Modern fool Pfister weds thrice. politics evoke sharp quips
A New York man, Charles Pfister, wed three women without proper divorce and sits in jail. The three wives hold a joint meeting, denouncing him as a liar and fool. The column also mocks party tensions as Democratic and Republican factions clash in Ohio Illinois and Wisconsin.
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Charles Pfister
New York
Pfister
Cowherd
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Washington
West Virginia
Dick and
Foraker
Ohio
Illinois
Wisconsin
Spooner
Roosevelt Denies Tobacco Use Amid Nationwide Claims
Secretary William Loeb declares the president does not and never has used tobacco in any form as Carrie Nation’s charge spurs an emphatic denial. The article notes 150,383 executive civil service workers with 25,000 in DC, 137,061 males, 135,575 native born, and 102,431 in clerical roles. It also references William Jennings Bryan’s lingering influence in Nebraska and ongoing party talk.
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Carrie Nation
Roosevelt
William Loeb
Executive Civil Service
United States
District of Columbia
Bryan forces win in Douglas county primaries
The Douglas county primaries delivered an overwhelming victory for the Bryan forces. The opposition known as the reorganization party was defeated in every Omaha ward and in all but two county precincts. The article notes Folk’s support for good roads and proposes a Missouri state road commission. It also discusses tariff policy and McKinley era reciprocity ideas, labeled the Iowa idea, and the stand-patters' dominance in Republican conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Reorganization Party
Omaha
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Mr. Folk
McKinley
Buffalo
Iowa
France Faces Growing Saloons Safate and Temperance Tone
The piece notes France has about 464 556 saloons serving 33 666 366 residents with rising alcohol use over the past decade. It contrasts England and the United States moving toward temperance and promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a health booster with morning exposure, urging readers to start the day bright.
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France
England
United States
Mason and Moore Wed by Rev Ayres at Chestnut Home
Walter F. Mason a paper hanger and Sallie F. Moore of Cairo Ill were married last night at 9 at the groom's home 231 East Chestnut Street with Rev. G. H. Ayres officiating.
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Walter F. Mason
Sallie F. Moore
Cairo
Ill
East Chestnut Street
G. H. Ayres
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