French flyer beats Wright brothers in air race
A 26 year old Frenchman built a flying machine after two months of practice, surpassing the Wrights. In Cleveland, Hamburg Belle and Uhlan set a mile trot record of 2:01f, eclipsing Crescens’ 1901 mark. Taft orders probe into Interior Department and Alaska coal land irregularities.
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Wrights
United States
Cleveland
Hamburg Belle
Uhlan
Crescens
Brighton Beach
Taft
Interior Department
Pinchot- Ballinger
Alaska
Advertising and the newspaper’s role in business growth
Advertising, properly used in the newspaper, guides a business toward wealth and growth. Genuinely effective ads in print attract readers, prove a newspaper’s value, and keep a store advancing rather than stagnating. A business that omits advertising risks decline.
Grand U S Military Tournament Parade Review by Taft
President Taft reviews the grand parade of over 5000 troops including infantry cavalry and artillery at the U S Military Tournament in Chicago runs Sept 20 to 24 with return by Sept 27 Excursion rates offered by Chicago and North Western By for Sept 20 21 23 24 train travel details from ticket agents.
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Chicago & Northwestern
U. S
Taft
North Western Line
Lightning hits barn near Hubbard burns it to ground
The barn of Fred Sharar northwest of Hubbard was struck by lightning Friday morning and burned completely. Much hay and grain were consumed but no livestock were lost. The large structure, built only two or three years ago, belonged to Sharar, son-in-law of H. M. St. John, amid a severe storm with rain and hail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred’ Sharar
Hubbard
Mr. Sharar
H. M. St. John
Engraved cards offered amid town notices
Local notes list services and visits from Mrs. Floyd of Titon and Mrs. A J Anderson of Radcliffe. Emil Huen moves to Des Moines for work while Brown dry cleaning nears completion. Travel, family visits, and park picnics fill days as homestead notices, school exhibits, and a minor fire incident appear among community items.
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Floyd of
Titon
A. J. Anderson
Vera Winterfield
Radcliffe
Bateson
Emil Huen
Des Moines
Brown Dry Cleaning Establishment
Industrial School
Ellis D. Robb
Washington
California
Hammond
Marion Street
H. C. Stuart
Stanley
Gillespie
Illinois
Eldora
Stuart
Scurry
Susan DeSeelhorst
DeSeelhorst
Grundy Republican
Cheyenne
Standing Rock
South Dakota
Homestead Information Bureau
Pierre
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Starr’s Drug Store
Jensen
Pitont
Iowa State College
Gamrath
Eldora, Iowa
Starrs Brug
Vidora
L’ongster
Tresemer
Arson Hardware Co
the Herald
H. E. Moffett
Iowa City
Canada
Wiley
Wilson
President Taft
Kate Fagg
Chicago
C. M. Haas
Haas
New York
The
Herald
Pauline Allen
Lydia Stewart
Weaver
Wellsburg
John Rah
Shiloh
Rah
Co. L. Gamrath
State College
Ames
Starr's Drug Store
Robert Frederick
Grunday Center
Martin
Harvey Bateson
Robertson
Geo. Shaner and
Wife
Aid Society
M. EH. Society
Eagle City
Ethel. Shaner
Iowa Falls
Thomas Wilson
J. S. Quiggle’s
A. C. Amundson
Carl Prescott
Bert Ley
O. 8 S. Wildman Home
Belmont Koontz
Hawarden
Jane Little
Lavina Koontz
Honghtaling
O. S. Wildman
Edgar Amundson
Williams
Beulah Feister
Johnnie
Alden
Eye
Iber
Iowa
Riverside
Tor
H. S. Martin
Nealon
Walker
Lane & Johnston
Eldora, la
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