Railway clerical schools spark broader labor shift
The Great Western railroad plans to start clerical and telegraph training for its employes, following Union Pacific and Santa Fe. The program aims to boost skills and public safety, with potential ripple effects on other industries and unions. Observers question unions' reaction and speculate on future wage standards.
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Great Western Railroad
Paciific and
Santa Fe
Schoels
Corporation
Farmers' Rights Infected by Trade Drifts and Profits
An editorial reviews corn costs versus prices in Missouri and neighboring states. It cites S M Jordan noting 32.4 bushels per acre at 42.7 cents, $13.80 gross, with costs of $12.25 per acre leaving $1.57 profit. It argues traders and boards of trade provoke losses and urges farmer union action and market curbs to curb profiteering.
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Missouri
S. M. Jordan
Fie
Wilson
State Board of Agriculture
Jordan
United States
Japan Navy Budget Mirrors American Dreadnought Push
In a calm critique of war fears, the author argues Japan pursues debt reduction and a modest navy buildup to a modern standard, contrasting with the U S arms race. The piece urges reliance on Tokyo for authentic plans, not sensational West Coast rhetoric, and questions the push for a standing army or coastal guns fueled by alarm.
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Japan
Congress
Taft
Chicazo Tribune
Courier
Washington
Mot
United States
Nobody gains from British election noise and loyalty to belief
The piece argues that British elections do not shift party lines or issues, noting the public’s steadfast faith in their first convictions. It compares Waterloo and Cedar Rapids evangelism efforts, praises Senator Feyburn’s consistency against advancement, and ends with a provocative analogy about an opera singer and graft.
White Plague and Denunciations Stir Prairie Papers
A collection of sharply toned editorials from small town papers attacks Taft era politics. The Sioux City Tribune likens Ballinger to a dangerous political force. Odebolt Chronicles mocks renomination strategies. Osage News contemplates senate affiliations and party paths.
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Sioux City
Ballinger
Devil
S. Pes
Odebolt
Taft
Harmony questioned by denouncements and political critique
The editors rail against public official corruption and party fare as they discuss Ballinger Lori mer and party harmony. They note the charges of bribery and the danger of public calcimg while urging restraint in demanding reforms. A Davenport paper mocks generosity and a Davenport Cross appeal. The Marshalltown Times-Republican criticizes a $99,000 appropriation for short courses, arguing it burdens workers and taxpayers with homes valued at $1,000 to $1,500.
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Ocheydan Press
Ballinger
Lorimer
Republican Party
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Audubon Stockmen Win Trial Against Rock Island R R
In Audubon Iowa a district court awarded stock raisers Hensley and Suntee $1 046 after claiming the Rock Island Railroad failed to provide cars for 1000 sheep destined for the Chicago market. Plaintiffs charged delays weather and feed loss caused deterioration and a $1 430 loss. verdict after three days favored them, with an appeal planned.
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Audubon, Ta
Iowa
Hensley & Suntee
Rock Island Railroad Company
Auduboun County
Extra
Chicago
Saloon Dealers Urged to File Permits by Jan 1
Dubuque Iowa news notes that no special city council session will be held Jan 27 for liquor permits. With licenses expiring Jan 1 1911 dealers must file applications before year end to avoid permanent loss of operating rights under state law. The city has about 300 saloons for a population under 40 000, risking reductions if permits lapse.
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Dubuque
Dubudque
Old Sore Cure Claim Promotes Blood Purifier
An advertisement argues that old ulcers stem from diseased blood and that external treatments fail. Swift’s S. S. S. blood purifier allegedly cleanses the circulation, nourishes flesh, and heals sores, with a free book offered by Swift Specific Co. Atlanta, Ga.
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S.S
Swift Specific Co
Atlante
Mrs C H Howard Hosts Grand Wedding At Her St Louis Home
The article recalls Mrs C H Howard, wife of the Commonwealth Steel president, providing her St Louis mansion for the wedding of her maid Martha Snitzer to gardener Daniel Figart. She directed the event personally, with yellow chrysanthemums and Mendelssohn’s wedding march played by a clock mechanism, and she treated the couple as if they were her own kin. It also critiques servant management and notes comments from a head of a large intelligence office on how mistresses treat maids and the pressures of modern service.
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Iken
Mendelseohn
Offiece
Mary
Shylock
Fragmented historical excerpt on shared human conditions
The passage questions common human traits and experiences across groups, urging comparison of maid and mistress to Jew and Christian. It notes shared senses and vulnerabilities, and hints at a modern critique of mistresses. The text reflects a dated rhetorical style with religious and social overtones.
W. C. Brown Plans Return to Iowa and Farming
Cedar Rapids Republican notes W. C. Brown former New York Central president will retire from railroading and move to Page County Iowa to farm scientifically. The piece praises his intent as a model for Iowa and urges more noblesse to inspire regional renewal.
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Cedar Rapids
W. C. Brown
New York Central Lines
Iowa
Page County
Kentucky
Child's Letter to Santa Claus From 1910
A reproduced child letter from Dottie Trueblood aged 10 at 902 Franklin Street asks for Christmas gifts, noting poverty and hope. The piece includes a domestic health aside recommending Yoley's Honey and Tar for croup and advertising its availability.
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Santa Claus
Dottie Trueblood
Franklin Street
Gad
Frankle St
Sewed Up Heart Operation Reveals Remarkable Recovery
In New York on December 20 Dr. John J. Erdmann performed an unusual operation to close a stab wound by stitching the heart. The procedure, reported in the Medical Record, involved a 21 year old male patient whose recovery followed.
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New York
John J. Erdmann
Doctor Repairs Heart With Bold Chest Surgery
A patient stabbed in the chest required opening the breast bone to reach the heart. Dr Erdman enlarged the wound, located a ventricle hole, and sewed the heart with ten stitches. After five days of pneumonia anxiety, the patient improved and was discharged in fourteen days.
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