Women in Politics and the Caillaux Case Examined
The article argues that women should gain political rights through legitimate suffrage, noting Nordau’s view that voting powers would elevate the feminine influence. It contrasts collective virtue with individual ambition, warning that when women lack rights and rely on male allies, strong authority falters and harm can follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Nordau
Mr. Nordau
Mme. Caillaux
the Figaro
England
What Do You Mean Mr Bryan You Lost Your Llama
A humorous verse by C. A. M. laments W. J. Bryan losing his lama as a playful critique of political triumph and the peril of lost dignity. It riffs on English customs and state affairs, ending with a wry note on insolvency of status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
W. J. Bryan
England
Who Did Run With Taftin Anyhow
W C Lawrence of Oakland challenged Rotary Club members to name Taft running mate from the last election. He offered a prize to anyone who could recall the name, but none could, and Lawrence admitted he did not know himself. The moment highlighted public forgetfulness about political history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Oakland
Rotary Club
Taft
Naval Officer Weds Before Fleet Sails
Lieutenant Arnold Hunter of the battleship Arkansas wed Miss Emily Hughes in Hampton Virginia as the Atlantic fleet prepared to sail for Mexican waters. Major A A Pruden performed the ceremony at Fortress Monroe. Admiral Badger, fleet commander, attended alongside other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Arnold Hunter
Arkansas
Emily Hughes
A. A. Pruden
Fortress Monroe
Admiral Badger
Girl hobo arrested after riding freight to Pueblo
Gladys Parker, disguised as a boy for more than two weeks, rode freight trains and begged at a convict road camp between Colorado Springs and Pueblo. She jumped onto a switch engine to flee police and said she once lived in Omaha where her parents died. She claimed to have arrived in Denver with $400 to seek work and later moved to Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Gladys Parker
Miss Parker
Omaha
Denver
Lve
Heart Balm Sought From 17 Year Old Boy
SAN BERNARDINO CAL April 18 William Crain of Redlands aged 17 is defendant in a 10000 suit filed by L J Miller who alleges Crain tried to induce the young Mrs Miller to run away with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Barnardino
Cal
William Crain
Redlands
L. J. Miller
Crain
Mystery of Bobbie Dunbar case grips Opelousas court
In Opelousas Louisiana April 18 the Walters kidnaping trial unfolds as Julia Anderson from North Carolina claims the Dunbar boy is not Bobbie Dunbar but her son Bruce Anderson. Witnesses from Mississippi and North Carolina testify while Mrs Dunbar defends her motherhood amid sensational court scenes and a looming insanity plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opelousas
W. C. Walters
Bobbie Dunbar
C. P. Dunbar
Walters
Mississippi
Dunbar
Julia Anderson
North Carolina
Bruce Anderson
Anderson
Robie Dunbar
Tinker
Louisiana
Poplarsville
Goldman
Jephtha Bilbo
Poviarsville
Robbie Dunbar
Lake Swayze
Dunbars
Lost Pan Reveals Rich Gold Strike
Charles Burgess, an aged pioneer prospector from Baker County, returned from Pine Creek with marked nuggets. He planned una panful more and showed a nugget worth 15 dollars along with two others worth five dollars each, highlighting a rich find in Baker, Oregon, on April 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker, Oreg
Charles Burgess
Baker County
Pine Creek
Rich Lawyer Leaves Watch to Newsboy
Staunton Virginia April 18 Allen Caperton Braxton prominent Virginia lawyer who died weeks ago in Atlantic City left a codicil to his will gifting a fine silver watch to Jerome Finkofsky a 12 year old Richmond newsboy who sold him papers. The inscription reads Jerome from his friend A Caperton Braxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Allen Caperton Braxton
Virginia
Atlantic City
Jerome Finkofsky
Richmond
Mr. Braxton
Jerome
A. Caperton Braxton
Invents Telephone For Speeding Train In Texas
Abilene inventor George Néel patents a railway telephone device tested on a Texas and Pacific handcar between Abilene and Elmdale. Voices were heard distinctly as the handcar party connected calls, using a insulated wire with barbs along the ties and rails forming the return circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Texas
George Néel
Neel
Texas and Pacific
Here
Elmdale
Soap and Water Is Cure for Baldness
Dr Frederick Burns of Harvard Medical School argues dandruff is curable and baldness preventable with simple soap and warm water. He says about ten physician visits over a year can fully cure the disease for under 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Frederick 8. Burns
Harvard Medical School
Becomes 'Daddy' on Eightieth Birthday
In Greeley Colorado on his eightieth birthday H M Williams was presented with a fine 11 pound baby boy. Williams has been married three times and the mother is 30 years old the same age as Williams youngest daughter. He formerly served in the Chicago Fire Department during the great conflagration of 1871.
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Greeley
Colo
H. M. Williams
Williams
Chicago Fire Department
Chicago
Town Considers Ban on Profane Language
Oregon City mayor says swearing has become common and officials may enforce the ordinance banning profane language in public places, arguing it may be needed more than enforcing the tobacco by minors rule.
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Oregon City
Jones
First Spring Salmon Is Gift to President
The spring’s first salmon from the Penobscot Bangor pool was killed by Michael Flanagan and sent to the White House kitchen. The 18 pound beauty was bought at $1.50 a pound by a Maine grocer and sold to a group who aimed to present it to President Wilson.
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Bangor
Bangor Pool
Penobscot
Michael Flanagan
White House
Wilson
Alligators Enter Boston Household As Pets
Boston society learns of four Florida alligators kept by Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith wife of the artist to teach her children responsibility. The reptiles reside at her Mount Vernon home delighting Rebecca 12 Frances 10 and Lewis 3 with their unusual presence.
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Boston
Joseph Lindon Smith
Deserted Will Pledge All To Defend Elopae
Denver reports Harmon C. Snyder facing a 135000 embezzlement charge after his Calgary arrest with Mrs. Bonnibell Sutherland the Living Venus His wife offers up 20000 estate equity to satisfy a 13000 cement company claim and may sell a 1500 to 2000 equity home while about 9000 remains due to former employers Four thousand dollars was already recovered and Mrs Snyder remains loyal stating the elopement does not affect her support Snyder claims neither Mrs Sutherland nor his 21 year old brother held jail conspirator charges
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Denver
Harmon C. Snyder
Bonnibell Sutherland
Venus
Calgary
Alberta
Cravens Orders Private Car and Track for Nomad
PASAPENA April 18 John J Cravens millionaire orders a private car and private track. A spur about 1000 yards long will be laid by the Santa Fe near Hotel Raymond station for exclusive use of the Nomad. It will be a palace on wheels with full railroad comforts and delivered in Pasadena next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasapena
John
Cravens
Santa Fe
Raymond Station
Pasadena
Don't marry out of your social set warns professor
Evanston Illinois April 18. Dr Winfield Scott Hall Northwestern University physiology professor warns that fiction romances cannot be real. He says Genevieve raised in a world of wealth requires more than romance and urges marrying a girl who knows how to keep house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanbton
Ill
Winfield Scott Hall
Northwestern University
Genevieve
Woman Enters Race For County Auditor
VANCOUVER April 18 Mrs M R Haack Deputy County Auditor for six years and twelve years in the County Auditor s office announces she will enter the race for the office of County Auditor subject to the Republican primaries The first six years Mrs Haack was clerk and stenographer and then was appointed a deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
M. R. Haack
Preacher Calls for Tax on Unmarried Men
Pittsburg reports Rev. Dr. Camden M. Cobern of Allegheny College urging a law taxing every bachelor over two to fund a wife’s support. The statement, voiced by Cobern, targets oriental youths for compulsory marriage as a social policy.
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Pittsburg
Camden M. Cobern
Allegheny College
Jailed and robbed on first trip to California
D. C. Coffman, 61, of Elk City Oregon, reports a nightmare journey in which he was jailed twice and knocked unconscious by assailants during a brief trip to California. He returned home vowing to stay on his farm.
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Elk City
Orla
California
D. C. Coffman
Miss Coates Defies Road to Stardom Axioms in Kismet
A Mobile girl Miss Rosa Coates rises from Southern drawing rooms to join Otis Skinner in Kismet this week in Atlanta. She trained under Madame Bonfanti in New York and quickly drew demand across Mobile Atlanta Savannah and other Southern cities. Her role as Almah in the Hall of Justice of Bagdad features original dances marking a rapid rise to professional success.
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Rosa Coates
Otis Skinner
Atlanta
Kismet
Mobile
Coates
Almah
Gancer
Hall of Justice
Bagdad
Toll tolls defeat signals warning to Wilson in Seventh NJ
The Seventh New Jersey special election shows a decisive defeat for Wilson’s tolls policy as James J. O’Byrne loses to a Republican. Massachusetts and Alabama races mirror anti tolls sentiment with Gallivan winning and Underwood moving to the Senate, signaling broad rebuke of surrendering canal tolls. The country, across regions, reads the handwriting on the wall and shifts against the administration.
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Wilson
Great Britain
James J. O'Byrne
New Jersey
O'Byrne
Congress
Massachusetts
Alabama
House
Underwood
Senate
Panama Canal
New England
South
Ollie James
O’byrnnie
Beans Eatership Triumph in Boston Population
Boston reports bean consumption surpassing ten million dollars for baked beans. In Greater Boston there are 1,283,458 residents who bought 33 million quarts last year, averaging about thirty quarts per person. Meat intake declines as vegetables and eggs gain favor.
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Boston
Digs His Way Out of Concrete City Jail
A. M. Cowan, awaiting forgery trial in Chehalis County jail, escaped by digging through a concrete wall with nails and a small saw. He used blankets as a rope to descend twenty feet to freedom, in Montesano Washington dated April 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montesano
Wash
A. M. Cowan
Chehalis County
Town Claims Record For Useless Youths
San Diego April 18 Reverend R W Hollington pastor of the First Methodist Church condemns idle wealthy youths in San Diego saying there is no city of its size with more idle rich young men wasting time and opportunities while others strive to survive and rebuild.
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San Diego
R. W. Hollington
First Methodist Church
Dog Buried With Master in New Jersey Will
Metuchen, April 18. A Newark newspaper prints that Henry Cartwright left a will requesting his dog be chloroformed and buried with him. The dog was killed and now rests in a casket with the master's body.
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Metuchen
N. J
Henry Cartwright
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Taftin
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Miss Coates
James A. Gallivan
The
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Washington Herald
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