County Unit Extension Bill Faces Senate Clash in Frankfort
In Frankfort Kentucky on January 23 observers debate whether the county unit extension bill will pass the Senate after the House sent the measure, named the Niles county unit bill, to the Senate. Backers expect quick readings while liquor interests fear a majority against it. Republicans and insurgent Democrats stir the coalition politics as the session floods with bills including railroad and primary law issues.
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Frankfort
House
Huffaker
Niles County
Niles
Henderson
Rules Committee
Hiram Brown
John G. Stoll
Lexington
Republians
W. J. Jackson
Ianstead
Jackson
McCreary
McDermott
Eaton
Government
Allroads
Lawrence Inn
State Railroad Commission
Railroad Ammissioe
Notable Railroad Executives Die in Kinmundy Train Collision
James T. Harahan Sr former president of Illinois Central Frank Melcher Rock Island second vice president E B Pierce Rock Island general solicitor and Eldridge E Wright son of Luke E Wright former Secretary of War were killed when two Illinois Central trains collided at Kinmundy IW Three trainmen were injured and passengers in the coach were badly shaken and bruised.
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James T. Harahan, Sr
Illinois Central
Frank ©. Melcher
Rock Island
E. B. Pierce
Eldridge E. Wright
Luke E. Wright
Kinmundy
Geese Interrupt Beloit Talk on Woman Suffrage
In Beloit Wisconsin Miss Caro Line McGill of the University of Wisconsin failed to deliver a talk on woman suffrage as geese cackled loudly for fifteen minutes. After removal of the birds the lecture proceeded. The piece also notes a comparison between the Republican party and China in shedding a ruling dynasty before the next election.
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Beloit
Wis
Caroline McGill
University of Wisconsin
Republican Party
China
Browning Club Meets as Demonstration Week Opens
Members listen to a scholarly take on Sordello while pondering Sophy’s laundry. The ad touts the Majesty Range for low fuel use and hot water with minimal repairs, inviting readers to Chenault and Orear during January 24 to 27 Demonstration Week.
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Browning Club
Sophy
Chenault & Orear
Market Turbulence Follows Editorial Call in Rural Clarion
The Oklahoma Rural Clarion printed an editorial titled BeS Honest prompting bears to attack the market and trigger a rapid price drop. Ten thousand men marched San Francisco streets Sunday with Bibies as a curious note. Andrew Carnegie questioned by steel trust investigators amid odd quips about a dog and anise seed bags.
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Wall Street
Oklahoma Rural Clarion
Bears
San Fransisco
Andrew Carnegie
Steel Trust
Presidential shopping and war on pests ripple through headlines
The piece notes rising coal and wood prices and tight fiscal talk as Americans shop for the presidency. It jokes about Gov Wilson declaring war on mosquitoes and houseflies while Congress debates economic onslaughts. The column ends with a light remark on the Twentieth Century girl and parental reading.
Suffering citizens seek loans as Debt Power dominates bids
The piece condemns big loans to power brokers while noting a man seeks ten dollars for fuel. It mocks wartime spending and laments a week marked by six pedestrian deaths in Philadelphia on Sunday. The writer parries Roosevelt rumors with Groundhog chase imagery.
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Philadelphia
Trade tariffs and wage levels across boot and cotton industries
The question notes that boots and shoes have high wages despite low tariffs, while cotton industries with higher tariffs pay lower wages. This contrast suggests factors beyond tariff levels, such as productivity, labor demand, industry size, capital intensity, global competition, and value-added, shape wages more than tariffs alone.
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