Taft interview previews push for new progressive laws
McClure's interview with President Taft presents his view of Roosevelt's legacy as a crusade that began reform, details on tariff changes, corporation tax publicity plans, trust prosecutions, Ballinger Pinchot clash, and his aim to broaden federal powers through progressive legislation.
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Roosevelt
United States
Aldrich
Senate
Jang
House
East
Congress
House of Representatives
Taft
Bellinger
Turner
Interior
Richard O. Ballinger
General Land Office
Interior Department
Seattle
Northwest
Ballinger
Pinchot
Dolls and drums shape a girl and her future says singer
New York May 25. Miss Ann Swain burne Ditchburne, studying for grand opera, claims dolls and drums are the kindergarten of life. She asserts women who scorn dolls are likely suffragists and that dolls and drums foster manliness and domestic love in both sexes.
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New York
School of Life
Ann Swainburne-Ditchburne
Miss Ditchburn
Algernon Swinburn
Judge Ditchburn
Portland
Ore
Folk candidacy not encouraged in Washington
Emissaries for former Governor Joseph W Folk seeking support for a presidential bid found little encouragement in Washington. Representative Vandiver and Hennings pressed Missouri Democrats, with a plan to report sentiment before a June 4 Folk dinner as Folk weighs running for president or entering a Senate race against Francis and Reed.
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ST. Louis
Joseph W.sel
Washington
W. BD
Vandiver
Thomas C. Hennings
Missouri
Congress
Hennings
William Joel Stone
Folk
Stone
David R. Francis
James A. Reed
New York
Harmon
Mother and Daughter Convicted in Shoplifting Case
Mrs Mary O Halloran of Clifton New Jersey pleaded guilty in the court of special sessions to two charges of shoplifting and teaching her 10 year old daughter to steal. Sentenced to 30 days in city prison. They were arrested May 2 in a department store with articles valued at 20 dollars.
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New York
Mary O'’Halloran
Clifton
N. J
O'Halloran
Helen
Children's Society
Better Farm Life Plan Revived By Roosevelt Aide
In Atlanta on May 24, Charles S. Barrett says Gifford Pinchot's letter from Dublin Ireland shows renewed backing for Roosevelt era Country Life Commissions. He notes the revival will reassemble leading brains to tackle rural life issues and resume work abandoned in Roosevelt's final year.
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Atlanta
Roosevelt
Country Life
Charles S. Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
Gifford Pinchot
Dublin
Ireland
Aged man walks 90 miles in a day
Montclair New Jersey May 25 Dr Richard Cole Newton 59 says aging improves health and endurance. He recently walked ninety miles in 22 hours to show that the middle aged can improve physically and mentally. He stopped tobacco and alcohol, eats whole wheat bread, fruits, drinks water, and limits meat while maintaining a balanced routine.
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Montclair
N. J
Richard Cole Newton
Weston
Kansas University asks to ban the word co ed from use
Kate Stephens writes from the Kan sas university periodical urging the Graduate Magazine to outlaw the term co ed at the University of Kansas. She argues the word demeans women, misstates university history, and reflects a masculine ownership mindset, noting Columbia University as a contrast where the term is not used.
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Kansas City
Kas
Kate Stephens
Kansas University
University of Kansas
St. I Stm
Columbia University
Real tree fabric could replace cotton in textiles
Boston May 23 scientists say spruce wood pulps may be turned into cotton cloth superior to that produced from Dixie Egypt or India. In years ahead clothing might come from trees rather than field crops, leveraging vast spruce pulp as a textile source.
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Boston
Mass
Dixie
Egypt
India
Mann Supports Taft Measure Railbill Merger Vote
Congressman J R Mann heads interstate and foreign commerce committee and backed the administration railroad bill. After Taft won him over he pressed to reinstate the merger section, but the motion failed.
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Washington
J. R. Mann
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
House
Taft
Mann
Spruce Pulp Fiber May Rival Cotton in Global Mills
At a National Association of Cotton Manufacturers session James Hope of Rouen described a new spruce pulp process to create a cotton substitute. He demonstrated yard and piece goods woven from the yarn, noting ease of dyeing, bleaching, and finishing, strong fiber, and lower production costs, with plans for mass production in England and expansion across Europe and beyond.
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National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
James Hope
Rouen
France
Hope
England
British Isles
United States
Europe
Canada
Russia
Mr. Hope
The Newly Weds Learn Jelly Making
A playful exchange shows a newlywed housewife seeking jelly guidance. The cook responds with dry humor, noting jelly making is not hard and is described as soft while a judge weighs in on the misinterpretation.
Growth of Words Continues as New Dictionary Editions Arrive
New Century Dictionary adds two volumes in 1910 to reflect rapid English growth. Since 1828 the lexicon has expanded from 74,000 to over 425,000 entries, incorporating slang, proper names, and terms from aviation, medicine, anthropology, and imperial policy. The piece notes golf, jazzed terms, and stage and fashion lexicon expanding the language.
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New York
Oxford
Aeronautics
Bwana Tumbo
Japan
Cuba
Intoxicated Horse Causes Traffic Chaos in Chicago
In Chicago on a May 24 incident a drunken cab horse named Barney blocked N Clark Street, neighing loudly and kicking at bystanders. Police intervened after a chaotic scene and Barney was led to a nearby livery stable. A wine spill from a passing truck attracted the horse, which drank heavily and became more intoxicated.
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Chicago
Barney
N. Clark Street
Blind Man Authors Braille Dictionary in Vienna
Vienna May 25 a notable achievement for the blind is the first French German dictionary printed in Braille by Herr Karl Satzenhofer who is blind at the Vienna institute for the education of the blind The Legenscheidt dictionary is in abbreviated Braille five folio volumes. Helen Keller was among the early orders for the work.
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Vienna
Karl Satzenhofer
Vienna Institute For the Education of
Fiind
France
Germany
Helen Keller
Bishop decries excess church music at convention
In Garden City Bishop Burgess of Long Island denounces overloading services with hymns and long anthems. He urges focus on litany and neglected scripture readings, signaling skepticism toward local option and a rigid lid.
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New York
Episcopal Church
Burgess
Long Island
Garden City
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