Treaty in the Senate Sparks Debate on Hay-Pauncefote Amendments
In Washington the Senate debated the new Hay-Pauncefote amendments after their committee report. Lodge pressed for a vote date while Mason Money and Morgan argued against rushing. Culberson urged abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty by diplomatic means and opposed piecemeal action before canal legislation.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
Lodge
Mason
Morgan
Nicaragua
Great Britain
Butler
Culberson
Forge Ogner
The egg coddler for breakfast table
A handsome article that boils eggs with certainty and never overcooks. Boil them right on the table for a comforting addition to breakfast. Sold exclusively by McQuesten and Sawyer Co. Call and see it.
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McQuesten & Sawyer Co
Snow Flurries Forecast For Iowa Tonight And Sunday
Chicago dispatch notes a special indication for Iowa with possible snow flurries tonight and Sunday, affecting eastern portions. Observers urge motorists to prepare for winter weather as fronts move through the region.
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Chicago
Iowa
Trains Collide at Edgeworth. Eleven Hurt in Wreck
A Chicago to Pittsburg express clashed with the Leetsdale accommodation at Edgeworth near Pittsburg. Eleven injured, including fireman Oscar White fatally, and baggage-master Dorsey Wise likely to die. A signal mix up caused the wreck. passengers evacuated as doctors treated the injured.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
Port Wayne
Leetsdale
Edgeworth
Oscar White
No. 8
Dorsey Wise
James Johnston
Fred Schuch
R. L. Stevens
New York
J. E. Hanson
Mrs. Hanson
William Pischer
Ada Pischer
George Fleming
Watts
White
Wise
The Old Year and the New Ring In Words of Hope
The piece reflects on the year’s end and upcoming Christmas and New Year with calls to ring out the old and ring in reform, piety, courage, and compassion. It contrasts pessimism and optimism, citing personal joys and losses, memory, and Kipling’s Recessional to urge hopeful renewal.
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Kipling
Winter Term Opens at Muscatine Business College
Winter term begins January 2 with Prof. Shinn offering business English and new branches. Seating fills the college building and two rooms with capacity to expand to forty plus students after holidays. Tuition runs four dollars per month for both business courses and English training, with plans for more classes and a larger facility as enrollments grow.
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Shinn
Qarters
British Defeat at Clements Shocks London Gloom Deepens
Telegram from Gen. Kitchener confirms heavy casualties for General Clements at Commando Nek with five officers and nine other ranks killed and eighteen officers plus 655 other ranks missing. Boers suffer losses as Knox drives De Wet north to Thaba Nchu and Ladybrand line. Dewet’s force about three thousand suffers uneven outcomes and British recapture a wounded man and wagons. Public mood in London remains bleak.
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Ener
Clement
Kitchener
L’retor
Clements
Commando Nek
Northumberland Fusiliers
Cape Town
Knox
Dewet
Thabanchu
Ladybrand
Dorp
London
War Office
Willy
Bend City Lodge election notice at December meeting
All members of Bend City Lodge Modern Brotherhood of America are requested to be present for the regular meeting on Monday December 17 for the election of officers and important business. Let all members turn out. J H Cosgrove president.
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Bend City Lodge
Modern Brotherhood of America
J. H. Cosgrove
The Leading One Hundred Events of the Closing Nineteenth Century
A survey from The Christian Herald lists major 1800s milestones across wars, explorations, inventions, social reforms, disasters, literature, and statesmanship. It notes battles like Trafalgar and Waterloo, humanitarian milestones, and key scientific advances shaping modern history.
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The
Christian Herald
Drawing for First Night Tickets at Commercial Club
Readers learn the new plan for selecting “First Night” tickets. On Monday December 17 between 8 30 and 11 30 am a drawing will determine order. Each subscriber will have a number drawn to designate their turn for ticket distribution.
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J. L. Giesler
Co. W. Kemble
Fred Munroe
Munroe
Commercial Club
Little Wanterknow Questions The Curious Urchin
A browning playful vignette about a boy named Little Wanterknow who asks endless questions about life. The piece catalogs his wide range of curiosities from sky height to moral truths and everyday wonders. It ends with his simple refrain, Well, why.
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George
Browning, King & Co
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