Test Oklahoma's 2 Gent Fare Law in Federal Case
Guthrie Oklahoma November 56 A determined clash between the state corporation commission and several large railroad companies seeks to test the constitutionality of the two cent fare law and fixed freight rates. The railroads seek a temporary injunction to block enforcement and Judge Hook heard abatement arguments from state officers who say relief in state courts is not exhausted and federal jurisdiction fails. An opinion will be issued next week.
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Guthrie
Okla
State Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
United States District Court
Judge Hook
Kcok
Pankhurst Sends Message to Iowa Suffragists
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst visiting Washington delivers a message of encouragement to Iowa and other states as American suffragists push for the ballot. She urges persistence, describing endured indignities and the shared goal of voting rights in the United States and England.
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Pankhurst
Iowa
Washington
Emmeline Pankhurst
Exoneration in Mental Practice Charges for Stetson Leader
New York on November 5 reports Mrs. Augustus FE Stetson former head reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist in the city was exonerated of twenty eight charges of mental malpractice by a special board of inquiry before a 2000 member congregation after a six hour meeting.
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New York
Augustus FE. Stetson
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Babe Saves Eighteen Lives in Milwaukee Fire
Fire damaged a building at 740 Seventh Street in Milwaukee after a blaze that broke out as a fifteen month old baby son of Morris Cohen cried out. The infant’s alarm likely saved eighteen residents from death by alerting others to flee.
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Babe
Milwaukee
Morris Cohen
Seventh Street
Train Derailment in Granby Injures Twelve in Missouri
Twelve people were injured when train No. 408 of the S J Leonie and San Francisco railroad derailed near Granby, ten miles from Joplin Missouri. Three are believed seriously hurt in the wreck reported from Joplin dated November 5.
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Joplin
S J. Leonie and
San Francisco
Granby
Grain and Provisions Prices End Mixed in Chicago Trading
Wheat futures fell to new lows on renewed liquidation in December but rallied to close higher than the prior session. Corn and oats finished steady while provisions held firm with December pork at 19.85 and lard at 11.70.
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Chicago
Chicago Live Stock Market Report Summary
Chicago stockyards show cattle receipts around 5 000 with prices varied across categories. Hogs receipts near 14 000 with prices mainly between 7.40 and 8.10. Sheep receipts about 15 000 with natives and westerns priced from 2.50 to 7.30, steady to slight gains indicated.
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices at South Omaha Market
South Omaha market reports on November 4 show cattle receipts around 4000 with steers 4.50 to 8.00, cows 3.00 to 5.25, westerns 3.50 to 6.93, feeders 2.75 to 5.25, calves 3.50 to 7.00, bulls 2.75 to 4.00. Hogs receipts 5000 rising with heavy 7.75 to 7.90, mixed 7.70 to 7.75, pigs 6.50 to 7.25, bulk 7.70 to 7.75. Sheep receipts 7500 up 10c, feeders steady, yearlings 4.90 to 5.30, wethers 4.00 to 4.60, ewes 3.85 to 4.30, lambs 6.40 to 7.00.
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Chicago
Texas
South Omaha
Foley's Urine Laxative Promises Full Body Cleansing
Cleansing claims target constipation and liver trouble using Foley's Urine Laxative. The ad cites Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co as sellers offering the remedy to restore well being.
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Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy and
McElhinney Drug Co
Apples In Iowa Harvest At Sidney And Nearby Orchard
A Sidney Iowa report notes a large apple harvest from the Magel orchard, 65 acres four miles southeast, leased for seven years by F Redshaw of Hamburg. First crop totals about 25 carloads or 15 000 bushels shipped to Omaha and Chicago. About 30 workers, mostly from Arkansas, pick apples under Bert Brown supervision. meals prepared by Nan King and Karleen Rawlings.
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Iowa
BE. C. Rupp
Sidney
Town
F. Redshaw
Hamburg
Omaha
Chicago
Arkansas
Bert Brown
Nan King
Karleen Rawlings
Sle
Bill Cody
Billy Wightman
Brotherly Resentment and The Baby Lookalike Query
A short dialogue scene features a young proud mother claiming the baby looks like her while a bachelor brother expresses disbelief at such comments. The exchange highlights sibling tension and family vanity through a witty domestic moment.
Secrets. Uncle Eben on telling secrets told by Washington Star
A quip from Uncle Eben about secrets, noting people spread them only because they start gossip. The Washington Star quote captures a cautionary maxim about handling confidences.
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Eben
Washington Star
Pie Social At No 11 School House Friday
A pie social is planned at the No 11 school house located one and a half miles east of town on Friday evening. The event will be held starting at 4 o clock with attendees invited for fellowship and refreshments.
Sale of Household Goods on Northeast Corner Square
Auction notice listing D. F. Macon as auctioneer for a sale of household goods on Saturday November 6 at 2 30 p m on the northeast corner square. Local notice indicates a single seller and a single time and place for the public sale.
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Northeast Corner Square
D. F. Macon
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Indigestion Cure
An advertisement promotes Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, harmless remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims relief from sour stomach, gas, heartburn, and stomach headaches in minutes, with a 50 cent full case offered to readers.
Barry Succeeds Cooney as Dubuque Chancellor
Announcement names Rev. Father M. Barry as chancellor of the Dubuque archdiocese replacing the late Father Cooney of Waterloo. Barry will assume duties once a coadjutor to Archbishop Keane is appointed.
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Barry
Cooney
Dubuque
Father M. Barry
Archdiocese of
Father Cooney
Waterloo
Father Barry
Keane
Mae
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Women of
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ZZEMO
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PIE Social
C. Allen
New Bedford
Mass
Vinci
Cook & Sherman, Druggists
Royal Pork
Stuart & Sok
Postoffice
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