Non-Partisan Judiciary Movement Gains Steam in New York
A 35 lawyer committee chaired by Joseph Choate proposes a judiciary ticket independent of party politics. Ten supreme court justices, two general sessions judges, and a surrogate candidate are backed by over 1,700 New York bar members and planned petition nominations. The effort prompts similar actions in Brooklyn Buffalo Pittsburg and Chicago as critics warn of political capture.
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New York
New York County
Hion
Joseph H. Choate
Alton RB. Parker
Supreme Court
Court of General Sessions
Choate Committee
Edward S. Clinch
Theodore Connoly
Lewis A. Delafield
John Frankenheimer
Leonard A. Gieverich
Arthur H. Masten
Samuel H. Ordway
Chas
Rushmore
Lawrence E. Sexton
Edward B. Whitney
Frank T. Fitzgerald
General Sessions
Rufus B. Cowing
William
E. Wyatt
Richard Croker
Mazet
Tammany
Judiciary
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Chicago
Bar Association
Sagen Leads Opening at Lutheran Pastoral Conference
Rev. A K Sagen of La Crosse and other church leaders addressed the opening session in Red Wing Minnesota, with officers to be elected tomorrow. Discussions covered home missions in Chicago Milwaukee and Brooklyn, Norwegian and English translations of church texts, and the synod’s educational institutions including Luther College Decorah and Luther Seminary St Paul.
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Red Wing
Minn
A. Salveson
Crookston
Birklund
A. K. Sagen
la Crosse
C. K. Preus
Luther College
Decorah
O. P. Vangsness
Iowa
O. Helden
Spokane
Wash
V. Koren
D. D
B. Askevold
Ossian
A. Bredesen
Stoughton
Wis
Laur Larsen
Town
J. Yivisaker
St. Paul
G. Erdah
I. B. Torrison
K. Bjorgo
O. Naeseth
H. J. Strand
Albert Lea
H. G. Stub
Luther Seminary
Norway
C. T. Lee
Glenwood Academy
Glenwood
Synod
Luther Normal School
Sioux Falls
S. D
Ladies’ Seminary
Michel's Beer Promotes Cleanliness Since 1876
The text declares cleanliness as the core aim of Michel's beer for fifty years. It emphasizes bottles are sterilized before use and that the brewing process thoroughly cooks the beer to destroy any germs.
Address on academies and funding by graduates
Rev. R. O. Brandt spoke on the synod academies and how graduates, totaling 487, will each contribute $100 to secure interest in the schools and safeguard their permanency.
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R. O. Brandt
Lets 10000 Stand In Street While He Fights
New York August 23. Joseph Nehr bullion wagon driver for the Oriental bank left his wagon with over 10000 to fight for right of way in upper Fifth avenue. After losing the fight he fired a pistol at John J Callahan Westcott Express driver. Callahan fled and police could not confirm if he was struck. Fifth avenue near Eighty eighth street was crowded at the time of the shooting.
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Upper
Fifth Avenue
Joseph Nehr
Oriental Bank
John J. Callahan
Westcott Express Company
Callahan
Eighty-eighth Street
Chicago Man Victim of Shanghai Case
Milwaukee dispatch reports United States marshals are pursuing a Shanghaiing case involving Samuel Grant a Chicago painter who says he was sent by a Chicago agency to Milwaukee and forced aboard the Mohawk as a fireman He claims he was beaten with iron rods and wrenches then deserted at Sandwich coal docks and walked to Detroit where he notified police Labor unions and government officials are investigating the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
United States
Great Lakes
Samuel Grant
Chicago
Detroit
Western
Sandwich
Traction officials blame city policy for Chicago trolley delays
Traction leaders and aldermen charged last spring delays by Walter L. Fisher and the I M O advisers hampered trolley expansion on the west side. They argued permits arrived late, forcing equipment shortages and higher costs while urging quicker ordinance passage to improve service.
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Chicago
Til
West Side
Walter L. Fisher
Dunne
Transportation Committee
Foreman
Bennett
Roach
Union Traction Company
M. F. Doty
Traction Company
Dr. Doty
Hertzog
West Madison Street
Mr. Roach
Record-breaking hailstones hit Bremer county Iowa
A violent storm swept through Bremer county near Readilyn in Iowa. Reports say record-breaking hailstones caused damage across the area, with residents recounting the extreme weather and businesses affected by the storm.
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Waterloo
Readilyn
Bremer County
Consumption Threatened Cure Mentioned in Letter
Champaign resident C. Unger describes a year of coughing misdiagnosed as consumption. He credits Foley's Honey and Tar with a full recovery after medical treatment and a single bottle purchased from O. T. Erhart.
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C. Unger
Maple St
Champaign
Lil
Foley
O. T. Erhart
Texas Mamie defeats Ellen Devine in Delware bout
In Philadelphia on August 23 Texas Mamie of Philadelphia defeated Ellen Devine of New York by knockout after six rounds. The 105 pound lightweights fought under Marquis of Queensbury rules in front of 200 spectators with Mamie earning 200 dollars while Ellen was carried from the ring unconscious.
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Philadelphia
Texas
Mamie
Ellen Devine
New York
Delaware
Ellen
Marquis of Queensbury
Sam Devon
Camden
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C. S. Everson
N. Y
Atlantic
Everson
C. A. Gullixon
Gullixon
Home Mission Board
J. R. Birkland
Rev. Birklund
Japan
Unique Theatre
LA Crosses
Lavalle & Michinsky
Mgrs
Third St
Main and
Pear Sis
Ozen River
the Masqueraders
Colorado
Bohemia
Wisconsin
Michel
C. J. Michel Brewing CO
la Crosse, Wis
Shanghai
Readlyn
Wapsie
S.S.S
Catarra
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Hailstones
Queer Icemen’s Business
Len
Teasame
Virginia
Kentucky
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