Formal Opening of Cork Show at Des Moines
The seventh annual Iowa Corn Growers Association contest and exposition opened in Des Moines with speeches by Governor Carroll and Jerry Sullivan. C. R Hartley urged Iowa farmers to plant earlier corn varieties to improve yield and quality. Thousands attended as exhibits from Des Moines schools and the state agricultural college drew crowds, with awards to be announced today. The event runs two weeks. Hartley will attend other state exhibitions afterward.
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Des Moines
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Associated Agricultural Societies
Governor Carroll
Jerry B. Sullivan
C. F. Curtiss
Ames
John Sundberg
M. L. Bowman
William Galloway
Waterloo
George A. Wells
G. R. McDonald
E. N
Iowa
C. R. Hartley
Corn Investigations Division
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Hartley
Coliseum
Omaha
Manhattan
Kan
Grange
W. H. Shaffner
National Grange Association
Bliss
N. Y
Shaffner
Oliver Wilson
The
Fred C. Palin
Newton
Ind
Corn is King at Omaha Exposition
Omaha submission reports at the National Corn exposition as corn growers showcase prize ears and a growing market for hybrid varieties. Officials say the event highlights advances in farming techniques and grain production with demonstrations and judging.
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Omaha
Murray Escapes From Central Police Station
Edward Murray and Joseph Daniels, both convicts from Anamosa Iowa, escaped their cell by choking the turnkey. Daniels fell twenty feet during the escape attempt and sprained his ankle, then was returned to his cell. Deputy warden H. T. Smith and guard J. S. Taylor aided deputies in recapturing Daniels.
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St. Louis
Edward Murray
Central
Joseph Daniels
Lowa
Anamosala
Daniels
Iowa
H. T. Smith
J. S. Taylor
Anamosa
Unable 10 Pick Their Corn
Calhoun county farmers face a dreary corn outlook after a heavy freeze. Ground did not frost deeply, mud hindered field work and wagon movement. The freeze halted corn decomposition from recent warmth, but soggy roads and rough terrain keep traffic limited and few farmers in town. Farmers offer high prices for corn huskers.
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Lake City
Calhoun County
WILL RULE ON AFFIDAVIT IN PIERCE FALSE SWearing CASE
Judge Calhoun will decide if the anti trust affidavit against Henry Clay Pierce was properly drawn and sworn. A ruling for illegality would dismiss Pierce, else trial and testimony proceed. meanwhile Waters-Pierce Oil property sale set for 10 tomorrow, with Pierce potentially on trial while his property sells.
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Austin
Tex
Calhoun
Henry Clay Pierce
Pierce
Wilcox
Twenty-sixth District Court
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Court House
Travis County
Payne Brothers win $1000 from railroad in horse damage suit
A Mount Ayr jury awarded Payne Brothers $1000 against the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad for injuries to a valuable horse during shipment. Judge Towner ruled the signing of a $100 value contract did not estop larger damages absent lower rate proof. The verdict implies the plaintiffs showed the railroad used an arbitrary value rule.
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Mount Ayr
Payne Brothers
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Towner
New Destroyer Lamson Hits Thirty-One Knots in Trial
The U S torpedo boat destroyer Lamson completed trials off Cape Henlopen Delaware with an average speed of 29.7 knots, 1.7 above contract requirements. The maximum observed was 31 knots and officials expect to exceed it. the ship is due back at Cramps shipyard Philadelphia today.
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Lamson
Delaware Breakwater
Del
Cape Henlopen
Cramps
Philadelphia
Baby Alone with Dead Parents Shocks Kansas City
In Kansas City Kansas a two year old boy, Earl Campbell, spent twelve hours alone in a cold apartment with the bodies of his slain father and mother. Both deaths were from the same weapon found in the father’s hand.
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Kansas City
Earl Campbell
Kan
Internal Commerce Shows Big Gain
Washington reports October internal commerce expanding with heavy coke and iron ore movements for furnaces, strong grain receipts, and lighter live stock due to hog shortages. Rail traffic improves. hogs at packing centers fall nearly 30 percent year over year while sheep rise, and grain totals reach 8.11 million bushels with wheat and corn up.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Inquest Delayed as Doxey Case Heads to Grand Jury
St Louis December 6 The evidence against Mrs Dora E Doxey charged with poisoning William J Erder will go before the grand jury which meets today The coroner s inquest into Erder s death is postponed to tomorrow to await final chemical reports Dr Warren will submit his analysis before the inquest proceeds Miss Kate Elder Loren B Doxey and other acquaintances will be called to testify Ministers Would indict Theater Des Moines Iowa December 6 The grand jury weighs an indictment against Foster s opera house management for The Girl From Rector s witnessed by clergy and others Burlington Iowa December 6 The body of Mrs Marshall Jordan found in the river near Fort Madison identified as one of the two Mount Pleasant women lost in the Mississippii carnival disaster on August 20.
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St. Louis
Dora E. Doxey
William J. Erder
Erder
Warren
Brder
Loren B. Doxey
Columbus
Neb
Kate Elder
Des Moines
Howland Hanson
First Baptist Church
Grand Jury
Foster's Opera House
Rector’s
Hanson
Idleman
Certra Church of Christ
S. B. Wilcoxfield
Seven th sand men idle as drought hits Shamokin mines
Shamokin Pennsylvania on December 6 reports seven men and boys idled as anthracite collieries shut down due to water scarcity from an unprecedented drought and a lack of cars.
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Shamokin
Combination cereal bread recipe from Daily Diet Hints
The article explains a bread blend of three parts whole wheat to one part corn with maple sugar. Grind winter wheat and white southern corn, wash and grind twice, bake in gems, and serve the next day. It claims this bread is the most nutritious for children and can reduce risks of appendicitis and typhoid compared to refined white bread and absent meat.
Body and Education for a Harmonious Self
Fragmentary excerpt discusses the body needing education through proper exercise to keep organs in harmony. It argues that a functional body supports sound thinking and a wholesome soul, identifying stomach, heart, and liver as key cooperating parts.
Markets show higher cattle and hog prices in Chicago notes
Chicago markets report strong price gains with hog and cattle receipts and revisions. Estimated receipts today reach around 13 00 hogs and 20 00 sheep with bulk trading near 8 40 to 8 55 for light and mixed packers for hogs and cattle gains near 10 higher for beef. Officials record yesterday receipts of 10 066 and shipments of 2 596 with weekend totals trending higher.
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Texas
John A Babcock Case at North American Live Stock
A brief notice concerns John A Babcock connected with the North American Live Stock Commission Company and stock yards in Chicago. The item identifies a case or relation to the firm location and associated business in the Chicago stock trade.
Congress Opens With No Program Yet Adopts Respectful Adjournment
The Sixty first Congress opened with Vice President Sherman presiding in the Senate and Speaker Cannon in the House. Both chambers adjourned for a memorial to departed members as Senators Johnson and Thompson and Representatives DeArmond Lassiter are referenced among the deceased, with some seats unsettled. Members await President Taft's annual message to guide action on tariffs and other issues. The Nicaragua situation and print paper tariff provisions draw attention as lawmakers defer to executive leadership.
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Washington
Congress
Sherman
Senate
Cannon
Johnson
North Dakota
Fountain L. Thompson
Cando
N. D
Thompson
David A. DeArmond
Missouri
Butler
Francis R. Lassiter
Virginia
Taft
Aldrich
White House
House
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C. B. Knowles
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Louis W. Hill
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
W. Alll
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T. J. Allen
Chicago
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
U. & Stock Yards
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