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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
8
A disjointed diary style narration describes a sister's wedding eve as the narrator watches a groom press a ring on a bride’s finger and a chaotic crowd, with crying mother, rice, and a princess dream fading into a startling wake. The unstable account hints at family tensions, a possible motherly objection, and a surprising exit as a wedding day unfolds.
Buck Stove and Range Co of St Louis sues American Federation of Labor over boycott of stores deemed unfair The District of Columbia equity court grants a temporary injunction preventing continued boycott The case moves to final hearing not expected before next spring Judge Gould cites Taft and other rulings The decision stresses fundamental rights of free men in a free country and marks wide interest across labor and business communities
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Cortelyou confined to bed for at least a week with grippe and Assistant Secretary Edwards to act in his absence. Secretary Metcalf also down with grippe after returning from Norfolk, unable to review the fleet. In Nevada at Goldfield miners return to work as strike breakers arrive. Roosevelt committee to consider the miners’ association statement as Gen Funston and Gov Sparks depart Goldfield.
A Canton mass meeting denounced the High Handed Overhauling of suspected launches and junks by British warships on the West river. They adopted a resolution to boycott British manufacturers and to start a strike among Chinese workers of Englishmen if the flotilla remains.
Newton C Dougherty ex superintendent of schools of this county now serving time in Joliet for embezzlement appears before the board of supervisors as a defendant in a case to recover personal property. The amount of indebtedness is about seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. Investigators will take days to examine a mess of scrip Dougherty issued. In Denver firefighters rescue sixty people from the Tamale block at Eleventh and Larimer Streets. Thirty women and children were carried out in night robes. No lives lost but some fatalities may result from exposure.
Charles Van Studdiford, husband of Grace Van Studdiford, a noted actress, fled a petition in U S district court asking to be adjudged bankrupt in St Louis on December 17. The case highlights a major family name in the city.
President Roosevelt and party return to Washington aboard the yacht at Hampton Roads and dock at the navy yard at 8 20 a m. He proceeds to the White House without delay.
The Britt Indiana reader Marley warns about amorous escapades in a flirtatious scene described as an alchemy of love. The note suggests a sharp response to a couple seen kissing in public, promising a humorous receipt if either party visits the editor, to prevent future appearances in the paper.
A Kansas poet is described as opening a barber shop while delivering humorous lines about shaving. The verse promises careful grooming with good razors and pleasant perfumes, inviting patrons to visit and get whiskers tickled and hair dressed in fine style.
An Iowa youth waited all night in a grove with a sack on a posthole after a wag claimed a rabbit convention hid there. A New York man, moonlit, peered into a box to glimpse a night hawk was met by his own reflection in a mirror. Editorial quips unfold about elopements and heartbreak.
Springfield dispatch dated Dec 13 reports Father Adams publisher of the Times weekly and first daily Kansas paper died at 2 30 pm at his daughter Mrs W P Patterson s home He was 86 He described the Kansas Herald as begun under an elm tree near the Missouri river in Leavenworth and moving plant into a house as lumber arrived The note reflects his role in early Kansas journalism and a local obituary style.
Washington dispatch says second assistant postmaster general McCleary found the Missouri Pacific railroad had about 200 miles of safe track and paid roughly $100 a month in mail-delivery fines. The National Association of Railway Trainmen complaint is to be ignored as not justifying action.
A four year review notes the St. Louis Globe Democrat repeatedly attacked Democratic financial management and policy, critiquing spending practices and fiscal decisions in editorials and coverage. The piece reflects on long running editorial stance and its impact on public perception.
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