Daily Market Reports Opening for Hog and Livestock
Chicago May 8 Hog receipts estimated 33 000 with 26 115 left overs. Cattle 10 000 receipts and sheep 12 000. Market mostly 25 lower with top 8.00 and bulk 160 225 lb. Pigs 25 50 lower, wet bulks 110 130. Beef steers steady to 15 higher, stockers and feeders firm. Lambs 15 25 higher, clippers 12.75 13.25. Markets presented by Beach Wickham Grain Co Burlington Iowa with various grain bids and tomorrow outlooks: hogs 25 000 cattle 10 000 sheep 158 000. Liverpool Wheat futures mixed. nearby lower.
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Chicago
Lowa
Break-In At Burlincon Station Stages Suspected Theft
A burglary occurred at Burlincon passenger station last night. Unclear what items were taken as the value is uncertain, but the ticket office showed unmistakable signs of entry and tampering. Police are investigating and reviewing security footage.
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Burlincon
Tiept
Pete Huber’s Pet Business to Rest Amid Health Crackdown
Pete Huber of Crawford Inn plans a prolonged break after a doctor advises rest. The community will miss his lively writings and sharp local commentary as he steps back to recover.
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Pete Huber
Crawford Inn
Pete
Cairo Museum Will Keep All Treasures From Tomb
At Luxor April 2 the American Archaeological Mission aiding the Tutankhamun tomb finders reports rapid progress. Most royal chamber artifacts near shipment to Cairo Museum. Egyptian government owns tomb objects. British discoverers gain no personal property. Laborers paid small sums. four use money to buy wives, highlighting lingering slave system in Egypt.
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Valley OF the Kings
Luxor
Egypt
American Archaeological Mission
King Tutankhamun
United States
Royal Mortuary Chamber
Cairo Museum
Lord Carnarvon
Cairo
Carter
Go-to-church Bonigay urged by Argonne Legion group
Des Moines Ind May 7 Rev L E Watson chaplain of Argonne post American Legion urges all members to honor mothers on Mothers Day May 13 by attending church The post executive committee endorsed the plan naming the day Go-to-church Sunday Local legionnaires may attend services on a body.
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Des Moines
L. E. Watson
Argonne Post
American Legion
Post
Nutrition Courses in seven townships of Toledo county
May 7. Organizing groups to carry on the Nutrition Course are to be formed in seven townships of this county next week. Miss Avis Talcott of the Ames extension department will supervise the organization work.
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Toledo
Avis Talcott
Ames Extension Department
Emigration From Northern Ireland Rises to America
Emigration from northern Ireland to the United States rose in the three months to March with 1,612 emigrants bound for America having their passports visas at the Belfast consulate. Last year for the same period there were 552 visas. Most emigrants come from counties bordering the six county area and officials describe them as a higher type than previously.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
United States
America
Countrie
Weather Turns Cold Across Town After Sudden Change
A sudden cold front brings near freezing temperatures in the community. The low last night reached 36 degrees and dipped further this forenoon as snow flurries and a chilly northwest wind kept summer attire hidden. The cold spell spans the region, but wind and clouds limited damage to crops.
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Towa
Middle West
Library Seeks Lost Volumes Through May
The Chilcote Library asks residents to return any overdue library books without penalty during the rest of May. A basket will be in the vestibule for convenient drop off as spring housecleaning continues.
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Chilcote Library
Library Board
Boys Tramp Garden Protest Letter
A Washington citizen phoned the Journal to report a garden tramping by a party of boys last night. He warns that a repeat of the disturbance will be met with strong action and notes other similar complaints.
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Washington
Journal
Wheat Forecast Shows Decrease in Winter Crop
The Department of Agriculture recast the 1923 winter wheat crop at 578,287,000 bushels, about fourteen and one tenth percent below the 1922 harvest, as reported from Washington on May 8.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Foster Nominated to National Chamber Board
The Associated Press reports that the National Commerce body named J. Henry Foster of Ottumwa to the board of directors. The nomination was announced by the council of the chamber of commerce of the United States in New York on May 5.
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Iity
Associated Press
New York
May
Council of the Chamber of Comerce
The
United States Today
J. Henry Foster
Ottumwa
Board awards repainting contract for courthouse trimmings
The Board of Supervisors assigns Town City Roofing to paint gutters cornices clock face and statue of justice at the courthouse. Work is underway. The justice statue’s covering had deteriorated and she had lost some attire for years.
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Board of Supervisors
Town City Roofing Company
Justice
Court House
Farming at the Hospital Crop Rotation Plan
The County Hospital shifts crops for the year rotating southeast field to oats and grass while the northeast field moves from grass to potatoes and garden truck. A fine corn bed is anticipated after last year’s sweet corn sold to Bruns Seed company. Oldie Squires leads the farming, with no complaints about prior yields.
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Bruns Seed Company
Eoldie Squires
Convict Camp Warden Strikes Witness. Woman Dies
Thelma Franklin of Baker County and her daughter were fatally hurt when Warden Thompson struck them at a Knabb camp. The incident occurred as lawmakers on a joint committee investigating convict camps jumped to their seats. Franklin, a Black resident, was to testify before the committee. Nine inmates died at Knabb camps in the past year, six since last September, according to Mrs. Franklin.
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Associated Press
Tallahasse
Florida
T. J. Knabb
Thelma Franklin
Baker County
Schelfield
Warden Thompson
Knabb
Thompson
Franklin
Krupp Works Head Sentenced To Fifteen Years In Germany
Dr. Krup Von Bohlen head of the Krupp works was sentenced to fifteen years in jail and fined 100 billion marks by a court martial at Werdern Germany for the March 31 shooting at the Krupp plant. Five directors and several plant officials received 10 to 20 year terms and fines of 100 million marks each.
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Associated
Treas
Werden
Germany
Krup von Bohlen
Krupp Works
Krupp
Davenport Post Denounces Vollmer For German Relief Speech
Davenport post 26 of the American Legion adopted a resolution denouncing former congressman Henry Vollmer as Un-American for his last Thursday mass meeting speech to raise German relief funds. Count Hugo Leichenfeld, Bavarian former prime minister, was the principal speaker at that gathering.
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Associated Press
Davenport
The
American Legion
Henry Vollmer
Hugo Leichenfeld
Bavaria
Darkness Revives Instinct in Captive Beasts
London April 16 Wild animals in captivity show a nocturnal life with renewed hunting instincts, says R T Pocock superintendent of the Zoological Gardens of London about to retire. He notes the contrast between daytime calm and night-time stalking, warns wild animals cannot be trusted as pets, and discusses weather effects on zoo life.
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London
R. T. Pocock
Zoological Garedsn
Mr. Pocock
Lonnon
Zoo
Pocock
Stray Wisdom: A Woman's Tongue Proverb Feature
A brief clipped item presents a Japanese proverb about a woman's tongue being only three inches long yet able to kill a man six feet high, highlighting sharp wit as a potent force. The note frames the saying as cultural wisdom without additional context.
Leopard Invades Mandalay in Burman Town Tale
AP reports a full grown leopard wandered into Mandalay, was shot by an Irrawaddy flotilla officer, and sparked widespread city excitement. The article notes previous leopard and tiger sightings in Burma, with jungle cats and elephants still common, often near towns and lumber camps.
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Associated Press
Mandalay
Burma
Handalays
Amarapura
Irrawaddy
Maneris
Bassein
Lower
Bume
Rangoon
Italian Premier Backs French on German Proposal
Paris May 8 The French note to Germany was communicated in official circles to Italian Premier Marconi who expressed full approval. He agrees with Premier Poincare that the German proposal could not be considered.
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Paris
France
Germany
Marsoloni
Italy
Poincare
Mrs Bird Named to Succeed Mrs Towner in Atlanta
Mrs Charles Summer Bird of Boston was elected to head the department of international relations for the General Federation of Women's Clubs at a federation board meeting in Atlanta. She will succeed Mrs Horace Mann Towner, who resigned.
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Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
Charles Summer Bird
Boston
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Federation Board ‘of Directors
Horace Mann Towner
Produce Price List Today
Our paying prices on produce today are posted for market buyers. Fresh selections include available fruits and vegetables with stated rates for immediate sale and delivery options. Prices reflect current market conditions and may vary by quantity and quality.
Red Plague $500 Reward Offer In Association Towns
A $500 reward is offered for the arrest and conviction of any offender connected to the alleged crimes. The notice urges every fire tax payer and property owner to contribute to efforts against the felonies across multiple towns and associations.
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Property Owners Federation
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Niedto
American Legion Carnival
Washington, Iowa
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