Canadian grain exhibit at Chicago land show draws Western Canada display
A cargo of Western Canadian grain and farm products is installed at the Chicago Coliseum for the United States land and irrigation exposition. The Canadian display highlights homestead lands in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, with strong grain yields and vegetables. Government reports on crop conditions will be available via the nearest Canadian Government agent after the show opens November 18 and closes December 8.
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Canada
Chicago
Coliseum
United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Saskatchewan River
Park Country
Prairie
Park
Manitob
Maxtrobs
Ottawa
ET. Holmes
Jackson SA
St.Paul
Minn
WY. Bennett
Bae
Agant
Collector and sharpshooter clash at the fairground
East Turner taunts a collector about trouble collecting a way out. Suremark boasts mastery with nine of ten bull’s-eyes, turning a tense standoff into a show of marksmanship amid crowded amusement.
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Easte Turner
Incurable Humour In A Wife Habit Joke
A light exchange turns a man into a running joke as a man laughs at being called a habit rather than a husband. The quip centers on a man’s claim to be his wife’s fourth husband, prompting amused disbelief about his durability in marriage.
Iowa delegates laud southern roads progress at Richmond convention
Delegates to the Good Roads Convention in Richmond, Virginia, are impressed by southern road-building gains. Reports show 1911 saw over 20 million dollars available in nine Atlantic states, about 32 percent of US road spending, with North Carolina leading and Virginia close behind. A push seeks Rural Free Delivery funds for post roads, while Sen. Cullom's seven national highways bill gains support.
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Good Roads
Richmond
Des Moines
Iowa
South
Atlantic
United States
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
Georgia
Post Office Department
Cullom
Want Counties Combined In Humboldt Pocahontas Move
A proposed effort aims to merge Humboldt and Pocahontas counties and create Gilmore City as the county seat after failed attempts to fund new courthouses. The plan seeks voter support after voters rejected related proposals.
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Humboldt
Pocahontas
Gilmore City
Fort Dodge Hosts Poultry Show With Large Entries
Fort Dodge will host the poultry growers of this and nearby states this week. The fancy poultry show bids fair to be larger than Michigan’s state show, as the entry list already indicates a strong turnout.
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Fort Dodge
Michigan
Street Fight Sensation In Muscatine Leaves One Dead
Nov 18 street brawl ends in tragedy as 24 year old Harry Duke shoots restaurant keeper A. Conklin in the hand then fatally wounds himself. He held officers and bystanders at bay before suicide.
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Muscatine
Harry Duke
Second Street
A. ©. Conklin
Wealthy But Starving, Boone
Mrs Harriet L Marshall worth fifty thousand dollars is ill and her son Eugene is exhausted by lack of food. S L Moore appointed their guardian. Charges of insanity may be brought against both of them.
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Boone
Harriet L. Marshall
Eugene
L. Moore
Sorority House Fire Causes Panic in Iowa City
A blaze in the Delta Delta Delta sorority house in Iowa City sparked panic among a dozen or more girls present. The fire began in the furnace room reportedly from spontaneous combustion.
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Iowa City
Delta Delta Delta
Two Killed By Train at Jackson Junction
Frank Hawke was killed and August Schumann fatally hurt when a handcar carrying both men was struck by a passenger train on the Milwaukee road near Jackson Junction.
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Jackson Junction
Frank Hawke
August Schumann
Milwaukee Road
Here
Merchant Shoots Thief in Clarksville Store
Centerville report says Bert Baker a Clarksville merchant shot at a robber escaping his store with loot and brought the thief down. The incident occurred as the thief fled the premises in the tense early hours.
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Centerville
Bert Baker
Clarksville
Horticulturists Meet At Cedar Rapids Convention
The Southeastern Iowa Horticultural Society held its annual three day convention in Cedar Rapids. An apple show highlighted the gathering with horticultural displays and talks by members.
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Cedar Rapids
Southeastern Iowa Horticultural Society
Robbers Loot Wholesale Millinery House in Sioux City
Robbers looted Martin McCormick's wholesale millinery house in Sioux City and escaped with $4000 in plumes. A night watchman fired six shots at the fleeing culprits but they eluded capture.
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Sioux City
Martin McCormick
Miss Murray Awarded 15000 for Lost Fingers
Miss Margaret Murray of this city receives 15000 for the loss of her fingers. A musician, she sustained the injury in a laundry where she worked and won the verdict in district court. The supreme court rules the award proper. Audubon approves 26000 bond issue to extend the water works system.
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Davenport
Margaret Murray
District Court
Supreme Court
Audubon
Retired Farmer Hangs Self in Avoca Barn
Avoca, Iowa. William Zollbaum, 75, a wealthy retired farmer, left home saying he would visit the home farm. A nightlong search found him hanging from a rafter in the barn. Zollbaum owned several farms in Pottawattamie County.
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William Zolldaum
Zolldaum
Zollbaum
Pottawattamie County
Trustees Declare Chautauqua Unholy at Holiness University
Trustees of Holiness University condemn the Chautauqua assembly on their grounds as unholy citing the Chautauqua, boy scout movement, and theatrical numbers as especially condemned and call for relocation of the event.
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Oskaloosa
Holiness University
Boy Scout Movement
Potato Crop Money Maker at Manchester
Supervisor F A Mead planted four acres to potatoes this spring near the city and harvested over 900 bushels. He sold much of the crop at sixty cents per bushel, with returns averaging more than $100 per acre from the four acres.
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Manchester
F. A. Mead
Editor indicted for libel in Clinton case
Clinton grand jury returns indictment against De Witt Observer editor Fred W. Mitchell for criminal libel of Clinton Daily Advertiser editor Fay in connection with Fay's probe of contracts for county bridge work.
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Clinton
Clinton Grand Jury
Fred W. Mitchell
DeWitt Observer
Fay
Clinton Daily Advertiser
Clinton County
Four in Auto Accident Near Lake Mills
Five men were badly injured when their vehicle crashed through a small bridge into a creek near here. Injured are John Crawford Sheriff Revell A A Brackey A D Hewitt and Byron Crawford. Most sustained broken arms or ribs.
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Lake Mills
John Crawford
Sheriff Revell
A. A. Brackey
A. D. Hewitt
Byron Crawford
Elected President at Iowa City Conference
The thirteenth annual conference of the society of the Charities and Corrections closed in Iowa City Cedar Rapids won the next meeting Des Moines physician Dr A G Kepford spoke on consumption and its cure.
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Iowa City
Society of the Charities and Corrections
Cedar Rapids
A. G. Kepford
Des Moines
Mandamus Sways Keokuk Drainage Plan
The Mississippi river power company plans mandamus proceedings to compel the supervisors to establish a large drainage district to manage water backed up by the new dam across the Mississippi River at Keokuk.
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Keokuk
Mississippi River Power Company
Prominent Washington Merchant Dies Suddenly at 45
Bowman's department store owner in Washington county, a leading young businessman and Mason, died suddenly of apoplexy. He had operated in the area since 1895 and was highly regarded in local business circles.
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Dies
Washington
Eq Bowman
Bowman's
Washington County
Accidental shotgun death at Muscatine reported
John Shotwell was killed by an accidental discharge while carrying a shotgun. His body was found by a searching party with his head blown nearly off. The incident was reported as a tragic accident in Muscatine.
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Self
Muscatine
John Shotwell
Voters Approve Fire Station Bonds in Mason City
By a 29 vote margin, Mason City residents approved bonds for a new fire station costing 30000 dollars. A total of 607 men cast ballots, while 58 women voted.
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Mason City
Clinton Man Shoots Self in Tragic Farmker Death
Clinton county farmer George Tucksted aged 52, driven insane by a year old injury, died by shotgun self-inflicted wound. Lieut. Gov. Clark to preside at Albia Histeddfod meeting on Thanksgiving Day with twenty eight prizes for musical events.
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Clinton
George Tucksted
Clinton County
Clark
Youth Shoots Brother in Rabbit Hunting Accident
Marshalltown teen Glenn McDonald aged 15 fired at a rabbit, missed twice, and struck his brother Fred in both legs on the second shot. Fred killed the rabbit before collapsing. Two jailed for assault Mount Pleasant W D Sauber and Amos Meadows held on charges after attacking Orlando Belloggia, hospitalized in dangerous condition.
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Marshalltown
Glenn McDonald
Fred
Mount. Pleasant
W. D. Sauber
Amos Meadows
Orlando Belloggia
Oldest Woman Katherine Howe Dies at 105 in Towa City
The funeral of Miss Katherine Howe, Johnson county's eldest woman and possibly the oldest in Towa, was held this week. She died at age 105. Bell Telephone gobbles Independent in Eagle Grove, merging to a single office.
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Towa City
Katherine Howe
Johnson County
Towa
Bell Gobbles
Eagle Grove
Bell Telephone Company
Loss in fire at Lehigh Cement plant reaches big sum
A blaze damaged the storeroom and sack department at the Lehigh Cement company, burning sacks and causing an estimated loss between 50 000 and 75 000 dollars. In Council Bluffs, William Lippin, 49, was found dead near the Milwaukee roundhouse with a bullet wound, police suspect murder.
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Mason City
Lehigh Cement Company
Council Bluffs
William Lippin
Milwaukee Roundhouse
Thanksgiving Poems Parade Across Nesbit Town
A breezy spoofing of holiday verse mocks Thanksgiving poetry trends from Nesbit to Boston, noting jingling rhymes about mothers pies sombre skies and the urge to produce endless poems. It laments the flood of seasonal writing while celebrating the spirit of giving thanks amid turkey and pie.
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Higginsville
Boston-on-the-Bay
Pegasusey
Turkey
Thanksgiving Jokes Stir the Sultan in Foreign Paper Humour
Abdul Hamid questions American comic papers arriving and mocks foreign نقد. The sultan, angered by jokes about his realm, kicks a hookah and throws papers at the grand vizier. A dyspeptic guest laments turkey costs, while the host says he already paid yesterday.
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Abdul Hamid
Reminiscent Word Lesson Sparks Turkey Joke
A classroom discussion on the word reminiscent leads to a humorous student response, as a little boy blurts Turkey when defining calls to memories of the past. The moment captures a lighthearted learning scene in a school setting.
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Turkey
The Thanksgiving Turk in the guarded coop dreams of feast
A cryptic verse fragment imagines a Thanksgiving turkey asleep in a guarded coop at midnight. Boarders dream of the turkey as the dinner bell of memory rings, and for two weeks thoughts linger on the potential hash that may speak.
Sodo Border Debate Sparks Tense Encounter
A fragmented report shows a landlady and a captioned figure exchanging sharp words amid a heated moment. The scene hints at rivalries and grievances, with onlookers noting hostility and a sense of unresolved conflict.
Daring Ike Shot Through the Heart, Officials Say
Report notes that Ike is dead after a direct heart shot. Witnesses describe the event as expected, citing Ike's long-standing health concerns and a history of risky actions. Police statements indicate no immediate suspects or motives identified.
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Ike
J. W. Carney
Strange Company and the skyline of the river works
In a dialogue from the Cleveland Plain Dealer the Visitor and Courier describe a gray stone arsenal a long low train shed the Great Iron Works factory a rounded roof powder magazine and a grand dome palace of peace, highlighting landmark sites along a river.
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Courier
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Picketers and a Studio Joke in a Photo Session
A photographer recalls a humorous visit by a woman with a young boy, asking for a dozen picketers and to have the boy included. The clerk explains extra charges for two pictures. The text also promotes Hamlin’s Wizard Oil for rheumatism and mood uplift, ending with a quip about making others happy.
Touring Chicago View Cards Offer Promises and Snippets
An assortment of advertising blurbs offers Chicago view post cards for 10c with a money back guarantee. Various products and quotes appear, including Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, Christmas cards, and religious aphorisms, all in a fragmented catalog style.
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Chicago
Chicago Post Card Company
Not Inc
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