26 Dec 1903
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Newspaper
Ironwood Times
Location
Ironwood, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1903
Page
1
A Houston Post poem excerpt describes winter imagery and longing as the speaker waits for a future joy. The lyric voice promises devotion, dew, roses, and a sought after gift, anchored by a romantic, midwinter mood.
On New Year's Day a stormy, cold morning drives Mr. and Mrs. Hunt to visit elderly Mrs Helfer. They bring warmth, food, and coal via polite help from Polly the maid, revealing a quiet tale of charity. The old woman’s spirits lift as neighbors’ generosity multiplies. A grocer and a neighbor’s timely aid complete a shared blessing.
A whimsical Washington Star fragment shows Mrs Torking regretting Christmas coming on the 88th of the month and noting shops mark down earlier or later. Shoppers observe many items cheaper on the 27th than the 14th, reflecting varying sale dates and calendar quirks.
A Cleveland Leader note recalls a New Year celebration where Little Mabel, awake for the clock strike twelve, asks if they must stay for the funeral as someone proclaims the old year is dead and hurrah for the new. The moment mixes childlike curiosity with festive superstition in a local social scene.
Two leading Democrats declare the tariff will be a front issue in 1904. De Armond of Missouri and Williams of Mississippi press the tariff, tying it to Cuban reciprocity and party prospects. Republicans expect renewed debate over the 1894 Wilson-Gorman act and Cleveland’s stance, arguing tariff fears sparked the 1893 panic and affect 1904 campaigns.
The Los Angeles Herald mocks Democrats for opposing the Panama Canal while invoking Tom Jefferson. The Tribune backs Roosevelt, aligning with the Democratic tilt. A Swansville dispatch notes Bryan and Hearst plan a Jefferson league meeting, with free silver men in charge, a Potpourri of political activity.
The piece argues postal service offenses are real and punishable, with indictments and investigations under President Roosevelt. It praises GOP efforts to purge graft, sustain public trust, and ensure officials serve the people rather than personal gain.
Editorial clippings discuss reactions to Theodore Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan, noting support in key states for Roosevelt, reservations about Hanna, and Democratic praise for free trade policy. Treasury estimates project higher next year expenditures amid no surplus, while calls claim party unity despite tariff debates.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat writer explains rural prejudice against city residents as a natural attitude seen in legislatures. He notes city life glamour and perceived advantage, country suspicion of cunning, and hopes prejudice will ease with understanding of urban hardships.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat teacher reflects on how memories of school differ by gender. He suggests boys recall the pleasant pupil-teacher bond and vice versa, while girls often remember conflicts with their teachers. The lecturer attributes this to life's broader male sphere and narrower female path, noting exceptions among both genders.
A physician weighs a case and suggests rest for the husband. The patient resists listening to his wife, and the doctor notes the reaction as a cautious step in the right direction.
Mrs Mary McKnight was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life in Jackson prison by Judge Chittenden for poisoning three relatives with strychnine and gin in caps and is suspected of killing eight more over 15 years. Katie Ludwick, 18, confessed to poisoning her husband John Ludwick and says she and her parents forced the marriage. The couple wed about three weeks earlier before the husband died.
State board of health reports from eighty observers show increases in diphtheria smallpox and measles across areas while scarlet fever declines. Consumption is cited at 187 places with measles 23 typhoid 66 whooping cough "Aine" scarlet fever T4 and smallpox 36 places. Miss Roze Leo of Crores Village found dead from exposure near her parents home. suspected foul play by local Woodsmen.
Reports dated November 17 detail condition of 242 state banks four trust companies and one savings society. Mortgages and securities total 5 019 406 71, loans, discounts, bonds rise. deposits up 7 448 381 14 with savings deposits at 4 197 476 79. Also notes patent for a self feeding hammer by Gaius Fuller of Owosso and student suicides at University of Michigan and a mismanaged oat bin at Mint county poorhouse. disturbing conditions described by Father Murphy.
Grand Rapids judge rules federal statutes govern fishing in Lake Superior for propagating purchases, overruling state claims. Obituary notes include Charis A. Woodruff 77 in Ann Arbor, inventor Edward J. Wrost 66 in Detroit, and others. Library holdings at Michigan rise to 174,740 volumes. Mrs. Malone dies at 104 in Casnogia.
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