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Public notices mix of politics and projects from era
A late era column notes union wage demands and graft punishment calls, plus roads and settlement opens. It lists Panama powder purchases, political campaign roles, and a saloon-led reform drive. Local events include church baptisms, schoolhouse moves, an eclipse warning, depot burglary, a broken leg, paralysis, and a pearl hunter's finds on the Wabash.
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Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Sasa
Deeneen
Clinton County
Charles P. Hitch
Parte
Senator Cullom
Poundmaster