03 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1910
Page
1
Iowa students excel in a competitive event earning Armour Scholarships. Jows claimed top honors while others posted strong showings. The report highlights rising talents and the scholarship outcomes amid college awards and standings.
In three years since Armour scholarships began, Iowa led with twenty one awards for top student judging and stock at the International in Chicago. Nebraska and Wisconsin follow with seven each. Scholarships help families unable to send students to college and reward high performers in stock and grain judging. Fifty five contestants competed in the short course with six top winners listed including Frank Chandler and Kyle McKee.
Cornell president J G Schurman told the New York state grange that rising living costs stem from more mouths than meat, noting dwindling cattle and swine, exhausted lands, and a shift from ranching to farm herd stock. He warned ranching is dying and farm stock raising must grow to meet demand.
A fragment asks about percentages across months, noting 11 percent and a 40 percent price rise for hogs. The snippet implies a comparison of monthly changes and commodity pricing without full context or dates.
Plans under consideration would run 60 foot high power gasoline electric passenger cars on the Muscatine North and South line after completing the Elrick Junction to Burlington link. The system would use a gasoline engine at the front to drive an electric motor, aiding steep grades toward Burlington. The line is expected to extend to Davenport and be electrified, forming an interurban from Clinton to Burlington about 125 miles long.
Dr William F King president emeritus of Cornell college sails from San Francisco for a year long world voyage stopping at Konolulu Tokio Hong Kong Manila Singapore and various Indian points Then via Suez Canal he will travel through Europe accompanied by J Carleton Young book collector The trip includes a banquet in his honor at the Stewart hotel San Francisco with more than 30 former Cornell students expected
Marshalltown Iowa February 3 A 65 year old retired farmer Chris Wilking working blasting stumps at State Center Tuesday afternoon thought the dynamite would not explode He waited two hours and attempted to dig out the fuse with a knife when the stick exploded in his hand causing injuries likely to prove fatal His right hand is mangled and his face and chin are cut and burned
Preparations completed for Nicholas Tchaykowsky trial in St Petersburg. Indictment accuses him of Social Revolutionary Party ties and aiding a peasant revolt. government seeks long hard labor or exile. Defense denies committee membership and cites alibis in England and America. Azef supplied much testimony.
A poetic reflection from the Baltimore Sun on enduring appetite and shortages. The speaker imagines a future where even the last doughnut and cruller are gone yet food and sustenance persist, noting sausage and pone as perpetual staples.
Washington reports the National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice approved changes for the 1910 Camp Perry matches. Features include revised ranges and targets, a three pound trigger rule, and new ordnance supplied rifles. Executive officers and ammunition bids are set, with practice allowances increased.
Chicago buyers note hogs steady to a shade higher with bulk at 8 50 to 8 65 and 8 25 to 8 70 for mixed packers. Cattle and sheep volumes vary with cattle strong and sheep strong. receipts and shipments detailed with ranges for light, mixed, and heavy grades.
The Washington City market lists prevailing prices for several commodities. Items include flour per sack at about 1.60 to 1.70 dollars, bran per hundred around 1.25, shorts per hundred about 0.50, corn meal 10 percent skim near 0.26, buckwheat 10 percent skim near 0.50, butter at 0.25, and straw varying by load or bale.
John A. Babcock appears in a case against North American Live Stock Commission Company at U S Stock Yards Chicago. Proceedings concern stock brokerage and commission practices with this financial dispute in Chicago courts.
The article outlines changes for the National Matches including firing sequences with rising disappearing targets, penalties for unused cartridges, and rapid fire rules. It notes a shift from pistol to revolver terminology, updates to skirmish runs, and adjustments to team classifications and prize provisions.
Instructions describe using a watch and a shadow to locate cardinal directions. At 9 a m rotate a shadow to center of the watch with 12 north and 3 east. at 6 p m set shadow so 12 north and 3 east. on cloudy days use a sharpened pencil shadow on the thumb nail to infer sun direction.
"Pshaw" she exclaims about missing the opening act as they impatiently wait for the mother of nine. Mr Slowman notes the delay while O. George is urged to join.
A new trans Pacific steamship service between Seattle and the Orient begins with the maiden sailing of the Chicago Maru from Yokohama to Hong Kong. After Hong Kong she returns to Japan then to Seattle, due March 25. Other inaugural sailings follow for the Panama Maru on July 12 and the Mexican Maru on January 14.
Report from Feb 3 in Pela China New York describes members of the intercollegiate Football Rules Committee gathering to discuss proposed changes. Debates focus on forward pass limits, diving tackle restrictions, and mass play dangers amid strong public and press input.
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