Jails Relics of Barbarism Says Judge Lindsey
Judge Ben Lindsey advocates reform over retribution and urges juvenile courts like Denver's for child protection. He cites suffrage progress, predicting women will gain full political rights within a decade. He praises mothers who inspired the juvenile court and argues for education driven justice.
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B. Lindsey
Ben Lindsey
Denver
Cole
Juvenite Court
London
Thames
Lindsey
Iowa
Breaking It Gently A Planter Return From Europe
A southern planter returns from a European trip and is robbed at the railroad station by a verbose elder, leading to a tense drive home. The exchange hints at personal loss and a dramatic death, with town voices debating what caused the tragedy and whether shock or misfortune felled the household.
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Gmk
Bowen
Motor Mud Delays in Amelia Roads Report
Washington writer notes frequent motor car trouble along country lanes near Amelia. Report describes drivers stuck daily in mud, with locals blaming poor road maintenance and seasonal conditions for repeated vehicle immobilities.
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BOR
Thomas
Automeatic Club of
Amelia
Thornes
A Righteous Judge Prom from the Delineator
Prom narrates a Monday morning incident in which Mmthlater’s wife confronted Chawlig at the door with a stick. She heard him threaten to teach her to lay extra in Mmthlater’s family on Sunday morning.
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Mmthlater
George Ade Visits London and Teases English Life
George Ade describes his London stopover aboard the Lusitania voyage. He jokes about weather, theater, and trains at Strand, notes 11 London stations linking to boats, and offers wry observations on English society. His remarks mix humor with somber reflections in a travel sketch voice.
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London
George Ade
Fnll
Ade
Lausitania
Lusitania
New York
Mr. Ade
Wae
Strand
Somerset House
Two Women Lead Noted Spanish Circus Fighters Duo
Lole and Angellon Pretel, German natives and famed dual fighters in Spain, run a large all female troop touring Bouln and other towns from May to October. Each rider earns about £25,000 yearly, after costumes and expenses, with a Madrid villa and training quarters nearby.
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Rhe
Spain
Lole
Angellon Pretel
Braindenburg
Germany
Jil
Pretel Slaters
Bouln
Madrid
Spal
Prayer by a Scotch Canadian Minister
A fragmentary rite presents a plea to Thee in morning prayer. The speaker asks mercy for the fellow worshippers and urges guidance for magistrates and rulers among Thy people.
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Che
Diana
Trustworthy Tonea Reliability Questioned In Message
A fragment questions Tonea reliability describing him as a secure source. The text suggests skepticism about trustworthiness and dependability in communications attributed to Tonea.
A Childish View From the Philadelphia Public Lodger
A four year old girl Claire is examined after removal to the suburb. The doctor questions her, but she denies pain and cold. Her mother coaxes and scolds, criticizing the doctor as the child refuses to cooperate. The scene depicts medical visit amid parental tensions.
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Philadelphia
Claire
Phyasielia
Claike
Allence
Alek
Regan
Hegan Alwaya
Fragmentary Onlook Noted In Informal Exchange
Quoted lines show a terse domestic exchange where one speaker asks for leniency and another pleads to let him in a ward. The fragment hints at a personal dispute or moment of tension without full context or clear actions.
Key to Ancient Tongues Found by Dr Hempl at Stanford
Dr George Hempl, chair of Germanic philology at Stanford, claims a discovery that links Etruscan to the Trojan tongue and suggests future Romans and Romine share common roots. He argues the Trojans founded later Italian settlements and aims to test Virgil’s Aeneid with further study.
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San Francisco
George Mempl Wie
Del
Stanford University
Hemp
Tim
Hempl
Italy
Troy
Ashi Minor
Italian
Bir
A Champ Clark Story From the Keokuk Gate City
Champ Clark, new minority leader in the House, tells a famous Lincoln room tale about his campaign in Missouri Ninth District. He recalls a moment when a hostile voter shouted and Clark urged the crowd that the precinct would deliver a full vote, promising a strong majority.
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Champ Clark
Keokuk Gate
Champ Chark
Washington
Ally “Elonk
Gongrese
Pike County
Clark
Champ
Timber King of 2 000 000 Acres
A Minneapolis retiree is described as a rival to timber magnates, owning 760 000 acres of sugar pine in California and over a million acres in Minnesota. The profile traces his origins from Xenta Ohio to Paris and Saint Paul, aided by James J. Hill, and notes his five sons now run the Walker business while he pursues rest and pottery collecting.
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Minneapolis
Frederick Weyerhouser
Rockefeller
Turlow Walker
Sierra Nevada Mountains
California
Minnesota
Mike Upward
Milion Meron
Walker
Xenta
Ohio
Berea
Tholdiwin University
Oslo
Life
Saya Maimpton
Hils
Paris
Terre Haute & St. Louie
Schoool
St. Paul & Pwelfie Reblomd
Harriet CG
Forth West
Theodore Modgevelt
World’s Largest Porcelain Bathtub Planned for Anderson Home
Beattie reports millionaire Alfred H Anderson will install the world’s largest porcelain bathtub in his Beatie Avenue home. The 7-foot tub weighs 1000 pounds and lies in a 12 by 16 by 8 foot bath annex with marble walls, a shaving table, dressing table, shower, and silver-plated fixtures.
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William
Germany
Beattie
Beatie
Alfred H. Anderson
Logeger
Joe
Dirctor Matthews
Dugdale
Anderson
New York
Chop Suey Madness In A Farcical River Town Tale
In a garbled dialogue filled with misread names and foods, a chaotic scene unfolds as a Chinaman discovers a chopped chicken coop and a dog, leading to a farcical chain of events ending with a dish of chop suey and renewed confusion.
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Galleleas
Holithman
Hin
Mabbadet
International Congress Reflects Shifts in Employment
At a recent International Congress in Paris about 4000 delegates from 10 nations gathered. The report notes a surprising drop in unemployment with fewer actors out of work than in the past two years, reflecting evolving labor dynamics amid the sessions.
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Cionaip
Ehlalo” de Bohie
Paria
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Linogwrg
Poc
World
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Tonea
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Alimoney
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