Real Grievances Behind Mexican Uprising
A discussion of Mexican unrest based on Bishop Aves’ analysis. The peon under feudal estates faces chronic poverty, with 11 million in a 20 million population, while hacendados control labor and wages. The piece argues U S aid should support the Mexican people against tyranny rather than intervene to protect interests.
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Mexico
Aves
Aves Bays
Republic of Mexico
United States
Amourica Inter
America
Not enough readable facts for a complete headline
Fragmentary text references Washington Patrick Henry Hamilton Jefferson and the Adamses in a discussion of defending sacred principles and a fight over property in Mexico. No clear event dates or outcomes are present.
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Mherty
Mexico
Washington
Patrick Henry
Hamilton
Jefferson
Adamses
Bulldozing Underwood and the Steel Trust Clash
An Alabama controversy centers on Representative Underwood opposing steel industry pressure as the United States Steel firm halts Corey's $3 million plant and nine Furnaces in his district. The piece condemns steel interests and praises Underwood for resisting coercion while blasting political corruption and threats to public life.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Underwood
Ways and Means
New House
Congress
Corey
Ala
American Steel and Wire, Company
United States Steel Corporation
Ensley
Congressman Underwood
Steel Trust
Andrew Carnegie
Wigmakers petition king to force wigs by law in 1764
The London wigmakers, jobless as fashion shifts away from wigs, petition the king to compel gentlemen to wear wigs by law. They denounce wool trusts and other American industries pressuring lawmakers to require such goods despite no legal obligation for wig wear.
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London
Wool Trust
America
Military expert questions air power in war
A military expert derides reckless predictions of rapid air power in warfare. He says reconnoitering aircraft are invaluable for information, but dropping bombs and carrying machine guns are as impractical as sailboats among battleships.
Waterloo Grabs Ble Dairy Show
A Des Moines led discussion hints at an attempt to host a regional dairy show in the capital city. The piece suggests Des Moines hesitancy to concede to dairymen demands while Waterloo swiftly seizes the event.
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Waterloo
Sara
Des Moines
Trial scene in Viterbo and other odd notes from the day
A fragment from Viterbo depicts a courtroom moment with a judge and a glass eye. A guinea pig inoculated with scrapings from a Chicago public school drinking cup dies of diphtheria. Rumors claim Bryan and Hearst have reconciled in Washington and may unite politically.
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Viterbo
Italy
Chicago
Spirit of the Iowa Press and era notes
A collage of Iowa newspaper blurbs comment on political figures and projects. Des Moines Wintering rises as a rivals’ city venue, Hubbard’s consistency is praised, Col. Young’s senatorial plans are hinted, and an interurban survey from Tama to Oskaloosa progresses toward Waterloo via Montezuma.
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Des Moines
Grinnell Herald
Oskaloosa
Waterloo
Montezuma
Tama
Sheridan
Propping the Constitution and Iowa Precedent debated
The Des Moines Register and Leader notes Minnesota legislature backing the Oregon plan and awaits Governor Eberhart’s action. The piece compares Iowa Governor Carroll’s veto reasoning with Minnesota’s debate and urges Eberhart to adopt Iowa precedent to support the constitution. It expresses hope for alignment with Iowa’s constitutional interpretation.
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Des Moines Register
Carroll
Oregon
Minnesota
Eberhart
Senate
Sullivan
Stillwater
Iowa
Carrol
Megister
St. Paul
Wool Grower in Deficit Urges Tariff Revision
The wool raiser faces an annual deficit of 5.38 and argues against government backing for a losing business. The piece notes sheep are now valued for lambs and mutton rather than wool, as Americans increasingly eat higher quality meat. It critiques tariff protection for those in adverse natural conditions.
New Year Plan to Buy Christmas Gifts All Year
A writer shares a year long plan for 1911 to buy or make a Christmas gift each month. The approach spreads cost, leverages sales, and reduces year end stress while risking overindulgence. The author recalls a purse loss before Christmas and vows discipline, wrapping gifts in white swathings with red ribbons as they prepare.
Wool duties spark debate on American wool industry
Chicago Tribune notes a correspondent arguing duties on raw wool are too high and warn the wool industry would perish without protection. He cites a wool grower who keeps two sheep for a year to cover coal for one suit, earning $1.49 while costs average $6 985 for that care.
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Chicago Tribune
the Tribune
America
Ireland
Rabid Cat Attack Near Hamburg Household
Mrs. J. A. Bennett of Hamburg Ta declares no more stray cats at her home after a strange feline, reported to have rabies, lurked near and appeared to threaten a child in the yard. She killed the animal with a garden rake.
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Hamburg
J. 8. Bennett
Bennett
Arrests Intensify in Dyn amite Plot Tied to Iron Workers
Indianapolis reports continued raids as police seize the National Erectors association books after J. J. McNamara and James McNamara are linked to the Los Angeles Times bombing and other dynamite attacks. Investigators uncover 64 sticks of dynamite and nitroglycerin in a basement store room and a barn cache near Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Walter Drew
National Erectors’ Association
J. J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Erectors’ Association
Structural Steel and Iron Contractors
United States
Springfield
Mass
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles Times
Detroit
J. B. Bryce
James McNamara
Ortie E. McAlanigle
Bridge and Iron Workers
William J. Burns
Burns
Hyland
McNamara
Drew
Los Angeles
Association
Ryan
The
International Union
W. J. Fork
Iron Workers’ Association
D. Jones
Jones
John W. McNamara
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers of America
Llewellyn Tron
T. H. Jones
International Offices
Union
California
Marshall
Gerber, Dugan and Simon
Collins
Cuticura Remedies Claimed to Cure Persistent Skin Ailments
A reader reports eight years of a seven year itch resolved by Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills after partial relief from doctors. They credit the regimen with curing their skin condition and an infant’s rash, noting the product’s global availability through Potter Drug & Chem Corp with a Cuticura booklet as well.
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Edward H. Carter
North 87Th St
Camden
N. J
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Columbus Ave
Boston
Plan to remove McNamara before requisition fights
The discussion references officers intending to move McNamara out of the state to prevent his friends from opposing the requisition. The fragment hints at internal strategy and potential conflict surrounding enforcement actions.
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McNamara
Grand jury finds no indictments in Cedar Rapids coal theft case
Acting on a Chief of Police request the Cedar Rapids grand jury completed a thorough monthlong inquiry into charges published in a local newspaper alleging Northwestern railroad agents and city officials corrupted coal theft victims. No indictments were returned.
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Cedar Rapids
Carl
Northwestern Railroad
Grand Jury
Persona
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Confederacy
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Spirit OF the Iowa Press
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Black Hawk Bank
Robert G. Dakin, M. D
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T. A. McManus, M. D
Comercial Bank Building
B. D. Tiffany
Consolidated Service
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Ida M. Scott
Commercial Bank
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