Congressman Hill Urges Balanced Railway Rates Legislation
In Washington on December 21 Congressman B J Hill of Connecticut, a critic of the Esch Townsend bill, says a fair regulation measure will pass this session. He expects less radical provisions, warns against unrestricted rate schedule power, and argues for elasticity to fit varied conditions. He asserts the President’s message favors a thoughtful approach rather than the Esch Townsend framework.
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Washington
B. J. Hill
Conneticut
Congress
Hill
Dearate
Sam Cot
Suse
Sair
Abolition Battle Over Celluloid Collars At Grand Island College
Fremont's Tribune notes students at a Grand Island college organize to ban celluloid collars and cuffs. The debate features vivid rhetoric praising simple life and questioning fashion as a sign of merit, with references to past campus figures and fashion trends.
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Grand Island
Custon
Fremont
Grand Island College
Odessa
Kietz
Heroof
Haa
Minors Involved After Liquor Sale Charge
States Attorney Spangler had Paul Scott arrested for selling liquor without a license at his restaurant after warning him previously. He observed four minors drinking beer at 11 30 Saturday night. Scott posted a $300 bond for the spring circuit term after a preliminary examination before Justice McKinley. Herbert Witchcock defended Scott.
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Spangler
Paul Scott
Mr. Scott
Scott
Women in Industry Demand Investigation of Factory Conditions
Boston Transcript argues for a rigorous inquiry into how factory work affects women. It notes that over half of 1.5 million women in U S manufacturing are under 24, warns about high speed machinery harming nervous health, and stresses the need to ensure safe working conditions for working women and their families.
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Boston Transcript
United States
Which College Should Claim 1905 South Dakota Title
The South Dakota Intercollegiate Athletic Association faces dispute over the 1905 football championship among Brookings Mitchell and Yankton. Vermillion dominated outside the association, while Brookings defeated Mitchell and Vermillion but lost to Vermillion later, leaving three co contenders with equal claims. A final ruling hinges on intra association results and eligible members.
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Brookings Press
South Dakota Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Vermillion
Yankton
Mitchell
Brookings
Reffeld
Huron
Hrookings
Scotter
Rookinges
Kittredge Says Elliott Won’t Be Reappointed As U S Attorney
Senator Kittredge says the president authorized that Elliott will not be reappointed as United States district attorney for the district. Congress member Martin says a decision is pending and Senator Gamble questions the claim. The matter remains unsettled as the party leaders depart for the west.
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Kittredge
Mr. Elliott
Washington, D. C
South Dakota
United States
Elliott
West
Martin
Gamble
Fliott
The Agent Got Left
An agent questioned the rural route mailboxes near town and bought sixty one cent envelopes. He addressed them from Box No 1 to No 60 but the postmaster refused delivery. The agent balked at the department ruling and demanded action.
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Menno Herald
Risenberg
Parker
Jerome K Jerome and Loomis At Grand Opera House
Jerome K Jerome and Charles Battell Loomis appeared for a reading program at the Grand Opera House. Jerome’s readings from his works drew uneven response due to weak onstage delivery while Loomis engaged the audience with clearer diction and humorous pieces. Loomis favored pieces include The Mother of Little Maude and Little Maud from Minerva’s Manoeuvres.
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Mitchell
Jerome K. Jerome
Grand Opera House
Jerome
England
America
Mr. Jerome
Germany
Charles Battell Loomis
Loomis
The Penang Patrol Wagon
A Straits Times correspondent describes Penang’s patrol wagon as a slow four wheeled cart resembling a baker's cart. It is driven by a sleepy Malay constable, with canvas sides and no back door, while prisoners ride inside and appear uninterested in escaping.
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Penang
Straits Times
Singapore
A Dinner From a Nebraska Memorandum
A dinner description from the Nebraska State Journal lists a mallard stew with baked potato, Boston brown bread with butter, raspberry jelly, a cup of Young Hyson tea, pumpkin pie, and a note it should keep a man in good humor until curfew rings.
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Nebraska State Journal
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