MARKET NEWS AND FARM PRICES AROUND IOWA AND CHICAGO
Weather across Iowa Illinois and South Dakota shows fair to unsettled conditions with scattered showers and warmer pockets in the northeast. Chicago markets report lower wheat and corn futures with firmness in oats and steady to weaker hogs and cattle. cash grain quotes and livestock receipts listed, including No 2 red wheat prices and cash corn and oats ranges. Local grain and produce summaries from Waterloo markets conclude with regional farm price notes and names of Cedar Falls and Finchford residents.
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Iowa
Illinois
South Dakota
Chicago
Winnipeg
Liverpool
Shorts
90 000 Acres Land Open to Settlement in Upper Midwest
Duluth Minn Aug 15 Next week August 22 Uncle Sam will throw open to settlement over 90 000 acres of land in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin 82220 at Cass Lake and 8884 at Fond du Lac Any American citizen who does not own more than 160 acres of land or who has not already used his homestead right can get 169 acres of this land under the homestead law for 1 25 an acre payable at 25 cents an acre a year Already over thirty men and women are holding positions in line in this city awaiting the opening
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Duluth
Minn
Uncle Sam
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Cass Lake
Fond du Lac
Sheep Market Opens Steady in Chicago Trade
The Chicago sheep market opened steady on August 15 with natives bringing prices from 3.50 to 4.00, western types at 3.00 to 4.00, yearlings around 4.75 to 5.00, and native lambs selling from 4.25 to 7.25 per head, reflecting firm demand.
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ST. Louis
T.ts
New York
Stock Exchange
Kansas City
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Atchison
Ee Ee
Union Pacific
Baltimore
Ohio
Southern Pacific
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
United States Steel
Amalgamated Copper
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Omaha
Minots
St. Paula
Neb
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Chicago
Anna Shaw Reunites With Brothers After Years
Rev Dr Anna Howard Shaw, famed women suffragist, meets her three brothers in New York after fifty six years. Dr James Shaw of Boston Captain John Shaw of Washington and Mr Thomas Shaw of Detroit join her for counsel. Last family reunion was 1893 in Grand Rapids at their parents golden wedding.
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Anna Howard Shaw
New York
City
James Shaw
Boston
John Shaw
Washington
Thomas Shaw
Detroit
Anna Shaw
Grand Rapids
Mich
West Best Place to Live Amid Eastward Business Tour
Paul Davis returned from an eastern trip citing stronger western business conditions and higher wages in Iowa. He said advertising fellows should attend the admen convention as a key educator. Des Moines weather noted above normal temperatures and heavy spring rains, breaking drought in most areas and boosting late corn prospects. George M. Chappel, Section Director.
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Paul Davis
Davis
Waterloo
Boston
Albany
Hudson River
New York City
Middle West
Iowa
Des Moines
Dubuque
George M. Chappel
Inventor unveils stenotype shorthand on a new typewriter
Prof. A F Gates of Waterloo Business College reports a new stenotype machine with 21 keys that represent all sounds and figures. Only four exist, cost 15000, weighs 8.5 pounds, and promises speed up to 225 words per minute on dictation. It will be taught in forty business colleges next year with Miss Jessie Wrant likely to study it locally.
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A. F. Gates
Waterloo Business College
Jessie Wrant
Death by Own Action of Young Man A Mystery
Chicago, Aug. 15 George R B Foster, 21, from Hartsdale Westchester County New York, committed death by own action today by taking carbolic acid. Found unconscious on the sidewalk, died after being taken to a hospital. He had been staying at a cheap hotel, well dressed, police believe he is the son of wealthy parents. The cause of his act is not known.
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Chicago
George RB. Foster
Hartsdale
Westchester County
N. Y
Ordinance To Regulate Signs Hits City Council Agenda
A proposed ordinance to regulate display signs including size and placement was read in council. It would ban monster signs atop buildings and require changes to the large Cowin building sign at Fourth and Sycamore and the First National Bank top sign.
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Cowin
Fourth and
Sycamore Streets
First National Bank
A Brilliant Defense by McCord in Forgery Trial
Evan McCord, a rising prosecutor, pursues a forgery case with legal feats against Stenwick. The jury finds the defendant not guilty amid mixed impressions, prompting McCord to retire after a chilling revenge note claiming past harm to his brother.
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Joseph Alarkand
Mark Land
bin Wae
Evan McCord
Criminlin
McCord
Bia
Larkland
Geome
Brian McCord
Stenwick
Thoes
Branwick
Connec
Richord
Stanwick
Ben Towler
Mary
The Imaginative Affair of Archie Trevor and Irene Iddleston
Archie Trevor hides to escape his past at Lake B. He meets Irene Iddleston, an aspiring novelist, who recognizes him from a portrait. They discuss art and writing, each concealing true identities while planning collaboration at a country farmhouse.
The Artist and the Detective in Rome
Trevor, a vain painter, suspects Miss Iddleston is a detective seeking his letters. He courts her to outwit her, then falls in love. She completes her novel, and a truth revealed leads to marriage as he abandons pretension for genuine care.
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Lamson Bros. & CO
Chisago
ELGIN
Elgin, Tl
H. W
N.S
N. S
Wellington
Kansas
Johannes F. Lorenzen
Cedar Falls
Annie Bt
Jeneen
Finchford
Texas
Hicago
Viere
Pork
Lord
Jan Cree
Jan Ore Rebel
James F. Shaw
Sona Shaw
Try
American Press
Bagshraar
Archie Trevor
Mr. Trevor
Lake B
Brown
Coventry Inn
Mr. Brown
Gotitude
Archie
Irene Iddleston
Irene Iddieston
Mae
Trevor
Tes
Iddieston
Taffy
Abe
Miss Iddleston
Reat
Iddleston
Aislam
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