Government ownership and regulation debated by Boston mayor
The piece quotes a speech by Mayor Fitzgerald opposing government ownership of coal mines and public utilities while supporting regulation. It argues ownership would require workers and be self sustaining, contending government control risks inefficiency and monopolistic behavior, urging balance between regulation and free enterprise.
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Mayor Fitzgerald
Boston
Rivers and Harbers Congress
Blease and Courts Face Allen Trials and Public Sentiment
The piece argues Governor Blease defends pardoning power amid Allen trials where public sentiment pressures courts. It says judges and juries bow to public opinion, risking wrongful convictions, and stresses the need to respect courts even if some outcomes seem harsh or political.
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Blease
South Carolina
Bleave
Allens
Unclear fragment hints at politics and ideology
Fragmentary text references Los Angeles and progressive versus conservative themes, unclear details about individuals or events, no definite dates, organizations, or outcomes available for summarization.
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Los. Angeles
Referendum Debate and Roosevelt Book Reviews Stir Public Mood
The piece notes a referendum vote and hints at enduring rights. It mentions Theodore Roosevelt currently doing book reviews for Outlook and roasting authors to satisfy them. A man with five wives gets a ninety nine year sentence, prompting reflection on justice. A Red Cross seal is tied to a Christmas package.
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Theoore Roosevelt
Outlook
Diplomacy Rattles the Sabre in Balkan Alignments
The New York World notes Germany and Italy back Austria in a minor Adriatic dispute while France and Great Britain back Russia in the Balkans. The piece argues the balance of power and unity of triple alliances and ententes shape prospects for peace amid rising tensions.
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von Belimann-itolwee
Bolully
Germany
Prewier Poincare
France
Europe
Austria
Italy
Great Britain
Russia
Adriatic
Balkans
New York World
Speculation on Shrinkage of Southern Votes in 1912
The Philadelphia Record questions a large drop in the national vote and notes that five Southern states Alabama Georgia North Carolina Texas and Virginia show large decreases since 1896, yet total national turnout in 1912 exceeds 1896. The piece argues disenfranchisement predates 1896 and asks where 2000 missing votes went.
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Philadelphia Record
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Sds
Knott—Piltsburz
Man on Allen Street in need of bed and bedding
A resident appeals for help for a very ill man on Allen Street who lies on a cot with a dirty mattress and little covering. The caller asks generous neighbors to donate a bed and mattress and any covering they can provide and to call 477-L to arrange delivery.
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Telegraph
Allen Street
New Ocean Service For Boston Ports Bid To Start
Boston port directors opened bids for a $2,000,000 pier to serve the Hamburg American Line. The contract allows free pier use if a regular passenger service between Hamburg Channel ports and Boston begins by May 1 next year.
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Boston
Mass
Bostton
Steamship Company
Hamburg
Channel Ports
Discrimination Against Coast Sparks Rivers Congress Debate
J Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania, head of the Atlantic Deep Waterways Association, told the National Rivers and Harbors Congress that the Atlantic coast has long suffered from biased allocations in annual rivers and harbors appropriations, favoring the Ohio and Mississippi rivers for the past fifty years or more.
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Washington
J. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Deep Waterways Association
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Atlantic
Ohio
Mississippi
Mileage Book Investigation Weashington Dee 8
An investigation into the mileage book regulation unfolds revealing official scrutiny and audits. Details remain sketchy but imply a formal inquiry into how mileage records were kept and certified.
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Weashington
Dee 8
Interstate Commerce Commission orders on Ohio and Potomac rivers
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered action on the Ohio and Potomac rivers. South Carolina Railway Commission alleges regulations were discriminatory between interstate and intrastate traffic. Railroads may file positions with the commission by December 20.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
South Carolina Railway Commission
Commission
Five Men Die in Boiler Explosion at West Virginia Saw Mill
Huntington West Virginia December 6 five men were killed when a boiler exploded at a saw mill near Wilsondale Wayne county The dead include Leonard Maynard Jacob Maynard both of Portsmouth Ohio River Fintry James Harris and Wilson Linell of Neongatuck West Virginia The sole survivor was injured and vanished after the blast authorities hunt for him to uncover the accident cause.
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Huntington
W. Va
Wilsondale
Wayne County
Leonard
Jacob Maynard
Portsmouth
River
S. Fintry
James Harris
Wilson Linell
Neongatuck
Caw
Democrats Win First Skirmish in Senate Appointment Fight
Washington December 6 The Democratic majority in the Senate won the opening clash against Republican plans to force executive session for presidential appointments. Senators Cullom and Gallinger pressed for an executive session while Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia led a bid against it and called for a quorum. The failure to secure a quorum led to adjournment.
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Washington
Demowais
Senate
Cullom
Gallinger
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Les
Distinguished Hoosier duo to speak at Chicago Indiana Society dinner
Two prominent Indiana figures, former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and Governor Thomas R. Marshall, will be guests at the Chicago Indiana Society annual dinner. Fairbanks will deliver an address offering advice on “How to Be a Vice President.”
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Charlie
Tom
Chicago
Hoosier State
United States
Chicago Indiana Society
Charles W. Fairbanks
Thomas R. Marshall
Public Postal Cards Drop as Souvenir Shop Grows
Public Printer Donnelly reports 1912 postal card production at 770 253 599 versus 1 280 895 840 in the prior year. The shift shows citizens favoring souvenir shop cards over government issued ones.
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Washington
Donnelly
Curiosities of Glass Exhibit Weird Strength Traits
The article outlines glass properties that defy common sense. It notes glass can resist strong outward blows when suddenly cooled, yet shatter from small internal heat or tiny impacts. Hollow glass with a pierced hole bound by the hand heat and break unexpectedly.
City of Divorced Women in Morocco Averages 150000 population
A sensational report describes Bez a Moroccan city where most adults are divorced women. It claims ninety percent of 48 000 adults are divorced, notes easy divorce under Moorish law, and alleges slave trade and markets for women with prices from 50 to 250 dollars.
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Morocco
Mez
Mohamet
Bez
Algera
Tripoli
Soudan
Africa
Mineral output in 1911 shows declines but gains in key products
The 1911 total value fell about 70 million dollars from 1910 yet remains second only to 1907 in peak figures, with twelve years above a billion dollars. Gains appeared in anthracite coal petroleum natural gas silver and sulphuric acid while pig iron bituminous coal and cement posted notable declines despite higher cement output.
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United States
W. T. Thom
United States Geological Survey
Geological Survey
Flyless World Strategy Promised by London Doctors
An alarmingly fanciful essay urges collectors to save specimens before a predicted extermination of house flies. It claims Dr Edgar Heese and Dr Monckton Copeman in London have devised a microbic mold to kill flies and proposes inoculating a single fly to trigger an epidemic, promising a future without flies.
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Edgar Heese
Monckton Copeman
London
Fing
Fez as a City of Divorced Women and Moorish Customs
The article describes Fez where a man dissolves marriages as his funds deplete, giving each wife her conge in order, and leaving the last wife with his remaining wealth before remarrying elsewhere. It notes penalties on divorced women and outlines their fates including rug making, protection by a kaid, and appearances of Greek Hellrae with gilded tiaras. Sugar loaves are described as traditional wooing gifts and sometimes carried by slaves.
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Tripoli
Soudan
Egypt
Fez
Ciy
The Hidden History of the Pocket Handkerchief
A concise survey traces the handkerchief from taboo to fashion. It notes Josephine’s use to conceal a tooth irregularity, sparking court adoption, and parallels in England where stage mention faced earlier scorn before blooming into public display.
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Josephine
England
Waters of East Coast Rivers Detailed in US Geological Reports
United States Geological Survey releases Water-Supply Papers 281 and related report, covering flow data for streams from St John River Maine to Rappahannock Virginia. Includes Penobscot Kennebec Androscoggin Saco Merrimac Connecticut Hudson Delaware Susquehanna and Potomac. Data from 1910 and 1911 aid regional water supply and power planning. Copies available from the USGS director in Washington, DC.
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United States
North Atlantic
St. John River
Maine
Rappahannock River
Virginia
Penobscot
Kennebec
Androscoggin
Sac
United States Geological Survey
Washington, D. C
Movable Missionary Church Moves Across Los Angeles
A city missionary society in Los Angeles built a portable chapel placed on a vacant lot in a developing area. The plan is to form a local congregation and raise funds to buy an edifice, then move the chapel to a new section once ready. The venture has already spawned seven or eight substantial churches.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Edifee
Great Mineral Production in 1911 Total Value Surges
The 1911 US mineral production reached 1 918 184 384 in value despite lower iron output. Coal led with 626 366 876, pig iron 827 834 624, clay products 162 2386 181, copper 137 154 092, and petroleum 184 044 752.
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United States
PY Sternayon Hary Aares A .Anadio
The Stuttering Salesman in Duluth Talk
Jerome McKade tells a Duluth audience that a stuttering salesman, regardless of effort, faces a tough road. He recalls a New York buyer who could not understand due to stuttering and told the salesman to return when sober. The tale ends with the salesman leaving in frustration.
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Duluth
Jerome 8. McKade
Matty
New York
Sauer's Flavor Extracts and Chamberlain's Tablets Ad
At All Quality Grocers Sauer's Lemon and vanilla extracts praised by homekeepers and souks as the best. Sold for 10 and 80 cents. For constipation Chamberlain's Tablets offered by all dealers. Tn-Sat.
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Sauer
Chamberlain
Tn-Sat
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Thornton
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