Des Moines Readies Great Iowa Corn Growers Show
Des Moines hosts the seventh annual Iowa Corn Growers association exposition at the Coliseum with more than 20000 in premiums. Exhibits arrive from all rail lines free of charge and include corn barley oats wheat and farm machinery. Experts predict the show will be the largest of its kind and surpass the national exposition in Omaha in scope.
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Des Moines
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Iiinot Central
Northwestern
Great Western
Coliseum
United States
Agricultural Department
Washington
Iowa
Omaha
Kasson Parish House cornerstone laid in Des Moines
Bishop T N Morrison of Davenport spoke at the Kasson memorial parish house ceremony declaring the city needs a retreat from the outside world. Henry Wallace joined Rev Thomas Casady in the simple service. Morrison stressed the spiritual aim with reading rooms and parlors while gym work will be taught.
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Des Moines
T. N. Morrison
Davenport
Iown
Episcopal Church
John A. Kasson
Thomas Casady
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
East Des Moines
Henry Wallace
Morrison
Chicken Pickers Fight in Rockwell City
Shorty Piper and A. J. Miller clashed over whisky in Rockwell City on November 29. Piper slashed Miller with a knife, injuring an arm ten inches long. Miller was treated and Piper jailed.
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Rockwell City
Shorty Piper
A. J. Miller
Piper
Miller
Memorial tribute to John A. Johnson at Broadway Tabernacle
President Taft Governor Hughes Charles Towne and other notables paid tribute to John A. Johnson at a memorial meeting in New York. Hughes delivered the principal address while Taft sent a letter explaining his absence. Friends praised Johnson as a destined political figure.
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Taft
New York
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Hughes
Charles A. Towne
United States
Broadway Tabernacle
the American-Scandinavian Society
People of America
Twenty Japanese Die In Great Northern Work Train Wreck
A work train on the Great Northern railway between Vancouver and Westminster crashed into a washed out culvert. Twenty Japanese were killed and thirteen injured, with several expected to die.
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Vancouver
B. C
Great Northern Railway
Westminster
Federal employee rolls soar to 370000 plus in 1909
Washington reports the federal workforce has grown to about 370 065, up from 306 141 in 1907, a 20 percent rise. The Census Bureau adds about 3 000 clerks next year, boosting salaries by roughly 5 million dollars. Treasury employs 6 996, while the executive office has 43.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Durand
Census Bureau
Treasury Department
Executive Office
Wood Backs Reforms for Convicted Soldiers
Major General Leonard Wood urges in his first annual East Department report that soldiers convicted of minor offenses should not be permanently branded as convicts or barred from re-enlistment. He calls for reform to allow re-enlistment based on good conduct and favors returning trained personnel to civilian life, suggesting limits on re-enlistments to non commissioned officers and privates first class.
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New York
United States Army
Leonard Wood
Department of the East
Wood
United States
Pellagra Found At Oakdale Sanitarium Iowa
A case of pellagra was discovered at Oakdale sanitarium near Iowa City. A woman patient arrived three weeks ago and the diagnosis was confirmed by Dr. Eiker after work by Dr. Kessler. This marks the second case found in Iowa.
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Oakdale
Iowa City
Eiker
State Board of Health
Kessler
Iowa
140 Horses Cremated After Livery Fire
Kansas City dispatch reports 140 horses cremated as Blue Front livery stables burned. Loss listed at $60,000. Fire damage prompted extensive efforts to recover valuables and shelter animals.
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Kansas City
Blue Front
Opening of the Reichstag in Berlin Tomorrow
Berlin dispatch reports the reichstag will convene tomorrow with the emperor returning to Berlin to open the session personally.
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Berlin
Trouble Brewing in Cuban Republic
Havana reports a murky political climate as Cuba nears the nine month mark of the re established republic. Rumors push for Gomez retirement with Zayas to lead, while fusion among factions falters and a renewed push for a negro party emerges.
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Havana
Palma
Cuba
Gomez
Zayfis
Magoon
Zayas
Menocal
Congress
Girl shoots sweetheart then dies in carbolic acid trance
West Plains Missouri reports Maggie A Payne shot her sweetheart Everett Benn during a quarrel at the girl's home. Benn wounded mortally and Payne drank carbolic acid, dying shortly after. No witness to the shooting. Benn cannot speak.
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West Plains
Maggie A. Payne
Everett Benn
Benn
Lost Her Heart to Another in Colorado Springs
Edna Barton of Des Moines came to marry a railroad man in Colorado Springs but fell for Edwin Nye, son of a local restaurant owner, while paying breakfast. They were wed.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Des Moines
Edna Barton
Edwin Nye
May Stop Opening of Bids for Jeffries Johnson Fight
New York police expect to prevent a Madison Square Garden meeting next Wednesday where bids for the Jeffries Johnson heavyweight title bout would be opened. Police Commissioner Baker says such a gathering violates the law and could be enjoined as promoting a prize fight even if the bout occurs outside the state.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Jeffries Johnson
Baker
Htis
Mme Steinheil arrives in London after Paris acquittal
London reporters fail to reach Mme Steinheil who had been acquitted of murdering her husband in Paris. She avoided the crowd at a hotel, and the hotel manager asked her to leave after her identity was learned. She boarded a train at Euston, suspected bound for Liverpool.
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London
Mme. Steinheil
Paris
Euston
Liverpool
White Slave Case on Trial in Des Moines
John Manning and Joe Mitchell stand trial before Judge Miller charged with conspiracy for allegedly enticing two sixteen year old girls from Jefferson to Des Moines.
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Des Moines
John Manning
Joe Mitchell
Jefferson
Miller
Nine American Jackies Missing off Marietta Gunboat
Nine sailors from the US gunboat Marietta lying off Port Limón Costa Rica are missing after the gig and whaleboat were sent to sea in heavy weather Friday night. A general alarm and lookout order were issued, with a reward offered for recovery.
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Colon
Navy
United States
Marietta
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Northwestern railroad plans 1500 miles of new track for year
Chicago November 29 Northwest railroad announces 1500 miles of new track for the coming year including 28.18 miles from Hinton ia to Hawarden ia and about 460 miles already approved with a Wisconsin double track to push total to nearly 550 miles costing about 16 000 000 Marvin Hughitt president dismisses Pacific coast extension talks noting surveys toward Seattle Portland and San Francisco have been conducted
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Chicago
Northwestern Railroad
Hintonia
Hawarden
Sioux City Dakota and Northwestern Division
Wisconsin
Marvin Hughitt
Northwestern
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Surgeon Selected for Amundsen Arctic Expedition
Chicago November 29 Dr Harry Edmunds of San Francisco has been elected surgeon for the Amundsen Arctic expedition. The voyage will begin in Norway this July and is led by Roald Amundsen with plans to reach the South Pole.
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Chicago
Harry ‘Edmunds
San Francisco
Amundson
Norway
Argo Survivors Reach Columbia Lightship
Astoria Ore Nov 29 A lifeboat from the steamer Argo carrying Captain Synder one passenger and nine crew members reached the Columbia river lightship after abandoning the vessel as it foundered off Tillamook bay.
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Astoria
Ore
Synder
Argo
Tillamook Bay
Columbia River
Clinton B Fisk Dead in San Antonio Hotel
Clinton B. Fisk, noted newspaper and theater manager, was found dead in bed at the St. Anthony hotel in San Antonio Texas after only a few days of illness. Funeral plans were not announced.
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San Antonio
Tex
Clinton B. Fisk
St. Anthony
Sauer kraut and its dietary caveats
Sauer kraut is described as a marginally compatible pairing with two strong foods yet loses minerals when boiled or decayed. Fresh cabbage and apple juice are preferred over fermented forms and vinegar. The piece cautions against fermented foods and notes sauer kraut poorly aligns with bread cereals or potatoes.
Chicago Markets Hogs Cattle and Sheep Report November 29 1909
Estimated hog receipts 32000 with leftovers 3818. Market steady to lower with hogs at 7 60 to 12 cents for packers 7 75 to 8 25 for heavy shipping grades 7 80 to 8 30. Cattle 28000 with best steady others weak to lower. Sheep 30000 steady.
Second Report Hog Market Receipts and Prices
Estimated receipts today 30000 and official yesterday 15661 with shipments 2179. Last week receipts 140556 shipments 18220. Officials left over yesterday 3818. Tomorrow's receipts estimated 20000. Market tone higher than Saturday. Bulk 8 10 to 8 25 light 7 65 to 8 20 mixed packers 7 80 to 8 20 heavy ship's grades 7 85 to 8 35 rough 7 85 to 8 00 porkers 8 05 to 8 15 pigs 6 60 to 7 75.
Market Receipts and Price Ranges for Cattle and Sheep
Estimated receipts total around 31000 with market steady to 10 lower for Beeves and cattle. Cows, heifers, Texas steers, stockers, feeders, Western cattle and sheep prices listed with ranges. A separate line shows 30000 receipts with steady Native sheep and Western lambs and yearlings priced in the 5 to 7 dollar range.
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Texas
Market Prices For Livestock And Grains
Market figures show cattle prime steady while others fall. Barley and mixed packers range narrow with highs around 7.95 to 8.40 for ship grades and 7.75 to 8.23 for mixed lots. Sheep steady and livestock prices inch lower from Saturday averages.
Care of John A. Babcock North American Live Stock
U.S. Stock Yards Chicago handles care and services for livestock under the supervision of John A. Babcock at the North American Live Stock Commission Company.
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U. S
Chicago
Tll
Ballinger Sees Private Enterprise Run Public Lands
Secretary Ballinger urges private enterprise under national supervision to develop public lands and classifies all lands while proposing remedial legislation to prevent monopolies and protect public interests. He cites Alaska water sites and favors leasing or sale of coal deposits with strict regulation.
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Congress
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Cunningham
Alaska
General Land Fire
Department
Geological Survey
Train worker killed in yard accident in Buffalo
John J. Flach of Denver died in the New York Central yards when the drawhead between a sleeping car and a dining car moved as he crossed the platform. He was traveling to Syracuse to visit relatives.
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Buffalo
John J. Flach
Denver
New York Central
Flach
Syracuse
Man shoots wife then fatally wounds self in Beatrice
Beatrice Nebraska November 29 Fred T Robinson arrived from Lincoln and shot his wife who was visiting at his father in law home. He then killed himself. Both victims were taken to a hospital. The woman likely has only a few hours to live and there is little hope for the husband’s survival.
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Beatrice
Neb
Fred T. Robinson
Lincoln
Robinson
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Bishop Mor
Rison
Johnson
Great Northern
Paul
Cherry, Ill
St. Paul Coal Company
Cherry
Erling
St. Paul Railway
Cuban Republic
Lagés
Neuetary Ballinger Annual Land Report
T. J. Allan
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
Secretary of Interior
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