Polite truth and economic feuds haunt early 1900s press
The Atchison Globe cites polite deceit. the Public Ledger mocks abolishing servant terms. A Missouri man confesses to killing the wrong man, while editors deride living on 15 cents a day and cattle prices. Aguinaldo comments on Taft’s visit and independence efforts. Railroading deaths spark La Follette inquiries. The Shah of Persia and monarchic power are debated amid European politics. Rural France wealth and church aid prompt debate on preacher pay and press coverage.
Red Bradbury's End in a Dying Standoff
A distressed old man on his deathbed pleads for mercy as his son forces a grim choice. The scene spirals with threats of violence and damnation, ending in a fatal moment while the night wind and fire set a doomed mood. Arthur Symons attributes the piece to The San Francisco Argonaut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana
Arthur Symons
San Francisco
Argonaut
Wolves in Love and Loss on the Yukon River
In the Yukon at a spruce camp, two wolves track poisoned bait set by hunters. A mature female mourns her slain mate, circling the river, culminating in her death beside the first wolf and a ravaged night of hunger and grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Polar Ocean
Arctic Circle
Donald McKercher
Yukon
Pelly
Mac
Wolf
Ens
Airship plans and climate notes span Europe and U S
An English German topic review covers airship experiments and balloon ventures plus a Berlin firm ready to build military airships for any nation. It compares climates of Europe and the United States and notes iron column ventilation, cotton yarn experiments, Mars facts, and color agriculture findings with plants thriving under red light and blue light effects.
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Zeppelin
Germany
England
France
Berlin
Europe
United States
Virginia
Carolinas
Camille Flammarion
Green Glass
Red House
Prisoner Judge His Own Case in Indiana Court
Hamilton Murray a wealthy farmer was arrested for intoxication and placed before Judge Gass who, recognizing him as an old offender, proposed he judge his own case. Murray urged leniency due to long habit but was fined $10 which he paid and left the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Murray
Gass
Murray
Munecle (Ind
Diaspatch
The
New York Sun
Views on Capital Punishment Exchange
A courtroom exchange shows Hewitt asking support for capital punishment while Jewett argues that capitalists should be punished. a judge remarks on the topic.
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Hewitt
Jewett
Effect of Sun Baths on Health Cited by Cincinnati Man
Evan T. Roberts of Cincinnati praises sun baths as highly healthful. He recalls studying in Berlin where doctors prescribed sun exposure and fresh air, noting his 40 minute daily sun sessions helped him recover from nervous prostration. The Nashville Tennessean reports his testimony.
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Evan T. Roberts
Cincinnati
Tulane
Germany
Berlin
Nashville
Tennessean
Marvel of surgery shown to the French Academy of Medicine
Dr Delair demonstrated an amazing four piece prosthesis for a patient who lost his chin lower jaw lip tongue and nose from a gun accident. The device uses Indian rubber teeth nose and jaw and weighs little more than an ounce, allowing the patient to remove and replace it.
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French Academy of Medicne
Delair
New York Tribune
The Grouse Hunters Dialogue Pushes Back on Missing Birds
In a Punch-style snippet a pair of keepers discuss why a hunter failed to hit grouse. One keeper questions others about a mysterious miss while the second jokes about chasing birds his dog never touched, suggesting confusion or misperception.
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Duncan
Yin
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Atchison Globe
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Missouri
New York
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Dispatch
Taft
Aguinaldo
Senator la Follette
Persia
New Orleans Picayune
Israel
Washington Post
Mediterranean
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Red Bradbury
Joe
Parsons
John Bird
Preston
Manchester
Sea Island
Mars
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