Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-26
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a Denver woman mas been arrested
| for completely in election frauds. AND
some people say that women can't un-
destand politics.
Russia has enacted a factory law
which compels owners of factories tc
lrecompense employees who receive in
juriss of any kind while at work, and
IL an accident proves fatal an annu.
| ity equal to the employees wages for
260 days each year must be paid 10 the
widow or children. 1t is hard to see
| just why an employer should pay for
| injuries received unless in some way
responsible for them. The law seems
TO put a premium on carelessness.
Mr.. Hearst for president, and Con-
gresham Wade for vice president,
would result in their carrying Iowa by
majority of about l5o.Ooo-for the
republican party.
Thirty-one rural mail routes were
established In Iowa during the first
twenty-one days of this month.
The Cincinnati Commercial contin-
ues To find feeling of distrust among
solid business men against Roosevelt,
because they believe he is not conserv-
alive enough and too bold in carrying
out his IDEAS" The Northern Securities
Company. Messrs. Perry Heath, Ma
chen and number of others join
in this distrus,ful feeling. Even j. w.
Blythe, OF Burlington, is suspected of
shakiness In his pro-Roosevelt senti-
ment.
Burglarious vandais are breaking
open government street mail boxes at
Council Bluffs. Six instances have
already been reported. 1t is only a
step from breaking mail boxes to
breaking stone.
Newspaper work in Russia appears
to be ABOUT on par with burglary
in this country. Press censors earn
more money thru school teachers. Las :
year eighty-three newspapers were
suspended, twsnty-six forbidden TO ac-
cept advertising of any kind, and 1853
editors given notice that their treat
ment OF public questions would. IL con-
tnued, be considered good grounds for
an enforced editorial excursion into ST.
beria In Russia the government
marks" the ants and takes care" OF
its own. In Iowa, according TO the ex-
perience of Representative Stall
cop. the autocracy is differently con-
stituted.
1t is officially announced that the
alsles in eleven OF the big buildings
at the st. Louis exhibition aggre-
gate 1885 miles in length. When
the distance from ones hotel to the
grounds, and from one building to
another, and to and thru the smaller
buildings are added to the length of
these aisles, it Will be seen that one
will have to walk at least thirty miles
to see the big show.
II Colonel Young of the Capital does
not take heed his fame as an inter-
viewer will outweigh his military rep
utation. A lecture OF. Famous Inter-
views / Have Faxed would probab bly,
develop more real history than was
exploited In his Forty Days With
Schaffter.'
The announcement that the Chicago
board OF health Is about to smash the
death trust is gratifying. The
death trust is composed of three
manufacturers who control the supply
OF diphtheria anti-toxin, and who re-
Gently advanced the price 100 per cent
and placed the serum beyond the reach
of all except the rich. 1t is announ-
ced that In the very near future anti
toxin will be furnished from source
Independent of the death trust" and at
price very much below that fixed by
the greedy manufacturers.
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A. w. Lee. who controls the Lee
syndicate OF newspapers. consisting of
the Ottumwa Courier, Muscatine Jour-
nal and Davenport Times, is giving an
example OF three-horse equestrianship
in every way enjoyable from spec
tacular view point. While the Courier
is turning all kinds of anti-Cummins
fiip-Hops and whirling in pro-Blythe
gyrations Ike dancing dervish.
neither the Times nor the Journal are
tying themselves into knots. Scott and
Muscatine county audiences might not
approve of the exhibition. On the
however, 1t is not at all
unusual for an educated Indian to
return to his blankets. It's the environ
ment.
r(,wA 0plNlONS AND NOTES.