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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
4
A collage of remarks on political figures and events including Burgett as speaker, Roosevelt editor speculation, Taft and Bryan vote tallies, and campaign contributions. Also notes on The Argus and local divorces in North Dakota, plus Robertson’s staff appointment and Roosevelt’s post-election plans.
R G Dun & Co. reports gains in trade last Saturday with growing manufacturing activity and plans for expansion. Weather boosts demand for winter goods and collections improve, though some regions lag due to heat or crop marketing delays. Dealers show depleted stocks as shipping departments run overtime to speed deliveries.
A gang tried to blow the Murphy store in Crab Orchard on Thursday night. The blast damaged the building and surrounding structures, but no details on casualties or arrests are provided. Police investigation expected.
Analysis warns against artificial price manipulation after Sao Paulo’s failed coffee corner. Brazil spent seventy five million dollars, bought millions of bags, and left eight million bags on hand as prices plummeted below production costs, creating a heavy debt and market disruption.
Ottawa report on the 15 million Illinois tax case against Illinois Central Railway before Judge Stough. The state claims underpaid semi annual settlements, income from investments, noncharter line charges, and improper deductions. Allegations include mileage based earnings and inclusion of interstate receipts, with demurrer argued to test the state's right to sue.
A British report to Parliament outlines Panama's area about 31 400 square miles and population near 400 000 with 1245 miles of coast. It notes the Canal Zone a US ceded strip of 474 square miles near the canal and Panama City as major hubs. The Isthmus is rapidly improving under US guidance and expected to become a key commercial center.
The article notes rising popular power across the globe with reform in China, promises to discuss foreign issues, Russia's Duma confidence, and Cuba's peaceful elections. It frames these moves as notable advances shaping a world dominated by democratic momentum.
Excerpt contrasts farm labor pay with skilled work and urges education to expand opportunity. It cites a Scott county farmhand limited to manual labor, warns against equating strength with intellect, and discusses farm schools and institute encampments. The Panama chapter extols American sanitary progress, panoramic Isthmus scenery, and lingering poverty among coastal towns while praising development.
Oct 18 Finley and Mattie Fiin with a boy in Dennison. Oct 18 Marley and Stella Claypool with a boy in Dolson township. Oct 27 Hershell and Minnie Cline with a boy in West Union. Oct 30 George and Emma Heleine with a girl in Darwin township. Oct 5 Otho and Flossie Barnam with a girl in York township. Oct 19 Guy and Maude Hand with a girl in York. Oct 19 Jasper and Anne Dillion with a girl in West Union. Nov 12 Lawrence and Elizabeth Brooks with a boy in Casey. Nov 12 Homer and Ethel Tharp with a boy in Darwin. Nov 18 Ora and Nora Gallington with a boy in Waddah township. Nor naire ene and Lena Shonk in Ortel.
A German paper discusses Shogi noting its popularity in Japan and calling players strategic officers. It explains board play like chess, twenty pieces per side, piece reuse after capture, and power boost when crossing into enemy territory.
In 1835 a Sydney passerby heard the first sale of Melbourne allotments and the auctioneer predicted a grand city. A scoop of luck transformed buyers from $100 to $160 into fortunes up to $100,000 and beyond after gold discoveries.
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