Abandoned Farms and Taft Relics Quip
A Webster City Tribune excerpt notes 16 000 square miles of abandoned American farmland mainly in the northeast and midwest. It cites wasteful cultivation and rising farm labor costs as causes while humorously proposing a wooden plank for President Taft’s church pew to curb relic hunting.
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The
Conservation Commission
New England
New York
Southeast
Middle Central States
United States
Canadian Northwest
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Taft
Washington
Chicago Record-Herald
Grocers Seek Law Banning Lagnappe in New Orleans
New Orleans grocers backed by reformers ask legislature to criminalize lagnappe a long standing practice of giving small gifts to customers gum drops candy and similar tokens The move is described as a bid to curb a century and a half old custom deemed negligible yet stubbornly persistent across trades burdening commerce
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New Orleans
New York Sun
Tate Fair
Utica Boy Dies Laughing At Sunday Comic
A Utica boy died while laughing at the comic supplement of a Sunday paper. The incident is seen as a sharp rebuke by critics of the comic section, though many will continue to read and joke through daily life.
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Utica
Deemer Favored for U S Supreme Court Seat by Iowa Delegation
Des Moines reports Gov. Carroll has urged President Taft to appoint Horace E. Deemer chief justice to fill the vacant United States Supreme Court seat after Justice Brewer's death. The Iowa delegation, including Congressman Smith, backs Deemer, with New York and the Eighth Circuit also under consideration. Some expect Solicitor General Bowers to be named Chief Justice when Fuller retires.
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Des Moines
Gov. Carroll
Taft
Deemer
Iowa Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Justice Brewer
Tait
Horace E. Deemer
Iowa
Eighth Federal Circuit
New York
Congressman Smith
Judge Deemer
Smith
Dillon
Cicles
Bowers
Fuller
Edison street car storage battery may replace trolley
The article notes the potential for battery storage to render streetcar trolleys obsolete and hints at future inventions that could enhance comfort, while cautioning against overoptimistic expectations.
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Edison
Wizards of Science
Boston Expert Warns Women to Wear Rats in Hair
A Boston expert warns that women should wear rats in their hair to avoid baldness. He notes some fashionable coiffeurs resemble rat traps in size and shape.
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Boston
Royal Arcanum Grand Officers Named in Iowa Assembly
The Royal Arcanum of Iowa elected Grand Regent James K. Dysart of Ottumwa and a full slate including vice grand regent J. N. La barre from Waterloo and grand secretary H. A. Snyder of Waterloo. Other officers listed include grand treasurer George J. Pickett of Ottumwa and grand trustees A. Hartung, A. T. Cooper, E. M. Mayors. Ladies of the Modern Maccabees also chose leaders led by Commander Mary Milligan of Hiteman and officers from Colfax Eldon Ottumwa and Des Moines.
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Ottumwa
The
Royal Arcanum of
Iowa
James K. Dysart
J. N. Labarre
Waterloo
H. A. Snyder
George
J. Pickett
J. R.price
Albia
G. A. Fairly
Des Moines
T. H. Zook
H. A. Minot
Clinton
A. Hartung
A. T. Cooper
Cedar Rapids
E. M
Keokuk
Supreme Council
Charles M. Dickson
Sioux City
B. F. Stretton
Ladies of the Modern Maccabees
Mary Milligan
Hiteman
Carrie Snedden
Colfax
Luella Miller
Eddyville
Pearl Hughes
Eldon
Mattie Ferrand
Eva Vanderplas
Mrs. A. Beard
Bonaparte
Elder applicant seeks MO University admission
A 70 year old man has applied for admission to the University of Missouri as a student. He believes a person is never too old to learn and embraces lifelong education.
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University of Missouri
Expedition Frencemen Return Deny Polar Discovery
An expedition of Frenchmen has returned from the Antarctic region and denies indignantly that they discovered any poles.
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Antarctice
Monopolies Die Hard Public Voice Saga Ends
Public opinion pressures monopolies leading to market shifts and policy scrutiny. Officials and citizens weigh the impact of concentrated power as debate shapes future regulation and competition. The era of unchecked dominance appears to wane as collective sentiment drives change.
Big Crane Fights Man in Lake City
In Lake City a sandy hill crane shot on the Coons river by Henry Ackers nearly blinded him. Ackers shouldered the bird and, as he neared town, the crane revived and struck him in the eye. He saved himself, but his face was badly wounded.
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Lake City
Coon
Henry Ackers
Ackers
Land Deal at Waterloo Shows Swift Farm Profits
Mr and Mrs J P Hummel sold 363 acres near Waterloo for 140650 dollars after twenty years of ownership. The Cedar Falls interurban line provides access. Galloway Gibson Investment Company bought 281 acres at 400 dollars per acre and paid less for the rest.
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Waterloo
Iowa
J. P. Hummel
Cedar Falls
Galloway- Gibson Investment Company
Victims Still Laid Up After Rock Island Wreck
Marshalltown reports five remain hospitalized from the March 21 wreck. Discharged are Miss Florence Winn of Waterloo Miss Olga Swanson of Vinton Iowa and Frank Swanson of Wilton N B. Remaining are Miss Irene Cowan Jay Sweitzer Paul Swift all of Waterloo G W Thompson of Vinton and Mrs. William Tietz of Reinbeck. All injured are doing as well as could be expected.
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Marshalltown
Rock Island
Florence Winn
Waterloo
Olga Swanson
Vinton
Iowa
Frank Swanson
Wilton
N. B
Irene Cowan
Jay Sweitzer
Paul Swift
G. W. Thompson
William Tietz
Reinbeck
New Freight House Planned for Iowa City by Rock Island
The Chicago Rock Island has announced plans for a new freight house in Iowa City to be built this spring. The brick structure will be 200 feet long and 30 feet wide with sizable platform facilities.
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Iowa City
Chicago Rock Island
Farmer Loses His Bride in Secret War Time Marriage
Storm Lake report that William Engelkes asked the sheriff to search for his wife who vanished from their home during a wartime period amid a secretly conducted marriage. The couple had wed recently in a private ceremony.
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Storm Lake
William Engelkes
Railroad Board Issues Three Rules On Switching Service
Des Moines reports the railroad commission issues three orders affecting switching on Rock Island Burlington at Washington requiring connects by July 1, and on Rock Island Iowa Central at Montezuma with a similar by date. It also requires St Paul Des Moines to provide Buckeye site for a 25 000 bushel Farmers Elevator. The body heard Iowa Manufacturers association on switching limits and a uniform rate. Witnesses testified to the need.
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Railroad Board
Des Moines
State “Railroad Commission
Rock Island
Burlington
Washington
Commission
Iowa Central
Montezuma
St. Paul
Dog Attacks a Child in Nashua
The six year old son of Mr and Mrs Will Speers was bitten by a bull dog while playing in the yard. The dog sprang and tore a portion of the child's nose, disfiguring him for life. The dog, which had shown no prior viciousness, was killed immediately.
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Nashua
Will Speers
Woman Dies Suddenly in State Center Area Farm
Mrs Lena Reimen schneider wife of Henry Reimen schneider a prominent farmer near State Center was found dead in bed by her husband. A stroke of apoplexy suffered during the night caused the death.
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Marshalltown
Lena Reimenschneider
Henry Reimenschneider
State Center
Alice Crawford
John’ Crawford
Booneville
Ninth and Park Avenue
Five Denison Boys Arrested for Freight Car Robberies
Detective Stewart of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad captured five local youths after investigation. They and their fathers faced the justice court and were fined ten dollars plus costs for stealing goods from freight cars.
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Denison
Stewart
Chicago & Northwestern ‘Railroad
Justice Court
Wheat Needs Rain In Northwestern Iowa Crops Suffer
Winter wheat in northwestern Iowa has had forty five days with insufficient rain. Grain men warn that unless moisture arrives soon the crop could be lost.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Iowa City Pioneer George W Pinney Dies After Illness
George W. Pinney a Johnson county resident for seventy one years and a veteran veterinary surgeon died at his home after a four week illness. He was among the best known early settlers of Iowa City.
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Iowa City
George W. Pinney
Johnson County
Lowans Set to Travel Abroad This Summer
Ida Grove reports Dr. J. E. Conn W. B. Johnston and C. C. Williams sail for Europe on June 7 for three months abroad. Mrs. B. E. Smith and her son Leonard Smith depart July 17 for a continental summer stay.
Lad Is Badly Burned Near Sidney
Charles Crandal aged 11, son of Oscar Crandal a farmer near Sidney, was badly burned helping his older brother burn cornstalks. He saved his life by leaping into a water tank.
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Sidney
Charles Crandal
Oscar Crandal
Eldon Farmers Hear Good Roads Talk
Eldon J E Houghland spoke to White Dlm farmers on improving roads. A large crowd attended and showed interest in making local roads equal to any in the state.
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Eldon
Good Roads Meeting
J. E. Houghland
Farmers of White Dlm
Fred Grant Sentenced to Anamosa Reformatory
Logan reports Fred Grant was moved by Sheriff Rock to Anamosa reformatory for assault with intent to commit rape. The judge and others favor parole in eleven months.
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Fred Grant
Logan
Sheriff Rock
Anamosa Reformatory
Third Train News Dealer Arrested
Cedar Rapids reports arrest of William Stacy charged with robbing victims of the recent Green Mountain wreck in another train incident.
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Cedar Rapids
William Stacy
Green Mountain
Corydon Bonds For Water Works And Sewer System
In Corydon the citizens approved issuing bonds totaling 45000 for a water works and sewer system by a vote of 644 to 84. The election result confirms public support for municipal infrastructure development.
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Corydon
Glenwood Man Dies By Suicide At Home
Glenwood resident F. B. Cook, about 50, committed death by own action at his home. He arose after retiring, swallowed strychnine, then returned to bed and died in convulsions. He leaves a wife.
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Glenwood
F. B. Cook
Storms Accepts Call to Indianapolis Church
Ames Dr Storms, president of the Iowa State College, has accepted a call to lead the Central Avenue Methodist Church in Indianapolis. He will take charge on September first.
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Storms
Indianapolis
Ames
Iowa State College
Central Avenue Methodist Church
New Railway Rule Promotes Public Interest in Short Haul
Des Moines reports Attorney General Byers upholds rail commission power to regulate routing and fares to favor public safety and convenience in long and short haul disputes involving the M and St L railroad. The decision supports the commission in compelling short line rates for all points north of Tara, limiting railroad routing discretion.
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Des Moines
State Railroad Commission
Byers
M. & St. L. Railroad
Railroad Commission
Gilmore City
Des Moinés
Tara
Commission
Spragueville seeks stop for Milwaukee trains
The Spragueville residents ask the railroad commission to require a stop for fast Milwaukee trains at Spragueville. The hearing on their depôt application was postponed to May 17 after the commission previously ruled against the petitioners twice. Spragueville lies on a Milwaukee cutoff between Brown and Savanna, near Creston, and the line carries fast trains and heavy freights around a hill.
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Spragueville
Railroad Commission
Milwaukee Railroad
Savanna
Brown
Brown-Savanna
Big Hill
Voting Machines Delayed for Des Moines Primaries
Des Moines voters will use ballot forms and blue pencils due to delays in 78 voting machines purchased by Polk County. F B Andrews, VP of the factory supplier, says machines cannot return from the factory before September 1, delaying the primary.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Andrews
Voting
County Board of Supervisors
Greater Iowa Club Expands Membership Drive Statewide
The Greater Iowa club aims to grow from 1200 to 15000 members with a $1 fee. Circulars note club purposes and say membership could rise by 50 percent within a month as business and professional men receive the message.
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Greater Iowa
Fire insurance in Iowa writes vast risks last year
State Auditor Bleakly reports fire and casualty firms wrote 584,775,528.30 in risks. Twenty Iowa fire insurers accounted for 145,776,646.73 while 103 non Iowa writers total 341,379,949.57.
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Iowa
Watkins Appeals for a New Trial in Des Moines Murder Case
James Watkins petitions the supreme court for a new trial seeking to overturn a life sentence for the Des Moines murder of John Weaver. The killing arose from a dispute over which Weaver was Mary Weaver’s husband.
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Watkins
James Watkins
Supreme Court
John Weaver
Des Moines
Mary Weaver
Fifer Advanced for Battaltion Adjutant Role
Charles Fifer of Muscatine a first lieutenant in Company C Fifty fourth regiment I N G has been recommended for battalion adjutant of the regiment. Des Moines hosted twenty eight conventions in Q1 drawing 41 645 attendees since January 1910 with the second quarter expected to improve conversions.
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Fifer
Charles Fifer
Muscatine
Leutenant
Fifty-fourth Regiment
Des Moines
Willson Receives Appointment as Assistant State Game Warden
Dr. M. W. Wilson of Des Moines is appointed assistant state game warden by Warden Lincoln and will base his headquarters in Des Moines.
Canadian Wheat Trade Ties Grow With Germany Curbing US
Winnipeg dispatch notes Germany seeks Canadian wheat share amid eased trade barriers. It cites rising US demand and Canadian farm yields, including Minnesota farmer reports of 30 to 70 bushels per acre, as land values rise and homesteads prosper. It also discusses anti spitting laws and enforcement gaps in US cities, with 1909 arrests and fines tallied by tuberculosis study groups.
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Winnipeg
Maritzowba
Germany
United States
Canada
John
Munter
Hyebrow
Saskatchewan
Tesdents
Minnesota
National Association
Interior decoration on country homes and farm life
The article advocates upgrading country homes with modern decor. It argues farm life is increasingly attractive and offers free color suggestions and stencil designs to readers. It promises guidance on color schemes and arrangements, with do it yourself options and no charge services.
Salmon spawning and the bull trout distinction
The article explains that roughly one fifth of salmon spawn before returning to fresh water. Those that spawn after returning are coarse, with white flesh when cut, and are called bull trout. The term bull trout does not denote a separate species.
A Fool and Big Money Are Seldom Parted
A concise saying notes that fools and large fortunes rarely separate using the same tactic twice. It reflects caution about repeated schemes targeting the wealthy and credulous.
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Webster City Tribune
Freeman-Tribune Pub. CO
Webster City
Iowa Jurist
Brewer
Royal Arcanum
Big Crane
Martin J. Wade
Clint L. Price
Indianola
State Central Committee
Jerry B. Sullivan
John F
Claude R. Porter
Centerville
P. B. Wolfe
A. van Wagenen
Sioux
Clark
Robert ‘van Boskirk
Wade
Ment
Hig
Carroll
Carrie Ackles
Atlantic
Coliseum
Fifty-Fifth Infantry
Iowa National Guard
Seventh and
Walnut
Frankie Mahin
Ingersoll Park
North Pole
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