Lorimer case prompts new trial openness and committee probe
Senator Lorimer welcomes a new trial and questions the first as incomplete. Senator Kenyon joins eight on the committee to investigate Lorimer, with a thorough inquiry promised by Kenyon. The panel includes four members who served on the prior committee. Carrie Nation dies in a Leavenworth sanatorium, Kansas, famed radical temperance reformer. Geo W. Fagan of Sioux Falls is rumored candidate for South Dakota governor, having campaigned vigorously in prior races and promising early entry.
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Senator Kenyon
Lorimer
Kenyon
Geo.w. Fgan
Sioux
Pranibes
South Dakota
Povenor
Anich
Egan
Iowa
Fragmented 1910s news item mentions deaths and maps
A damaged OCR fragment references a fire in a room and a death, with scattered notes about a governor, Weberg family immigration, and a map of Iowa with civilization papers. It mentions United States citizens and a 40 foot vessel context, but details are unclear.
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Glidden
Pame
United States
Weberg
Iowa
7World
Mexico
Panama
Naturalization questions and dry streets in small town report
The item notes confusion over naturalization but implies residents qualified as citizens and voting. It mentions Hospers sprinkler plans blocked by water rules, Harpers streets remaining dry, and Northwestern railroad workers arrested for larceny with minimal losses. Ida Grove fights water meter injunction, and longtime Sioux Center Alton merchant Joseph Hyink dies after cancer, leaving eleven descendants. His career spanned Newsirk, Sioux Center, and Alton with Dutch Reformed church ties. Funeral held in Alton. interment at Newkirk. children include B J Hyink in Hawarden and H W Hyink in Teton.
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Hospers
Harpers
Northwestern Road
Ida Grove
Joseph Hyink
Siung County
Alt
Sioux
For Sale 310 Acres Near Rock Valley
For sale three tracts near Rock Valley. 310 acres improved 34 miles away, 160 acres 24 miles away, 120 acres 54 miles away. All good work land offered at reasonable prices with small cash down and balance in years at 5 percent. D J Ecantsn, Koos Valley, Iowa.
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Rock Valley
Rock Val Tex
D. J. Ecantsn
Koos Valley
Lowe
Des Moines Papers Offer Subscriptions At One Dollar
A limited time promo offers Nes Moines Evening Tribune subscriptions for thirty days ending January 3 1912 at one dollar while Des Moines Register and Leader copies remain available for 1912 year at one dollar nine cents.
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Nes' Moines Evening Tribune
Des Moines Register & Leader
Horse care and feeding guides for farmers and stables
An in-depth note discusses stable construction materials and ventilation, ideal floor types, and safe design to prevent decay. It continues with feed guidance, grain blends, digestion, and hay curing, urging balanced rations and market-aware advertising for horse buyers. It highlights oats as common, barley rising in use, and practical tips for hay and storage.
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Bartey
Tatiana
Making Gut Strings for Violins and Machinery Belting
Detailed description of preparing catgut strings from sheep intestines for violin use and heavy machinery belting. The process covers cleansing, drying, splitting into strands, twisting, and polishing, noting technicians handle musical strings with greater care.
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Polichins
Mie
Storm Imagery Inspires Young Writers at Philadelphia School
A poetry teacher, described as a mentor of youth, urged students to rephrase a storm scene. She spoke of thunder peeling across the earth, lightning tearing the clouds, and the orange west sun hidden by dark hills. The class transformed the image into their own prose in Philadelphia.
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Ligner
Peel
Philadelphia
Becond Nature and the Old Schoolmaster
The kindly elderly schoolmaster, shaken by the chair’s wear, receives a new chair from grateful scholars on his birthday. Tears mark the moment as he thanks the students for their sacrifices from their small purses. He recalls his sternness was for the students’ good and hopes for continued trust. He smooths the new seat, unaware of bent pins hidden beneath.
Notable Augsburg Estate Gifted To Poor Families
In Augsburg a sixteenth century estate, known as the Fugerel, was directed to transfer 100 houses to the poor aged families after the death of the wealthy benefactor. The homes, priced at 4 marks and 12 pfennigs annually, include four rooms and a kitchen with small front gardens and rear gardens. An unrelated tale covers a spiritualist case where Miss EL Katharine Bales describes a dangerous coercion involving a lump of hot coal during her testimony, with a daughter frightened but unhurt.
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Augsburg
Greg
Pabker
Ate Garda
EL Katharine Bales
Ako
Saloons in Lyon County to Stay Open Pending Court Action
A meeting in Rock Rapids reviewed the Lyon county petition for saloon licenses. The temperance group declared the vote sufficient to allow continued operation for now, but will press the matter in court in September. The contest was tight and exact figures were not available at writing.
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Rock Rapids
Arass
Lyon County
Oil Tank Leaks 8000 Gallons at Electric Light Co
A crude oil tank at the Electric Light Company was found leaking after inspection yesterday, emptying the tank that should have held 8000 gallons. Work to restart the engine is delayed as air has leaked into the ground and the company faces repairs to restore lights.
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Electric Lght Co
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