Local News Briefs From View to Winfield Trips
Hot rolls twice a day at the View. O T Smith went to Winfield on business this morning. W Cherryhomes left for Winfield on business. Col D J Palmer left for Burlington to attend the Shiloh battle anniversary. Logan Crawford arrived from Ainsworth this morning. Mrs Al McCoy returned home from a brief visit at Wyman. Miss Josephine Smith of Knoxville, Marion county schools superintendent, visited Miss Lucy Meacham over Sunday on her way home from the Davenport teachers’ convention.
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O. T. Smith
Winfield
W. Cherryhomes
Col
D. J. Palmer
Burlington
Shiloh
al McCoy
Wyman
Josephine Smith
Knoxville
Marion County
Lucy Meacham
Davenport
Asquith for Premier as King Accepts Campbell-Bannerman Resignation
London reports the king has accepted Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman’s resignation as prime minister. Chancellor Herbert H. Asquith is summoned to Biarritz to presume the premiership, with cabinet changes expected after the royal action. The situation follows a period of medical notes on Sir Henry and strife in Lisbon.
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Henry Campbell-Bannerman
King Edward
London
Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman
Sir Treary
Sir Henry
Mare
Herbert H. Astith
Biarritz
Henry Campbell- Bannerman
Edward
Herbert A. Asquith
Exchequer
Asquith
Elections Riots Mark Lisbon Vote Disorder in City
Lisbon reports describe peaceable national elections followed by night riots in disaffected districts. Troops and police clashed with mobs, using force to disperse them. several injuries and fatalities were noted. A large monarchist coalition is reported to have gained the mayoral influence, while later content shifts to agricultural commentary by Thomas Shaw on pea crops across U S regions.
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Lisbon
Anjos
Alcantara
Local Mill Vat Burst Wounds Menominee Workers
In Menominee Michigan on April 6 a vat bursting at Marinette Paper mill No 2 badly burned workers. Cornelius Borst died instantly while August Steber and Frank Reinke were not expected to survive. Five other employees were scalded but expected to recover.
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Menominee, Mich
Menominee
Marinette Paper Company
Cornelius Borst
August Steber
Frank Reinke
Corn Crops and Soil Effects on Corn Yields
Virginia experiment station compares three corn samples grown on sod land and cowpea amended soil. Illinois and ear No. 37 show higher yields on rich land, while on sod land all varieties converge near sixty bushels per acre. Findings stress environment and legume benefits for nitrogen, guiding where western corn should be planted and bred for top yields.
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West
Virginia Experiment Station
Ventilation Boosts Hatch Rates in Incubators
Natural incubation uses feather-diffusion for air exchange, and tests at the University of St. Louis show an 85.7 percent hatch rate with a ventilated incubator versus 44.8 percent without ventilation, highlighting ventilation’s crucial role in hatch success.
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University of St. Louis
Straw burning vs straw use in barns and fields
The article argues that burning straw destroys nitrogen and organic matter, causing large yearly losses for farmers. It recommends using straw as litter and absorbent in barns and sheds, as mulch, and as a rendezvous for stock to trample and incorporate into the soil, improving handling and soil work.
Dormant season wash for oyster shell scale control
Experiments show lime sulphur and salt wash is advisable only when treating trees during the dormant season when they can be sprayed more thoroughly than when in leaf. For San Jose scale the wash allows all spraying to be done at one time.
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San Jose
T. B. Symmons
Iowa Women Score in Des Moines Bond Suit
Grace Ballantyne, the attorney for Mary J. Coggeshall and others, receives praise after the Iowa Supreme Court issues a restraining order halting work on a new city hall bond project. The ruling stems from a challenge to a special election where taxpaying women's votes were excluded. Rev. Anna H Shaw lauds the Iowa women’s fight and hopes for success.
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Iowa
Grace Ballantyne
Mary J. Coggeshall
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Anna H. Shaw
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Aids Nature
Medicine ad promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as aiding nature by calming coughs aiding expectoration and clearing secretions. It claims thousands testify to its excellence and lists Cook and Sherman as sellers.
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Chamberlain
Cook & Sherman
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