Corn Exhibit Extends Hours At Phoenix Hall
Arrangements were made to keep the corn show at Phoenix hall open until eight this evening so those who could not view it during the day may see the large farm products display. The county’s largest prize corn exhibit to date draws enthusiasts as oats potatoes and other entries also shine. Prize winners will be announced late in the week after scoring began this morning.
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Phoenix Hall
Graham
Court House
Missouri River Threatens Burlington Line At Folsom
Burlington railroad officials and government experts fear the Missouri river may undermine the made land above Fol som ten miles south of Council Bluffs and force abandonment of the line. The riprap and willow mats along the bank cover about 1.75 miles and 796 880 square feet of rock protection with carloads of rock continually dumped to guard the track from spring rise.
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Council Bluffs
Burlington Railroad
Folsom
Butler Named Rock Island Division Attorney at Sibley
Muscatine friends applaud Ben F. Butler of Muscatine for being appointed attorney for a Rock Island division based in Sibley. A Sibley Gazette notice praises his talent and rapid success in law, noting his East Fifth street roots, Muscatine schooling, and University of Iowa College of Law degree.
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Muscatine
Ben F. Butler
Sibley
Rock Island
Benjamin F. Butler
Rock Island Road
Butler
John Butler
East Fifth Street
Muscattine High School
College of Law
State University of Iowa
Monster Engines Return to Shops on Rock Island Line
Railroaders say ten of the 2500 horsepower engines on the Missouri division will go back to American Locomotive Co. for repairs with nine more possibly sent. The fleet has performed well, hauling heavier loads at speed, and the engines may rejoin the Rock Island main line to Denver after servicing.
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Missouri Division
Rock Island
American Locomotive Company
Denver
Senator Williams Concludes Lectures Amid Student Protests
United States Senator John Sharp Williams finished a course on The Permanent influence of Jefferson on America Institutions in New York. Reports say some students attended under implied threats of expulsion, while scholars sent open letters debating Williams and his remarks about Hamilton.
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New York
United States
John Sharp Williams
Jefferson
America
Williams
Hamilton
Nut Growers Meet in Lancaster Pennsylvania
The Northern Nut Growers Association holds its third annual meeting in Lancaster with prominent industry figures reading papers. Exhibits include nuts propagating tools and methods. Discussions cover nut varieties suited to the North and propagation care, and where to obtain trees.
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Lancaster
Northern Nut Growers’ Association
Robert T. Morris
H. P. Littlepage
E. R. Lake
American Pomological Society
C. P. Case
C. A. Rood
Department of Agriculture
W. N. Roper
American Fruit and Nut Journal
J. F. Jones
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Waldemar
Barrette
Steck
e-Suo
Missouri
Ben Butler
Rock Island Attny
Washington
J. F. McNamara & Son
South Side Furniture
Senator Williams
Miles Si
Bogie
Joe Eeessocen
Kad
Mony
Go Furcer
Grandma
Grandpa
Clothing. Com’y
John
West Chester, Iowa
Gale
Washington County
Iowa
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