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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1907
Page
3
Burton Barnes and Edward Anstruther guard a luxury yacht crossing the Mediterranean as chef Leboeuf earns trust with dinner yet draws suspicion. A voyage toward Marseilles unfolds with Marina uneasy, pirates feared, and Barnes planning further checks while the ship nears St Tropez.
From the Sudan comes a report of a fierce battle between two wounded lions and English engineer C. H. Salmon. While aboard the steamer Metemmah between Fashoda and Melut on the White Nile, Salmon shot the lion, but the beast attacked him, mauling his hand and thigh before Salmon stabbed its eyes. The crew carried him to the boat, but he died of injuries after reaching Kiartum.
A rugged raconteur recounts Bill Fikes famed fox chase at Squire Eaton's with a circular, high riding horse. The tale features a circuslike ride, close calls with the fox, and the squire's prideful luck turning to mischief and a costly aftermath.
A small shipment reports six giant yams sent from the West Indies. Each tuber weighs up to 30 pounds with lengths near three feet. Yams, weighing 106 to 150 pounds, are common in the tropics. They resemble enlarged potatoes, dark outside and pale inside, with a pleasant boiled flavor.
Washington wakes to winter as windows show lace and ribbons, with return of residents. Social life grows around country clubs and Mrs. McLean’s gatherings, while debutantes like Miss Ridge ly and Miss Hart join the social season. Speaker Cannon’s pay contrasts with Roosevelt’s, as the House remains without a formal speaker since March.
Sylvania, clerk of the house, will be acting speaker when the Sixtieth congress meets. He will wield the gavel until a de facto speaker is chosen. The salary increase law raised the speaker’s pay to 12 000 a year. Since adjournment, Cannon has received 625 a month. The difference to 1000 a month goes into a fund for the speaker to be. By December his pay will total about 4000 including the fund, as expenditures exceed incomes.
The article notes a surge in support for nationwide prohibition and predicts both major U.S. parties will adopt planks barring liquor shipments into states with prohibition. It cites 1904 election context, district aims, and possible federal action to curb liquor sales in the District of Columbia amid broader temperance momentum.
A dramatic plea for retaining veteran government workers as aging clerks are dismissed. The speaker lauds a respected official, noting his vitality and service to both army and navy officers, while lamenting Congress and budget limits that force retirement and reduce clerical aid.
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