Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-09
Topics Of the Times



If the free coinage of dollars out of
SO cent silver was dishonest. what is
the coinage of millions out of wind in
Wall street finance?
John D. Rockefeller has bought the
infer that John d. contemplates a trip
up Salt river.
The st. Regis Hotel. built under or
ders from Col. Astor to spare no ex-
pense, was opened to business in New
York City this week. 1t is the most
luxurious hotel in the world and cost
cheapest room in the house will cost 81
a day. Suites of two will range from
$14 to $50. The Estate suite" two bed
rooms, dining room, reception room and
salon, with imported furniture will cost
$125 q day.
Irish Americans turnout Iowa who
Roosevelt are not alone in their race
tendency. The Sunday Democrat, of
New York, one of the oldest Irish AM
rican and Catholic journals of the
United States, has declared for Roose-
welt. For more than thirty years in
day Democrat has supported the demo-
cratic party, advocated it's principles
and sustained it's candidates.
That must have been good editorial
| written by the editor of the Traer Star
| Clipper on the Grinnell bank failure,
| for at least three other northern Iowa
papers have published it as original
and without credit.
The great Mukden handicap has been
run and won by Kuropatkin by neck.
The establishment of thru line of
| steamers between st. Louis and New
Orleans is only one of many tokens of
| in this country, and serves to call at
| tention to the many ship canal projects
under consideration at the present time.
1t is claimed by advocates of into--
waterway enterprises that canals are
well worth their cost in protecting the
freight rates.
Lawyer-Don't you think $4,000
cash would be punishment enough for
his breach of promise?
Client-No indeed! I want him to
marry me!
Get up and hustle if you ever expect
to get anywhere.-Kuropatk
More than 10000 people-men, wo-
men and children-have entered the
hop fields OF Oregon and begun the
harvest of hops The crop is conseva-
lively estimated at $1,000 bales, and is
the most valuable one ever raised in
es almost $4,4O0,O00. The Washington
hop crop estimates put the prospective
crop at 1880 bales, and increase of
5000 bales over last year.
Minneapolis employment agencies are
1900 men behind on their orders owing
to railroad work being done in the
northwest.
The worlds record for continuous
piano playing has been broken. John
M. Waterbury of New York broke it by
playing the piano continuously for
twenty six hours and fifteen minutes.
Not content with this performance, he
has announced that he is going to try
to make new record Of thirty hours
continuous performance. This, it must
be remembered, is purely professional
event, however. And it is entirely with
in the bounds Of reason to believe that
there are many performers hidden
away in our residence districts who
could duplicate Mr.. Waterbury's per-
Torrance any day.
You can always find a gasoline leak
by looking for it with match but it is
most generally of little use to you af-
ter the finding.
Hartman now controls the Union
Pacific, the Southern Pacific, the Ore
gon Short Line, the Oregon Railroad
and Navigation Company and the Cen
trail Pacific railways. This system
comprises something over $4,000 miles
of railroad. In addition to this great
consolidated system he controls the
Kansas City Southern and the Chicago
and Alton. The control of the Illinois
Central is also said to rest in Harri-
mans keeping. 1t is the intention of
Mr.. Hartman and his associates, ac-
cording to the Chicago Record-Herald,
to make thorough Denver Chicago
line of the present Union Pacific Den
YER kansas City line and the Chicago
& Alton.
August Belmont has agreed to $3.50
per day pay and his motormen agree
to work ten hours, which will avoid
a strike and consequent political COM
plications. Evidently New York motor
men know something about campaign
assessments themselves.
1t is said that John d. Rockefeller is
going into the bee business. His idea
is to save the bees time by feeding
them glucose. Glucose at cents and
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