Cannon Elected Speaker of the 58th Congress
Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois elected speaker as Congress convened on Monday. Commentary notes Cannon should be able to lead but warns members to handle him carefully. CapeNn to build an electric light plant welcomed by visitors to the town. Adelina Patti embarks on another farewell tour at original admission price. A windy, chilly fall day followed the northwest storm. Debate over the Cuba reciprocity treaty dominates extraordinary session called by the President and Roosevelt stance on ratification is stated. The session will last thirty days.
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Adelina Patti
Steenth
Conegress
Cuba
Roosevelt
Iowa News Notes Happenings and Career Moves
Mark Hanna leads discussion on Ohio departure as Roosevelt election looms. Iowa corn prospects look strong with farmers optimistic about the harvest. H R Jones departs the Leader to become telegraph editor at the Washington Post in Washington DC. He is a former managing editor connected to the Register and Leader.
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Mark Hanna
Ohio
National Committee
Roosevelt
H. R. Jones
Leader
Register and Leader
Washington, D. C
Washington Post
Jones
Iowa State College
Ames
Des Moines
Register
Abe Funk
Spirit Lake
Gardner Cowles
Algona
Gardner
Harvey Ingham
Harvey
Bandits threaten Rock Island line for ransom
Iowa robbers warned last week they would blow up the Rock Island railroad if paid one thousand dollars. Company efforts to capture the culprits have so far failed.
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Iowa
Rock Island Railroad
Tur Army Post at Fort Des Moines Opens This Week
Fort Des Moines premieres a new Tur Army Post this week with a three day grand celebration starting today. A two million dollar project funds the improvement benefiting Des Moines and central Iowa.
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Tur
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Republican
Bessemer Steel
Judge Prouty
Carrie Nation Receives Warm Welcome in New Jersey
Dispatch reports Carrie Nation greeted by an enthusiastic audience on her first New Jersey appearance. She plans to collect remnants of the Cherry Sisters aggregation to bring along.
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Carrie Nation
New Jersey
Carrie
Cherry Sisters
United States May Extend Greeting to Sister Republics
With Panama seceding from Colombia and Canada hinting at independence, the United States could soon offer a fraternal greeting to sister republics from Hudson Bay to the Panama Isthmus, signaling a shift in regional ties.
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Panama
Central America
Canada
United States
Hudson’s Bay
Untitled moral reflection on youth discipline
A thoughtful remark argues that strict night curfews for boys and admonitions for girls to avoid unsupervised evenings help prevent bad company and regret. It claims self respect and supervision protect families and future life outcomes, asserting safeguards reduce sorrow and improper conduct.
Valley children urged to attend school per law
Information from Valley Junction Express notes children aged seven to fourteen not in school. The board of education will address the issue soon. The statute requires attendance of at least twelve consecutive weeks annually unless excused or living more than two miles from school.
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Valley Junction Express
Valley
Board of Education
Paralyzing illness shadows Alderman family visit
Story County reports Mrs and Mrs Alderman arriving from Los Angeles to care for his gravely ill father. The elder Alderman, already frail, is feared unlikely to recover as he rests at his daughter’s home after a recent paralysis attack.
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EK. T. Alderman
Los Angeles
California
Mr. Alderman
City
J. A. Mills
Watchman
Obedient Major Defies Command After Death
An episode from early Revolutionary days recalls Major Butler who, after being arrested for failing to cut his cue, refuses to surrender his hairdressing style even in death. He directs burial with a hole at the coffin bottom to let his cue show, ensuring the general sees his defiance.
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Gulf Coast
United States
Mississippi
Fort Adams
Wilkinson
Hamtramck
Butler
Green
State College trustees urge ample funds for growth
Des Moines papers alleged discord over requested amounts but officials insist on harmony. The Iowa State College board, governor, president, and department heads say the institution needs substantial support to sustain its record growth and serve students from many states and countries.
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Des Moines
Legislative Committee
Iowa State College
Tammany’s New York Victory and the McClelland Question
The piece argues Tam many remains a political tiger in New York City as McClelland, son of a general, wins on a Tammany ticket. It claims McClelland was born in Saxony and labels Tammany’s push for a clean city administration as a mask for graft, led by boss Charles F. Murphy. It questions public submission to Tammany’s control.
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New York City
Seth Low
McClelland
Tammany
United States
Saxony
New York
Charles F. Murphy
The Teacher's Fault
A dialogue reveals a student sobbing about bruises from a rule. The scholar blames a rigid rule that fails both ways and recalls using a two foot rule to bend it for dual action. The teacher confronts the student and pa threatens with a razor strop.
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Freddy
Clock Benched by Time and Travel Ads in California Tour
A humorous clock laments its pace while an old travel ad pitches cheap rail rates to California. The Katy Flyer excursion from St Louis is offered with weekly tours to San Francisco, urging readers to ask for a tour book and information from George Morton in St Louis.
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California
St Louis
Kansas City
Katy
St. Louis
San Francisco
George Morton
Southwest Nov 24 Travel Rates Advertised
Southwest service lists low fares from Obits cage to St Louis Hannibal Kansas City with 20 dollars from Des Moines area and 15 dollar segments via intermediate points. Stops allowed, final limit December 15 for Missouri Kansas and Texas Bay region. Inquiries to T. B. Cockerly Des Moines Iowa.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
St. Louis
Hannibal
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
T. B. Cockerly
Des Moines
Iowa
Hurrah Origins Across Cultures and History
The word hurrah has varied roots from Hebrew joy to Norse war cries and Danish buzz terms. Palgrave notes Normandy’s Rollo era use of a cry for justice to raise the country in danger. Some scholars see it as an imitation interjection like whurra or busea from 17th century sources.
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Sir Francis Palgrave
Normandy
England
Rollo
Addison
Busea
Evelyn
Anti-Top Hat paper born from eccentric will
In London a monthly paper titled Anti-Top Hat survives on the will of an eccentric old man who loathed the stovepipe hat. He left his nephew $2,000 a year to edit and publish the issue, which is circulated in only three copies— to himself and to each of the executors.
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London
A True Canvasback and a Waterfall Secret
A London and Rome sketch tale features John Astley and Sir Joshua Reynolds. While strolling in the Campagna, friends urged Astley to remove his coat. He finally did, revealing an oil sketch of a waterfall painted on the back of Reynolds's waistcoat.
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John Astley
Sir Joshua Reynolds
London
Rome
Reynolds
Young Astley
The Mother of Pearl Industry in Singapore
The center of the mother of pearl industry is Singapore. The shell oyster ranges six to ten inches long and can weigh up to ten pounds. It is found on hard bottom channels between islands where currents are strong. Divers use a coir rope bag to hold the shells while traveling along the bottom.
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Singapore
The Encounter with Frederick Douglass in Jersey City
During the Civil War era a New York reporter challenged a weary traveler stepping from a train in Jersey City. The man, Frederick Douglass, replied simply that he was not Indian but a Black man, and the insult he faced was plain racial hostility.
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Fred Douglass
Frederick Douglass
Jersey City
New York
E Douglass
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