Sweeping Reduction in Cattle Rates Takes Effect
Washington Oct 15 The sweeping reduction of from 4 to five cents per 100 pounds on range cattle shipments ordered by the interstate commission on August 27 went into effect today The action followed an investigation prompted by protests from Texas cattle raisers against the Missouri Kansas & Texas railroad and other western and southwestern lines which raised rates last spring The order applies to fifty nine railroads in the western and southwestern United States
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Washington
Interstate Commission
Texas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Sherman Speaks on Tariff to Jamestown Voters
James S. Sherman campaigned in Jamestown N Y with a large turnout. An overflow meeting filled the traction company's building after a reception at the Sherman house. Sherman discussed tariff policy and campaign issues before traveling on with the delegation.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Cuba
James S. Sherman
Republican Committee
Traction Company
Sherman
Democrats Campaign Fund Contributors From West Virginia
New York Oct 15 The Democratic campaign committee released contributors this morning listing A J Wilkins 100 dollars and Henry G Davis 250 dollars from West Virginia as part of the fund details.
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Henry G. Davis
A. J. Wilkins
Campaign
New York
Democratic Campaign Fund
West Virginia
Anthracite Miners Publicly Declare Their Demands
Scranton Pa October 15 the anthracite miners union convention closed after approving a wage scale. Demands include recognition of the United Mine Workers as negotiator for wages and revenue methods, an eight hour day with no pay cut, payment for all coal at 2000 pounds per load, a uniform wage scale, ten percent raise for those under 1.50 and five percent for those above 1.50 up to 2 per day, and a joint miners operators conference to set timing for talks.
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Scranton
Anthracite Miners’ Union
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Kern Addresses Tammany Tigers in New York Speech
John W. Kern, Democratic vice presidential nominee, spoke at Tammany Hall about campaign pledges and integrity. He posed questions on trust and platform adherence, sparking a loud crowd reaction as he argued for honest leadership and scrutiny of the opposing campaign.
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New York
John W. Kern
Tammany Hall
Postal Savings Bank
Taft
Allen Winter Sold for 50000 in Lexington Auction
In Lexington Kentucky on October 15 Allen Winter winner of the Readville handicap was bought for 50000 by I Schlessinger Vienna Austria. The brown horse by Ed Winterdam Miss Que will race in Austria next year.
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Lexington
Allen Winter
I. Schlessinger
Vienna
Austria
Ed Winterdam
Miss Que
Woman Stricken During Prayer Gains Tongue Gift
Mrs. K I Franklin of Spokane aged 28 spoke in an odd tongue after kneeling by her mother’s bed. She claims the “gift of the tongues” from a California visit and says she was cured of hip disease and consumption. Doctors diagnose paralysis of brain centers but note her health is otherwise good and the case stirs medical curiosity.
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Spokane
Wash
K. I. Franklin
Kiernan Avenue
Mabe
Franklin
Sacramento
Elmonte
Cal
California
Safer Candidate Keeps Pledges Amid Taft Roosevelt debate
The writer argues voters should favor the candidate who will honor pre election pledges over one who would break them. He cites injunctions with notice and Roosevelt’s policy as a test, urging patriots to choose the man who keeps his word. Also mentions consumer remedies and jewelers, marketing Bracelets and DeWitt’s Little Liver Pills.
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Mr. Taft
Taft
Roosevelt
A Sense of Propriety
A dialect courtroom vignette has a judge questioning a man about stealing an elderly neighbor’s ax. The defendant insists he did not know the neighbor well enough to borrow it, citing a new neighbor in the area and his reluctance to dispute the facts.
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Jedge
Washington Star
Bargain Knowledge Across Grapes and Prices
A classroom riddle from a Ladies' Home Journal piece features a teacher asking how much a mother would pay for four baskets of grapes at a quarter per basket. Tom answers with a confident deflection, praising his mother’s bargaining skills and leaving the total cost in question.
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Tommy
Ladies’ Home Journal
Quills Story Accepted Amid Shifting Colleague Banter
A journalist notes Quills has finally had a story accepted after a tense exchange. A colleague doubts the claim, then confirms the tale, saying Quills went home at 2 AM with a wild yarn and his wife believed it.
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Quills
Lecture on total abstinence posted in English village
A bill on a village wall announces an outdoor lecture on total abstinence with a collection at the door to cover expenses. The notice reflects temperance activity in a rural English locale.
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England
Surface Transit Reads Like City Commute Jest
The Philadelphia Ledger excerpt depicts a brisk street scene on a trolley where a conductor prompts passengers to hurry and an elderly rider jokes that he would walk and beat the car if he were younger. The brief exchange captures urban transit humor.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Daily Telegraph Ad Drive Promises Quick Results
A role for tearing away after reading is printed in the Chinese newspaper page. Daily Telegraph want ads promise results and urge readers to try one today.
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Daily Telegraph
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Princeton Avenue
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Liberty Credit Co
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Tammany Tigers
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Murphy
Pocket Books
Gost
Princeton Ave
Bland St
I Schlessinger
Buys Allen Winter
Nettleton Shoes
Metropolitan Men’s Furnishing CO
Elks’ Building
Flat Top Book and Stationery Company
New Book Store
Opera House
Bland Street
Kinzer
DeWitt
M. G. Whitlow How. Co
Panama
Poe
Samuel Turk
West Va
West Vrginia Brewing Company
W. E. Stewart
Keystone
Shumate Clothing Co
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