Walker bill ghost haunts Iowa campaign stage
The piece lampoons Democrats conjuring a Walker bill as a ghost to frighten voters. It details claims by General Weaver and 8. H. Basher about dire monetary doom from gold standard threats, then debunks the existence of a 200-member Republican pledge and cites GOP support for stable, gold-parity monetary legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boway
Aga
Democratic Party
Marshalltown
General Weaver
George L. Finn
Weaver
Walker
Moftern
H. Basher
Congress
House
Wall Street
Committee On Banking and Currency
Connor
Mince
Henderson
Hull
Iowa
Republican Party
Democrata
Wills Campaign Tactics Prompts Labor Vote Debate
A Des Moines area pamphlet attack questions railroad candidate H E Wills and his claimed independence. The piece accuses him of courting railroad workers and union members to counter the Republican ticket, arguing the money plank and Temple amendment ethics reveal a strategic draw of labor votes. It also notes war investigation findings and urges Iowa voters to back the Republican ticket on November 8 to end a perceived silver threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman
Wills
Railroad Commission
Des Moines
H. Beals
Des Moines Register
H. E. Wills
Marshalltown
Mr. Wills
Populiam
Iowa
Flying machine beats wind in first St Joseph test
Prof A M Herring and his power driven flying machine completed a second successful trial near St Joseph Michigan, lifting about 70 feet against a 26 mph wind. The craft uses two arched surfaces 18 feet tip to tip and 56 inches wide with a small engine driving two screw propellers. The eight to ten second flight skimmed the beach in a level path, boosting confidence that heavier than air flight is possible and controllable in high winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Herring
St. Joseph
Mich
Herring
Tie
Gypsy Wedding Near Lawrence and Lincoln Arome
A gypsy camp near Lawrence and Lincoln avenues in Chicago hosted a bright wedding. Agnes Wantaz married Joshua Warton as the tribe rejoiced, rites included a dawn dance and a fortune teller’s reading, then a festive afternoon with liquor in the encampment and removal of a past wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Lincoln Avenues
Chicago
Agnes Wantaz
Joshua Warton
Graham Janjecz
Sarah Reque
Warton
Express firms oppose parcel post extension plan
Officials of St Louis express companies condemn a National Association of Traffic Commissioners pamphlet advocating extending the parcel post and placing express firms under Interstate Commerce Commission control. The drive seeks federal legislation, arguing the change would cut the firms’ revenue by about half by losing postal-rate competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
National Association of Traffic Commissioners
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Heaton Family Reunites After Two Decades of Separation
Lawrenceburg Indiana official Tlon Eben Heaton president of the board of county commissioners hosts a family reunion at the old Heaton homestead near Moore’s Hill next month. A long separated kinship resurfaces after Mrs. Albert Small sent a clue from Blaffton and traced her aunt to Heaton, ending an 1831 estrangement. The reconnection helps close an unsettled estate of value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlon
Eben Heaton
Board of County Commissioners
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Small
Henton
Dearborn
Heaton
Novel fee security by Canadian chief justice in Peru case
The Canadian chief justice, acting as arbitrator in the Victor McCord case against Peru, telegraphed the state department that he had prepared his decision and left his fee of 920,000 in a Canadian bank. Half the fee, allocated to the United States, is en route to the chief justice, while Peru has not yet replied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Investigation Commission
Jacksonville
Lewis M. Mans
Seventh Army Corps
Red Cross Society
Department
Maus
Canada
Victor McCord
Peru
State Department
Justice Strong
United States
Interior regulations loom for Curtis act in Indian territory
The interior department struggles to implement the Curtis act provisions in Indian territory. No appropriation exists to cover the costs, prompting expectations of congressional amendments. The interior secretary, acting as de facto governor, will issue regulations, while Superintendent Wright reports findings to aid policy formulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Indian Territory
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Territory
Wright
New Weaving Machine From Roubaix Sets Speed Record
Roubaix fabric makers unveil a new weaving machine that outpaces the Northrop design and uses ordinary material. The device delivers 100 to 175 yards per ten hour day, with one worker supervising six machines and half the usual motive force. It yields a one sided woven and other side knitted appearance and could boost plain goods competitiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roubaix
France
Northrop
Predicted Coal Strike By Hanna Coal Chief
Manager Young of M A Hanna Coal company predicts a major national coal strike early next year lasting months. He says miners will resist wage cuts of 15 to 18 cents per ton, with a likelihood of intensified conflict if contracts expire. West Virginia miners work cheaper than ever and resistance to unionizing them has failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heanager Young
Mark Hanna
Coal Company
Young
M. A. Hanna Coal Company
Chicago
West Virginia
Stung to death by bees near Monticello
A horse owned by Charles Wintere in Monticello N near a hive was attacked by bees. The animal kicked the hive while trying to escape, suffered numerous stings, and died within two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wintere
Monticello
Practical Migrations and the Call to Revival
The piece argues it is our duty to spread invitations to all, expecting some rejection yet finding some acceptance. It asserts that a true revival removes evil and idols from heart and society, and that religious instruction provides permanence and usefulness to moral impulses.
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Andertet
Hesekiah
Kent
Isaiah
Israel
Hosea
Assyria
Shalmaneser IV
Judah
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Hezekiah
Ahaz
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Neh
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Laat
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Germany
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Herve
Lite de
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Broadway
New York
Wing Machine CO
Belvidere, Ill
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Rocky Mountain Tea
Atl Druggisté
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Chaom
Dietea, PerLor Ou
Fy Hammar Paint CO
St. Outa, Mo
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