New Farmers Organization Formed The National Society of Equity
A newly incorporated body, the National Society of Equity, to be headquartered in Indianapolis, aims to secure better farm prices and fair transport rates, promote elevators and cold storage, oppose food adulteration, open markets, educate farmers, improve highways, settle disputes without law, and foster similar groups abroad, reflecting a socialist influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Farmers
National Society of Equity
Indianapolis
Miners' Fathers Testify on Night Work and Wages
Witnesses from two families told the arbitration commission that workers toiled overnight in silk mills. Wage statements showed annual sums of 1681 dollars for one group and 1400 dollars for another, with several men sharing the pay. The record suggested four to six men may divide the amounts, a point contested by Everett Warren for the operators. The commission sought clarification from Pennsylvania Coal Company on how many workers shared the wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbitration Commission
Jno. Demko
Everett Warren
Gray
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Erie Road
Rival Powers Aid Venezuelan Rebels Prompt War Debate
A columnist questions Allied support for Venezuela's rebels and dismisses German and British claims of debt collection as buncombe. The piece argues the real aim is a foothold in the western hemisphere, labeling the assertions as a fish story and urging scrutiny of foreign meddling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Germany
Great Britain
Little Republic
Western Hemisphere
Buncombe
Mail Deluge Overwhelms New York Post Office
The postal department faced a holiday overload as the New York post office received six thousand sacks of mail from Europe in a single day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post Office
Europe
Pertinent Paragrpahs From the Kansas Populist
The piece argues that millionaires easily press to abate taxes while others pay full taxes and cites the Supreme Court phrase the power to tax is the power to destroy. It condemns railroad and coal interests, notes corruption and rottenness in politics, and contrasts a widow dying in poverty with a rail president gifting his wife pearls. It ends with a Christian lesson on brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
United States Supreme Court
Union
Kansas Congressmen Seek Senate Seats In Topeka Review
Amid campaign chatter in Topeka several Kansas congressmen running for United States Senate are absent in Washington. The piece notes they spend time on personal interests, with Bowersock singled out as staying elsewhere. It likens government service to corporate employment scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Kansas Congressimen
United States
Bowersock
Topeka
Labor wages rise clash over steel price hike
Irie said the steel trust voluntarily advanced wages by eight percent for 20,000 employees. He argued that after a wage boost, price increases in steel goods erode the gain, with an overall forty-five percent rise in the cost of living leaving workers still burdened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irie
Steel Trust
Harmony dinner calmed rift between senate hopefuls
Governor Stanley hosted a harmony dinner Tuesday night to ease tensions among opposing U S Senate candidates. The event reportedly succeeded as Congressmen Curtis and Long left together, arm in arm, after the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Curtis
Long
Harris tipped for Isthmian canal commission seat
Art present, Senator Harris' chances of appointment as the Democratic member of the Isthmian canal commission appear very bright. Besides the Kansas delegation in congress, many prominent Republicans of the state are working for his appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Isthmian Canal Commission
Kansas
Congress
Dark horse Govaenon-2Lect Batley denies Senate bid
Batley, described as a potential dark horse for United States senate, states he is not a candidate and prefers to serve as governor, emphasizing his commitment to the people. The remark frames his current political stance amid speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Govaenon
Batley
United States
Roosevelt proposed as arbitrator in Venezuelan dispute
Germany and Great Britain urge President Roosevelt to act as arbitrator in the Venezuela case while Venezuela names Pope Leo as its representative. no party has yet responded, and the matter remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Venezuela
Pope Leo
Eat at the Red Light best in town
A brash promotional line proclaims Eat at the Red Light as the best place in town, aiming to attract customers with bold claims and local familiarity.
Hicks 1903 Almanac hailed for science art utility
Rev Hicks promotes the 1903 Almanac and Word and Works journal as superior and useful in astronomy weather forecasts and storm forecasts for each day. Price thirty cents for Almanac alone and one dollar with Word and Works. Also notes lemon juice kills typhoid germs with two to three drops in water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks
Word and Works
Word
Word and Works Publishing Co
Locust Street
St. Louis
Colorado Senate Election Drama Raises Duel Over Seats
A draft lock in the Colorado legislature sparks a clash over the election of a United States senator. If unresolved, Colorado would have only one senator. Fravp faces charges in a Kansas City convention hall guessing contest, with the matter headed to court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuat
United States
General Hudson
Topeka Herald
Colorado
Fravp
Kansas City Convention Hall
Lone Elm Items Highlight Holiday Visits and Shipping
Local notes record Walt Williams driving to Selina and Miss Zella Smith staying with Mrs Carrier. Curry Kelsey visits Richmond. Miss Myrtle Lamay returns from Missouri. Thos Church Jr. returns from Oklahoma for holidays. Grain cars limited. Mrs Hewitt returns home. Community prepares for Christmas with family visits, sickness lists, and shop duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos Church, Jr
Lainton
Oklahoma
Also Mentioned on This Page
Haghea
Champe
Anna Champe
J. M. Alexander
ON. R. PA
Garnett
Kas
NEW Farmers’ Organization
Cole
Nomi
R. Hicks
Walt Williams
Selina
Mesdames Carrier
Swearengen
Kencaid
Zella Smith
J. B. Kelsey
Curry
Richmond
T. Foster
Missouri
Kineheler
BE. McDowell
Myrtle Lamay
Mary Hewitt
Burnham
J. A. Hanter
Concordia
Mrs.Purner Smith
Miss Beck
Homewood
Franklin County
J. D. Radcliff
Hirjah
Ollie Lockwood
Sisson
Critder
Wm. Tamb
Secur
Hearst's
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!