Foraker Defends Patronage Claims in Ohio Case
In Washington on February 11, Senator Foraker argued Roosevelt’s denial of using federal patronage to influence politics. He cited Charles H. Bryson’s postmaster nomination at Athens Ohio and a White House order restoring him, noting four hundred similar Ohio cases and urging records support his stance.
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Arbitration Pact With France Signed By Root And Jussérand
Secretary Root and Ambassador Jussérand signed a treaty for arbitration of U S France disputes. It must go to the senate and French executive before taking effect and its text is not released yet. Senate objections to arbitration amendments halted Olney Paunceforte and Hay drafts, reflecting the senate insistence on its right to approve each arbitration.
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Jussérand
France
United States
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Leake Opposes Bryan In Presidential Debate
Leake of New Jersey says he does not favor Bryan for president and will not condemn him harshly, praising his honesty and sincerity while criticizing his drift toward socialism. He claims the president has removed the big stick and is crucifying democracy and American individuality.
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Leake
N. J
Bryan
United States
Parcels Post Bill Lets City Aide Carriers
A government bill reforms parcels post service prompting city officials to consider subsidies for carriers. The measure aims to modernize mail handling, reduce delays, and expand service coverage reaching outlying districts.
Chicago Board of Trade Prices and Livestock Quotations
Chicago Feb 10 price quotes for Wheat Corn and Oats with May July and Sept futures. Live Stock reports from Chicago and East Buffalo show bids for cattle hogs and sheep with ranges for prime fat steers cows calves and lambs.
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Chicago Board of Trade
ATA USA BT
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Tlinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffao
Buffalo
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Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
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York
Labor Interest Disputed Union Scope In Sherman Case
Labor groups in Washington challenge a Supreme Court ruling that union activity falls under the Sherman antitrust act. A labor committee member argues the court erred, noting only about 2,000,000 of 18,000,000 workers are organized and questioning how a labor trust could form.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Laborite Committee
United States
Rockefeller
Murder Justified in Lisbon Amid Calls for Prosecution
A Lisbon dispatch says the public supports the assassination of the king and crown prince as political, and will not prosecute accomplices though many are known. It notes republican papers demand prosecution of equerry Figueira. The Standard foresees trouble when conciliation fails. Franco in Marseilles.
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Standard
Lisbon
Figueira
Courderery
Burglars alert prompts safety deposit boxes ad
Public notice promotes safety deposit boxes at ST. JOSEPH VALLEY BANK offering private keys for $3 a year. Auction-style photograph sale mentions old gray fire team at 117 Wieton Ave. Advert follows with pricing at five cents per copy of The Daily Review.
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ST. Joseph Valley Bank
Wie
A Game of Checkers and a Diamond Promise
A Kansas City Independent fiction snippet traces a flirtatious game of checkers between a couple. The man gleams with wit as the woman nudges him toward a bold confession and a diamond ring plan. She anticipates love with joy while he ruefully muses on a missed restraint.
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Kansas City Independent
Watchful Rangers Fight Western Forest Fires
Arthur W. Page describes ranger duties across California Oregon Montana Washington and Arizona. Rangers detect smoke quickly fight chaparral and timber fires with axes and horse power, noting causes from campfires to locomotive sparks and careless camping. He warns of summer droughts and long battles that burn thousands of acres.
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High Sierras
California
Crazy Mountains
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Mesas
Arizona
Portland
Ore
Indictments Named in Morse Bank Case in New York
The New York county grand jury returned five indictments tied to bank transactions involving Charles W. Morse. Three indictments concern honor tax cages and two allege grand larceny. A man returning from Europe is named in two larceny charges, amid court proceedings and bond discussions.
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New York County
Charles W. Morse
Hqnor
Jerome
Europe
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Campatia
Reading 2 Pig's Tail
A butcher warns a younger associate not to buy a pig based on tail condition. The tale notes a loose tail indicates poor health and a straight tail signals weakness, suggesting the pig should be put to bed and a veterinarian called. The anecdote is attributed to the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
An Unmentioned Ancestor Boasts At Dinner
A dinner guest silences Mr B with a quip about his boastful lineage, hinting at climbing up the family tree toward the monkey. The column pairs a quip with a scene of a mother introducing a child named Johnnie Kies to an uncle.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Amusements at Crystal Vaudeville Shine with Strong Acts
The Crystal Vaudeville bill in Elkhart impresses with originality and strong performances. Hunter and Duncan deliver top flight comedy and song while Ruby Marion presents Good-By Sweet Maryland. Rose and Rose perform a nerve wracking shooting act and King Rollins and Klifton entertain on banjos. The moving pictures close the show.
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Rialto
Elkhart
the Crystal
Lawvie
Hunter
Duncan
Mr. Duncan
Ruby Marion
Maryland
King Rollins
Klifton
Rose
New Herbal Cure Promises Quick Relief from Kidney Ailments
Father William's Indian Tea is advertised as a universal remedy for back ache kidney congestion rheumatism gout jaundice and Bright's disease. Marketed as pure simple and certain it comes in tea and tablet forms priced 20 and 35 cents and sold by E D Miller 801 South Main and F H Bentz & Co.
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Rocky Mountains
Bright
E. PD. Miller
South Main
F. H. Bentz & Co
Too Much Checking
A brief caption from the Baltimore American notes a husband despairing over his wife’s constant demand for money and checks, highlighting a domestic tension in a compact cartoon caption.
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Baltimore American
Artificial Flies of Dame Juliana Berners Revisited
The article notes Dame Juliana Berners, prioress of Sapwell Nunnery near St Albans, authored the first English angling book in 1496. It discusses a list of twelve flies and suggests that modern artificial flies modeled after her designs rival contemporary creations after centuries of use.
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Juliana Berners
Sapwell
St. ,Albans
England
Money to loan on real estate in Elkhart
Real estate loan offer advertised by Simpson Abstract Office Farmers with notice in February. Meeting announced for February 13-14 at the G A R hall in Elkhart. Invitation extended to everybody in. Signed by W. Beasecker, D and W. February 14.
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Attention Institute
G. A. R. Hall
Elkhart
J. Beasecker
D&w
Knicker Henry Question on Passing Through the Eye of a Needle
A playful exchange questions whether a camel can pass through the eye of a needle in aeriated verse. The dialog reproduces a whimsical back and forth with coined phrases and mock dialogue.
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