Costly paving bills and Balkan royal rise noted
The article surveys equitable paving costs in Iowa and Oklahoma, detailing corner lot assessments and public fund charges. It recounts Greece's King George and future king Constantine fostering stability and defense, plus European support for Greece’s monarchy. It highlights railway economics, editor lawsuits, and local political squabbles in Waterloo and Winds.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Oklahoma
King George of Hellas Shot in Saloniki Recounts
The piece notes King George, monarch of Hellas, killed by an anarchist in Saloniki last Tuesday. It recalls his Danish lineage as son of King Christian and brother to Denmark’s ruler. His ascent involved early naval service and a 184 revolution in Patras and Vanieza leading to Athens. King Otto’s 30 year reign ended in three days. Europe debates who would replace him.
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de Chaudardy
Russia
England
George
Greece
Great Britain
Tonian Islands
Europe
Athens
Christendom
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Hellance
Saloniki
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Denmark
Prince George
Patras
Vanieza
Otto
Bohemia
Unclear public campaign critique in West Union paper
A local reader letter questions the prudence of the good roads push and criticizes the Register and Leader for seeming not discreet. The piece argues that legislative action cannot justify the alleged rhetoric or conduct described.
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West Union
Camden Jazzing City Tales of Industry and Sound
Camden, N. J. is portrayed as a booming manufacturing hub with 817 factories squeezing into five square miles. The piece notes ship and needle production, a famed gramophone factory, and a large phonograph voice factory shaping American recording history.
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Camden
N. J
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Albany
Fall River
Nashville
Teno
Metropols
Atlantic City
Washington, D. C
Congress
Iowa Legislature and Public Life Reflections
A collage notes on Iowa politics and society. Des Moines Register criticizes the assembly’s pace while Boone News-Republican urges prompt reform. Clinton Herald reports a DR influence campaign against objectionable dances. Davenport Times mocks postmaster fight and beer stamp cash flow in a GOP era.
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Clinton Herald
Daughters of the American Revolution
Committee On the Welfare of Women and Children
Iowa
Railway and Farm Growth Compared
Railways expanded faster than farms during the census decade 1900 to 1910. Rail main track rose 129 miles per 100 in 1900 to 1910, farm land improved 115 acres per 100. Crop land fell to 110 per 100. Output per mile rose 40 percent for railways, per acre crops fell about 1 percent. Population grew about 16 million, 21 percent. per inhabitant railways gained 49 percent in ten miles and 52 percent in freight revenue.
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Massuzad Marnhabitant Tha
Shifting Crop Output and Farm Value 1900 to 1910
The ten principal crops show a 21 to 20 percent swing in supply with farm value rising 34 to 83 percent. Corn per inhabitant drops 21 percent while value per inhabitant climbs 44 percent. wheat supply down 14 percent with 47 percent value gain. cotton supply down 8 percent with 80 percent value rise. Purchasing power for food improves while transport goods rise, yet receipts per ten miles, and passenger miles, show declines. Also an advertisement notes Foley's Honey and Tar for colds and pneumonia with a caution against substitutes.
White slavers and cadets from city slums spark vice crisis
The Chicago Tribune argues the white slaver boom arises from parental ignorance police inefficiency and community indifference. It links cadet creation to slum recreation gaps and improper education, urging vigilance over youths and bad company to curb trafficking.
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Chicago Tribune
Democratic Pie Sun Divided: Iowa Selections in Play
Washington dispatch notes a Des Moines conference among Iowa Democratic referrals to apportion patronage. Reed is favored for Northern marshal, Porter for Southern attorney, Wagenen for Northern attorney, Hogan for marshal in the district, Murphy for Northern collector, with varied bids for Southern posts and other offices. Pepper faces a Davenport post office test as Lattenes backed locally and Emanuel Howard seeks superintendent of national cemeteries.
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Davenport
Pepper
White House
Washington
D. C
Iowa
Des Moines
Wade
Connolly
Reed
Jerry Sullivan
Kirkpatrick
Claude Porter
A. van Wagenen
W. A. Hogan
Anamosa
Loura Murphy
Thomas Stivers
Burlington
Jamieson
F. B. Sharon
Fred Lischer
Mr. Pepper
F. J. Lattenes
Emanuel Howard
National Cemeteries
Libby
Andersonville
Ohio
Faked Entry Fails to Find Jewelry in Kansas City
Mrs. J. P. Rogers of 1015 Jefferson Street reported missing diamonds valued at $1,000 after a dream the previous night, with investigators pursuing leads but no breakthrough announced.
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Kansas City
J. P. Rogers
Jefferson Street
Woman hunts hidden items after burglar foiled
A resident reports concealing objects to deter a break in and has since searched her home thoroughly, uncovering no trace of the items and remaining unsuccessful in retrieval.
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