Taft urges action over talk to unite Republicans
President Taft at a League of Republican Clubs address calls on party members to act in Congress and support legislation, criticizing Aldrich and Cannon loyalists for blocking progressive measures and pressuring standpatters to join the insurgents in redeeming party pledges.
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Columbia
Taft
Congress
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House
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Aldrich
Cannon
Aldrich-Cannon
Beveridge
Roosevel
John G. Capers
South Carolina
South
Iowa
Kansas
Washington
Repubican
Towa
Committee On Rules
Editorial Echoes From Taft to Beveridge in Tariff Controversy
A compilation of opinions from lawmakers and press on taft Aldrich roosevelt and payne tariff debates. Critics lampoon standpatters like Cannon and Dalzell while predicting democratic gains in Indiana and Massachusetts amid party realignments and trust politics.
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Payne
Indiana
Washington
Pittsburg
Kansas City Star
Republicans Must Push Progressive Legislation Now
The piece argues the Republican majority in Congress should capitalize on unified control to pass Taft’s progressive measures, restore trust with the public, and avert a political upheaval highlighted by Massachusetts district politics. It cites past tariff failures and urges prompt action to fulfill campaign pledges.
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Republican Party
Cleveland
Congress
Taft
Fourteenth
Massachusetts
Chicago Post
Handy Thing to Have Exchange Between Spouses
A brief exchange frames a scene where a man praises his devoted wife and another man agrees wishing for more spouses like her. The dialogue captures humor and admiration in a domestic moment.
The Spirit of the Hive and the modern business ethic
Maeterlinck argues that collective intelligence drives hive success while a rogue bee is killed for private gain. He contrasts the fixed bee spirit with the dynamic Zeitgeist guiding modern society and business, highlighting mutuality, honesty, education, and shared prosperity in commerce.
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Zettgetar
the Times
Zeitgist
Brotherhood of Man
Thanet
Our Swede Servant by William F. Kirk
A humorous dialogue scene features Steena the servant quarreling at table over oysters and a possible suitor. The narrator and wife dismiss her as she loudly comments on Sweden and hospitality. The piece ends with Steena claiming Americans are raucous as she hustles around the dinner setting.
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William F. Kirk
Steena
Sweden
Queen Skol
Walhala
Walhalla
Biende
Brass Tacks A Wise Father by Booth Tarkington
A St Louis Globe Democrat note references Booth Tarkington's father as author of a novel, suggesting a tie to a young protagonist. The item plays on literary circles and editorials about authorship and family influence.
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Booth Tarkington
Chip
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Fragmentary social dialogue from a 1910s column
A mosaic of clipped lines shows a sociological talk and domestic banter. Voices include a delver in sociological problems and Mrs with remarks on wealth and the proletariat along with snippets of family discourse about food buying and child care.
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Delver
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