Government to buy telegraph lines for postal service
Postmaster General Hitchcock urges Congress to acquire telegraph lines and run them under the postal system. He argues government control could lower rates, extend service to small towns, and mirror foreign models. Estimated value of lines offered for acquisition around 250 million dollars with about 100000 people connected to telegraph companies nationwide.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Congress
United States
Postal Service
Bound Vessels Reach Chicago After Icebound Ordeal
The Indiana and the Kansas, steamers between Milwaukee and Chicago, arrive in Chicago after four days held by ice floes 380 feet high. Over 100 people on board were discharged. forty crew members suffer from frostbite as officials forbid staff from speaking about the incident.
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Chicago
Indiana
Milwaukee
Edward Wilson
Hibben Heads Princeton as New President
Dr. Joan Grier Hibben Lisbon, PhD LLDB, professor of logic and philosophy at Princeton University, elected fourteenth president by unanimous board vote. Succeeds Woodrow Wilson who resigned October 20 1910 to accept the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Hibben aged fifty one leads Princeton after a vacancy.
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Princeton
N. J
Joan Grier Lisbben
Princeton University
Matessue
Woodrow Wil Eon
Hibben
Wilson
New Jersey
Carnegie Denounces Wall Street Methods During Congress Testimony
Andrew Carnegie testified before a House committee on antitrust and imperial policy. He admitted a 1900 gift of 16000 to support imperialism and the Philippines annexation, condemned stock jobbing as parasitic, and endorsed Roosevelt’s plan to leave trusts organized. He suggested laws banning officers from trading their own company securities and received 28.50 in pay and expenses, planning to display the check at his Fifth Avenue home.
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Washington, D. C
Andrew Carnegie
Atee! Trust
Philippines
Wall Street
Carnegie
Fifth Avenue
Lorimer Admits Browne Loan Amid Conspiracy Claims
Senator William Lorimer testified before the senate investigative committee that he loaned Lee O Neill Browne about 8000 to 10000 for Browne’s 1910 trials. Lorimer blamed a conspiracy by the Chicago Tribune and Governor Deneep to remove him from the senate and jail Browne, saying prosecutors pressured falsified confessions and noting many Illinois lawmakers supported him.
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Washington, D.C
William Lorimer
Senate Investigating Committee
Lee O'Neil Browne
Browne
Democratic House
Senate
Chicago Tribune
Deneep
Nmcois
Government Granted Inspect of Morris & Co Books
Government attorneys won a small victory in the beef trust trial as Judge Carpenter allowed a government accountant to inspect Morris & Co books at leisure. Packers resisted, but the order stands. Morris offices telegraphed journals and ledgers for the three years ending September 12, 1910. After examination, similar demands may extend to Swift Armour and the National Packing Company.
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Chicago
Beef Trust
Carpenter
Morris & Co
Morris
Swift, Armour
National Packing Company
Schwab Seeks Consolidation in Trust Reform
Bethlehem Steel head Charles M. Schwab urged legislation at Philadelphia Manufacturers' Club dinner to permit consolidation of large firms. He argued that forced individualism for big corporations would harm labor through lower wages and urged anti-trust reform favoring mergers.
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Philadelphia
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Manufacturers’ Club
United States
Army Rifles for Schools Proposal Turbulent Debates
Washington report notes Secretary of War Stimeon urged Congress to pass a bill authorizing rifles and ammunition for schools and rifle clubs. The objection by Senator Vardaman signals continued contention over program scope and funding.
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Army Rifles
Washington
Stimeon
Congress
Potboiled Verse Snippets Echo Vices and Vows
The piece strings brief dramatic scenes about John Jones quitting cigars then relapsing, James Green and wife quarrels over a rug, a shy damsel resisting a kiss, and a boastful political satire about Teddy and 18 edits. It ends asking to name three words for a rhyme.
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T. R
Teddy
Where She Fails
Gladys Montmorency observes Lizzie Home eigh emulating a fad to enhance beauty. Elise Hollalonder agrees the trend is self absorbed and so preoccupies Lizzie that she cannot think clearly and remains unappealing.
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Lizzie Homeeigh
Gladys Montmorency
Elise Hollalonder
The Truth About Blueing Blue Whites
A promotional note extols Red Cross Ball Blue as the only trustworthy blueing brand. It mocks rivals with phrases about a large bottle of water and complete delusion, urging readers to choose Red Cross for bright whites.
Injustice Reveals Old Farmer Over His Fox Terrier
A rural English farmer defends not licensing his fox terrier claiming it is a puppy. The magistrate fines him, while the farmer laments a centuries old law and repeats the same tale from previous years.
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Nobbut Midchin
Cure of Agonizing Itching Rash With Cuticura Remedies
A Kentucky man describes a four year ordeal of boils and a burning itchy rash covering arms neck and body. After three doctors failed, he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for four months and was cured. He endorses Cuticura and notes a free sample offer by mail from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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E. L Cate
Exile
Dept. L
Boston
Humorous Bible Verse Misread in Old Sermon
An Atlanta Constitution piece recounts a preacher delivering a text about a tree and fruit, with a punchline about adding a posium to reach his congregation's intelligence. An elder remarks the phrase wasn’t in the Bible. The preacher explains the addition was to suit his audience.
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Atlanta Constitution
Walking for Nerves and Pure Oxygen
The text extols walking as an excellent nerve tonic improving skin tone and complexion. It notes nerves suffer without oxygen, praising regular daily walks of four to five miles as most beneficial, while suggesting other leisure exercises exist but are less advantageous.
True to Her Sex Crow Comedy in Aesop Tone
A Lovesick Crow pesters a Fair Young Female Crow for a mate but she refuses. When pressed for reasons she giggles and says Oh Caws proving the Man’s advances are rebuffed in playful bird humor.
A Female Sherlock Holmes at Early Congregation
Report notes a woman, labeled Mrs Saintly, arriving with the morning parish crowd. A question arose about Mrs Feshuns’ whereabouts, with details hinting at her recent purchase of a powder hat last week.
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Sherlock Holmes
Rev. Saintly
Mra. Feshuns
Sally
Mra. Saintly
Alone with Nature and Odd Advertisements
A fragmentary collage shows a poet seeking a Chicago editor’s feedback on a piece about solitude with nature and a demand for a dime to travel by trolley to seek nature again. The text includes a Georgia farm investment pitch and a rustic courtroom line about jury numbers, creating a collage of unrelated snippets and voices.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Sweet Powders for Children Promoted by A B Olmsted
A Le Roy New York druggist advertises Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to relieve colic, feverishness, teething troubles, and stomach upsets in youngsters. The claim notes years of use and pleasant taste. sample offered by A B Olmsted.
Stop the Pain and Heal with Cole’s Carbolic Salve
Advertising text touts Cole’s Carbolic Salve to stop burns and cuts, claim quick healing and scar prevention with dubious ingredients. Mentions free samples from J W Cole & Co and lists European and U S per capita fire waste and consumption statistics alongside medical cure claims.
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Cole
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falla
Wis
Europe
United States
When Worry Strikes the Crowd Others Take Pause
A concise reflection on social anxiety where the act of worrying by some triggers concern in others. The piece examines how collective unease arises from individual worry and how shared apprehension influences group behavior.
Gossip Debate Sparks Hushed Late Night Call
A fragment from a Mississippian social scene describes Mr. Dash allegedly intoxicated during a late evening phone call and a failed kiss. Miss Gaboy notes drinking can drive desperate acts.
Perce of Habit at the Pearly Gate
An angel at the pearly gate pauses after entry and asks with earthly care if her halo is straight, a playful reflection on self image and heavenly judgment.
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Pearly Gate
An Everyday Lesson Remains in Writings of Wilts
Fragmented lines hint at a moral or educational piece about self-reliance and writing. The garbled text mentions daily instruction, a focus on personal duty, and a playful mispunctuated line about a person named Gay Ané.
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