Indianapolis silent on safe Fourth firework plan
The editorial blasts Indianapolis city leadership for allowing dangerous Fourth of July celebrations while cities like Washington and Boston adopt safe, restricted fireworks policies. It cites AMA casualty statistics, advocates prohibition of explosions, and predicts Indianapolis will suffer injuries and deaths on July 5, 1910.
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Indianapolis
Washington, D. C
Boston
New York
New Haven
Pawtucket
Cleveland
Onr
The Old Order Changeth in National Politics
Boss Aldrich of the Senate will not seek re election in Rhode Island. Hale of Maine faces defeat amid anti corruption sentiment. Cannon loses power to insurgents as Dalzell battles for political life in Pittsburgh. Tawney in Minnesota concedes defeat over tariff views. Burkett Nebraska to falter after Payne bill vote. Lodge Massachusetts and railroad machine face repudiation as Foss wins in Fourteenth district. Kansas lawmakers face opposition and the era of elite influence wanes as public control rises.
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Aldrich
United States Senate
Rhode Island
Hale
Maine
Joe
Cannon
John Dalzell
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
James Tawney
Minnesota
Taft
Winona
United States
Burkett
Nebraska
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Fourteenth
Masachusetts
Foss
Lodge
Kansas
Notable Quotes on Hatpins and Custody from Historical Papers
A compilation of satirical lines references hatpins for millinery or defense, a question about divorce and poodle custody, and a quip about alimony. The remarks illustrate period humor and courtroom banter in newspaper storytelling.
Quip on Prison, Doughnut Joke Appears in 1950s Gossip
In 1950 a joke asks if he objected to his wife entering prison and notes it was not the jail his mother visited. A Chicago News quip follows with Ostend asking for a doughnut hole twice as wide to share the biggest part with his brother.
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Harper's Bazar
Little Ostend
Chicago News
Women testimony on cost of living fuels switchman dispute
The Philadelphia Star reports on a Chicago arbitration case where wives testify to family hardship from rising living costs. Laborers like George W. Miller earn about $100 monthly for long hours while households struggle to afford food, clothing, and education, with prices up 80 percent per grocer Otto Drager.
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Senator Lodge
Chicago
Arbitration Board
George W. Miller
J. W. Rickards
H. E. Norman
Otto Drager
Lodge
McKinley
Milwaukee Journal
Farm youth ambition and training on the farm
Farmers' institutes condemn rising taxes and corporate favoritism driving youth from farms. They argue the root cause lies in early training of farm children, asking what values are taught and whether youth are groomed for contentment or for wealth and status.
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Lfe
Philadelphia Star
Aldridge Nominated in Standpat Drive for New York Seat
The standpatters back George W. Aldridge for the Thirty second New York district vacancy caused by Representative Perkins death. Aldridge, a staunch veteran ally of the old guard, would defy insurgents and fight for unwavering Republican unity. The drive signals a national test of party purity over insurgent challenges as organs claim no compromise with treason will be tolerated.
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Perkins
New York
George W. Aldridge
Old Guard
Massachusetts
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Insurgent Telegraph Turns Critical Of Taft Era
The Philadelphia Telegraph, once a Taft ally, now denounces Republican leaders in Congress for defying the people and failing to uphold pledges made to win votes for Taft. The paper argues that ordinary voters have learned through recent years that their dollar buys less.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Washington
Telegraph
Taft
Congress
Depreciation Traced to Tariff Impacts on Food and Clothing
The Paducah News-Democrat notes efforts to track depreciation in power and links rising costs of food and clothing to tariffs. It cites producing and price‑controlling combinations that appear beyond federal court reach.
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Paducah News-Democrat
Taft Seen Shifting On Payne Aldrich Tariff
The president has moved from initial misgivings to praise for the Payne Aldrich tariff. He now defends the measure as best of all tariffs while criticizing critics and predicting its growing popularity. He once supported moderate views before election. Public sentiment appears unsettled.
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Payne-Aldrich
Winona
Minn
New York
Rochester
Albany
Providence
Payne
Aldrich
My Dad Kin the Two Wheels and Make a Fine Coaster
A playful verse extols a father who can craft kites, bows, whistles, and a coaster from wheels. Children admire his skill and wish their dads were as capable, noting his cheerful, helpful nature and practical talents.
National Tuberculosis Sunday Aims to Reach Millions Nationwide
Public health campaign urges churches and clergy to promote tuberculosis prevention and treatment. Prominent doctors, unions, schools, and churches join in nationwide effort with 40,000 sermon outlines and millions of potential listeners. The movement stresses education over donations and cites rising numbers of sanatoria and dispensaries, with significant support from leading medical figures and religious groups.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of
New York
Livingston Farrand
Farrand
Berlin
Edward L. Trudeau
Saranac Lake
R. W. Phillips
Edinburgh
Frank Billings
Chicago
Vincent Y. Bowditch
Boston
S. Adolphus Knopf
Massachusetts
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Iainois
California
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Edward L. Traceau
Adirondack Cottage
Trudeau
Pennsylvania Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Philadelphia
Associations For
United States
Orient
China
India
Turkey
Wcmen
Tubberculosis
Elwood Worcester
Emmanuel Movement
Domestic Science Exchange Sparks Rug Debate
Ms H asks why the woman loves oriental rugs. Mrs R explains dirtier rugs seem more genuine, noting the cleaning saved time. This light exchange, reported in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, highlights practical quirks of home economics in a humorous tone.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Potato supper and sermon title on church notice board
A Manchester Guardian report notes a church near Manchester posted two notices together on its board. One announced a potato pie supper for Saturday evening, the other advertised Sunday evening’s subject “A Night of Agony.”
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Manchester
Manchester Guardian
How Time Has Changed Searchlight Philosophy
Poetic couplet contrasts a century ago a hunter deer with powder in his gun to modern times where powder on her cheeks replaces the hunt. The verse notes a shift in gender roles and social behavior across time.
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Searchlight
First Overcoat Fate Quoted in The Sun Exchange
A fragment from The New York Sun presents a dialogue about the fate of the first overcoat and options like camphor ball or three balls, illustrating a curious 19th century style scene.
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New York Sun
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