Motorman and the incentive to curb carelessness
An essay critiques interurban safety, arguing companies cannot rely on workers to prevent recklessness. It imagines a $20,000 per fatality penalty to force safer practices, questions incentives for care, and notes real accidents hinge on failures in discipline and discipline. The piece cites H. E. Chubbuck and motorman Lierman amid a fatal wreck, urging stronger employer responsibility and worker safeguards.
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Traction Company
Indiana
Forum of the People attacks peace advocates and Indiana bossism
The Indianapolis Sun opinion piece denounces universal peace advocates as warlike and criticizes federal arms spending while urging education reform based on Christian justice. It rails against the Crawford Fairbanks and Thomas Taggart machine, condemning Indiana Democratic leaders as servile to the brewery interests and calling for a Republican victory to redeem the party.
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Indianapolis Sun
Calvary
Earth
Sam
Leslie
America
Free
Hague
United States
Republican Party
Old Guard
New York
Turkey
Persia
Russia
China
Democratic Party of
Indiana
Crawford Fairbanks
Thomas Taggart
Democratic Party
Thomas A. Hendricks
Mr. Hendricks
Pluto
Lethe
Despond
Breweries
Jonah
Democratic State Committee
Keron
State Committee
Mr. Taggart
Hancock
Taggart
Aley
Thomas BR. Marshall
Goulds
Allertons
Morgans
Harmon
Bryan Democrats
Bryan
Parker
Parker- Taggart Alliance
Kern
Senator Beveridge
Westward the star of empire moves in Oregon politics
A Toronto World summary notes Oregon's move toward popular government via initiative and referendum, direct primaries, and popular election of senators. It highlights Bourne's critique of self constituted bosses, the 1902 initiative, 1904 direct primary, and Oregon’s example for federal reform toward popular vote in choosing senators. It discusses legislative pledges, party dynamics, and future constitutional aims.
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Government Printing Office
Washington
Jonathan Bourne Jr
Oregon
United States Senate
State of
Bourne
Union
Legislative Assembly
New York
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Chamberlain
Toronto World
Insurgent Myth Debunked and Politicians Retired
Four months after Sherman told Taft insurgency was a myth, sixty seven congressmen and eleven senators have been retired while no insurgent failed renomination. A typographical quirk misquotes Malie. Parker and Hill cite Boss Murphy’s neutrality in New York governor races. Chicago, Kansas City papers note civic pride and branding.
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Sherman
Taft
Philadelphia
North American
Alton Brooks Parker
David Bennett Hill
Boss Murphy
New York
Kansas City Star
Breeding hippos in Florida swamps for meat urged
A Substitute mocks the idea by noting a substitute question about breeding a mosquito of equal weight to grace a board and fatten boarders. The Louisville Courier-Journalras keyboarded the quirky proposal as a tongue in cheek inquiry about processing hippos for food.
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Florida
Jersey
Louisville Courier-Journal
No Scarcity of Timber for 1912 Presidential Race
The Chicago Inter Ocean states that insurgent candidates for the 1912 presidency may be Theodore Roosevelt Cummins La Follette Beveridge or other figures, asserting no confidence would be violated by such speculation and noting a broad field of possible contenders from multiple states.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Cummins
Iowa
la Follette
Wisconsin
Beveridge
Indiana
Chicago Inter Ocean
Dope explains use of term dope in sports context
A Chicago Tribune correspondent seeks a plain meaning for the word dope in relation to the upcoming series between the Cuts and Athletics. The piece notes the short time before the games and the difficulty in explaining the slang to a reader.
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Chicago
Tribune
The Sower and His Seed. A Poet's Farewell in Verse
The poem reflects on planting an oak in a father’s park and sowing ideas in minds, while a distant youth dies abroad. The oak will grow and shade others, but the grave and the thinker’s name fade with time, though the thought endures to quicken future minds.
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William EN. Leck
What Christ Would Do by Dr. Lyman Abbott in Philadelphia
Abbott argues that true self control comes from character contribution rather than abstaining from single pleasures. He cites pie, coffee, croquet, cards, charades, theater, jewels, and flowers to illustrate that all things are right if they build character and wrong if they do not. He urges consistent moral discernment beyond superficial judgments.
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Lyman Abbott
Philadelphia
Calle Dillards
Art That Is Understood By the Public Taste
A concise reflection argues that the public does not lack taste for the finest artworks. It claims the majority have always understood and continue to recognize the highest works as the very best.
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Hell
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Illinois Traction System
Pea
Lierman
Chubbuck
Walls Siding
Illinois
Traction
Temptations OF ST. Smith
Smuth
Forum OF the People
Thos. H. Glover
Wayne Avenue
Indianapolis
Asia
Europe
Atlantic
American
Canada
East
West
Malie
Chicago Record- Herald
Christ
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