Taft Sent Wick ersham West To Purge Insurgents
The piece accuses Attorney General Wickersham of eastern ties and pro Sugar Trust dealings. It alleges he approved a 55 000 acre Mindoro land sale at 6 50 an acre, conflicting with the 1902 Philippine law, and ties his actions to Taft and Henry Taft. It frames the move as a tactical blunder aimed at purging insurgents.
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Wickersham
Chicago
West
New York
Ballinger
Philippines
Sugar Trust
United States
Vatican
William H. Taft
Congress
Cable
Havemeyer Sugar Trust
Guggenheims
Morgan Syndicate
Mindoro
Henry W. Taft
Taft
Republican Party
Washington
Editorial Afterthoughts On Roosevelt And The Gilded Age
A satirical editorial muses on Roosevelt returning to a weary public, taft, wickersham, and the tariff debate. It jokes about political maneuvering, corruption whispers in Pittsburg, and the Republican party needing recruits rather than victims amid recent moves and new books.
Golden wedding in a Wisconsin farmhouse echoes long marriage
A Wisconsin couple Lucy Huntington and Samuel Fallows celebrate their golden anniversary fifty years after a wartime union. He became a bishop and she his steadfast partner, with children and grandchildren present, proving marriage endures beyond public debate on its value. The piece contrasts enduring unions with divorce courts and reflects on Taft era politics and Dalzell’s political fate.
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Wisconsin
Lucy Huntington
Samuel Fallows
Trousseau
Baltimore Sun
Convertibility of Life and Death by Milo Hastings
Professor Irving Fisher argues that a child’s lifetime earnings, net of costs, can be valued at about 6.96 billion dollars for last year’s babies, with societal worth rising to about 6,000 dollars at age 25. He suggests wealth and life are interchangeable, and that wasteful spending diminishes lives, urging society to allocate wealth toward constructive work rather than mere charity. The piece critiques industrial wealth waste and calls for justice in a highly connected modern economy.
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Taft
Kansas City Star
Robinson Crusoe
Wland
Joe Cannon
Missouri
Massachusetts
Indiana
Dalzell
McKeesport
Turtle Creek
Horatio
Philadelphia Record
Irving Fisher
Yale
New York
Clearing House of Commerce
Jokes and Banter Dryly Dry in a Pageful of Puns
A collection of light quips and snippets in dated banter. A spendthrift, oysters, and a doctor's odd prescription mix with marital mischief and playful misunderstandings. Characters exchange wry lines about fortune, country living, and romance.
Two Months of Civic Turnaround Across Major Cities
A New York Post analysis notes a broad shift toward good government as corruption cases recede in Albany and leaders like Fitzgerald leave, while Des Moines Milwaukee and Chicago show reform momentum. The piece argues a nationwide tradition of clean democracy is forming beyond spasmodic efforts.
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Boston
Fitzgerald
San Francisco
Heney
Senate
Albany
Raines
Cleveland
Tom Johnson
Philadelphia
New York City
New Jersey
New Idea
New York
Des Moines
Milwapukee
Chicago
South Carolina
Galveston
Newport
Manly
Pittsburg
Congress
New York Post
The Salvation Army Born From Booths Bold Calling
A 1861 Liverpool session sparked William Booth to answer the call and form a volunteer army. From a Whitechapel tent in 1885, the Salvation Army grew amid opposition into a global force. Booth’s dream, carried by his wife’s vow Never, became a world famous movement.
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Liverpool
Engcland
William Booth
East End
Society of Friends
Baker's Row
Whitechapel
London
Booth
Christian Mission
Utp
Salvation
India
Salvationist
Australia
South Africa
Daniel Webster
Forties
England
Salvation Army
Brass Tacks Still Has a Chance in Markets
Detroit News notes Hetty Green suffered a nervous collapse yet asserts her securities remain sound while the Louisville Courier-Journal jokes about disconsolates and the daily rise of the sun, gardens yielding sasst and Milwaukee’s beer feeding a hopeful mood.
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Hetty Green
Detroit News
Milwaukee
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bootleggers Face Loss as Saloons Drop in Michigan
The Houston Post reports more than 500 saloons shut in Michigan, clearing a path to prosperity for bootleggers. The Kansas City Star notes President Taft’s plan to win Progressive support from Senator Aldrich may take longer than expected.
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Michigan
Houston Post
Taft
Aldrich
Kansas City Star
The Good Die Young Texas Man Dies at 79 Vote Note
A Texas man who backed the Democratic ticket 79 years ago has died. The brief item notes his long political support and passing, reflecting on his age and participation in past elections.
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Texas
News Litem
Unusual cabbage crop fuels cross-border jokes
Texas reports a bumper cabbage harvest most of which has already sold. The New York Herald notes that several smokers left a trail, implying much of the crop reached them. A Tennessee woman seeks divorce on grounds her husband refuses Texas residence, arguing the divorce should be granted if she must live with him.
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The
Tobacco Trust
Texas
New York Herald
Tennessee
Norfolk
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Pullman
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Lfe
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Mie
Edith
Emily
Methodist New Connection Conference
Vation Army
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