project challenge and the professional’s dilemma.
Settling Down After Divorce Court Remarks
A meeting closes with remarks about relief and independence as a mother expresses satisfaction that her daughter is safely divorced. The exchange notes uncertainty resolved and a sense of finality in family matters.
400 HEROES SLAIN IN LIBERTE EXPLOSION AT TOULON
A French naval disaster at Toulon saw the battleship Liberte explode at daylight with 300 to 400 dead. Nearby ships and crews were drawn into the catastrophe as fires raged and a final blast sank the vessel to the harbor bottom.
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Toulon
France
Girl Is Called a Borgia in Poison Plot
New Orleans police accuse Annie Crawford a 25 year old woman of poisoning her father mother and sister to claim life insurance. The latest victim Idissa Crawford aged 23 died September 23 after a check of her stomach reveals opium. Authorities allege the motive was insurance funds.
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New Orleans
Annie Crawford
Lucretia Borgin
Idissa Crawford
Annie
Fisher and Taft in Accord on Public Domain Policy
Interior Secretary Walter L. Fisher says his views align with President Taft on conservation of the public domain after a talk in Hutchinson with Twatt. He notes a consensus on policies for Alaska and stresses wise development of natural resources in the public interest. The National Conservation congress elected officers without opposition, with J. B. White as president and Thomas R. Shipp as secretary.
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Hutchinson
Kaw
Twatt
Walter L. Fisher
Secretary of the Interior
National Conservation Congress
J. B. White
Thomas R. Shipp
Washington, D. Ci
D. Austin Lutchaw
CANNOT BUY A CIGARETTE
In Minneapolis the sale of cigarettes is restricted under the anti cigarette law of 1909 and three cigar store clerks were arrested. A test gas will be made to enforce the prohibition.
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Iowa
Hayward
Lid
Minneapolis
Minn
Germany Accepts French Moroccan Settlement Proposals
Germany’s foreign minister Herr von Kiderlin Waechter informed French ambassador Cambon in Paris that Germany would accept the French proposals for settling the Moroccan question, signaling a settlement path.
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Morocco
Paris
Germany
Heron
M. Cambon
Herr von Kiderlin- Waechter
Navy Buys Iron Works Equipment at Mare Island
Navy announces purchase of the equipment and machinery of the Ilts dyn Iron Works of San Francisco by the government for 2,250,000. The Mare Island yard in Vallejo California received word of the deal.
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Navy Buys Iron Works
Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
Iitsdyn Iron Works
Sanrancisco
Hoop Skirt Appears On Paris Streets In Revival
The first hoop skirt revived by Paris modistes appears on a street in Paris drawing a crowd of curious onlookers as the crinoline gown is worn.
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Paris
France
Suydam Granted Interlocutory Divorce in New York
Walter Lispenard Suydam Jr., the Blue Point, Long Island millionaire, was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from Louise White Suydam after she eloped weeks earlier with Frederick Noble, a plumber's son.
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Suydam
New York
Walter Lispenard Suydam, Jr
Blue Point
L. I
Louise White Suydam
Frederick Noble
Gladstone Kin Elected to Commons for Kilmarnock Burghs
William G. Gladstone a grandson of William I Gladstone was elected to the house of commons from Kilmarnock Burghs to succeed the late Dr A R Rainy a liberal.
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Gladstone
London
William G. Gladstone
William I. Gladstone
House of Commons
Kilmarnock Burghs
A. R. Rainy
Jacob the plain man who became a prince through service
The piece traces Jacob from a humble tent-dweller to a symbol of ambition and redemption. It contrasts ungodly gain with godly ascent, depicting Jacob’s bargaining, exile, and eventual transformation into a prince who serves his people after a ladder vision in the open fields. Esau reconciles as Jacob seeks to serve.
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Christ
Abraham
Moses
Jacob
Haan
Neaingt
Hsau
Jacob Reaka
Mian
Wsan
Angela
Esau
A Prayer of Gratitude and Supplication
A devotional prayer thanks God for gifts and divine presence. It asks for guidance, healing, forgiveness, and strength to help others, to live in joy, and to look forward to the King in holiness. It seeks divine grace to purify souls and sustain Christians daily.
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Christ
Quote from Rev Root on resisting sin in hearts
A brief gospel reflection cites Rev T Root of Providence Congregationalists noting that inner wickedness remains until one fights sin with perseverance and faith. The line emphasizes spiritual struggle and moral discipline within believers.
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T. Root
Congregationalist
Providence
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