Domestic Seed Proved More Prolific Than Imported Seed
Iowa State College agronomy report details Black Hawk county trials showing farmers' seed averaging 65 bushels per acre, top samples at 72 and 73, while imported seed averaged 65.5 bushels. Ear tests reveal wide germination and yield variance. recommended actions include testing and discarding weak ears, proper planting rates, and avoiding imported seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Mosher
Department of Agricultural Extension
Iowa State College
Black Hawk County
At. Com
Fen
Ames
Watering business leaders discuss YWCA building site
Eight Watering area business men met in WY WHL parlors to plan a new YWCA building. They concluded a new home is essential for growth but no firm steps until the YWCA board meets and committees are formed to seek a suitable location. The board meeting is set for tomorrow afternoon at 4 in the WY parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jook
WY. Wlc. A
Yw, Oo, A
Ladies' Literary circle hosts eighteenth annual reception
La Porte City reports on the Ladies' Literary circle eighteenth annual reception at Knights of Pythias hall. Guests enjoyed a three course banquet with Easter decorations, musical entertainment, and a cracker whistle contest won by A. D. Schofield and Mrs. E. S. Genung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte City
Knights of Pythias Hall
H. G. Adams
Melville Haven
W. P. Mayes
R. H. Wallace
G. #. Stebbins
C. J. Murphy
Roy Wagner
A. D. Schofield
E. S. Genung
Clean-Up Week In Spokane Aims For Systematic Plan
Spokane authorities announce a city wide cleanup to end on Arbor Day April 11 and Good Roads Day April 12. Mayor Lindley promotes district based work with city inspectors and collaboration with the crematory department to collect refuse. The Spokane Realty association will place vacant lots in the city park system for cultivation at no cost to owners. Families and schoolchildren will be able to grow vegetable gardens without expense.
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Spokane
Wash
Hay
William J. Lindley
Health Department
City
Spokane Realty Association
Greene News Roundup From Greene Iowa and Nearby
Local notes report calls and visits by Chris J. Lill y and Kenneth Wilson illness with pneumonia. Families reunite or relocate including the Noltericke move and Dr Reynolds family plans. Edits include surgery recoveries for Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Watson, plus a look at editor Ramsey and Hildebrand’s return from Denver.
Standard Oil stock doubles in New York market
Standard Oil stock of Kentucky sold here at 900 per share, up 450 points from yesterday. Carl White says he escaped injury when his car struck a telephone pole at Second and Franklin Streets. the vehicle was wrecked except for a surviving piece of the axle. He expects to buy another car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Standard Oi Company of
Kentucky
Carl White
Second
Franklin Streets
al Apoke
City to Test Municipal Farm for Jailed Offenders
Spokane officials plan a 320 acre municipal farm where violators of the city code may earn wages while serving jail sentences. The proposal, backed by Public Safety Commissioner E Hayden and Mayor Hindley, envisions self supporting operation and would involve converting vagrant and drunken offenders to work on the farm. Police Judge George W Stocker endorses the plan and urges county support for a similar county facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
E. Hayden
Commissioner of Public Safety
William J. Hindley
Hayden
George W. Stocker
Spokane County
Labor Convention Call Stresses Unity for Iowa Unions
A. L. Urick, president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor, calls for a united turnout of all unions to the twentieth annual convention in Muscatine on June 11. He cites recent Dubuque building trades lockout, Waterloo railway shop strikes, and Muscatine button workers disputes as reasons for solidarity and careful deliberation. The outcome will impact the future strength of Iowa’s trades unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. L. Urick
Towa State Federation of Labor
Muscatine
Building Trades
Dubuque
Waterloo
Iowa
Iowa Federation
Janesville Civic News and Local Updates
The Janesville Woman’s Relief Corp plans its regular meeting on Saturday March 30 with officers urged to attend. Local marriages include Goldie Treland and Halfred Y Young wed March 21 Cedar Falls by Rev. Ernest Shaffer and depart on a wedding tour. Community notes mention visits, church plans, illnesses, and a playful Main Street incident mistaken for a fire.
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Janesville
Janesville Woman's Relief Corp
Pom
Goldie Treland
Halfred Y. Young
Cedar Falls
Ernest Shaffer
Stewart
Ottumwa
Strike Hits Northern Spain Rail Workers in Valladolid
A railroad strike began in Valladolid with four thousand employees in the northern system walking off the job. Workers demand a twenty six percent wage increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Valladolid
Sturgeon Roe Fraud Lure Highlights Mississippi Industry
A report notes Mississippi fisher folk market sturgeon roe as caviar to imitate Russian caviare in New York, London and Paris, with estimates of 2,000 to 3,000 pounds sold per river dealers and a likely total yield near a quarter million pounds. It details roe can use, seasonal spawning, and prices paid to fishermen, plus local social notes.
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McGregor
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Upper
Mississippi
New York
London
Paris
Don
Dnieper
Russia
Rcek
Sheriff Burke Leads Pursuit Of Armed Man In Salina
Sheriff Burke and a dozen men pursue an armed man deemed insane who terrorized Greenwood farmers. He forced entry into John Peterson’s home near Gypsum City, compelled a lunch, seized a shotgun, and claimed he had killed his brother and brother-in-law. He fled toward marshy southern areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kan
Burke
Greenwood
County
John Peterson
Gypsum City
Local notes from Clarksville on March events and visits
Clarksville civic brief lists routines and travel from March 26 including church meeting in Waterloo Rev. Sinclair, Cedar Falls business trip by Hickle, health update for Frank Wygle, visits by Mrs A Neal and family, WHS Hickle in Waterloo, Inza Best assisting at Grandfather Best, J P Neal and Mary in Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Mrs Schofield from Caledonia Minn visiting daughter, Gough visiting O Graham, Minnie Graves attending a school entertainment in Dumont, birth to Ralph Hickman and spouse, Waverly visitors Emma Kephart and Lina Harrison, Will Riden arriving from South Dakota, Ramona Graham and Virgle Trewey visiting Bristow, Jakway returning to Livermore, Maphemia Newman home from Preaho S D with son Dr P F A Newman, and H Bouton夫妻 and H Walgh Cedar Rapids visitors.
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Elizabeth O’brien
Carlton Haven
Chestnut Street
Lucille Criss
Earl North
Miss O’brien
Willam Grobe
Vern Lehman
Margaret Banger
Pauline Ashley
Miss O'Brien
Jefferson
M. BE
The
Old Society
Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
H. c. Unger
Locust Street
K.S. Genung
Main Street
Dysart
Henry Smelser
Dac
Mr. Good
John Warkness
Helen O'Brien
Cedar Rapids
J. O. Rober
Nick Sharley
Waterloo
Albert Anton
G. Fell
Radcliff
John Schwinger
Fort Dodge
A.B. Osborne
Joseph Husman
Rev. Knoche
la Porte
Polsal
Washington Streets
McClure
Clarksville
Sinclair
Hickle
Cedar Falls
Frank Wygle
A. Neal
Anamosa
Whs Hickle
Inza Best
Sac City
J. P. Neal
Mary
Schofield
Caledonia
Minn
F. E. Newberry
G. W. Gough
O. J. van Vinck
Shelf Rock
Minnie Graves
Dumont
Ralph Hickman
Emma Kephart
Lina’ Harrison
Will Riden
South Dakota
Ramona Graham
Virgle Trewey
Bristow
O Graham
Jakway Las
Lilvermore
Maphemia Newman
Preaho
PF. A. Newman
H. Bout
Labor Leader Tom Mann Freed on Bail in Mutiny Case
Salford England March 2 Tom Mann labor leader is freed on $2 000 bail after promising not to incite troops to mutiny before his trial. He is charged with feloniously maliciously and advisedly publishing printed matter to persuade Royal forces to desert their duties and commit traitorous acts.
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Salford
England
Tom Mann
Mann
Potato famine looms as frost ruins buried crop
Cedar Rapids reports a potato shortage after frost penetrated dugout stores. Potatoes rose to 1.65 a bushel with seed potatoes scarce. grocers say hens paused laying after cold, boosting egg prices. Growers buried tubers four feet deep to wait for higher prices, but frost burned hundreds of bushels.
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Cedar Rapids
George Grupe
Iowar
Minnesota
Dakota
Speculation on New Illinois Central Train Schedule
Rumors from Dubuque say Illinois Central plans a April 1 time card adding two trains Nos 21 and 22 between Dubuque and Chicago. No. 21 would depart Chicago about 11 PM carrying Pullmans and local business. No. 22 would lay over in Dubuque and carry sleepers now hauled by No. 2, aiming to speed up mail service and ease overload on Nos 2 and 5.
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Dubuque
Illinois Central
Chicago
Ft. Dodge
Pubaque
Fort Dodge
No. 2
Preacher Stands On Head To Courtroom Sermon Bluff
In Spokane on March 28 Rev G A Wells of Colville Washington stood on his head on a high stool in Stevens county clerk W Lon Johnsons office to force Johnson to attend a sermon. The stunt drew a crowded audience and left Wells bruised but claiming the act aided his cause. Johnson fulfilled his promise by appearing at the Sunday service the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
G. A. Wells
Methodist
Colville
W. Lon Johnson
Stevens
Johnson
Wells
Flood waters enter homes in Sioux City district
The Floyd river rose rapidly this morning flooding the bottom district north and south of the Seventh street bridge. Residents were awakened by the police and urged to seek higher ground as flood waters forced them to abandon their homes.
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Sioux City
Seventh Street
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J. O. Burgess
W. Rodgers
Tey. Rodgers
John Whitman
Mt. Vernon
Cor- Nell
Killoren
Anitala
Greene, Ia
Chris J. Lilly
Charles City
Greene
C. C. Perrin
Gusta Debban
Kenneth Wilson
Vere Young
E. A. Curtiz
Grace Hanley
Roy Pooley
Frank Knight
M. Pablow
W. F. Noltericke
Mr. Noltericke
Clikeman House
W. A. McClure
van Dyke
Hattie Watson
State Teachers’ College
W. 8. Watson
J. M. Ramsey
Opera House
Thomas Anderson
Iowa City
David Reams
J. Reynolds
Frank Bowman
T. B. Bowman
South Main Street
G. H. Reynolds
Denver
Colo
Mr. Hildebrand
Towa
Standard Oil
Urige
Muscatine and Waterloo
Cretone
Guy Holmes
Guy
Anna Pepin
Geo
Robt. Barker
Nas Stenna Quttes
la Combe
Alberta
George
Matt Johnson
Charles
OWA
Sherif O Podak
Mian
LABOR
Pleakor
Victor Victrola
F. O. Evans Piano CO
Bridge Street
William Tell
Arthur Pryor
Barton
Caruso
Dopo
Caprice Vienneis
Emma Eames
Fritz Kriesler
Marcel Journet
Metropolitan Chorus
Erlking
Earl King
Schumann-Heink
Vassellas
Rand
Ll Trovatore Miserere
Alda
Metropolitan Choris
Martha
Lucia Tatrazzini
Barbiere di Sevigna
Pasquale Amato
Vienna Quartet
Christie MacDonald & Chorna
Christie MacDonald & Werrenrath Cavatina
Maud Powell
Lucia di Lammermoor
Tatrazzini
Amato
Journet
Snenby
Hada
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