Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-24
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Meanwhile the Thanksgiving turkey.
is becoming paramount issue.
In Chicago on Thursday Rev. T. S.
Wallace, of the Eighth Presbyterian
| church, was robbed OF his valuable 500
watch and chain in street car at mid
day.
Pacific coast people are expecting
President Mckinley to visit their states
next spring, the particular purpose OF
mis- trip being to be present at the
launching of the battles.lip Ohio at san
Francisco about April Is. The journey
| is expected to last about !, month and
the present is to be urged to have it In
lsclude the state of Washington and es-
peeially the Puget Sound region.
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senator Kyle, of South Dakota, has
been classed as populist, a silver re-
publican and an independent. In the
last congressional directory he describes
himself as an independent but nos
becomes out squarely as a republican
and has written a letter saying that he
has no longer any doubts as to which
political party best serves the welfare of
the nation"
Cuba Will be Well represented at the
2an-American exhibition at Buffalo
Gen. Wood has asked for plans of u
building to be erected there. This build
ing will be in the Cuban style and every
effort will be maoe TO give a fine dis
play of the resources of the island.
The Chicago Journal is discouraged
over the result of the good roaes meet
ing in the western metropolis. 1t says.
n tangible results appear to have
been achieved by the good roads con-
yention which has just closed its SEES
sion in Chicago. The convention con-
tented itself with passing resolutions
recommending a federal appropriation
of $4,000 annually, which there is
about as much prospect of getting as
there is of having the roads improved
by some of the geni that Solomon bot
tied up; asking the repeal of statute
labor laws by state legislatures and the
enactment of laws laying the tax for
road Improvement on the whole peo-
pie; and strongly urging the employ
ment CT convicts at mending the roads
instead of competing with honest la
:,
very we'll as far as it goes, but that the
members of the convention should have
instituted measures TO raise money
themselves to accomplish their purpose
However, the meeting AMI agitation
and the measures already proposed are
bound to do good and to leadto better
results hereafter.
One of the interesting questions In
| Chicago is whether Phillips can main
tain his hold in. supporting his corn cor
ner.
Western democrats lpopulistic) pro-
pose to fight the party reorganization
scheme. Having secured control of the
Il L,
altho they have damaged its running
gear over the rocky road so that 1t is of
| little effective use.
Dun notices that business is ,ecov-
ering in activity and tone, while
| Bradstreet's report shows that there is
no loss of basic strength and that the
4 general level of staple prices has been
4 advanced. 1t is evident that business
conditions are good.
| Evidence is coming to the surface to
1 show that conditions in China are as
| bad as ever. Its lack of a strong cen-
l tralized government that might control
Its own territory and people and that
could Re held to responsibility by the
4 powers Is one of the most serious feat
ures of the situation. Now 1t appears
| that while the supposedly authorized
officials are negotiating for a peaceful
settlement. other officials in other quar-
tiers are still plotting to drive out for
eigners.
An extensive beet sugar factory began
operations at Fremont, o., recently Its
capacity is AGO tons of beets daily, and
lat will turn out fifty tons Of high grade
sugar. The factory has 1000 acres of
beets this year, and will be in steady OPP
GRAFTON at least three months. For this
years supply Of beets the company will
Ipay the farmers of that region in the
nelghborhood Of s15o.oo0.
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4 William Astor Chanler the millionaire
New York lawyer, last week defended
lone Henry Allshoe, who was acquitted.
A few minutes later Chanler found him
shivering in the lobby. Here, take my
overcoat," said the plying croesus, at
the same time slipping a bill into the
fellows hand, and before the latter
could even thank him he jumped into a
passing cab and was driven away. An
other tally for the milllonaires
When woman will she will. and you
may depend upon It, Mrs. Toba Gold
berg, after searching for her husband
4 thru Germany for ten years and spend
ing five years more in the quest in the
United States, located him this week in
4 Peoria, ILL.,, and had him arrested on the