Coal miners reject co operative proposal in Pershing mine row
Miners at the Pershing mine near Marion faced unemployment as operators proposed a cooperative plan. The offer would pay cash wages of 5 to 6 dollars daily with 15 percent in company stock, and partial cash plus stock aimed at summer work despite low market prices. The mine owners indicated willingness to open the property and consider fair cooperative plans, but miners rejected the current terms.
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Pershing
Marion Cow
Wilners
Pershing Ming
United Mine Workers
Centerville
Mion
Dessing
Mets
Steel Sliver Removed From Hand After 40 Years
D. G. Russell, who laid stone near Monticello Iowa, believed a splinter from state quarry stone used in prison labor at Anamosa had lodged in his thumb. After decades of pain the shard was finally extracted by a doctor in Washington County following surgery and probing.
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Russell
Monticello
Towa
Anamosa
Diesell
Washington County
Supreme Court decision tightens state highway control
The Supreme Court upholds broad authority of the State Highway Commission to locate and finance primary highways. The Osceola county case, brought by a relative of ex-Gov. W. L. Warding, involved counties where the commission had effectively removed communities from the map after the tax levy and bond voting supported a highway system.
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State
Ighway Commission
Stai
Supreme Court
Osceola County
W. L. Warding
State Highway Commission
Hart
Milton Town Hears Tumult Over Advertising Ban
The Milton town council recently passed a resolution declaring as a misdemeanor any advertisement that displays the picture of motion orgies on billboards fences or any advertising image within the town limits including cigaret or other products. The measure aims to restrict advertising stunts involving women and children.
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Milton
Rare Bird Shot Near Town In Humboldt Vrank Jagna Area
A local hunter reported shooting a rare black crowned night heron near the farm west of town, misidentifying it as a predatory bird that bothered his poultry. The area is noted for sloughs and swamps with several water birds historically present.
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Humboldt Vrank Jagna
Hinebold
Towa
J. J. Knieviem
Gry Knierung
Remarkable Jaw Power Of East Indian Reptiles
An article in Pearson's Weekly describes the formidable bite strength of reptiles. It cites a gosdup lizard of about 100 pounds in Calcutta's reptile house fighting a 4 foot snake and a resistant hyena bite comparing to massive turtle power.
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Pearson's
Pole Out
Mast
Calcutta
Ade Eterrofort
Symbolic reading of the Song of Nibelungs proposed by Antz
German historian Carl Ludwig Antz White argues the epic uses old fairy tales to cloak a symbolic tale of ore mining and metal trades. He cites Siegfried’s dragon fight as an allegory for mining exploits near Worms and links characters to metals like copper and tin.
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Carl Ludwig Antz
White Herr Ant
Tates
Aurus
Siegfed
Tere Antz
Worms
Siegfried
Siefried
Gunther
Brunhilde
Alberich
Keasmus Aline Box Relic tale at St Nicholas Midland
Frasinus a noted scholar and reformer with Dean Cvlet visits St Nicholas in Midland. A relic holy box once worn by St Phonias of Canterbury is presented to guests. The tale contrasts Erasmus Aline’s pious conduct with the dean's disbehavior and ends with the box becoming known as The Keasmus Aine.
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Erasorus Aline Box
Frasinus
Dean Cvlet
St. Pail's School
St. Nicholas
Midland
Lavinia Walsh
Boston Transcript
St. Phonias
Canterbury
Deafness Anxiety Inspires Earphone Test at Work
A well known local man worries about losing hearing though his doctor says the concern is unfounded. He plans to test if an earphone helps by inviting coworkers to whisper to him, prompting colleagues to speak softly when he is present.
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Ansures Tin
Cleveland
Properly Southern States and the Missouri boundary line
The original Martin Dixon line between Pennsylvania and Maryland near the pre Civil War era defined free and slave state divisions. Southern states include Virginia, North and South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kentucky, and Delaware. The Mississippi River forms Missouri's eastern boundary, yet Missouri is viewed as a border state.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Missippi
Texas
Arkansas
Louisvine
Oklaloma
Missori
Kentucky
Delaware
Mississippi River
Missouri
Market concept broadens with modern communication
The definition of a market extends beyond physical proximity. A market exists whenever buyers and sellers of a commodity interact, not necessarily in person. Technology such as telegraph, telephone, and wireless systems have significantly expanded market possibilities.
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New York Stock Exchange
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Huntting Elevator Co
Schouten
Manzger
Goodyear
Cat Erners
Oortea
Edad
Bert van Maanen
Rock Valley, Iowa
Indianapolis Speedway
WAFCO
Standard Oif. Company
John Vander Poel
Sidney Bros
Bot Pm Eien
Red Top
Farmers Lumber Company
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