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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
2
Subscribers urged to pay promptly as Herald expands machinery. The National Republican Committee in Washington debated party governance and the primary system, deeming a special national convention unnecessary. Delegations’ rights and seating rules were affirmed for future national conventions.
A committee backed by party leaders urges immediate ratification of a plan reducing southern representation in the electoral college to 33 percent. A three member subcommittee will address states to secure prompt endorsement, while warning of minority government and urging unity against a common enemy.
The piece portrays Speaker Clark as信able and generous until Stilettoed by Broran, then grows wary of partisans and business distrust. It notes his reaction to Republican conspiracies and a gavelless outburst criticizing Democratic policies. It contrasts his past calls for tariff defenses with a new stance on currency reform.
The Milwaukee Medical Society led a strike by physicians protesting the $3 statutory "compensation" for required medical exams for marriage authorization. They argue the pay is far below the $20 value under the union scale, risking delays for couples seeking marriage.
The Chicago Republican convention split the party with Progressives forming a new faction. Some loyal Republicans urged reconciling with the old party to unite against the Democrats, arguing that division harms national and state elections and that the Progressive platform ideas should be folded back into the GOP.
President Wilson calls government ownership of railways in Alaska while Burleson backs government control of telegraph and telephone lines. The plan echoes Bryan’s earlier initiatives, suggesting renewed momentum for state ownership and public utility oversight.
Chicago lyceum bureau announces Vice President Thomas R Marshall will lecture at least four weeks after Congress adjourns. He will be paid 300 dollars per talk with a Midwest tour planned. Marshall will critique newspapers for faulting Secretary Bryan over public platform appearances after reviewing constitutional precedents.
W T Blackburn of Paris, an expert bricklayer, told Montgomery County commissioners brick road construction is cheaper and better than crushed rock. He cited Paris, where brick roads cover seven miles outside the city, costing about $1000 per foot of width, with 9 to 12 foot roadways priced accordingly.
A reader argues brick paving 12 feet wide with an 8 foot dirt road beside it plus 8 foot turnout space. The plan aims to prevent expansion joints across the road and keep farmers on the dirt lane when paving remains in good condition. In Newman Illinois a farmer hauled 319 bushels 20 pounds of corn in six wagons pulled by a longer team of horses, totaling about 22 340 pounds.
Geneva judge addressed Modern Woodmen members about rising assessments. Officers allegedly overcharged, with seven versus twelve assessments cited. A $160,000 surplus funds bonds not filed locally amid graft suspicions. Paper costs far higher than expert estimates, ice and coal bills questioned, and workers paid per diem to push higher rates.
The state supreme court reversed itself on independent high schools, ruling the law constitutional as a new act not altering existing laws. Observers see the decision as aligning with precedent from the women's suffrage case, suggesting future rulings will uphold the suffrage act.
The administration currency bill cleared the Senate by 54 to 34. The chamber adopted a Democratic caucus framed substitute regarded as satisfactory to President Wilson. Democrats largely supported the measure with cross party support in the final tally.
A fragment shows Abe Martin voicing concern that no one wants to stop living simply because everything costs so much. The speaker questions who will wait unless a book is involved, capturing a folksy protest tone.
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