Oklahoma Referendum Proposal Seeks Recall and Initiatives
Washington reports Rep Fulton proposes constitutional amendments to bring initiative and recall to the U S system. The measures would allow voters in general elections to judge political questions via ballot, with petitions to the president and party support requirements. Provisions include recall of officials by petition and a fast election process to fill vacancies.
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Washington
Dee
Oklahoma
Fulton
United States
Congress
Tillman Seeks Senate Scrutiny Of Treasury Certificates
Washington December 10 The feature of Congress session was Tillman led resolutions asking the finance committee to inspect Panama canal bonds and treasury certificates. He questions legality and tax status of certificates and whether funds financed canal expenses or public needs. He also probes clearing house certificates and proposed use of cotton notes as substitutes.
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Congress
Senate
Tillman
Finance Committee
Treasury
Panama
Aldrich
Naional Treasury
South Carolina
Clearing House
Congress In Short Session Lacked Major Action on Bills
In a brief session the House saw little business beyond introductions. A proposed resolution aimed at restructuring the committee on finance to review recent bond issues moved without action. Bills introduced by Fulton of Iowa included stronger corporate supervision, bond deposit rules, pension adjustments for Civil War survivors, and prohibitions on misleading stock advertisements. no measures advanced.
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Washington
Blbuan
House
Treasury
United States
Armky al Tine
Bowser
Secretary of the Interior
Fulton
Sla Hows
President Roosevelt Luncheon Entertainment Recap
President Roosevelt hosted a luncheon with notable guests including Tom Watson Hobnot and Washington Dee. Attendees enjoyed remarks and music as part of a formal afternoon gathering.
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Tom Watson
Washiroon Dee
Roosevelt
Foraker Seeks Primaries for Ohio Delegates
Senator Foraker has written Chairman Brown of the Ohio Republican state committee urging that the party call require delegates to be chosen directly at duly authorized primary elections. Washington dispatch reports Root hosts Central American delegates at a dinner with a largely attended gathering.
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Washington
Poraker
Chatrman Brown
Republican State Committee of
Ohio
Root
Smithsonian regents named for Cullom and Bacon
Washington Dec 10 The president has nominated Senators Cullom and Bacon as regents of the Smithsonian Institution to fill vacancies.
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Washington
Cullom
Bacon
Smithsonian Institution
Important witness missing in San Francisco bribery case
San Francisco December 10. Supervisor Jamies E L Gallagher, a key state witness in the bribery draft cases, has disappeared. The prosecution’s inability to locate him forced a postponement of Patrick Calhoun’s trial until January 7. The court noted the witness’s absence and potential nonreturn, fueling rumors of departure. Gallagher’s testimony was seen as a crucial link between Abe Ruef, the doodling supervisors, and the public service corporations.
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San Francisco
Jamies EL. Gallagher
Patrick Calhoun
United Railways
Calhoun
New York
Lawler
Gallagher
Abe Ruef
Vote as to a Strike in Philadelphia Railroads
Hundreds of railroad men in Philadelphia and vicinity have mailed their votes on whether union trainmen east of the Mississippi should demand a uniform wage and hour system. The tally involves about 100000 workers and goes to the national headquarters at Altoona for final decision.
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Philadelphia
Mississippi River
Altoona
Taft Hears of Bereavement Aboard President Grant
On the steamship President Grant in the English Channel telegraphed to London the death of Secretary Taft's mother. The secretary was deeply affected and hoped to reach the United States before his mother died.
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Taft
Grant
English Channel
London
United States
Lifis
Two More Dry Counties and Local Prohibition Shifts
The counties of Tirmingiany Abia Dee Ta and Bob Cilla Walker have voted dry by clear majorities. Early returns indicate Cuddmaan county's margin may approach thirty percent for prohibition, a pattern seen as significant in a Germvins settled street community.
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Abia
Dee
Bob Cilla
Walker
Germvins
Two Shot to Death by a Mob in Rural Woods
A man named Ho Pawoten attempted to rob a poster, was chased by a mob, cornered in the woods, and shot dead. Local report notes the assailants fled as the victim was killed after a pursuit ending in the woods. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Wasth
Dee
Ho Pawoten
Tie Pooster
Hee
Atoh
Qiot Dinowa
Silver Prices Dip as Treasury Buys 10,600 Ounces
The Treasury Department has purchased 10,600 ounces of silver at 8.2 cents per ounce, signaling a strategic move in metal holdings. Washington reports the deal under ongoing market activity with minimal impact on short term valuations.
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Washington
Dee
Treasury
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills advertise quick relief
A week’s treatment is offered by DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills for all kidney and bladder troubles. The notice lists a druggist Jungkung at 5 Stephenson Street and invites readers to consult the Journal’s want column for details.
New School Courtship Lessons Spark Village Uproar
In Greenville HK on December 10 a controversy erupts as Professor 1.4 Russell and his wife begin an experimental courtship curriculum in the high school. Parents oppose teaching love etiquette to twenty three pupils, while a John Alden lab forms within the class to study measures of romance and engagement.
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Greenville
Russell
Miles Landish
Jesson
John Alden
First Caisson Launched For Mississippi Bridge Project
East St Louis reports the first caisson for the McWinney Interurban bridge across the Mississippi has been launched from the south shore near Merchants’ bridge. B D Smith and civic leaders witnessed the event as a crowd cheered. eight more caissons will follow with spring completion planned.
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East St. Louis
I. Dee
Mississippi River
McWinney Interurbaun
Tinoeis
Merchants
B.D. Smith
Mayvors
St. Louis
Child Dies by Shotgun in Apparent Suicide
A four year old named Rhein, heard firing a shotgun into his mouth, died in a grim incident described as suicide. The event occurred at a residence where two friends witnessed the tragedy, with investigators aiming to determine motive and timing.
Parids Tale From TIL Pree Pree Births in County
Fragmentary OCR notes mention births and a longstanding figure in Tazewell county history. Names and dates are garbled, but reference to an oldest practicing practitioner and a forty year tenure appear. The readable bits are insufficient for precise details.
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Stork
Bose Beach
Tazewell
Surprise wedding premises unsettle town judge
A misread notice reports a wedding event in which the bridegroom was expected to wed Lis ui de Latiueved in St Louis, but the situation led to an unexpected turn. The judge Breraser officiated, and the details remain unclear due to garbled text.
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Phelen Netderschidt
WW. Bla
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Chi Ite
Dudge Breraser
Phivid
Suime
Lis Ui de
Peoria Man Dies at Rockville after University Event
A Peoria resident died following a university function held in Rockville. The incident involved a notable figure connected to the local community and the college administration. The university president commented on the event and ongoing investigations proceed.
Miss Hortense Nielsen brings Ibsen drama to Grand Opera House
Miss Hortense Nielsen brings her own company to the Grand Opera House next Wednesday for Ibsen's A Doll's House. The Chicago Studebaker music hall engagement drew praise for Nielsen's restrained, intense Nora performance with a strong New York cast. A musical comedy, The Cutest Girl in Town, starring Miss Jessie Mae Hall, opens Friday night December 13, offering singing and romance with an American heiress and an impoverished English nobleman.
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Grand Opera House
Ibsen
Studebaker Music Hall
Chicago
Nielson
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Nora
New York
Jessie Mae Hall
Eleanor Robson to star in Sotomy Jane at Grand Opera House
Miss Eleanor Robson, a leading American actress, will appear at the Grand Opera House Chicago beginning Monday December 9 in her new play Sotomy Jane. The production ran a full season at New York’s Liberty Theatre last year and recently completed a four week engagement at the New York Academy of Music, drawing unprecedented metropolitan interest and record crowds.
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New York
Robson
Uselessness of Killing Authors Opinion
London Saturday Review argues against censoring or eliminating authors to curb literary output. It likens writers to birds that must lay eggs and contends that attempts to preemptively identify future writers before publication are doomed. The piece notes literary talent emerges unpredictably and cannot be predicted by dogma.
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London Saturday Review
Lane
Illinois Rebekah Lodge marks eighteenth anniversary
The Illinois Rebekah Lodge No. 259 celebrates its 18th anniversary with an open meeting at the Freeport hall. Four surviving charter members W W Krape Emma G Krape J G Wise and Mary A Wise were honored. Speeches by lodge officers and guests, a banquet, and a future meeting set for December 21 with several candidates to be initiated.
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Rebekah Lodge
Clara Moore
Ella Bardell
Lena K. Stein
Sister Moore
Martha Green
Mae Crowell
Rock River Rebekah
W. W. Krape
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J. G. Wise
Mary A. Wise
Solo
Pearl Ross
Noble
Mary E. McKnight
Reading
Maek H. Crowell
Edna B. Tilden
Rock River Rebekah Lodge
Margaret Faubel
Ilinois Rebekah
Bro. W. W. Krape
Freeport
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Anna Moreland
State Assembly
Aina G. Krape
George I. Emmerich
W. H. Bookman
Lincoln
Weaver
Jennie V. Manchester
Candy
Moore
Elsie Clifford
A. Roberts
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Tenney
Clifford
Roberts
Brandt
Kenney
Manchester
Beebe
Penticoff
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Faubel
McKnight
Hoffman
Green
Jackson
Sharples
Mick
Triand
Brady
Wise
Gharet
Krape
Jones
Ross
Byers
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Abraham
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup Guarantees Satisfaction
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is promoted as a stimulating yet gentle laxative that does not irritate. It is advertised as the best laxative with a money back guarantee. Names mentioned include H. J. Moogk and Win. F. Jungkunz.
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H. J. Moogk
Win
F. Jungkunz
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