Supreme court upholds civil service old soldiers preference
The effort to nullify the old soldiers preference clause failed as the supreme court ruled the law valid. Marshall county sent Taylor the Kamp murderer to prison for 22 years. At over sixty he may not live to see release. The piece laments the ache of political office versus business gain and notes Marshall county’s reputation for not hanging criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Marshall County
Taylor
Prominent Republicans back President on Philippine policy
Banquet discussions in San Francisco praise U S leadership in the Philippines. Gen Fanston cites troop morale and predicts end of the war by spring. US forces in theater total over 70 000 with five warships arriving in Manila by December. The piece also outlines party-wide preparations for next year’s state convention and notes public ownership debates versus corporate monopolies.
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Fanston
Philippines
20Th Kansas Regiment
San Francisco
Lauzon
United States
Manila
Army—Combatante
Navy
Blue Jackete
Grain export rates rise on first of next month
Agreement among tronic lines sets new grain rates starting next month with export corn at 418 cents per hundred to Chicago to New York and other grains at 20 cents. domestic rate 22 cents. The new level will be the highest yet for grain rates.
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Tronic Lines
Chicago
Newark
New York
Marshall County Politics and Reeves Candidacy Outlook
The El Paso Journal reports Marshall county politics lean toward Walter Reeves though no county convention is planned. Reeves, a Venona Schools alumnus and former district teacher, earns support as a strong governor candidate while Gov Tanner is seen as formidable, admired for his stand against Chicago newspapers.
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Marshall County
Quartiss
el Paso Journal
Chicago
Walter Reeves
Reeves
Marabali County
Venona
Old East Side
Congress
Gov ‘Lanner
Ochlosgo Trust
Tanner
Hillsboro Leader Warns Street Fairs Demoralize Towns
Bliss of Hillsboro News condemns street fairs as short lived and corrupting. He cites Dana exhibits and World’s Fair Midway as examples of vice that attracts gamblers, showy tents, and abandoned women. Church members fear racial concerns but deem fairs more corrupting than religious meetings.
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Q-H-Bliss
Hillsboro
Dana
Tendorlein-Districte
Orsé
Then and Now in Kansas City Bryan Reception Change
The Henry Republican notes altered mood from two years earlier when William Jennings Bryan drew huge crowds in Kansas City. This time in Kansas City he arrived from Dallas alone with two grips, bought a ticket at the depot, and was briefly unrecognized before two gentlemen approached him.
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Donois Farling
Henry Republican
Tribune’ of Indépendence
Kas
William Jennings Bryan
Kansas City
Bryan
Dallas
Texas
Deafness Cure Claim and Otarrh Treatment Ads
An old advertise ment claims deafness stems from a blocked Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local remedies, offering Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with a money back promise. It mentions a Toledo company and druggists selling the remedies and notes skates and prices in a Republican office listing.
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Hall
Deep Waterway Plan Backed by Peoria Convention
The Mississippi River valley deep waterway plan seeks a 14 foot channel from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi with a Chicago sanitary district feeding system. Prominent leaders including Senators Cullom and Dawes urged federal cooperation and early dam removal on the lower Illinois River. Government support aims to connect the Great Lakes to the Gulf for war and commerce.
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Hissinsippi Valley
Congress
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Peoria
United States
River Valley Associations
Sanitary Board of
Chicago
St Louis
Shelby M Cullom
O G Dawes
Walter Reeves
Streator
Ben F Caldwell
Springfield
J W Graff
Mississippi River
Besplaines
Tinois
Utica
Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri
Wuerzas
Chicago Divide
Desplaines
Illinois
United States Congress
General Assembly
Tilinois
Illnois
Ship Canal
Utios
Missiauppi
Virginia
Northwest—territories
Ilinois
Lake Michigan
Ilinois and
Michigan
Congress of
Jard A. Wilson
Macomb
Lakes
Fejers
Illinois River
Board of Engineers
Baitfort
Mississippi Valley
Robbery at Garfield Leads to Two Prisoners
The Garfield burglary ends with Frank Martin and Thomas Doyle captured after a store raid. Winter, the local officer, and others recovered the horse and buggy and sent the suspects to Streator for trial. Evidence includes shifted stories and a horse blanket linked to the theft.
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Garfield
Venona
J J Winter
Winter
Martin
Ancona
Fred—Bushner
Borner
Mr Winter
Boshner
McNamare
Ancone
Marshal Burner
Doyle
Discovered by a Woman Promises Cures for Consumption
A dated testimonial touts a Mrs Luther Lutz who allegedly recovered from seven years of illness after taking Dr Kiscovery for consumption. Trial bottles are offered free at Dr Powells drug store at 60c and 1.00 per bottle with a guarantee. The story also notes political and local farming chatter from Savanna Nova Scotia and Peru.
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Gue
Luther Lutz
W. O. Hamnick & Co
Shelby, N
Dr Powell's
Ex Governor Hoard Urges Farmer Cooperation in Boston
The speech at the Farmers' National Congress highlights the divide between scientific theory and practical farming. Hoard warns against large centralized combines and urges farmers to pursue cooperative economics, especially in dairying and fruit growing, while avoiding stock-style monopolies.
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Hoard
Wiscousin
Farmers’ National Congress
Boston
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J. A. Swemn
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Harrison
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