Champ Clark Attacks Republicans in New York Speech
The Devils Lake Inter Ocean notes Champ Clark, Democratic House leader, assailing Republican legislation in New York. It defends GOP measures like tariff, postal savings, and railroad bills, praising Republican progress and denouncing Democratic obstruction and "boss rule" in contrast to Clark’s leadership.
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Champ Clark
House
New York
Congress
Clark
Fitzgerald
Senate
Champ
Ramsey county insurgent leanings reshapes Republican unity
Primary results show Ramsey county moving toward certain insurgent candidates while Republicans unite for state and county tickets. A rising voter independence appears in many precincts signaling a shift away from machine politics and toward candidacy appeals based on honesty, service, and character.
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Ramsey County
Bos
Advancing Independence in Voting for Better Politics
The piece urges steady progress in political life, saying the precounter and past wire pulling fade as independence in voting improves. It stresses not perfection but continued improvement over time, calling readers to read, think, and act on candidates’ qualifications to raise standards and service.
Burk e and Johnson in North Dakota governor race
Burke and Johnson will run again for governor of North Dakota. The piece argues Ramsey county should back Johnson, citing past margins and local pride, while noting Burke’s four years in office, his Bis marck residence, and controversial appointments. It endorses C A Johnson of Ward county as the Republican candidate.
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Johnson
Burke
North Dakota
Ramsey County
John Burke
Bismarck
U. S. Senate
Purcell
Wahpeton
Taft's Conciliatory Policy Praised By Taft Critics
Washington Post notes Taft's approach in the Sixty-first congress showed wisdom and restraint. Despite early doubts, the president guided most of his legislative program to fruition. Critics and friends now agree the administration avoided risk and controlled key bills under his supervision.
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Washington Post
Taft
Congress
President signs rail bill and statehood measure
The outgoing congress saw the railroad bill approved by insurgents and party factions and signed by the president. The statehood bill raises the union to forty eight states. A conservation bill awaits the president’s signature after swift passage. The president can now vacation content with a record of achievement for the Republican platform.
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Congress
Union
Senate
House
Republican Party
Postal Savings Banks Authorized By Congress
Congress votes to authorize postmasters to accept deposits and pay 2 percent interest under a postal bank system. A board of trustees will oversee designated postal depositories where anyone over 10 can save from 1 to 100 per month and up to 500 total. Deposits may be withdrawn with earned interest. funds flow to banks, with 65 percent kept locally, 30 percent invested in U.S. securities, and 5 percent in a national reserve.
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Congress
Chicago Tribune
Postoffice Department
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Editor Crary Attacks Wehe and Journalists in Mud Slinging
The Edmore Herald News editor Milt Crary is accused of false charges against Attorney Wehe and of mudslinging at Inter-Ocean’s manager. The piece mocks Crary as a sore head and falsifier who revels in dirt, hoping he leaves Holmore postmaster duties for greener pastures.
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Crary
Edmore Herald News
Edmore
Wehe
Inter-Ocean
Milt
Jones
Smith
Holmore
Birth-rate debate stalls as population grows slowly
Frances faces a tough task winning public interest in birth-rate, noting the republic’s population has risen by only about 2,000,000 since 1861. A series of measures have been introduced in parliament to address the issue.
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Frances
Republic
Birth Rate Stimulus Proposals Stir Riksdag Debate
Proposals aim to boost births include forcing bachelors over 29 into military service and mandating marriage for state workers aged 25, with extra pay and pensions for families with more than three children. Repeal of estate division among children is proposed amid studies citing 1909 births at 770,000 versus 792,000 the prior year.
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Republic
Postal savings bill seen as great aid to nation
Congress adjourns after a heated session with factions in dispute. The postal savings bank bill is hailed as the measure closest to the average citizen and is expected to soon take effect. It aims to foster saving by encouraging deposits through banks and keeping money in local communities.
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Congress
Appeal to Reason Attacks Theodore Roosevelt in Broadside
The Appeal to Reason a socialist weekly from Girard Kansas targets Theodore Roosevelt in a last issue labeling him a foe. Editors and contributors include Eugene V Dobbs Jack London and George D Herron with personal vices cited. The piece uses sensational critique to argue against Roosevelt while contrasting it with a growing school savings bank system showing substantial deposits and withdrawals across numerous states and countries.
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Kansas
Sue
Theodore Roosevelt
Reason
Eugene V. Dobbs
Jack London
George D. Herron
Jack
California
Herron
Grinnell College
Miss Rand
Roosevelt
Ohio Democrats back Harmon in presidential race
Friends of Governor Harmon in Ohio are angered by William Jennings Bryan interference in state politics. They note Bryan lost Ohio in 1836 1900 and 1908 by large margins and accuse him of trying to dictate policies in other states. Harmon allies deny the charge and plan a strong nationwide push for Harmon’s candidacy.
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Harmon
Ohio
Bryan
Nebraska
Pennsylvania Republicans Hold Harmonious Convention
The Pennsylvania Republicans gathered for a convention praising the Taft administration and its record. The platform endorses enacted measures, cites tariff law as a Republican achievement, and notes a half billion dollar rise in wages for working men as a result.
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Pennsylvania
Molly Had Ice In Her Socks Controversy Sparks Affair
Column notes a questioned article's lack of names to protect a mother and daughter reportedly accosted. It urges Illinois voters to purge political grafters, calls for firing Lor from the U S Senate and a renewal of political virtue.
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Molly
Thomas
The
Inter-Ocean
Very Devout Parishioners Clash Over Pew Privilege
A new parson in a remote agricultural area begins pastoral calls and meets Mrs. Jones who explains their family attends church due to a pew feud with Farmer Smith. She says Peter stands at the door before service to keep Smith out, and the family remains regular despite the dispute.
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Farmer Jones
Palmer Jones
Early colonial debates on women’s attire in worship
In 1769 Andover Massachusetts voted on disapproval of women wearing bats during service as indecent. Abington in 1775 banned women wearing bats and bonnets in church worship. A third town required women to remove bonnets from meeting houses.
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Colonia
Andover
Mass
Abington
King George II and the Green Park Cost Tale
A historied quip recounts King George II weighing adding Green Park to palaces. His minister estimates the cost as three crowns, prompting the king to grasp the public mood and sparing the park while preserving his throne.
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George II
Green Park
London
Lobster Cooking Debated In Conversation
Merciful. Mrs. A says she loves lobsters but won’t boil them at home fearing cruelty. Mrs. B replies she puts them in cold water and lets them come to a boil. Boston Transcript remarks on the humane angle of cooking lobsters.
No Satisfying Her Women Are Hard to Understand
Philadelphia Record reports a exchange where a man tells a woman she did not carry her age well, sparking offense and silence. The dialogue highlights gendered miscommunications and social friction observed in an era.
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Philadelphia
Up In the World Visit prompts old friend Jacks return
A fragment describes a brief exchange about an old acquaintance named Jacks who has made his fortune. The speaker notes that Jacks and his family occasionally visit the old neighborhood, treating the trip as a casual, reconnection visit.
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Jacks
Norton Wins Secretaries Post Lead In Close State Primary
Norton leads Frank Henry by 517 votes for Secretary of State as several counties yet to report may widen Adams county favor. Taylor holds a 1,068 vote edge over Woods for State Superintendent with many counties still to come. Anderson and Mann secure nominations for railroad commissioners third seat, Purcell close behind. Counts show Taylor and Woods separated by about 1,000 votes overall in partial returns.
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P. D. Norton
Frank Henry
Adams County
J. Taylor
A. L. Woods
Norton
Henry
LaMoure
LaMour
Sheridan
Mercer
Oliver
Hettinger
Towner
Bowman
Kidder
Taylor
Woods
Ogures
Cavalier County
Purcell
Stutsman
Board of Railroad Commission
Ers
O. P. N. Anderson
Romney County
W. H. Mann
Morton County
W. H. ‘Stateman
Morton
J. J. Purcell
Duna County
Railroad Commission
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