Bishop Cosgrove Stirs Davenport With Moral Charge
The Davenport sermon by Bishop Cosgrove denounces local vice and moral degradation, blaming saloons and wine rooms while urging a sober, upstanding community. He condemns leaders and the young, calls for restraint, and argues for moral reform across society. The piece notes political fallout and responses from local figures, including discussions of Prohibition and public education.
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Cosgrove
Davenport
Sunny Isat
Ald
Eaders
America
Cosgrow
Senate row over Reed Smoot Delliver and Fort Dodge ties
A fragmented editorial critique targets Reed Smoot and Delliver amid cross country political maneuvering. The piece condemns Quay and unnamed figures, questions Smoot’s qualifications, and discusses Fort Dodge and Fort Dodge Post commentary on potential vice presidency and presidential succession implications.
What Real Property Is and the Fate of Wealth
What Real Property Is. A London Spectator quote reflects on the shift from land to intangible assets like bank papers and inscriptions, predicting vast wealth for industry and enterprise and less permanence for old-money families. Springfield teachers convention notes W J Steele elected president. Illinois seeks school fund boost, library expansion, and optional free textbooks.
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London Spectator
Tlaeis
Springfield
Ilinois State Teachers’ Convention
W. Ji. Steele
Galesburg
American Astronomers lead in Royal Society medals tally
Within 26 years American astronomers have won as many annual medals of the Royal Astronomical Society of England as astronomers from all other countries except England combined.
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Royal Astronomes
My Old Maid Cares and the Marriage Difference
Miss Lilie Hamilton French argues marriages change women and that old maids gain power from husbands. She recalls childhood scenes of married couples aiding each other, then moving on, while single women feel overlooked. She notes how old maids and spinsterhood shape confidence and social perception.
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Lilie Hamilton
Beggars of Paris Studied As Paupericulture By Pauliau
A Paris letter to the New York Times reports M. Pauliau, a chamber of deputies secretary, studied beggars who roam Paris. They earn about 20 francs daily, organized into district guilds with two lithographed sheets guiding subscribers. Rich patrons vary from no rent to clothes. clergy, young Baptisms, and political types are targeted. A figure called Populo leads, writing begging letters and sham recommendations.
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M. Pauliau
Chamber of Deputies
Abraham Dreyfus
Paris
New York Times
M. Paulian
Populo
Street Car Brokers and the Rise of a New Industry
A Philadelphia Record note describes a growing market in second-hand street cars. Trade journals advertise bundles of six 40 foot cars with seating and motors, while dealers offer multiple varieties and buying or selling options. Officials say trolley rolling stock improvements push older cars into smaller towns, fueling broker activity.
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Philadelphia Record
Carent
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Pennsylvania Railroad plans huge Manhattan central station hotel
The Best Authority reports plans for a Pennsylvania Railroad central station in Manhattan featuring a gigantic skyscraper hotel. Four city blocks of railroad property are available, with only two blocks to be used for the station hotel, signaling a major grand hostelry in the cite.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Central Station
Manhattan
Tunes Repaired After Hearing Orchestra In Mental Decline
A fragment notes that a man named Ener at Music was restored to sanity after hearing an orchestra. It mentions a Chicago paper and a chief who says the incident involved a tree mut and other matters, with references to Pougukeepers.
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Atunelic
Pougukeepers
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