Bliss Chosen For Major General In Army Record
Long profile of Brigadier General Tasker FH Bliss detailing his rise from West Point class of 1875 to major general. Notes his service in Porto Rican and Philippine campaigns, roles at Army War College, and commands on the Texas border and in Cuba. Also covers his staff work, diplomacy in Mindanao, and eventual leadership of the Arkansas in 1911.
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Philippines
Army War College
Tasker FH. Bliss
Texas
Wilson
Mexico
Army
Funston
Lie
Lewisburg
West Point
Bliss
Artillery
Europe
Enyland
France
Germany
Schofield
United States
Madrid
Spain
Sixth Army Corps
James H. Wilson
Cuba
Department of Luzon
Department of Mindanao
Moro
Leonard Wood
Ele
General Staff
Stat
Ceneral
A. D. Bache
North Atlantic
Badger
Boston Navy Yard
Greely
Winfield Scott Schley
Schley
Maryland
Cincinnati
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Arkansas
Doath
Iowa Honey Bee Venture Shows Great Promise For Farmers
Des Moines bookkeeper Bert A. Brown expanded a small apiary into about 120 colonies by 1913. He harvested a strong honey crop and cleared roughly one thousand dollars, with extra equipment and spare-time work yielding about a hundred dollars monthly. The article urges bees as a scientific, profitable rural pursuit.
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Iowa
Bert A. Brown
Des Moines
Dark Johnson Clothing Co
Brown
Mr. Brown
Texas
A City Man Succeeds Vita Avalfa in Iowa
A city bred farmer near a major Iowa city raises alfalfa on six fields over twelve years. Last year he managed twenty acres with first cuttings reaching 30 to 36 inches and 2 to 3 tons per acre. Subsequent cuts yield about a ton per acre, totaling 4 to 6 tons per acre. He discs the stand after each cut to prevent packing. One field yields good hay for ten years. another is six years old and improving. He does not let hogs graze the crop to avoid bluegrass runways.
Twenty Candy Factories in Iowa Report
Twenty large candy factories operate in Iowa producing about 4 million dollars worth of candy yearly. Each factory employs around 100 workers, totaling roughly 2,000 candy makers in the state. About 150 traveling salesmen represent these concerns on the road.
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Iowa
State Rail Rates Ordered For Marshall Oil Shipments
Commerce counsel reports the Interstate Commerce Commission has directed railroads to rebate Marshall Oil of Marshalltown for years of overcharges on shipments to the southwest. The prior year saw a readjustment in rates to equalize cost from Iowa to Kansas with Kansas to Iowa, and now back settlements for past overcharges are required. State officials demand strict campaign accounting by candidates, with required disclosure of all spending and donations within ten days after the primary, including money spent by friends if known.
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America
Atlantic
Lampton Roads
Charles J. Badger
Fluge Osterhaus
Cdiof
United States
Arkansas
Badger
Washington
Uncle Sam
Oscar Charles Badger
Navy
Ensign Oscar C. Badger
Windham
Conn
Naval Academy
Grant
Narragansett
Gulf of California
Asia
Bureau of Navigation
Asiatic Station
Coast Survey
Endeavor
Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Marshall Oil Company
Marshalltown
Southwest
Kansas
Iowa
Courmission
W. 3. Allen
Reward for Every Housekeeper in America
A nationwide contest offers a one hundred dollar prize to every household participant. Housekeepers across the country are invited to enter by following the published rules and submitting required details before the stated deadline.
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America
Manufacturing Succeeds in Small Iowan Town
In a town in Iowa with under 850 residents a plant shipped 71 carloads of material averaging 65 000 pounds, totaling 4 888 000 pounds of freight. In-bound shipments reached 360 000 wounds. The past year payroll was 33 000 dollars, with thirty five families represented on the payroll.
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Iowa
Oat
Car
Egn
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General von Wieitke
Baloca
Youngs
American Press Association
Tasker H. Bliss
Lloney
Asa
Lowan
Vita Avalfa
Quaker Valley
Clara Kling
Er. E. Stevens
Quaker Valley Mfg. Company
Aurora
Illinois
Quaker Valley Mfg
Ilinois
A. W. Johnson
Albert City, Iowa
Missouri Auction School
Seccess In
Ori
Es. Bowen
Laurens
Colorado
The
Rockies
Yellowstone Park
Pacific Coast
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Atlantic Sea Coast
Rock Island Lines
Rock Island
C. T. Stanley
Laurensia
J. R. Tool
Lewis Logue
Live Brook Salon
F. C. Steele
Jowa
E. Fagan
D. V
School House
Gunrene
Lowa
E. S. Greenwood, V.S.D.V.M
Ontario Veterinary College
Toronto
McKellip Vetary College
Chicago
Dr. A. Wnlorton
First National Bank
J.M. Carroll
Sohghon
Hovenden
D. Niltsson
State’Bank
Gilchrist
Attorney Atlaw
U. S
Bisoph & Vosen Land Locators
Kremlin
Montana
P. W. Bishop
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