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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1907
Page
6
A sweep of brief items covers a divorce suit by Mae Wood against Senator Platt, the McKinley memorial dedication in Canton with Roosevelt speaking, antitrust and rail rate debates, and Illinois political gatherings. Other notes include murders, accidents, strikes, new appointments, and international exchanges involving Roosevelt Taft Root and Taft in Yokohama.
The convention of attorneys general named a committee to draft a plan for anti trust legislation to be sent to all states. They also formed the National Association of Attorneys General and urged a federal law to curb circuit court interference with state laws, seeking unified action against corporations across states. The memorial asks Congress to bar federal courts from restraining state officers or boards in enforcing state laws while preserving U S review for state-related constitutional or federal law rights.
Minneapolis and Chicago sash door and blind firms seek to pin blame on local lumbermen for publishing and distributing the Little Black Book. They argue the booklet’s instructions urged correspondences that caused nuisance and cost without actual business. Fifty witnesses from Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Iowa have been subpoenaed for the federal grand jury investigation.
An edict dated Sept 30 enforces compulsory education for all Chinese and requires teaching of constitutional government to prepare citizens for a future parliament. The throne seeks parliamentary institutions but warns success depends on the governing knowledge of leaders. Diaz Receives Mr Root in Mexico City with cabinet present.
Neenah Wisconsin Tuesday died Robert Scheills a pioneer banker widely known nationwide He formerly served as president of the national bank zere year unknown weeks since 182 years
An article from a New York paper touts a simple prescription to cure backache, kidney and bladder issues before Bright's disease. Fluid Extract Dandelion half ounce, Compound Karyon one ounce, Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces. Shake and take teaspoonful after meals and at bedtime. ingredients are said to be harmless and inexpensive.
In New York a dinner discussion featured Harrison Grey Fiske extolling restraint over showy rhetoric. He argued life is subtle and silent, citing an anecdote where an undertaker and physician acted without words to convey meaning, illustrating the power of nonverbal storytelling.
A Bakersfield California reader recalls a severe post measles eruption affecting a seven year old granddaughter, treated with Cuticura Remedies. After twenty four hours marked improvement appeared and within five days the child was entirely cured. June 1906 reference.
A passenger jokes City of before sunrise, while a second tale notes 56 560 acres of U S Homestead land to be opened on the Lower Brule Reservation near Pierre South Dakota October 10 to 12. Registration at Pierre Oct 1 to 12. Homeseekers rates on the first and third Tuesdays monthly with details via W B Kniskern Chicago.
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet captures a heated exchange with phrases "The devil take him" and "Hush between us I don't think the devil wants him" reflecting wartime or political street talk. The quoted banter shows sharp humor and public sentiment in a city context.
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