Sion Board Seeks Extra Funds For Greater Good
The Sion board requests additional money this year, arguing larger appropriations will enable broader accomplishments.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
6
Des Moines Study on Iowa Extension Work Sees High Reach
Iowa agricultural extension reached 129000 people last year via lectures and short courses. Prof Bliss notes state funding of 32000 supported broad outreach, with farmers contributing 64316 and railroads aiding by running free trains. Ames campus investment totals 2250000 dollars, with 500000 yearly expenses.
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Des Moines
Iowa
R. K. Bliss
Extension Department of
Ames
Prof. Bliss
Agricultural Committee
The
Des Moines Commercial Club
Bliss
Fire destroys nine race horses at Woodland track
Sioux City Ia Dec 29 Nine valuable race horses owned by Tuck Conley burned to death when six barns at Woodland track were destroyed by fire. Firemen battled the blaze for hours and the total loss is estimated at 10000 dollars. William St John was reported missing but later found safe. The cause remains unknown.
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Sioux City
Tuck Conley
Woodland Track
William St. John
Remarkable Record on Atlantic Northern & Southern Railway
Villisea December 29 Thos Doyle formerly of Des Moines laid 9 400 feet of track on the right of way between Grant and Morton Mills in eighteen hours The feat stands as a remarkable record among track workers with 7 000 to 8 000 feet typical for a day
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Villisea
Thos. Doyle
Des Moines
Atlantic Northern & Southern Railway
Grant
Morton Mills
Man pays nearly a century of newspaper subscription
In Iowa Falls on December 29 2005 a local contest by the Sentinel rewarded long term subscribers. One man paid almost a hundred years in advance to secure his name on the paid list while others renewed for twenty five thirty or fifty years.
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Iowa Falls
Granville
Ear Bitten Off During Saloon Brawl
In Dubuque yesterday afternoon Jack Schwartz and Charles Anthony fought in a saloon. Schwartz bit Anthony's left ear during the struggle and four men had to separate them as the grip loosened.
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Dubuque, Dee
Jack Schwartz
Charles Anthony
Schwartz
Anthony
Man Bitten as Ear Is Severed in Public Incident
Police hunt for Schwartz after a man loses part of his ear in a violent assault. Eyewitnesses report a sudden attack and swift action by bystanders before emergency crews arrived. Ermittlungen ongoing as authorities pursue leads and review footage.
Woman Arrested for Bigamy in Logan
Mrs Henry Poor was arrested in Council Missuts by Sheriff Rock and brought to Logan to answer a bigamy charge filed by her husband. She waived preliminary examination and was held over to the grand jury.
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Logan
Henry Poor
Forged Priest Swindler Fleeces Davenport Merchants
During the holiday rush a man dressed as a priest passed forged checks on Davenport merchants. He swindled several victims, then disappeared, leaving local merchants to mourn the loss and seek the culprit.
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Davenport
Yale Glee Club Visits Burlington for Concert and Social
Yale College Glee Club arrived in Burlington and performed at the Y M C A auditorium to a large fashionable audience. They were hosted at tea by Mrs Carl Leopold in the afternoon and attended a dancing party at Mrs William Carson's residence after the concert.
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Burlington
Burlington Society
Yale College Glee Club
Carl Leopold
William Carson
Fairfield in Limelight from a Nebraska Author’s Rebuttal
The article profiles Rev. Alexander Corkey and his novel as a response to The Calling of Dan Matthews, noting its Fairfield setting and Corkey’s path from minister to writer. It recounts a South Carolina slave era house tale about Richard Granville and a hidden treasure proving a bequest to educate freedmen, tied to a statue with a sun spot inscription.
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Bluffs
Iowa
Allen Rutledge
Alexander Corkey
Dan Matthews
Fairfield
Jenkins
Omaha
Presbyterian Church
Wayne, Neb
Mr. Corkey
Henry Kieser
Keiser
Middle West
South Carolina
Africa
America
Richard Granville
Granville
Elwood Granville
Colonel Granville
Banks on Sure Thing Now Pill Ad
A. Schingeck of 647 Elm St Buffalo N Y declares Dr King's New Life Pills cured chronic constipation when others failed. Advertises pills as unequaled for biliousness jaundice indigestion headache chills malaria and debility at 25 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Dr. King
A. Schingeck
Elm St
Buffalo
N. Y
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