Popular Taxes and People of Note in Brief Items
The passage lists assorted notes: funeral director Thomas Coffin Graves in North Carolina. John Reed visiting from Humeston Advocate and cousin Miss Lida Bond. Gen Miles seen as a retiring officer. a London physician claiming 1000 appendicitis operations without a death. congressmen at 5000 yearly pay. a San Francisco firm failing over excess bean stock. It contrasts distant cities Boston and San Francisco.
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John Reed
The
Humeston
Hat of Straw Collector in London Features Royal Straws
A French paper reports a London man who hoards straw from occasions when King Edward and later the Prince of Wales drank with a straw. He followed them at foreign sites for years and seized every straw he saw. He amassed enough to craft a hat last year from the collected straws.
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London
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Australian post offices use penny in slot stamp substitute
Report from Australia notes a new penny in the slot method at commonwealth post offices. A caller drops a penny into one slot and a letter into another, producing One penny paid impressed on the envelope as the equivalent of a stamp.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Swanson Nominated in Appanoose-Davis District for State Senate
The Appanoose Davis district Republicans nominate James H. Swanson of Mystic for state Senator. The editorial urges Democrats to nominate T. W. Killion of Moulton Sun as a strong rival and reliable ally of the people.
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Appanoose- Davis
James H. Swanson
Mystic
Swanson
T. W. Killion
Moulton Sun
Killion
Women Take Over Farming in Pennsylvania Crop Effort
The article notes women and daughters across German and other farms in Pennsylvania stepping into field labor to save crops after a damaging drought. Wives and daughters work the land as sons attend college or work elsewhere, aided by modern agricultural machinery.
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Pennsylvania
Bryan to Lecture in Indianola Next Saturday
Indianola correspondent reports that William Jennings Bryan will lecture next Saturday afternoon. He shared a Kansas tale where Bryan, upon learning a college owed $1,200, donated his half of the gate receipts to liquidate the debt, noting no college should be in debt. The Swede community leader suggested Bryan would not win votes there after such aid.
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The
Register and Leader
Indianola
Bryan
Kansas
An Uncommon Republican View on Corporate Power
The Wisconsin governor says the nation suffers under corporate influenced government. He cites bribery threats and tax immunity as facts, arguing unions of capital override people’s control. Springfield Republican notes the speech may signal a vice presidential bid and lists train schedules.
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Wisconsin
Chautauqua
N. Y
United States
Olney
LaFollette
Springfield
Republican
Indianola Declines Invite Reluctant Bryan Visit
The Indianola residents have not invited Mr. Bryan, signaling no expectation of a favor from the figure.
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Mr. Bryan
Fall School at Gem City Business College Catalog Ad
The fall session at Gem City Business College in Quincy Illinois begins September 1. A free 64 page illustrated catalog showcases elegant school views student groups student testimonials penmanship samples graduation class and lists 1163 attendees with tuition and board details. Address D L Musselman Quincy Illinois.
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Gem City Business College
Quincy
Ill
D. L. Musselman
Quincy, IH
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