Duluth Magnate Defends Social Standards at Luncheon
Jerome McWade explains Duluth society to a Philadelphia visitor noting a woman’s attire is too revealing. The exchange centers on fashion, propriety, and a public figure described as “a woman with a past.”
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Jerome
McWade
Duluth
Philadelphia
Mr. McWade
Extravagance and the Cost of Living Reflections
A dialogue on distinguishing needs from luxuries follows a Congregational meeting in Rast Orange. A Westerner’s New York visit prompts a letter home: New York is a great city, but I wish I had come here before I was converted.
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First Congregational Church
Rast Orange
New York
Newark
Senator La Follette on a noted financier
The exchange described by the New York Times features Senator La Follette remarking that the financier faced a setback in a session with a member of their party. The discussion turns to money with one man asserting there are many ways to earn it, while another insists there is only one honest path.
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Senator la Follette
New York Times
Naval economy drive under Secretary Meyer reorganizes fleet
In the navy department Secretary George von Lengerke Meyer pursues a virtual reorganization to cut costs and improve efficiency. He cites coal and oil savings on Mantana and Georgia, evaporators cutting fresh water costs, and shipboard repair shops reducing repair expenses while keeping skilled workers employed.
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Navy Department of the
United States
George von Lengerke Meyer
Navy
Meyer
Congress
Naval Service
Mantana
Georgia
Hoosier Governor Emerges As 1912 Presidential Possibility
Indiana leans toward Governor Thomas R. Marshall for the Democratic nomination as 1912 conventions approach. National committeeman Thomas Taggart states Indiana with Marshall, while Bryan fans exist. Republicans wage intraparty battles as Kern vies for the Senate seat.
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Indiana
Hoosier
Thomas R. Marshall
Thomas Taggart
Washington
Marshall
Bryan
Lst
John W. Kern
Beveridge
New York
Ohio
From Iowa Plow Boy to Chicago Bank Leader
George M. Reynolds heads the Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago after its consolidation. A lifelong banker, he avoids leisure, alcohol, and hobbies, working nine hours daily and never taking a sick day or vacation without business. He came to Chicago in 1897 as cashier and follows a rule to marry early and make business a pleasure.
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Iowa
United States
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Mr. Reynolds
Chicago
Continental National Bank
King George V Forms In Bad Club With Churchill
The king and cabinet member Winston Churchill clash over policy in Marlborough House. Churchill refuses the king while Harrison, a New York congressman, faced White House exclusion amid the empire’s political tensions.
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George V
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Francis Burton Harrison
Congress
New York
Harrison
White House
Marlborough House
King George
Board of Trade
Lord Randolph Churchill
Daughte
Leonard Jerome
George Cornwallis Weat
Lord Stuado
Notes on NorthWest crimes fires and curiosities
Leeland H Barnard, long time Sperry Flour cashier in Oakland, faces embezzlement charges of 22000 with confession. Deputy Sheriff Charles A Farrel killed himself in Missoula after pursuing a lunatic. Lucius W Hoyt Denver law leader dies after brief illness. Nevada wheat damage by squirrels in White River valley and Genoa fire loss over 100000. Naturalization of Chinese denied. born citizens unaffected. Parker of United Wireless arrested in Seattle on mail fraud warrant. released on 10000 bond. Montana yields large wheat area despite short crops. overall crop promising. John R Godding rearrested for depositions while insolvent. Seattle drowning at Luna Park pool. Archuleta shoots woman then commits suicide as child burned. tragedy. Buford transport sails to Alaska with 800 troops. Jeanette Campagni dies from wild dogwood berries. siblings ill. Army allows Fort Lawton Negro soldiers to leave reservation. Nevada wells show artesian flow post earthquake. Criminial trial in Cheyenne includes craps game to reveal motive. Bertha Laffin climbs Missoula state university stack in absurd attire.
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Leland H. Barnard
Oakland
Sperry Flour Company
Barnard
Charles A. Farrel
Missoula
Mont
Farrell
Lucius W. Hoyt
Colorado Bar Association
Denver University
Denver
General Council
American Bar Association
White River Valley
Nevada
Genoa
Douglass County
Sierra Nevada Mountains
George H. Parker
United Wireless Telegraph Company
Mississippi River
Seattle
Parker
Montana
Colorado
John R. Godding
Rocky Ford
la Junta
George D. Howe
University of Washington
Luna Park
Carlos Archuleta
Juanita Gallegos
Vermejo Park
N. M
United States Army
Buford
Alsaka
Sixteenth Infantry
Alaska
Fort Crook
Neb
Fort Logan
H. Root
Arkansas
Jeanette Campagni
Norman
Roy Rodney
War Department
Twenty-fiftth United States Infantry
Fort Lawton
Berty
Peter Jacobson
Gardnerville
Levi Tracey
Cheyenne
John W. Mitchell
James Henry
Tracey
Bertha Laffin
State University
Tumor of Years Growth Claims Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy
Holly Springs Mississippi reader praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for removing a tumor after surgery. The letter extols relief from female health complaints and invites confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Holly Springs
Miss
Lydia E. Pinkam
Pinkham
German farm alcohol stills and tax system described
An authority explains that about twenty thousand farm stills operate on German farms under a permit system. Farmers may produce grain or potato alcohol up to a set limit with reduced tax. excess distillation is taxed higher. Denatured alcohol escapes taxation. A quip about women and silence closes the piece.
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Germany
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