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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1909
Page
6
Tennessee congressman Walter Brownlow faces an insurgent push on House rules with calm humor. He notes his record of aiding his district and mocks the idea of reform, while colleagues stress his district work and the danger of graveyard grants he reportedly pulls to federalize local sites.
The 1886 Vienna incident when Secretary White refused Taft's honeymoon request for royal access led to enduring disappointment for Mrs Taft and later contributed to the diplomat Henry White losing his post in Paris. The White House accepted his resignation, ending a career marked by years in Europe.
Col. W. M. Palmer reports a dramatic surge in enacted laws over the past decade. Congress progressed from 1,473 to 9,711 measures enacted in the Sixtieth Congress, with more bills introduced than passed but signaling greater demands and resources. Palmer, longtime enrolled-bills official from New Jersey, predicts the current session will surpass all prior congresses.
Congress approves 34000 to extend executive offices replacing the tennis court with more space. Taft rejects a second story, citing past architect input, and directs a southward expansion on ground level. Washington residents debate the plan amid broader racial and social tensions of the era.
Fragmented lines describe salvation through Jesus Christ. It mentions God’s Son, sorrow, sin and death, Calvary, and the crucifixion. The text references publicans and sinners, the cross, and a somber, dark day turning to hope after resurrection.
A girl named Helen smuggles a gilded egg into church on Easter. She hides it under her dress, moves it through prayers, and it ends up in the fat usher’s pew. The egg meets misfortune when the man sits, provoking a chorus of gasps and tears.
In Tyrol Austria children accompany bands of musicians singing Easter carols. They walk the steep hills bearing lighted torches and then knock on doors where the housemother greets them. Brightly colored Easter scenes appear as the procession passes.
In Woodward Iowa a 46 year old Joseph Bradiy shot at an adversary during a drinking bout at Scandia coal mines. He fled to the hills with Frank Melsich and others wounded. Bowlich is fatally shot in the abdomen and leg. Melsich stabbed but not fatally. Police later arrested suspects as money disputes sparked the riot.
Railroad attorneys asked Judge McPherson to strike from his rate case opinion the finding that 2% cents a mile is a reasonable passenger rate on strong lines. They also sought remand for the state to pay all investigation costs and for other decree changes. The judge said he would issue a supplemental opinion. Excluded From Church Wins. Peoria, Ill Rudolph Isch won a $1,000 verdict in the Amish conspiracy trial as jurors found Rudolp Wittig of Gridley and Michael Mangold of Roanoke guilty while J W Schmidt of Eureka was found not guilty. Isch had sued for $56,000 over business loss tied to his expulsion from the Amish church about twenty five years ago.
Matthew Cummins national president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Rev. P. O'Donnell Massachusetts state chaplain sailed for England on the Cedric. They will present to Hibernians in England Scotland and Australia a proposal to amalgamate with the American order.
Port of Spain reports the governor issued a proclamation prohibiting export of arms ammunition gunpowder and military and naval stores. The move follows fears of ex President Castro of Venezuela arriving soon.
In Wilmington Delaware the government contests the powder trust accusing H J Dupont de Nemours and other powder firms of forming a restraint of trade. The filing alleges a combination to fix prices and limit competition across the industry.
Mrs. J. C. Jamison of Watsonville California reports a six year stomach pain and nervous dyspepsia. After trying medicines and three doctors with little relief she read a testimonial and began Peruna. She took nineteen bottles and is entirely cured, affirming Peruna's claimed benefits.
A humorous dialogue notes a baby’s surprising strength and stage presence. A passerby jokes about the child’s powerful voice, and the line compares his lifting to a routine act, implying a playful exaggeration of talent. It reads as a light entertainment snippet from a community column.
Rev J M Suffield of Lincoln Nebraska confirms a long standing kidney ailment cure with Doan's Kidney Pills. He previously stated relief in 1900 and now reiterates the pills have never failed him after years of use. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
One of Blanche Bates' close friends recalls a humorous yet striking incident. The actress vents anger after being accosted in a street, describing how she struck the man and shouted a sharp rebuke while he lay in the gutter. The tale captures Bates' bold, defensive stance in a public moment.
A Louisville Times quip recalls President Taft visiting Augusta to see a Georgia planter. The old woman, Martha, dismisses the visitor as unremarkable, saying he seemed the sort to eat regularly, offering a humorous local reaction to the moment.
A nervous coffee addict is helped by a sister who secretly swaps Postum for morning coffee. After ten days the drinker reports improved strength, color, and eye clarity, crediting the cereal beverage with rebuilding health. The witness praises Postum as a nerve-strengthening life-saver and urges trying it, noting the slogan There’s a Reason and Look for the famous little box.
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