Congress Holds First Session Act on Strike Commission
The new session opens with a $50,000 appropriation to fund the strike commission aiding arbitration between miners and operators in Pennsylvania. President Roosevelt’s unoffical action is lauded as a public service while lawmakers debate trusts legislation and options range from broad publicity to postal enforcement.
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Roosevelt
Senate
House
Cannon
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Gaines
Tennessee
Lacey
Iowa
United States
Missouri
McDermott
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas B. Reed
Mr. Reed
Col. Hepburn
Session opens with strong enforcement plan against trusts
The first day of the session introduced a committee referral to judiciary to enforce laws including the Sherman Act and related statutes. It authorizes 500000 for the attorney general to fund special counsel and aims to curb monopolies while urging broader public consensus on the trusts issue.
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Committee On Judiciary
Department of Justice
United States
Christmas Shopping Opens in Chariton Stores
Christmas shopping has begun in Chariton with a wide display of desirable gifts. The square offers many new items and merchants have outdone themselves, making Chariton a mecca for shoppers. Residents need not leave town for Christmas purchases.
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Chariton
Thomas B Reed Dies in Washington at 12:10 AM
Thomas Brackett Reed ex-speaker of the House and twenty two year congressman died in Washington D C at noon 12 10 in his Arlington hotel apartment. The uraemia was the immediate cause with此前 chronic Brights disease. He had traveled to Washington the previous Sunday to visit.
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Thomas Brackett Reed
National House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Arlington Hotel
Kright
Mr. Reed
Washington
Prompt Payment of Life Insurance by the Brotherhood of American Yeomen
John G. Campbell died in Humeston Iowa and was buried Dec 4. Death proof filed Dec 5 and signed Dec 6. Saxon Homestead No 289 officers signed and sent to Des Moines. Head office received Dec 8 and Dec 9 a draft for Mrs Campbell totaling 1706.55 dollars. The deceased belonged to the order 2 years 6 months and paid 85 cents per assessment.
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John G. Campbell
Humeston
Iowa
Des Moines
Campbell
E. Press
Lost for Ten Hours Rabbit Hunt Ends Safely for Boy
Eight year old Ralph Helmer was found alive after more than ten hours lost in snow four miles southwest of Chariton. He wore only a thin suit and shoes, kept warm by a coat he removed and placed over him, while searchers followed tracks and blood signs from a rabbit. The Kessler family, local for poor, faced harsh public criticism in the report.
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Ralph Helmer
Chariton
Frank Kesler
South Branch
Whitebreast Township
Kessler
Brookdale
Ralph
W. S. Long
Max Long
Constable Waynick
Householder
E. E. Borer
Mormon Trace
Willoughby
Main Street
Child Beater Arrested in Step-Father Case
Frank Kessler was arraigned before Justice Long on cruelty toward his step-son Charlie Helmer. Found guilty, he received a thirty day jail term. The boy earned money delivering coal and bought mittens with it. the step-father grabbed the mittens, they wrestled, and Kessler struck him. Family testimony showed fear of him.
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Frank Kessler
Charlie Helmer
Kessler
Kesslers
Zimmerman Goes Free After Grand Jury Declines Indictment
The grand jury found no indictment against William Zimmerman for the death of Belden Cook last June, after a prior indictment for manslaughter was re-submitted. The present term's grand jury concluded the state had no case and believed Zimmerman acted in self defense.
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Wm. Zimmerman
Belden Cook
Zimmerman
Practical Farming and Gardening book praised for broad guidance
A 500 page Rand McNally volume covers soil science tillage fruit culture forestry and livestock care. Articles by university experts detail field crops vegetable gardening and pest control with illustrated departments and a strong appendix listing top reference works. The Patriot bought copies as premiums.
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Rand, McMally & Co
Chicago
Joseph J. Edgerton
Iowa College of Agriculture
Arthur T. Erwin
L. R. Taft
Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
E. S. G. Titus M.S
Illinois
David Rankin
Tarkio
the Patriot
Fire Stops Short Of Fire at Stanley Residence
The North Grand avenue home of Fred C. Stanley escaped serious damage Wednesday evening around 5:30. A blaze sparked by unknown electrical wires burned under the second floor but was extinguished before it spread. Stanley estimates damage at 200 to 300 dollars.
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Fred C. Stanley
North
Grand Avenue
Mr. Stanley
Parcel thief Boxdale pleads guilty in district court
In Cleveland district court Wm Boxdale colored pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods and was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. Wm Crockett was fined ten dollars for jumping on and off trains after spending forty days in jail awaiting trial.
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Wm. Boxdale
Cleveland
Wm. Crockett
Noxal Club Adopts Constitution and Opens to Ladies
At an adjourned meeting the Noxal Club adopted a constitution and by laws and elected W. P. Beem B. R. Van Dyke and E. H. Lewis to the board. First and third Friday afternoons the club rooms open to ladies by card admission. Wednesdays stay for members and their ladies while twice monthly the rooms are given to ladies only as per new rules.
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Noxal Club
W. P. Beem
B. R. van Dyke
E. H. Lewis
Devoe Paint Ad Persuades Chariton Painter
A letter from F W Devoe & Co to Mr F Best in Chariton Iowa touts Devoe Ready paint as superior to traditional lead and oil coatings. It argues Devoe lasts six to seventeen years in various conditions, compares doctor quickness to painting speed, and urges the painter to switch to Devoe for long lasting results and business advantage.
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F. Best
Chariton, Iowa
Devoe
Texas
F. W. Devoe & Co
Magnetic Healing Offered By Ida G. Rhoades
Prof Ida G Rhoades of the Weltmer Institute in Nevada Missouri has opened offices at the Evan Lewis residence on North Main Street He treats all known diseases by magnetic healing and suggestive therapies using a psychic force and magnetic remedies She lists diseases including rheumatism dyspepsia constipation goitre tumors Brights disease nervous debility heart kidney liver cancer consumption asthma lumbago catarrh deafness paralysis St Vitus dance insomnia and eye diseases Women illnesses are a specialty Office hours 8 to 12 am 1 to 6 pm Consultation free.
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Ida G. Rhoades
Weltmer Institute of
Nevada
Evan Lewis
North Main Street
Rhoades
St. Vitus
The Denver Express at Mallory's Opera House
The Denver Express will be the one night attraction at Mallory's opera house on December 16. The concise Colorado story, in a style akin to Arizona, contrasts frontier life with San Francisco society as millionaires rise and fall amid drama and sharp dialogue.
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Denver Express
Mallory’s
Opera House
Colorado
Arizona
Chicago
San Francisco
Minstrels Coming at the Opera House Wednesday
Richards and Pringle’s Famous Georgia Minstrels stage a 50 member show on December 17 at the opera house. Notable acts include Harry Fidler Alabama Quartette Arnie Stevenson Kid Langford Dick Thomas Jas Moore Houseleys Brothers and The Black Watch Drill. A street parade airs 2 30 p m with two brass bands and English dog carts.
The Christian's Son at Chariton Opera House
The Christian's Son dramatized from Hall Caine's The Deemater is set for Saturday night at the Chariton opera house. The play is praised in the press for its strong dramatic incidents and quality presentation, with Lewistown Democrat-Sentinel calling a recent show the best in a long time.
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Hall Caine
Opera House
Chariton
Lewistown
Democrat-Sentinel
Temple Opera House
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