Titonka Topic recalls Dreyfus case and immigrant night schools
The Titonka Topic discusses a French officer convicted of attempting to sell secrets and sentenced to life at a fortress with degradation in the navy, drawing parallels to the Dreyfus affair. It notes recent confessions, critiques the Dreyfus case, and highlights Ishor camp night schools transforming camps through practical English instruction and job readiness.
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Dreyfus
Troy
N. Y
Ishor
Supreme Court ruling sparks mixed reactions on women protection
The Supreme Court decision extending greater protection to women than men divides opinion. Advocates for equal rights may view it as concession to female inferiority, while supporters of the feminine cause praise the legal shield. Laboring women, the primary beneficiaries, welcome the statutory gallantry as theory could ease practical suffering.
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Supreme Court of the United States
End of cigar starts blaze in New York home
A man tossed a cigar aside indoors and its still lit end dropped into a vat of varnish, causing an explosion that endangered lives and caused about 500 dollars in damage. The article notes recent fires started by discarded cigar ends and urges caution to prevent more blazes.
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New York
Proper boiler design reduces smoke emissions
The American Machinist notes that near perfect combustion is achievable through proper boiler and furnace design and arrangement. It warns that many new buildings, despite modern features, neglect these arrangements, evident from the heavy smoke billowing from their chimneys.
Notable misreadings and strange quotes in a bustling press
A New York interviewer praises an actress while noting notional world impact. A Chicago woman’s hysterics after an alleged attack reveal a bear embrace instead. A Washington physician calls dying a delicious sensation, likely to spark disbelief.
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New York
Chicago
Washington
Iowa Republicans renominate Taft and back Allison
At Des Moines convention the standpatters controlled the proceedings naming Taft supporters and endorsing Senator Allison for re election. Delegates at large were chosen from Davenport Sioux City Ottumwa and Des Moines with district delegates listed and a platform urging tariff revision by a special session and continued Republican strength under Roosevelt. Two main contests arose over seating Blythe’s delegation and Allison’s endorsement, with standpatters prevailing.
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Carl Richardson
New Hartford
John
Tacob Street
Homestead
Iowa City
Sidney
Foust
Carroll Business Club
Des Moines
Sioux City
Panora
Bayard
Coon Rapids
Carroll
Wall Lake
Ida Grove
Correc- Hionvilla
John Wilkerson
Wilton
A. Galloway
G. W. Hawey
UD. G. Whitney
Slous City
Earl Oyle Good
O. Streeter
Correctionville
George J. Green
Jewell Junction
Port-Ons
Inwa
Lake Park
Milford
Terrill
Dickinson County
Holbrook
Iowa County
John Duffy
Fresdale
Mr. Duffy
Bri. Duffy
Duffy
Thomas Emps
Tyrendale
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
C. E. Barnum
West Burlington
Barnum
Burlington Main Line
West
Burlington
Walthea Ralston
Colligs Hotel
McNamara & Hickey Company
Fort Dodge
Auditorium
Joe R. Lane
Davenport
George D. Perkins
Frank Simmons
Ottumwa
Lafayette Young
Ohio
William H. Taft
Allison
Senate
D. L. Helsheimer
Glenwood
W. I. Lake
Arlington
J. C. Bealer
Cedar Rapids
George H. Spahr
Henry County
H. I. Sawyer
Lee
H. S. Rand
N. E. Currin
Louisa
S. A. White
F. W. Ellis
Clinton
David Brandt
Johnson
R. G. Popham
Iowa
G. Hillsinger
Jackson
J. R. Guthrie
Dubuque
Eugene Schafter
Wright
Ralph H. Plock
M. A. McCord
Jasper
Jesse Macy
Poweshiek
J. A. Spears
Monroe
C. R. Quade
Story
L. N. Hayes
Marion
Polk
John Gucher
Madison
Frank A. Abbott
Union
J. A. Harvey
Decatur
T. S. Stevens
Fremont
M. KE. DeWolf
Clay
W. C. Metcalf
O'Brien
Simon Fisher
Lyon
George B. Perkins
Inc
Byers
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
C. G. Saunders
Pottawattamie County
James A. Smith
Mitchell
W. R. Boyd
Linn
John Y. Lacey
Mahaska
Thos
A. Cheshire
J. L. Long
Clark
Victor I
Bender
Pottawattamie
S. J. Dyer
Boone
S. D. Riniker
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Republican Party of
Congress
Impos
William H. Trtt Py
Roosevelt
Des Moines County
W. J. Blythe
Alison
Thomas A. Cheshire
Birdsall
Major Lacey
Ellis
Opening For A Bright Young Man In One-Horse Town
A witty dialogue introduces a newcomer asking for openings in a Western town. Local shopkeepers boast of hotels offices banks and stores then threaten a quick exit with a pistol if the stranger stays. The piece mingles satirical notes on progress legends and peculiar facts about wildlife and early park ideas. It cites stockholder dustups in Harriman era rail interests and jokes about lotteries in Porto Rico.
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Chicago
Uniforms Shipped to Africa Trade for Ivory and Skins
A report notes British police uniforms are sent to Africa in exchange for palm oil, ivory, and other goods. It cites thieves wearing London police gear roaming the continent, and mentions Polish women employed at dams near Bredstedt in Schleswig, Prussia, for lower wages. Also highlights a gold leaf sandal valued at 1500 dollars for a Boston Masonic lodge and three Cromwell skulls on display in English museums.
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Africa
London
Bredstedt
Schleswig
Prussia
Lynn
Boston
England
Cromwell
President Secures Minute 9 at Special Conference
President Roosevelt outlines a broad legislative programme in a White House meeting with Relia ble representatives. A Friday conference with business leaders from 4,500 firms urged congressional action to restore stability and revive prosperity after the panic. Tariff revision is a central topic with plans for a March 4, 1909, special session and investigations to prepare data for Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Eggress
Middle Ay
Whitehog
Prudent
Houses of Congress
Pri
New York
San Francisco
Aldrich
Payne
Daltél
Pennsylvania
Hepburn
House
Senate
Sen William J Bryan Dead in Washington D C
United States Senator William Bryan of Worlda died at the audience hospital at 8 80 o clock in the morning of typhoid fever.
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Washington
D. C
United States
William Bryan
Worlda
Dience Hospital
Governor Guild in Boston Receives Mixed Health Bulletin
Reports from Boston on March 3 indicate Governor Curtis Guild’s condition improved slightly after a night of nourishment and a favorable early bulletin. Physicians attending him note a different tone in later updates as prayers rise from pastors and citizens.
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Governor Guild la Ware
Boston
Mass
Curtis Guild
Governor Guild
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