08 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
1
The Mt. Ayr Journal entered its twenty sixth year last week celebrating a milestone for the local publication and signaling hopes for many more anniversaries ahead for the newspaper and its readers.
Chas M. Hinsdale, chief deputy U S Marshal for the Southern Iowa district, has tendered his resignation.
Thos P. Gore, the Democratic nominee for U.S. senator from Oklahoma, has been blind since childhood. He is now 38 years old.
Jasper Sergeant, residing in Diagonal Indiana, was struck by a street car in Chicago on Thursday. Doctors say his chances for recovery are slight, with his condition described as serious and unstable.
The people of Sidney celebrate having two trains a day despite a 2 cent fare not driving railroads out of business on branch lines.
One of the finest hotels in the west is to be erected in St. Joseph. It will be located at Fifth and Francis, an improvement the city has needed for many years.
In Mills county a township boosted monthly teacher salaries to 44 dollars. The move aims to attract and sustain qualified educators, though critics warn lasting gains depend on continued policy support and funding.
Frank Bellows, son of a Mayvrille resident, died in Berkeley, California last week. Reports vary whether he died by his own action or after a few hours illness. He was the brother of George and Charles Bellows, one a Short Horn cattle man and the other the auctioneer at that place.
The Afton Star Enterprise notes Hon. J. B. Harsh of Creston as a possible Iowa governor candidate. It suggests he would command a strong statewide following and, if elected, would be a first class official.
The Creston papers announce a price increase for advertising starting September 1 due to higher costs for paper and wages. The editorial argues that merchants raise prices when costs rise, so newspapers must do the same to stay viable.
In Vermilion County Illinois a wealthy farmer built a fine schoolhouse and donated it to the district. The cornerstone read Dedicated to the mental and moral uplift of the country folks. The community objected and refused the gift asserting the inscription should reflect the intended dedication.
The writer wonders why the county fair and chautauqua expect free advertising space while other merchants pay. They compare asking newspapers for stock in trade to other community solicitations and ask what result would follow if all groups sought donations.
John Sharpe Williams defeats Gov. Vardamin in the struggle for the Democratic nomination. The victory ensures the party leader on the House floor will move to the Senate next year.
In a strange exchange a police officer questions secrecy and an elderly woman admits to killing a child forty years ago, then is arrested. A parallel note accuses a local post office proprietor of concealing party allegiance, finally revealing a Democrat stance in a recent communication.
The author argues prices for bread beef pork and essentials are only modestly higher, while wages have risen too. They claim a day's work now buys more groceries than in the past, despite living costs seeming higher.
A local note contrasts a contemporary street publication with Shenandoah World letters. It mocks the other editor as lacking truth and intelligence while praising the World editor as having a keen intellect. The piece suggests the former aims for light amusement, the latter for serious discourse.
Judge K M Landis of Chicago imposed a fund of 29 240 000 dollars against the Standard Oil Co for accepting rebates from the Alton railroad. The published rate from Whiting Indiana to East St Louis was 18 cents per hundred while Standard Oil paid only 6 cents. The rebates would kill competition and the action is hoped to teach corporations and trusts to obey the law as individuals must. The testimony showed Standard Oil had about 100 million dollars in capital and a dividend of about 40 per cent per year.
The letter signed old democracy criticizes a Bedford postmaster who has run the office for ten years after a sale. It implies the desk in the office belongs to old democracy and suggests the postmaster could switch Taylor county papers to a democratic one if Bryan is elected, aiming for a fourth term.
The Post Office Department weighs and ships local supplies to local offices by freight during the current period. It aims to use the weighing record to claim its franked matter barely affects the deficit while blaming newspapers for higher postage. The maneuver is viewed as clever but not honest, likened to recent bureaucratic tricks.
Judge Landis in the United States district court imposed the maximum fine of 29,240,000 on the Standard Oil company for rebating among 1,462 counts. Additional indictments threaten up to 88,440,000 more. the session drew a packed chamber as Rockefeller and officials stood on the witness stand. The judge urged a special grand jury for further action against related offenses with the Chicago and Alton Railroad company noted as a potential target. District Attorney Sims and Assistant D.A. Wilkerson led government counsel.
The Iowa primary law aims to replace conventions with primaries for nominating all offices from United States senator down but with a 35 percent threshold. If no candidate reaches 35 percent, a convention selects the nominee. The article argues the law reflects good faith by lawmakers and voters, and forecasts its impact mainly on the U.S. Senate, where differing party outcomes could yield multiple nominees.
Charles H. Bennett of Milburn Louisiana visited his sister near Villisea after learning he was not raised by his presumed parents. The 24-year-old learned of his birth family from GC Brown of Melbourn Louisiana amid a dispute with his caregiver. The report recalls a cyclone era child dropped by a Missouri farm near Leon when mud filled the child’s mouth ears and eyes.
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