Democratic Platform Rejects Graft and Urges Reforms
The Democratic platform denounces predatory wealth and calls for campaign finance disclosure, direct senatorial elections, strong antitrust action, tariff reform, income and inheritance taxes, railroad regulation, postal savings banks, and a guarded stance on immigration and imperialism with a plan for Philippine independence and international arbitration to avert war.
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Colo
United States
Jefferson
Republican Party
Congress
The Dough Question Ends a Conference
A conference discussion devolves into a joking clash as tradespeople and professionals exchange quips about light, harmony, and pipes until the baker’s punchline about who supplies the dough ends the meeting. The exchange spotlights figures like the undertaker lamp manufacturer pianomaker plumber doctor lawyer and baker in a humorous cross section of professions.
Life in the Balance of Work and Monotony
The text warns that deadly monotony drains life its favor whether from underwork or overwork. It suggests disruption of routine as a remedy and emphasizes vigilance against unvarying repetition in daily labor.
The Prophet Obadiah and Its Edomite Judgment
The discussion covers Obadiah as a short Old Testament book. It notes uncertain dating, likely parallel to Hosea Joel and Amos, and places Obadiah in Judea directing prophecy against Edom. The text notes Rabbinical views equating Edom with Christians and Rome and Zion’s future glory.
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Obadiah
Jehovah
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Judea
Zion
Rome
Vision of Obadiah Sermonette on God's promises
The sermon notes Obadiah as 800 years before Christ and 3000 years old yet still to be fulfilled. It stresses God's condescension in revealing future plans and the dual purpose of warning and encouragement for faith. It affirms that all divine promises will be fulfilled in God's perfect timing.
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Cuba
Obadiah
God
John
Obadiah the Dreamer Delivers Vision in Judah Market
In a quiet town a hooded figure named Obadiah, known as a dreamer for delivering strange messages, returns from periodic disappearance to proclaim a vision. He speaks of judgment on enemies of Judah and a future glory if the people repent and serve the Lord. Skeptics mock him but some listen as he moves on from the market scene.
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Golfello
Obadiah
Oba- Giah
Judah
Prophet Faces Mockery as Zion Dream Persists
A prophet is rebuked by town leaders for chasing visions while others urge Jews to blend with other nations. He recalls a child’s faith and, aided by divine reassurance about Mount Zion, resolves to continue delivering God’s message despite doubt around him.
Czars and Vodka Empire Declares Russian Grog Monopoly
The article portrays Russia under the czar as a national drink monopoly with state grog shops fueling vast revenue, while workers grow poorer and more brutal. It cites M. Tchelyseff urging closure of vodka shops and warns Russia faces decay unless temperance is pursued.
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Russia
John D. Rockefeller
Sergius Volkhovsky
Curtis Brown Syndicate Service
M. Tchelyseff
Third
Douma
M. Stolypin
Marriage Age Increasing Among Women Says Woman's Life
The piece notes that marriageable age for women has risen in recent years and that many brides are past girlhood when marrying. It observes few men wish to wed before attaining financial stability typically linked with middle age.
Depositors Favor as Woodmen Case Reversed
The Modern Woodmen claim of 350000 is challenged after the comptroller’s reversal. Depositors must post bond to overturn the ruling, shifting the suit to the Woodmen as plaintiff and depositors as defendants. About 260000 on hand for dividends. judge to rule on preferred claims before possible circuit court appeal.
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Charlton
First National Bank
Woodmen of America
Stuart, Stuart & Stuart
Stuart
Jamison
Smith McPherson
Lucas County
Circuit Court of Appeals
Forger Arrest Leads to Illness Feign at Pleasantville
Two men were arrested in Pleasantville for attempting to pass a 228 dollar check on Galvin and Worthington hardware dealers. Bilhart feigned illness while in custody, a doctor treated him, and both suspects were later moved to Knoxville for safekeeping. Officers found additional forged checks in their possession.
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Pleasantville
Knoxville
Sherrif Wilson
Galvin & Worthington
Bil.hart
Bilhart
H. Harvey James
First National
Citizens’ Bank
James
Hey
RiNhart
Burlington
Hy Clarke
Victim of Conscience: Des Moines Woman Dies After Carries Nation Reproof
Vernie Dawson also known as Ann Sperry, 28, killed herself at 210 East Court after an evening of revelry. She had kidnapped her two children from Davenport Children's Home two weeks earlier and died after mercury tablets. Her custody was with her ex husband from Galesburg. Nation’s chautauqua visit sparked vitriolic reproach.
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Des Moines
Carrie Nation
Ann 1
D. Sperry
Vernie Dawson
Ast Court Avenue
Welpton
Davenport
Galesburg
Il Fame
Mrs. Nation
Wreck Kills Brakeman Urbahns in Rock Island Collision
A Rock Island interurban wreck near Fast Seventeenth Street killed baggageman and brakeman W. H. Urbahns and injured several passengers. A Great Western engine with caboose backed into the local, tearing the smoking car from its tender and overturning it. Passengers were trapped and later escaped as rescue arrived amid conflicting accounts of right-of-way misunderstandings between the two trains.
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Bes Moines
W. H. Urbahns
Rock Island Island
Great Western
Rock Island
Fast Seventeenth Street
Urbahns
Three Drown in Lake Near Muscatine After Launch Capsize
A picnic party of five rode an overcrowded launch on Ressey lake north of Muscatine when the craft capsized and a gasoline explosion followed. Three youths and girls drowned while two survivors swam to safety. Drowned were Maure Garnes and Clyde Slater of Muscatine and Ethel Crozen of Atalissa. Surviving were Richard Waters and Wilmer Haln, both of Atalissa.
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Ressey Lake
Maure Garnes
Ethel Crozen
Atalissa
Clyde Slater
Richard Waters
Wilmer Haln
Garden of Eden Play Causes Family Stir
A Philadelphia matron finds her children in a Garden of Eden game with Thomas perched on a table crying. Ethel and Jack weep as nine year old Tom mouths Bible stories while shouting that God ate the apple. The scene illustrates boyish realism overruling nursery decorum.
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Philadelphia
Jack
Ethel
Thomas
Mamma
Tom
Hohemith Magazine
Infinitely hopeful generations sustain the world’s progress
The passage asserts Carlyle’s view that the greatest hope lies in future generations. It argues that the enduring promise is not only heroes but the succession of people who ensure the world’s perpetual progress and renewal.
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Carlyle
Lost Husband Found Unconscious in Har Argument
In a tense exchange a woman reveals her husband was found unconscious during an argument with a man named Har. The dialogue highlights the irony of appearance versus reality as the husband’s condition is downplayed by the remark.
Murine Eye Remedy and Other Patent Medicines Adverts
A collage of early 20th century drug ads tout Murine Eye Remedy for eye pain and marketing lines for Vita and nerve tonics. It mentions Murine being sold by druggists at 50em, a 48 page book, Marine Eye Remedy Co. of Chicago, plus other products like Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup and Allen’s Foot-Kane cures with promotional prices and claims.
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Marine Eye
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Banked in jar money vanished in Berwick case
Miner George Richards returned home to find 700 dollars in gold missing from an earthen jar hidden between bed quilts near the Norwoodville mines. He had withdrawn it that morning to pay for a Missouri farm. A fellow miner faces a Des Moines justice court charge, but no arrest made as the suspect is believed to have left town.
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Deg Moines
George Richards
Berwick
Richards
Missouri
Norwoodville
Des Moines
Largest June death claims paid by Iowa United Mine Workers
In June the Iowa district paid twenty seven death claims the highest monthly total on record. Ten claims were for women as widows benefits now equal those for miners. Headquarters circulated referendum notices to affiliated miners on pensioning crippled and disabled members.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
United Mine Workers
Robbers Bet His All in Fort Dodge Grip Theft
Mr. H. Meyers of Humboldt reported a staged theft in the Union Central waiting room as his grip containing notes and papers valued between 5000 and 6000 dollars vanished. He was traveling with his wife toward Indianapolis after leaving a company position he held for twenty nine years and had earned nearly 5000 dollars in salary and commissions. Police have pursued leads but have not recovered the missing grip.
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Fort Dodge
H. Meyers
Humboldt
Uhnols Central
Indianapolis
Brakeman Hurt by Fall In Train Coupling Incident
Marshalltown report of a Chicago Great Western freight brakeman J. Fredie age 26 of St Joseph Missouri who stepped between cars as they uncoupled and fell to the ground enduring a broken right leg above the ankle and a fractured heel. He was taken to St Thomas hospital for treatment.
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Marshalltown
Fredie
St. Joseph
Chicago Great Western
St. Thomas Hospital
Dubuque Boy's Body Recovered From Mississippi River
The body of 12 year old Arnold Luschinger who drowned Sunday has been recovered from the Mississippi River in Dubuque.
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Dubuque
Arnold Luschinger
Mississippi
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