Henderson Declines Republican Nomination For Congress
Former Speaker D B Henderson announces he will decline the Republican nomination for Iowa Third District after advising that tariff reform would harm American industry. He cites district sentiment, trust regulation, reciprocity with Cuba, and desire to protect labor and farmers. He pledges to publish full views later.
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D. B. Henderson
D. C. Glasser
Congressional Committee
Albrook
Third
Congress
C. A. Albrook
Eldora
Henderson
Republican Party
United States
Central Committee
Iowa
Henderson Declines renomination in national party clash
Multiple newspapers react to Speaker Henderson’s refusal to seek another term. Opinions split on impact for the GOP and tariff policy, with praise for his soldierly stance and calls for party unity and continued protectionism, reciprocity, and tariff revision.
Surprise in Washington over Hendersons declination
In Washington the news that Speaker Henderson will not seek reelection sends shock waves through political circles. Iowa figures Secretary Wilson and Secretary Shaw express surprise and regret, while Mint director George E. Roberts calls Hendersons action incomprehensible and harmful to party unity.
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Henderson
Washington
Dubuque
West
Northwest
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Iowa
Shaw
Treasury Department
George E. Roberts
United States Mint
Des Moines Register
Democrats Favored to Avoid Victory in Congress
Democratic papers nationwide discuss Senator West’s view that it is wiser not to win Congress this year. Griggs disputes this, promising active campaigning for a Democratic capture, likely contrasting with Missouri Senator’s expectation of a Republican landslide on November 4.
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West
Congress
Griggs
Missouri
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Public meeting remarks spark critic of presidential power
A Indianapolis Journal piece condemns a speaker who calls the president a dictator over the coal strike. The author argues the president enforces congressional laws, not an autocrat, in a debate on executive power.
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Congress
Indianapolis Journal
Ohio Legislature Proceedings and Code Debates
Columbus reports detail ongoing House actions on the Nash municipal government code and a pending board plan. Amendments address funding, jury law changes, and municipal tax limits while libraries move to non partisan boards. The senate debates city village lines and public improvements funded by competitive bidding.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Nash
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Boards of Public Service
Archer
Board of Public Service
Connell
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Franklin
Lucas
Montgomery
Mahoning
Chamberlain
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Senate
House Code
Brutal assault shocks Hamilton as two girls attacked
In Hamilton on September 18, a stranger lured five and six year old girls with candy, seized them by the throats, and dragged them to a weeded lot. One child was struck and another severely cut. Bloodhounds traced to Joseph Roth, a gardener, who was arrested and denies guilt. One victim may not survive.
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Hamilton
Charles H. Motzen
Joseph Roth
Liquor ties in city council comparisons Cleveland Cincinnati
State Representative Charles W. Stage compares city councils noting Cincinnati has 31 members with 17 saloonkeepers and a brewer among its ranks, while Cleveland's 22 member body has no saloon operators. Only Robert J. Koch of the Tenth district is linked to liquor as a salesman for a west side house.
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Cleveland
Charles W. Stage
Cincinnati
Robert J. Koch
Tenth
West Side
Cleveland Jewelry Robbery Hits Euclid Avenue Store
One of Cleveland’s oldest jewelry robberies occurred early Friday as J. H. Heiman’s shop at 144 Euclid avenue was burglarized. Thieves kicked in a side door window, taking five trays of rings and six watches worth about $600.
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Cleveland
J. H. Heiman
Euclid Avenue
Burglars Blow Safe in Jefferson Postoffice
Thieves forced entry in Jefferson postoffice early Friday and blew the safe open stealing about $1,000 in stamps and money. The safe was shattered in the blast.
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Jefferson
Cincinnati Bill Raiser Captured After Week of Forgeries
The expert raiser of greenbacks, identified as Jack Cassel, was arrested in Cincinnati on Tuesday night with an altered $5 note in his possession. Cassel, released four months ago from Illinois state prison after a two year sentence for raising, had been producing one and five dollar bills up to tens and used the full forger’s outfit to carry out his operation.
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Cincinnati
Jack Cassel
Illinois State
Cassel
Elijah Woodruff Celebrates 100th Birthday in Toledo
Elijah Woodruff, born in Watertown, Connecticut on September 16, 1802, marked his 100th birthday with a celebration at Navarre Park in Toledo. Prominent locals delivered addresses honoring his century milestone.
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Toledo
Elijah Woodruff
Navarre Park
Mr. Woodruff
Watertown
Conn
Democrats nomination in Eighteenth Ohio district
Alliance Sept 17 Democrats of the Eighteenth Ohio district nominated Thomas J. Duffy of East Liverpool for congress. Duffy is also the candidate of union labor organizations.
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Alliance
Democrats
Ohio
Thomas J. Duffy
East Liverpool
Duffy
Union Labor Organizations
Warder Bushnell Glessner Plant to Resume Work
Springfield reports the Warder Bushnell Glessner Co in the international harvesting trust will restart today. Two thousand workers will be hired at the works with potential yearly increases.
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Springfield
Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Co
International Harvesting Trust
Farmer Frederick Lynch Found Dead in Seville Field
Medina Sept 20 Frederick Lynch aged farmer was found dead in a field on his Seville area farm by his daughter. He died from a paralytic stroke while out tending the cows.
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Medina
Frederick Lynch
Seville
Minister Henness resigns from church after domestic trouble
Keokuk Iowa September 22 The Rev J P Henness ends his case before the Iowa conference by resigning from the ministry and ordination after alleging his wife’s nagging broke his health He plans to mine in North Dakota and his supporters seek action against a bishop who likewise separated from his wife
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Keokuk
J. P. Henness
Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hamilton
Henness
North Dakota
Methodist Church
Witnessed the Eruption in Martinique by West Indies Agent
Capt. McKay, agent for Quebec Steamship Co., described Mont Pelee’s August 30 eruption from Fort de France. He reported 2000 deaths, widespread devastation, natives fleeing inland, warnings to move to higher ground, while southern Martinique remains fertile and freight flows have increased.
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New York
Quebec Steamship Co
Koroha
West Indies
Mc- Kay
Steamship Company
Mc-Kay
Fort de France
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Exodus of Refugees From Isthmus Rainy Crossings
Kingston reports the British steamer La Plata arriving from Colon with a large refugee flow due to rebel fears. The Colombian government reinforces the isthmus with 1,000 soldiers from Savanilla to Colon as rebels mass near the railroad. Refugees describe Panama and Colon as critically tense.
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Jamaica
Colon
Panama
la Plata
Savanilla
Sheldon’s Nomination Seen Secure for NY GOP
Saratoga N Y Sept 22 With state GOP harmony prevailing ahead of the convention most major ticket selections are settled Gov Odell is likely to be renominated The lieutenant governor race ended when New York Westchester and Erie counties pledged their delegation to George R Sheldon ensuring his support for the ticket
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Sheldon
Saratoga
N. Y
New York
Odell
Westchester
Erie
George R. Sheldon
Tragic Abduction and Murder-Suicide In Auburn Illinois
Springfield reports Harry O. Williams agent for Franklin Life Insurance abducted his two year old son Glen from the mother at Auburn Illinois. Pursued by officers he abandoned the buggy placed the child in the road and killed him then took his own life.
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Springfield
Ill
Harry O. Williams
Franklin Life Insurance Co
Glen
Auburn, II
Alpine Disaster Claims Mont Blanc Party In Alps
Geneva reports two French tourists two guides and three porters fell over a precipice during Mont Blanc ascent with fears they were all killed.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Mont Blanc
Colonia Makes 164 Miles of Cable in 24 Hours
Victoria British Columbia Sept 22 The cable steamer Colonia, in its first day out from Bamfield creek, laid 164 miles of cable. All future reports will go to London until project completion.
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Victoria
B. C
Colonia
Bamfield Creek
London
Bonin Kills Father to Protect Mother in Woonsocket
In Woonsocket Rhode Island on September 22 William Bonin age 20 shot and killed his father. He said he did it to protect his mother from violent treatment by the husband and feared for his own life.
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Woonsocket
R. I
William . Bonin
Alarm clock shocks wife in domestic quip
A humorous exchange unfolds as a wife tells Henry she heard the alarm clock that morning and claims it sparked her realization to get even. The line spotlights a playful domestic moment narrated by Chicago Daily News.
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Henry
Goose
Chicago Daily News
Two Fingers Paralysed After Six Months of Piano Practice
A Comic Exchange from Tit-Bits notes Mrs Doolan and Mrs Grogan lamenting their neighbors Piano practice. Mrs Grogan dismisses the claim while Mrs Doolan reports her daughter Mary Ann has paralysed two pianos after six months of effort.
Endow a Chair? Millionaire Promises Big Gift
In a quip reported by the Baltimore Herald, a western millionaire boasts that he can fund not just a single chair but a whole set of furniture, declaring there is nothing cheap about him and promising a grand gift to a university.
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Baltimore Herald
Mere Matter of Curiosity
An exchange from the Chicago Post features a woman recounting waking in a hammock to a kiss. She explains she pretended not to wake to test if he would repeat the act, calling it a mere matter of curiosity.
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Chicago Post
Days of Chivalry Gone
A quip contrasts Sir Walter Raleigh laying his cloak for Queen Elizabeth with a wife upset that her mother sat on her hat, reflecting a playful jab at outdated chivalry in a New York Weekly item.
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Walter Raleigh
Queen Elizabeth
N. Y
Quote on husbands and wives from Observer of Events and Things
Yonkers Statesman notes the remark about marriage dynamics in casual settings. The Observer of Events and Things jokes that women let husbands speak only at soda fountains with the question What'll you have.
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Yonkers Statesman
The Ruling Passion in Ally Sloper Cartoon Dialog
A humorous panel line shows the patient asking for a looking glass while her husband jokes about recovery and freedom of choice. The exchange captures a lighthearted moment from Ally Sloper.
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Ally Sloper
Before and After Trusts stalled reforms in race
The Chicago Record-Herald quotes a candidate promising to regulate trusts after winning but warns against hasty laws. He pauses, saying it would be wrong to move with special measures, then drops the case.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Dangerous Business Clergyman Notes Convict Scene
A Philadelphia Press brief frames a hardened convict confronted by a clergyman who comments on taking notes which leads to a sharp exchange and moral tension. The gag highlights prison visits and wit between an inmate and a religious figure.
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Philadelphia Press
Its Origin Lot's Wife Turned To Salt Story
A brief Brooklyn Life item notes the biblical tale of Lot's wife being turned to salt as origin for a rubber plant, with a wry claim of her backward look. The remark frames the tale as a humorous origin note linking myth to natural history.
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Lot
Brooklyn Life
Length Question Sparks Light Exchange
A light dialogue unfolds as a tall man is asked how long he has been married. He replies humorously that he has been married for as long as he currently is, reflecting a playful exchange captured by the Ohio State Journal.
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Ohio State Journal
Out of the Market Sayings Cited by New York Times
The New York Times quotes a speaker dismissing marriage plans with the remark I wouldn’t marry the best in the world while another responds you will not have the chance I already engaged reflecting a sharp exchange on engagement and commitment.
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N. Y
All She Could Handle Refuses to Change Curriculum
A judge quotes a girl who says she cannot learn to love him as her father forbids adding more fad ideas to her education. The exchange highlights family control and personal choices within a courtroom setting.
Small farm listings with varied acres and prices
No 820 describes an 82 acre farm with 20 acres improved, 5 acre woodland, black sandy loam soil, 60 tree orchard, 8000 feet lumber, priced at 1300. No 822 notes a small acreage near Toledo with 5 room house on rail lines, 3 miles from court house, at 100. No 824 covers 100 acres with 50 cleared, 50 timber, fenced, 9 room frame house, outbuildings, wells, priced 4000. No 825 lists 80 acres in Paulding County with residence, barn and well at 2700. No 826 notes 80 acres in Paulding County with new land, partly improved, house and well.
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Toledo Court House
Paulding
City
Mich
Oregon County
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Ney
Michigan
Midland
Gladwin
Newaygo County
Kalkaska
Antrim
Defiance County
Williams County
Highland Township
Paulding County
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Defiance
Bill Heads
Good Pike
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D. E. Dozer
H. E. Myers
H. W. Myers & Son
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