Ballinger Accused of Contradicting Conservation Policy at Portland Luncheon
The piece portrays Richard Ballinger as opposing national resource conservation, contrasting his stance with Beveridge and Pinchot. It cites a Portland luncheon Aug. 12 and accuses Ballinger of cynically disguising anti conservation views while defending mining privatization and open access to coal, phosphate, and water powers.
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Commercial Club of
Portland
Ore
Richard Achilles Ballinger
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Commercial Club
Joniger
Pen in Hand asks voter to seek candor on Cannon for speaker
A reader urges voters to write to Republican congressional candidates about their stance on Joseph Gurney Cannon as speaker. The letter asks two clear questions: will the candidate support Cannon in the Republican caucus and in the regular session if Cannon is nominated.
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Congress
Cannon
Infant care costs highlighted in Chicago testimony
In a Chicago county court session, Mrs. Lillian Stone described infant needs. A baby requires a go-cart bed and a bathtub with total costs around forty dollars for furniture plus about six dollars for a room.
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Chicago
Lillian Stone
Nurse costs and baby care debated in tariff hearing
The exchange questions if a child needs medical care and a nurse, estimating weekly costs from two dollars to twenty five dollars. The dialogue hints the tariff debate hinges on infant industry and committee proceedings, with Mrs Stone and Mr Aldrich mentioned as possibly accurate but the discussion unsettled.
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Aldrich
Intercontinental Rubber Company
Ways and Means Committee
Tobacco Trust Linked to Women’s Brand Change Motion
The St Paul Dispatch notes no evidence the tobacco trust backs the push urging Mrs. Longworth to switch cigarette brands.
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Tobacco Trust
National Game Conference Talks Stir Public Curiosity
Roosevelt Garfield and Pinchot refuse to disclose topics of their meeting while rumors swirl that the discussion focused on the relative strength of the Cubs and the Athletics. The exchange hints at political and sports intrigue in a national context.
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Roosevelt
Garfield
Pinchot
Cubs
Athletics
Philadelphia
With Square Wheels in Chicago News
Quote about a thinker whose mind is likened to square wheels and a row of flat cars, noting a literary humor tone from the Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Ohio Faces Heated Gubernatorial Race With Harmon and Harding
In Summertime, Ohio swings into a fierce gubernatorial contest as Harmon and Harding emerge as the leading candidates. The article outlines party dynamics, public interest, and campaign tensions shaping the race.
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Harmon
Harding
Ohio
Perhaps Yes Perhaps No D Annu nzuos New Play
Detroit News notes D'Annunzio's latest play perhaps titled Perhaps Yes Perhaps No. The review says Danny succeeds in keeping things on the ragged edge.
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D’annunzio
Danny
Detroit Newa
Short ballot taxes politicians
A Kansas City Star opinion notes the risk of a short ballot leaving politicians jobless, critiquing the impact of reduced ballot choices on political careers and accountability.
Minneapolis Mayor Elected Amid Cotton Tariff Illustration
The Minneapolis Journal notes William Henry Eustis won the mayoral race on a cotton tariff platform aided by an illustration using a woman's stocking. The St Paul Dispatch comments on the novelty of the image and the political moment.
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William Henry Eustis
Minneapolis
Minneapolis “Journal
St.Paul
Just a Minute Our Pensioners
Col. W. P. Brownlow, secretary of the National Soldiers' Home, spoke at a dinner in Brownsville Tennessee. He cited a tale of a fierce action where 200 faced 300, leaving 60 on each side alive. He concluded that only 417 remain today by actual statistics.
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Col. W. P. Brownlow
The
National Soldiers' Home
Brownsville
Tenn
Johnson City
Louisville Times
Between Two Fires A Camden Man Declines Burglary Duty
A Camden man asleep as his wife claims a burglar is in the house. She urges him to chase the intruder downstairs. He declines, quipping that while he is downstairs the wife will be raiding his clothes, summing up the situation as six in one and half a dozen in the other.
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Camden
Papa
Wifey
Philadelphia Telegraph
Nemesis
Old Lady Laughs at Pope Vacuum Joke
In a humorous tale the elderly woman hears a boy define vacuum as “a large empty space where the pope lives.” She laughs uproariously and then asks, “Dear me, how extremely droll but why the pope?” According to the Democratic Telegram, the exchange blends wit with curiosity about the pope’s role.
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Democratic Telegram
Quien Sabe quoted line from Hampton's in Chicago Tribune
A reader quotes Gouverneur Morris and riffs on the joke about marriage choices. The piece poses playful questions about who knows which man wants which girl and where the reader stands in the humorous musing from Hegewisch.
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Gouverneur Morris
Hampton's
Chicago Tribune
The Scrap Book God's Fatherhood
Unidentified text presents a devotional exchange between a Father and Child, urging trust in divine guidance through weariness. Poetic lines speak of seeking rest, protection, and uplifted steps toward glory, with a refrain of holding and leading by love.
Madrid Highest City by Elevation Yet High Death Rate
Madrid holds the greatest altitude among major European cities but suffers a high death rate due to inadequate sanitation.
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Madrid
Europe
Rattler Bites and Moonshine Remedy in North Carolina Mountains
A New York Evening Post note describes mountain lore where rattlesnakes are common and a rural habit uses corn whisky to counteract venom. The tale claims a drink to intoxication neutralizes poison, advising to lie down and pray if alcohol is insufficient.
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North Carolina Mountains
New York Evening Post
The World's Wanderers Ask the Moon and Wind in Verse
A lyric excerpt quot.The World's Wanderers Tell me thou starquot. poses questions to the star moon and wind about their motion and rest. Shelley voices the traveler gods asking where the wings of light seek shelter and where the pale pilgrim finds repose in night or day.
Suffrage Drive Garners Land Gift for Campaign
Mrs. Ellen Sutherland of Ft. Pierre donates a large tract of land planted with sweet corn to the Progressive Suffrage Committee. Proceeds from the crop will fund campaign work in support of an amendment to the state constitution granting women the ballot.
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Ellen Sutherland
Ft. Pierre
Progressive Suffrage Committee
The Man Who Sells His Word and the Cost of Trust
Leigh Mitchell Hodges argues in the Philadelphia North American that a notorious figure who once delighted crowds with feats and heroism has become a liar whose failing erodes trust. The message stresses dependability as essential for workers and leaders, warning that a person who breaches truth harms all society.
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Gabriel
North Pole
Leigh Mitchel
Hodges
Philadelphia
London’s Legal Threats Fail As Court Dismisses Case
A desultory courtroom episode centered on Jack London ends in a drawn dispute at Tim Muldowneys saloon. London’s angry letter to the judge is read, but charges are dismissed and all parties go home. The piece mocks media coverage and notes lingering political commentaries from the Kansas City Star.
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Jack Loudon
Jack
San Quakland
Laura Jean
News of the Hour
Jack London
Tim Muldowneys
Muldowney
London
The
New York Sun
Kansas
Iowa
Economist
Sayes
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Congress
Cummins
la Follette
Bristow
Kansas City Star
A Fatuous Forecaster The American Economist Hails Obie Platform
The American Economist lauds the Obie convention and its platform as a keynote for a nationwide Republican triumph. It portrays the convention as a decisive, machine‑driven expression of party unity despite public discontent.
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American Economist
Economist
Ohio
Keep Up the Whistling and the Song
Baltimore News presents a reflective note on perseverance through hardship urging steadfast cheer. The poem-like piece celebrates singing as a guide through dark woods toward love and light, ending with a hopeful cadence.
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Lipa
Baltimore News
Right Average tale features the other people's business fellow
A Cosmopolitan excerpt recounts Senator Reed describing a type of meddling man. In a smoking car an elderly, prosperous man is asked how many work in his office. He answers, with a wry joke, that about two-thirds of them would suffice.
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Reed
What Gorillas Eat in Liberia
Liberian gorillas favor the malaguesta pepper plant fruit known as cardamans. The pepper kernel is noted as the most aromatic and spicy of pep pers, but it is not currently exported.
Follow It Up in Every Victory Step Forward
A motivational call urges continuing pressure after each win in war, law, sales, or business. It stresses persistent hammering until the line breaks, the case is proved, or the sale is secured. The message emphasizes that a first victory is only a step toward fuller achievement.
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Shelley
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