Claypool’s Letter and Indiana Insurgency in Politics
A political column critiques Jefferson H. Claypool’s letter backing insurgent Republicans and opposing Beveridge. It argues the bi partisan machine dominates Indiana, praises insurgency as virtuous, and warns voters against party regularity while calling for broad publicity to counter big interests and Wall Street influence.
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Jefferson H. Claypool
Diana
Claypool
Beveridge
Jefferson
Indiana
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Steel Trust
Gary
Senate
American Tobacco Company
Wall Street
Casey
Mr. Claypool
No Difference in Tariff Talk Cited by Aldrich
The Baltimore Sun notes Aldrich cites the rubber tariff specifically not in general terms. The Kansas City Star comments that the Indianapolis series shows the blues can beat only strong teams this year. St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports Col Bryan weighs moving from Nebraska to Texas and predicts harmony with Bailey like two brothers.
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Aldrich
Baltimore Sun
Blues
Kansas City Star
Col
Bryan
Nebraska
Texas
Senator Bailey
Cam
Abel
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Prohibition era remark on Bryan's presidential plans
The Providence Bulletin notes Col. Bryan has little to do besides planning another bid for the presidency, suggesting his focus on a run for national office remains.
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Col. Bryan
Providence Bulletin
Slapstick remark at Ballinger sideshow manager
The manager of a consolidated circus sideshow tells the proprietor they need fresh paint to dot the spotted boy for the matinee as the monthly bath approaches. The proprietors reacts with sarcasm in a clipped exchange reported by the Clawmand Plain Dealer.
Aldrich Seeks Praise for His Tariff
After months with no praise for his large and beautiful tariff, Mr. Aldrich announces his own encomium in a Chicago Tribune note.
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Aldrich
Chicago Tribune
No Stock in It Bailey for President Moot in Texas
Commentary in the Chicago Post mocks the idea that Bailey could win a presidential nomination through Texas support, calling it an unlikely effort and dismissing Lone Star Democrats as misguided.
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Lone Star Democrats
Bailey
Texas
Chicago Post
Second Violin Returns From Chautauqua
Uncle Joe Cannon comes back from chautauquaing feeling fit as a fiddle and in good humor. The Baltimore Sun notes his regular playful streak and renewed spirits.
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Joe Cannon
Detroit Collar Rule Sparks Local Quip
A Detroit paper jokes that a man can wear a collar two days in Detroit while asking what locals do the other five days. The stinging quip appears in a St. Louis Times remark about the city’s social scene.
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Detroit
St. Louis Times
Prisoners in Charlestown Counterfeit Silver Dollars
Prisoners at Charlestown Massachusetts produced counterfeit silver dollars in their cells but authorities stopped them from printing paper money. Officials vigilance prevented further inflationary action.
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Eye
Charlestown
Mass
Chicago News
Extravagant Spending Cited by Woman on Washington Street
A gray haired woman comments that her idea of extravagance is a girl spending 15 dollars for a mesh purse to carry a few small items, illustrating social attitudes toward fashion and expense in the district.
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Washington Street
The Salon Before the French Academy and Its Hosts
A historical note on how the French academy arose from social salons hosted by the Marquise de Rambouillet and Julie d Aubignès. It contrasts private bedrooms and bed chamber etiquette with later public rooms, detailing the evolution of conversation spaces and gender roles.
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Marquise de Barabouillet
Julie d’Atfcennes
Duchesse de Montausier
Hotel de Rambouillet
Louis Aiv
Mme.De Lafayette
la Princesse de Cleves
London
She Knew It A Maid With Dimpled Cheeks
A romantic taunting poem describes a striking, self confident girl named Mabel admired by many. The speaker highlights her beauty voice and grace while noting rivals’ envy and the eventual aging of the narrator as his attention shifts. Ornaments and flaws are sketched in a playful tone.
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Mabel
Just a Minute The Spirit of the Smile
A Baltimore Sun poem extols the spirit of the smile as a heart warming, world brightening force. The lyric celebrates smiles as love in action across dawn and night, with imagery of bloom and bees.
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Baltimore Sun
The Size. Patron seeks value for five dollars
A brief cartoon caption shows a diner asking for a good meal for five dollars. A waiter replies with a confident suggestion, implying a steak smothered in onion as a potential option.
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Puck
Verdict Declares Jake Daniels the Dandiest Shot
Texas coroner’s jury examines a shooting of a man by Jake Daniels. Witnesses say Daniels fired the shot and he admits it. The foreman summarily declares Daniels the dandiest shot in these parts.
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Texas
Jake Daniels
Jake
Waal
Chicago
Secretary advocates suffrage amid home demoralization claims
Mrs. E. S. Stewart of the National Woman Suffrage Association denounces critics who attack the voting woman while mocking home life. She recalls a Chicago address noting a steamship captain deriding duties at home and laughing at a woman who felt homesick.
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Theo
Quough
What is insurgency in modern politics
The insurgency is not a partisan movement but a national awakening of conscience. It crosses party lines, uniting Republicans and Democrats, Texans and Floridians, in a common fight against money control and industrial feudalism, aiming for an equal chance for the many.
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Roosevelt
Texas
Bailey
Florida
Broward
Taliaferro
Tennessee
Patterson Machine
Cummins and Dolliver
Iowa
Bristow
Kamsas
Foss
Massachusetts
la Follette
Wisconsin
Beveridge
Indiana
J. C. Welliver
Hampton’s
Tariff board reform debate on Republican revision plan
The piece examines Taft’s tariff board and the push from Republicans and insurgents to expand its role in comparing domestic and foreign production costs. It notes calls to judge key duties, cites rubber lead cotton sugar and steel as jokers, and compares Kansas leaders Bristow Murdock and White with Peffer and Simpson amid praise and critique from Kansas City Star and Wichita Eagle.
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Tariff Board
Congress
Republican Party
Taft
al. Roosevelt
Tariff Commission
Commission
Republicans
Kansas City Star
Bristow
Murdock
William Allen White
United States
Repubican
Kansas
William Jen White
Peffer
Simpson
Jerry Simpson
Colorado
Guggenheim
Brooklyn Eagle
Stubbs
Public Ledger
Loral
Coburn
Wichita
Noisy Streets Rise With Autos and Strikes in Clatter
A fragment from the Ohio State Journal laments urban noise increasing since the advent of the automobile and a strike. The piece urges quiet at windows and porches to discuss concerns about a boy going to college, implying social change and rising commotion in daily life.
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Clatter
Rang-Tang-Swang
Crish
Crash
Wego
Wago
Wasco
John—sheck
Ohio State Journal
Critics Mock Kansas Victory as Cold Pressed Mockery
The Kansas City Star notes major newspapers including the Denver Republican and Philadelphia Public Ledger belittle Kansas City progressive victory with facetious comments. The mockery is described as mirthless and earnest, with the Denver Republican cited for a sample remark mentioning PeMter and Jerry Bitspson.
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Kansas
Denver Republican
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Brooklyn Eagle
Kansas City
Alaska Coal Crisis and Private Interests Fight
George Otis Smith warns Alaska needs coal while Jacob H. Schiff and Secretary Bal linger voice fears of freezing without it. Cumberland and the Guggenheims ready to supply coal at their price once government coal lands are granted, amid criticism of Pinchot’s interference and Gravis' offense.
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Guggenheim
George Otis Smith
Geological Survey
Ballinger
Alaska
Jacob H. Schiff
Interior
Cunningham
Guggenheims
Pinchot
Baltimore Sun
Elegy and racing folklore collide in newspaper clippings
A collage of verse and headlines cites tragedies and car culture from Chicago to New York and Seattle. It juxtaposes elegiac lines with jokes on autos, speed, and fatal crashes, ending with an irreverent image of an angelic horn.
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Watson
Hemenway
Jefferson Claypool
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Helen
Waa
Boston Transcript
Salon
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Houston Post
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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