Railroad unions unite to oppose rate legislation
Chicago December 19. Five major railway unions form a committee to coordinate protest against proposed rate legislation seen as reducing wages. They plan a mass meeting and will lobby Washington to block the measure while signaling organized action across all railroad services. The report notes a popular store at 1000 East Third Street.
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Roosevelt
Brotherhood of
Order of Railroad Conductors
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Switchmen’s Union
Washington
East Third Street
Xmas Gifts for Men Box 25 Golden Rods and Cigars
Boxed items listed include 25 Golden Rods and 25 Mo State Fair Cigars marked for gifting. Addressee CLEM HONKOMP at 121 East Third St. The note presents a small smoker oriented gift idea.
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State Fair
Clem Honkomp
East Third St
Roman date dispute over Capitol stone inscription heats Washington
Experts clash over the corner stone date for the House office building as architects Carrere and Hastings defend a long Roman numeration MDCCCCV for 1905 citing precedent at the New York Public Library and endorsements from Harvard Yale and the French Institute While some scholars favor plain Arabic numerals for legibility and consistency with XIX for 19 and CXC for 190 readouts officials and architects face growing pressure to resolve the issue at Congress.
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Washington
House of Representatives
National Capital
MCMY
Congress
Carrere & Hastings
New York Public Library
Harvard
Yale
French Institute
Woods
Congress Committee
John M. Carrere
Institute of France
Annie Ulrich’s cornfield voyage to Iowa homecoming
Annie Ulrich, wife of Annon Ulrich, toiled on five acres in Snyder county earning money to visit her Iowa roots. She planted and harvested corn and pumpkins in a summer field, marrying effort with a plan to buy a ticket west for a long-awaited family reunion.
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Annie Ulrich
Iowa
Philadelphia Press
Annon Ulrich
Middle Creek Township
Snyder County
Ulrich
Golden West
Mrs Beck Entertained Monday Night Whist Club
Mrs Louis Beck entertained the Monday Night Whist club with a pleasant evening of play and afterward served refreshments including escaloped oysters water moon pickles dill pickles and egg nog to guests.
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Louis Beck
Neighboring dispute ends in assault with a can
In a courtroom recount, a man admits his neighbor threw a battered can over a fence and struck his wife. The wife was leaning over the fence when she was struck, having only shouted back and given him a few light blows with a clothes pole earlier.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fine Chocolates and Mixed Candies Offered for Sale
The ad lists several chocolate treats and mixed candies available by the pound with prices from 10 to 30 cents a pound, plus 10 cents for fancy box packaging. It notes mixed nuts and shelled and shelled varieties and mentions new bright meat options at 25 and 45 cents.
Popular New Officer Weston Promoted Amid Mixed Feelings
The war department celebrates Gen. John F. Weston’s promotion to major general of the line, while lamenting his departure from the commissary. Weston, famed for humor and quotation, climbed from Civil War service to top logistics, earning praise for cutting army supply losses and efficient management.
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War Department
John F. Weston
Weston
Fourth
Kentucky Cavalry
Custer
Little Big Horn
Sitting Bull
Mississippi
Harrison
Capt. Weston
Department
Proctor
Shafter
Cuba
Taft
Curious Floral Parade At Treasury Event
The Washington Post reports a man staggered down the main steps wearing a giant flowering bouquet as a capelike umbrella and a breastplate. Onlookers reacted with excitement as he loaded the arrangement into a curbside wagon before a passing card revealed its tribute to a departmental dignitary.
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Treasury
Washington Post
Washington Woman's Gift of Gen Denver Portrait
Mrs. Louise Kenaday Hare of Washington D C has presented to Denver an oil painting of General Denver the city namesake It is the only extant portrait of the general and was previously owned by Col A M Kenaday, Hare's former husband and a close friend of Gen Denver.
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Washington
Louise Kenaday Hare
Washington, D. C
Denver
Col
Col. A. M. Kenaday
Cornell Dean Declines Animal Industry Post Over Pay
Dr. James Law of Cornell University veterinary department declines Secretary Wilsons offer to replace Dr. Daniel E Salmon in the Bureau of Animal Industry citing inadequate compensation.
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James Law
Veterinary Department
Cornell University
Wilson
Daniel E. Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
Three of a Family III Ill After Supper Poison Suspected
Mrs. R. I. Hatton city assessor wife and her two daughters Sallie and Mable fell ill after supper with vomiting. They were seized almost simultaneously and thought poisoned by something eaten. All are much better but confined at home.
Arlington Pharmacy Sells Bennedetto Al legretti Candy
A local Arlington shop lists Bennedetto Al legretti candy as the sweetest morsel and confirms it is in stock at the pharmacy.
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Gillett Safety Razor
Arlington
Bennedetto Allegretti
Demand for trustworthy servants in Washington and beyond
Mrs R seeks a fair minded, capable general servant and cook. After long searches she asks an elderly colored woman for help. The answer laments the scarcity and jokes about hiring a white woman, reflecting class and race issues in service work.
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Washington
Root Office Lesson Prompted by Names Policy
Secretary Root's office is shown using first names for staff after a boy confesses misnaming workers. The exchange reveals the habit of calling workers by first names rather than Mr. in a Washington setting, ending with a visitor asking to see Elihu.
Army commissions gap criticized by Gen Corbin in report
Maj. Gen. Corbin, commanding the Philippine division, faults the army commission system as biased in favor of enlisted men over US Military Academy graduates. He urges raising enlisted service to four years, with meritorious exceptions, to balance prerequisites for officer ranks. The article also advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Bard Drug Co. offerings.
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United States Military Academy
Army
Corbin
War Department
Hollister
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Railway Time Table Adjusts Train Arrivals and Connections
Updated timetable shows No 603 passenger and No 601 passenger changes with 5:25 am and 3:10 pm departures. No 602 arrival shifts to 9:50 am and No 608 arrival to 9:45 pm. Sedalia and Warsaw service adjustments include new connections at Marshall and Mynd.
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Locafreig
Dover
Waverly
Sedalia
Is City
Mynd Marshall
Missouri Kansas Texas Timetable Fragments
A fragmented timetable lists multiple train numbers and times across the Missouri Kansas and Texas division. Entries show departures and arrivals such as 6 20 p m and 6 49 p m with notes daily or except Sunday and a Kansas City division reference.
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Kansas City
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Ohio St
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J. H. Clemens
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Ohio Street
Othelle L. B. Hall Art Store
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Capitol
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Wario
Fifth and Engineer Streets
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Lippincott’s Magazine
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