Monolith Gift Traced to New York Woman to Pope
A New York woman, Mrs George Leary, gifted a monolith claimed as Nostorian era evidence of early Christianity in China. Rev. Father George W. Waring presented the piece to Pope Benedict XVI during a Rome visit after exhibitions in New York and the American Museum of Art. The pope reportedly blessed Waring and received a photograph.
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Benedict
New York
Pope Benedict
George Leary
New York City
George W. Waring
Eleventh Cavalry
Governor's Island
ian-Fa
China
Fritz Holm
American Museum of Art
Leary
Rome
Vallersa Museum
Father Waring
Robbing the Cradle in Maine Christmas Tree Trade
Reports from Efsine show 750000 young balsam firs shipped from Maine this year for Christmas trees. The first Maine tree shipments began about two dozen years ago with about 500 trees. As the industry grows, extensive logging could exhaust Maine’s vast forests, prompting concern for the future. Springheid Union o Sen. Francisco bes 400 jitner drivers.
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Efsine
Maine
Springheid Union O
Prosperity in Hogs Report Shows Iowa Farm Wealth
Des Moines reports reveal U S Department of Agriculture figures showing Iowa hog values soaring from 54.3 million in 1916 to 137.7 million on January 1 1918 with 3.87 million hogs counted. Across all livestock, Iowa farms held 16.383 million animals valued at 524.3 million, up from 451.4 million.
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Des Moines
U. S
Iowa
Towa
State Digest in History Des Molines Iowa Dry Era Deepens
Iowa likely drier than any time since the January 1916 law. State and federal agents, liquor prosecutions, and Attorney General Haver’s efforts with Tomalands cut illegal buying. Hundreds of thousands of quarts destroyed over the past year, driving down liquor consumption in the state.
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Des
Iowa
Havers
Iowa Food Appeal Hits New York Potatoes
Iowa officials report New York requests for Iowa grown potatoes and onions as a food-supply appeal. Secretary R Corey notes Iowa’s average 20 year potato crop about 10.9 million bushels, dipping to 4.29 million in 1916, explaining supply constraints.
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Iowa
Ames
R. Corey
State Agricultural Department
New York
Cary
PLAN NEW DAIRY CAMPAIGN Ames Iowa State dairy plan contest
The dairy department at Iowa State College and the dairy and food department plan a campaign to slim up cleaning and up to date methods on dairy farms. A contest will run through local creameries with prizes for entrants. A score card is being prepared by Prof Orlett with Dairy Commissioner W B Barney. Key scoring points include cleanliness of separators, clean sanitary places, maintained tooling tanks, milk houses and ice houses. The college promotes cooling milk immediately after drawing and locating cooling tanks between the windfall and watering troughs to ensure water flow.
Diploma Almost Lost to Past Due Fee at Iowa State
The late R. S. Jordan of Boons La and three classmates could not pay the 35 diploma fee at Iowa State College forty years ago, causing their diplomas to be vaults. George J. Miller of Los Angeles, a classmate, later retrieved Jordan’s diploma and gave it to his family after Miller learned of the incident during a campus visit. Jordan left an estate valued near a half million dollars.
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R.S. Jordan
Boons la
Iowa State College
George J. Miller
Los Angeles
Cal
Jordan
Miller
Robbers Convicted In Woodward Exim Post Office Job
P. O. Robbers Robbers are convicted by a federal grand jury for robbing post offices at Woodward and Exim. O'Day and McGuire received eight and nine year sentences in Fort Leavenworth. G Riggins was cleared of related charges due to lack of evidence from confessions.
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Council Bluff
Jones O'Day
Thomas McGuire
Woodward
Exim
Eigh
Fort Leavenworth
G. Riggins
O'Day
McGuire
Veteran Conductor Die On Sioux City Platform
Sioux City report: Conductor George A. Jackson, longtime Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad employee on the Sioux City division, collapsed and died on the station platform just as he prepared to begin a run. Jackson had commanded trains between Sioux City and Manila for years and served the line for thirty eight years.
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Sioux City
George A. Jackson
Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Jackson
Manila
Would Change Stock Law Urged at Interstate Farmers Meet
A resolution passed at the Interstate Farmers and Breeders association convention urges Iowa and five neighboring states to repeal state line inspection laws for livestock shipments. It calls for funds to eradicate tuberculosis and other farm diseases where known to exist.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Itis
Interstate Farmers’ and Breeders’ Association
Thirteen Year Old Forger in Davenport Case
A 13 year old grammar school pupil Walter Janssen confessed to forging four checks totaling 28 dollars. He bought baseballs and candy after finding a check book. He watched a man draw a blank check and then forged two neighboring names to sign.
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Davenport
Walter Jansen
Rock Island Railroad Shops Pledge War Support
A 200 worker petition from Rock Island railroad shops pledges support to President Wilson in case of war with Germany and is telegraphed to Congressman Good in Washington. A separate petition opposing war was also forwarded to Washington by several Rock Island employees.
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Re. Eployes
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Railroad
President Wilson
Germany
Congressman Good
Washington
Rock Island
Laconia Passenger Former Iowan Des Moines
Floerdé Gibbons of the Chic270 Tribune, a passenger on the Laconia torpedoed by a German submarine, was once a Des Moines resident. His parents, Mr and Mrs EB T Gibbons, left Des Moines in 1292 for Minnesota reports.
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Iowan
Des Moines
Floerdé Gibbons
Chic270
Tribune
Ent
EB. T. Gibbons
Des Mioines
Minnsapol
Record of hogs Greens Oliver McGee sells fifty-two head
Record of ownership and sale notes Greens Oliver McGee moving fifty two hogs for 42 50 per head. In November 1 1916 the animals weighed about 125 pounds on average. When sold the hogs averaged 36 pounds under market value yielding a gain of 201 pounds over four months.
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Oliver McGee
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Massena Banker Named Manager of Federal Loan Bank
D. P. Hogan of Massena has been appointed manager of the federal loan bank to be held in Omaha. His salary is $8006. Hogan is recognized as a leading expert on rural credits and has studied the subject abroad for the government. Iowa sits in the Omaha district.
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Iowa
Blue Sky Inn
Ghate
Towa
Permisziyja
City to Plant Truck Gardens in Des Moines This Summer
Des Moines plans a summer program converting about twenty acres of municipally owned land into potato patches as truck gardens. The area includes a nineteen acre block and remaining parcels scattered across the city.
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Des Moines
Marshall County To Employ Farm Agent
Marshall County will hire a county agent to serve the area. The Farm Improvement Association of Marshall County organized with its purpose to promote agricultural development. About 100 farmers expected to attend the meeting where the organization was formed.
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Marshalltown
Marshall County
Farm Improvement Association of
Iowa Sheep Top Market in Des Moines Record Sale
Des Moines Polk county sheep set a market record in Chicago as G. A. Findley of a farm two miles west of Iohanston station shipped eighty seven fat ewes that sold at 11.85 dollars, twenty five cents above the prior record.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Polk County
Chicago
G. A. Findley
Iohanston Station
Scott Narrowly Leads Amid Buena Vista Recount
In the eleventh district a recount after official returns shows Scott leading by 131 votes over Congressman Tom Sterle. The dispute centers on the Buena Vista ballots as Sion City and Cangreva residents react to the close result.
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Scott
Sion City
Cangreva
Senate
Tom Sterle
Dem
Buena Vista
Steele
Many Apply for Citizenship in Des Moines
In Des Moines the county clerk’s office sees citizenship filings surge after the break with Germany. A deputy may be added as the count rises. about 106 new applicants have listed themselves for citizenship since the crisis began.
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Des Moines
Germany
Iowa Bohemians Pledge Loyalty to National Sokols
In Cedar Rapids two hundred male Sokols pledge loyalty to the national organization and offer military service in case of war against Germany, indicating readiness to serve in the field should a conflict arise.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Order of Sokols
National Organization
Germany
Big Prices at Marshalltown Shorthorn Sale
Big prices were realized at the Marshalltown County Shorthorn Breeders association sale. Fifty five head brought 9719 0 dollars, an average of 207 per head, the largest amount ever attained here. Harry Early of Colscomb paid the top price of 350 for a mate and was the largest buyer, purchasing seven head for 1340 dollars. The second highest price was 450.
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Marshalltown
Marshalltown County
Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Thig
Harry Early
Colscomb
Early
Iowa Officials Defend Dept Costs and Expanded Powers
Des Moines reports Iowa officials defend the food and dairy department’s rising costs from 22,124 in 1900 to 75,240 in 1916, linking it to broader duties and increased revenue, noting per capita costs halved by 1916 while revenues rose 720 percent since 1909, and twelve laws now enforced rather than five. The piece covers liquor transport penalties, guard troop funding, civil service, baggage rate talks, tax rolls, road aid limits, insurance rates, and assorted state notices.
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Des Moines
Barry
State Datey
General Assembly
Food and Dairy Department
Barney
Towa
Iowa
Alberta Farm Success Story Inspires Western Canada To Imitate
A.B. Merriam of Dalroy Alberta recounts his 1902 move from Devil’s Lake North Dakota with six horses two cattle and 1600 dollars. He now farms hogs and grain boosting capital stock to seven horses four cattle and about 1000 hogs with five thousand dollars gross from hogs last year. Land value rose to 25 to 35 dollars per acre and climate is favorable. He credits Alberta’s opportunities and predicts strong farm labor demand with government assurances against conscription.
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A. &. Merrium
Devil's Lake
Ind
Western Canada
Merriam
Alberta
North Dakota
Dairoy
Hmag
Dakota
Satisfied Quip Echoes Debt and Privilege Trade
A terse exchange questions whether Brown owes money. The reply implies a change in willingness to pay for the privilege of not being burdened by him. The fragment hints at a peculiar social or financial sentiment without detailing the dispute or context.
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Brown
Cascarets Offer Quick Relief for Constipation Ailments
A 10 cent box promises relief from constipation indigestion biliousness and stomach distress. The ad claims Cascarets cleanse the inside organs and provide health happiness and a clear head for months. It urges use by adults and children with all stores carrying the product.
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Curious Humorous Adverse Adages and Remedies
Fragmented OCR text presents quips on fate and love, including hairdresser anecdotes and cruel fate. Mentions of pimples and a dubious Doctor Pierce remedy named Golalen with inconsistent prices. Odd rental phrasing and a Cupid metaphor imply humor and social vignette style from a historical column.
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