Stock Show at Ames Delivers Best Live Display Ever
Attendance at the Ames short course reaches average despite storms. Cattle sheep and hog carcass demonstrations are the best yet, highlighting differences in meat quality. John Gosling of Kansas City critiques Shorthorn steer Roan Jim and First Choice Angus for meat potential. Louis Young of Chicago assists in the carcass demos.
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Ames
John Gosling
Kansas City
America
Roan Jim
International
Gosling
United States
Louis Young
Chicago
Barney Succeeds Wright as Iowa Food and Dairy Chief
W B Barney of Hampton is named state food and dairy commissioner by Governor Carroll to replace H R Wright whose term ends April 30. Barney heads the Iowa State Dairy association, owns a Hampton plant and large Holstein herd, and has hardware interests. Wright praises the choice and says Barney is well suited for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Carroll
Des Moines
W. B. Barney
H. R. Wright
Barney
Iowa State Dairy Association
Wright
Collision in Texas & Pacific yards kills three in Kansas City Southern derailment
A Kansas City Southern switch engine struck westbound train No. 28 in the Texas & Pacific freight yards near Shreveport on January 10. Three persons were killed and one fatally wounded in the wreck. Police and railroad authorities investigated the crash, with investigators examining the yard and wreckage for causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Texas & Pacific
Kansas City Southern
Iowa Musician Dudley Selden Dies in New York City
Dudley E. Selden, born and raised in Belle Plaine Iowa, formerly a local musician, has died in New York City. The death notice confirms his passing.
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Iowa
Belle Plaine
New York City
Dudley E. Selden
Dysart Shooting Kills Bell Company Worker
In Dysart Iowa on January 10 James Cassiday, a Bell telephone construction gang member, was shot and killed on a street. J Henry Lee, a night watchman, is alleged to have fired the fatal shot. The incident is attributed to a drunken quarrel.
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Jas, Cassiday
Dysart
Traer
James Cassiday
Bell Telephone
J. Henry Lee
Taft Fires Pinchot and Aids in Ballinger Row
Washington Jan 10 President Taft removes Gifford Pinchot from his post as forester along with two aides Overton Price and Alexander Shaw in the Ballinger Pinchot controversy The move comes as insurgents in the House prevent Speaker Cannon from packing the Ballinger Pinchot investigating committee and show they will oppose the president on Pinchot Ballinger policy signals.
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Washington
Taft
Gifford Pinchot
Ballinger- Pinchot
Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Overton W. Price
Alexander Shaw
Capitol
House
Cannon
Forester
Roosevelt
Ballinger
Land Office
Pinshot
Dolliver
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
William H. Taft
Senate
Senate Committee On Public Lands
House of Representatives
Cardinal Satolli Dies in Rome at 61
Cardinal Francesco Satolli, bishop of Frascati and head of Vatican Studies, died in Rome after June illness including nephritis and lung atrophy. Born Marsciano July 21, 1839, he served as first apostolic delegate to the United States in 1892 and later led the Roman Catholic Church in America. His death grieved the pope, who credited Satolli with influencing the pope to accept the papacy at the conclave.
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Rome
Francesco di Paola Satolli
Frascati
Lateran
Congregation of Studies
Cardinal Satolli
Marscinamo
Satolli
United States
Vatican
Cardinal Francis Satolli
Washington
America
House of Cardinals
Leo XIII
Labor mayor rules Frisco
San Francisco January 10 P H McCarthy new Union Labor mayor releases board appointments. All appointees are from Democratic and Union Labor ranks and backed his campaign. He says selections match the party affiliations of departing commissioners.
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San Francisco
P. H. McCarthy
Union Labor Party
Union Labor
Oppose Knox Plan Faces Japanese Doubts on Manchurian Railways
Tokyo experts and official circles rejected Secretary Knox's neutralization scheme as impracticable. Japanese leaders fear losses in Manchuria and demand guarantees for future protection. Officials note Portsmouth treaty limits and expect a cautious reply guided by Russia and St Petersburg.
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Tokyo
Japan
Knox
Manchuria
Rungsia
Portsmouth
Russia
Washington
St. Petersburg
Aigun
Chinchonfu
Kaga Maru Limps to Yokohama with One Propeller
The Japanese steamer Kaga Maru of Nippon Yusen Kaisha, which left Seattle December 21, is expected to reach Yokohama January 18. The vessel is sailing with only one propeller functioning, limping across the North Pacific. News came to Seattle aboard the Shinano Maru, with wireless contact maintained between the two ships.
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Seattle
Wash
Kaga Maru
Nippon Yusen Kaisha Hne
Yokohama
North Pacific Ocean
Shinano Maru
Pay of 8000 is advanced by Brooklyn rapid transit
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company announced a voluntary pay raise for about 8,000 motormen conductors and other trainmen on its lines. The increase next year will cost the company about 200000 dollars, roughly one tenth of the sun netted by last year’s operation.
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New York
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Tulane Students Tested. One Third Infected With Hookworm
Consternation grips Tulane University after a comprehensive hookworm examination shows more than a third of students infected. Most students appear robust despite the finding.
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New Orleans
Tulane University
Snowball Blast Kills Boy in Newark
Ten year old John Mc Cann died after a snowball thrown by a girl friend struck the back of his neck. He developed spinal meningitis suddenly, and died. The incident occurred in Newark New Jersey on January 10.
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Newark
N. J
John McCann
Smithsonian hunt for white rhino reaches Rhino Camp
In Butiaba Uganda on January 10 the Smithsonian African scientific expedition arrived at Rhino camp on the Bar el Jebel. The party under Col Roosevelt includes Kermit Roosevelt Mearns Heller Loring and Cunninghame with 300 porters and 200 loads of supplies as progress in the hunt continues.
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Butiaba
Uganda
Smithsonian African Scientific Expedition
Bar-el-Jebel
Col
Roosevelt
Kermit
Messrs
Boy Kills Two Robbers Safe Blowers Trap Post Office
In Tallahassee Florida on January 10 Paul Sauls a 17 year old guard left to watch the post office fought two safeblowers in the basement. He shot and killed both suspects who were white. Sauls was slightly injured. The fallen robbers have not been identified.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Paul Sauls
Salton Sea may vanish due to rapid evaporation
Washington January 10. Chief Willis J. Moore of the weather bureau reports the Salton Sea is rapidly evaporating at five to six feet yearly. If trends continue, the lake probably will be a thing of the past in a number of years.
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Salton Sea
Washington
Willis J. Moore
Weather Bureau
Captain B K Wilson of Cressen Dies at 65
Temple Texas January 10 Captain B K Wilson aged 65 is dead. He served as a telegrapher for the Confederacy during the Civil War and faced a price on his head for tapping Union lines.
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Temple
Tex
B. K. Wilson
Cressen
Confederacy
Walsh closes up business affairs before high court ruling
Chicago January 10 John R Walsh former banker finished his business matters as the U S Supreme Court prepares to issue its decision in his case possibly Monday District Attorney Sims plans to seek a mandate if the court denies review Friends fear a favorable ruling is unlikely after the certiorari denial in Morse case Morse head of National Bank of North America was sentenced to 15 years at Atlanta penitentiary
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
Supreme Court
Walsh
Sims
Federal Supreme Court
Charles W. Morse
New York
Morse
National Bank of North America
United States Supreme Court
Atlanta
Kansas Stock Men Meet Opens In Topeka
Kansas Improved Stock Breeders association holds its annual meeting in Topeka from January 10 to 12 with Gov. Stubbs delivering welcomes. Speakers include H J Waters on Federal Problems and H W Avery on the new stallion law.
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Breeders’ Association
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Improved Stock Breeders’ Association
Stubbs
H. J. Waters
State Agricultural College
H. W. Avery
West
M. A. Smith
Cawker City
L. BE. Sayre
The
State University
A. H. Saunders
Breeders’ Gazette
H. M. Hill
Lafontaine
C. L. Carter
Cabool
F. 8. Schoenleber
J. H. Carnahan
Clay Center
R. H. Hazlett
J. A. Gifford
Beloit
O. O. Wolf
Ottawa
W. H. Weeks
Kansas City
M. B. Irwin
St. Joseph
Vardaman Leads in Mississippi Senate Race
Jackson Mississippi January 10 After three failed votes the legislative caucus to select a McLaurin successor adjourned Vardaman held 62 votes, 40 ahead of Leroy Percy of Greenville but 20 short of the needed total.
Prairie dog pests threaten Texas panhandle herds
Washington report by Chief Biologist Merriam of the department of agriculture estimates prairie dogs in Texas panhandle consume enough grass yearly to feed over 800,000 cattle and 40 million sheep, highlighting substantial economic impact.
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Washington
Panhandle
Texas
Merriam
Department of Agriculture
Canada Wheat Prospects Lift Western Grain Yields
Reports from Central Canada grain fields praise the 1909 season with high quality and quantity across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Yields of 25 30 35 and even 60 bushels per acre are cited as Saskatchewan nears 90 million bushels on 400 000 acres. The article notes Canada could vastly expand future wheat production and influence world prices as more land comes under cultivation. It highlights Saskatchewan’s growing role and US resident farmers aiding Canada’s farm boom.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Russia
India
United States
Elven
Lord Grey
Canadian West
His Visit Most Opportune
A worried patient calls her doctor for health concerns and a red spot on her hand. The physician, busy with practice, explains the urgency of early consultation and reveals that delaying would have cost him a fee tomorrow.
Burning eczema cured by Cuticura remedies
Four years of severe eczema left a Watertown woman bedridden for six weeks. After trying Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent she slept well and recovered fully in three weeks. She endorses Cuticura for any skin trouble citing her cure.
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Edward Nenning
Salina
Watertown
N. Y
Ladies and blue Russia brand cleaner sold by grocers
An advertisement urges women to use RUSS BLUE for white clothes. It asserts it is harder for a wife to pray her husband into heaven than to nag him into the other place, reflecting period moral humor.
Unclear fragmentary notice on records and refunds
Fragmentary OCR text mentions cure, blind, bleeding, money refunds, and blaming a phonograph. No coherent event or identifiable entities present.
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Witte
Street
Peter the Great
Count Witte
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American Forestry Association
Wilson
Foresters
Kansas
Yardaman
Mississippi
Western Canada
Alexander Bain
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