Mare Births Colt in Freight Car Sparks Freight Charge Dispute
Perry reports horseman R C Taylor faced a shipping mystery after Carl Taylor received a standard bred mare colt in a box car from Perry to Springfield. The freight bill rose from 23.50 to 37.00, prompting questions about charges, dual shipments, and who bears responsibility. The tale raises issues for railway and tax commissions.
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Perry
R. C. Taylor
Perry Horseman
Atinals
Interstate ,Commerce Commission
Railroad Commissions
Board of Supervisors
Carl Taylor
Perryman
Springfield
Minn
Bob Taylor
Carl
Perry Bob
Mr. Taylor
Marine grass yields stronger cheaper Japanese fiber
A marine grass found extensively in Japanese waters yields a fiber that strengthens and cheapens thread when mixed with cotton, reducing reliance on cotton alone. The discovery highlights a potential shift in textile materials and manufacturing costs for the industry.
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Japanese
Daddy Hopkins Goes to Prison in Frontier Hunt
A frontier family drama unfolds as Jeremiah Hopkins is captured by three gunmen while hunting to feed his squatter community. Police-style arrest follows and Polly watches in fear as a dead squirrel is burned and a child clings to his neck. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as the father is led away.
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Jeremiah
Wee Jerry
Jerry
Daddy
Polly
Daddy Hopkins
Jerediah
Jane
Girl and father apply single standard in health case
In Dr. Herman Bundesen’s office a girl’s father enforces a single standard of morality on a youth after a Plymouth hotel raid. The youth is sent to a hospital for treatment while the girl is discharged with her father, under health department rules that withhold real names from public records.
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Herman N. Bundesen
Dr. Bundesen
Bundesen
Lawndale Hospital
Plymouth Hotel
Broadway
George Ruskin
Anna Nichols
Montrose Avenue
South Side
Health Department
the Tribune
Muscatine Pioneer Recalls First Train Ride 1858
R B Huff of Muscatine recalls riding the first Rock Island excursion from Washington to Muscatine on July 4 1858. He describes the festive celebration, the bare station at Onanna now Letts, and his riding in from a brother's arm as the train jolted along the rails.
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Muscatine
R. B. Huff
Iowa Avenue
Rock Island Lines
Washington
Huff
Reason B. Huff
Rock Island
Iowa
Oak Grove
East Second Street
Louisa
Ononna Station
Benedict
Saulsbury Bridge
Letts
East Hills
Senator Rawson Home Prepares State Republican Convention
Senator Charles A. Rawson arrived in Des Moines from Washington to attend a meeting of the Republican state central committee. The Des Moines gathering on Tuesday will set plans for the July state convention and decide the basis of representation, with potential for the largest convention in Iowa history if presidential vote totals from two years ago determine delegate numbers.
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Rawson
Des Moines
Charles A. Rawson
Washington
Republican State Central Committee
Ambiguity in Kansas Pup Beatitudes Rhyme
A fragment hints at a Kansas dog and a playful twist on the Beatitudes. The text blends references to ignorance, blessings, and a mis-spelled phrase suggesting a script or pronunciation cue. No clear events or named individuals given.
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Kansas
Easter Services at Haskins Bethel Church Hear Cantata
Easter morning services at Haskins Presbyterian Church featured baptism reception of eleven by letter and faith, followed by a cantata performed by united choirs from Haskins and Bethel. Rev. F R Casselman trained a 40 voice chorus that sang Calvary with solos and a Seven Words of Jesus base solo. The day ended with benevolent offerings and praise despite rain and roads.
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Haskins Presbyterian Church
Bethel Church
Calvary
Henry Wessel
F. R. Casselman
Casselman
Jesus
Haskins Church
Change in Basketball Fouls Extends Foul Line Across Court
New York April 18 The national board of approved basketball officials adopted a major foul rule change the first in twenty years It extends the foul line across the court and allows two free tries for a basket to players fouled in a designated zone Personal fouls include deliberate pulling pushing charging or tripping delaying the game and unsportsmanlike conduct Minor offenses such as running with ball behind back sideline coaching and dribbling violations will give possesion to the opposing team From foul area the ball is tossed up on the foul line and dribbling rules now require one step and ball release before the back foot leaves the floor.
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New York
National Board of Approved Basketball
Timber Wealth Comparisons Across Nations
The United States holds about three times as much timber as Canada according to the report. Russia is viewed as far more richly endowed with forest resources than the United States.
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United States
Canada
Russia
United States of America
Russian famine crisis in Volga valley spurs U S relief appeal
Quaker relief workers and war correspondents describe mass starvation in Russia's Volga region. They warn that tens of thousands die daily from famine typhus and disease as aid struggles to reach remote villages. They urge grain supplies medicine and seeds to avert a broader European catastrophe.
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Russia
Mississippi Valley
Volga Valley
Anna Haines
Sir Phillip Gibbs
Samara
Saratoff
Nick
Fritzjof Naneen
League of Nations
Europe
Poland
Lithuania
Rumania
Germany
Red Cross
United States
From Producer to Consumer in a Rural Exchange
A dialogue shows frustration with middlemen in distribution. Farmer Corntessel acknowledges the middleman carries burden and responsibility yet notes he must work hard, while discussing how natural factors and market flow affect supply to consumers.
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Corntessel
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