Deaths of Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont
United States Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont died in Washington at 4 50 p m after a brief illness including grippe and pneumonia complications He was seventy seven and friends noted his usual strong health declined since the new congress The body to be taken to Proctorville Vermont for interment Services in the senate were interrupted as members adjourned in response to the news
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Proctorville
Washington
United States
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Champ Plain
Govern
Fletcher Proctor
Senator Proctor
Practorville
Congress
Bia
Warren
Six marriage proposals target bank president in Utah club
Edwardsville, Utah reports six bonafide marriage proposals to C. W. Terry president of the State and Trust bank. The McKinley syndicate attorney received letters from as many girls and asked for a continuance to answer. He sent a poem promising a decision two weeks hence and the club awaits his choice.
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Edwardsville
Maron
C. W. Terry
State and Trust Bank
Terry
McKinley Syndicate
Girls’ Club
Senate and House in Brief March 5 Washington
Currency legislation dominated the Senate with Hepburn opposing the Aldrich Bill and Hopkins supporting it. Debate on pay increases for the army continued as the Senate adjourned upon news of Senator Rector’s death. In the House, general debate touched on cotton, finance, tariff and other topics.
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Senate
House
Washington
Hepburn
Aldrich
Hopkins
L’rector
Iowa Coal Mines Face Possible Shutdown After Pact Expiry
Des Moines March 5 The coal mines in Iowa employing 15000 miners may shut down as the operators and miners pact expires March 31. Failure to reach an eastern states agreement last week raises doubt about successful negotiations. John P secretary and commissioner of the Iowa Coal Operators association believes the mines will shut April.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John P
Iowa Coal Operators’ Association
Origins and early leaders of the Republican Party
The Republican Party began in 1854, first used at a Jackson Michigan convention. The first national convention met in 1856 in Pittsburgh, presenting a platform opposing polygamy and slavery in territories. John C. Fremont was its first candidate. Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 nomination and election. Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley were assassinated. Johnson, Arthur, and Roosevelt succeeded after deaths or terms. Since the Civil War, the party has primarily stood for a protective tariff.
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Jackson
Mich
Pittsburg
Congress
United States
Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Benjamin Tarrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Republicans of Ohio Endorses Taft in Tariff Fight
The Ohio Republican ticket backs Andrew J. Harris for governor and Francis W. Treadway for lieutenant governor with Taft leading the national ticket. Delegates-at-large to Chicago are Taft loyalists Charles J. Taft Myron T. Herrick Arthur J. Vorys and Andrew I. Harris. The platform calls for tariff revision by friends of protection a bigger merchant marine a stronger navy Panama Canal completion and civil rights enforcement. In Kansas Taft supporters win four delegates at large instruction to vote for Taft on every ballot. Democratic delegates in Nebraska and elsewhere rally behind Bryan with a Bryan crowd in Omaha surrounding his arrival.
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Columbus
Ohio Republicans
Andrew J. Harris
Eaton
Francis W. Treadway
Cleveland
Charles J. Taft
Myron T. Herrick
Arthur J Vorys
Andrew I
Harris
Taft
Roosevelt
Friends of Protection
Congress
Panama Canal
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Omaha
Bryan
Lincoln
Paxton Hotel
Haslam Converts to Roman Catholic Faith in Philadelphia Dispatches
Rev J B Haslam ex dean of the Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul reportedly became a Roman Catholic. Rev James Stone said Haslam came to Chicago in 1902 after serving in Ontario and British Columbia. Police officer George H Brown arrested in Portland Me for robing stores. Russell Harding dies in New York at 52 from liver and stomach complications. Chicago Great Western legal department reorganized.
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Chicago
J. B. Haslam
the Catheral of
SS Peter and Paul
Becme
Philadelphia
James Stone
St. James’ Church
Haslam
Ontario
British Columbia
George H. Brown
Portland
Russell Harding
New York
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Right He Was. Ice Weary Shoes Spill in Chicago Tribune
Dialogue excerpt notes a tense exchange on ice between speakers about shoe wear and ownership, labeled as content from the Chicago Tribune. The snippet preserves the humor and regional voice of the period.
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Bill
Chicago Tribune
Dowager Empress of Russia Arrives for Royal Visit in London
The dowager empress of Russia landed in London on a visit to Queen Alexandra. King Edward, the queen, the Prince of Wales, Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey and officials greeted her amid extensive police precautions including guarding the Dover to London railroad line. She will tour J Pierpont Morgan’s art treasures with Queen Alexandra, with Morgan expected from New York.
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London
Empress
Russia
Queen Alexandra
Edward
Prince of Wales
Sir Edward Grey
Rail Road
Dover
England
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
New York
Are You a Trust Buster You Self
A call to self examination on anti trust views. The speaker questions readers about their personal stance and consistency in criticizing big corporations and their power. The text argues trusts have grown dominant, enriching the wealthy while leaving the poor with limited business options.
Death Caused by False Teeth
Mason Michigan March 5 George Merrilson aged seventy a civil war veteran living two miles east bought a set of false teeth a year ago which did not fit and necrosis of the jaw bone developed He is dead after having been treated in vain by various physicians He leaves a widow and adopted son.
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Mason, Mich
George Merrilson
Caution Advised On Buying False Hair This Season
The article warns buyers to be cautious when purchasing artificial hair and accessories amid high demand. It urges choosing trustworthy sources, insisting on fumigation for safety, and advises professional styling to avoid unflattering hair arrangements that ruin facial contours.
Paper Mosaic Work for Frame Decoration
This describes a delicate technique using cardboard silk satin linen or leather bases and narrow one eighth inch paper strips in many colors or gold edged. Strips are rolled into flowers and forgetmenots or red berries are formed by winding a strip around a needle to create a ball which is pressed to shape and edged with gold paper for a fine setting.
Sweetbreads for a Cat Steals Evening at Restaurant
A middle aged couple dines in a stylish restaurant and orders sparingly. The wife surprisingly requests sweetbreads cooked in a French style for her Persian cat, then asks to take them home. The bill for the dinner totals $1.25 while the cat delicacy costs 9 cents.
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Madam
Dinner Time As Family Feasts In Cheerful Mood
The dinner bell should signal the happiest time of day and all members of the family must present their best bright cheerful selves. No one may complain or share troubles at the table. Mealtime gatherings should foster fun laughter and cheerful talk to ward off indigestion.
A Novel Entree Using Canned Artichokes
Canned artichokes may be used for a novel entree. Small amounts of other vegetables such as cauliflower peas and small French beans should be cooked ready for use as fillings. String beans may be added if hked in combination. Saute the artichokes in butter until a light color.
Facts for sick women and Lydia E Pinkham remedy
For thirty years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills and has cured thousands troubled by displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down feeling flatulence indigestion dizziness or nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Xmas pictures at the Star and local notes
Fresh candies at the Vienna and Christmas picture angle fill local page. Mrs Minnie Smith leaves for Brighton for a short visit while Ruth Johnson arrives from Fairfield to stay with Florence Patterson. John Bailey family plans to move from the Swift property on to the M C Slocum house on East Jefferson Street. March 9 10 noted. Dougherty Bros advertise.
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Minnie Smith
Brighton
Dougherty Bros
Ruth Johnson
Fairfield
Florence Patterson
John Bailey
Swift
Washington
M. C. Slocum
East
Jefferson Street
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