Railway to Pay for Burnt Trees Sets Timber Value Precedent
United States sued the Missouri River and Northwestern railroad for fire trespass on the Black Hills forest. A jury awarded damages including both merchantable timber losses and nonmerchantable young growth, establishing the so called expectation value of future yields as a basis for forest damage. The case cites $3,728.85 in total damages with $2,634.45 for merchantable timber. Yield tables and discounting future crops are noted as standard in Europe and used in insurance and land sales.
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Black Hills National Forest
United States
Missouri River and Northwestern
Department of Agriculture
South Dakota
Illinois Best at Plow Prize Record
William Pairweather earned a gold medal and championship in the Wheatland and Rock Plowing associations of Illinois. Over 27 years he won prizes in 26 of them, with most firsts and seconds. He credits his father for early soil tilling lessons and recalls carrying a chain and weed cutter to cover field trash.
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Wheatland
Ilinois
William Lairweather
Pairweather
Belgians Celebrate Twelve Golden Wedding Couples
In Morbecque a town of 3000, twelve couples marked golden weddings with a window serenade by a local band. The eldest pair, M. and Mme Delbuilt, have been married 56 years and led the procession to church. The town council hosted a banquet and residents showered the couples with gifts during the day.
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Morbecque
Mme. Delbuilt
New Army Rapid-Fire Gun Hits 300 Rounds a Minute
The United States army tests a compact machine gun that delivers over 300 shots per minute and weighs about thirty pounds, signaling a new era in mobile firepower for infantry units.
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America
United States Army
Japs Plan Huge Shops Near Tokyo Workshop Complex
Japanese government announces a new railway workshop site near Tokyo covering about 3,000,000 square feet. The planned facility will house large-scale manufacturing and maintenance operations for rail equipment.
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Tokyo
Hen a Bird or Not A Court Question
A humorous verse from W. BD. Nesbit in Chicago Post questions if a hen is a bird while noting how ministers praise her offspring as dressing for meals and winter storage makes her a mint in market terms. It treats the hen as a persistent nuisance yet valued for eggs and market use.
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The
United States Court of Customs
W. BD. Nesbit
Chicago Post
World’s greatest things in a brief catalogue
A compact list asserts the tallest monument the Washington obelisk at 555 feet, the largest Egyptian Karnak monolith, the Glasgow chimney, and the Croton aqueduct. It notes the deepest mine in Belgium, Cardiff docks, Sydney lighthouse, Cape Henry lighthouse, Bank of England, Oxford’s oldest college, Paris National Library, Paris Opera House, Peter the Great statue, a large Japanese stone statue, Cairo’s large college, Damascus as oldest city, the Hebrew Bible owned by Germany, gallium and radium prices, and tulip auction in Amsterdam.
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Croton
New York
Peru
Lambert
Belgium
Cardiff
Wales
Sydney
Australia
Cape Henry
Virginia
Bank of England
London
University College
Oxford
National
Paris
Opera House
Peter the Great
St. Petersburg
Japan
Cairo
Damascus
Amsterdam
Kansas City Farm Operated With City Prisoners
Kansas City runs a municipal farm using city prisoners. Former costs at the workhouse were about $200 per year per prisoner, now the farm yields roughly $120 in annual profit per prisoner. The reforming influence is stronger, escapes are rare, guards few, and work varied including farming, livestock, road and fence maintenance. The city sells farm products and uses much for inmate sustenance.
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Kansas City
Foreign miners protected in modern mine safety chambers
Recent experiments in mine safety in France lead top colliery firms to install blind galleries with air water food and signaling gear. Belgium demands breathing apparatus for every 200 underground workers in fiery mines with trained rescue brigades of at least four per apparatus set.
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France
Belgium
Tin Production Dominates Malay States Exports
The Malay States produced about 66 percent of the world's tin consumption with exports last year valued at 40,007,035 dollars.
Athletics Again Defeat the Cubs in rout at Chicago
Attendance 26 210 receipts 36361.60 as Athletics outplay Cubs 12 to 5. Davis leads with three hits and five plate appearances while Coombs Thomas and team field flawless. McIntyre Reulbach Pfeister and Kling pitched for the Cubs. Chance ejected after dispute over Murphy home run amid rain and wind.
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Chics
Chemypins
Athletcs
Mack
Davis
Cubs
Renlbach
McIntyre
Athletics
Lot Pfiester
Chance
Ile
Connolly
Murphy
Archer
National Commission
R. H. B. Athletics
Chicago
Coomus
Thomas
Reulbach
The Churches Invite All to Sabbath Services
Sabbath service at 9:45 morning worship at 11 o clock junior session at 4 20 and senior at 4 45 with evening service. All are cordially invited to attend.
Sabbath School and Bank Offering Service Announced
The public worship hour at 9 20 in the morning includes the annual bank offering service under the charge of the Women's Missionary Society Senior Endeavor Four forty four is the time. Everyone is cordially invited to attend the service.
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Women's Missionary Society
Sunday School and Evening Services Schedule
Sunday school at 30, adjournment 10 30. Communion service 11. Junior league 3. Epworth league 5 45. Evening service 7 with preaching by the pastor. Music directed by Miss Dudley.
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Miss Dudley
Harp Evangelist Promoted by Baptist Church Meeting
Interest in a Baptist church meeting has led to a harp evangelist being prevailed and expected to lead the event. The notice underscores local religious activity and upcoming spiritual program.
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the Baptist Church
Evangelist Promises Special Services After Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will continue into next Sunday with services tomorrow evening featuring special features. A big day is expected on Sunday with a remarkable sermon and harp accompaniment anticipated this evening despite no formal announcement by the evangelist.
Pirst Church of Christ Carter Iowa Avenue and Jeffery
Sabbath school 10 o clock and morning service 11 with the subject probation after death. Golden text He that overcometh shall inherit all things and I will be his God and he shall be my son Rev 21 7. Wednesday 745 meeting. Free reading room Monday Wednesday and Saturday 230 to 430 over Crail's store.
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Carter
Iowa Avenue
Jeffery
Som Street
Crail’s
Presbyterians Schedule Quiet Sabbath Services
Sabbath school at 9 40 junior Christian Endeavor at 5 40 and senior Endeavor at 6. There will be no preaching service in the morning or evening.
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Junior Christian Endeavor Meeting
Senior Christian Endeavor Meeting
Covenant Church Schedule Noted Sabbath Activities
The Sabbath school at Covenant er meets at 9,50 with a vice session at 11. The Young People's evening service is scheduled for 7.
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Young People's Evening Service
Apples for Sale in Milwaukee Near Freight Yard
Just a few bushels of No 1 apples left for sale in Milwaukee near the freight yard. Price is $1.15 per bushel.
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T. H. McClean
Milwaukee
Pianos Awarded for Certificated Purchases Through June 1 1911
Cut out the coupon, fill it in, and mail or bring it to any store. Buy goods and invite friends to buy. collect certificates and place them in the store ballot box to earn credits. The top collectors win several hundred dollars in certificates each week, with pianos awarded to the highest numbers through June 1, 1911.
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the Evening Journal
Orville Elder
Washing
Office
East Main Street
Washington, No. 6
Mutual
Weather Forecast
Iowa
Journal Office
H. L. Parrott
U.S. Express Office
American Pearl Button Co
Kalona
Kalona House
Kalona, Iowa
Fa. B. Carr
H. D. Smith
Red
G. W. Hobson
Chester
Farrow
James K. Helmick
Columbus Junction
Lowa. M'S
Black
FE. A. Bickford
John Shields
P.S
and Insurance
Illinois
Washington Monument and College At
Washington Obelick
Karnak
Egypt
Glasgow
Philadelphia
First Enited Presbyterian
Second United Presbyterian
Baptist
Pirst Church OF Christ
Presbyterians
C. J. Palmgren
Washington National Bank
Washington
R. Stuart & Son
Postoffice
Ermanen FT. Frasier Fairfield
Lowa
Messrs
McBhinney
Chersen and
Mason
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