Landlady’s theft of cafe busts to couch swap satire
A comic tale from Washington Bar recounts a landlady who covets and pilfers furnishings. She coerces a couple into loaning items then consoles them with plush purchases, culminating in a piano lamp heist and a dramatic furniture swap. The young professionals relocate to an unfurnished flat, buying new goods.
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Washington
Tate
Baytoven
Beethoven
Galn
Washington Bar
Public Service Pay Critics Say Fees Undermine Office Value
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer voices concern that federal salaries, equal to many lawyers' earnings, cheapen judiciary and public service since offices attract workers for pay rather than duty, arguing the foundation of government would suffer if emoluments remain so attractive.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Fire destroys life in tragic cafe blast
A woman identified as Kaiegibbone was fatally burned when a lamp exploded in a cafe. The blast caused her clothing to ignite and she burned severely before help arrived. Authorities describe the incident as a gasoline fueled accident.
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Seto
Fitzsimmons Knocked Out by O'Brien in 18th Round
In Gan Brancisco last Wednesday night Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia defeated Bob Fitzsimmons in the 18th round. The veteran fighter, long past his prime, ends a career noted as one of the most remarkable in prize ring history.
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Gan Brancisco
Bob” Fitzsimmons
Jack O'Brien
Philadelphia
Bis
McJimsey Named Consul to Peru Replacing Mexico Post
E. E. E. McJimsey of the St Joseph Gazette is designated consul at Peru replacing the consul general to Mexico. Secretary Root opposed sending a new man to Mexico, promoting the current consul general to Mexico. The Peru post pays about $4500 a year.
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E. E. E. McJimsey
The
St Joseph
Senator Warner Faces 5000 Letters To Answer
Washington December 2 Senator Warner has averaged 250 letters daily since arriving in Washington. He lacked authorization for a stenographer until committees were appointed, leaving about five thousand letters to answer. His Maltby building office is filled with mail as his secretary watches the carrier approach in dismay. Warner plans to begin tomorrow and hopes to clear the backlog by the holiday recess.
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Washington
Warner
Whiskey Doctors Barred In Missouri Board Action
Princeton Telegraph reports Dr J G Achenbach of Cainsville was barred from practicing medicine in Missouri after a special session of the state board of health in Kansas City. Prosecuting Attorney 8 P Davison led the effort to revoke the license, aided by Dr Foreman of Bethany. the board also revoked his license.
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Princeton
J G. Achenbsch
Cainsville
Aetate Board of Health
Whch
Kanana City
P Davieson
Harrison County
Rght
Achenbach
Bethany
Foreman
Tia Saul
State Board of Health
Telegraph
Hiata
Board of Health
Annihilation of Distance in Global News Reach
The article notes how telecommunications shrink world distances, linking Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas. It highlights The Chicago Record-Herald’s extensive foreign correspondents, plus its collaboration with the New York Herald, New York World, and the Associated Press to provide broad, reliable international coverage.
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United States
Europe
Old World
Old Earth
Asia
Africa
Australia
South America
Chicago Record-Herald
Record Herald
New York Herald
New York World
Cooperative Newsgathering Association
Associated Press
America
Autocracy in St Louis Powers Behind Police Board Exposed
The Oxark Tribune laments Governor Folk wielding absolute excise license power and controls over the police board, condemning the Jefferson Club leadership and allied officials as a dangerous political alliance threatening home rule and good government in St. Louis.
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Folk
St. Louis
Govenor Folk
Offerson
Dolliver and Vlapp Introduce Admin Backed Rate Bill
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Dolliver and Senator Vlapp of Minnesota introduced a railway rate bill aligning with President Roosevelt, aiming for a maximum rate set by the Interstate Commerce Commission and avoiding court overreach. The measure, unveiled after White House talks with Root Moody and Judge Cowan, seeks swift Senate committee action.
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Dolliver
Town
Congress
Vlapp
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Esch
Senate Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Clapp
House
White House
Root
Moody
Cowan
Fort Worth
Texas
Senate
Missouri Editor Rants Over Shackelford Committee Firing
The Jefferson City Tribune rails at D W Shackelford losing a seat on the interstate and foreign commerce committee. It mocks the decision as driven by petty motives and cites harsh unnamed critics in Missouri politics. The piece condemns what it calls biased political maneuvering and questions the reasoning behind the move.
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D. W. Shackelford
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Jefferson City Tribune
Shack
John Bharp Williame
Jimr Lowell
Williams
Howse
Old Plag House Saved for the Nation in Philadelphia
The two story brick 239 Arch street known as the Old Fish house was purchased for the government. Final payment on the property occurred in 1908 under John Quincy Adams and Charles H Welgarner with Betsy Rose Memorial association formed and incorporated. Stockholders from every state contributed to save the historic dwelling for the nation.
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Philadelphia
Arch Street
Betsy Korn
John Qatincy Adama
Charles H Welsgarner
Betsy Rose
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Thornburg
Unionville
Notich
George F. Jones
Unionville, Missouri
Putnam County
J. E Burnham
Haynes & Smith Meat Market
Farmers
J. A. Helferstine
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