Danger In Government Ownership Debate on public utilities and political influence
The piece argues against government ownership of railroads and utilities, warning it would worsen service and increase political manipulation. It favors strict government supervision and competitive private enterprises, citing Pullman as an example and stressing honest administration to protect private business and taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pullman Car Company
New York City
Internal Revenue Collectors
United States Marshals
Political patronage grows under Cox administration
The piece attacks Governor Cox and the legislature for expanding state and county jobs through appointive offices and new commissions. It notes creation of liquor boards tax commissions highway department and industrial commission, plus a short ballot amendment that would remove elector control. It argues the governor’s policy concentrates power and limits voters choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
State Highway Department
Industrial Commission
Freezing Water and Bursting Ice Explained
An excerpt explains how ice expands during freezing, creating pressure that can crack a vessel if containment fails. It describes surface ice formation, downward pressure, and how a center bulge yields when the outer ice is restrained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Free Legal Department Answers Readers Questions
A column describes a free legal department offering concise answers via paper columns or mail. It explains confidentiality for signers and provides contact details in Cincinnati. It covers contract validity by word of mouth and when written records are required, plus guidance on hunter licenses and hiring an attorney for certain cases.
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Cincinnati American
Fast Seventh Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
The Woman Criminal and Capital Punishment Debate
A Connecticut discussion on commuting a female murderer's sentence contrasts with a recent Virginia case. The piece notes women’s groups argue for clemency, while governors and juries face calls to maintain the death penalty. It cites gender views on moral responsibility and political rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woan Aa
Political Equality Club
New Haven
Bute
Richmond
Virginia
Connecticut
President Wilson and the grave digger anecdote
A diplomat praises President Wilson's sangfroid and dry humor. He recalls a tale of a grave digger who, while nightly inspecting a cemetery, is tricked by a boy in a sheet who jumps from behind a tree. The grave digger retorts calmly asking the joke’s premise.
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Wilson
City of Cities and the Kingdom of God by Anna Louise Strong
Poem envisions a divine city where justice rules and nations prosper. The speaker imagines a universal gathering of people, streets filled with children, and a lasting hope that transcends peril. The text presents a utopian prophecy detailing moral striving and faith as building blocks for a transcendent civic realm.
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Hia
God
Anna Louise Strong
London stage world and dressing room riddle
The piece notes Barnstorming days with Harry Lauder in London and Arthur Bownechter leading a choir while Sir Herbert Tree spoke at a Salvation Army meeting. A quoted Henry Dixey remarks on actors status and a village hall dressing room joke highlights stage life and practicality.
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Harry Lauder
London
Arthur Bownechter
Sir Herbert Tree
Salvation Army
Henry
Dixey
Going Away Question on Tuberculosis Care and Climate
J. K. asks about tuberculin treatment, climate choices in Amarillo and New Mexico, and when to return to Cincinnati. The reply cautions against leaving to await improvement, notes treatment dosing, and emphasizes staying with medical guidance rather than chasing better climates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K
Texas
New Mexico
Bacilli
Worthers
Truth Shocked by Play Deprivation and Youth Perversion
Prof. Clark W. Hetherington told the Wisconsin Conference of Charities and Corrections that child perverts grow from a social system that starves play. He linked neglect of play to later drunkenness and crime, urging public schools and community playgrounds to lead a play-centered reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Conference of Charities and Corrections
Clark W. Hetherington
Hetherington
Wisconsin
Lecoq Detective Tale Told At New York Banquet
At a New York banquet William J Burns narrated detective humor centering on Lecoq. A frantic scene unfolds as Lecoq leaps a fence into a weed grown yard and confronts a bewildered woman amid cries and a humorous misinterpretation about trousers.
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William ‘J’ Burns
New York
Lecoq
Mr. Burns
Lecog
Suffrage Lunchroom Debate in New York
H. P. Belmont criticizes American life after returning from Europe. She cites rude customs officials and the servant problem, recounting a story of a maid applicant who left her last place due to a rigid old-fashioned setup and a push for modern innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Belmont
New York
Shure
Messin
Piver
Breach of Promise Suit Mentioned by Judge at Denver Dinner
The article recalls Judge Ellery A. Borthwich remarking that breach of promise suits are sometimes publicity ploys. He recounts a younger era when a chorus girl sought a $250,000 suit against a banker, joking about the banker's worth in photographs.
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Albany
Ellery A. Borthwich
Denver
Banker Werth
Werth
Photosrauhs
Famous Suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton Centennial
Elizabeth Cady Stanton faced praise and scorn as a pioneering suffragist. Americans plan a November 12 1915 centennial celebration of her birth, recalling her home at Seneca Falls New York and decades of congressional advocacy for a constitutional ballot amendment.
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Elizabeth Cady
Stanton
Atis
Johnstown
N. Y
Dietary
Seneca Falls
United States Congress
Henry Brewster Stanton
Aras Seahig
Rochester Monroe Telegraph
New York Run
Walking for Wages and the World Walker
A rough traveler calling himself Captain Malpagame claims to walk around the world for a $100,000 wager. He is jailed in London for three months after stealing an overcoat, with a log book showing seals of English towns and supposed messages from public figures.
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Bouder
Captain Malpagame
New Jersey
London
England
Rotherham Po- Mee Court
Chamberlain
Don
Mayer
Ham
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Jimmy
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France
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Ance. Ee
Free Legal Department
Humane Society
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City OF God
Elysian
Earth
Star
Cele
Louis Republic
Department OF Health
Amarillo
Arizona
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