Record of Rail Stock Collapse and Independence Reflections
An article notes dramatic four month declines in railway shares led by Chicago and Northwestern from 205 to 137.50 per share, wiping out wealth of many and triggering bankruptcy for highly leveraged investors. It also discusses Fourth of July ideals, rail fares debate, Wisconsin politics, Garst and LaFollette dynamics, and a Des Moines girl’s multiple guardianship study ending with a marriage suitor’s blanket proposal.
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Indiana Judge Refuses Liquor License. Supreme Court Reverses
Judge Artman’s ruling that a saloon is a nuisance per se was overturned by the state supreme court, a decision anticipated by legal peers. Across other notes, Iowa interurban lines report gross earnings of 810000 and net 303000, while Francis Murphy’s death marks a major temperance loss rivaling John B. Gough in impact.
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Nisi Prius
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Supreme Court
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Gift of tongues and unwritten law echo in odd reflections
A string of observations notes religious mania, a Virginia jury upholding unwritten law, a drunk defendant, Tama county’s Toledo Chronicle, Jacob Riis praised by the President, and a look at new laws. It asks how one pays two cents a mile for rail travel and ponders insurance of banks.
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Financial woes dog Chau tauqua effort in Maquoketa
The Maquoketa Excelsior notes two factors hurting this year’s Chau tauqua: late season reducing farmers’ corn savings and unpopular advance ticket sales among merchants. It laments ticket handling as graft prone and urges more businesslike sales next year. Burglars robbed County Surveyor Whalen’s home of $20 last week.
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Col. Bain
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George F. Curtis
Herbert L. Cope
Andrew Townsend Hisey
Tama County
United State
Caroline Edwin
St. Paul
Farley Vote Passes To Expand Corporation Territory
In Vinton a civic celebration marks the dedication of a new $100000 courthouse while Farley’s council approves expansion by a 64 to 23 vote. The day blends politics and public works as Dubuque saloons suspend operations amid a mulci law decree.
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Notice of Contemplated Improvement on First Street Monticello IA
City of Monticello Iowa seeks to widen parking along the First Street segment west from Chestnut to a cross line from lot 30 in the nest half of the southeast quarter. It outlines curb and guttering plans, cost sharing, and a public hearing July 19 1907 with four weekly notices.
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Archbishop Keane Opinion on Saloons Sparked Rows
In Mechanicsville Pioneer a story recalls Archbishop John J. Keane replying to a saloonkeeper who reported a patron causing trouble. The archbishop allegedly advised, Rob him and throw him out as you do others, a line that the saloonman reportedly repeated before ending the call.
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John J. Keane
Crusade Epilee
Dubuque
Local Wit and World Wares in a Quirky Column
The Philadelphia Record column riffs on opinions and quirks of modern life. It quips about self valuation heaven bound by some, widowers as ideal husbands, and the buzz of fashion with No 2 shoes. It notes the famed specialist and ends with a joke about Japanese paper cannons and a mock war with America.
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