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Contents include but not limited to reports of renewed revolution and U.S. involvement in Central America, with battles around Managua and political maneuvering to name a successor, a proposal to harness St. Lawrence River power by damming Long Sault to generate large amounts of horsepower, a labor conference in Pittsburgh formally opposing the steel corporation s open shop policy and calling for organization and appeals to national leaders, the Cook committee s scrutiny of explorer records and affidavits raising credibility questions, a Canadian express wreck injuring dozens and a separate Southern Railway derailment from a broken rail killing and injuring passengers, a fatal coasting accident that killed a boy after a trolley collision, the death of King Leopold and succession events, a Supreme Court nomination from the president, state debates over voluntary admission of the insane to hospitals, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 16, number 28, December 17, 1909
Date Created:
1909-12-17
Time Period:
1900s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to reports of renewed revolution and U.S. involvement in Central America, with battles around Managua and political maneuvering to name a successor, a proposal to harness St. Lawrence River power by damming Long Sault to generate large amounts of horsepower, a labor conference in Pittsburgh formally opposing the steel corporation s open shop policy and calling for organization and appeals to national leaders, the Cook committee s scrutiny of explorer records and affidavits raising credibility questions, a Canadian express wreck injuring dozens and a separate Southern Railway derailment from a broken rail killing and injuring passengers, a fatal coasting accident that killed a boy after a trolley collision, the death of King Leopold and succession events, a Supreme Court nomination from the president, state debates over voluntary admission of the insane to hospitals, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Christmas International relations Labor movement Railroad accidents Public health Agriculture Transportation Labor unions Accidents
Contributor (Person):
Ruff, Charles S. Ruff, Thaddeus S. Thompson, John L. (John Lay), 1869-1930
Location:
Iowa--Des Moines
Language:
eng
Contributing Institution:
State Historical Society of Iowa
Publisher:
Iowa State Bystander Pub. Co.
Extent:
8 pages
Genre:
Newspapers
Type:
Text Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9156m
Related Resource:
Library of Congress Control Number: sn83025186
Digital Object Identifier:
bystander1909121701
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w92z12z1t
Metadata License:
This metadata record is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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"Iowa state bystander. volume 16, number 28, December 17, 1909", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w92z12z1t
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No Copyright - United States
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