Burgess Bedtime Stories: The Hunter Boat Encounter
In a tense moment, young Chuck hides on a log as a boat approaches. Jerry Muskrat dives underwater to evade potential hunters, while Chuck contemplates danger and his helpless position. The boat’s approach heightens fear of foe versus friend.
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Chuck
Jerry Muskrat
Jerry
Opening of the golf season lingers in danger
A young Chuck hides from a pursuing hunter on a riverbank as a motor boat closes in. He fears drowning or being shot, longing to swim like Jerry Muskrat while keeping silent about his near discovery. The tale hints at fate for Taurus children born that day.
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Jerry
Chuck
Jerry Muskrat
T. W. Burgess
Taurus
McClure
Music Week Appreciation in Butte and Anaconda
The piece extols Music week as a unifying force that elevates emotion and provides a soothing influence. It notes Americans’ strong appetite for music, high local standards in Butte and Anaconda, and the lasting value of musical instruction and participation. Music week is praised as a growing national celebration.
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Associated Press
Uie
Prudden
King & Prudden, Inc
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Globe
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Steger
Chicago
Sharon
San Francisco
San Fernando
Los Angeles
America
Europe
Butte
Anaconda
Best in the World Declares American Worker Superior
The National Industrial Conference Board finds the American worker the best paid protected and educated in the world while noting concerns over child labor with about half of working children affected.
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National Industrial Conference Board
New Ideals Shape American Labor After War
The text notes 14 and 15 year olds lack protection and farm work accounts for 46.6 percent of child labor while U S workers enjoy shorter days. It cites a 48 hour week in many factories and says Puritan work ethic has faded, replaced by better labor ideals and a desire for education and progress.
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America
Reunion Plan Emerges As North South Methodist Churches Move Toward Unification
At Springfield Mass the Northern Methodist conference overwhelmingly backs a committee report on unification with the Southern Methodists The plan calls for a joint general conference while preserving separate permanent structures It aims to erase the old division once and for all despite criticism that it merely creates another conference The issue hinges on differences over the negro question and the uneasy merger of two large denominations
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Francis A. Harding
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Springfield
Mass
Church South
Mason
Dixon
New York adopts modern prison system with paid labor
Governor Smith endorses a progressive prison bill based on a survey showing 87 percent of inmates had prior incarcerations. The plan creates a state wide industrial system paying prisoners for work and selling products to state institutions. Parole criteria will reward good conduct and an industrial record.
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Smith
New York
New York State
Parole Board
Cleveland conventions and party tensions hinted in satire
The note ribbing on Albert B. Falls being purged from the Cleveland gathering suggests a GOP vote shortage this year while Hiram can visit during convention week. James M. Cox stays active from Ohio the mother of presidents. It hints both parties debating prohibition planks and hints at 57 Democrats needing a swan song if withdrawals occur.
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Cleveland
Albert B
Hiram
James M. Cox
Ohio
Democratic Convention Stampede Likely Hard to Rally
A remark suggests Mr. Bryan foresees the upcoming Democratic National Convention as tough to herd into a rapid rally. The quote implies concern over organization and momentum for the party gathering.
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Mr. Bryan
Fortunes Rise on a Fortunate Friday for Business and Love
The horoscope declares a highly favorable day with Mercury Neptune and the sun in benefic positions. Contracts and leases prosper while advertising and publicity thrive. Neptune's clarity aids judgment in love and business, with oil speculation favored and employment opportunities abundant. Each Friday-born享 career luck and major events loom for women in their thirties.
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Neptune
Sun
Jupiter
Mother's Job
A Kansas City judge argues parents cannot shift their duties to children under self discipline. The piece supports parental guidance and early obedience as foundations for responsible adulthood, warning that abdication makes life harder for minors and society.
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Kansas City
Judge Pollock
Apostles of Freedom
The Magic Cucumber Story Told by Gub-Gub
Doctor Dolittle and companions listen as Gub-Gub the pig narrates a fairy tale about a baby pig who falls into a soup and meets the Cook Goblins Then a clash with the Toadstool Sprites ensues and the pig earns honor with a parsley wreath The tale unfolds around a dining table populated by tiny green beings and food hymns The story blends whimsy and adventure for a bedtime audience
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Gub-Gub
Jip
Dab-Dab
Hig Sty
Baby Pig
Railroad men oppose automatic train control plan
Warren S. Stone president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission opposing the installation of automatic control systems on major railroads. He warned the mechanical system could cause buckling and wreckage on parallel tracks, posing greater dangers than current engineer control.
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Associated Press
Washington
Warren 8
Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Interstate Commerce Commission
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