Woman Boss of Tammany District Reveals Political Power
New York dispatch profiles Mrs. Max Porges wife of a deputy sheriff and longtime district influence for the Fifteenth election district on the East Side. The piece portrays her as the real leader guiding canvassing operations fundraising and voter outreach while claiming she rarely sleeps near election day. Her remarks challenge voting norms noting women voting ideas and her own role in maintaining political control through organized activity and personal networks.
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New York
Tammany
Max Porges
Herfson
A. J. Porges
Highth Assembly
Torges
Jusi
Tam Many
Teddy Roosevelt
Wes
Ivins
Poli- Avian
Sun
Barney Rourk
Barney
Chartie Murray
Mrs Porges Drives Bowery Vote Machine Schedule
A vivid profile of Mrs. Porges, a Bowery activist who mobilizes voters for Tammany. She fronts a large election-day operation with crowds, meals, and personal pressure, ensuring Republicans and Hearst supporters are steered to the ticket while exposing treachery among workers.
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Porges Hotel
Porges
Spirits, money, and the Chinese funeral rite explodes in report
The dispatch reports on ritual money and food offerings in Chinese funerals and how paper money and provisions are used to impress roaming spirits. It notes official comments from the Chinese legation and contrasts Taoist spiritualism with Confucian views, while recounting earlier anecdotes about Wu and a suicide case.
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Legation
Jou
Ching Fe
Joss
Palgon
New York Central Offers Scenic Trains to Falls and Rivers
Niagara Falls Mohawk Valley and Hudson River travelers gain access to a fast ante and luxurious service. The New York Central line promotes scenic attractions including Niagara Falls Mohawk Valley and the Hudson River as part of its travel experience.
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Niagara Falls
Mohawk Valley
Hudson River
New York Central
Germany Pledges Expanded Navy to Challenge U S Power
Berlin reports Kaiser Wilhelm plans a 12 year naval buildup to surpass the United States. By 1917 Germany aims for 30 battleships, 20 cruisers, 28 fast scouts, and 144 torpedo boats with ships costing about 9 million dollars each. The program includes a 5,000 officer rise and a 45 million dollar navy budget next year, climbing to 85 million by 1916.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
All Ims Atroneth
Retebstag
American Congress
Panama Cavalry
South America
Washington
America
Great Britain
Montana
North Carolina
Tennessee
The Club Story That Struck No Laughs in Kansas
A recounting of a comic tale told at a club about hard times in Kansas. Perking describes how the joke about Skank Brothers money scarcity fell flat with others, leaving only the teller amused. The wife listened, rehearsed, and cried at the club, while the room stayed tense and silent during the moment for applause.
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Kansas
Skank Brothers & Co
Georgi
Cincinnati
Trivnne
Wabash Sleeping Cars To Los Angeles via Kakhoe Route
Advertised schedule for Wabash Tourist Sleeping Cars to Los Angeles via Kakhoe through Tourist Steeper over Wabsah and Bants Fe. Leaves St. Louis at 10 13 p m on December 1 and every fourth day thereafter. Dates of departure listed.
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Los Angeles
Kakhoe
Wabsah
Bants Fe
St. Louis
St Louis
Merchants Association Rebates on Indianapolis Travel
A promotional notice invites Indianapolis residents to join the Merchants' Association rebate program. Members pledge to refund round trip fares when purchases exceed twenty five dollars across participating stores, with specific rules on distance, fare calculations, and where to file for rebates. C. Z. Coffin, manager, advertises a citywide network of member stores and rebates.
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Indianapolis
Local Shops Advertise Wide Range of Furnishings and Goods
An early 20th century ad listing stores and offerings across clothing, dry goods, millinery, cloaks, shoes, pianos, books, and hardware. Notable names include Bliss Swain Co, The Progress, Bobbs Merrill Co, Hartmann, Lilly Stalnaker, New York Store, Saks & Co, Vohne gut Hardware, and Fors. The ad markets department stores and specialty shops in clothing, furniture, and housewares.
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Tammany District
Boants
Nalf
Bat
Xni Bérte
Forsyth
Hivington-sis
The
Zs Alderman
Hearst
Tet House
Linder ‘Tammany
McClellan
Flerman
Martin En
Ep Ling
Uncle Sam
Panama
Sam
Standard Oil
Spirit Land
Hugh Criggan
Companion
England
London
Inniscteery
Melfast
John Gardiner
Lismaskea
Gardiner
Ballynadarragh
Lisnagkea
Barklie
Hallynadarragh Bridge
Criggan
Kaiser
HE Merchants’ Association of
Castor
Lows
the Merchants’ ‘Association of Indianapolis
Justrate
Association
Merchants’ Association
Washington St
Columbia
Merehanta’ Association of
C. Z. Coffin
Columbia National Bank
IND ‘Olis
LI. Ayres & Co
Gerrit A. Archibald
D.H. Baldwin & Co
Deglera
Bliss, Swain & Co
the Progress
the Bobbs-Merrill Co
Charles L. Hartmann
Lilly & Stalnaker
George J. Marot
People's Outfitting Co
Fernttere and Hoceeferntahings
Birjk
Vohnegut Hardware Co
H.P. Wasson & Co
H. Messenger
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