Des Moines Sees Growth in Silo Manufacturing Industry
In Iowa four thousand silos were built this year with national totals near 14,000 for 1910 and 8,000 in 1909. George A. Wells of the Western Grain Dealers association notes Des Moines could become a national silo center. He explains silos store corn and silage, predicts wooden silos will outnumber cement ones 7 to 1, and cites Ames professor J. B. Davidson amid rising demand.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George A. Wells
Western Grain Dealers’ Association
Mr. Wells
Wells
Howev
J. B. Davidson
Iowa State College
Ames
Advocates More Playgrounds in Rural Schools
Des Moines reports Professor Holden of Ames urging playgrounds for country schools and a possible half day of games weekly to improve conditions. He cites ministers and teachers as agents for healthier rural youth and cites a cement walks example from a pastor.
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Holden
Lawton Buys Auditorium Complex at Tax Sale
George J. Lawton, a noted tax sale bidder, paid 48680 to acquire the Auditorium hotel theater and office building in Chicago valued at about 4 million dollars after owners defaulted on 46 thousand in taxes. He plans legal moves to obtain possession and title, arguing the property should transfer as allowed by Illinois law.
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G. H. Sumner
State Board of Health
Sumner
George J. Lawton
Chicago
Auditorium Hotel
Auditorium Theater
George J Lawton
Auditorium
Mr. Lawton
Lawton
O’connell
Thomas Ga ‘Ham
Michigan Avenue
Congress Street
Wabash Avenue
Studebakers
South Bend
Ind
Ambrose Cramer
Lake Forest
Peck
Lighter Hats and Brains Said to Aid Working Women
Dr. George W. Galvin of the Emergency Hospital announces a scientific finding that lighter headgear improves women’s mentality and job performance. He notes many college girls wear only caps when weather requires, implying reduced hat weight boosts efficiency.
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Boston
George W. Galvin
Wanderlust Drives Kansas Couple Toward Divorce
Ida Rinehart seeks divorce from David C. Rinehart in Wyandotte County District Court after a long pattern of travel begins in 1910. Married December 25, 1863, the couple owns multiple Kansas City properties. She cites repeated departures without plans to return, culminating on the Fourth of July when he telephoned to say he would never come back, and she has heard nothing since.
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Kansas City
David C. Rinehart
lIda Rinehbart
Wyandotte County District Court
Rinehasta
Kan
North Fifth Street
Rinehart
Canada
Union Station
Far Northwest
Hen Vindicates Her Owner at Athol Fair
Athol Massachusetts townspeople challenged Albert Musworth's claim that his prized buff Orpington Mary Hooker laid two eggs daily. Ellsworth placed the hen on straw before judges. she laid two eggs, one double yolked, and strutted away as visitors applauded the bird’s vindication.
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Athol, Maass
Albert Musworth
Mary Hooker
Orpington
Ellsworth
School Health Inspections to Cover 785 Districts
State Health Commissioner Wixon plans medical examinations in 785 school districts involving 250000 children. Inspectors will assess sight hearing respiration skin teeth and contagious diseases and will note eye and ear function using Snellen chart and whispered tests at 20 feet.
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Harrisburg
Wixon
Snellen
Waldorf Pajama Letter Drop Sparks Hallway Mystery
In the Waldorf Astoria a girl in pink toes and baby blue pajamas slips from her room to mail a letter via the chute. startled guests from elevators notice the scene as she hides on a stair and is aided by a maid with a pass key. The incident prompts amused chatter among residents and a clerk notes a ghostly vision in blue.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Mamma
Pauline Chara
Grasshoppers Boost Kentucky Turkey Prospects
Reports from across Kentucky indicate a bountiful turkey crop this fall as drought conditions favored the young birds. Grasshoppers were plentiful, aiding turkey growth in the state.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Hotel declines to name woman in early morning incident
The hotel management refused to identify the young woman or confirm that such an incident occurred in the early hours, offering no details beyond the denial.
Man Draws Revolver in Brooklyn Restaurant Shooting
John Cook at 1032 Gates Avenue fired at food in a Brooklyn eatery after complaints about Tough Steak. He shot at a beefsteak on a neighboring table then fired nine pork chops away. Patrons and staff fled the dining room into the street.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
John Cook
Gates Avenue
Pearl Found in Clam Sparks Court Case in Willimantic
John Williams and Fernando Strong, two prominent Willimantic businessmen, faced a court dispute after Williams bought a peck of clams from Strong and opened one clam to reveal a large pearl. Strong contends Williams bought clams not pearls and disputes ownership of the pearl, with unclear outcomes likely pending legal action.
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Willimantic, Conn
John Williams
Fernando Strong
Williams
Strong
SAYS WAS BUNCOEL Relates Crooked Deals Costing Parker Fortunes
Des Moines reports FR Parker filed a district court petition against C M Gray seeking 16000 damages. Parker claims he traded 3840 acres in Adams CO and 80 in Hecker CO MN for land Gray and HTM Northup claimed to own, then received 120 acres in Dexter ND and 140 acres in Ranson NY with guarantees of productive wheat land. He says discovery shows the land is worthless hills and sloughs at best five dollars per acre.
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Gray
HTM
Northup
Minois
Parker
Dexter County
Nld
Ranson County
N.Y
Iowa Odd Fellows conclude grand encampment in council bluffs
Grand Master Henry C. Ring of Cedar Rapids announced nearly 15 000 members and auxiliaries attended the closing of the grand encampment in Council Bluffs. The session was hailed as the greatest in state history and Sioux City named as next meeting site with an invitation to Burlington lodges for 1913.
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Grand Lodge of the
Iowa Odd Fellows
Henry Cy Ring
Cedar Rapiis
Sioux City
Burlington
Iowa Editors Entertained at Clarinda Banquet
The Southern Editorial association was in session in Clarinda with a large attendance. Victor Rosewater of the Omaha Bee and C. W. Bartholomew of the Minneapolis Journal were the star attractions. Clarinda citizens hosted a banquet and program. Ex-Congressman Jamison spoke at length, and Major Landers band gave a concert.
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Clorinda
Southern Flown Editorial Association
Victor Rosewater
Omaha Bee
C. W. Bartholomew
Bart
Minneapolis Journal
Clarinda
Mrs Carroll to Speak at Purity Congress in Columbus
Des Moines dispatch reports Mrs B F F Carroll wife of Governor Carroll will address the International Purity congress in Columbus Ohio next week on Problems Confronting Parents and Educators. Mr Carroll will depart for Columbus tomorrow night.
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Columbus
Ohio
Des Moines
B. FF. Carroll
Carrol
Bea
International Purity Congress
Town Restores Electric Lights With Municipal Plant
Van Horne, fourteen miles south of here, will again be lit by electricity as residents vote to establish a municipal plant and issue 10,000 dollars in bonds after the prior plant was destroyed in the spring.
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Vinton
van Horne
Here
Davenport Shooting Case In Hotel Davenport Room
George Mullin is jailed on a charge of shooting at William Norman in a room at the Hotel Davenport. A woman and another man are involved in the case.
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Davenport
George Mullin
William Norman
New Sewerage System Special Election Planned
Mount Pleasant voters will decide on October 24 whether to establish a new sewer district costing $30,000. The local measure seeks to fund sewer improvements for the community.
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Mount Pleasant
Woman Wins $3000 in Damages Over Husbands Death
Mrs. Oliver P. Driver of Lone Tree is awarded $3000 from Guy Baker for her husband’s death after a quarrel. Baker, who received an 18 year sentence, is convicted for the killing.
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Iowa City
Oliver P. Driver
Lone Tree
Guy Baker
Baker
County Treasurer A P Weberg Found Short
Rock Rapids Oct 21 expert accountants auditing the late County Treasurer A P Weberg’s books have found a shortfall exceeding eight thousand dollars. The missing funds appear in disbursements and balances investigated since his death last July.
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County Treasury
Rock Rapids
A. P. Weberg
Baxter Murder Case Set
Newton October 21 Leo Krampe will stand trial for the February murder of Matilda Hermsmeyer near Baxter. The case has been assigned to begin next Monday and promises to be one of the most sensational trials in years.
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Baxter
Newton
Leo Krampe
Matilda Hermsmeyer
Well Known Conductor Dead in Cedar Falls
Harry Nixon long time conductor for the B C and N was found dead at the home of Owen Brun where he spent the night authorities reported the death occurred in Cedar Falls on October 21 nixon was a familiar figure in local rail circles and his passing shocks the community based on the readable text from the newspaper page
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Cedar Falls
Harry Nixon
Owen Brun
The Size of the World and the Bigger Soul
The article argues that each person builds a personal world shaped by knowledge, interests, sympathies, and faith. A larger world arises from broadened understanding and compassion, leading to a bigger soul capable of big deeds and universal brotherhood under divine providence.
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Lfe
Hudson
Ohio
Aratellar
What Is Your Sin The Life Beautiful Sermon Excerpt
A devotional excerpt by W. L. Watkingon D. D. urges lifting life toward heaven. It uses biblical imagery from James 1 14 and visions of heavenly light to argue that earthly life breeds perplexity and sadness unless souls rise spiritually.
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James
Heaven
John
W. L. Watkingon
D. D
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