Trolley Roads and Farm Values Across Rural Districts
Farmers in Ohio fear trolley extensions pull youth to cities harming farm work yet reports from the Pittsburg Dispatch show electric roads raise farm values. Western Pennsylvania and other areas see prices jump from about 100 to 750 1000 dollars per acre as roads expand. The trend suggests better local communication often boosts farm life appeal and attracts buyers, though some say overdoing the spread risks overvaluation.
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Ohio
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
A Toast to Ex Presidents and Their Titles
Mr. Roosevelt jokes that friends will greet him as mister and wonders at fitting honorifics for former presidents. The piece notes ex presidents are called ex president or former president, terms seen as outdated or diminutive, and parodies the idea with a mock reward for a better title.
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Chicago Daily News
Life Extension Proposals Stir Insurance Leaders
An association of life insurance presidents remains skeptical of Prof. Irving Fisher’s claim that hygiene reforms could add 15 years to life span yet forms a human life extension committee to study the idea. A major company notes a death every six minutes among policyholders and wonders if extending that interval could improve finances. The New York Medical Journal cites fewer medical students due to strict education standards and a swelling practitioner base, while the bar faces similar oversupply.
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Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Irving Fisher
The
New York Medical Journal
Unlucky Friday Sailors Battle Sea Fate Off Malta
The Sar dinia delayed its voyage from its home port after fears about Friday the 13th and November. The crew finally sailed on November 14 but faced disaster at sea despite the delay.
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Malta
Sardinia
Potential Radcliffe Dean Search Echoes Barnard Move
The Radcliffe college trustees consider a new dean following Barnard’s example and weigh William T Brewster, Barnard English professor, for the post. Nicholas Murray Butler, Columbia University president, is said to have recommended a male candidate to avoid campus politics.
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Radcliffe College
Barnard College
William T. Brewster
Nicholas Murray -Butler
Columbia University
Barnard
Tne xs as Tackled the Wrong Man in Tennéséeeain
A fragmented Tulsa area clipping reports a mistaken tackle incident involving a named player during a Tennessee game. The account notes confusion over the opponent and references crowd reaction and a coaches' approach to the error.
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Tennéséeeain
Walter Brownlow Defies Insurgent Rules Fight in the House
Tennessee representative Walter Brownlow is portrayed as highly effective for his district, praised for committee work over floor speeches. The piece notes his habit of transforming neglected graveyards into federal projects, sparking humor about Tennessee memorials and cost to the government.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Insurgent Committee
Brownlow
Tennessee
Capitol
Walter Brownlow
House Appropriations Committee
Mr. Brownlow
Sailor’s Vengeance Aboard the Sally Ann
Witterson the brutal first mate governs a doomed voyage the Sally Ann meets a fierce end by fire. Steve Brody killer confronts the mate in a final struggle aboard the sinking schooner as they lash into the Pacific.
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Winterson
Steve
Steve Brody
Pacific
Trenton
Eden
Welden
sYry
Diplomat Henry White Resigns Over Honeymoon Snub
A long ago Vienna incident during Taft’s 1886 honeymoon cost Henry White his Paris ambassadorship. White refused special access to an exclusive function, offering museum tickets instead. The snub remained recalled by Taft and aided the diplomat’s removal from office years later.
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Henry White
Paris
Europe
Ambassador White
White House
William Howard Taft
Vienna
Diplomat White
Legation
Mr. Newlywed
Taft
Enormous rise in laws passed by Congress over decade
Col. W. M. Palmer notes sharp growth in enacted measures from 1,473 in early Fiftieths to 9,711 in the Sixtieth Congress ending March 4. He, from New Jersey, led enrollment for the Senate and expects current congress to surpass prior totals.
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Congress
Col. W. M. Palmer
Senate
House
Col. Palmer
White House
New Jersey
Sewell
Col
Palmer
White House tennis court doomed by Taft plan
Report notes President Taft rejects adding a second story to the White House office building and orders ground floor expansion instead. Congress already funded stronger foundations for future growth and $40,000 more is allocated to the executive offices. The piece critiques Roosevelt era policies and mentions social tensions and modernization in Washington.
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White House
Taft
Executive
Roosevelt
McKim
New York
Congress
Washington
Painting tips to avoid peeling and adulterated materials
An article explains common causes of paint failure such as damp surfaces excess turpentine or drier and adulterated white lead. It promotes a National Lead Company painting guide and a Houseowner's Painting Outfit No 49 offering tests for purity using a blowpipe and other methods and touts the Dutch Boy Painter trademark as a purity guarantee.
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National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York
Young Scamp Caught Smoking by Father
A father scolds his son for smoking cigars but the boy pleads concern saying his mother warned he was smoking to death. He claims to try to save his life, while the parent asserts discipline.
Blanche Bates and a Street Encounter in a Jestful Tale
A friend recounts Blanche Bates reacting to being accosted in the street by hitting the man and asking if he spoke to a defenseless woman. The anecdote ends with her remark that she simply hits when provoked. The clip then shifts to a banquet tale about a Swede miner who always finds pay dirt by saying he just keeps digging.
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Blanche
Blanche Bates
Toledo
West
Ole
Milwaukee Free Press
A Modern Miracle Story Reply Awakens Rude Exchange
A street encounter with a beggar wearing an I Am Deaf and Dumb placard leads to a sudden change in speech after the speaker asserts the man is an impostor. The beggar responds with blunt language and tells the speaker to mind his own business, challenging the new theology.
Sister's Trick Turns Coffee Drinker to Postum Health
An unnamed woman narrates how her sister replaced morning coffee with Postum, leading to stronger health, better color, and clearer eyes. After ten days she learns the remedy was Postum, a cereal drink praised as a nerve builder, with the ad urging readers to consult The Roads to Wellville for proof.
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Postum
Phgst
Swellville
Jetter
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