Roosevelt and the trusts a political battle exposed
The piece argues Roosevelt seeks to curb trusts but questions his true stance. It cites tariff shifts, the Elkins anti rebate bill, the department of commerce bureau of corporations, and delays in enforcement. It warns that publicity may be used to justify delayed action while trusts gain time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
New York Free Trade Club
Protective Tariff League
Littlefield
Elkins
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Corporations
Hig
Wiram Randolph Hearst
Mr. Hearst
Washington
New York Aburnu of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
White House
Cortelyou
Waureau
Trusts
Wall Street
Trusts Backed by Gop Leaders Questioned
Corroborates claim that Republican leaders align with trusts. Washington Evening Star article alleged Governor LaFollette of Wisconsin faced discipline for his anti trust rhetoric at Chautauqua gatherings. Implication that GOP fears losing trust support amid harsh speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Evening Star
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Miles Placed On Retired List Stirs GOP Stigma
The retirement of General Nelson A. Miles from the army sparks Republican concern. Old soldier faction accuses President Roosevelt of ignoring Miles’s distinguished service and warns the Grand Army of the Republic will not forget the perceived slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson A. Miles
Roosevelt
Miles
Grand Army of the Republic
Remembering Jesse R Kidd Kansas City Visitor Dies Typhoid
Jesse R Kidd of Kansas City formerly of Nebraska City died at his parents home in Excelsior Springs Sunday from typhoid fever. He was a familiar figure among local youths during his Nebraska City residence. His business was in a submerged Kansas City district now linked to the outbreak. He lay ill for two weeks and will be buried in Nebraska City Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse R. Kidd
Kansas City
Nebraska City
Ixcelsior Springs
K Kidd
Hamburg City Officials Pay and Exemptions Noted
Taxpayers of Hamburg pay the city council four hundred dollars annually for business transactions. The Hamburg Independent School District pays directors nothing. The fire company is exempt from poll tax and receives no compensation, while the best council Hamburg has ever had received one dollar per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Fremont County Proceedings Record of August 1903 Sessions
Fremont county board of supervisors met Aug 3 5 1903 at Sidney and adjourned sessions. Members present Osborn Egerton H C Vanatta and George Gilmore with various items including insane case Richards and numerous road and bridge expenditures for the poor farm courthouse and county services. Adjourned to 8 a m the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
O. A. Egerton
Chairrman
H.C. Vanatta
George Gilmore
Local Social Roundup Includes Visits and News
Elmer Wilcox returns from Omaha after a short visit. Young ladies dine at Miss Fona Woods home Friday night. K P lodge members attend the grand lodge gathering in Council Bluffs. Ludendorf, St Louis department of agriculture exhibit chief, in Hamburg. Mrs Murr visiting uncle J T Nace in Omaha. Mrs Borchers visits her ailing father Simuel Jacobs in St Joseph. Mrs Prof Clayton hosts sister Miss May Blank Cedar Rapids on her Denver trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fona Woods
Prof. Clayton
Miss May Blank
Cedar Rapids
Miss Blank
Denver
Sidney County Board approves July poor farm report and tax relief
The Sidney board, led by chairman O A Edgerton, approves M Grove’s July 1903 county poor farm report showing 15 inmates. They grant tax sale redemption on part of block 5 6 7 1 8 in Sidney owned by Mrs L V McMullen, due to her inability to contribute to public revenue, and list various claims allowed including sheriff fees lumber and bridge material.
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Sidney
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Fremont County
Heuahuee
John Sweetman
Goldier
Fred Dishong
P Wykoff
John Alberson
Isa Carracker
Mary J Burdick
Geo. Gilmore
MBS
Henry Lucas
Lillie Flath
Brandon Bros
Bridge Limber
Edgerton
Irwin
A Jones
Randall & McKee
Cbas
E Schra
D. A. Epeerton
J. D. McKean
Town
O. A. Edgerton
H.C Vanatta
George Gilmore
M Grove
Ifte
L Vv McMullen
H Claris
Bal
Ocb&qrr Co
Forney Et al
Kilpatrick Ditoch
Grove
R Grupe
Good & Esden
Ces
Seevee
Mra
Howard
Board For Pan- Pdf
Woesevees Eek
Tindsay & Late
Mdse
J A Moody
Murphy
Naang Wai
Renves
Free Yearly American Farmer Offer With Fremont Democrat
The Fremont Democrat announces a free one year subscription to American Farmer for every current subscriber. The offer invites readers to sign up and receive the agricultural publication at no extra cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farmer
Fremont Democrat
Notice to heirs and defendants in Fremont County suit
Alexander Keyes seeks to quiet title to two described tracts in Fremont County Iowa claiming 20 years of adverse possession and taxes paid He alleges defendants and unknown heirs have no valid interest and requests a quiet title decree with no personal judgment If you appear by Sept 1 1903 default will be entered Publication ordered six weeks in Fremont County newspaper
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Benjamin Bowman
Winberger Wirth
Wm. C Foulks
Simeon Flargis
Nelson &. Pinney
Ester Pinney
Milton R. Pinsney
Sallie Pinney
A. M Burk
Amaziah Burk
Wm. J. Groves
W. J Groves
District Court
Fremont County
Iowa
Alexander Keyes
Township
Range
Missowi
Plainiff
Recorder's Office
Fremonter Age
Sidney
Town
Quieting title notice in Fremont County Iowa
Susan L Vyse files in Fremont County District Court to quiet title to lots nine and ten in block sixty nine Hamburg asserting twenty plus years adverse possession under color of title. It names James W Pope and heirs unknown, and mortgages paid off. nullify liens and seek costs. Court requires appearance by noon on September term starts September 1 at Sidney. default risks judgment. Published six weeks in Fremont Democrat Hamburg Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Fremont County
James W. Pope
Alvira C. Ball
Joseph Dunn
Thomas Farmer
Stephen Shakleton
Iowa
Susan L. Vyse
Hamburg
James W Pope
John W. Williams
Jacob B. Miller
Sidney
Sharp criminal lawyer wins a dollar from a judge
In Des Moines Justice Duncan presides when a criminal lawyer visits court for Ada Hazlewood. A wager unfolds as the lawyer refuses to delay the state's testimony. The judge orders witnesses to testify and the lawyer collects two dollars after the bet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Duncan
HE. Duncan
Des Moines
Justice’s Court
Ada Hazlewood
Grand Jury
Bold London pickpocket in front of Piccadilly club
An unusual pickpocket in London attempted to steal from a refined Piccadilly clubman who halted the thief, expelled his hand, and admonished him to wash before touching a gentleman. The exchange underscores strict etiquette and public scorn for petty crime in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Piccadilly
King George III Makes Sutton Archbishop at Windsor
An unnamed London paper recounts how George III surprised Arch bishop Sutton at Windsor deanery after Dr. Temple’s death. The king asked, "You accept?" and the bishop agreed, then dismissed the visit with a nod to his waiting guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George III
Dr. Temple
Canterbury
Archbishop Sutton
Lambeth Palace
London
Archbishop Moore
Sutton
Windsor Deanery
One Joke Sparks a Laugh on a Train Ride
Robertus Love, secretary-treasurer of the American Humorists, recalls a rare spontaneous joke. On a Baltimore train, a passenger asked if the view was Baltimore outskirts as the train entered a tunnel. Love shouted in the dark that it was the underskirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertus Love
The
American Press Humorists
Baltimore
Mr. Love
Baltimore American
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Creston
D. B. Butler
Iowa County
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John R. Cadwell
Tama
A. E.mccook
W. S. Porter
Harding
Board of Supervisors of
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John Ritchie
di DeFreece
P K Hoop
Adams JB
Baylor JD
Butler WE
Beeen
Butler A
Adame
Brower
Green
Qulley M
Copeland C
Dinwiddie & Son
Mua- Cotta
Dixon I P
Seveeseese
Eere Reese
Dean Seth
Ford
Bartholomew
Forney
Neeley
Piper
Ferguson J J
Green Bay Lumber
Gillman
Edwin H
Hamburg Tel.Co
Henderson
Institution For Feeble Minded National Pub
Pheb
Elena Fahege
Perry Lawts
Redshaw OF
Neatford Stamp
Mt. Pleasant
Cadens Insane Hospital
Clarinda
Lloyd H W
Leeka J H
Lair Mattia Leo Sullice
Ewen Pabarnes
Lindsay & Tate
Miller, Burdick, Hickey
Murphy A
Oftica Supplies
Spittler Wm J
Escese Ceeees Tessene
Thorne F M
Whipple John L
Vridge
Young F
Zack Ernest
Mase
J Vick
Essa Na Dee Bond Palett
O. A. Evartton
J.D. McKean
AO Murphy
Mnoleum
Cessersceress
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EA Piper
Penn
Rae Eiaa
EH Routzong
Poof
LAPD
Wert Reid
Travia
Elmer Wilcox
Omaha
Irene Glass
Gertrude and
Marie McAdoo
Margaret Fugitt
Bethel Wright
Paul Jones
Ed Calkins
Isaac Dinwiddie
A. L. Holmes
W.S. Bogan
KE. H. Gillman
Grand Lodge of
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Ludendorf
Department of Agriculture
St. Louis
Clinton, Ill
Stevens
Fremont Dima- Crat
A. B. Thornell
15Th Judicial District
E. A. Chapman
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