Ohio River Improvement Critique Calls for Coordinated Plan
The piece lambasts U S government waterway work on the Ohio River for piecemeal, delayed dam and lock construction. It argues a full nine foot stage plan with single contracts would speed revival of trade and canal-era progress, blaming Congress and familiar delegation tactics for wasteful delays.
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United States
Ohio River
Panama Canal
Ohio
Congress
Washington
Our Schools and Taxes and the One Percent Law
The piece criticizes Ohio s one percent tax law, noting it failed to uncover untaxed personal property and spurred urban rural disputes. It argues the real target is cutting state salary growth, urging stable school funding and warning the ex governor s defense risks political backlash.
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Ohio
Boards of Education
Western man seeks Mrs. Pankhurst marriage in suffragist camp
A Western man who volunteered to marry Mrs. Pankhurst has not made a general offer in suffragist circles. The piece parodies current politics with playful, dated references to currency bills Congress and Mexico.
Senators Debate Methods to Block Mississippi Floods
In Washington on November 26 the National Rivers and Harbors Congress hosts a clash between Senators Joseph E Ramadell of Louisiana and Francis G Newlands of Nevada both Democrats over flood control and river regulation. Ramadell favors keeping floodwater in main channels with forests and reservoirs while Newlands backs levees and federal river regulation. The Newlands bill proposes a fifty million dollar annual appropriation for ten years to fund river regulation and flood prevention across navigable waterways.
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Washington
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Joseph E Ramadell
Louisiana
Francis G. Newlands
Nevada
Mississippi Valley
Congress
Ranadell
Cai Colonae
Miteedalovaes River Commission
Newlands’ Plan
Mississinpi
Mississippi
United States
Newlands
Board of River Regulation
Aia
Interstate
Computerce
Newlands Bil
Aviation Corps and war talk tone in mixed remarks
The piece cites Jessie Wilson-Sayre and her husband with a hopeful tone about a season of ten US aeroplanes. It mentions the aviation corps knowing burial services by heart and contrasts Mexican bullfights with war. Major General Leonard Wood is noted in a humorous claim about falling from a horse amid wartime discussion.
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Aviation Corps
Léonard Wood
Tall
Tillman Claims First Voice of a Constitution Phrase
A fragment suggests Ben Tillman asserts he first spoke the line "To with the constitution." The remark is tied to Tillman's larger public stance and rhetoric.
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Ben Tillman
Thanksgiving reflections on politics and prices in 1912
The essayish piece argues that 1912 offers unusual reasons for gratitude amid high beef prices and climate hardships. It mocks politicians, notes distant Balkan conflicts, upcoming elections, and tariff debates while urging thankful reflection as Thanksgiving nears.
Longest transmission line links Bishop to San Bernardino
The Engineering Record notes a 238 mile hydro electric line of the Southern Sierras Power Co in California. It will carry energy from Bishop to San Bernardino at 150 000 volts the highest voltage in commercial use.
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Southern Sierras Power Company
California
Bishop
Cal
San Bernadino
What the Other Fellow Is Saying What the Other Fellow Is Saying
A column-like fragment compiles quips and wits from various papers. Jokes touch on imagination in love noting how fathers react and explorers’ mishaps.lines reference life and courtship humor from New York Sun and London Opinion excerpts.
Fragmentary dialogue about drowned kittens
A broken line of dialogue reports a frightened character claiming a man has drowned the kittens. The excerpt evokes a distressed tone with stammered speech and childlike fear, reflecting a troubling moment in the snippet.
Lover’s Rivalry Put Beside Cupid in Philadelphia Post
The Philadelphia Post quips that NelimHe has never faced a rival in love, since he has always been in love with himself. The witty remark frames his romantic stance as unmatched and self-focused.
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NelimHe
Belle
Philadelphia Post
Mexican Situation Question and Time Reference
A Detroit Free Press quip notes familiarity with the Mexican situation only up to o'clock this morning. The brief line underscores cautious, time-bound awareness in coverage.
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Detroit
Free Presa
Streetcar Ad Sparks Claims of Total Loss
A fragment quotes a taunt about a woman described as preter with a streetcar scene, noting the advertising is a total loss. The source text is fragmented and lacks clear context or names.
Town Takes to Spirits After Bombing at Saloon
The Chicago Record Herald recalls a whisky shower after a bomb blast at Haat Baker's saloon, noting the town seeks spiritual uplift in the wake of the incident.
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Haat Baker
Chicago Record- Herald
Onions Spoil Rose Tea Ambience in Shared Flat
A reader recalls a mixed flats moment where a planned rose scented tea party is disrupted by the next flat’s overpowering onions and cabbage. The note appears in the Courier Journal.
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Courier-Journal
Teather Henry Defines Hypocrite In Court Remark
Judge describes a boy with a wide smile as a hypocrite in a courtroom exchange. The remark appears in a broader debate about character and behavior in an informal setting.
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Teather
Henry
Matterhorn View Spoiled by Lost Guide Book
A traveler asks about enjoying a Matterhorn view while noting his wife left the guide book at the hotel. The exchange contrasts scenery with a domestic mishap that upsets the outing.
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Matterhorn
Courier-Journal
People still can keep neckties clean longer claims
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that even as egg prices rise, consumers gain the benefit of longer-lasting neckties.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Thanksgiving by Walt Mason
A humorous old poem expresses grateful thoughts on late year abundance and toil. It mocks taxes and credit strain while praising home warmth, coal, and the turkey and cranberry sauce with light satire and festive spirit.
Jule's tangled life from river pirates to city society
A patrolman recounts Jule, a 25 year old free spirit who drifted from a river boat upbringing to city life. Her father, once a river pirate, hoped she would become a lady but she chose the alley life with river rats over a respectable husband in Pittsburg. The tale ends with the sentiment that blood runs deep.
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Jule
Yandel
Pitteburg
Pittsburg
Jules
Thanksgiving Thought Returns Home to Family
Poem reflects a speaker's longing to return to a loving family during Thanksgiving. He rejects fame and wealth for the peace of a simple, honest home with a mother’s kiss and a father’s smile, free from pretension and social class.
Letters From the People Editor on Age and Jobs
A reader argues that men aged 40 to 60 should secure work or start a business, criticizing forced unemployment and urging employers to hire capable older workers rather than younger schoolboys. The letter asserts a clean life should avoid the scrap pile and condemns age-based dismissals.
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the American
No melon joke at dinner party charms readers
A near sighted old lady at a dinner party misreads a touch from a bald-headed gentleman. She politely refuses, saying No melon, thank you, after dropping her napkin. The moment highlights gentle humor in social etiquette.
Hat and gown desires in a playful quip
A humorous exchange from Edgar A. Guest published in the Detroit Free Press and Puck features a wife insisting on a new hat gown gloves and shoes while a husband responds with a light rebuke as she wakes him with a poker game dream.
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John
Edgar A. Guest
Detroit
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