Roosevelt Insurgency Debate Splits Voters as Campaign Ends
Columnists from the Indianapolis News and New York Sun spar over Roosevelt’s standpat image and Beveridge Kern and Foraker roles. References to Ballinger, Pinchot, and Poindexter color the editorial clash as campaigns wind down.
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Indianapolis News
Richard A. Ballinger
Portland Oregon 4An
Roosevelt
T. R
Pinchot
Garnela
Miles Poindexter
United States
The
Oregonian
Epigrams on Activity and Virtue from Various Authors
A compact lyric of aphorisms on life and character. It cites John M. Good on activity as human nature, Hosea Bal on self-punishment, Hyme on the heart’s reconcilement, Parkhurst on death’s two sides, Shakespeare on detraction, and Arnold on toil as path to good.
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John M. Good
Letter to a Girl: The Sun on Child Labor Politics
A reader named Princess asks for light reading, but The Sun responds with harsh tales of child labor. The letter cites Helen Lisscak and South Carolina children, notes U.S. Senate debates, and urges readers to consider Congress’s potential to pass enforceable child labor laws amid Indiana and national policy.
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Helen Lisseak
Pennsylvania
Washington
Diplomatic Corps
United States Senate
United States
Helen Lisscak
South Carolina
Indiana
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Department of Commerce and Labor
Indianapolis
Evansville
Illinois
Overman
Beveridge
Congress
Congress Debates Tax Amendment Voice Vote July 1909
The United States Senate considers a joint resolution to amend the constitution to authorize income tax via state conventions. Senator Bailey proposes replacing state legislatures with conventions elected on the issue, arguing it would reflect the people's will. Senator Beveridge counters that legislative inertia and economy concerns affect both paths, urging clear adoption of the amendment.
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United States Senate
Bailey
Texas
Beveridge
Mississippi
Nebraska
Mr. Borah
Mr. Beveridge
Indiana
Congress of the
Kern
Marshall
Dolliver's Last Senate Speech Cited in Historic Comment
The quoted passage from Jonathan P. Dolliver's final Senate address denounces alleged monopolies and partisan manipulation of law. It portrays a relentless critique of how great industries gain power, arguing for republican and American citizen resistance to ongoing tyranny and greed.
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Senate of the
United States
Jonathan P. Dolliver
United States Senate
Beveridge supports the income tax against Bailey plan
The debate in the Senate centers on the convention method for constitutional amendment and Beveridge argues the single legislature path speeds ratification. He asserts two dangers under Bailey’s plan and favors the Nebraska style through Congress for emergency taxation powers.
Feather bed ad from Louisburg Herald
Local classified ad offers two good feather beds for sale. Interested buyers may call the office to obtain necessary information. The notice emphasizes first class quality and cleanliness.
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Louisburg
Kas
Herald
Morgan Joins Sing In Episcopal Convention
Pierpont Morgan participated in the sing along at the Protestant Episcopal triennial convention. His standout moment came during the offering, when he made his greatest impact as the collection was being taken, according to the Toledo Blade.
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Pierpont Morgan
Protestant Episcopal Church
Toledo Blade
Revision Downward in Card Deck Impacts Kings and Queens
The Sabetha Herald opines that fate may erase kings and queens from playing cards or reduce their value, leaving the two-spot as a higher relative rank, a view echoed by the Kansas City Star.
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Sabetha Herald
Kimsas City Star
Foraker Refuses to Modify Policy, Campaigns Decide
Ohio campaign managers announce no changes to policy as Senator Foraker adamantly resists modification. The Chicago Tribune reports the political maneuvering aims to keep the senator on message amid the ongoing campaign.
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Senator Foraker
Ohio
Skiddo
Chicago Tribune
Nebraska Campaign of Education Satirizes Robbing Soldiers
Walt Mason notes the Nebraska race is an education campaign with candidates using affidavits and fake letters to claim rivals bend laws against robbing old soldiers of their wooden legs, reflecting political theater in a Kansas City Star quotation.
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Walt Mason
Nebraska
Kansas City Star
The Understudy in Spotlight Shift at Syracuse
Prof Woodruff notes Chancellor Day yields the spotlight as long as the Syracuse man shows no interest. Washington Times comments on the shifting attention within the leadership dynamic and the quieter role of Day.
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Day
Syracuse
Washington Times
Census Growth Stagnates in Quincy After a Decade
The Chicago Record-Herald mocks a census taker as Quincy Newfoundland and Labrador shows only a one percent population increase over ten years. The brief remark accuses officials of padding figures while condemning the stalling growth in Quincy.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Liquor Question Dead and Seat Theft Probe
A fragmented report notes a failed liquor question and a theft case involving a seat and an undertaker’s call. Embalmed clues point to an unsettled local dispute with unclear defendants and missing details.
Just a Minute Inertia and Momentum
Mrs. Torkins explains current affairs with a joke about standpatter and progressive political labels. The quip contrasts inertia with momentum through a playful misalignment of terms. Washington Star is cited.
Mother and Son Duel Over Nickel Past and Present
A mother scolds Willie for repeated misbehavior, noting she paid a nickel yesterday to be good. Willie replies that he is proving he earned his money’s worth, a brief exchange captured in the Boston Transcript style.
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Willie
Boston Transcript
Married man asked to share business with wife
A man asks if a husband should confide in his wife about business affairs. The newly married man wonders, while the experienced man replies that if the husband isn’t making money the wife should be told. The Philadelphia Record reflects a domestic finance quip in a casual exchange.
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Philadelphia Record
Stimulated Interest in Harlow-Jimson Adaptability
Chicago News notes Harlow-Jimson shows remarkable adaptability as Barlow asserts. The piece recalls a chess game where he demonstrated effort and competitive spirit.
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Harlow
Jimson
Barlow
Chicago News
Verbal Play Sparks Tension at Chicago News
Employee admits exhaustion while employer notes inevitability of burnout. The exchange suggests strain over workload and morale at Chicago News. Dedicated staff may be reaching limits as management hints at performance concerns.
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Chicago News
Canvasser Seeks Reader as Households Decline Help
In a humorous Chicago News brief a canvasser asks a householder to read three volumes but is met with the claim that the resident cannot read. The exchange reveals the household has only a cat, prompting the canvasser to suggest using a book or object to throw at the cat.
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Chicago ‘News
Power and government in the United States examined
S. S. McClure argues in this November McClure's piece that societies are ruled by the strongest power, often the real government backed by corporate wealth. He warns of a shift from local and state authority to a centralized national power in Washington, aided by Wall Street and railroads, and calls for a stronger national seat of power.
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The Essential Microbe Imagined as World Without Germs
ROLLINS BINGHAM explores a sterilized future where all microbes are eradicated. While disease would fade, the loss of fermentation, digestion, soil fertility, and ecological cycles would threaten food, agriculture, and life itself, concluding a germless world would not be desirable.
The Graceful Thing Letter From Cloth Firm
A letter from a clothing firm reports moths in the cloth sent. The wholesale house responds by saying no moths were ordered, calling it their error and requesting return at their expense.
Quote about fate and drink from the Los Angeles Express
A playful remark questions which philosopher claimed mastery over fate saying he never drank whisky. The Los Angeles Express notes the quip as a light, reflective aside on self control and habit.
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Los Angeles
Express
Mary Like Him and the Moral Lecture on Temptation
A teacher detects Little Willie stealing from a playmate and responds with a moral lecture rather than punishment. Willie trembles as he answers with a hesitant reply, illustrating a child’s struggle against temptation.
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