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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1909

Page

3

Taft In Fight Over Rules Amid Tariff Push

Washington. President Taft dodged clear statements on the insurgent move to revise House rules as leaders push the tariff bill. Insurgents Gardner Madison and Nelson pressed for change while pledging no filibuster if defeated. Payne of New York said the tariff bill could be ready to report on the first day, but chaos in the House could alter plans.

Washington Taft House Mr. Payne New York Committee On Sol Messrs. Gardner Massachusetts Madison Kansas Nelson Wisconsin Mr. Gardner Ways and Means Payne White House

Mrs Leavitt Divorced After Parental Objections

Ruth Bryan Leavitt eldest daughter of William J. Bryan won a divorce from W H Leavitt in Lincoln Nebraska court. Judge Cornish granted custody of the two children. Leavitt had painted the Bryan portrait and lived in Paris. No defense was offered.

Lincoln, Neb Ruth Bryan-Leavitt William J. Bryan W.H. Leavitt

Miners Strike Looms as Leaders Meet in Philadelphia

New York reports that peace or war may hinge on union leaders and operators meeting at the Reading Company offices in Philadelphia. If unions insist on demands rejected three years ago, a strike is likely. operators say official recognition, shorter hours, and a yearly pact cannot be granted.

New York Pennsylvania Reading Company Philadelphia

Piles cure claims and common ads in mixed prose

An OCR fragment blends humor, advice, and advertisements. It features lines about trust and marriage, a six to fourteen day pile cure with PAZO OINTMENT, Lewis' single binder cigars, Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup, Allen's Foot Ease, and a Livy quote, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century advertising tone.

State Happenings in Illinois Chronicle Summary

A nurse of fragments reports on a fatal subway rail incident in Kewanee where Roy Green narrowly escaped a collision after discovering a man trapped under a train. Other items note mistreatment allegations against A. D. Cassidy, a federal bootlegging trial of Charles Mullen, abduction cases, philanthropy tied to James Millikin University, and local notices of crime, births, real estate activity, and farm transfers across Illinois towns including Danville, Decatur, Bloomington, and Pana.

A. D. Cassidy Paul Vanderberg Danville Charles Mullen Savoy Champaign County Mullen Carlinville Paul Raymond St. Joseph R. L. Jones Raymond Daisy Crowder Decatur James Millikin Orlando Fla James Millikin University Hewanee Chicago Union National Bank Sterning Thirteenth Lowden Frank Ramsay Morrison W. W. Krape Freeport Fred Francis Indiana Harbor Railroad Company Edward Beckman New Polish University St. Stanislaus College St. John Cantius Parish Postal Savings Bank League First National Bank Taft Postal Savings Bank Benton Byrle Somers I. L. Somers Here Mount Morris Bloomington McLean County Kilbourne Thomas W. Brent Kewanee Henry County Charles E. Brown Pana James McKittrick Tower Hill Bliss Farm

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