Missouri delegates faced tainted votes at national convention
The senate committee exposed payouts linked to Missouri delegates to a gubernatorial campaign, with $2500 checks to Robert E. Moore and Nat Goldstein and claims of improper funds handling. Contests trimmed representation, reducing the convention vote and delaying a full GOP platform finish in Chicago.
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Coliseum
German Radicals Win Seats in Reichstag Election
Independent Socialists lead with 43 seats as returns come in from Berlin on Sundays vote for the new Reichstag. Majorities and rivals trail with 44 for the main socialist group, 25 for the Beanty party, 14 Democrats, 23 Nationalists, 20 Centrists, and 5 Communists. Notable victors include Jelferich Erzberger Ledebour Seteldemann and Von Derntitirg.
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Beanty
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Yoo Pernstorff
League of Nations
Jelferich
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Erzberger
Centrista
George Ledebour
Philip Seteldemann
von Derntitirg
City Adopts Daylight Saving Ordinance
City council unanimously passes daylight saving time, pushing clocks ahead one hour until the last Sunday in October. An amendment to end the ordinance by the second Sunday in September failed 41 to 24, after which the original proposal was approved without dissent.
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Cleago, Tine &Nest Sandey Olcht
Civilians in Bergdoll Case Reported by Inspector General
The Inspector General has taken evidence in the Bergdoll escape case and will submit findings to the Justice Department to determine if civilians should face prosecution. Secretary Baker announced the IG’s recommendations involve disciplinary actions against several persons, with no names released.
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Washington
Jung S
Henemy
Rover Cleveland Bergdell
Department of Justice
Baker
Market Prices on Livestock and Grain Across Regions
The market report lists prices for grains, creamery products, eggs, poultry, potatoes, cattle, hogs, and sheep. Notable entries include spring wheat at 14.9 per bushel, hard winter at 12.60 to 13.00, and dairy scores from Sutter Creamery with extras at 92 score 63 cents. Cattle and hog categories show varied quotes, with shipping steers around 14.07 to 15.50 and hogs mixed to heavy at 12.50 to 14.20 per hundred pounds. Regional receipts and price movements indicate overall upward pressure in several categories.
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Sutter—Creamery
Alfie
M@ste
Ugo
Cable
California
Buffalo
N. Z
Stone Recalls Late Night Call At Farm Camp
In a late night exchange Mr Stone answers a misdial while in bed near eleven thirty. A prank call from pign about automobiles prompts a witty, self aware reply as he jokes about being right in front of the phone and not inconvenienced.
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Campinton
Six Honest Serving Men in Triner's Bitter Tonic Ad
An old advertisement hawks Tuiner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine and Triner's preparations. It claims Stomach relief, energizing tonic, and ointments with Joseph Triner Company Chicago as maker. Includes marketing lines and a list of products with dubious health claims.
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Rudyard Wipling
Tuiner
Joseph Triner Company
Ashland Ave
Chicago
Triner
Learned Lesson of Thrift in Bridgeton Youth
In Bridgeton New Jersey 24 young citizens invested $1000 in United States thrift stamps this year. They earned money through small jobs like dishwashing sweeping dusting store clerking baby minding and errands then used the proceeds to buy stamps symbolizing thrift. Some even earned prizes for savings while others cut weeds carried coal sold papers raised chickens cleaned pavements and turned street time into earnings.
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Bridgeton
New Jersey
United States
Havieg
Open Silbery Jane Begins School Question on Numbers
Jane has just started school and cannot answer a teacher's question about numbers. She offers to share her animal crackers if the teacher does not ask her that question. The text also notes a belief in a government that does not collect taxes.
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Jane
Meant What She Salt Mutyl How Can You Be No Dnnln Cere
Dialogue fragment shows a misheard exchange about an apology after a caller. Two speakers discuss being out when a person named Boreleigh called and express regret. The transcript hints at repeated calls and a named person in a casual, fragmentary format.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Promises Alluring Powder
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Taleam Powder as an economical scented cosmetic for face skin baby and dusting. It claims the powder and perfume render other perfumes superfluous as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio including Soap Ointment and Taleam.
Price and Percentage Increase Confusion in Common Talk
Readers debate how price increases are expressed in percentage terms. Doubling a price equals a 100 percent rise, but many mistake this for a 50 percent increase. The discussion highlights common errors in interpreting percent changes and the importance of clear calculations.
Allen's Foot Eamo Marketed for Longer Shoe Wear
An ad touts Allen's Foot Eamo powder to shake into shoes each morning to fight odor and extend life of stockings and footwear. It claims quicker odor control and lighter skin rubbing in heels, urging ladies to use the product daily.
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Johnson
Californian
Thi
Weaver
Butler
Paindexter
Chicago
Wood
Lochlen
Springfeld
Aflen
Kaonsas
Garfield
John Sherman
Allen
Kansas
Woot
Quay
What Really Counted, Tachelor-Are You In Favor Of Down Rule
A fragment from Stray Stories presents a dialogue style piece about personal choices and social norms, mentioning a married man and his wife in a brief, enigmatic vignette with no clear event or outcome.
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Tachelor
Eadly
Noble relics of the past in Rome arches and ruin
The article outlines the triumphal arch of Titus in Rome built to a D to commemorate the Jews, with relief sculptures showing a sacrifical procession and Victory, and a four horse chariot. It notes Titus seen crowned by Victory, a Jena procession, the seven branched candlestick, and the emperors carried to heaven. It adds that in 1882 the arch was ruins and partly reconstructed. The Colosseum, called the Flavian amphitheater, finished by Titus in 2 AD, likely named from a Nero statue, is now in ruins.
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Rome
A. D
Titus
Roma
Jena
Colosseum
Nero
Going the Limit. A Humorous Evening Story
The article relays a witty anecdote at a party where guests depart as the hostess quips about Miss Biggle being a poor conversationalist. One guest laughs at the remark, noting she was “the limit” because she asked a man to retrieve his pocketbook, prompting a marriage proposal to resolve the situation.
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Aren
Miss Biggle
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