Roosevelt Rallies Behind Kittredge on Rate Reform Record
A defense of Senator Kittredge against insurgent critics during the 1906 railroad rate act debate. The piece cites Kittredge and Lafollette’s amendments, Nelson’s accord, and Roosevelt’s endorsement of the final measure as superior to House bills. It argues Crawford’s critique contrasts with Kittredge’s proven diligence and urges voters to favor the Kittredge/Nelson record over insurgent claims in the June primaries.
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Kittredge
Lafollette
Congress
Crawford
House
Senate
White House
Senatore Kittredge
la Follette
Bacca
Nator Nelson
Minnesota
Nelson
South Dakota
Roose
Theodore Roosevelt
Bacon
You
Colorado
Patterson
Kittredue
Pulr
Insurgents Face Weakening Democratic Support Amid Criticism
A Yankton Herald analysis says insurgents will receive less Democratic help this year as Democrats view Governor Crawford’s administration unfavorably. It notes infighting, shaky records, and a potential realignment by reform-minded Republicans who may back Democrats if rival candidates fail.
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Yankton Herald
Coe I. Crawford
The
Herald
Crawford
Kittr Due
W Iich
No Crowd At Gale Leads To Postponed Lead High Glee Club
Lead High School Girls Glee Club performance at the Gale theatre was canceled after only about a dozen attendees. Director Mrs Myra Peters, wife of the local superintendent, had planned a tour through eastern South Dakota. Poor attendance is blamed on short notice and late advertising to schools and the University.
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Evans
Myra Peters
Lead
Jencks
Peters
Hoff
Mitchell
Ste
Puma Cub's Plucky Fight Ends in Tragedy
A travel writer recalls a puma cub scene in a Frankfurt zoo where a fierce mother puma attacked her four cubs. One cub was killed, others cowered as the keeper feared further losses. The observer notes the cub’s bold struggle and the somber aftermath.
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Mein Herr
Frankfurt Schierzarten
Travel Magazine
Ambleside Purchases Three Stamps After Reform Promise
A tale from Sir Rowland Hill’s postal reforms recounts a prosperous Ambleside resident who, to the post office, asked if the new system would endure. The postmaster assured its permanence, prompting the man to buy three stamps to show support and aid the change.
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Rowland Hill
The Garrison Lily’s Fatal Jealousy
A tale from the Chicago Herald recounts Edith Denison, a beautiful socialite in a British garrison town. She walls herself in luxury, flirts with soldiers, and spurns duty until her husband Major Denison suspects jealousy and tragedy follows the couple.
Wolves of the Sea and the Sea Wolf's Ferocity
Describes the sea wolf a fourteen foot dolphin weighing up to 3000 pounds. Notes its swift, cunning nature and appetite for young seals whales and walruses and the tongue of adult whales. Details mother walrus defense and attacks by trembling thrash er aiding the predator.
A Bargain Yet a Stock Drop Dispute
A husband laments his wife buying Z X and Y stock at 14 after she drew savings from the bank and visited a broker’s office. She insists it was a bargain, noting the price was marked down from 45 during her brief visit to the office.
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Success Magazine
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