Judge propriety and public speaking spar over civic reform
The article discusses whether judges should limit public speaking to judicial matters, citing the recent U S Supreme Court judge Brewer as an example. It reports Cedar Rapids voters adopting a municipal commission plan by a narrow margin and defeating a bond issue for bridges, with reflections on cautious budgeting and local civic priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Gedar Rapida
Cedar Rapids
Vetera
Waterloo
National farm wealth sparks hope for American prosperity
The 1907 crop value, estimated near 8 billion dollars, frames farmers as the nation’s wealth engine. Judge Landis of Chicago declines Kansas City club invitation, citing continued concerns about major corporate conduct.
The Salt Sea and Childrens Amusing Answers
A sixteen year old described visiting the Tower of London and a sword said to be given to Henry VII by Max Muller as a substitute for the Emperor Maximilian. A national school question prompted a boy to answer with Please, ah, the herrings.
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Salt
Tower of London
Henry VII
Max Muller
Maximilian
North Carolina man praises Bucklin’s Armen Salve for sore
John Garrett of North Mills, North Carolina, reports using Bucklin's Armen Salve on a stubborn sore for 40 years. He claims the treatment healed the sore after trying other remedies. Wangler Bros. druggists advertise the product at 25 cents with a guarantee for piles burns and similar conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woile
Bucklin
Armen
John Garrett
North Milla
N.C
Wangler Bros. Druggists
Political chatter links candidates to mayoralties and parties
A jumble of notes on political figures and campaigns across the U S cities. C Gumbert eyed as Pittsburg mayoral candidate. David S Rosa discussed as Milwaukee mayoral hopeful and possible presidential contender. Roosevelt Cummins club formed in Mason City to back Roosev lt and Cummins for US Senate. Scoop O'Brien and Finley Hendrickson to oversee prohibition work in Washington. Nashville group bars office builders from a city reform committee. Whitlock of Toledo eyed for higher office. Cleveland admires McClellan and Princeton. hints of Tammany dislike. Bryan trip unites Democratic factions in Nebraska. Republican committee shifts HQ to Washington then back to New York. Virginia Ninth District undecided between Slemp and Bailey. Governor race in Kansas with multiple possible entrants including Haskell, Miller, McNeal, and Cyrus Leland.
December 5 in history highlights and notes
Key events dated December 5 include 1860 death of Francis II of France born 1542 1775 forces near Quebec 1848 French evacuate Vera Cruz 1850 Louis Kossuth arrives New York 1476 deadly Brooklyn theater fire 1880 John J Ingalls introduces Chicago World’s Fair bill 1905 race massacre in Prussia and mining magnate Heinze’s life. also brief notes on Hollister Tea Ward’s notice and a dancing school ad.
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Francis IL
France
Lussa
Berfore
Quebec
Vera Cruz
Louis, Kossuth
New York
Brooklyn
John J. Ingells
Iey
Prussia
F. Augustus Halze
Polytechnic Institute
Columbia ‘School of Mines
America
Hoston and Montana
Butte
Maine
Boon
Amalgamated Company
Heinze
Temperance Address At Grace M. E. On Liquor Traffic
Rev Hutt spoke at Grace M E church on the liquor traffic praising prohibition. Ray Hull condemned the saloon as enemy to nation church and home, urging Christians in Iowa and Waterloo to rally for a white flag of prohibition.
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W. CO. T. UL
Hutt
Grace MM. E
Ray
Hull
Tlowa
Watterloo
Iowa
Remarkable Rescue in Fedora Town Credited to New Discovery
In Fedora Tenui, C V Pepper recounts severe lung hemorrhages and weakness until Dr King’s New Discovery brought instant relief. The cure ended coughing and bleeding, enabling him to return to work in three weeks. Wangler Bros. drug store promotes the remedy as a cough and cold treatment priced at 0 1 and 1.00 with trial bottles available.
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Fedora
Tenui
C. V. Pepper
Wangler Bros
W. Goodloe
St. Laura St. Dallas
Texsaya
Notable Winter Race Prospects and Local Sports News
Hugh Jennings doubts mating plans for Paronhurst and KR Fearling colt from Todd, Paronella, a full brother to Kentucky Todd, amid winter racing chatter. Georgetown eyed as a hub for a recognizable basketball season, while Boston shortstop Weatherberg emerges from the Pacific coast as a promising talent. Qua Rublin profits from police candidate instruction in New York, Toon by Peter the Great stands out among trotters, driven by Peter V. Johnatov. Harvard tennis title goes to K W Niles over Pell. ex-champion Ben Jordan shifts to farming in London. Allie Moore of Charlevoix sets a new world pro record in roller skating at River yaw rink Chicago, with 1 minute 20 seconds.
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Hugh Jennings
Toon
Peter the Great
Peter V. Johnatov
K. W. Niles
Fecentis
Tno
O. G Pell
Harvard
Ben Jordan
England
London
Allie Moore
Charlevoix
Mich
River Yaw
Chicago
Tacentiy
Moore
Royal birthdays and noble curiosities across Europe
The text notes the Portuguese king and queen sharing a birthday. It mentions Duchess Vera of Württemberg collecting lizards and chameleons with intelligent specimens. Princess Hitel Frederick, Kaiser's daughter-in-law, owns a fourteen-monkey house in Potsdam. Kaiser opposes perceived wasteful spending. Princess Fedora of Schleswig-Holstein, sister to the German empress, has refused marriage since her lover’s death. Duke Frederick of Macklenburg-Schwerin died with torpedo boat crew in the Baltic.
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Portugal
Vera
Wurttemberg
Hitel Frederick
Kaiser
Potsdam
Fedora
Sleswick-Holstein
Frederick of
Train and Track Tugley Hints at World’s Largest Railway
Outskirts of Paris Tugley will claim the world’s largest railway in the near future. The first Moroccan railroad opened recently by a German firm runs about one and a quarter miles to tidewater. Britain faces higher coal costs raising annual railway expenses by over eight million dollars. The Pennsylvania Railroad bought about 26 000 cats to curb rats in freight houses, with a quart of milk provided per cat.
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Tugley
Paris
Morocco
Tidewater
England
British Railways
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pointed Paragraphs On Forbearance And Social Standing
A quoted column discusses the fragility of forbearance and the public's shifting reactions to a person’s rise or fall. It questions at what age a girl is outwardly acknowledged in the street and hints at changing social expectations.
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Atebison
Globe
Industrial items and regional manufacturing output
The piece notes the decline of the whale catching industry with only about 150 ships used annually. It cites London handling 5 million dollars of raw fury yearly and lists American cities producing over 20 million dollars of manufactured goods annually. It ranks states by horsepower: middle 6,006,000. central 4,000,000. southern 2,286,000. New England 2,225,000.
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London
New England
Middle States
Central States
Southern States
Science Siftings and Inventions from Berlin Exposition
The Berlin exposition suggests liquid air as a serious power competitor to steam and electricity. The article notes tiny energy transmission losses in telephone lines and includes humorous misprints about planetary years. A product advertisement promotes OUH-PIn preparation for health, claiming safety and legality.
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Berlin
Henry Abraham
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Neptune
Earth
International Live Stock Exposition Sees Strong Trade
Buyers for holiday cattle wait for Thursday auction as big crowds and higher quality animals fill the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago. Grand champion steer honors go to James Leask of Greenbank Ontario with a Short horn yearling, marking the first time two Shorthorns have won the grand championship. Hog markets recover a dollar per hundred after recent declines, while prices for pork and lambs show mixed movement amid tight money and strong packer activity. Swanson and Gilmore feature The Magle No 3 with testimonials for Electric Ditters as a stomach liver and kidney remedy.
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Chicago
James Leask
Greenbank
Ont
Glaus Krambeck
Maine
Iowa
Geo. H. Parris
Gedar Grove
Andre- Hef
Wangler Bros
Drugeists
Major Smith Visits Army in Waterloo
The Salvation Army officer in charge in Iowa, Major J. Smith, visits Waterloo to inspect corps work and books. An open air service at 7 30 p m and a hall meeting at Firth and Sycamore at 8 00 p m will be addressed by the major, with all invited. Cabinet photos on sale at Simmons' Gallery.
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Salvationists
J. §. Smith
Salvation Army
Iowa
Waterloo
Firth and
Sycamore
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Waterloo, Iowa
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Hollister
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California
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Agricultural Department
Ufe
Philadelptin
Butt
Landis
Bee
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Landla
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RO Morgan
St Louis
OSOOO
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Greater
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David S. Rosa
Milwaukee
Cummins Hoosevelt Club
Mason City
Roonsvelt
Cummins
Alilson
Senate
Matthew F
Scoop) O'Brien
Connecticut
Finley GC. Hendrickson
Maryland
Washington
Ctty
Nashville
Tenn
Briad’ Whitlock
Oledo
Cleveland
George B. McClellan
Princeton University
William J. Bryan
Republican
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Ninth
Virginia
Slemp
Bascom Slemp
David I. Bailey
Scanzas
Hook
Grant Hornaday
Port Scott
W. H. Haskell
State Penitentiary
H. B. Miller
Osage County
T. A. McNea
Topeka
Cyrus Leland
Kansas
Europe
Be Hay
Rocky Mountain
K. P. Hall
WGTU
Reporter's Daily Fashion Plate
Sporting
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Hoge
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