American warship to escort Tripoli expedition safety
Washington reports that the scout cruiser Chester will likely sail to Derna or Benghazi to protect American citizens in Tripoli as tribesmen threaten the Archaeological Institute of America expedition at Cyrene. An American member was killed on March 11 and three Arabs face Ottoman trials.
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Chester
Derna
Benghazi
Mediterranean
United States
Tripoli
Archeological Institute of America
Cyrene
State Department
Richard Norton
Boston
Herbert I. de Cou
Words We Like and Rhymes Across Newspapers
A collage of quoted stray lines from newspapers praising rhymes and wordplay. It cites examples such as wish and fish, rice and price, ice, think and clink, rink, flag and rag, pie, chase and race, beer and dear, and fire with rhyme patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
St. Louis Times
Muscatine
Tripolitans Fear Uncle Sam's Power
Residents of Tripoli react to perceived federal overreach and the growing influence of Uncle Sam in local affairs, sparking debates on national authority and regional autonomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Wellman Community Notes and Local Visits
Wellman residents record family visits and social events across town. Travelers include John Fleming and family visiting Tama, and Miranda Murphy hosting a Chicago visitor. Local engagements cover meetings, weddings, sales, and farm dealings with names such as Kirkpatrick, Shafer, Yoder, and McLaughlin appearing.
Moves and Residences Noted Around Creston Area
Henry Doig of Creston Iowa attends the Will Sutherland sale and plans a near future move. Illinois relatives visit the Ed Erickson home. Minick Cement completes a large concrete job on J L Brookhart farm near Verdi. John Kirkpatrick place rented to Mr Noecker and he will move next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Doig
Creston
Iowa
Will Sutherland
Illinois
Ed Erickson
Minick Cement Company
J. L. Brookhart
Verdi
John Kirkpatrick
Noecker
Kalona Social Notes From Friday To Monday
Kalona reports include J B Yoder a passenger for Iowa City Friday L L Rogers a business visitor in Iowa City Friday Miss Mary Deweese visiting friends in Wellman Saturday Mrs H Ayres and children visiting in South English Saturday Blanche Critz of Riverside arriving Monday to visit Wm O Loughlin home Mr and Mrs J F Durst spending Sunday at Arthur Durst home near Washington John Shrock of Protection Kansas visiting relatives and friends P D Shetler visiting with son Lloyd near Wellman last Monday John Teeter of Washington attending affairs and picnic J L Shillig spent Monday night with family in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Kirkpatrick
Cedar Rapids
Chris Ruegsegger
Kalona
J. M. Dodds
Orlando Shafer
South English
Robert Brown
Fairfield Nebr
W .S. Brown
GC. Adams
0 .E. Klockenteger
Eva Barger
Clay
Nancy Nesmith
Jennie Leitz
Tipton
Ida Sheib
Seattle
Wash
C. F. Shafer
Jack Mehaffey
Darnell
Jacob Fisher
Joe Crossett
Grant Miller
Leader
D. J. Yoder
Shrader Drug Company
Iowa City
Yoder
Paul Krueger
Huntsberger
Knotts
Joseph Shrader
Alta Wade
Glee Palmer
Helen Miller
Violet Palmer
Dorothy Ellsworth
Mabel Desing
Jessie Adams
Willard Palmer
Kansas City
J. N. Gardner
Fred
Lewis
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
J. F. Cole
Oelwein
Hi. G. Moore
South Prairie Farmers
Carl Ruegsegger
Cole's
Fllsworth
Ura Taylor
Cora Blumenstein
Joel Swartzendruber
Shickley
Nebr
J. B. Yoder
L. L. Rogers
Mary Deweese
Wellman
Protection
Kans
P. D. Shetler
Lloyd
John Teeter
Washington
J. L. Shillig
Crawfordsville Socials and Visits Noted in Region
Mrs. Miles Van Horn returned to Mason City after visiting Mrs. H. C. Hull. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Huston and Nina Morehead visited Burlington. Will Bailey and Max Keller toured Washington. Nina Morehead crossed the high creek to reach Olds for school. Frank Wright returned from Morning Sun. Bernice Dewees of Washington visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Er. F Riley. David Williams and Clarence Young spent Saturday in Columbus Junction with friends.
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Crawfordsville
Miles van Horn
Mason City
H. C. Hull
J. H. Huston
Nina Morehead
Burlington
Will Bailey
Max Keller
Washington
Olds
Frank Wright
Bernice Dewees
Er. F Riley
Soul winning theme fills evangelistic meeting
A Monday night crowd in Washington heard a soul winning sermon themed Son Winning from Pro verbs 11 30. The speaker urged Christians to live clean lives and invest time to win souls while noting future glory for those who turn many to righteousness. Attendees and local visitors including John M Taylor Edwin Lins N L Long Frank Clossen and others traveled to Washington for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Jesus Christ
West Chester Welcomes Muscatine Visitors With Ball Game
Thirty two visitors from Muscatine met Dr J G Henderson in West Chester on Saturday. The mayor gave them the keys to the town and the doctor hosted a pleasant afternoon featuring a ball game and singing at the M Bd church. Dr John Craven returned home to Marionville Mo after forty two years away. Local hog shipments included PD Munro delivering a load and Charlie Johnson shipping his own hogs, with Charlie raising more hogs than most nearby.
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West Chester
Muscatine
J. G. Henderson
John Craven
Marionville
PD. R. Munro
Charlie Johnson
Charlie
Pioneer railroad man dies in Texas
Robert Givin, veteran conductor and brother of the late John Givin, died at his Dallas home last Thursday. He led the first passenger train into Des Moines in October 1866, helped integrate the Des Moines Valley line into Rock Island control, and last visited Des Moines in May four years ago for a veteran railroaders gathering.
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Des Moines
Robert Givin
John Givin
Des Moines Valley
Rock Island
Dallas
Tex
Dallas Center
Givin
Value of Words as Counters, Money, and Wisdom
Quotation about words as wise men’s counters not reckoned by them but money of fools, attributed to Thomas Hobbes. It presents a meditation on language as a form of value and curiosity about how rhetoric is used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hobbes
Mammoth pumpkins and horned gourds provoke wild farming wisdom
A humorous farm note mocks oversized Mammoth pumpkins and the stubbornness of nature. It recalls a neighbor trying to lift a giant pumpkin and wrecking his clothing, joking that only dynamite or a crowbar can move such fruit. It suggests growing horned pumpkins like Texas steers to avoid mishaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ature
Hubbard
Texas
Howes Academy Hit by Lightning in Mt. Pleasant Iowa
During a severe storm on Sunday night Howes Academy an old state scholastic institution was struck by lightning. Its cupola was destroyed and three Iowa Telephone Company employees sleeping in beds were seriously injured Louis Hildebrand August Schaeffer and Edward Smith were camping east of town when struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Howes Academy
Iowa Telephone Company
Louis Hildebrand
August Schaeffer
Edward Smith
Public Farm Sale Near Washington and Coppock Iowa
Marcus Kuhn and D F Macon announce a public sale of farm property on Tuesday October 3 1911 starting at 10 am. Items include 12 horses and mules several cattle hogs farm machinery tools and 10 tons of straw. Terms credit over 10 dollars with notes at 6 percent. cash for 10 dollars and under. Auctioneers Washington Iowa Ralph Dougherty clerk.
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Illinois
Washington
Coppock
Eureka Church
Arlo
Studebaker
John Deere Gang
John Deere
McCormick
Fairbanks & Morse
Plymouth Rock
Livestock and Market Report from Chicago Trade Day
Chicago on September 26 1911 shows estimated receipts of 15000 with 3708 left from yesterday. Market prospects are weak with weights for light cattle and mixed packers and heavy shipping grades trading around six dollars to seven dollars per hundredweight. Sheep numbers reach 40000 with prices weak from yesterday's close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ills
Chicago Market Report September 26 1911
Second Report from Chicago notes estimated receipts 19000 today and 45000 for the period, official yesterday 27792 and shipments 3756 with leftovers 3708. Market shows dull conditions with beef cattle mixed results and sheep prices mixed as Western and native stock move slowly.
Grain Market Chicago Prices for Sept 26 1911
Grain market report from Chicago Illinois dated September 26 1911 provides price quotes and market activity furnished by the Benen-Wickham Grain company with office addresses at 544 and 6545 Postal Telegraph Building Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago
Benen-Wickham Grain Company
Postal Telegraph
Illinois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Los Angeles Express
Milwaukee Sentinel
Birmingham Age-Herald
Louisville Post
Youngstown Telegram
New York Globe
the County News
Cedar School District
Linus Wood
Ed Myall
Bessie
Willie
Opera House
Oscar Jugenheimer
Earle Libe
I. B. Hoxworth
Henry Baker
Dave McLaughlin
Clarence Baker
Robert Gault
Mr. Gault
Mr. McLaughlin
Walt
Walt Mason
George Matthews Adams
David Williams
Clarence Young
Columbus Junction
W. G. Robertson
Margaret
Kirkwood
Lil
John M. Taylor
Edwin Lins
Henry Mast
N. L. Long
Frank Clossen
John Griffith
Margaret Sommer
George Yeager
Peet
Ludlam
Ill
Cotter
Howard Crawford
Ainsworth
Chris Sommer
John McCleary
John E. Long
J. A. Harwood & Son
Bolt
Marcus Kuhn
D. F. Macon
Ralph Dougherty
T-F-S
Chicago, Ill
Chicago, Ills
Rome
Ecksariedess
Reister & Son
John A. Babcock Commission
U. S. Yards
Ghigago
Illinos
Exch’ge
Frank
Rogers
Give
Bill Heads
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