Taft rebuked over Ballinger dispute and Harrison clash
The article recounts the Ballinger Clovis episode with Ballinger Lawler and Taft at Beverly, detailing the creation and public use of a Lawler summary, the supposed attorney-general basis, and Harrison's charges of misleading information. It argues Taft's conduct damaged party unity and accountability.
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Taft
Harrison
New York
White House
Wilkersham
Congress
Brandeis
Ballinger
Senate
Gravis
Lawler
Beverly
Kerby
Wickersham
Advice on Jack Johnson as a race progress symbol
The Indianapolis World critiques elevating Jack Johnson as a model of progress. It argues prize fighting embodies brute force with limited wholesome influence and urges African Americans to avoid praising Johnson as a universal exemplar of race development.
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Indianapolis World
Jack Johnson
Jack
Brewer
Race and fighters as a test of progress and leadership
The piece argues that boxing outcomes cannot define racial superiority. It rejects praising Jeffries or Johnson as representative leaders for whites or blacks. It urges blacks to study Booker T. Washington and focus on constructive progress rather than celebrating boxing victories.
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Jeffries
Johnson
Booker T. Washington
Editorial Afterthoughts on Insur gents and Standpatters
The piece notes Vice President Sherman’s forecast on insurgent decline and a convention pick of 200 for Insurgents with Cummins as chosen chair. It contrasts youthful graduates against the old world, critiques hospital funding and fire safety, praises boosting, and comments on Sherman’s role and pay in a divided GOP.
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Sherman
Cummins
Brass Tacks Proper Destination for Roosevelt Land
The Charleston News and Courier asks where Mr. Roosevelt will land in the White House if missteps occur. The Baltimore Sun likens Brodie L. Duke to Lillian Russell in his class. A scene shows Uncle Ben waving his hat at a fire truck roaring along streetcar tracks amid exasperation and a shouted expletive.
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Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Charleston
Nat Goodwin
Brodie L. Duke
Lillian Russell
Baltimore Sun
Ben
Exclamation Over Truck Passes Without Stop
A Buffalo Express account quotes an eyewitness exclaiming that the truck would not stop as it passed, underscoring a tense moment witnessed in the event.
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Buffalo Express
Children of a Widow Safer Than Those of a Widow
At a Lancaster Literary society meeting last night the discussion concluded that children of a widow have much less cause for fear than children of a widower.
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Lancaster Literary Society
Atchison Globe
A Clean Hit In Political Car Chauffeur Dispute
Vice President Sherman and Speaker Cannon must pay their own chauffeurs. The Detroit News notes the policy as a consumer concern with a pointed editorial stance.
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Sherman
Speaker Cannon
Detroit News
Cleveland Man Offered Chance at Johnson Jeffries Fight
An 84-year-old man received an offer to box in the Johnson Jeffries match. If he survives, the Cleveland ball team may present him with an offer.
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Cleveland Ball Team
Cleveland Press
A Real Disaster at the Lawn Fete
A Columbus Journal quips that a man’s worst disaster is being sent to a lawn fete by his wife instead of attending the ball game, contrasting leisure plans with social duties.
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Columbus Journal
Engagement Rings Prove Education Aids Early Marriage
At a class dinner fifteen graduates of a woman's college displayed engagement rings, showing that higher education does not hinder rapid plans for marriage.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Sugar Trust Officials Convicted Signal Philippine Land Push
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch remark notes the conviction of two Sugar Trust officials and suggests the trust will advance its drive for 10,000 acres of Philippine sugar land, despite recent setbacks.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Inside Info on Luc Insurgent Move for Vice President
A Des Moines Register and Leader editorial comments that if the vice president seeks insight into the subsiding Luc insurgent movement he should consult Congressman Hull. The piece implies political strategy and interparty dialogue without detailing specific events.
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Congressman Hull
Des Moines Register
The Skeeters Return at Night in Detroit News
Nighttime skeeters swarm round and sing like a chorus. They bite all night and drive sleep from residents. Nets, smoke, or kerosene are cited as defense, though screens may fail against the pests.
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Skeeters
Detroit News
Quest for a boon to use thistles in science
A poverty-stricken scientist declares after twenty years of effort that he seeks a practical use for thistles. He argues the discovery would benefit mankind and prevent the weeds from growing unchecked if a viable application is found, despite critics.
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Chicago
Rec_ord-Herald
Ladies’ Home Journal
Havana
Atchison Globe
Up in the Air Ballad of Sea and Sky
A Baltimore Sun poem by S W Gillilan extols air travel over steam trains. It envisions ships in the blue sky, continuous flight day or night, and a daring rise above the old industrial limits. The narrator calls to “boys” to embrace the lift of clouds as the old way fades.
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Taft
Republican Party
Ballinger
S. W. Gillilan
Baltimore Sun
Yonkers Statesman Dialogue Sparks Legal Ambition
A playful exchange between Mrs. Crimsonbeak and Mr. Crimsonbeak in Yonkers Statesman touches on career dreams. She aims to be a lawyer while he jokes about preferring a judgeship, suggesting a witty banter about final word authority.
Quip Note on Robbery Reported by AP
Chicago Tribune cites Associated Press description of a robbery where passengers, half dressed, were covered by the robber’s weapon one by one. The remark reflects media framing of a tense incident and public reaction to the event.
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Associated Press
Chicago Tribune
We Have With Us Tonight Essay Readings
A Buffalo News item notes a reading event where a speaker presents the essay Never Flinch. The piece highlights the performer’s reluctance, the impact of her reasoning, and a humorous aside about how tightly her oxford shoes pinch during the session.
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Buffalo News
Jealous Suitor Probes Kiss With Fiancee Line
A brief exchange from the Boston Transcript features a jealous fiancé questioning a kiss. The fiancée explains the kiss came from a distant relative, prompting a witty rebuttal about the closeness of the distant relation.
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Boston Transcript
Family Reunion Highlights Rural Life
A Kansas City Journal passage notes a farmer awaiting his son's return from college and wonders how the young man will adapt to farm work, joking that he has yet to see him rush for the woodpile or make cane rushes.
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Kansas City Journal
The Height of Woe in a Summer Heat Strain
An item from the New York Sun bemoans summer woes such as nonfunctional electric fans and lemonade straws that won’t draw, illustrating petty discomforts that punctuate hot days.
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New York Sun
Unusual Table Decor Delights Associated With Fried Chicken
A Houston Post feature discusses unconventional table decorations built from a meal. The plan includes four sorts of fried chicken, creamed potatoes, corn on the cob, strawberry shortcake, string beans, and ice cream, shaping a memorable dining table aesthetic.
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Houston
Archytas and the Flying Machine Finds Ancient Forerunner
Rev Thomas B Gregory discusses Archytas of Tarentum as the first to imagine a flying machine. He notes the fifth century BC Greek innovator, tutor of Plato and Aristotle, built a dove shaped device using weights and gas to achieve flight. Gregory views Archytas as a proto inventor whose dream foreshadowed modern aviation.
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Archytas
Jarenim
Napoleon
Gladstone
Darwin
Edison
Plato
Horace
Ihus
O. Tiellius
Academy
Alexander the Great
Arcchytas
Readers seek order as magazines swarm the stands
A Detroit News column laments chaotic monthlies and weeklies cluttering shelves. It notes Postmaster Hitchcock’s clash with Cannonism and postal rates, reviews magazines’ shifts toward conservatism, and humorously scorns a flood of fiction titles while praising selective readers who can keep pace with the world.
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Times
Hitchcock
Everybody’s
the American
Hampton's
McClure’s
Collier’s
Saturday Evening Post
Tetimes
Ladies’ Home Journal
Congress
Twentieth Century Magazine
Taft
Hiteucock
North American Review
Gunton’s Magazine
The
Forum
the World’s Work
Review of Reviews
Harper’s Weekly
McClure's
Abbott-Roosevelt Weekly
Popular
People’s
Smith’s
Jones
Red Book
Gray Book
Green Book
Nap Book
Scrap
Detroit News
In Defense of Tobacco Arguments for a Smokers Benefit
A reader argues tobacco aids brain power and invention, countering the view that smoking is a harmful habit. The column claims since tobacco’s introduction the world has witnessed major advances in invention and progress, suggesting tobacco stirs creativity.
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Chicago Tribune
Excessive American speech prompts caution, says Washington Herald
The Washington Herald argues that Americans overuse words and superlatives in daily talk, inflating language beyond its value. It warns that melodrama and exaggerated phrases dull meaning, urging restraint to preserve the dictionary sense of words.
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Washington Herald
The Root of the Evil Among Railroads and Trusts
A St Louis Post Dispatch editorial argues railroads face higher costs from trusts like Lumber, Freight Car, Steel, and Foundry, paying 25 a ton for rails abroad at 18. It contends the tariff sustains monopoly profits, urges price regulation of all costs, and questions why government backs trusts while limiting rail earnings.
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Brown
New York Central
Lumber Trust
Freight Car Trust
Steel Trust
Foundry Trust
Hese Trusts
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Long past and muck raker praised in a poetic toast
A concise verse laments forgotten laborers the man with the hoe and the muck rake, fading into history while honoring the mythic king of spades in a toast to past workers.
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