California yields to Iowa in farm output at expo
William H. Crocker, vice president of the Panama Pacific Exposition, lauded Iowa’s farming might during a Sacramento luncheon. He cited Iowa’s agricultural production at about 1.2 billion dollars yearly, or 100 million monthly, as proof of the state’s prominence ahead of California.
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San Francisco
Cal
Sacramento
California
Iowa
Wm. H. Crocker
Iowa Commission
Crocker
Mr. Crocker
Palace of Agriculture
Iowa Booster Booklets to Be Distributed at Exposition
The Greater Towa Association through the Iowa commission at the Panama Pacific Exposition arranges Iowa Building literature from Iowa communities. Cities and towns are invited to mail literature to the Iowa Building for distribution to visitors. First consignments arrived from Iowa City and are given to those showing interest in that region. The building preserves complete files of all Iowa newspapers and notes daily lists of visitors for distribution to home-state papers.
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San Francisco
Cal
Greater Towa Association
Iowa Commission
Iowa
Iowa Building
Iowa City
Exposition Grounds
Justice Weaver Sees Iowa Building Move Forward
Judge S M Weaver of the Iowa Supreme Court visited the Iowa Building at the exposition. He toured the main lounging room and praised the homelike headquarters for traveling Iowans. Weaver noted sentiment opposes further appropriation without guaranteed returns, but called the building a proper contribution to progress and Iowa’s standing.
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San Francisco
Cal
S. M. Weaver
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Towa
Iowa Exposition Corn Exhibit Crowds Blocking Aisles
San Francisco California officials filed a complaint with the Iowa commission alleging aisles around Iowa’s agricultural exhibit are continually blocked by crowds attracted by a corn display. Prof John Buchanan and aides built a corn pile claimed to be 3500 to 4000 bushels deep though only two layers sit over a wooden frame. several hundred bushels used for covering.
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San Francisco
Cal
Clum
Iowa Commission
Iowa
Stallsmith
Agricultural Palace
Hawkeye
Palace of Agriculture
John Buchanan
Ames
Fred Hethershaw
Victor Felter
Buchanan
One Reason Iowa Lost Out at World Exposition
Former Iowa senator W H Taylor from Bloomfield criticizes state leaders for not funding a strong Iowa exhibit at the world exposition in California. He notes Canada spends 600000 on an eye catching display while Iowa, with 150000 residents abroad, fails to invest 75000 allocated by the legislature in a building. He urges a permanent Iowa promotion department to attract residents back and persuade outsiders, warning that narrow vision in the legislature blocks a Greater Iowa.
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San Francisco
Cal
Iowa
W. H. Taylor
Bloomfield
Davis County
Taylor
Exposition Grounds
Canada Building
Canada
California
Australia
Oregon
Swiss Youths Face Fitness Tests for Military Service
An exploration of the Swiss compulsory system requiring boys to pass physical and literacy exams before military service. It notes physical standards, such as eight foot running jumps and lifting thirty seven pounds, with extensions up to four years and taxes or alternative service if disqualified.
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United States
Kansas City Journal
Good Roads Plan Aims at Oklahoma Rural Schools
Colonel Sidney Suggs of Ardmore proposes a Good Roads and Tree Planting Club in every rural school to survey lay out and easement acquisition for a one fourth to one half mile dirt road from the schoolhouse. County engineers visit to guide the project while students learn stake setting grading and foundational road building for future enhancements.
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Oklahoma
Good Friends
Sidney Suggs
Ardmore
Hughway
Suggs
Road Work in New Mexico in 1914 and Planned 1915 Funds
A 1914 New Mexico road program spent 526000 dollars, per State Engineer James A. French. For 1915, 520000 is slated for road work excluding 500000 in state bonds not yet sold, with projects like Santa Fe-Nuevo, Los Lunas Gallup, Ocean to Ocean Socorro to the Arizona line, and elements of the All Southern and Borderland routes planned.
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New Mexico
James A. French
Santa Se-Tnos
Los Lunas
Gallup
Ocean
Socorro
Arizona Line
Paris and Berlin Surrender Histories Through War Invasions
Paris endured surrenders to invading armies in 1814 and 1815 after allied forces entered with 230,000 troops and again in 1871 following the Franco German war. Berlin saw foreign troops enter at least three times in two centuries including Austrian, Russian, and Napoleonic incursions with heavy fines and requisitions.
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Paris
Napoleon
Hilda
Waterloo
Berlin
Haddick
Frederick the Great
Rhine
Jena
London
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Franklin Keables
Pella
Justice Weaver
Western States
Dr. Pierce
Dr. Pierce's
Swiss Military System
CIO
Enturiainment
Washington: Star
Pella Plumbing
Pella, Iowa
Rogers Bros
All Patenna
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Meriden
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