Hannibal appoints new hotel investor and city officials
Governor taps Andrew Maroney to replace Richard Hathen on the St. Louis Police Board. Hannibal plans a new sixty thousand dollar Mark Twain hotel. Aides discuss prior remarks about Judge Parker tied to insurance clauses before the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Mark Twain
Andrew Maroney
Prosecutor
Oitice
Richard Hathnen We Hoard
Police Commsionars of
St. Louis
Parker
Governor LaFolletti Accepts Senatorship Amid Special Session
Governor LaFolletti agrees to take a U S Senate seat as Governor Wilscon resigns during a special legislative session called to push railroad legislation. The move reshapes state leadership and ends the governor’s term early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaFolletti
Wilsconsince
Povernor
Lane named to Interstate Commerce Commission post
The president appointed Franklin Lane of San Francisco to fill the pleas of former Governor Filer of Tools on the Interstate Commerce Commission. Lane is described as a Roosevelt democrat, a label whose meaning is not explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Lane
San Francisco
Filer
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lane
Roosevelt
Illinois Congressman Proposes Deepening Mississippi River
Congressman William Lorrimer of Illinois introduces a bill in Congress to deepen the Mississippi River from the Chicago drainage canal mouth to the Gulf of Mexico to fourteen feet at an estimated cost of 831 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whilliam Lorrimer
Illinois
Congress
Mississippi River
Chicago Drainage Canal
Gulf of Mexico
Tariff Debate Poised to Shape GOP Future
Henry Watterson argues the tariff issue will, like slavery before, redefine the Republican Party. He foresees a moral reckoning as reform pressures rise and the party confronts its long standing patrons and interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Watterson
Missouri Congressman Seeks Direct Senate Election Amendment
Representative Lloyd of Missouri introduces a joint resolution to submit to states an amendment letting the people directly elect senators. The measure has passed the House for eleven years but always failed in the Senate. Lloyd hopes it will pass the Senate this year.
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Lloyd
Missouri
Congress
House
Senate
Kansas City Star Congressman Bilis Faces Committee Odds
Newspapers amused by Congressman Bilis of Kansas City who seeks a spot on the Rivers and Harbors Committee or failing that the Appropriations Committee, or if unavailable the Post Offices and Post Roads Committee. He faces slim chances of selection, likened to becoming Pope of Rome.
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Kansas City Star
Bilis
Appropriations Committee
Post Offices
Postrpatia
Ailis
Rome
Balfour Resigns Premiership as Campbell-Bannerman Taps Cabinet
The article notes Balfour’s resignation and Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman being asked to form a cabinet. It recalls Campbell-Bannerman as a stormy parliamentary figure and contrasts his era with the prior calm. It critiques the presidents approach to New Mexico Arizona statehood, arguing territorial interests differ and warning that misalignment could affect two potential Democratic contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balfour
England
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Sir Henry
Albert J. Beveray
John James Ingalls
New Mexico
Arizona
Roosevelt's Address to Congress Sets Broad Policy
President Roosevelt delivers a long message urging anti over capital railroads reforms, ICC power to fix rates, rail safety mandates, end to rebates, and limits on private car fees. He faces mixed stances on tariffs, subsidies, immigration, and public land laws while advocating military expansion and civil service reforms.
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Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lig
Army
Navy
Philippines
Hawaii
Alaska
United States
Sam B. Cook Wins Damages Against Grove-Democrat
Sam B. Cook received a judgment last week for 150000 dollars against the Grove-Democrat and has a separate Boone county trial this month against the Post Dispatch seeking 100000 dollars. If collected, the judgments may sustain him for several years without the daily press goodwill.
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Sam B. Cook
The
Grove-Democrat
Post Dispatch
Boone County
Daily Press
Global turmoil across Europe amid reform and unrest
The piece surveys widespread hardship in Europe with crop failures in Spain and Italy and political strain in Germany Austria and England. It notes unemployment in London and rising unrest while the United States Canada and Mexico enjoy relative prosperity under differing monetary and tariff systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Spain
Italy
Russia
Germany
Gvernment
Austria
England
London
United States
Canada
Mexico
Neale Returns to Newspaper Work as Sweet Springs Editor
Neale, formerly proprietor of the Higginavilla Leader and secretary to Congressman Hamlin, has returned to journalism and will edit the Sweet Springs Herald. A noted success in the field, friends expect him to craft a useful local paper and earn a fitting return for his efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neale
Higginavilla Leader
Hamlin
Sweet Springs
C D Moore Recalls Torture Then Cured By New Discovery
The Rev C D Moore pastor of the Baptist church at Harpereville NY recounts suffering agonies from a persistent cough after grip. He finally used Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Odds which cured his cough and saved him from consumption. At Crenshaw Young druggist sale 50c and 1 00 with trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Moore
Baptist Church of
Harpereville
N. Y
Crenshaw & Young Druggist
Phonocard and Sonorine Advance Mail Communication
A 1900s note describes phonopostal devices recording voice on a post card shaped sheet called sonorine, capable of eighty words, with sound written in spiral. It contrasts with verbose postal cards and forecasts phonocard use. mentions DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for skin and Zapon paper preservative offering moisture and mold resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everybody's Magazine
DeWitt
Crenshaw & Young
Chiropractors Claim Natural Method Heals All Ailments
Chiropractor W. H. Reynolds promotes adjusting the cause of disease by relieving nerve pressure. He notes improvements from vertebrae alignment and blood circulation, citing rheumatism case Mike Cahill and offering a free demonstration next Wednesday with free treatments at his Lexington office Over Krieho Wilker’s Dry Goods Store 10 to 12 am and 1 30 to 5 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Victoity
W. H. Reynolds
Mike Cahill
Krieho & Wilker
Cadets Shelby and Lemon sail for Fort Leavenworth exam
Albert Shelby and Lawrence W. Lemon, cadets in the Western Military Academy, left Friday morning for Fort Leavenworth to take examinations for spots in the Philippine constabulary. Shelby is son of Forest Shelby of the county, Lemon hails from Illinois.
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Albert Shelby
Lawrence W. Lemon
Ft. Leavenworth
Philippine Constabulary Force
Shelby
Forest Shelby
Lemon
Illinois
Farms For Sale In Lafayette County Near Dover And Sigginsville
Landowner Ryland Toniton Ter of Lexington Missouri offers one or two Lafayette county farms for sale. Two farms lie near Dover and two near Sigginsville, each 160 to 200 acres, with prices about ten dollars per acre below neighbors. Interested buyers contact Lexington MO.
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Lafayette County
Dover
Sigginsville
Ryland Toniton
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