Elderkin Defends Mayor Appointments and Council Veto Power
A special council meeting features Alderman Elderkin urging confirmation of mayoral appointees unless unfitness is shown. He condemns the deadlock and defends executive responsibility, urging clear reasons for any rejection while criticizing the city council for lacking explanations and allowing potential chaos in government actions.
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Adit
Republican Party
United States
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Ety Vlerk
Fire Department
City Council Deadlock Over Resignations and Appointments
City employees resign. mayor accepts while aldermen do not. Appointees likely to be rejected when presented to the Council. Confusion, double bills, and stalled business disrupt taxpayers’ rights. Alderman Elderkin stands apart, refusing to join a partisan clash invading city governance.
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Elderkin
No Man Has Right to Be a Heretic Says Clergymen
A columnist argues against Dr. Briggs and other heretics entering new religious roles. The piece contends a man who cannot fully subscribe to a church creed has no right to use its pulpit for new views, urging resignation and honesty over clergy changes.
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Briggs
Sin
Not the Same Opponents of Expansion Clash in War Debate
The piece contrasts anti expansion critics like Hoar Reed and Carnegie with the Arch Imperialistic League. It argues the latter undermine the Philippines war through treachery while others oppose policy but not the government, urging loyalty to duty and condemning traitors.
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Atkinson
Copperheads
Mar
Reed
Hoar
Carnegie
Philippines
Luzon
Rogter
Andrew Jackson
Controversy Rises in Butte City Council Over Mayor McCarthy
The piece notes a local dispute in Butte reflecting a wider feud with Mayor McCarthy. It draws parallels to a recent Anaconda fight where a similar argument aligned with aldermen opposing their mayor. The tone implies political tension and press alignment with city officials.
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McCarthy
Anaronda
Uly
Butte
Anaconda
Leiger
Moral clash over mayoral appointments in Butte
The debate centers on Mayor McCarthy and council nominees amid a larger feud between city officials and local papers. The argument questions whether party alignment and votes against Clark influence the council’s rejection of McCarthy’s nominees, arguing that senatorial votes should not determine local appointments.
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Inter Mountain
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Standard
Mar
Clark
Extra Session Rumors Stir National Affairs
Telegraphic notices today hint Congress may convene in September or October to address pivotal national issues. The president expects peace in the Philippines within 80 days, potentially expediting policy framing on new possessions and related finances. In Montana, W A Clark seating, Whiteside and Murphy suits, and Democratic controversy are awaited, with timing aimed at autumn rather than December.
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Congress
Philippines
W. A. Clark
Senate
Whiteside
Murphy
Ambition of Jones for higher office grows in Toledo
The article reports Mr. Jones aiming to be re elected mayor of Toledo and hints at gubernatorial and presidential aspirations. It notes his independent mayoral bid boosted his popularity, fueling ambition and suggesting a broader political reach within Ohio and beyond.
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Toledo
Ohio
United States
Buckeye
Inddia
Social Equality Vision Behind Municipal Ownership Ideals
A historical interview highlights a reformer denouncing social inequality among workers and elites. He advocates condemning trusts, promoting municipal ownership, and using mixed excursions to bridge class lines by treating all as equals regardless of occupation.
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Mr. Jones
High priced manuscripts set record auction prices
A survey notes top sales of ancient writings with large sums paid. Homer on vellum fetched 4000 pounds, the Charlemagne coronation Bible in the British Museum sold earlier, Scott’s Lady of the Lake brought 6400, Kent’s Endymion 3475, Old Mortality 3100, Thorall paid 3900 for a seventh century Bible, and Lord Crawford paid 2860 for an illuminated New Testament.
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British Museum
Scott
Lord Nelson
Kent
Endymion
John Thorall
Lord Crawford
Dewey’s Check Traded Like Prize at New York Club
A modest $10 check from Admiral Dewey sparked a lively bid among a metropolitan club of war heroes in New York. The secretary read the draft aloud, triggering eager offers from members as high as $400. The secretary kept the check, fearing loss and insisting on Dewey’s consent before selling. The crowd roared, with each man claiming the highest bid, while Dewey’s check remained in his possession.
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Admiral Dewey
New York
Dewey
Manila
The Red Lily Folklore From Palestine
A compact tale describes the red lily of Palestine resembling Easter lilies but yellow with purple streaks and a red blush inside. It recounts a folk story from nearby gardeners about the garden of Gethsemane where the lily bows before the Lord, tears filling its bells, and the dawn lifting others while the lily remains bowed in shame.
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Palestine
Gethsemane
Flower That Refused to Bend Before the Lord
A fragment portrays a delicate flower weeping in repentance as it resists bending before the Lord during an evening in the Garden of Gethsemane. The lines mix vanity, emotion, and devotion in a poetic fable tone.
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Gethsemany
Obituary Clashed With Timepiece In Humorous Row
An rural elder asked a town poet to draft his brother’s obituary. After several failures the verse read that he left this world at twenty minutes to sight, but the elder corrected it to twenty past nine noting his clock. He quipped that a Harbit cannot measure distance and allowed the line to stand.
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Atlanta Constitution
Across Purposes and Deaf Mute Dialogue
In a Washington Star exchange a young man says Kill es a pleasant sort, while another calls him egotistic. They agree judgments differ by manner and conclude it’s a mutual mistake. The Syracuse Herald notes a deaf mute exchange where a boy did not speak when set by another deaf mute as fingers signal.
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Washington Star
Jigson
Syracuse Herald
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