Manigal confesses amid McNamara case turmoil
Ragged confessional interview details McManigal’s claim that prominent labor leaders knew the McNamaras were guilty and that Harriman helped pressure him. He describes his wife’s knowledge, the bag with evidence, a fear of double-cross, and planned moves as federal probes unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Low Angeten
Cal
Ordle E. McManigal
McManigal
McNamaras
Job B. Harriman
Pociatiat
Caid McManigal
Jim
Or. J
Jin
J.J
J. B Brice
Frank Sullivan
Harriman
McNamara Brothers
Clarence Darrow
Gomwrk
McNamara
George
District Attorney's Office
Huma
J. J. McNamara
Detroit
Wfecare
Erectors’ Association
Detroit Bridge and Iron Works Company
Russell Wheel Foundry
American Bridge Company
Whitehead and Kaleahapa
J. B
Conover
Menune
4 BIG HUNT PROM TO WOMAN'S WORLD
A playful hunt plan is described with evergreen deck, sign reading No Trespassing, and hidden crackers. Participants hide items in a room, count after a horn blow, and earn credits for points on a long list of game items. A prize goes to the top scorer amid toy prizes and humorous props.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uae
Hippi
Ernest Seion-Thomp
Art of French chiffon painting in Manhattan studio
An Indianapolis News feature explains chiffon painting using 96 air brushes in Manhattan, detailing the process from fabric preparation to stenciling and color layering. The result imitates delicate nature motifs and is sold to large costume manufacturers with designs sometimes exclusive to a single house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Manahattan
Lyons
France
Saya
Berlin
Fifth Avenue
Paper towel plan eyed for Kansas schools
Topeka officials study experiments in several Kansas schools with disposable paper towels to replace shared roller towels. If adopted, students supply their own towels or schools provide individual towels. previous moves against shared drinking cups reduced disease.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
E. T. Fairchild
8. J. Crumbine
State Board of Health
Kansue
The Delights of Print Collecting in Etching and Engraving
The article extols print collecting across media with emphasis on etching and line engraving. It notes broad interest among collectors, the price range from modest to expensive, and highlights Rembrandt Whistler and Meryon while stressing that many artists contribute today. It stresses accessibility for art lovers who cannot afford paintings.
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Rembrandt
Whistler
Meryon
Individual and State in Public Education Balance
The writer argues for cooperative public education to mold able individuals who serve both personal and societal needs. He envisions schools arousing latent powers in each child, moving beyond equal treatment to foster diversified, useful individuals who naturally align personal and group interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Pupte
Ciiaene
Europe’s Social Evolution by Graham Taylor in the Survey
The piece argues a broad, quietly rising social and industrial evolution within democracy. It describes a mostly unorganized, cross-border movement shaping living standards, with unions, labor federations, social democratic groups, and parliamentary parties forming a persistent network seeking national and international influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Graham Taylor
Arthur Young
France
Itd
A Sandstorm in the Desert Travel Readings
A travel diary describes a harsh desert sandstorm near Fayum with strong winds, sand obscuring visibility, and the caravan forced to halt. The party tightens wraps, drinks from improvised sources, and endures exhaustion as camels stagger and sand envelops eyes and throats.
Millionaire by day porter at night in St Louis store
The New York American profiles a man known as Millionaire Porter who works as head porter in a large St Louis wholesale mill store by day, travels Europe, owns a six to nine room home with four servants and a touring car, and returns each evening to resume social life with his wife. He describes his college background, love of work, and the dual life as a wealthy, disciplined worker who keeps wheat farms in Minnesota and reports a $68 weekly expense estimate.
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James Hay, Jr
Washington
House
Congress
Tow
Capitol
New York American
Aseee
Europe
St. Louis
Maseee
Tam
St. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Charmin
An Object Lesson for a Senator on Cheese Bill Tactics
A humorous tale shows Congressman Tawney using a cheese sample to sway Senator Jones of Nevada. Tawney explains the public pays for such "filled cheese" and pressures Jones, who, eager for outcomes, promises to push the bill through after the luncheon provokes his interest.
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Arthur Wallace Dunn
Tawney
Minnesoti
Senate
John P. Jones
Nevada
Jones
The New Competition and Unified Trade Exchange
The piece argues for genuine competition over suppressed rivalry among carpenters. It envisions weekly meetings to exchange information on bids and prospective work, aiming to tighten information flow and curb deceit, with a weighty push for open collaboration and fair bidding practices.
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Arthur J. Eddy
Supgons
Ian Te
Suppen
Dlacun
Frank Joterohange
Audh
Weomdinome Lander Wikketa
Howe
Anand Hon
Frankie Hetetufore
Agg
Mias
Prominent Men Burlesqued at Gridiron Club Dinner
Washington D C special reports the Gridiron club’s 27th season dinner attended by the president cabinet and many senators and representatives. A mock supreme court satirized current politics with figures like Roosevelt and Aldrich and a running joke about a dove of peace that proved a goose. The event closed with speakers and a playful ruling on Bryan and the 1908 political scene.
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Gridiron Club
Washington
Washington, D. C
Iet
Secreca
Pance MacVeagh
Stimson
Nagel
Bernstorff
Eman Wador
Senor da Gama
Gridironera
Supreme Court of the United States
Bathhouse
John Coughlin
Eugene V. Debs
Hinky Dink Kenna
Bam Gompers
Fingy Connors
Chariie Murphy
Stubbs
Kansas
Nelson W. Aldrich
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyes
Oyess
Hinky Dink
Justice Murphy
Court of Chancery
Justice Connors
Court
Aldrich
Connors
Justice Aldrich
United States
Sugar Trust
Wickersham
Gridiron Court
T. BR
Roosevelt
BE. H. Gary
Steel Trust
Nebraska
Ke . J. Bryan
Milk and dreams of a farmer’s cow tale
Evening scene shows a farmer recalling a dairy earlier. A vivid memory of milking, sleep lost, and a pondering about the cow that supplied the milk. The text blends affection with the routine of farm life and hints at a remembered figure named George Fitch in a Pearls Herald-Tran context.
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Man
George
Fitch
Pearls Herald-Tran
A Feminine Financier
An odd fragment from the New York Sun presents a speaker describing her husband’s cigars and his fixation on a favorite brand. She notes the couple’s routines around birthdays and gifts, hinting at domestic tensions and a humorous, elusive portrait of a wife convincing readers of male indifference.
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New York Sun
Alwaye
Buehbood
The Wrath of God Upon Us By Pastor Augbell
A Los Angeles sermon by Pastor Augbell argues that God’s wrath is already revealed through sin and death. He cites scripture from Romans and Luke to warn that the coming universal wrath will strike those who ignore righteousness and possessions, urging believers to live faithfully for the coming end of age.
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God
Pastor Augbell
Los Angeles
Cal
Runnell
Midirnera
Dante
Thomas A Kemple
Heaven
Holy Angels
Ain
Almple
Ciod
St. Paul
Paul
Jesus
Daniel
Clod
Moving Churches on Trans Siberian Trains
Travel reports describe chapels attached to main trains on the Trans Siberian line. Priests travel with express crews as “moving churches” with gilded paneling and gold leaf. Services draw local crowds at stops, while nearby households are surveyed in a separate census noting 4,600 back yards examined by health officials.
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Trans Siberian Railway
Expres
Inoaquito
Guiana
Healty Officiala
Federal health board sparks fight over medical liberty
The San Francisco Argonaut argues against a federal health board to regulate medical practice. It warns such a board would privilege one school and threaten individual rights to choose treatment, likening it to establishing a sect of religion. The piece cautions against enforcing orthodoxy and curbing unorthodox healing methods.
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Bil Worete Oval
United States
Federal Board of Health
Federal Health Board
Health Board
San Franciaco Argonaut
Croup relief advertised by Bredgwick’s Liniment
An old advertisement extols a quick thorough relief for croup using Bredgwick's Croup Liniment applied externally. The copy urges confidence in the remedy and lists druggists as distributors.
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Bredgwick
Natural Deduction Dialogue on Lawyers Temperament
A child asks if lawyers are always bad tempered and the parent declines, noting the child’s reading about cross examinations in papers. The exchange skewers headlines and legal rhetoric with a playful, period-tinged tone.
Kindred Spirits Tells a Tense Exchange in a Rural Scene
A dog owner and a regolute woman clash over hunger in a rustic dialogue. Plodding Pete claims he has not eaten for two days, while Towser is released. The woman replies that Towser is also hungry and excuses Pete’s claim.
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Pete
Towser
Debate Over Parliament Quality Sparks Uproar
A heated exchange pits supporters of the U.S. Congress against advocates for the British House of Commons. Each side claims superior merit in a terse cross Atlantic exchange. The dispute underscores differing views on legislative prowess.
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Congress
House of Commons
Nhy
Life. art mines controlied by by residents Korea's test
A fragmented dialogue mentions a newsboy and an editor, referencing a long association between Kim and the speaker. The garbled text also touches on residents and tests in Korea, suggesting a mid-century or wartime context with media and control themes.
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Korea
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Porter
Nation
Taft
Duve
Byrne
Oyster Bay
Bill Barnes
R. H. Gary
J. Ogden Armour
Mike
Supreme Court
Euler
John
Apostle Paul
Jerusalem
Croup
Jimmy
Kim
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