Long-Suffering Ireland and the Ulster Question
The piece explains the Irish Home Rule conflict, noting Ulster's resistance led by Protestant factions in Belfast. It argues Ireland's Celts vs foreigners, and predicts possible reform of England's empire and Parliament representation amid ongoing rebellion and political strains.
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Erin
Emerald Isle
Ireland
Ulster
Belfast
Channel
Liverpool
Asquith
England
Old England
Gettysburg Address Anniversary Readings Mark Lincoln’s Legacy
Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November eighteen sixty three, two minutes that crystallized religion charity humanity and greatness. Today the anniversary is observed as thousands read and repeat the famous speech.
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Lincoln
Immortal Women and Global Jabs in a Daring Pastiche
A collage of quips and headlines mocks politics and culture. It mentions Taft pardoning Morse and a stern Texas blue law echoing in water wagon markets. Huerta leads Mexican firing squads while an unnamed donor with $4.25 million to Cornell refuses to reveal his name.
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Cornell
Saturday football, poets and governors collide in a quirky recap
A satirical roundup notes Havana cigar makers strike while Lancaster County musty supply stays steady. It questions who celebrated after the game and ponders a French author on American women. Delaware’s governor defends the old whipping post. Chicago opens a girls egg boiling school. An Amsterdam youth hunted a diamond. Arkansas and Missouri governors trade barbs over mules and rifles.
Dinner as a social ritual and its varied timing
George Fitch humorously argues about dinner as a social act, contrasting noon and night meals, noting class differences in dining times, the ceremonial nature of some dinners, and the humorous toll of late eating on the human machine.
Lincoln At Gettysburg by a Son of a Veteran
Fifty years after the Civil War, the Gettysburg consecration marked by Governor Curtin’s cemetery plan and President Lincoln’s brief address. Edward Everett delivered a two hour oration praising reunion while Lincoln spoke two minutes. The Lincoln address is lauded as a world masterpiece.
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Gettysburg
Cemetery Ridge
Andrew G. Curtin
Pennsylvania
Battlefield
National Cemetery
Edward Everett
Congress
Massachusetts
Eettysburg
Everett
Deliverer
Purity Congress Debate Over Marriage Proof for Tenants
A fragmented verse recalls a Purity Congress scene where a proposal to require marriage certificates for renters is mocked by a janitor and a goat gag. The piece laments long cohabitation and impending separation, hinting at legal drama around proof of marriage and family.
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Purity Congress
Tommy
Delaware Whipping Post Law Questioned in Press
The Loulaville Courier-Journal reports Delaware retains the whipping post with public criticism mounting. National debate centers on federal limits, with calls for abolition as other states shift to humane treatment and modern penalties.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
Delaware
United States
Union
Missouri
President Wilson and Mexico policy spark broad support
The piece argues for U S action against Huerta in Mexico without war if possible and insists the United States should demand reimbursement for costs. It suggests acquiring northern Mexican regions Chilahua and Sonora may be justified to protect Americans and resources, despite the president’s stated no territory aims.
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Wilson
Huerta
Mexico
Uncle Sam
United States
Chiliahua
Sonora
Rio Grande
Commissioner of Pensions
Letters On The Miami Canal Open Sewer And Delayed Action
A resident condemns the Miami Canal in the city as an open sewer and burdensome landmark. He cites annual state rental costs totaling 64 000 and warns delays hurt business and city prestige. He urges draining the waterway and removing bridges to revive the canal district.
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The
American
Miami
Cty
Certein
Fourteenth Street
Conal
The Hard Work By Walt Mason
Poet wrestles with daily labor and frustration as he wanders the streets seeking work. He contrasts human toil with a dreaming cat and returns to his modest shanty, chastened yet determined to endure the grind.
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Cat
Dante
Free Legal Department answers readers questions via paper column
A call for a Free Legal Department in the Cincinnati American offers to answer concise legal questions by mail or column. Signers stay confidential. Readers seek guidance on pension increments, damages for spousal coercion, license needs, and inheritance rights with or without a will.
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Free Legal Department
Cincinnati American
East Seventh Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mrs Flora Spiegelberg Fights NYC Garbage Waste
Flora Spiegelberg campaigns to reform New York City's garbage system arguing 3,000,000 tons yearly could produce electricity to power subways and rails. Her drive prompted Mayor Gaynor to push waste contracts toward reform, attracting many allies to end costly dealings and shift to a credit in the city budget.
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Fiora Spieelberg
Mray Spiegelbers
Riverside Drive
Spiegebberg
Flora
Gaynor
Corporation Counsel of
New York
Spiegelberg
Spidgelberg
Blore
Spiegelbers
Baby Savers Misread Poverty Row Realities and Mothers
A editorial critique argues that so called baby savers misinterpret poverty line families. It defends poor mothers who care for their infants at home and criticizes proposed continuation schools for home making as unnecessary and harmful.
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Poverty Row
Avert
Washington
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Cincinati
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Taft
Morse
Pittsburg
Sir Tomas
Lipton
Lone Star State
Juarez
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Lancaster County
Forest Heads
Chicago
Amsterdam
Arkansas
George Fitch
George Matthew Adama
Mr. Everett
Baba
Carter
New York Evening Gun
Alpater
By Walt Mason
Agsinet
Wateens Sap
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