Legislature Cash Prize for Jobs, Scandals in St Louis
The piece critiques lawmakers for hiring relatives and mocks figures in St Louis politics. It notes Joseph Benedict Adams’s amnesia marriage records and Governor Hyde’s police board controversies. It mentions John Waddill’s possible appointment to lead the state tax commission and anticipated fights over funding.
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Joseph Benedict Adams
Syracuse
N. Y
St. Louis
Hese
Adams
Victor J. Miller
Hyde
Miller
John Waddill
States Auditor’s Office
State Tax Commission
E. M. Zevely
Waddill
Tax Commission
Hyde H
Beer drinking cat Cloves dies after alley fight
The famous beer drinking cat Cloves, known from the saloon row and theater circles, is dead in Minneapolis after a confrontation with ten greyhounds in an alley near a theater. The cat fought the dogs but perished.
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Minneapolis
Cloves
Ten Greyhounds
Theater Collapse in Johnstown Kills Seven in Barnesboro
Seven are dead and seven are injured, three severely, after the Grand theater building collapses in Barnesboro following heavy rain that softened the soil near an adjacent excavation. The moving picture house falls as supports fail, with authorities investigating cause and safety factors.
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Barnesboro
Johnstown
Grand Theater
Don’t Jay Cross. Always walk to the corner.
A brief note advises against jaywalking and urges pedestrians to use the corner crosswalks for safety. The guideline emphasizes staying on sidewalks and crossing at designated points to reduce accidents. It reflects urban safety messaging common in city notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Cross
Scenic Lake Taneycome Boating and Camping Vacation
Stream and mountain boating on Lake Taneycome with 25 miles of waters from 200 yards to 2 miles wide. Rowing, fishing, camping along clear streams winding through hills. Ideal trips 25 to 125 miles down the James and White Rivers with beaches, bluffs, rapids, and quiet pools. Good hotels, accommodations, and camping facilities offer a premier family vacation experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taneycome
James
White
Protective Reading Secrets for the Secret Bookworm
A humorous persuasive piece urges average readers to hide their literacy by using a mock income tax reports cover. It mocks social shame for reading classics and suggests gradually expanding titles while keeping the practice discreet to avoid reputational backlash.
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Rabelais
Stephen Leacock
Kirriemuir Preserves Barrie Street Names Despite Reforms
A London Graphic piece reveals Kirriemuir kept Sir James Barrie’s legacy through street names. Publican protests had sparked name changes like Tannage brae to Bridge Street, yet a local resident resisted a water pipe plan, prompting a council concession to restore historic names. The town remains recognizable to Barrie readers due to plumbing considerations rather than literature.
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Kirriemuir
James Barrie
London Graphic
Sir James
Tannage Brae
Newton Bank
Barrie
Burglar Dilemmas In Fox Cinemelodrama White New Sleeps
A New York life cinemelodrama shows a burglar facing a teleph call temptation while robbing a millionaire’s safe. The scene explores the urge to answer the ringing phone as he considers hiding. Constance Talmadge also stars in A Virtuous Vamp.
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New York
Jegerson
Constance” Talmadge
Possibility of Another Ice Age Framed by Volcanic Eruptions
Dr Robert E Griggs told the American Association for Advancement of Science that a sequence of eruptions like Mt Katmai in Alaska in June 1912 could trigger an ice age by lowering Earth's sunlit temperature.
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Mt., Katmai
Alaska
Earth
Robert E. Griggs
American Association For Advancement of Science
Onions Proclaimed Calorie Dense Soup for Invalids
An authority claims onions have more calories than some meats and can make an invigorating soup for convalescents. After a nibble of scallions, onion soup, and steak, even the most delicate invalid might endure any fate with a heart.
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Carpenters
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Jamie
Jamie Barrie
Democrat-Tribune
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FOX
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Ziegfeld
New’ York
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Morrow
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Anita Stewart
Laclede
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