Trades Schools: The square peg in a misfit system
The essay argues that the economic waste from misfit workers stems from a flawed education system. It urges society to fund trades or vocational schools to match youths to fitting trades, improve efficiency, and reduce wasted talent, citing the Bookwalter plan for Winona Technical Institute and stressing support from employers and investors.
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Bureau of Labor
Trades School
Winona Technical Institute
Follow the Leader in Indiana Politics War
A World’s Work article attacks partisan moneyed interests, citing Beveridge, Kealing, Taggart and Hemenway in a bid to defeat Beveridge. It condemns both Democratic and Republican machinery, calls for a decisive leader, and warns of a bi party plot to control public business for privilege.
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Indianapolis
Beveridge
Kealing
Taggart
Democratic Party
Kealing-Watson- Hemenway-Hanly
Indiana
Mr. Taft
Congress
Headrick Attacks Kealing and Beveridge in Indiana
Headrick’s Plain Talk denounces Kealing and the claim of Republican unity as false. Headrick says Indiana Republicans split, with Kealing and allies urging defeat of Beveridge, aligning with the old crowd accused of lobbying and subversion. The campaign, he says, pits powers of pillage against the people.
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W. D.headrick
Boss Kealing
Senator Beveridge
W. D. Headrick
Kealing
Beveridge
Indiana
Washington
Ross Kealing
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Taggart Democratic
Seidel’s Milwaukee Plan Sparks Reform Debate
An interview in Washington cites Milwaukee Mayor Seidel proposing municipal control of dancing halls by night school recreation and free water for widowed washerwomen. The piece notes Seidel’s aims include a municipal electric plant and seating for every fare on streetcars, seen as humane but controversial steps in reform.
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Milwaukee
Washington
George J. Feck
Peck
Seidel
Seidel’s
Milwaukee Press Club
Setdel
Uuvles
Des Moines Register
A City's Responsibility in 1902 Fireworks Disaster
Ohio State Journal notes a 1902 Madison Square fireworks explosion killed and injured many, with about 3.3 million dollars in damages against the city and 100 suits. The court held the city liable for permitting crowds and danger, stating authorities must prevent dangerous events. The piece argues publicity emphasizes municipal accountability and enforcement of safety rules.
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R. Hearst
Congress
Madison Square
Hearst
Ohio State Journal
Just a Minute The Overworked Angel
A Peoria Herald-Transcript poem contrasts a busy earthly man muttering under stress with a fair angel above, who writes frantically in pallid grief. The angel labors to produce lines in a fresh can of ink as the scene shifts between hurried earthly noises and celestial quiet.
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Jon
Peoria Herald-Transcript
Easily Satisfied Universalist Leader Quips on Choice
A Universalist leader jokes about marital preference asking what husband type is desired. The speaker quips that either a bachelor or a widower would suit, showing humorous views on suitability and romance.
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Universalist
The Difference In Kiss Etiquette In Court
A dialogue notes a male claim a kiss cannot be a breach of promise, while a female counters with ideas on propriety. The Boston Trip acknowledges the legal limits of romance in breach of promise actions and the social expectations that accompany kissing.
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Boston
A Poem for Today Are You A Mason
The Rev. Magill of St. Pauls Peru Illinois recites a poem describing Freemasonry experience from entrance to exalted degrees. The speaker claims loyalty as a mason and vows to stand as a brother regardless of where he goes, highlighting rituals and the craft.
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Magill
St. Paul's Church
Peru
Three Ways To Go Back To The Soil By Mild Hastings
An editorial on entering farming, outlining three entry paths from city or wage work. It weighs work for others, saving capital, and farming on the side, emphasizing suburban plots and poultry as safer steps for modest means, with cautions about overestimating yields and the value of horse labor. The piece advises gradual transition to full farming only after accumulating funds and experience.
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America
Foods That Shape Temperament Says Cleveland Leader
A Cleveland Leader excerpt reports agricultural researchers studying leguminotherapy and how foods like green peas carrots cauliflower cabbages haricot beans and string beans allegedly influence mood and traits. The piece cites Disraeli Carlyle Ibsen and other writers as bean eaters and notes beans may aid intellect while peas spark passion and spuds slow.
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Department of Agriculture
Fido
Rex
Disraeli
Carlyle
Ibsen
Cleveland
Denver Ball Talk Leaves Two Girls Chuckling
In a Denver department store yesterday afternoon two shopgirls discussed a recent ball. One asked if Jennie had a good time. The other replied Sean didn’t make good. She explained the night’s plan changed from taxicab and American Beauties to street car and carnations. Denver Post.
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Carl
Denver
Jennie
Sean
Notable Early Wall Street Start Ups Story
A dialogue from a Catholic Standard editor notes a prominent capitalist praising his son’s business progress. The son began with a million and, two months later, reports indicate he has a quarter of a million in earnings as operations commenced on Wall Street.
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Wall Street
Catholic Standard
Eating a Luxury in Wartime Courtesy
A Louisville Courier Journal note captures a brief wartime exchange where a kind lady offers little, and a polite war veteran declines apologies, stating any kind of eating is a genuine luxury in these days.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Not exactly, art lover shows refinement over money
A Washington Star quotation features Mrs Comroxt arguing that the high price paid for a painting signals cultural refinement rather than mere wealth. She boasts that people will see they are too refined to value money, reframing expenditure as taste.
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Headrick
Indianapolis
Wise Manager Fire Exit Test Sparks Theater Banter
A proprietor comments on hiring Foghorner to sing and empty the house in two minutes as a gag about testing new fire exits, prompting a wry exchange with the manager and a judge.
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Foghorner
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Maine
California
Republican
San Francisco Bulletin
Hiram
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