Too Much Politics in Ballinger Investigation Diverts From Truth
A national editorial harshly criticizes the Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry, arguing politics has corrupted the effort to determine whether Interior Department actions harmed public wealth. It cites presidential letters, investigations, and White House influence, asserting attempts to whitewash Ballinger and obstruct truth.
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Ballinger-Pinchot
Ballinger
Department of the Interior
Gravis
Congress
Congressional Investigating Committee
Sherman
Speaker Cannon
White House
James
Kentucky
Rainey
Illinois
Glavis
Pinchot
Vertrees
Wickersham
Justice Lorton
Supreme Court
Taft
Personal pronouns and marriage vows in public life
The piece argues that Roosevelt’s use of I and we signals responsibility and action, contrasting Lincoln’s letter to Greeley. It shifts to a domestic note, claiming marital harmony fades after marriage as delicacy fails, accountability wanes, and the divorce mill rises while children suffer.
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Roosevelt
Lincoln
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Union
Republican Party
Taft
United States
Mr. Taft
Louisville Post
Clevelan&Piess
Delicacy and violence in patrol riot commentary
A historical newspaper fragment discusses delicacy in judgment during rioting, noting that aiming a brick to strike a policeman between the eyes would show precision, while throwing at a window would be bungling. The text contrasts refined restraint with reckless action in crowd dynamics.
Guggenheims Influence in Politics and Tariff Policy
A fragmentary political argument notes farmers, households, and housewives paying tribute to the Guggenheims while Simon Guggenheim sits in the U S Senate shaping tariff schedules. Aldrich and Guggenheim are cited as a matter of record, raising questions about the number of other senators with similar ties.
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Simon Guggenheim
Republicans
Colorado
United States Senate
Aldrich
Guggenheim
Fete Shett
Making Up Our Minds in Heroic Choice
The Scrap Book quotes Henry Van Dyke on how choosing between virtue and vice reveals the shadow self. Our forward step shapes eternal character destiny, as two future selves contend within each decision.
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Henry van Dyke
When Twilight Calls for Us to Home Together
A reflective poem from the Baltimore Sun expressing devotion and acceptance of death as a path to a shared afterlife. The speaker vows to stay united with a loved one through night and beyond, trusting in a tender King and the call of destiny as life fades.
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Baltimore Sun
Master of Human Destiny and the Hour of Fate
A compact verse caresses ambition as fate’s master. fame love fortune follow those who pursue the hour of destiny. It warns the doubtful face failure and penury, while the resolute approach gates of cities, deserts, seas, and courts to conquer every foe.
Gospel of New Farm Methods Boost Wheat Yields
Agnes C. Laut reports Collier's Weekly on scientific farming lifting yields and lowering costs. The piece describes gospel wagons and tours by experts like Holden and Knapp, promoting dual improvements in wheat corn oats and dairy. It highlights rural kitchens and the need to raise fertility of soil to meet rising population and demand.
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United States
America
Steel Trust
Middle West
Northwest
Prof
Holden
Iowa
Washington
Willett Hays
Minnesota
South
Agnes C. Laut
Collier's Weekly
Evolution of Catch Phrases in Advertising History
The piece surveys ad craft from Sapplo to Uneeda, noting the decline of witty slogans and the rise of sober campaigns. It highlights iconic lines like See that hump and Sunny Jim, then explains how a Cincinnati soap mishap gave birth to the phrase it floats and boosted sales across the Mississippi region.
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Sapplo
Uneeda
Campbell Kid
Cincinnati
Mississippi
Algernon Tassin
The
Bookman
Flying Machines Versus Battleships by R Evans
Rear Admiral Robley Evans argues aviation will gain value in warfare but says current experiments show limited naval use. He explains aircraft will face heavy fire from ships at ranges up to thousands of yards, notes practical difficulties in hitting moving vessels, and warns against underestimating battleships while predicting progress toward safer flying machines.
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Robley P. Evans
U. 8.N
Congress of the
United States
Camp Perry
Navy
Just a Minute Jumping at Conclusions
A humorous fragment shows a young lady and her partner entering from a room where progressive whist is played. She calls out to her mother about catching the booby, and the mother responds with a cheeky invitation to kiss. Scraps.
May Bz So A Merry Laugh In The Telegram Note
A brief New York Telegram item notes a hopeful message about turning sorrow to sunshine with a merry laugh as the gray outlook may give way to brighter tomorrow.
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New+York Telegram
Sinking Ship Volunteers To Man Hand Pumps
Chaos aboard a distressed vessel as a collapsed steam pump drives volunteers to man hand-pumps. Passengers scramble amid pandemonium, with many fainting from the exhausting scene as the ship sinks.
Heroic Tugboat Deckhand Scoops Daring Rescue
Passengers hail a sailor who toiled at the huge handle with rippling muscles as the tug neared danger. The whistle sounded, the crowd cheered, and the crew crowned him a hero, though he modestly dismissed the deed as trivial and recalls working for a dairyman.
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London
Mayor orders church moved under 800-foot saloon rule
A Chicago Legal News excerpt shows a mayor asserting an ordinance that no saloon may be within 800 feet of a church. He promises three days to relocate the church, framing it as strict law enforcement.
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Diggin’s
Chicago Legal News
The Retort Valiant in Buffalo Express
John Turpid resists changing his hat as Julia insists on the cleaned straw bonnet. The brief exchange appears in the Buffalo Express in a light, domestic quip tone with no further context or events.
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John Turpid
Julia
Buffalo Express
Question About Airfare From Albany To New York
Fragmentary inquiry asks if someone would accept ten thousand dollars to fly from Albany to New York. The text shows garbled punctuation and lacks clear context or attribution.
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Albany
New York
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Flight
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