Political Skepticism Binds 1912 Figures in Debate
The passage criticizes several political figures for lacking leadership and broad appeal. Norria is deemed weak on leadership while Shipstead Brookhart Magnus Johnson fail to attract wide support. Hiram Johnson fades, Borah as readers unlikely, and La Follette’s sincerity questioned though a life given to a cause is noted.
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Norria
Shipstead
Brookhart
Magnus Johnson
Hiram Johnson
Borah
LaFollette
Tax reform debate heats up as Borah opposes proposed plan
The article surveys tax reduction proposals tied to treasury reform. It singles out Senator Borah as a vocal critic fearing an organized backing, while urging better methods and a possible alternative plan. It notes supporters from Glass to Underwood and calls for coherent leadership amidst partisan tension.
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Treasury
the House
Tee
Europe
Glass
Oscar Underwood
Couzens
Senator Borah
Borah
Feminster
Legatie
World Court
Moses
Fragmented reminiscences of a father and son dialogue
A 1925 Edgar A. Guest poem excerpt contrasts a boy’s view of his father’s schooling with the boy’s own algebra grade. The son mocks a three while recalling the father’s past honors and the shared wit in Latin. The piece highlights family pride and generational differences.
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Edgar A. Guest
Menace in Bryan Stand Raises Education Standards Issue
The Tennessee anti-evolution law prompts a broader debate on who should fix public school standards. The piece argues for judicial limits on majority rule in education and warns that reliance on legislative majorities risks undermining intellectual freedom and independent schooling. It cites Mr Bryan and The World, stresses the need for a final authority beyond teachers, and urges a defense of educational independence ahead of the Supreme Court ruling.
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Tennessee
John Scopes
Tennessee Court
United States Supreme Court
Fathers of the Republic
Supreme Court
Oregon
New York World
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Scopes
Thomas
Colorado
Mr. Scopes
Robert LaFollette and his Progressive Legacy
A concise retrospective on Robert Marion LaFollette’s career. The piece praises his integrity and principles while examining how his ambition for the presidency and political choices shaped his success and influence. It notes his Wisconsin leadership reforms, early comebacks, World War era stance, and lasting impact on progressive Republicans.
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Robert Marion LaFollette
la Follette
Taft
Republican Party
LaFollette
Roosevelt
Ite
Wisconsin
LaPollette
Philadelphia
America
Harding
Walsh
Montana
A Good Name The Best Asset Proverb Reflection
A compact meditation on Proverbs 22 1 valuing a good name over riches. It emphasizes character over wealth and moral integrity as a lasting asset.
New York Letter Reflections and Oddities From June Sights
A breezy New York City column describes afternoon teacups and crowds, galleries, a Sixties block, and modern Beckys. It recounts O Henry's name origin, Bryant Park chaos, and a green Carolina parakeet misadventure with sparrows, police, and feathered evidence.
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New York
Becky Sharps
Vanity Fair
Charleston
Elsie Janis
Andrew Carnegie
Upper Broadway
Buddy
Yankee Stadium
Billy
West Indians
van Cortland Park
Bryant Park
Manhattan
Daily miscellany and local notes in brief
A wry column notes oddities and puns about streetcars women drivers and public transport. It mentions a play ground association adding five city play areas in Canton and local nightlife items such as bootleggers and beans with a diamond, along with light quips about Paris bus drivers and deputy sheriffs. The next door neighbor jokes about a lawnmower swap.
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Canton
Will Rogers Worst Story Heard Today
Will Rogers rails against telling stories as Bill McBride the New York ticket man shares a bitter tale. A fly lands in three glasses as an Irishman, Hebrew, and Scotchman try to “wring out” the fly, a joke Rogers calls the worst story.
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Bill McBride
New York
Iiné
Bill
Along the Way by Helen Welshimer Recalls a Moonlit Romany Dreamer
A lyric portrait of a moon riding maid from Gypsy lore who travels the night with silver spoons and wings, recalling distant lands from Romany camps to Lapland, Arcady, and Japan, while dancing as dreams spill and a broken heart longs to mend.
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Gypsey-land
Public Picnic Earns Praise From Local Figures
A Canton reader praises the annual city school children picnic sponsored by The News. Father A B Stuber and Ruth M King commend the event at Meyers Lake for parochial and general children’s enjoyment and community spirit.
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Canton Daily News
St. Peter's
Father Palm
Meyers Lake
Ruth M. King
Whitsun Aerial Derby Draws Throngs To Berlin
The Whitsun aerial derby at Tempelhofer Field, a major Berlin spectacle, attracts large holiday crowds eager to view the start and finish of various aircraft. Early morning flights begin at four, with Berlin’s underground railways running all night to bring spectators to the event.
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Berlin
Tempelhofer
Hiram Johnson’s Progressive Path in Senate Leadership
Washington notes a leadership vacancy in the Progressive Republican wing as Hiram Johnson weighs his stance. Johnson, once solitary in the Senate, now faces a choice between a mild Borah-type progressivism or a La Follette style, with McCamant’s federal appointment fueling his clash with party regulars and deserting delegates.
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Washington
California
Congress
Senate of Follette
Johnson
Senate
Borah
Hiram
la Follette
Wallace McCamant
Portland
Ore
Ninth District
Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
McCamant
Chicago
Calvin Coolidge
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Harding
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Oregon
Boston
United States
Cooildge
Hiram Johnson
Sieant
Warren Mannge
Senator Johnson
Cee
Ted
Otian Perts
Sena
Aewand
Canton
Nator Hiram v
Short Pickings From The Nation
A patchwork of clipped items notes imagined actions and curious lore. Mention of Mr Ford and a rum fleet hints at political sips and national service while a Birmingham note recalls a mother of four amid household duties. A Worcester line reports a miser’s safe containing $100,000 found in Iowa.
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Daily Thought
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Coe
Momema
Eo Ou
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Robert M. Lafollette
Mcintyre
Sydney Porter
Henry
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Porter
Treat
O. Henry
T. P
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Chillicothe
Paris
Will Rogers
Will
Canada
Waterbury
Congregational
Toronto
Dominion
United Church
Helen Welshimer
Lapland
Peru
Arcady Way
Japan
India
People's Forum
People’s Forum
Praise Daily News Picnic
A. B. Stuber
St. Peter’s Church
Saad
T. Small
Birmingham News
Boston Transcript
City
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Worcester Post
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