Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-05

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ular with the masses of his country
men, but so was his father, Hunbert,
but this circumstance did not save him
from assassination. The anarchist men
ace is something which is present in all
countries and under all sorts of political
regimes.
The Manila American in an ac-
count of recent entertainment at the
Zorrilla theater, says: When Nine.
Agnes Freed sang The Holy City she
received from the body of the house the
and was recalled to sing Don't You
Cry, Ma Honey which was also warm
ly received, except by the gallery gods,
who Kissed vehemently. 1t is the true
test of an all round entertainer to go
thru his work under such circumstan-
ces as these. and all the members of the
troupe showed themselves equal to it.
Yet for the credit of the city such
things should not be permitted.
The statement is made that Cana
dian engineer has removed an old mon
ument erected by Russia to mark the
Alaskan boundary. This, if true, in
wolves serious matter and should be
the subject of immediate investigation.
Indicative of temperance movement
in France the restaurants and drinking
places are forbidden to sell liquor to
employees on government railroads. The
French governor director of railroads
has written to the different societies
opposing the use of alcohol that all the
government roads have agreed to the
following: First, to discharge all en-
ployes who persist in using spirits and
wine while on duty; second, all persons
who continue to drink shall be dropped
from the pension rolls of the company,
and will not participate in the endow-
ment funds in case of an accident.
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A few months ago large salt water
shark was captured at Miami, Florida.
1t measured over fourteen feet in
length and was one of the largest speci-
mems ever caught on the coast. The big
fish was cut open and in it's stomach
was found the head of flour barrel
marked with the name and trademark
of a we'll known Minneapolis company
1t was suggested that the big fish had
swallowed a whole barrel of flour and
had digested all the flour and kept the
head of the barrel as a souvenir.
A Boston magazine writer says one
can travel the length and breadth of
Iowa and not meet "one brilliant mind
or a single amazing character" and the
Clinton Age says the reason is that the
brilliant republicans are all in WASH
ington and the brilliant democrats are
away from home shooting ducks"
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tain house. So on the night decided on
they gathered in front of the building.
One of them entered and started up the
stairs. He had his boots on. and, when
near the landing, his boots made noise
on the stairs A female voice called
out from one of the rooms:
You go right down stairs and take
those boots off. I'm tired of having to
clean up mud and dirt after you come
up here with your boots on. You march
right down and take them OFF,
The burglar turned around, went
down the steps and outside to his COM
panions, and said:
Boys, couldn't rob that house; 1t
seems too much like home.''
The referendum vote in Chicago was
large Matters of public policy referred
thus to the people drew great attention
and a much larger vote than would
have been otherwise polled. 1t shows
that under favorable conditions people
will take an interest in public questions
as we'll as in candidates for Office The
majority in favor of public ownership
was overwhelming, and is significant of
the changing public opinion all over the
country as to the relation of public util-
Titles to municipal government.