Notable Lives Span The Queen City To The World
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, born in Quebec about three score years ago, served as Canada's Chief Justice and acting Governor General in the Duke of Connaught's absence. Knighted in 1907, he rose from Laval University to bar admission in 1876, later becoming Minister of Justice in 1906. Henry Clay Frick, born in Overton, Pa sixty four years ago, built a coke and steel empire after early trades and a partnership with Carnegie. The piece also references the 1621 English free speech declaration by Parliament and the Long Parliament's later actions, plus assorted local items including a farmhand hire and a fish tale from Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fitzpatrick
Canada
Quebec
Duke of
Riel
Henry Clay Frick
Andrew Garnesie
Overton
Frick
Carnegie
House of Commons
England
Commons
James I
Hight Jearn
Charles I
House of Lords
House of Peers
Christmas Gift Store Stock Brightens Holiday Mood
A store advertises a wide range of Xmas gifts for all family members in all sizes and styles. Boots for children and men are offered from 85 cents to 2 dollars 85 cents, with German shipped dolls bulls and animals priced 10 to 75 cents.
Government Eminent Domain Debate Over Telegraph and Telephone Lines
A column argues that eminent domain can justify government buyout of telegraph and telephone lines to serve public use. It asserts fair value payments protect owners, rejects fears of government theft, and compares infrastructure to a nation’s circulatory system and a citizen’s veins. The piece stresses equal protection for all property owners, from humble to wealthy, and warns against private capture by financiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nybody
United States
Bridgeport
Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Telephone and
Donovan's Debate on Absence in Alabama
R Hobson of Alabama must answer Donovan's call to discuss absenteeism ethics before Alabama constituents. The piece argues Hobson drew pay without full duty, noting Congress forbids paid absence and questions the morality of his continued absence amid vital votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Hobson
Alabama
Donovan
Congress
Hobson
Display of men's wear and home goods in season sale
An in-store exhibit lists men's shirts and pajamas priced from $1.00 to $5.00, bath robes and terry robes at 3 to 10 dollars, silk and standard handkerchiefs, and a large range of boys and big sizes. The sale includes an art exhibit of imported oil paintings and a Christmas furniture display with teakwood pedestals tables nests and desks in various woods and price points.
Great sale of toys at the branch store corner Broad St and Fairfield Ave
A local sale lists multiple discounted items including Daisy air rifles pocket knives and skates. Featuring 58c lights 25c gloves 10c handkerchiefs and 69c boxed hankies. Boys and men’s wear such as flannel shirts sweaters and suspenders are offered with holiday packaging and accessories like Christmas tree lights and popguns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad ST
Fairfield Ave
Ives
Daisy Air Rifles
Paris
Boston
Alabama election clash over Hobson and Underwood
The text accuses Hobson of frequent absences and unearned pay while praising Underwood for staying in Washington and serving the nation. Donovan is credited with exposing the contrast and helping Alabama voters distinguish between virtue and corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson
Donovan
Alabama
Mr. Hobson
Mr. Underwood
Underwood
Washington
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Charles Downey
Putnam Valley
Hector von Bayer
Bureau of Fisheries
Lake Sunapee
Jakie
Jake
Washington Star
Arctics
Rubber Toys
Germany
THE
Alling Rubber CO
Main Street Syndicate
Telephone & Telegraph Co
MR. Donovan
Martha Washington
Sheraton
D. M. Read Company
Radford B. Smith
Main St
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