War clouds loom over tariff and saloon law push in Missouri
The piece surveys political shifts from Missouri to Washington, noting enforcement of saloon licenses, a Chicago push against concealed weapons, and tariff debates led by Senator Foraker. It mentions a priest invoking church law, the Isthmus canal issue, and a proposed Walker skeleton exhibit at the St. Louis fair.
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Colorado
Walker
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Honduras
Price scheme compared with trust sparks debate
A promoter argues for a plan to set prices buyers must pay to farmers and hold grain until farmers receive their price. Skeptics say the scheme resembles a trust aimed at controlling production and prices, and question its practicality.
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Odious Trust
Return movement of aliens to old country prodded in editorial
The editorial notes a growing trend of steerage passengers returning to their homelands, estimating 9,000 to 14,000 left New York weekly for Britain France and Bremen. It argues such returning immigrants are undesirable and proposes screening by intention, favoring honest citizens while excluding those who plan to reemigrate. It singles out Italians and Hungarians in mining and unskilled labor, urging swift departure of those who intend to return.
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Liverpool
Bremen
France
Atlantic
Vatican Finances Under Scrutiny May Upset Prominent Figures
Dispatches from Rome note possible disclosures about Vatican finances tied to Pope Pius X efforts to run affairs on a business model. An investigation into the Peters' peace fund hints at coercive debt collection, potential names of financiers and nobles, and questions about Leo XIII era management.
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Vatican
Pius X
Leo XIII
Monsignore del Val
Pope
Papal
Market Flurry in Cotton and Odd News Bits
A stirred cotton market pushes prices toward 12 cents amid a frenzied bail-operator grip. The New York world faces quirky stories from delirium tremens to Earl Taggart’s busy life and Charley Crow Dog’s post office theft arrest. Prince Bismarck inkstand tale notes unlikely historic inclusion. Zaza drama earns $200,000 in its first season while others pursue novels.
Santo Domingo Revolutions Follow Fast in Short Span
A wry note on consecutive upheavals in Santo Domingo, claiming two revolutions in a week as a remarkable sequence. The piece muses on naval power and the paradox of wealth, quoting Hobson and Andrew Carnegie to contrast fortune and misfortune.
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Santo Domingo
The Humorists It Makes a Difference
The Rev Mr Smoothly moderates sermons from his new pulpit and notes a salary rise. A Philadelphia Press quip contrasts his gentler style with past fire and brimstone preaching.
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Philadelphia Press
Bifferly’s Clothes Odor Tied to New York Show
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet hints at a singular odor on Bifferly’s clothes described as the essence of tanbark, suggesting he attended the New York horse show to signal his presence and status.
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Bifferly
New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Judge Brown Dispute Marks Jurist or Not
A lawyer, victorious in court, taunts a judge named Brown as merely a judge and not a jurist. The exchange, cited by the Chicago Post, underscores tensions between courtroom power and true legal standing.
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Chicago Post
Congress May Probe Postal Inquiry Resolution In House
Washington dispatch notes Representative Overstreet to introduce a House resolution to create a post offices committee and pursue postal investigation ahead of legislation. Indiana gains favorable committee rumors with Brick to naval affairs and Holliday to military, while Tyner and Barrett face demurrers in a separate conspiracy case.
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Tourist and Colored Citizen Trade Jolly Lyndon Snippet
A Kentucky cartoon depicts a tourist asking a local colored citizen if he has lived there long and if he has faced lynching. The citizen replies he always votes the Democratic ticket. The exchange satirizes race and politics with a punchline.
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Pewter fad and a courtroom quip headline
The Baltimore American notes a fad shift to old pewter with a playful verse about buying pewter for a pleasing bauble. The Cleveland Plain Dealer quips about a driver cited for intoxication and a lawyerly exchange on driving on both sides of the street, reflecting humorous local sentiment.
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Baltimore American
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Duluth Youth Strays From Vermouth To Danger
A humorous verse from the Portland Oregonian recounts a young man from Duluth who turns from vermouth to gasoline. The jest hints at attempted rescue by friends and ends with a caution to avoid risky substitutes.
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Notable Appointments and Oddball Global Tidbits
Theodore C Hinckley of St Louis named district attorney of Manila at age twenty three Moses N Sale newly appointed to the St Louis Circuit Bench first Jewish judge of a Missouri court King Lewanica Basutoland educates sons in Europe and America A Winfield Kan student given funds for study Paris proposes a novel dueling method by stockings of sand England hears humorous David Harum reference Emma Booth and Frederick Latour of Calcutta join Salvation Army life in disguise during marriage
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Frederick St. George Latour
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Drift of politics in Indiana second district to be settled
In Indiana political circles the Second district shows little activity in selecting a Republican state committee. Congressman John C Billheimer is seen as a possible re candidate though no formal announcement has been made. Rumors hint Cushman or Chaney as potential district chair or congressional nominee while factional talk centers on Miers and Durbin related to party leadership and the forthcoming state committee meeting.
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Count von Ballestrem elected Reichstag resident
General foreign news notes Count von Ballestrem elected resident of the Reichstag by nearly unanimous vote. The Czar and Czarina left Skierneewice for St Petersburg. A London donor gave University College 230000 for science education and research. A bank in Randfontein was robbed of 1500 by masked men after gagging staff. Eleven miners died at a Belgian mine due to a rope failure in the cage. Emperor William to make his first appearance in Hanover on Doe.
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Military to Rule Colorado's Gold Camp Under Martial Law
Governor Peabody proclaims Teller County in a state of insurrection and rebellion compelling military control as Colorado's Gold Camp faces virtual martial rule amid unrest and declared emergency powers.
Peabody declares Cripple Creek under martial law
Denver December 4 governor Peabody proclaims Teller County Colorado in a state of insurrection and rebellion citing the Vindicator mine explosion and other lawless acts. He says civil authorities are unable to control the camp and that wholesale arrests of strikers will begin, with a large bull pen to hold prisoners.
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Western Federation of Miners leaders held on murder charges
C G Kennison Sherman Parker and W F Davis executive committee members of the Western Federation of Miners are jailed in Cripple Creek after Informations accuse them of murder and conspiracy. Bail is set at 15000 dollars each. The union 15 statement pledges their innocence and condemns the local justice system as a hollow mockery.
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Union Cited for Contempt in Chicago Printing Strike
Judge Jesse Holdom ruled that Franklin Union of Press Feeders was in contempt for appointing and allowing pickets to interfere with workers who filled striking press feeder jobs. The union and officers face citation to a hearing to determine penalties, marking a historic violation of the court injunction against interfering with printing firm operations.
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Industrial war grips Fox River Valley manufacturers
In northern Illinois the Fox River valley from Batavia to Geneva sees industrial action as manufacturers in Batavia Aurora Elgin St Charles and Geneva vote to raise labor hours from nine to ten without pay. About 10 000 wage earners may be affected across windmills shirts and related industries as workers unite to resist the change.
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Banquet Honors Shortridge Eleven At White's Cafe
Captain Hezlep Clark of Shortridge High School led a banquet for the football team at White's Cafe. Speeches by Clark and players praised Coach and the squad for hard work, obedience, and the upcoming victory. Fifteen players named including Clark, Coach er, dhan, Shank, Connor, Payne, Buser, Allerd, Leathers, Aronson, De War, Johnson, Schoen, and McKinney.
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Suit for 3000 Damages Against Lowell Merchant
Hammond Indiana December 4 Justice Trelease a Lowell merchant has been named defendant in a 3000 damage suit by Edson Moore. Moore alleges Trelease shot at him after a dispute over a small debt and that Moore carries two of Trelease's bullets in his body. Trelease was jailed after the trial and is now free.
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Lowell
Edson Moore
Trelease
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Trelease Moore
Periclean Hall Dedicated at Franklin College
The Pericle sian Literary Society of Franklin College rededicated its hall with an evening program. Invocation by Rev. H. D. Huff and dedicatory address by Arnold B. Hall featured speakers including Benjamin Davis, Prof. D. A. Owen, Earl Crecraft and C. Everingham among others.
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