Mural Quibbling Over Prize Fight Highlights Brutal Truths
The piece contrasts prize fighting with industrial brutality and weak employers liability laws. It cites a Baltimore & Ohio railroad trestle disaster where six workers died and argues society ignores industrial harms while sensationalizing fights. It urges action against hypocrisy and for worker protection.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Thomas H. Holton
James S. Baldwin
Charles E. Eackles
S. C. Tanner
O. H.hobbs
Baltimore
Wall Street’s Little Joke about the Rail Bill
The piece mocks a Wall Street panic tied to a railroad bill. It notes Congress and the president backed the measure and Interstate Commerce Commission rate powers draw objections. The argument questions why a panic is warranted given railroads’ court avenues and rate disputes.
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Wall Street
Conference Committee
Wall Gt
Cerny
Interstate Frce Commission
Commerce Court
Supreme ‘Court
Why Is Living High Carrying The Panic On Rail Rates
The piece argues against panic over a new railroad rate law, saying it won’t lower rates and will merely inflame anti-railroad sentiment. It criticizes Wall Street influence, insists government enforcement of honest laws stands, and calls for no coddling of Wall Street or moonshiners.
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Taft
Wall Street
The Scrap Book The Day Is Done Remembered Quote
The Day Is Done finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities crept in forget them as you can. Emerson.
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Emerson
Masks and Hypocrisy in Thackeray’s View of Men
The quotation ponders whether men living deceitful lives surround themselves with honest company. It questions if such liars wear a private mask even in solitude and before conscience, noting daily observations of people whose smiles and winks conceal hypocrisy.
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Thackeray
The Oldest Flag and Its Early History
The Star Spangled Banner predates many flags of nations and empires, with 1775 congressional action and a Cambridge commission led by Benjamin Franklin designing a 13 stripe flag in red and white. The flag first flew over Cambridge in January 1776, provoking British reactions as it symbolized colonial defiance.
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Great Britain
France
Spain
China
Japan
Congress
Phiiladelphia
Cambridge
Mass
Benjamin Franklin
St. George and
St. Andrew
Franklin
Just a Minute Circumstances Altar Cases
A witty Chicago News item recounts a home grown philosopher urging starting at the beginning while a young man counters that river travel favors going upstream, illustrating a playful exchange on practical wisdom.
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Youfti
Chicago News
Quackenness daughter elopes with wary husband tale
In a humorous aside from the Woman's Home Companion a woman comments on marriage and fear in a light hearted tone. She remarks that the daughter wed a man who is terrified of her and asks if the sister Saggs approves.
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Mrs. Quackenness
Suitcase Dilemma Delays Vacation Plans
A humorous Detroit Free Press quip notes the speaker must delay vacation plans until neighbors finish using the speaker’s suitcase, highlighting a light local humor moment about shared belongings and timing.
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Detroit Free Press
Glare Seeker Critiqued By Senator Sorghum
A Washington Star quote contrasts a man eager for spotlight with Senator Sorghum’s wary joke about his desire to appear in public. The senator warns without naming individuals that such attention could lead to harm when “a locomotive headlight” hits.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Just for Luck in a Columbian Magazine quip
A brief magazine line riffs on luck and misfortune as a man asks how someone came to be run over while the other explains he was picking up a horseshoe for luck in a tongue in cheek moment from the Columbian Magazine.
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Bill
Columbian Magazine
Domestic Difference Prefers Travel When Money Allows
A Washington Herald quip notes a couple quarreling over where they would travel if funds permitted. The exchange highlights simple domestic tensions centered on future plans and finances.
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Washington Herald
Not That Kind of a Dog
An American in England asks a dog dealer to describe a dog by cockney speech, seeking a creature “about so high and so long” that is neither greyhound nor stocky, with a shorter nose and body, a curious blend of traits in a humorous, dialect filled exchange.
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England
Be Elected or Governor Run Etiquette Spark in Pa
Charleston News and Courier notes speculation that Lorimer might be persuaded to run for governor of Pennsylvania. The item frames the idea as a political tactic, hinting at possible backing and campaign dynamics without committing to a firm decision.
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Lorimer
Pennsylvania
Charleston News and Courier
Itching Palm Legislature Objects to Roosevelt Policy
A New York World assessment notes the legislature distrusts the Hughes velvet glove and now opposes the Roosevelt mailed fist, signaling resistance to executive approaches and a shift in political tactics. The piece frames friction between legislative power and presidential strategy.
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Hughes
New York World
Calamity Averted in Arctic Summer Patrol
The Washington Star reports relief that no rival explorer is prowling the Arctic circle this summer. authorities note a calm, uneventful season with no incursions or confrontations observed by patrols or researchers.
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Arctic Circle
Washington Star
Found Again The Cause Of High Cost Of Living
The Lodge committee of inquiry reports the high cost of living has two causes, Republican majority and Democratic minority affirm the finding. Prohibitionists would add rum as a cause, but this is a campaign summary with both sides described for the voter.
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Lodge Committee of Inquiry
Providence Journal
Total Depravity and the Ballot Box Quote
A historical Philadelphia Record facade frames a sharp quote decrying ballot stuffing as political scoundrelism and jury packing as a last resort, reflecting enduring tensions in democratic process critiques.
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Philadelphia
Bridegroom Cited As Man Nearly Perfect In All Charms
A quotation from the Iowa home paper calls a bridegroom a young man nearly perfect in all the charms of manhood. The Chicago Record-Herald notes he never tucks his napkin inside his collar, highlighting genteel manners in a light social item.
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Iowa
Chicago Record-Herald
The Popular Craze In Society Courts Contagious Trend
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes the craze around bridge whist and the insanity plea as the era’s most striking fad. Charlton’s actions are cited as proof of public obsession, reflecting a society chasing fashionable distractions and sensational legal defenses.
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Charlton
Bridge Whist
Memphis
Dont Fret the Farmer Bankers Plan Faces Backlash
Boston financiers hear Kansas bankers have agreed to lend no more money for motor cars. The plan will hardly work. Kansas farmers might take offense and seek revenge by buying the whole bank.
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Boston
Kansas City Star
Lodge stance on cost of living stirs debate
The Ohblo State Journal quotes Senator Lodge asserting there are no ultimate consumers and that the cost of living is almost entirely their fault. The remark highlights a sharp critique of consumer responsibility in economic discourse.
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Senator Lodge
Ohblo State Journal
Dustless roads and a Glidden tour in the Milky Way
The Toledo Times muses on a future when roads are dustless and a Glidden tour turns toward the Milky Way, using playful futurist imagery to comment on progress and travel.
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Toledo Times
A Tied Score and Hungry Motoring Parties Report
Fragmentary report notes a tied score and hungry motoring parties said to be overflowing while descriptions hint at a crowded country scene.
Mental Attitude by Elbert Hubbard on Success and Mindset
The essay argues success comes from alert, proactive effort not luck or scheming. It urges strong health, confident posture, warm interactions, and focused purpose. Fear and hate derail judgment, while thought shapes character. pursue useful work to transform chaos into cosmos and gain real fulfillment.
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Samuel Smiles
Going Stale and Rest as Preventive Care
A discussion on the human machine’s limits and the need for vacations to prevent burnout. Rest breaks restore energy for doctors, preachers, writers, and professionals who risk losing vigor if they ignore the urge to change scenery or pause work. Washington Herald notes public accountability rising alongside scrutiny of management across states.
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Washington Herald
Everybody's Business in an Age of Enlightenment
The piece argues that voters are increasingly using primaries to choose officials, shifting responsibility from delegates to the people. It notes public officials face scrutiny over tariffs, rail rates, and taxes, while concerns grow about corporate privilege and access to public business. It cites Pittsburgh’s reforms and Alaska’s distant issues as examples of citizen-led oversight spreading nationwide.
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Standard Oil Company
United States
Wichita Eagle
Pittsburg
Ihingis
Atlantic
Pacific
Alaska
Civic oath and its limits in courts of justice
Mayor and Gov Gaynor inspired graduates to sign a civic pledge promising honesty and duty. The piece argues oaths are rarely trusted, with liars worrying more about punishment than sacred vows, noting jurors rely on character and that true manhood needs no formal oath. It cites Quakers as example, and concludes no formula guarantees truth or duty.
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Gaynor
City of New York
Detroit News
Church Awakening Amid Industrial Pressures and Visions
Professor Graham Taylor notes growing church awakenings as industrial stress tests faith. Individual ministers once protested alone, but now seek constructive action with others to realize ideals in human relations. Figures like George R. Lunn and Percy Grant symbolize shifts within Schenectady and New York churches, with broad ecumenical sympathy emerging across communities.
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George R. Lunn
Schenectady
Percy Grant
Alexander Irvine
Church of the Ascension
New York
Graham Taylor
Col Dennison Becomes Father of Twins in Proud Pride
Col Dennison celebrated the birth of twins with evident joy, his pride spilling into every occasion. He stood with a friend on the bank stope as a young woman wheeling a baby carriage passed by, creating a small moment amid his upbeat mood.
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Col. Dennison
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National Conference of Charities and Correction
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Dee
Haber
Elbert Hubbard
Church Awakening
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