County Drops Vote On New Poor Farm Buildings
A reliable source reports the proposition to erect new poor farm buildings will not be voted upon as the county court has withdrawn its order.
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Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
2
Russian general Stoessel sentenced to death at court martial
Gen. Carl Stoessel, the Russian commander who surrendered Port Arthur to the Japanese, was sentenced to death last week at a court martial. He was charged with surrendering without exhausting all means of resistance first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Stoessel
Port Arthur
Republicans fret over Taft instructed delegates at Chicago
Some Republicans fear the Chicago convention will have delegates instructed for Taft. A close inquiry suggests many delegates are office seekers who want uninstructed delegates they can trade or control for personal gain. The public favors Taft and an instructed delegation would likely fulfill that wish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Taft
Wil Tor Paft
Government by the people or few, Bryan asserts
Mr. Bryan argues the core issue is whether government serves the people or a few. He criticizes regulators and notes Democrats cite Roosevelt while acknowledging current administration aims to serve the public, urging gradual rail and industry regulation to protect welfare and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Roosevelt
County Poor Farm Debate Rages Over Housing Costs
Former county farmer manager C Over suggests renting the county farm, boarding inmates at Hotel Ming, and washing at Marshal Laundry to cut costs. A nameless Democrat critic claims Republicans and Democrats on the poor farm and Norton neighborhoods oppose new poor farm buildings, urging county judges to fix conditions to avoid election losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Over
Ming
Demovra
Norton
Missouri voters weigh again on schooling authority
The piece notes another Missouri vote on whether to end or continue county supervision of schools, recalling a past era when a county school commissioner examined teachers and ran the system. It also includes a long herbal remedy pitch for a kidney and rheumatism tonic, touting its cleansing effects and easy home preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Philadelphia
New York
Teddy bear freight cars seen as Roosevelts fault
National railroad leaders in Chicago call out the Teddy bear car a sidetracked freight car blamed on Roosevelt policies. W S Allen of the American Railroad Association says 850000 cars idle nationwide. a year ago 150000 cars were shortage, now 350000 sit site-tracked, reflecting a business downturn attributed to the president's policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
W. S’ Allen
American Railroad
Chicago
United States
Mr. Allen
Slater Rustler
Local Option Law Now in Ef fect Here
Local option law prohibits sale or distribution of intoxicating liquors within counties or cities that adopt it. Sacramental wine and medical alcohol may be exempt. violators face misdemeanor penalties, fines from 300 to 1000 dollars, and potential imprisonment. Drugists and physicians face license revocation and fines for violations.
Beggar’s Louisiana Lie Nets Auxvasse Charitable Gifts
A man claimed his wife was crippled by Louisiana street cars in a bid to raise funds in Auxvasse. He ran a “land office” style scam collecting charity from locals until it was realized there are no street cars in Louisiana. He sought to amend the tale, but amendments were not allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Auxvasse
A Strange Beginning The Washington Temperance Society
In 1840 Baltimore six men drinking at Chase tavern formed a temperance pledge secretively. Led by William K Mitchell they chose the name Washington Temperance Society, a movement that grew from a casual talk into a large reform effort as members signed pledges to abstain from all alcohol. The tale begins with plotting in a tavern and ends with a burgeoning group of Washingtontonians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Temperance Society of
Baltimore
Liberty Street
William K. Mitchell
John F. Hoss
David Anderson
George Steers
James McCurley
Archibald Campbell
McCurley
Bill Mitchell
Mitchell
Sagarnes
Anderson
Washington Temperance Society
Washingtonians
Washingtonians and their temperance wave spread far
A narrative traces John W. H. Hawkins leading the Washingtonians from early meetings to mass crowds and pledges across cities like Boston and New York, noting his 200 000 miles traveled and 5 000 to 6 000 speeches while praising contemporaries such as John B. Gough Neal Dow and Father Mathew and recounting Father Mathew's arrival in 1849. The piece shifts to a Missouri court case in Aurora where bond issues for railroad construction faced federal court enforcement, detailing St Clair and Dallas County resistance and a Dallas County clerk served papers by deputy marshal H J Mead in Buffalo, ending with the clerk being checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. H. Hawkins
Hawkins
New York
Boston
John B. Gough
Neal Dow
Father Mathew
Ireland
Kansas City Star
Aurora
Missouri
St. Clair County
Dallas County
Buffalo
Dallas
M Leake
H. J. Mead
United States
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Peers
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Chicago & Alton
O. E. Hawthorne
Marshall, Mo
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