Roosevelt foes and party finance in 1912 campaign
The piece critiques Roosevelt’s New York campaign for denouncing support from big business and warns that Roosevelt faces defeat. It notes Wall Street backing of anti Roosevelt forces and questions the fate of ex officials. It mentions Taft and possible Ballinger action and comments on the new Siamese king and British consols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Parker
New York
Roosevelt
Dix
Wall Street
Chowla Maha Vajiravudh
Dawn of agriculture noted in distant time
A Farm Journal piece calls the dawn of agriculture a constructional concept, joking that in this latitude it comes at 3 30 a m in summer and 5 a m in winter while a Washington Post column critiques Foraker for speaking his mind and opposing muzzling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Journal
Foraker
Washington Post
Taft Delayed In Worry About Ohio Rumor
The Kansas City Star remarks that President Taft is more than a year late in beginning to worry about Ohio, suggesting a political delay or hesitation in addressing Ohio state concerns amid national issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Ohio
Kansas City
Ster
Smoke ban on Kansas City streetcars set to begin
The Chicago Tribune reports a new regulation prohibiting smoking on Kansas City streetcars effective immediately and to be enforced for several weeks. The measure aims to curb tobacco use on street transit and will be actively policed during the initial period.
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Kansas City
Chicago Tribune
Watch Your Change and Shifting News Across Papers
A collage of 1920s clippings notes worries over counterfeit hundred-dollar bills in circulation and a governor candidate in Wisconsin vowing to marry if elected. It also mentions a New York cheese importer jailed for short weight, sugar theft fines, and a Kansas anti Tightwad club urging boys to buy ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baltimore Sun
Sylvia
Kas
Kansas
Kansas City
Beveridge’s battles against predatory capital in Indiana
The document defends Senator Beveridge against John Kern by recounting Beveridge’s fights against the beef trust and packing-house abuses, railroad fatigue and safety, and a national child-labor law. It highlights his government inspection push, funding stance, and labeling reforms, while arguing Kern misstates Beveridge’s record and urging voters to judge his five-year crusade as pro people not pro capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
John W. Kern
Beveridge
Kern
Beef Trust
United States Congress
Lorimer
Cannon
House of Representatives
Senate
Packing House Trust
Roosevelt
Congress
la Follette
United States
Treasury
House
Mr. Kern
Buncombe
John Kern
Democratic Party
Cummins
Postal Savings Bank
Wall Street
Postal Bank
Aldrich and Cannon
Fearful Pilgrim Struggles Through the Slough of Despond
In Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress Mr Fearful, distrustful of opposition, fears failure and death if he fails to reach the Celestial City. He lingers in the Slough of Despond, yet finally ventures forward, leaving behind a mental burden he carried.
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Despond
Celestial City
Bunyan
Beveridge's Senate Record Under Fire in Indiana Campaign
The piece questions Beveridge's twelve-year senate record on labor, tariffs, railroads, postal banks, and central banking, contrasting him with Kern. It argues Beveridge fought for the masses against powerful interests and urges voters to weigh character and evidence in deciding his legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beveridge
Senate
Indiana
The Scrap Book on a World in Revolution
The text reflects on a world undergoing upheaval with collapsing systems and rival theories. It contrasts active present deeds with past glories and notes a shift from thinkers to workers. It cites Helen Keller and Plato, pondering true philosophy and the pace of literary greatness.
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Iit
Not Laugh at Your Own Jest Excerpted Wit
A mid nineteenth century quotation echoes Lamb on self denial and social dining manners. The remark condemns a gentleman who praises venison he does not partake in and quips about the paradox of his own abstention.
Truths and Garish Paintings Reflections in Memory
An introspective meditation on knowing by memory versus rote learning. The speaker condemns superficial sufficiency and seeks deeper personal comprehension, preferring memory's charge to constant bookish reliance and external pattern guidance.
The Peaceful Man Ancient Maxim Reframed
A compact reflection on inner peace as the source of universal harmony. It contrasts tranquil conduct with learned cleverness, noting that a peaceful person does more good and avoids mischief, while passion can corrupt even virtue. The saying underscores turning all things to good through calmness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A Kempis
Beggars and mendicancy policy in cities discussed
A New York beggar case is cited with a $64 two day haul and a magistrate fine. The piece argues beggars cost commerce, invite impostors, and require concerted police and charity action. It promotes central records, plain clothes squads, and private charity for genuine cases.
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New York
New York Sun
Naples
Shivers
The
National Association For the Prevention of Mendicancy and Charitable Imposture
East Twenty-second Street
Central Bureau
Chi Sifm
Fourteenth Street
Broadway
New York City
Bellevue Hospital
Haarlem
Mendicancy Police
The Vanishing Great American Desert Transforms West
Describes the shrinking desert across twelve million acres turned to irrigation, with dams, canals, and power turning farms into small urbanized districts. Notes many settlers moving from cities, rising land values, and government projects yielding profitable crops and rapid development in Montana Wyoming South Dakota and Oregon.
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Congress
Our Republic
Far West
Desert
Reclamation Service
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt on Beveridge Virtue and Courage in Politics
Theodore Roosevelt praised Senator Beveridge as virtuous yet not timid, saying honesty is essential but timid honesty is useless. He warned that Indiana Republicans were mobilizing money to defeat Beveridge by backing a Democratic legislature. Robert M. La Follette echoed concerns about the political system backing anti-Cannon-Aldrich candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beveridge
Theodore Roosevelt
Lafayette
Indiana
Congress
Cannon-Aldrich
Robert M. la Foyette
The Hardest Thin Roller Skating Question
A hesitating youth asks a rink instructor what is hardest while learning roller skating. The attendant replies the floor presents the most difficulty.
Playful Quip From Detroit Free Press Exchange
A brief Detroit Free Press line captures a cheeky exchange about social cards. The remark suggests someone stays away to avoid comments, reflecting light local humor and conversational tone.
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Detroit Free Press
Portrait Photographer Seeks Profile Shot of Shy Eye
A stylish photographer is praised for tact after requesting a profile portrait of a woman who shows a shy eye. He explains the eye’s subtle charm makes it both difficult in art and fascinating in nature, highlighting refined courtesy in posing.
Birthday boy shaves barber sparks light humor
A barber lets a small boy shave a customer for his birthday. The customer protests at first, but the barber insists the boy should enjoy the moment, praising the playful rite. The scene captures a lighthearted exchange in a neighborhood shop.
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Leedon Globe
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SUN Building
East
Ohio Street
Indianapolis
Yad
Morgan
American Economist
American Protective League
Thomas Mar.shall
Uncle Joe
Ballinger
John EK. Tener
Pennsylvania
God Save the
Commonwealth
Philadelphis Record
Tse
Wisconsin
Philadelphia Inquirer
District of Columbia
Great Southern Railway
Georgia
Carolinas
Mississippi
Alabama
New England
Hero
South
Payne
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wickersham
Commerce Court
Supreme Court
Circuit
Interestate Commerce Commission
Helen Kellar
Plato
Montaigne
James Forbes
Nations Society For the Prevention of Mendicascy
Survey Press Bureau
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