Smoot and the Seat He Seeks in the Senate
A critical polemic argues Reed Smoot should be barred from the U S Senate due to Mormon church polygamy practices, asserting his alliance with a group that condones illegal acts and warning of future implications. The piece also critiques Nicholas II as weak, citing a National Magazine piece by Joe Mitchell Chapel and detailing Hanna family anecdotes about temperance and parental guidance.
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Smoot
Reed Smoot
United States Senate
Acta
United States
Mormon Church
Senate
Hanna
Joe Mitchell Chapel
National Magazine
Senator Hanna
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Marcus
Hanne
St Il
Chapel
Fragmented Morning Pages Show Humorous Vignettes and War Talk
A collage of reader snippets and dialogues from J M W and Uncle Henry features a grouchy bachelor narrator, classroom quips, and imagined war by dogs. Other items include a playful Easter hat gag, a business tale of Gottlieb versus Hickman, and public notices reflecting local sentiment and humor.
Bug Bible of 1581 Renamed by Psalm Verse Renderings
In the Southampton Library England an old Bible nicknamed the Bug Bible draws interest. Printed by John Daye in 1581 it features a prologue by Tyndall and earns its name from a misrendered fifth verse of Psalm ninety one stating you will not need to fear any bugs by night.
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Southampton Lbrary
England
John Daye
Tyndall
River of Fame and Folly in a Small-Town Romance
Reporter Bobby Bubbles travels with poet Crane to Mamaron neck with Dora Potter in a comic tale of vanity and romance. Bubbles falls for Dora while Crane wooes with verse, leading to mock engagements, a costly hotel fire, a daring theft chase, and a torn loyalty as Dora ends the affair, urging him back to work.
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Bobby Bubbies
Daily Steam Whistle
Dora Potter
Crane
Bubbles
Chicago
Mayer & Mayer
Tam
Mamaronigg
Schanzunk Mountains
Buboles
Buphles
Dobby
Mami Tonere
Hubbles
Dora
Paderewski
Trubbes
Suwanee
Vera
Bubbes
Vegue
Gald Dubbie
Stubbies
Steam Whistis
Tora
Bobby
Dore
Bheaiweya
Mamaronegg
Dorn
Werktio
Husband for Sale and Divorce Court Revelations
Mrs. Caroline Leemann of Chicago seeks a divorce after offering $25 to Louiza Peacock to arrange her husband’s return. Leemann’s court testimony features odd quips about women, men, and reform as she pleads for divorce. In another item, Mrs. Eleanor Thompson narrates a ruined dream after her husband Constantine allegedly took furniture, prompting a separate divorce plea. A riveter Ira Hite died after falling from Ends Bridge into the Mississippi River in St. Louis, watched by thousands as rescuers struggled. An advertisement touts Dean’s Ointment as a cure for itching piles with a money‑back guarantee.
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Caroline Leemann
Chicago
Hersef
Leemann
Ton
Richmuss
Auien
Eleanor Thompson
Wm. G. Thompson
Memphis
Thompson
Hubby
ST. Louie
Ira Hite
Dean
Boy dies after schoolyard incident at parochial school
Francis Cook, 3, son of John B. Cook, Princeton Indiana, died Tuesday from injuries inflicted by classmates at St. Joseph's parochial school. He was bumped against a post dragged about and subjected to an initiation that caused brain fever and death. The report mentions claims of an insurance angle and a doctor.
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Princeton
Ind
Francis Cook
John B. Cook
St. Joseph's Parochial School
Muncie Patrol Wagon Carried Away by Flood
In Muncie Indiana the patrol wagon was swept off by flood waters Saturday and is now part of the debris in the White River. The incident leaves the force short on transportation as the city awaits replacement.
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State Health Board
Voorhees
Sanate
White River
Fort Wayne
Muncie
Ind
Whita River
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