Taft urged to act early on reform and swift justice
The piece critiques sentimentality in U S criminal law, arguing for swift severe punishment for serious crimes, citing Dr Crippen as a contrast to laxity. It notes low murder conviction rates, praises English efficiency, and questions political influence on outcomes, with Colier s analysis of Roosevelt s impact on New York and election dynamics.
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Crippen
Ohio State Journal
United States
Great Britain
Collier’s
New York State
Roosevelt
New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Connecticut
Ohio
Massachnetts
Eastern States
Brass Tacks Not Much of a Crash
A brief item from the Baltimore Sun noting little impact from the cost of living on the public mood with few reports of widespread hardship or fear of a crash.
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Baltimore Sun
Terrible Temptation and the Connecticut Farm Wager
A Connecticut man inherits a farm with the condition that he never drinks. The note jokes that such a rule might tempt a sober man more than most temptations, hinting at ironic consequences of moral stipulations.
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Connecticut
Liberty Press
No. One good quality for the hobble skirt noted
The Ohio State Journal remarks on a single admirable trait of the hobble skirt and compares its effect to the sensation of thanksgiving dinner, suggesting its pinch points are uniquely uncomfortable.
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Ohio State Journal
Governor Haskell Drives Move to Okla dens City
The Adelphia Record notes Governor Haskell shows impatience to relocate the Oklahoma capital to Okla dens City, claiming he personally carried a state seal there months ago, implying ownership of town lots in that city.
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Haskell
Oklahoma
Oklah Dens City
Adelphia Record
Crop trouble hits meat trust in Dallas Herald
Fragmented reading notes a bumper corn crop knocking the bottom of the meat trust, with the Dallas Herald quoted as saying the claim is confirmed.
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Dallas
S Herald
The Cost of Prudery and Public Health
A historical critique argues prudery fuels vice and disease, urging open discussion of sex education and health standards. It condemns false modesty, calls for a health bill before marriage, and links sexual restraint to national wellbeing, noting high disease-driven harms and costs.
Education and public action to curb sex evils and disease
A call for frank sex education in homes and schools, stricter regulation of quacks, physician and clergy involvement, strengthened marriage laws, and a national campaign toward physical and moral purity as a societal duty.
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Richmond Ministerial Association
Charity and theaters unite for Sunday shows in Indianapolis
A public appeal praises Indianapolis theaters for Sunday charity performances, arguing owners donate time and funds to aid the poor and advance moral values. The piece rebukes critics who call the arrangement evading the law, calling charity a true contribution regardless of collection method.
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Indianapolis
New Leaders Called for by Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson urged Americans to seek thoughtful leaders who guide by intelligence and judgment. He argued that the nation is choosing new direction, and lasting greatness depends on honoring the people’s interests and rejecting deceivers. He promised to veto anything contrary to public welfare.
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New Jersey
America
Woodrow Wilson
Sunday theaters spark protest over charity profit cloak
The Park and B F Keiths may raise weekend show revenues amid a storm of protest against Sunday theater. The piece argues against using charity gifts for personal gain and calls for repeal of the current Sunday theater law, urging theatermen to oppose the law openly.
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The
Park
B. F. Keith’s
Drexel's Impossible 10,000 Foot Flight Ended In Valley Rescue
Drexel failed to breach 10,000 feet despite repeated climbs and a jolt in the recording needle. After a perilous descent through clouds he crash landed in a Chel ten hills valley, escaping with frostbitten limbs and a shaken, numb state. He described circling above Philadelphia before a NW wind carried him off course, then sought help at a nearby station and hotel.
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Drexel
Chelten Hills
Fort Washington
Harry Graber
Ttle
Bellevue-Stratford
Laurence Maresch
Point Breeze
Philadelphia Press
Today in Eternity Verse Remains Timeless Motto
A compact reflection echoes that today spans eternity and the past must be left behind. The speaker urges living fully now, rejecting yesterday and yesterday’s regrets as mere memories while warning against wasteful two days lost to mistakes and folly.
Wealth or Love The True Measure of Success
Two men live on the same street in a big city. A “man of affairs” is wealthy and admired for money, while a neighbor is a steady, loving family man who cannot accumulate wealth. The article argues true success lies in unseen eternal things like love, faith, and friendship, not wealth or show.
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Philadelphia
North American
Echoes and boasting cross mountains in a playful tale
An American and a Highlander share a mountain encounter where a Scotch boast about a four minute echo meets a cheeky Yankee reply. The Yankee hints at a louder echo from his Rockies lodge, foreshadowing a practical joke about calling out before bed.
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Scotch Mountains
Rockies
City to Build Concrete Homes for Mexican Laborers
Los Angeles planners, aided by philanthropic backers, will start fifty concrete houses in the congested foreign labor district. The new homes will be vermin proof with modern plumbing, each on its own plot. A gardener and nurse will guide occupants in maintaining the improved conditions.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Puccini Discusses Women and Opera Motifs
New York news profiles Signor Puccini revealing his night composing routine, imaginary guests, and views on atmosphere and character. He treats Minnie Johnson and Rance as corporate individuals and says he writes from deep nightly immersion into their joys and fears.
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New York
Signor Puccini
Torre del Lago
Tuscany
California
Lfe
Minnie
Johnson
Rance
Cave club boys found in cave behind Reiley home
In St Louis Missouri Chief Attendance Officer John B Quinn uncovered a group of eleven Arlington school boys meeting as the Cave club in a furnished eleven by six foot cave in a vacant lot behind Cornelius Reiley’s house. Found with chalk benches a stove and lamps the club members range from 8 to 12 years old.
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ST. Louis
Arlington
John B. Quinn
Board of Education
Cornelia Forbes
Quinn
Cave Club
Arthur Wagoner
Alvin Reedy
Cornelius Reiley
Reiley
Bulldog Attacks Robber in Store Hold Up
In St Louis a family store is robbed at gunpoint of $20. A loyal dog belonging to Charles Walter lunges at the robber as he escapes, but the thief fires a shot and closes the doorway, leaving the canine unable to prevent the crime.
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ST. Louis
Charles Walter
Walter
Indian liquor laws pit Minnesota conflicts across treaties
U S officials investigate enforcement of federal prohibition in Minnesota Indian country touching Chippewa citizens Yellow Thunder and Black Hawk. Federal officers face charges of selective enforcement as Minnesota counties wrestle with treaties from 1850 to 1865 and state laws while Minneapolis cities debate liquor control. Six treaties govern the ban on alcohol in Indian lands and how it applies to citizens and non citizens alike.
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Yellow Thunder
Uncle Sam
Congress
Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Mississippi River
Department of Interior
Secretary of Interior
Interior Department
United States
Invites Friends to Help Rob Henneries Case Sentencing
In Waynesboro Pennsylvania November 28 a message inviting help to steal chickens was linked to a major Adams county theft ring. Key figures Ripple Unger Snyder and John Toms were indicted in Gettysburg with Toms breaking jail and remaining at large. Snyder found guilty and a new trial motion was filed by his counsel.
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Waynesboro
Jobin Ripple
Adams County
Ripple
Unger
J. Snyder
John Toms
Gettysburg
Snyder
Toms
Pennsylvania
Michigan Nimrods Now Number 26 000
Lansing Mich Navy 28 Deer hunting licenses issued by the state game warden indicate there are 26 000 nimrods in the northern part of the state on trails of venison. Almost 5 000 of them are in the upper peninsula. Most hunters are Michigan residents. Only 127 permits to ship deer out of state have been issued. Based on deer killed to licenses issued in other years, the warden estimates about 5 060 deer will be brought to earth during the season. Each hunter has two licenses, so nine tenths will be disappointed.
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Lansing
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Earth
Boston Women to Have Right of Way on Street Cars
Boston officials announce that women will have the right of way on all city street cars. The Boston elevated railway company posts large notices at stations and on the cars urging chivalry from male passengers and promising courteous waits and seating.
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Boston
Boston Elevated Railway Company
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