Trust Legislation Moves in Congress Amid Roosevelt Push
Washington January 27 Special. Trust legislation tops the congressional agenda as Roosevelt pressures both chambers to act. Debates focus on practical and constitutional approaches amid splits in the Senate and House, with bills from Aldrich Hoar Elkins and others under consideration and a push to avoid drastic steps while stabilizing business conditions.
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House Committee On Judiciary
Sloar
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Hoar
Elkins
Thon
Roosevelt
The Gravedigger Encounters Medical Attendants
A gravedigger strolling the street notices two doctors behind him. He halts until they pass and then follows their procession, remarking that he knows his place in the order.
A Beautiful Ball Editor Announces Blank Columns
An Irish editor unable to obtain enough news for today states that due to unusual pressure of matter several columns will be blank. The remark reflects a rare newsroom shortage and the paper’s candid, self deprecating tone.
Mrs Maud Ballington Booth lecture on prison reform
Mrs Maud Ballington Booth spoke at Graham last night on the Lights and Shadows of Prison Life. She outlined the Threefold plan of The Movement to aid prisoners and their families, provide homes and work for ex‑convicts, assist wives and children, and care for innocent relatives left destitute. The talk stressed humane reception of released prisoners and ongoing support to reintegrate them into society.
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Graham
Tooth
Booth
Sing Sing
Joliet
Childern
Department of the
American Volunteers
Prison reformer seeks funds for heart monuments project
Mrs. Hoath travels on lecture tours to raise 1500 to 20000 dollars yearly for her work. She aims to enlist two thousand men to donate one dollar monthly to support the effort and then return to prison. She seeks a philanthropist to fund heart monuments intended to endure beyond stone structures that crumble with time.
Accident Claims Life of Young Leonard Meeker
Leonard Meeker ten years old was fatally shot about three miles southeast of Letts. His brother Chester, twelve, fired a single shot from a rabbit-hunting gun, causing Leonard’s instant death as the boys worked a brush heap.
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Letts
Leonard Meeker
Ife
Chester Meeker
Leonard
Local Notes From Crawfordsville and Vicinity
Daily rural chronicle lists Sabbath visits and church services with Rev J P Davis and Rev KB Thompson. Mentions convalescence of Roy Nicholaus, nursing updates, travel from Winfield Riverside Wayland and Anamosa entries. Local scenes include hotel work progress, plastering, painting, corn shucking finish, ice being harvested, and farm transfers to Mexico Missouri with Mark Campbell teaching in interim.
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A. E. Ross
Winfield
N. L. Long
J.P. Davis
Aineworth
United Presbyterian Church
KB. BH. Thompson
Roy Nicholaus
W. K. Wooley
Mra
Fletcher
Wayland
M. Hall
Jus. Clossen
Fordyce
Haskins
Mark Campbell
Private Medical Patent Cure Claim for Electric Hitters
A patently promotional notice touts Electric Hitters as a health tonic regulating stomach and liver function, purifying blood, aiding digestion, and curing various ailments including kidney troubles, female complaints, nervous disorders, constipation, and malaria. It promises vigor and strength with a Stewart druggist guarantee.
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Stewart
Death of Congressman J N W Rumple Reported
A Davenport Times dispatch says cancer threatens vital vessels and brain centers, condemning J N W Rumple of Marengo to a short time. Friends mourn as physicians at St Luke's hospital Chicago offer no encouragement while he remains hospitalized.
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Marengo
Davenport Times
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Chicago
Holden Bros Denver Express Promises Surprises in Theater
A New York reviewer praised the Holden Bros Denver Express for its humor emotion and human warmth. The act will perform at the Graham tomorrow evening with smart staging and engaging performances. Prices are modest.
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Denver Express
New York
The
Graham
Died Under Christian Science disputed in letter
A reader letter from Des Moines 2003 challenges a Journal report on Jackson I Case. It asserts Case did not die of kidney trouble, had not written that day, and credits Christian Science with his recovery years earlier. The letter defends accuracy and calls for publication to correct misimpressions.
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John Wesley Gaines
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Iowa
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Philippines
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Senate
Dietrich
Evening Journal
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Christian Science
Racine
Wis
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Milwaukee Sentinel
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Wm. van Arsdale
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Des Moines
Christian Science Organization
Protracted meeting opens and local notices at town
Jan 26 notices list a Monday start for a protracted meeting led by Peter Godwin, a sale on Jan 28 by Peter Godwin, new buggy for Fred Cannon, and various visits and moves. It notes community events, medical references, and a public care ad for Chamberlains Cough Remedy with local pharmacy availability.
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Fred Cannon
Frank McKune
Little Son
Charlie Nicola
R. Lins
Keota
MeKune
Tucker
Joe Wolf
Bidwell
Ward Essley
Wash
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed To Cure Backache
A testimonial notes backache from kidney trouble eased by Dean's Kidney Pills. Mrs Bell of the east town area reports rapid relief after using the product from Columbia Pharmacy. Sold widely for 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co. New York sole agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Foster-Milburn Co
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United States
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Discovery promises longer life from Dr. King's New Discovery
Editor O H Downey of Churubusco Indiana proclaims Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption the most infallible remedy for coughs colds and grip. He says it relieves instantly and cures pneumonia and consumption with guaranteed bottles priced at 50 cents and a dollar, plus free trials from Stewart s Pharmacy.
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O. H. Downey
Churubusco
Ind
Dr. King
Doing Europe In Your Mind A Paris Agency Joke
A Cairo contemporary notes Parisians fear staying near Paris in bathing season and recounts an agency in Paris offering to send and post letters to Europe for travelers in retirement. The service can post letters from distant spots and return responses to the traveler’s hiding place, amusing American travelers with the idea of “doing” Europe from afar.
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Cairo
Paris
America
New York Tribune
Stork delivers three to a poor tenement family
A whimsical pair of storks recounts delivering three babies to a struggling couple in a tenement while the husband is unemployed. The exchange highlights humor amid hardship and the narrator’s playful commentary on human needs.
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