Editorial notes and seasonal harvests in a state chronicle
Caditorials urge Chronicle subscriptions while noting the Omaha Corn Show as a success. The piece muses on land use to support the poor, weather preparation, and a college student neglecting family funds for books amid football toys. The forestry service reports 4,000,000 Christmas trees cut nationwide this year, with one in four families keeping a tree for Yuletide.
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Forestry Service
Yuletide
Priceshifts Questioned as Oil and Corn Trade
A reflective note from twenty years back compares kerosene and corn prices. It recalls that a gallon of kerosene cost three bushels of corn, while today one bushel of corn buys five gallons of oil, with the seller holding 3 cents in change, inviting readers to ponder who bears responsibility for these changes.
Iowa towns and churches rally to aid Italian sufferers
Many gifts are being offered by towns and churches in Iowa for the Italian sufferers. Their condition is dire and a prosperous nation should give liberally to aid them.
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Iowa
Aisle Fare versus Seat Fare in Train Woes
A terse remark notes that a passenger must pay the same fare whether standing in the aisle with toes trod by conductor and brakeman or sitting and having corns treated by other means. The line implies equal pricing despite uncomfortable travel conditions.
Electrification Push Accelerates for Harlem & Port Chester Line
The New York New Haven Hartford railroad seeks permission to electrify the Harlem and Port Chester route, a significant move toward rapid railway electrification. The National Tribune notes this as a key step in modernizing regional rail service.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford
Harlem & Port Chester
National Tribune
Traveling men seek seats. honeymoon thief jailed
Traveling men push into two coach seats with grips and a coat while others crowd the smoker. A Pennsylvania man is jailed for stealing $11 to fund his honeymoon. A query asks if New Year's Day has ever fallen on Friday the 13th, noting it has not. Texarkana, Texas and Texarkana, Arkansas share a post office on the state line.
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Pennsylvania
Chicago Record-Herald
Texarkana
Tex
Ark
Tex.Ark
Blind shoe-string vendor’s storied fortune sparks debate
George Davis, a 70 year old street seller with an I am blind sign, claims to have amassed $150000 through real estate investments after earning money by selling shoestrings on a corner. He says generous passers-by sometimes gave up to five dollars for a pair of strings.
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George Davis
Man leaves large bequest to convent to appease nagging wife
In Ireland a man reportedly vowed his wife would be virtuous after his death by bequeathing 55,000 to a convent on the condition she join the house, follow its rules, and spend her life in prayer. The tale is described as one of the cutest ways of getting even with a nagging wife.
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Ireland
Cornell professor assails Western fraternities
Prof W H Norton of Cornell college, speaking as president of the state teachers association college section, denounces western fraternities as full of vices and lacking virtues, delivering a scathing denunciation of their conduct.
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W. H. Norton
Cornell College
State Teachers’ Association
Voters urged to seek best men for mayor and council
Citizens should consider the best individuals for the mayor and six council seats, putting town interests first and supporting capable officials regardless of party, to ensure duties are performed well.
Iowa land profits and prohibition impact flagged
The Hardin County Citizen questions broad circulars while the National Tribune argues prohibition in Ohio could cut revenue but that stopping liquor waste increases wealth, noting corn and other crops as examples of local prosperity and potential gains for Iowa if similar policy shifts occur.
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Ohio
National Tribune
Pardoning Power Supported by Courts Says Major Lacey
Major Lacey asserted the president can pardon labor leaders including Mitchell. He cited Roosevelt era use to pardon Haddow in a contempt case and noted courts have sustained the pardon power. The remark reflects ongoing debate about presidential clemency.
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Maj. Lacey
Mitchell
Major Lacey
John Shladdow
Roosevelt
Haddow
West Virginia
Oskaloosa Herald
Albia celebrates interurban line to Hiteman and Buxton
Albia marks completion of its interurban to Hiteman in the coal region, after an initial push to Hocking. The financially solid road, funded by Albia money and enterprise, shifts the slogan from on to Hiteman to on to Buxton. Businessmen praise the investment, trade rises, and real estate along the line gains value as wage workers seek homes.
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Des Moines
Albia
Hiteman
Hocking
Albia Money
Albia Enterprise
fHiteman
Buxton
Decrease in Crime Tied to Prohibition Across States
The first nine months of 1907 in Atlanta show 15 086 cases with 3 352 drunks. the current nine months under prohibition report 8 990 cases and 1 595 drunks, a drop of 6 096 crimes and 3 574 drunks. Similar trends appear in Birmingham Alabama and other Alabama towns. Virginia and Kentucky counties reflect varied penitentiary impacts between dry and wet jurisdictions.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Kentucky
Frankfort
West Virginia
Wayette County
Virginia
Virginia dry and wet counties compare crime costs
The World notes that wet cities incur higher criminal expenses per inhabitant than dry ones, with wet counties in Virginia seeing over 70 000 dollars more annually than when wet. Norfolk County, previously the wettest, spent more on crime than 36 dry counties even after excluding city costs.
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Virginia
Norfolk County
Emerson Memory Fails Him Amid Loss of Names
A biographer describes Henry David Emerson's memory lapses in Boston memory fragments. He confuses common objects with obliquely described people, forgetting names such as Longfellow while noting poignant moments like at the poet's funeral. The piece highlights the poet's gentle humor and personal struggle with memory.
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Emerson
Boston
Longfellow
Those Two Books for Huntington's Library
The tale of Henry Miller selling two valuable volumes to Colis P. Huntington for 700 dollars. Huntington denied ordering them, but Miller reminded him of his remark that those were two valuable volumes for his library. The episode shows Huntington's reluctance and Miller's sly recall.
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Henry Miller
New York
Collis P. Huntington
Mr. Miller
Harper’s Weekly
The Dancers of Java Engage Festive Guests
In Java and Bali, native actors and dancers are essential at celebrations. A wedding without a performance would scandalize guests and shame the parents as inviting misfortune, though such neglect is rare.
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Java
Bali
East Indies
Blanketing Autos In Open Air For Winter
The season calls for covering bonnets to keep wind out and prevent freezing of water systems. When very cold, radiators and bonnets are shielded to maintain engine circulation, giving cars a horsey, unnatural appearance.
Never Worried Herself In Court Over Husband Name
Mrs Esther Nieman of Monroe street caused laughter at the Central police court by saying she never knew her husband s first name. He was arrested on a support charge. The magistrate had him reveal his full name, and he quipped that his wife has known him as Nigmqy.
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Esther Nieman
Monroe Street
Central Police Court
Pop
Nigmqy
Philadelphia
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