Artman’s sweeping ruling on liquor licenses shocks Indiana
Judge S R Artman in Lebanon Ind holds the state cannot license sale of intoxicating liquors, arguing it harms public health morals and safety. He cites federal and state rulings that gambling and liquor are not inherent rights and that licensing such harms society, questioning legislative power to legalize a forbidden act.
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S R. Artman
Lebanon
Ind
Indiana
Artman
Artman Declaren
United States Supreme Court
Ada Joterres
Artmwan Pulbted
Ate
Municipal ownership and socialism in London remarks
Matah discusses municipal ownership and socialism, noting that city ledgers often tilt toward private profits. He cites Thames steamers and London lighting as examples where municipal ventures lose money and raise rates. He argues that public employment depends on wealth created by private enterprise.
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Lord Avebury
London County
Counti
London
Social Democratic Federation
Hiveelf
London County Councils
Tainted News and Alleged Subsidized Correspondent
A confusing excerpt accuses William Wolff Smith of acting as a Washington correspondent for Standard Oil and delivering tainted news. It claims the Dispatch and other papers published his mailing list to boost his popularity while denying printing material pushed by Standard Oil. The piece asserts Smith was paid for access to local matters and that coverage favored corporate interests, with tainted news avoided by the paper.
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Larity Cu'het Sy
Dispatch
Justice
Standard Oil
Tlnor
Washington
Mr Porter
Wisconsin Passenger Fare Plan Sparks Commission Review
Wisconsin considers a 2 cent passenger fare to ease rate burdens, with Governor La Follette favoring a state commission study. The Wisconsin Railway Commission proposed the cut for Chicago and North Western routes, while other lines within the state stay at higher charges. The delays and testimony reflect the state's debate over a uniform low rate and its applicability to denser populations elsewhere.
Edison at 60 Birthday Noted for Modest Remark
The renowned inventor Thomas A Edison turned 60 last Monday and modestly remarked that wheat had not yet been discovered in the fields where he has pursued his work so diligently.
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Ventor
Progress and the Mystery of Nature in Edison’s View
The article notes Edison’s optimism that only a beginning has been made in science and that vast fields remain to be explored. It highlights rapid past advances and the promise of future breakthroughs driven by many minds in laboratories worldwide. It contrasts modern votes and women’s rights with earlier eras and suggests a Jewish rabbi’s challenge in linking suffrage to historic military and voting practices.
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Edison
Nature
Rabbi Hirsch
South Carolina Abandons State Liquor Dispensary Plan
South Carolina votes to abolish the state dispensary system and shift liquor control to county authorities. The change ends state management of liquor sales and lets counties decide whether to permit sales within their borders. The move ends a fourteen year experiment once tied to state politics and reform debates.
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South Carolinas
South Carolina
Suffrage Debate Skirts Military Roots and Savage Instincts
Rabbi Hirsch argues that the military idea behind early war led to women being denied the vote. The Bloomington Pantagraph counters that framing constitutions around suffrage is not so easily tied to ancient war gods. The piece notes apparent constitutional protection for women despite exclusion from voting and highlights the enduring clash between tradition and rights.
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Bloomington
Law as guardian. Judge Cautions on unions and duty
Judge Kavanaugh chastises a Chicago youth before the Shea jury for pledging to favor a union member over the law. He explains the law protects workers, property, life, and dignity, and is a friend none surpasses, urging respect for law over any organization.
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Kavanaugh
Chicago
Shea
Legislative calendar and pay reform for the legislature
A packed view of holiday impacts on the state legislature with Lincoln Washington and St Patrick interrupts. The author fumes over session adjournments around February to March and urges pay cuts to $500 per session with no per diem, arguing longer terms waste time.
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Ruary
Marco
Rsolons
St Patrick
Aldrich Bill Aims Gold Certificates Growth and Cash Reform
The Aldrich bill proposed in Congress would let the secretary of the treasury issue ten dollar gold certificates when the gold reserve drops below 190 million dollars and issue small denomination United States notes when silver certificates are scarce. It also removes the injunction on depositing customs receipts from banks and allows monthly bank circulation retirements up to nine million dollars, instead of three million, with Henry Clews commenting from New York about the measure.
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New York
Aldrich
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Henry Clews
New York Banker
Wall Street Critics Split Over Aldrich Bill
The article notes that some say the measure will not provide immediate relief to the money market or credit, while others call it inadequate. Wall Street bankers label it a miserly sop, yet the public hopes Congress will push for more currency elasticity and a practical approach.
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Altough
Wallstreet
J. 8. Bache & Co
New York
Congress
Wall-street
Higher freight rates eyed to shield railroad profits
Henry Clews, the New York broker, warns that freight rates may rise as railways seek to protect profits amid rising corporate costs. He notes gross earnings may grow while net profits shrink, pressing managers to push rates and offset declining margins amid calls for lower passenger fares.
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Henry Clews
New York
Mr Clews
Clews
Meritorious Bills Target Sweatshops and Worker Safety
The legislature is urged to pass measures improving working conditions and sanitation to fight sweatshops. Bills push for regulated hours and safer environments, aiming to curb health hazards and ensure full publicity of fatalities, with emphasis on guarding workers’ lives at firms like the Chicago Tunnel and Illinois Steel companies.
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Chicago Tunnel Company
Illinois Steel Company
Hillsdale Update: Sick Horse and Local News
Ray Palmer reports his horse fell ill before reaching town and is now cared for at Mr. Nundle's barn under the supervision of Mr. Burton and Dr. Wilson of Port Byron. In Hillsdale on Feb 13 a baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Durbin. Mies Della Kueh is visiting Rock Island and Moline friends. A few friends spent time together.
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Ray Palmer
Nundle
Burton
Dr. Wilson
Porty Byron
Hillsdale
John Durbin
Mies Della Kueh
Rock Island
Moline
Local notes from Hillsdale and surrounding towns
Wednesday evening with Mr and Mrs Wm Hopps. Several residents visit relatives in Clinton and Rock Island while others recover from illness. A Quiet wedding unites Nancy Ashdown and Louis Genung at the Ashdown home. Alec Dunbar dies at 79, Grover Misfeldt dies of pneumonia at 14, and local roads remain bad. Continuous scarlet fever cases noted and Dr Donahoo recovering from illness.
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Wm. Hopps
Joan Cooley
Rock Island
C. J. Markee
Clinton
Clara Johinson
A. A. Watefata
Fairfield
Maréla Mitchell
Moline
Viola Wreath
Alma Kale
Wm. Pearnall
Dr. Dailey
Hazel Orr
Ada Orr
Harry Entrikin
Osborne
Jakie Simpkin
George Passmore
Muscatine
Henry Hutton
Sarah Merryman
Charles
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Ephraim Kemtpster
John Butter
Docia
Misa Nancy Ashdown
Louis Genung
Charles Ashdown
Parker
George Genung
Alec. Dunbar
Joslin
Bethesda
Grover Misfeldt
Joan Misfeldt
Enterprise Church
John Liphardt
Guy Ventries
Mra
Huston
B. Huston
Plymouth Rocks
C L. Markee
Paul Bark
Charlie Wake
Wm. Spaulding
Wm Mill
Antone Becht
Charles White
Hahn
Morrison' {S
Port Byron News Roundup Includes Local Moves and Postings
Port Byron reports two new scarlet fever cases in the Weideman household as Clarence Tilbrook resigns as rural mail carrier. G O Johns to fill one Davenport freight house vacancy and Spaid to a Davenport newspaper job. Albert Heeren Jr buys Bovard place. Hipe Avery’s daughter advised not to return home from North Dakota. A H Wendt installs furniture at Henry. Rev Coe preached at Methodist. Shoemaker and Yaryer of Freeport transact business with W H Ashdown.
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Port Byron
P H Weideman
Weideman
Clinton
Clarence Tilbrook
Isde Sjaid
Steve Askew
G. O. Johns
Tilbrook
Moline
Spaid
Davenport
Albert Heeren Jr
Bovard Place
Hipe Avery
North Dakota
A. H. Wendt
Henry
Coe
Methodist Church
Local Social and Work Notes Across Port Byron Davenport and Moline
Moline residents spent Sunday with friends in Port Byron. Cyrus McCauley, recently ill in Dubuque, Io., resumes duties as brakeman. Wash Miller and wife visited Moline. Buckley Schafer and Marx haul sand for spring building work. Homer Metagar has hauled large quantities to his yard for brick in spring. Ora Maxwell and Genevieve Rogers visited relatives in Davenport. A. Livingstone attends Rock Island Swedish Lutheran district meeting at Geneseo. Mrs Blanche McConnell of Hillsdale teaches in primary departs at the academy nearby.
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Ora Maxwell
Genevieve Rogera
Davenport
A. Livingstone
Rock Island
Geneseo
Blanche McConnell
Hillsdale
Academy
Taft May Be Invited To Visit Tri-Cities In June
Tri-City Press club considers inviting William H Taft to visit in June. Taft may address the University of Iowa commencement and attend the club’s monthly meeting, with Rock Island Arsenal as a potential draw. The club plans to fund prominent newspaper figures for future events.
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Tri-City Press Club
Iowa City
William H Taft
University of Iowa
Press Club
Ciites
Taft
Rock Island Arsenal
Reynolds Named County Judge Candidate by Democratic Committee
Attorney Robert E. Reynolds was nominated without contest for county judge by the Democratic County Committee on Tuesday. With no nomination for county surveyor, the meeting led to a call for a three member committee to work with party groups to name clerks and judges in future elections. The motion, supported by H. L. Wheelan, passed and a committee will be appointed at the next meeting.
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Robert E. Reynolds
Democratic County Committee
Gould
W. C. Maucker
George W. Henry
H.L. Wheelan
Wheelan
Judge Rules for Company in 20000 Damages Suit
Judge Gest instructed the jury to find for Motor man Dan Lucas against Mississippi Valley Traction Car for twenty thousand dollars. Lucas lost all toes of one foot in a collision with a work train. Attorney B F Peek moved for a verdict for the company at trial's end.
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Gest
Dan Lucas
Mississippi Valley Traction
B. F. Peek
Lucas
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