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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1908
Page
8
A Washington essay demystifies cloakroom life for lawmakers noting the lavish comfort and social looseness found in the Capitol cloakrooms. It portrays senators relaxing, telling stories, and swapping jests while casually roasting officials from the president to lesser aides.
Gossip swirls around the Hill ambassadorial dispute as two social theories emerge. Some say Mrs Charlemagne Tower seeks a cenital German arrival to influence court circles, while others argue social enemies, not policy, drive the controversy.
House leaders warn growing absenteeism as members stay away from daily sessions. A new office building with wireless vote signals could let members vote from home or distant rooms, raising fears of reduced in-person attendance and centralized control from Washington. The debate centers on modern voting signals and potential erosion of chamber presence.
Representative Mann’s bill to end seed adulteration and misbranding advances through the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce. The report warns of widespread adulteration threatening farmers and seed dealers, citing deceptive pricing and hidden decay. Penalties include a $200 first offense fine, up to $2890 second offense, and possible imprisonment.
Frank Hallman, armed only with an ax handle, fought a Durham bull for about 15 minutes on C. G. Besley’s Park Ridge farm. The bull charged repeatedly, gored Hallman, and fled as coworkers arrived, leaving Hallman dead at the scene and the bull recaptured. The body was taken to the Dunning morgue.
Helena Montana Frank Sedlak tracked a mountain lion after his dog disappeared. The canine led Sedlak to a tree where a seemingly dead lion lay. The lion revived, Sedlak improvised a rope capture, bringing the beast to his cabin and securing it in the stable. The lion later ate and appeared to recover, while Sedlak suspects a second lion hid nearby. The account notes this as a rare instance of a live lion being captured alive.
Glum Goforth spins a wild yarn about an Aztec specter guarding a hidden lode near a Wind Cave draw. Cowboys, Mexican panthers, and a showy mining engineer menace a stockyard frontier tale laced with bravado and desert humor.
London Globe reports M Dutuit who died in Paris in 1902 left much wealth to anyone legally claiming kinship. The court has just rejected the claims of the seven hundredth and seventh friend.
Swiss government records a petition with about 69 to 70 thousand signers opposing the proposed Matterhorn railway project. The protest reflects widespread public resistance to building a railway up the famous peak.
In Meriden Connecticut an elderly 70 year old widow, Mrs. Samuel A. Mallory, has fortified her Hast Lyne farmhouse with a shotgun to block constables serving papers for an annulment suit brought by Fred Leeds of Preston. Leeds alleges the marriage was a covetous match for the $25 000 fortune. The couple say it is a love match and plan to live together despite ongoing legal action and attempts to separate them.
Pearl White a 16 year old roller skater from Monongahela City created a sensation in Pittsburg when pursued by a policeman with a warrant. She disrobed to her underskirt during the chase before the officer halted the incident. authorities say overwork may have deranged her.
In a dialogue quoted from the Chicago Record Herald, a young man confronts a father about his capacity to provide and manage a business. The exchange recalls prior work for Hibbard and Denton tailors, a failed firm, and a tale of collecting a long outstanding bill of $65, then pivots to plans for a possible wedding with Lucy.
In Vienna zinc coffins dominate while copper ones fetch up to 2500 dollars. A bronze and copper coffin crafted for a Russian archduke recently exceeded 6000 dollars, illustrating wide price variation in coffin making.
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