McFarland Knocks Out Britt in San Francisco Bout
Packey McFarland, Chicago lightweight, dominated Jimmy Britt at Colma Arena in San Francisco on April 13. Britt was floored three times in the sixth round and twice more on the final knockdown before the referee stopped the bout. Britt showed lost form while McFarland displayed speed and precision, finishing with a clear knockout.
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Colma Arena
San Francisco
Packey McFarland
Chicago
Jimmy Britt
Britt
Hine
Britts
McFarland
Mother Spirit Called Him Nuncie, Ind Four Years Ago
Lewis Hartzell a baker died in Nuncie Indiana from spinal meningitis four years to the day after he told his family his mother's spirit appeared and foretold she would call for him again in four years He recalled the eerie prophecy amid his illness and said his mother had urged him to raise his children before they would depart together calm and solemn with the curious tale of a foretelling death prophecy.
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Nuncie
Ind
Lewis Hartzell
Hartzell
Shooting of Cartes Morgan Queried by Defense Statement
George Metsker gives a version of the fatal shooting of Cartes Morgan of South Bend Ind claiming the shot was accidental during a struggle for a revolver with his wife. He says he will spend his last cent to defend his wife and details a confrontation near the Greene house ending with Morgans cry.
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George
Morgan
Campaign Talk Is Wasted In Peoria Election Mistake
In Peoria Indiana on April 18 the city hall faced an uproar as civil service for police and fire departments failed to appear on the ballots due to an error. Advocates campaigned heavily but were defeated by a narrow margin. officials now report the civil service question was not placed on ballots.
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Peoria
Civil Service
Polce
Fire Departments
City to vote on organizing fire and police panel
A vote is proposed on forming a fire and police commission the city already has. Representative W G Me Roberts uncovered the error, which the police intended to challenge in the election.
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Fire and Police Commission
W. G. Me. Roberts
Barber Treated Soldier During Fainting Episode
In Corrinna Michigan on April 13 a barber tending Dr. Irving Norris in a local shop reports a man named Captain H. J. Pys, a Civil War veteran, fainted while waiting for a shave. Patrons saw the doctor perform artificial respiration and stimulate the heart to revive him.
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Corrinna
Mich
Irving Norris
H. J. Pys
House Debates Papal Appropriation and War Possibilities
In Washington on April 12 the house debate on the papal appropriation bill shifted to broader talk of a potential war with Japan. Representative Hobson urged a strong response, predicting conflict, as the chamber continued its legislative day from the previous Monday amid recess.
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House
Washington
House of Representatives
United States
Jean
Hobson
Ahi
Noted Furniture Sale Tow for Fifth Avenue Hotel
The dismantling of the Fifth Avenue hotel, a historic hostelry, is underway. The contents of suites 37 and 88 once visited by King Edward and the Prince of Wales have been sold for 175 dollars.
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Sella Tow
New York
Fifth Avenue
Edward
Prince of Wales
Death of a War Veteran in Fort Wayne
Captain John W. Rohan former county treasurer and Civil War veteran of the One Hundred Sixteenth New York Infantry died at age sixty nine in Fort Wayne Indiana on April 12. He was twice wounded and lived in Milwaukee and Chicago after the war before returning here in 1871.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
John W. Rohan
Trensurer
One Hundred
New York Infantry
Milwaukee
Chicago
Five Thousand Quarry Workers Strike Over Wages
Reporter notes a large vote backing a strike by five thousand quarry workers in Karte Vermont with wage grievances after March 1. Taft returns to Washington after ten days in the west giving several addresses. Leon de la Grange sets a distance record in an official trial covering 3.925 metres in six minutes thirty seconds.
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Karte
Taft
Washington
Leon de la Grange
Paris
New Trolley Line Assured for Mattoon Route
Mattoon April 11 after passage of franchise the Mattoon Shelbyville Town Hillsboro Tractles tract becomes assured. Mayor Patton of Charleston says construction will start soon and cars are expected to run within two years. The interurban line would connect Indianapolis to St Louis with a possible change.
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Mattoon
Mattoom Elfy Cornel
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Socialist Hunter Has a Bad Fall in Darion
Stamford Connecticut April 11 Robert Hunter the socialist writer and speaker was thrown from his horse while riding in Darion and sustained a dislocated shoulder.
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Stamford, Conn
Robert Hunter
Masonic Lodge to Hold Funeral of George Nisle
Washington lodge No 26 A F and A M calls members to meet at 1 pm Wednesday April 15 to attend the funeral of brother George Nisle. Jno H Steck W M urges full attendance.
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Brethren of Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Frater
George Nisle
Fraters
Jno
H. Steck
W. M
NOW THE BABY CALVES
By T A Borman Kansas argues farmers cling to raising calves for feedlot profit. He urges eight to ten cows per farm, liberal early milk feeding, then skim milk and grains. He stresses calves need hay for digestion, proper stanchions, and orderly feeding for health and efficiency.
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Kansas
Stanchions Keep Calves Fed On Dairy Farm
On the dairy farm stanchions speed feeding and reduce conflicts among calves. The feeder tightens the stanchion to secure the calf while providing according to its requirements. Slow eaters are not harassed by faster neighbors, improving efficiency and reducing obstacles in feeding calves.
Marvelous lambing boosts Montana sheep prospects
Leon Shaw reports in Breeder's Gazette that Montana lambing is exceptionally good this year with wastage near zero due to favorable weather. Twins offset deaths, pushing ewe productivity above one lamb per ewe. Lambs fetch about four dollars in May and June, while alfalfa feeding before lambing shows strong results for lamb vitality.
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Montana
Minnesota creameries and cheese factories praised by university president
President Northrup of Minnesota University notes 825 creameries and 76 cheese factories operating in the state. He highlights farmer ownership, uniform bookkeeping from the dairy school, universal use of the Babcock milk test, and production of first class butter across facilities.
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Minnesota
Northrup
Minnesota University
Illnets dairy authorities urge simple clean milk methods
A brief statement stresses that top quality milk can be produced in an ordinary barn with proper care. It argues that the issue is not lack of expensive equipment but the adoption of clean methods to prevent quality problems.
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Illnets
Loco weed poisoning in stock eyed with cures proposed
The stockman’s plains east of the Rocky mountains face losses from loco weed, estimated at a million dollars yearly in Colorado. C. D. Marsh of the National Bureau of Plant Industry reports locoed cattle can be cured by strychnine, horses by Lerner’s solution, and recommends nutritious foods and laxatives like magnesium sulphate to counteract constipation and possibly serve as an antidote. Immunity from loco polyon One is unlikely due to its slow, cumulative onset.
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Plains
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
National Bureau of Plant Industry
C. D. Marsh
Lawler
Growing Feed Crops for Dairy Profit in 19th Century Text
W F MeSparran argues for maximizing farm feed crops. He recommends supplementing returned corn silage with cornmeal and daily two pounds of oilmeal per cow to boost milk yield. He notes clover hay value varies by yield, urging farmers to grow high output crops and supplement with purchased feed if profitable. He stresses crop yield efficiency, citing 100 bushels per acre corn doubling feed over 50 bushels.
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W. F MecSparran
Agricultural Feed Types Mentioned in Brief Description
A short note distinguishes roughage as coarser nutritious seeds like hay straw and corn fodder and concentrates as more nutritious items such as corn wheat bran and sorghum seed meat. The passage lists examples without detailed context or dates.
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises New Life and vigor
A pharmacy advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy tones the system and imparts vitality. It asserts the remedy cures backache nervous exhaustion and all forms of kidney and bladder troubles and urges starting today.
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Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
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