Found at Last John D Kerr Found in Pittsfield
Word from Chicago to nationwide marshals described a wide search for John D Kerr. Widespread fear turned to relief when Pittsfield Massachusetts was reported as the site of service with a subpoena.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1907
Page
10
Word from Chicago to nationwide marshals described a wide search for John D Kerr. Widespread fear turned to relief when Pittsfield Massachusetts was reported as the site of service with a subpoena.
A humorous verse warns that the real danger is the bumble bee not the meadow or farmer. The speaker emphasizes the bee's quick attack and the folly of underestimating its sting, ending with a nom de plume attribution to Joe Kerr.
A farmer and grocer discuss 1900 era presidential contenders and family loyalties to Root Taft Bryan and Roosevelt. Each confidant bets on favorites while the narrator plans to wait by the barn with liniment for settled outcomes. The piece uses humor to show public talk and private suspicion in election chatter.
In a street car a man reads a newspaper and warns of looming conflict with Japan. The pair discuss war costs and casualties, fearing widespread hardship while one man recalls denying a loan to avoid economic panic. The conversation links domestic caution to international tension.
An elderly man pauses at a furniture store to view a folding bed. He recalls his mother in law’s fatal incident in a folding bed, the aftermath costing twenty thousand dollars and triggering his wife’s divorce suit. The salesman tries to mollify him as the story pivots on a grim moral lesson.
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