Aftermath of the graft disclosures
A 1905 newspaper page quotes opinions on the life insurance scandals and graft. It notes reform pressures, the ousting of political bosses, and calls for broad changes while contrasting hopeful views with dire warnings from aligned papers. It also includes a rant on advice for discontented wives, ending mid-essay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graftera
Hydes
Aleanders
Depews
McCurdys
McCalla
Kansas City Star
Life Insurance Officials Said To Graft To Escape Loneliness
Fragmentary remarks suggest some life insurance officials may have engaged in graft to avoid loneliness, as reported in a distant column. No further details available in readable text.
Gas Blowout Tears Humble Oil Field in Houston
A violent gas explosion in the Humble oil field near Houston creates a 100 foot wide crater. A derrick and machinery house fell into the hole as escaping gas erupts, giving the scene a volcanic look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Humble Oil Field
Officers Learn to Cook Bread for Army Kitchen Reform
Washington December 1 Under a new policy by the War Department commissary officers will be taught to bake bread and receive cooking instruction. They will be sent to Fort Riley Kansas to study at the school for cooks and bakers to gain practical and technical food preparation knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Commissary Department
Cavalry and
Field Artillery
Fort Riley
Kan
Army
Law Requires Publication of Unclaimed Deposits
Olympia reports a new law effective December 1 requires bankers to publish lists of unclaimed deposits ten years or more old. Cashiers must submit names to the secretary of state between December 1 and 15, 1905, and biennially thereafter, with the State press to publish. Amounts under fifty dollars are exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Levin
Tacoma
Excommunication At Kennedy Pritchett Wedding Claimed
In Omaha on December 1 Rt Rev Richard Seawell of the Nebraska Catholic diocese excommunicated all Catholics who attended the Kennedy Pritchett wedding. Prominent attendees included Mrs Edward Cudahy and Mae Hamilton. Kennedy, a divorced husband, had prompted the pastoral ban last Sunday. The ceremony was led by Dr E H Jenks of First Presbyterian. In Superior Wisconsin four prisoners escaped a jail during last night’s storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Richard Seawell
Nebraska
Catholic Church
Congressman Kennedy
Pritchett
Edward Cudahy
Mae Hamilton
Kennedy
E. H. Jenks
First Presbyterian Church
Hill and family arrive in St. Paul
President J J Hill of the Great Northern, his daughter Mrs L T Slade, and Mr Slade return to St Paul. Slade, on leave since September for health, stated he cannot say if he will resume his former duties as general superintendent of the Great Northern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
J. J. Hill
The
Great Northern
L. T. Slade
Slade
Grand Jurors Conclude Pierson Death Unsolved
Knox county grand jury reports no indictments against Delta Epsilon fraternity members or Kenyon College affiliates in connection with Scart Pierson’s death. They reviewed inquest testimony and agree with the coroner that Pierson was possibly tied on railroad tracks or placed where he could not free himself, leaving the culprit undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Knox County Grand Jury
Delta Epsilon Fraternity
Kenyon College
Scart Pierson
Jaors
Pierson
Football Abolished In Los Angeles Schools
USC President Bovard and Occidental College President Stevens announce a change in rules making football unplayable after this season. The Occidental will switch to Rugby starting Monday. Principal Neff of the Thirtieth Street School forbids football today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Bovard
University of Southern California
Stevens
Occidental College
Occidental
Neff
Thirtieth Street
Mistakes Brother for Burglar Result in Fatal Shooting
Mrs Frannie West of Hopkinsville Kentucky mistook her brother Joseph West for a burglar as he entered the house. She fired a bullet struck him in the neck and ranged downward. Physicians pronounced the wounds fatal. West is about 45 years old. His sister is several years younger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinsville
Frannie West
Joseph West
West
Barber Trade Training in 8 Weeks at Moter System Colleges
Promote a comprehensive barber training program lasting eight weeks at the Moter System of Colleges located at 215 Occidental Ave Seattle Washington. Encourages men and women to enroll and learn the trade thoroughly and reliably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Moter System of Colleges
Occidental Ave
Seattle
Wash
Untimely Fragments Note Sparse Time Marks
A fragmentary note lists scattered times 4 30 a m 7 00 a m and the string 7230 am. The context and meaning are unclear from the readable text.
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Wenatchee
Wenatchee, Washington
Columbia Valley Bank
Farmers
Society
San Francisco Call
Central
Superior
Wis
Jim Hill and
National Telegraph Institute
P.I. Bldg
Seattle Transfer CO
Columbia and
Okanogan
Orondo
Entiat Daily
Chelan Falls
Brewster
Paterons
Chelan Falls Suns
Entiat
Wenatchee da
Bridgeport
V. A. Davies
Gen
Mor
Reeves & Reeves
Wenatchee Drug Co
P. S
Wenatchee, Wash
Oill & Thomas
W. T. Rarey & Co's
E. F. Sprague
Wenatchee Milling Co
VIA
R. W. Cutts
Phone Farmers
C. L. Holcomb
Crass & Corbin
F & M Bank
Mission Street
Walter M. Olive
B. T. Dancan
Undertakers
Physicians and Surgeons
Frank Culp
T. Kaupp
Griggs Block
Wallender and McCoy
Forde Block
D. P. Milliken
Vet. Sur
General Blacksmithing
Ross Brothers
Bousquet and Holm
Cashmere
Alfelfa
Bousquet
Bousquet & Holm
Duluth
Minneapolis
Chicago
the Flyer
Puget Sound
Eastern Express
A. Piper
S.guerkes
A.G. P
Todey Pacific Seed & Floral Co
Harlinmeatco
Northwest
Petrovits For CO
Marion St
Carload Ort
Eagle Livery& Transfer Co
Daily World Office
Wenatchee Avenue
Court House
A. J. Linville
Farmers Phone
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