Democrats Pass Responsibility of New Legislation
Washington reports indicate Democratic leaders now cede legislative duties to Republicans amid stalled reconstruction efforts. Observers cite strategic retreat as party delegates fear unpopular measures and anticipate a Republican-run agenda into 1920.
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Camp Cody Abandoned and Buildings Razed
The cantonment will be abandoned and the buildings razed. The camp will be transferred to other camps and dispositions made in the regular order of demobilization.
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Camp Cody
Button Avenue Church Resumes Evangelistic Services
The Button Avenue Baptist Church resumes special evangelistic services with preaching each evening at 7 30 and a men's pre meeting at 7 o'clock. The services will continue indefinitely as results warrant.
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Button Avenue Baptist Church
Good Fellows risk record as year ends in tragedy
Fragmentary text describes a death in a dentist chair and a satirical note on hotel service innovation. It references the Good Fellows and a Chicago Examiner mention of a New York hotel expansion. The readable fragments suggest a journalism snippet with a fatal incident and discussion of waiterless service.
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Chicago Examiner Gays Ie Hoteluien
New York
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Fragments Chronicle Poultry Test and International Tensions
A Forestville poultry expert identifies 51 laying hens from 127, amid crowd scene. Dispatches note Mr Wilson’s overseas receptions and possible peace conference attendance. A letter questions Hearst links and gas mask duties. A divorce suit cites drunkenness and cruelty. An ad promotes PAZO ointment for piles with a money back guarantee.
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Forestville
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Star
Leslie E. Card
Oscar Anderson
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London
Paris
Rome
Courier of Inte
Evening classes empower city boys with crafts
Washington school principal Trey Messer started an after school manual training class in the porth section, focusing on toy and craft production for Christmas. 20 to 32 boys ages 3 to 15 attended, making wooden toys from scrap material, each painted brightly. A salvage chair-seating project demonstrated renewed technique. Toys and other items will be sold in a downtown window with proceeds benefiting the school, aiming to keep boys productively occupied and educated.
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Target Tips and Hunting Help From Arms and Ammunition Expert
Readers may send questions for the Sporting Editor on hunting and target shooting. The column discusses backstop steel thickness for ranges, recommended plate angles, and the need for two layers of one eighth inch steel. It also covers practice methods for trap shooting and suggests reading material and club resources for enthusiasts in Haverhill and Jackson.
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Chatfield
Mina
Galesburg papers report price hikes and labor decree
Galesburg Illinois papers announce a price increase from two to three cents per copy and a shift in yearly rate from five to six dollars. A Des Moines decree instructs petty criminals to earn their keep as laborers on streets, while a cold remedy ad touts Be Grove’s Bromo Quinine tablets with Be Grove’s signature on the box for 30 cents.
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Galesburg. Ill
Galesburg
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BE. W. Grove
Judge Bonner Rules City Court to Set Drunks to Work
Judge William Bonner orders that drunken and vagrant defendants brought to the local police court be set to work on the streets under officer supervision. The plan aims to enforce penalties by community service instead of lingering in jail, with details to be implemented soon.
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