Humble Cannon and other Washington stories linger
A column recounts anecdotes about Joseph G. Cannon and other figures, highlighting Washington humor from hotel dining to rail stations. It sketches a series of vignettes involving politicians, agents, and bystanders, with old country humor and political witticisms threaded through anecdotes from various locales.
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Washington
Congressional
Joseph G. Cannon
Cannon
Col
Dick Bright
Bright
Ohio set for four presidential visits this week
Columbus reports a busy campaign week as Taft opens in Marietta with planned speeches across the state. Roosevelt arrives tomorrow to Bellaire, Harmon starts Wooster Wednesday night, and La Follette plans northern county stops. Primaries are May 21 and state conventions in early June.
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Columbus
Ohio
Taft
Marietta
Harmon
Wooster
William J. Bryan
la Follette
Market Letter Prices for Grains and Farm Produce
Quotations on grains and farm goods list No 2 hard wheat 1.40 cwt No 3 1.35 No 4 1.30 Corn 3 cwt 1.00 Mountain Mist and Challenge Flour, cwt 3.10 and 2.96 Steers, hoof 4.50 dressed 8.00 Cows and heifers hoof 4.00 dressed 8.00 Hogs dressed per lb 0.08 on foot 0.05 Lamb dressed per lb 0.09 Lambs on foot 0.04 Sheep on foot 0.04 Butter 0.26 Eggs 0.15-0.20 Honey 0.12 Potatoes per cwt 3.00 Spring chickens alive per lb 0.10 Hens alive per lb 0.08 Turkeys alive per lb 0.? Ducks alive per lb 0.10 Geese alive per lb 0.08 Beets per cwt 1.00 Onions dry per lb 0.03 Two registered Durham bulls of good milk strain cited Cari B.
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Mar
de Laval
Anderson & Johnson Basin
Chamberlain
Frank A. Wise
Presbyterian Church
Cook's
Lous Hill
Minnesota
Oscarville
Hill
Humph
Sald Hill
Loafer
Jim” Finlay
Emerald Isle
Sae
Mr. Schmidt
Millino
Springfield
Bill
Roosevelt
Bellaire
W. A. Loveland
Mr. Loveland
Market Letter
Gale
Durham
Big Horn Supply Co
Big Horn Oil and Gas Co
J. B. Thompson
Capital Bar
M, RA
Douglas
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