Ryder yields to love and saves Shirley’s father
In a Washington showdown financier John Burkett Ryder reverses course after a confrontation with Shirley Green Rossmore. He agrees to help Shirley’s father and proposes marriage to Shirley’s suitor, inviting her into the family and signaling a shift from hard-nosed power to personal reconciliation.
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Ryder
Kingdom of Heaven
Washington
Shirley
Jefferson
Jeff
Ryder Senior
Constitution Edict Hints At Future Rights For Celestials
Peking issues a long edict expressing hope for a future constitution but fixing no date. It says efforts to strengthen the state fail and urges patience as the government council and provincial assemblies begin steps toward parliamentary form, though assemblies are not yet in place. The note notes distrust of promises of representative government among the Chinese people.
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Mr. Ryder
Cumey
Long Island
Massapequa
Stott
Jefferson
Ryder
Shirley
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Offered for Kidney Troubles
Thousands suffer kidney and bladder troubles and delay is risky. DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills promise quick relief for all forms. A week’s treatment costs 25 cents. Sold by C. A. Gamble.
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DeWitt
C. A. Gamble
Ames Notice on Sewer Plat and Special Assessments
Notice from the Ames Iowa City Clerk that a sewer project plat and schedule of special assessments for College Lincoln Iowa Carroll Kellogg streets are on file. Owners of abutting property may file written objections by January 6 1908 for errors irregularities or inequalities. council will finalize assessments thereafter.
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Ames
Iowa
Towit
College Street
Lincoln Street
Northwestern Street
State Street
Fayette Street
Iowa Street
Carroll Street
Crawford Street
Colle Street
Kellogg Street
Pearl Street
A. B. Maxwell
Parley Sheldon
City
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Headlines Gentle Healing
Kennedy laxative cough syrup stands out for its free gentle action on the system while soothing throat and lung irritation. It is pleasant to take, suitable for children, and contains no opiates or narcotics. Sold by C A Gamble.
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Kennedy
C. A. Gamble
Fragmented Exchange on Keeping Things in Place
A terse dialogue shows a father urging order and a son probing about keeping a slipper on a foot. The snippet hints at domestic tension and a focus on propriety within a household.
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Arthur
Des Moines Capital Bargain Week Offers Yearly $2 Subscriptions
The Des Moines Capital promotes a Bargain Week December 21 to 28 offering a full year of the Daily Capital for only $2 for new and old subscribers by mail or at local outlets. Remittance can be mailed to Safe Young in Des Moines or given to a postmaster, publisher, or newsdealer. Also promotes DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills via C A Gamble.
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Des Moines Capital
Young
Des Moines
Iowa
Associated Press
News of
the World
Do You Know We Have The Most Accommodating Chauffeur
A humorous quote from Puck portrays a satire of a courteous chauffeur who escalates to misbehavior, joking that his usual civility ends in kicks and cuffs when offended, highlighting comic exaggeration.
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Puck
Taggart to Visit Denver for Democratic National Convention Prep
Thomas Taggart, chairman of the Democratic national committee, will lead the committee on arrangements to Denver late next month to survey ground and begin formal convention preparations. He calls the trip a chance to get acquainted with the locale and setup.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Denver
Taggart
Harvard explorer to lead Central Africa research expedition
Boston December 25 Professor Alexander Agassiz director and curator of the Harvard museum will head an expedition to Central Africa to continue his scientific investigations. Details of the trip and the party are not yet determined.
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Boston
Alexander Agassiz
Harvard Museum
Central Africa
Treason Trial Opens for 169 Viborg Manifesto Signers
In St. Petersburg on December 25, the treason trial of 169 former duma members who signed the Viborg manifesto begins before the court of appeals. They are charged with high treason for urging rights, popular representation, and an imperial parliament.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Duma
Court of Appeals
Colonel Benjamin Lockwood Retires After Forty Three Years
Washington December 25 Colonel Benjamin Lockwood commands the Twenty ninth infantry has requested retirement after over forty three years of service. His Civil War service earned him the grade of brigadier general on the retired list.
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Washington
Benjamin €. Lockwood
Twenty
Local Directory Listing Near Gamble's Drug Store
Second door north of the Post Office over Gamble's Drug Store in Iowa. Office phone numbers 121 M Res 128 and Mutual phone 199 listed for contact.
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Gamble’s
Iowa
M. Res
J Mutual
A. B. Maxwell
Kooser
Mutual
Ames
Attempt to Blow Up a Bridge Near Newark
An explosion damaged the new Pennsylvania Railroad steel bridge under construction over the Erie railroad tracks near the Hackensack river in Newark. A large hole was blown in the bridge center.
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Newark
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Erie
Hackensack River
Drought Shrinks Wheat Area in Punjab
In Lahore on December 25 a drought has cut wheat planting in the Punjab from nine to five million acres. Many permanent canals run short and irrigation canals are dry, signaling a sharp decline in cultivation due to drought.
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Lahore
India
Punjab
Will of Michael Gilleas Probate of Million Dollar Illinois Central Officer
The will of Michael Gilleas former vice president of the Illinois Central railway, valued at about one million dollars, has been probated. The estate provides for a widow and seven children and covers properties located in Iowa and other states.
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Os Angeles
Cal
Michael Gilleas
Illinois Central Railway
Iowa
Identified as the Man in Buffalo Stabbing Case
New York on December 25 identifies G Capuzzo as the man who strangled Mrs. Sophie Kehrer of Buffalo in his West Twenty-Second Street apartment on July 28. The identification ties Capuzzo to the rooming house scene and to the victim in a high profile trial.
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New York
Capuzzo
Sophie Kehrer
Buffalo
N. Y
West Twenty-Second Street
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Mandan
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Senate Committee On Finance
W. B. Corey
Mabelle Gilman
Walter Wellman
Roosevelt
James Hamilton Lewis
Roger C. Sullivan
Chicago
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Wis
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Jim Roche
Ireland
Peking
Tsi AN
Pres
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S. A. Keenan
Story County Bank
Knauth
Nachod & Kahne
National Bank of Commerce
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Des Moines Savings Bank
Marshalltown
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Canier Brothers & Herman
C. E. Hunt, Dentist
P. O
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Phone Mutual
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T. J. Fenton
M. D
Stultz Bidg
C. G. Tilden, M., D
Mathonese
C. L. Waltmire
Sorenson
C. HN
Passbey
M. J. Adams
Daniel McCarthy
Luke
Frank E. Morris
Sale Stable
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Mutual ’Phone
Onondaga St
A. W. Crary
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Crazy Bros. Hardware
Seventh
Story Street
Boone
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