Optimistic view from Urey Woodson on democracy
Urey Woodson secretary of the democratic national committee spoke in Louisville after returning from Chicago where the national headquarters closed. He said the party did not win yet and warned Speaker Cannon would not be dethroned and that Republican legislation would be reckless and opposed to people’s wishes, implying a future contest could be favorable.
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Urey Woodson
Louisville
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Cannon
Gompers vows fight over anti trust bill
In Denver on November 13 President Samuel Gompers said he heard Congress planned to amend the Sherman act to harm labor. He pledged to oppose the measure in the halls of Congress if it moved forward.
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Denver
Col
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Congress
Dr Kings New Discovery advertised for babies relief
An old advertisement claims Dr Kings New Discovery instantly relieves croup coughs and colds in babies. Offered at 50 cents and 1 dollar by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
Never Knocked Out People Deliver Offense Laughs
A saying notes that individuals who have never faced knockout often respond with the harshest, most offensive laughter, a behavior attributed to lack of exposure to real combat or defeat.
Water Works Plant Worth Nearly All Muscatine Debt
Muscatine’s total indebtedness stands at 274419 dollars with about 87000 tied to the water works and 150000 to railroad debt. If the water works plant were sold for about 250000 dollars it would nearly wipe out the city’s debt, leaving around 24419 dollars still due.
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Muscatine
B. F. Carroll
Middle West
Hundreds Here Report Success From Vegetable Prescription
The newspaper notes wide local use of a simple home remedy claimed to ease kidney, bladder, and rheumatic troubles. The recipe includes Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with a dose of one teaspoonful after meals and at night.
Bigamy testimony disputed in Falkenstein case
Chicago November 13. Attorney M A Weinberg argues that testimony given yesterday afternoon before Judge Cottrell will clear Herman Falkenstein of bigamy charges brought by Elvira Smith of Oakland Crescent. The case cites a Windsor Ontario marriage on October 26 1907 and includes stenographic testimony in a divorce proceeding.
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Chicago
Ill
M. A. Weinberg
Cottrell
Herman Falkenstein
Elvira Smith
Oakland Crescent
Esther Falkenstein
Windsor
Ont
A. L. Kelley
Circuit Court
Canada
Mack
Samuel Block
Ira Carney to be Laid to Rest Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services for Ira Carney will be held Sunday at 2 PM at First Baptist Church. Viewing available until noon at Slaughter residence 318 Cedar Street. Rev. J B Smith of First Baptist will conduct the service with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Ira Carney
First Baptist Church
Cedar Street
J. B. Smith
Greenwood Cemetery
Heat in Politics Warns of Possible Child Assassination Charges
A clipped political commentary warns that intensified political heat could lead to children being cited under assassination charges, highlighting fear of escalating legal actions and future prosecutions amid public discourse.
Pharmacist endorses Postum over coffee in a health letter
A pharmacist writes of switching from coffee to Postum claiming improved digestion and weight gain. He states caffeine in coffee is poisonous, highlights a school superintendent and his wife as beneficiaries, and calls himself a Postum Pioneer who recommends the cereal drink. The letter ends with a pitch that new letters appear periodically.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pinney Earle Suffers Injuries In Domestic Dispute
New York artist Ferdinand Pinney Earle nurses a black eye and a head bump at his Monroe home after a dispute with his affinity wife Julia Kuttner Earle. He says she struck him with a chair during their quarrel, part of a cycle of violence that also saw him jailed two months prior for beating and choking her.
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New York
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Monroe
N. Y
Julia Kuttner Earle
Earle
Goshen
Pastor J B Smith to Lead First Baptist Church
Rev J B Smith, newly appointed pastor of the First Baptist church, will begin his duties next Sunday with morning and evening services. Senior deacon Z W Hutchinson will arrive early to speak at both services. The minister's household goods have arrived and the family will move into the parsonage at Fourth and Walnut. Smith previously impressed Webster City and Muscatine audiences.
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J. B. Smith
First Baptist Church
Z. W. Hutchinson
Fourth and
Walnut Streets
Walnut Streets. Rev. Smith Met With Unusual Success In His Work At Webster City
Muscatine
Patterson Defies Outlaws in Obion County Speech
Governor Patterson spoke before a wide Obion county audience in Union City Tennessee addressing law and order. He warned law-defying riders over Reelfoot lake outrages and urged citizens to aid the crackdown and punish Quentin Rankin's murderers. He walked unmolested through town despite prior warnings.
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Union City
Tenn
Obion County
Patterson
Reelfoot Lake
Quentin Rankin
Four Men Rescued After High Seas Swamp Yacht Glen
Four men aboard the sailing yacht Glen were rescued by life saving crews in Chicago's lake after hours of tossing waves and strong winds. The group had sailed from the Great Lakes toward Florida via the St. Lawrence when trouble began off 52nd street.
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Chicago
Glen
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Florida
52Nd Street
Army to arm each regiment with machine gun company
Washington November 13. Secretary Wright recommends arming every infantry and cavalry regiment with a machine gun company subject to presidential approval. The plan envisions standardized mobile firepower across the force as part of modernization efforts.
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Washington, D. C
Wright
Zemo claims instant relief for dandruff itching
The ad promotes ZEMO as a universal cure for dandruff and itchy scalp. It asserts ZEMO destroys dandruff germs and prevents hair loss, leaving hair glossy and scalp clean. Sample requests directed to E. W. Rose Medicine Co. in St. Louis. Local seller A. W. Morgan at 107 West 2nd Street offers the product.
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Zemo
E. W. Rose Medicine Co
St. Louis
A. W. Morgan
2Nd St
Military expansion plan adds guns and troops
The proposal envisions six guns per company operated by ten men, increasing army personnel by about 130 to 135 commissioned officers and roughly 2,500 enlisted men. It notes air pressure as the basis for the system.
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Congress
Army
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