Monster tubers draw crowds at Lincoln county markets
An exhibit of prize winning potatoes on public markets features giant Banner tubers grown by W s M Miller of Lincoln township. Several bulbs weigh three pounds each with two pounders and many fruits solid with fine flavor. Prices and demand surge as buyers from out of town attend. melons, eggs, and other produce also show strong sales.
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W.s.m. Miller
William P. Thompson
Lincoln Township
Miller
Illinois
Eggs on Sale Contain Chicks
Fifty alleged dealers in impure and adulterated foods, including Louis Struchler, were arraigned and fined Tuesday in New York. Fines ranged from 10 to 500 dollars. Court exhibits showed decaying eggs and eggs containing chicks offered for sale, prompting sharp remarks from officials.
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New York
Louis Struchler
Big Beet Crop Around Osage Reported
Byron Leighton of Osage and George Moe as president Elias Jelnson as secretary of the Rork Creek creamery association tour the cattle show. Leighton has long been involved in the creamery business and agriculture and helped establish Osage’s first creamery about 25 years ago. He notes 1,600 acres planted to sugar beets for the Washirty sugar factory, with beets in the area around Osage.
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Byron Leighton
Osage
E. A. Leighton
George Moe
Elias Jelnson
Rork Creek Jereamery Association
Leighton
Sage
Letenton
Washirty
Beet yield per acre and costs of production measured
The best acre weighed 34 tons yielding $5 per ton to growers while the average yield is about 15 tons per acre. Production costs run around $20 per acre excluding beet hauling to the railway station.
Market summary from Chicago and surrounding regions
Chicago and midwest markets report live stock and produce prices with cattle hogs and sheep ranges in Chicago cattle steady hogs steady to weak across markets in St Louis Kansas City Omaha and Waterloo. Weather and grain notes appear alongside regional price data and farm product values.
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ST. Louis
BESS
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Dairy cattle show drives Bremer county crowds to Waterloo
The dairy cattle congress draws large delegations from Waverly and Bremer county with interurbans and autos filling routes. Exhibitors praise the Waterloo show while judges weigh seven day official competition and butterfat tests. Cedar Falls residents anticipate record attendance Friday for machinery exhibits, speeches by H H Kildee and C H Eckles, band music, and diploma presentations.
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Waverly
Bremer County
Cattle Congress
Waterloo Band
Waterloo
Ottosen
Cedar Falls
Lawn City
Cured hide market terms and bids listed in ad
An old market note lists cured hides with weights around 23 to 25 pounds and up. Terms mention ibs and up, with references to green hides and wool. The fragmentary text implies pricing and quantity notes typical of a livestock or hide auction advertisement.
American Motor Cars Expands In Indianapolis Area
H Geoffrey Fletcher of American Motors Company Indianapolis has closed a contract with H N Stewart to handle the Stewart American Motor Car company agency in Waterton and nearby territory. The American Company offers a broad line of autos with under slung frame design. prices range from 1240 to 6000 dollars.
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H. Geoffrey Fletcher
American Motors Company
Indianapolis
H.N. Stewart
Waterton
American Ring of Cars
Stewart American Motor Car Company
Phantom Pirate Target In Harbor Quest
Abel and Myron Fladd plan to trap the East River pirate after a fog sighting. Abel neglects dinner for a chance at a $150 reward, joining Fladd in a motor launch to watch the creek and capture the masked captor.
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Abel Watking
Abel
Anchorage
Mrran Flodd
Mr. Fladd
East River
Arel
Myron Fladd
Myron
Mr. Fiadd
Cedars
Deborah
Myron Fisdd
Deborah Watkins
Bomb Misses Knox College Professor in Galesburg
At 1 o clock this morning a bomb was thrown at the home of W. P. Drew a Knox College professor. It tore a hole in the side porch shattered several windows and left the family unharmed. Drew has led anti saloon prosecutions and the act is linked to those efforts. This marks the second bombing in Galesburg within a year targeting local anti alcohol activity.
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Galesburg, II
O'Stock
W. P. Drew
Knox College
Galesburg
Life terms for kidnapping shake Chicago families tale
Giuseppe Nicolosi and his brother Carmello were given life sentences after a jury found them guilty of kidnapping 3 year old Angelo Marino on August 6. The boy was released after a $500 ransom. Carmello’s wife got seven years for complicity. her mother was acquitted.
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Chicago
Giuseppe Nicolosi
Carmello
Angelo Marino
Braga Catrina
Marino
Antonio Marino
Nicolosi Brothers
Leoniica Macalusa
Cologera Bonstantino
Anxious Mother Seeks School Entry Before February
A Waterloo reader asks the superintendent about a rule barring new pupils from entering in the first month of the semester. The mother, recently moved from another state, asks if a six year old can start sooner rather than wait until February for first grade, noting health and family strain.
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A. W. Chamberlin
Waterloo East
Couriér
State rights to regulate freight rates approved
The National Association of Railway Commissioners adopted resolutions backing states rights to regulate freight rates within their borders. The measures endorse the governors conference action at Spring Lake New Jersey to present a brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in support of state rate regulation.
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Washington
National Association of Railway Commissioners
Convention of Governors
Spring Lake
N. J
Supreme Court of the United States
Shortage Drives Higher Prices for Farm Crops
Washington reports that scarce crops like corn potatoes hay and oats pushed prices paid to farmers up. An inquiry by the department of agriculture finds October 1 prices higher than a year earlier for potatoes hay oats and corn with wheat chickens butter and eggs lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Aviation Student Falls in France Seemingly Fatal
Charneville France Oct 12 A student of aviation M Horta fell from a height of 30 feet during practice as his machine capsized He sustained injuries expected to cause death authorities said The incident occurred during aviation training in Charneville.
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Charneville
France
M. Horta
Todary
Iowa Librarians Elect Officers in Davenport Convention
Mason City Iowa Oct 12 The Iowa librarians association today elected President Miss Grace Rose Davenport Vice President Miss Addie Barton Mason City Secretary R J Dickinson Grinnell Treasurer L R Parvin Cedar Rapids Registrar Miss Sarah Palmer Red Oak The convention will adjourn tonight.
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Mason City
Ila
Iowa Librarians’ Association
Grace Rose
Davenport
Addie Barton
Mason Cit
R. JL. Dickinson
Grinnell
L. R. Parvin
Cedar Rapida
Misa Sarah Palmer
Red Oak
Phantom pirate captured near Cedar creek sobered up by elopement turn
Abel Watkins and Myron Fladd pursue a phantom pirate to Cedar creek where a young stranger captures them after tying them up. The man escapes with a suitcase and a turnout, while rumors swirl that the pirate is Turner, linked to a hotel visit and a $300 reward. Abel’s daughter Mabel elopes with Turner and Mrs Fladd approves of her happiness.
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Cedar Creek
Abe
Abel
Myron Fladd
Abel Watkins
Myron
Tittle River Bay
Fladd
Mrron Fladd
Flada
Eli
Myron Fiadd
Mabel
Turner
Mr. Fladd
Deborah
Venetian Court Drama Ends in Tragic Poison Plot
In a Venice era tale a young nobleman Leonardo di Guida is drawn between Lucia Aboti and his fiancée Bianca Vincensa. After a dinner with Lucia and Bianca, an almond kernel laced with poison is served. Leonardo narrowly avoids harm, but a chemist later confirms a deadly toxin was prepared, hinting at a fatal scheme stemming from past romance.
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Leonardo di Guida
di Guida
Halto
Lucia Abot
Florance
Lucia
Leonerdo
Bianca
Leoner Flo
Lacia
Senorita Aboti
Leonardo
Leonorilo
Fit
Florence
Italy
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Lamson Bros. & CO
Chicago Board OF Trade
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Wellington
Kansas
Turkey
Aristos
Convention Auditorium
H. H. Kildee
Ames
Iowa State College
C. H. Eckles
Columbia
University of Missouri
Cyril G. Hopkins
Urbana
University of Minals
Dairy Improvement Association
G. W. Patterson
Lake Mills
North Iowa Dairy Cattle Improvement Association
Hon. S&. Stewart
Phantom Pirate
American Pross Assolation
China
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