Armistice Agreed In Mexican Conflict To Begin Soon
A five day armistice between Juarez and Chihuahua zones was agreed, signed by General Madero for the rebels and General Navarro for the government. Negotiations aim to halt hostilities, stop troop moves, and allow food and telegraph access as U.S. officials watch cautiously for broader peace prospects.
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Fl Paso
Tex
Juarez
Chihuahua
Francisco J. Maderadra
Juan Navarro
Washington
Mexico
Franciseo I. Madero, Jr
Vasque Comer
United States
Taft
Gomez
Bank Robber Bowers Sentenced for Murder in Hutchinson
A confessed bank robber, Bowers, received a life term after admitting to the murder of Thomas Fowler in Hutchinson. He also admitted to shooting Fowler during an attempted rape and to robbing a bank in nearby Undson, Kansas, of $1,000 weeks earlier.
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Thomas Fowler
Hutchinson
Man
Polbine baXetu
Fer
Beeay Ley
Gury
Defoe
Fulge Branthe
Ohie
Bowers
Undson
Kan
Fowler
Atter Beine
Two Evansville Firemen Die in Stable Fire
Evansville Indiana April 24 two firefighters were killed when an electric light wire fell on them during a blaze in a stable. John Schabel of No. 3 hose house was killed. Charles Clausheide likely fatally burned as wires dropped amid the flames. Ottumwa Iowa April 24 in district court Kate Morte granted a divorce on a cross petition from Kon Morrell of John Morrell Packing company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Iville
Ind
John Schabel
Charles Clausheide
Ottumwa, Ja
Tudge Vermilion
Kate Morte
Kon. Morrell
John Morrell Packing Company
Ottumwa
Iowa City theater sale and Davenport death headline numerous Iowa items
Iowa briefs note a public auction sale for the Coldren theater in Iowa City around May 15. Henry W. Brandt, longtime Davenport merchant, dies. Des Moines plans a market house in old city hall at $11,000. Chautauqua speakers include William Jennings Bryan at Woodbine July 22–28. Ottumwa district missionary meeting in Moravia reports.
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Coldren
Iowa City
Henry W. Brandt
Davenport
Des Moines
Clemens
William Jennings Bryan
Woodbine
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Ottumwa
Moravia
John French
Prairie City
Rebekah Lodge
Jones County
Interurban
Roxign
Albia
Harry Isels
Anna Moora
Siowx City
William C. Snyder
Delmar Shattong
W. P. Bradleys
Lawa City
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Martulltown
Ralph Hix
Waterloo
le Mars
United Evangelical Asociation
Rev. K. Kanipp
China
Marsielltown
Nicholas Sorensen
Germa Evangelical
Marshalltown
Perry Stevenson
Sunday School Union
Boone
Cums
Dixon
I. Jessie
Wells
Wells Livery Company
German Savings Bank
James Watt
Rachel S. Lyman
Boston
Mass
C. C. Horton
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Muarghalitown
Loughridge
Des Moines College
Charles W. Williams
Canada
Presbyterian Church
Independence
J. L
Mettler
Mason City
Northwestern States Cement Company
Board
Waukon
W. H. Ray
Lutialke
Oiteer McMichle
Tve
Réspect ‘Vols
IS. C
Ames
JL Walker
Jones
W. Morehouse
Drake University of Wes Moines
Agasta
Berkeley
Jr. Crawford
Europe
Ft. Dodge
Curt W. Hantelmann
Germany
Atlantic
Burlington
Drake
Cushing
Dubuque
Norway
Rebecca Cavanaugh
Neola
Iowa
Isiliot Hurd
The
North Taylor Review
Sharpsburg
Catherine Lauer
Frank Brown
William Neff
Allison
Webb Akers
Alness
Inew Methodist
Lavose
Lalina
W. I. Moyer
Moyer Auto ‘Company
Elmhurst
W. W. Wilcox
Union
E. B. Alcorn
Vinton
John Wilson
Webb
Wabash Tank Pond
Moulton
A. B. Bell
Fremont
Neb
Barr
Reformatory of
Anamosa
J. A. Goodell
Kalispell
Mont
W. O. Riddell
Union Plasterers
Burke
Ft. Madison
Apache Indians Seek Release and Land For Prisons
Fort Sill leading Apache chiefs ask for release of prisoners of war held since 1886 and permission to return to central New Mexico. Delegation, led by McGoosch, cites long efforts with Washington and Congress and seeks land allotments in southwestern Oklahoma for those desiring to stay. The group notes Apache per capita wealth around 1700 dollars, driven by corn farming and cattle, with some 12,000 head of cattle and 256000 dollars in sales recently.
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Fort Sill
Oklo
Aft
McGoosch
Hne
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Washington
Congress
Asa Deklugie
United States
Carlisle
Geronimo
Asa
H. W. Lawton
Nelson A. Miles
Skeleton Canyon
Arizona
West
Texas changes butter map as cows boost state’s export
Texas butter now reaches about a third of the nation with more than 3000 Jersey and Holstein herds. Women manage many dairies and Texas ranches once devoted to beef increasingly host dairy cattle, shifting from beef production to butter making as the business grows rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star State
America
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Elgin
Lone Star
Union
Mayor Gaynor Asked to Explain Crime Wave
New York April 24. Mayor Gaynor will be asked by the grand jury to testify about the crime wave. As chief executive of the city, he will not be subpoenaed, but the foreman of the grand jury or the district attorney will invite him to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Silas Morse
Silver City
Charlesville
France
Morse
Maryland
America
Webster City
Harry Meyers
Brooklyn
Literary and Women’s Club of
Iowa City
The
State University
Coburn Company of Players of
New York
Gaynor
Grand Jury
Stripling Denied Pardon by Brown in Georgia
Atlanta April 24 Governor Brown denied the pardon application of Thomas Stripling former Danville Virginia police chief serving a life sentence for killing W J Corbett The decision ends the bid for clemency in a high profile case linked to Virginia authorities and the city of Danville with Stripling's fate now awaiting legal avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stripling
Brown
Atlanta
Thomas Stripling
Danville
W. J. Corbett
Handling Work Horses in Summer Months
An agricultural note explains that work horses need tailored care across seasons. Hard work requires a nitrogen rich, grain heavy ration with careful feeding frequency, while idle or lightly worked horses need less nitrogen and cheaper feeds. Regular grooming, dental checks, and hoof care with bran packing aid health, along with timely ramping up feed before work returns.
Chicken Philosophy by A G McCormick
Agricultural column urges cleaning out the hen house before spring and replacing old hens. It warns against pale yellow hens that lay few eggs and fail to hatch strong chicks. Emphasizes selecting motherly, vigorous layers and proper feeding for fertility.
Ames tests tractor plowing efficiency against horses
The Agricultural Engineering department at Ames conducted plowing tests with a 25 horsepower gasoline tractor. It easily plowed 1 acre per day at about two thirds the cost of plowing with horses, indicating significant efficiency gains for motorized farming methods.
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Agricultural Engineering Department
Ames
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Madero
Diaz
Sexton
W. J. Kennedy
Iowa Agricultural Lloga
Agricultural College
Agriculturist
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