President Wilson and the Mexican policy critique
The author argues no sensible advocate for war except as a last resort and criticizes President Wilson for months with no clear settlement or defined Mexican policy. It warns that Huerta may not be recognized and questions the President's approach, urging courage and firmness to avoid costly violence.
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United States
Allis
Huerta
Mexico
Mr. Lind
Wilson
Taft
Washington
Sex and morals stir American public in sex hygiene debate
A discussion on sex hygiene and eugenics grows across the United States, with calls to balance open education and individual needs. Public meetings and press attention push parents to face the issue, while warnings surface about overexposure or sensationalism.
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Colonies
Europe
Richard Roe in Ridiculous Detour to Jail for Ten Dollars
Poet Walt Mason laments Richard Roe jailed for ten dollars or ten days. He portrays inmates in a grim jug with bread and plums while workers fund their upkeep. The piece argues idle men burden society and calls for a harsher plan to curb such waste.
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Richard Roe
Richard
Richard Rees
Seeing New York Past and Present in a Wide Eyed Tale
Special to The American reports on New York’s generosity toward the frail and fallen. The piece recalls Bailey Avery the actor who, aided by a cane, cites acts of kindness from conductors, shop girls, and strangers, challenging the city’s alleged hard heart. It also notes Judge Walter Malone’s epic De Boto and his earlier poem Opportunity. The column surveys opium, a self tipping joke by Raymond Hitchcock, a Riverside Drive dinner demand for diamonds, Hyde’s Paris marriage spotlight, and a Central Office crackdown on flirtation and white slavery with detectives in a Thirty fourth Street department store.
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New York
Bailey
Avery
Broadway
Walter Malone
Memphis
Gotham
Central Office
Thirty-fourth Street
Arkhouse
What the Other Fellow Is Saying
A collection of quips and quotes from editorials and cartoons, referencing Dr. Cook and pole politics. It cites Carranza asking for weapons and recalls historical patriotism with sharp witticisms.
Right Place to Calm Down
A desert ed kindergarten room scene shows a girl Catherine playing piano while a resident jokes about cleanliness and carefulness. The quotes illustrate light local humor from period papers.
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Catherine
Emily
New York Globe
Boston Transcript
Insanity Traced in Family Quip during Court Exchange
The opposition counsel pressed the witness for an hour. He asked about insanity in the family. The witness replied that his grandfather studied for the ministry but became a lawyer. Dayton Herkid.
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Dayton Herkid
Fragmented dialogue on youth reform and neglect cited by Puck
Dialogue fragment shows Mrs. Riley and Mrs. Casey discussing a youth named Kerrigan and a boy near seventeen sent to reform school. The exchange highlights perceived neglect and concerns about long absence from guardianship.
Fuss and Fuss Gelly dispute over hot water demand
Mr Fuss complains of lacking hot water while Mrs Fuss Gelly notes it is the only thing she has never been without since marriage to the judge. The dialogue hints at domestic friction and status within the household.
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Mr. Fuss
Mrs. Fuss
Rich old cod ker and his wife in health rumor
A Baltimore American social note quotes chatter about a wealthy elderly man and his youthful wife. A doctor says the husband may live for years, despite gossip about his condition and illness.
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Baltimore
Ultimatum Delivered Sparks Nerves, Dictator Responds
A tense moment as a dictator receives an ultimatum through a courier, prompting cautious remarks about potential consequences and a wary reaction to the new demand. The Washington Star report notes the exchange and the mood of caution in the room.
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Washington Star
Uplift and bars on the annual ball quoted
A fragmentary New York Telegraph note claims uplift appears freakish in spots while Vassar girls bend to tango as the Poughkeepsie Bartenders union bars the eccentric movement from its annual ball. A Detroit Free Press joke line mentions hunting guides.
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Vassar
Poughkeepsie
Union
New York Telegraph
Magazines Stolen Before Viewer Gets a Look
The exchange describes Dobbs taking a number of magazines and taking some from others before someone named Ll can view pictures. The fragment suggests a dispute over access to magazines and possible theft. The source mentions Bir lmineham A.s.Maset4 as a related name in the dialogue.
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Dobbs
Birlmineham
A.s
Baseball Champions and Local Pride in City Rivalries
The piece argues that a baseball championship does not prove real regional superiority. It critiques national rivalries, praises local pride, and suggests favoring homegrown champions over imported stars to boost excitement and benefit smaller towns. It references cities like New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and mentions communities such as Wichita and Burlington.
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New York
Philadelphia
Wahoo
Bishop Hill
Meonosulu
Maxvana
Cuba
Chicago
Texas
New York City
Boston
Freano
Cal
Bend
Knoxville
Tenn
Jackson
Mass
Wichita
Burlington
Free Legal Department Answers Local Readers Questions
The column offers concise legal guidance from a department not charging attorney fees. It addresses matters like eminent domain, insolvency judges, and property rights in Hamilton County. Readers may mail questions to the Free Legal Department Cincinnati American 122 East Seventh Street Cincinnati Ohio.
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Free Legal Department
Cincinnati American
East Seventh Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Department of Health How to Keep Well Advice Column
Health officials offer free answers to questions on hygiene sanitation and disease prevention in these columns. Home remedies may be suggested but no prescriptions will be provided.
Government position on milk quality and bacterial standards
The piece explains that milk cleanliness depends on temperature and age, with bacterial counts guiding enforcement. It notes inspectors, ordinances, and the need for reliable standards, stating the Bureau of Chemistry continues using bacterial tests but now bases actions on multiple samples rather than a single examination.
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Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Tssted
Pellagra theories and land reform in early 20th century letters
Readers debate pellagra causes citing a London physician and the Illinois land issue. Henry Dawson echoes concerns about unused Ohio land and monopolies, proposing land value taxation to release land for the unemployed and lower urban costs.
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Cincinati
Canal
America
Senor Huerta
Tammany
Ana
Dry Goode Economist
Walt Mason
Raymond Hitchcock
Bat
Herman Seidler
Grammery Court
Manhattan
Tom Powers
Mr. Hearst
Mr. Powers
Powers
Vers
Riverside Drive
Parker
James Hazen Hyde
Paris
Iisu-Ance
Hyde
Dilletante
Breecker Street
Cook
North Pole
Congress
Dr. Sulzer
Pittsburg
Carranza
Florida Times Union
Kansas City Star
Detroit
Jackson's Corners
Judge Warner
Warner
Hamilton County
Wah
Noyeni Y ‘Gould
Ak Ray Tg
Department OF Health
Editor
the American
London
Sambon
Henry Dawson
Mr. George
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