Iowa Apple King Captures Big Prizes at Denver Show
W Murphy of Glenwood, Iowa, the state apple king, returned from Denver with a sweeping array of prizes from the Colorado state apple show. His display of about forty plates earned twenty five ribbons, eight firsts, eleven seconds, six thirds, plus multiple special prizes and sweepstakes. Murphy urged stronger local apple raising and distribution effort as crucial for future profits. The winter has been favorable for apples but tough for peaches due to excessive wet weather.
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Council Bluffs
W. Murphy
Glenwood
Iowa
Denver
Murphy
The Bison's New Home
A historic push to restore the Pablo herd through Montana’s national bison herd proceeds within 21 months of plan adoption. Congress allocates 43000 dollars, the Bison Society raises 10560, and 34 bison from the Conard estate are purchased with Kalispell Chief and a leading cow among the gifts as a starter, 37 will be ready for delivery with more due later.
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Collier's
Canada
Montana
Bison Society
Congress
Society
E. Conard
Forestry Bureau
Chicago
St. Paul
Missoula
Kalispell
Los Angeles
Pittsburg
Indianapolis
Iowa
National Bison Fund
Friends
Dan Beard
Recreation
Roosevelt
F. H. Kennard
Boston
Clark Williams
Bison Sonciety
Committee On
Halispsil
Mont
Flathead Valley
C. H E. Canard
Alicia, D. Canard
Conard
Charles Goodnight
Texas
Building collapse in Charleroi kills twelve workers
In Charleroi Belgium on January 92 twelve workers died and many others were injured when a building under construction collapsed.
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Charleroi
Belgium
Two May Die in Runaway in Des Moines Narration
Des Moines Iowa January 22 Evening Press reports machinist John A. Anderson was run over by a runaway team on Monday. His skull was crushed and he died at Mercy Hospital. J C Isemenger, driver of the team, was thrown out and seriously injured.
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Des Moines
John A. Anderson
al Mercy Hospital
J.C. Isemenger
Y Nira
Great Love Stories of History: The Scottish King and Joan
A recounting of James I of Scotland captured in 1405 and freed in 1424 to wed Joan Beaufort. Their reign brought reform, while Sir Robert Graham plotted murder. Joan’s vigil and final revenge marked a tragic royal saga of love, politics, and power.
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France
James
Robert III
Scotland
England
Robert II
James I
Joan Beaufort
Earl of Somerset
Henry IV
Joan
James VI
Sir Robert Graham
Graham
Perth
Catherine Douglas
Robert Graham
James’ Coffin
Royal Lever
World's Largest Coral Reef Located in Northern Australia
Feature notes the Great Barrier Reef as the world’s largest coral reef in northern Australia, stretching about 1000 miles long and 30 miles wide. Mentions historical English emigration patterns to Canadian farmland and adds an unclear line about a court may be involved.
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Australia
Rough Weather and Price Protests Hit Nationwide Trade
New York Jan 22 Bradstreet today notes midwinter weather and price shocks affect outdoor work and roads, while travel and spring orders rise for jobbers. Trade reports show mixed collections and grain tied up by transport delays and a Western strike. Wheat and corn exports for the week and twenty-nine weeks ending Jan 20 are detailed with year over year comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bradstrest
Northwestern
United States
Canada
County Farm Shows Strong Year At Grundy Center
The Grundy Center Democrat reports the county farm posted total receipts of 1942.26 in 1909. Steward Galbraith oversaw sales of hogs totaling 1262.68 and cattle at 516.12, with a grocery bill of 308.78 and total supplies 1438.68. Expenses reached 2188.68 including steward salary 400 and extra help 1ao.
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Grundy Center
Democrat
Steward Galbraith
Altman Acquitted Of Bomb Charge In Chicago Case
Chicago jury acquitted Vincent Altman who faced trial for exploding a bomb that partially destroyed the Central telephone exchange in June. The decision came as the era's news outlined by the press.
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Altman
Chicago
Vincent Altman
Central Telephone Exchange
New Ammunition by Milton Towne with a Napoleonic shipboard misadventure
A postwar Cherbourg harbor visit by Napoleon III and the Empresa Eugenie triggers a comic naval mishap. A French cook Francois unknowingly shelves a mess kit in a gun muzzle to evade duties, causing delayed salutes and a volley of forks and knives into the American flagship. Pat Donagan, seeking revenge, fires late striking a tampion, injuring a man and ending with the Esperance crew apologizing for the fatal timing.
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Milton Ww. Towne
Ity Front Press
Aigsoton
United States
Cherbourg
Napoleon II
France
Empresa Eugenie
Megs
Esperance
Francois
du Bois
Ceutenant
Monsieur
Pat Bonagan
Pat Donagan
Donagan
Pat
Pat Donegan
Elsperance
Emperor Allows 100 Million Loan for Manchurian Railways
Tokyo reports the emperor authorized the South Manchurian railway company to borrow up to 100 million dollars, double its paid-in capital, with 20 million to be used immediately for rapid development of the Anton-Mukden line and Port Arthur improvements. Paris notes France and Britain align their stance with Russia and Japan on neutralizing the Manchurian railways.
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Tokio
Japan
United States
South Manchurian Railway Company
South Manchurian
Antung-Mukdi
Port Arthur
Knox
Paris
France
Britain
Russia
Warrant Issued for Child Beater in Nashua Iowa
Neighbors report Lou Wilcox beat his four year old stepdaughter causing facial injuries and lacerations from a latch with a nail. A warrant was issued for his arrest. he has fled. Married last fall at Charles City. neighbors allege long inhuman treatment of the girl.
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Nashua
Lou Wilcox
Wilcox
Charles City
Siri
Arrested man slashes throat in drug-fueled arrest incident
In Dubuque, Iowa, January 22, Matt Heck, described as a dope fiend, resisted arrest and fled to his garret. During the ensuing fight with an officer over a razor possession, he used a concealed knife to cut his throat from ear to ear, narrowly missing his jugular vein. The self-inflicted injury is serious but not fatal.
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Dubuane
Evening Press
Matt Heck
Heck
Traveler Found Dead in Cedar Rapids Hotel Bed
Edward Konigsmark a traveling man from Cedar Rapids was found dead in bed at a local hotel this morning. He had suffered from winter cholera and likely took medicine containing opiates. About a dozen bottles and patent medicine packages were found in his pockets. Konigsmark was a member of a local wholesale tobacco firm.
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Cedar Rapids
Evening Press
Edward Konigsmark
Konigsmark
Father Brogan Passes Away in Marshalltown Iowa
Father John J. Brogan aged sixty a well known Catholic priest of Iowa for thirty one years died last night at the hospital here of pneumonia. The body will be taken to Dubuque for interment.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Gvening Press
John J. Brogan
Duhuqua
Fire drains Hughes mansion in Boone blaze
A midnight fire gutted the Hughes mansion in Boone Iowa causing about 16000 in damage, fully insured. Miss Hughes returning from a party discovered the blaze and two firemen were overcome by smoke and flames.
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Boone
Iowa
Evening Press
Hughes
Superhuman Courage Aids Eight In Sudbury Wreck
In the Sudbury train disaster, conductor Reynolds saved eight passengers from a capsized diner by diving into icy water and forcing a roof opening. The official tally lists eight dead, including two firemen and an unidentified priest, with dozens injured and many more unaccounted.
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Montreal
Sudbury
Canadian Pacific Railway
Spanish River
Reynolds
Alfonso Rousel
Morrison
Will Lavery
John Keasbak
North Bay
Sudbury General Hospital
H.D. Wilmot
Lindell
Winnipeg
Harry Lindell
Winnnipeg
Thomas Parish
St. Paul
A. Irwin
Manisee
Mich
Alfonse Rousel
Soo
Ont
Mike Nicola
Max
A. L. McDonald
Minneapolis
W. Mansfield
Sam Bollard
H. Ooleman
Norway
Joseph Doboluck
Erin River
R. &. Smith
Hamilton
W. J. Bell
B. J. Pearce
Toronto
Mrs. Brown
London
G. A. Martin
Waterloo
Taggart Shot Risks Losing Eye In Hunting Accident
Thomas Taggart of Indianapolis was accidentally shot by W H Norton while hunting near Fayette. He was en route to Jackson and then Louisville. Taggart rested well last night and will likely lose sight of the right eye.
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Natchez
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis
Ind
Fayette
Jackson
Louisville
Taggart
Died While At Prayer In Muscatine Neighborhood
In Muscatine Iowa on January 22 Queen Victoria Seay an aged former slave died this morning while kneeling in prayer. She was deeply religious and cherished by white residents for her piety and kind nature.
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Muscatine
Evrening Fress
Queen Victoria Seay
Five Poisoned by Food in Henry Fritz Family
Five members of the Fritz family near Menlo Indiana were poisoned after eating oatmeal. Authorities investigate how the poison entered the meal. All victims are expected to recover.
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Menlo
Hevening Press
Henry Fritz
Here
Quake Signals From Iceland Reported Across U S
Seismographs in St Louis and Cambridge logged earthquakes on January 22 with origins likely in Iceland and southern Mexico or Central America. St Louis measured four quick shocks from the west with distant travel about 6330 miles, while Harvard recorded a southward event around 3 55 am lasting until 7 am. In Sandisfjord Iceland three severe shocks were felt at 7 45 am with tremors reported elsewhere in Iceland and no damage recorded.
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St. Louis
St. Louis University
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Mexico
Central America
Sandisfjord
Iceland
Brakeman Becker May Have Died At Graf Wreck
Dubuque January 22. Brakeman Becker, blamed for the Graf wreck that killed Engineer McManigal, may have burned to death in the caboose rather than attempt escape. His watch was found in the wreck this morning.
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Dubuque
Evening Press
Becker
Graf
McManigal
Doctor's mistake nearly fatal in Denver incident
An Evening Press special from Denver reports Dr. E. D. Heaton of Seymour Iowa took cocaine by mistake for morphine and nearly died. He recognized the symptoms and rushed to a hospital where his life was saved. He is visiting Denver with his wife.
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Des Moines
Evening Press
Denver
E. D. Heaton
Seymour
Iowa
Iowa City Interurban Plans $2,000,000 Road Project
The Iowa City Ottumwa Interurban board of directors voted to finance a $2,000,000 road. They will send Otto Min, a Davenport banker, and Arthur Tanner of Milwaukee to the East to sell bonds.
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Iowa City
Evening Press
The
Iowa
City-Ottumwa Interurban
Otto Min
Davenport
Arthur
Milwaukee
Six Hurt In Big Four Wreck Near Cincinnati
Six persons were injured when a Big Four passenger train derailed two miles west of Cincinnati. Three are in serious condition. five train crew members and one passenger were hurt, the latter only slightly.
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Cincinnati
City Funday
Wall Street to Build Interurban If Davenport Grants Franchise Extend
Davenport Iowa January 22 evening press wall street financiers who own public utilities in the tri cities agreed to construct an interurban railway between Davenport and Muscatine if Davenport grants a 12 year extension to the franchise making it total 25 years.
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Davenport
Evening Press
Wall Street
Tri-Cities
Muscatine
Ther
Mt Vernon Depot Robbed
Burglars broke into the Northwest depot at Mt Vernon Iowa last night and took honey received from the sale of tickets as indicated in the brief report.
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MT. Vernon
Tan
Evening
N. W
Tleketa
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