Daily Market Reports Hogs Cattle and Sheep Data
Chicago market notes for June 12 show estimated receipts hogs 56,900 cattle 24,000 sheep 19,000 with varied holdovers. Prices range for heavy to light cattle and hogs with tops around 10.70 for hogs and beef steers 9.70 for large weights. Lambs and sheep show softer to steady trends. spring lambs lower by 25 to 50 cents. Receipts and shipments listed with Beach-Wickham Grain Co. Iowa City report. futures for tomorrow forecast hogs 27,000 cattle 10,000 sheep 15,000.
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Chicago
Iowa Winter Wheat Outlook Promising For 1922 Harvest
Iowa agricultural estimates show winter wheat at 91 percent of normal as of June 1, with expected production near 12 580 000 bushels from 576 000 acres. Spring wheat and oats also forecast strong yields while alfalfa acreage rises sharply to about 200 000 acres. apple orchards look to a bountiful year. FRANKS PINNEY reports from Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Franks
Pinney
The Great Horny Owl Celebrated for Rodent Control
The great horned owl is described as a large bird with yellow catlike eyes and a strong grip. It hunts rodents and vermin through winter and is considered a friend of people, though caution is advised when handling. The note argues against killing owls.
Foch Aids Blind Soldier Incident at Paris Institute
In Paris a blind veteran asks directions to the Wounded Soldiers' institute. A passerby identifies himself as Marshal Foch and offers to guide him. A janitor rebukes the man for helping, saying there are too many and he has no time.
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Marshal
Paris
Marshal Foeh
Black plague reported in Riga amid trade shipments
Two Riga workers unloading hides and horsehair from Russia were diagnosed with the black plague. The virus, called the Siberian pest by Russians, is spreading in the Volga and Siberian districts. Glanders also spreading in Ukraine, affecting about 20,000 horses.
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Riga
Latvia
Russia
Ragusche Rundehan
Volga
Siberian
Ukraine
Song of Life at Fox Theatre portrays mother’s shield
Mary Tilden confesses shooting a man to protect her son David who is under suspicion. The John Stahl production stars Gaston Glass Grace Darmond George Woodthorpe and Richard Headrick with a dramatic plot and a strong love story. The Fox Theatre engagement runs Tuesday and Wednesday as a top First National attraction.
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John Stahl
Louis B . Mayer
Fox
David
Mary Tilden
Song of Life
Gaston Glass
Grace Darmond
George Woodthorpe
Richard Headrick
Candy sale at Baptist church hints local gathering
A Tuesday evening sale offers homemade candy at the Baptist church. District meeting attendees include Miss Agnes Swift Miss Frances Minick Mrs Ed Squires and Miss Effie Haines. Several locals traveled or visited relatives including Mrs W S Hess Mrs Ralph Stephens and Mr and Mrs Arthur Yard with various family ties and moves noted.
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Centerville
Agnes Swift
Frances Minick
Ed Squires
Effie Haines
Hughes Wedding Brilliant at Washington Cathedral
President Harding and Mrs. Harding attended the wedding of Catherine Hughes, daughter of the secretary of state, to Chauncey Lockhart Waddell of New York. The ceremony took place at four oclock at Bethelhem chapel and was followed by a reception at the Pan-American Union building with hundreds of distinguished guests.
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Washington
Harding
Catherine Hughes
Hoghes
Chauncey Lockhart Waddell
New York
oelock @ Bethtem
Episcopal Cathedral
SS. Peter and Paul
Pan-American Union
Ambassador Lord Abernon to be kept from Germany post
London reports say Lord Abernon the British ambassador to Germany has arrived in London from Berlin and will not return to his post amid French protests over his alleged pro German stance. Unofficially his removal from the ambassadorship is being discussed.
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London
Lord
TY Abernon
Germany
Berlin
Lord of Abernon
Girl leaps into Niagara Falls to her death
An unidentified girl jumped into the Niagara river near Horseshoe Falls and died after being swept over. A bank note found on the girl read I am going to see the falls if 2 get dizzy and fall please notify William Jones Orchard Park N Y and was signed I A.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara River
Horseshoe Falls
William Jones
Orchard Park
I. A
Death of Public Utility Commissioner B D Loveland in San Francisco
San Francisco reports the death of B D Loveland long time dean and member of the California mill and utility commission at his home. He served with the Public Utility commissioners in the United States and had been a steady figure in California public service.
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San Francisco
B.D. Loveland
United States
California Millread Commission
Reed defeats Texas stock sales suit in landmark ruling
William Reed Sr of Lenox dodged a Houston oil firm suit for 14 000 in notes after signing stock contracts while vulnerable. Dr J W Coakley aided Reed, and a Texas court dismissed the case declaring the notes uncollectible. The firm, Delaware incorporated for 3 000 000, had sold stock across Clarke Adams and Taylor counties.
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Lenox
William Reed, Sr
Lowan
Texas
Reed
J. W. Coakley
Creston
Coakley
Oil
Delaware
Clarke
Adams
Taylor
French priests form new national church after expulsion
Maxime Ardot, among 600 French priests expelled for marrying, announces a national church. He argues marriage strengthens the church and is a discipline issue not dogma. Expellees plan to wear clerical garb, conduct services, and act as priests.
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Paris
Maxime Ardot
France
Ardot
Ricks Airplane Wrecked in Nebraska Tour Ended
In Orala Nebraska June 12 Captain Eddie Hickenbacker failed to complete his cross country tour as his all metal airplane crashed. The wreckage lies with its nose buried in the ground at the edge of the government airfield while the tail points skyward. He heads west by fast train to keep a speaking engagement at the Shriners conclave in San Francisco.
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Orala
Neb
Eddie Hickenbacker
Amerten
Shriners
San Francisco
Stephenson's Son Le Divorced in Milwaukee
Milwaukee. Grant Stephenson, son of the late Senator Jenge Stephenson, was granted a divorce from his wife formerly Miss Irene Adler on grounds of desertion. The income of half of a $400000 trust fund left to Stephenson was settled on Mrs Stephen.
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Stephenson
Milwaukee
Wis
Grant Stephenson
Jenge Stephenson
Irene Adler
Mra. Stephen
Few Books in Forecastles at Sea
An old-time mariner notes rare books in ships forecastles and says a Bible and Shakespeare copy are common ownership by seafarers. He recalls sailors treasuring such volumes, reading them intently on long voyages and keeping them close ashore in vain.
Sustaining the Interest in Investigations
A dialogue between a senator and an interlocutor on the value of investigations. The senator argues that investigations must pose new questions to keep posterity engaged, noting if all inquiries answered every query life would become monotonous.
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Senator Sorghum
Insects Carried by Wind Reported From Far Off Lands
Observations from Rebecca Shoals near Kornda show house flies released after red chalk dust were captured within 24 hours at traps six miles distant. Nearby windborne travel also suggests flies drifting from Cuba, according to Youth's Companion.
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Rebecca Shoals
Kornda
Cuba
The Thousand Villes From Elsewhere
A. W. G. recounts trying to buy a Chicago paper in Florida offering 2 cents. The clerk points to the front page price two cents in city and three cents elsewhere. She sighs that she is a thousand villes from elsewhere.
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Florida
Chicago
Woman Slayer Is Acquitted in Detroit Case
Judge Ketdan directs verdict of acquittal for Mrs. Bessie Gates nine teen who testified she shot George Viahos after he made improper advances and threatened her infant son. The court ruling centers on the claim that a woman's honor outweighs a man's life.
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Detroit
Mich
Harry BR. Ketdan
Bessie Gates
Gates
George Viahos
Ford Buys Calumet Plant Site in Indiana
Hammond June 12 reports Henry Ford is near closing the purchase of a plant site in the Calumet region. A 10 acre parcel in East Chicago district is said to have been bought for seven thousand dollars per acre.
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Hammond
Ind
Calumet
Henry Ford
Chicago
Staten Rall Wins Coe College Prize
Staten Rall and Howard MacConkie, Cedar Rapids, and Lester Short, Boone, won Major C. B. Robbins gold medals at Coe College for excellence in military science. Rall earned top honors in general excellence, MacConkie won marksmanship, and Short led in drill. Second and third prizes went to Frank Munyon and Carroll Doo little. marksman medals to Montieth and Jackson. drill silver to Traeger and Mills won bronze.
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Cedar Rapids
Staten Rall
Howard McKonkie
Lester Short
Boone
C. B. Robbins
Coe College
Coe R. O. A. Ae
MacConkie
Frank & Munyon
Seymour
Carrol Doolittle
Robert Montieth
Marshalltown
Frederick P. Jackson
Marlon
Wiliam Traeger
Randolla
Harold Mills
Perry
Minorca Island History and Geography
Minorca is a Balearic Island of Spain ceded by Britain in 18 at the Peace of Athens. It was part of British possessions for much of the eighteenth century. The island covers about 20 square miles with an estimated population around 5,000.
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Minorca
Spain
Great Britain
Athens
Weather forecast for Des Moines June 12 to 17
For June 12 through 17 in the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys expect considerable cloudiness with occasional showers. Temperatures above normal.
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Des Moines
Mississippi
Missouri
His Own Builder of Character and Atmosphere
The text argues a man crafts his personal world and atmosphere by choosing thoughts. He can fill it with gloom or keep it clear and sweet by dispelling gloomy and malicious ideas, shaping his life's influence and outlook.
Geologic bulletin questions myth of Y shaped stick over well
The United States Geological Survey released a voluminous bulletin challenging a centuries old belief that a Y shaped stick tied inverted will turn over when held above a successful well cap. The report disputes the long held superstition with scientific explanation.
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United States Geological Survey
Japanese Corner Styling with Silk and Teak Elements
A Japanese corner can be artistic through simplicity. A black satin gold embroidered screen on silk sets the tone, with a teak cabinet or stand continuing the effect. A Japanese wall print and lotus plants in a shallow bowl finalize the vignette.
The Kingly Eagle Symbol of Nobility Admirable Courage
The article extols the eagle as king of birds, noting its courage and swiftness. It dismisses myths of eagles carrying off children as exaggeration, and cites the eagle’s majesty as a universal symbol of nobility across cultures. It mentions its behavior in self defense and the prominence of the eagle in legends and regalia, including Indian headdresses.
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Eman Eoly
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Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Iowa City
Town
Roy J. Maddock
Tone
Mutual
Fred L. Stewart
F. & M. Bank
K. Iwadare
Nippon Electric Company, Limited
Tokyo
H. B Thayer
Western Electric Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Japan
Mr. Iwadure
Chor
Foch
The
Baptist Church
W. 8. Hess
Dewey Hess
W. H. Pratt
Winfield
A. O. Pratt
Ralph Stephens
Keota
Frank Tierney
F. L. Broadgate Electric
South
Iowa Ave
American Express Co
Ralph Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Sam Donahey
Arthur Yard
Cedar Falls
Ray Dix
Baptist
Homer Brown
Brighton
F. P. Burch
California
Burch
Baptist Sunday School
Fred Neiswanger
Champagne
Ill
University of Ilinois
Wanda
Mrs. Harding
Www
Col. H. D. Loveland
W. S. Reister & Sons
East Third St
Creamery
East Washington St
Leghorn
Leghorn Springs
Rick
America
Earth
Browning
R. L. Gibson
Property Owners Federation, Inc
FORD
Auto Man
COE College Prize
Island of
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
St. Michigan Ave
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