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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
2
Classified notices advertise Poland China boars roosters and Rhode Island Red birds for sale plus mammoth bronze turkey toms at M T McEvoy Farm. Also featured are Toltister's Rocky Mountain Tea at 3 cents and sheet music at 19 cents. The Royal Lumber Co and First National Bank promote services and coal pricing.
President Roosevelt telegrams Governor Sparks of Nevada backing three more weeks of federal troops at Goldfield if a special Nevada legislature session is called within five days. The message rebukes reliance on the legislature and stresses that assembly is essential to continue troop deployment.
Isthmian canal commission changes plan to build dams and rocks at Miraflores instead of La Boca to improve safety from bombardment, with President Roosevelt's approval. Arguments include strategic protection, cost savings, faster completion, and better foundations. savings are expected to be substantial.
In Topeka on December 30 the stormy state central committee unanimously endorsed William Howard Taft as Kansas party choice for president. The state convention is set for March 4 in Topeka. A plan to nominate state officers by primary was tabled after a sharp debate, 13 to 16.
Des Moines reports the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad bans liquor sales on trains while in Iowa as part of a statewide liquor crusade. Other lines may follow suit. Janesville Wisconsin notes ongoing suspicion that missing Chicago woman Made Une Odell Clayton was a murder victim. coroner's inquest ordered.
Alfred Farlow states Mrs. Eddy has set aside one million dollars for the fund and has not asked for nor expects any contributions. Letters of appreciation and checks have accompanied suppport, but donations are not desired for the fund.
Tokio reports the Twenty fourth diet opened with the emperor delivering the throne speech from the house of peers stressing increasingly cordial relations with foreign powers and the entente with Russia and France. The upper house spectacle featured 377 members in evening dress and diplomats in uniform amid expectations of limited debates on finance and emigration policy. The leaders reportedly agree on measures to restrict emigration.
Kansas City local of the Commercial Telegraphers union devised a new punishment for deserters during strikes. Members on strike gave notes as receipts for strike benefits, to be destroyed when the strike ended but used to sue deserters who returned to work. Many suits were started to recover benefits.
Major William A. Mercer resigns from Carlisle Indian School citing heavy duties and a needed leave of absence. He favors a return to outdoor military life after a short hiatus. In related news, Union Switch and Signal plans an earlier plant restart in Pittsburg after a closure.
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