Wisconsin Simmers Over U.S. Marshal Pick
Milwaukee dispatch predicts State Senator C A Snover of Ft Atkinson will be next U S marshal for Wisconsin western district. Opponent E J Kneen of Bangor is praised as a top progressive Democrat. Debate centers on Wilson administration alignment and political debts in the state.
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Milwaukee Dispatch
C. A. Snover
Ft. Atkinson
Wisconsin
Hemmy
Wilson
Snover
E. J. Kneen
Bangor
la Crosse County
Davies
Karel
La Follette and the Money Law Controversy
The article argues Senator La Follette opposed the currency bill for fundamental flaws. He rejects half measures and favors pound away for a near perfect bill, unlike leaders who vote for compromise to enact gradual improvements. He disliked interlocking directorates and bank control of credit and circulation.
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la Follette
Regulation of banks and trusts in political debate
The text argues that bank regulation depends on banking interests willing to permit the law to work. It suggests trust regulation by trusts would be reasonable if profitable for big business, noting their push for caucus amendments and their current praise of the law after opposing it.
Patronage as the Political Barometer
The Wisconsin scene shows two key appointments used to test party loyalties. Hemmy, a Karel faction ally, becomes deputy revenue collector, while F. B. Schultz, anti-Karel, is named Milwaukee postmaster. Madison Journal decries patronage as steering toward a machine against Wisconsin’s progressive government.
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Wisconsin Democracy
Paul Hemmy
Hemmy
Senate
F. B. Schultz
Milwaukee
Schultz
Madison Journal
Wisconsin
Wilson
Bryan
Ikey Karel
Democratic Party
Waters On City Hydration Fail Is Hard Water?
City residents report no complaints as well water runs through pipes for days with no one noting hardness. Household uses like washing and toilets proceed normally while the tub shows clear bottoms during the annual plunge.
Wall Street Panic Reflections and Roosevelts South American Visit
A collage of quotes on market panic and crowd psychology discusses the Bank Monopoly cash withdrawal and its fear-driven self-destruction. It notes public interest in Colonel Roosevelt’s post trip plans and references a 1913 review of terms and events.
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The
Sentinel
Colonel Roosevelt
Haymarket tale of London holiday horse dealer misreads play
In Haymarket a country horse dealer, returning from London, expects a circus. Posters for Within the Law show a four in hand driving through Acts of Parliament to illustrate the line drive a coach through. He asks an attendant when the asses come on, thinking the show is a circus.
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Haymarket
London
Pearson's Weekly
One Rich Man’s Only Humorous Tale
A wealthy and influential man is famed for a single amusing story, and people are content to laugh at that sole joke rather than seek further tales. The remark suggests his power and status shield him from needing more material.
Buckwheat Cakes Fill the Shed in Humble Rural Tale
A rural narrator extols buckwheat cakes and southern fare with vivid dialect. The speaker revels in hot pan grub, ham bones, corn pone, and chores in the shed while chatting about eating habits and contentment.
Nod Osborne Voices Blunt View On Shay’s Rebellion
Col Nod Osborne of New Haven and Yale dismisses the college education value debate with a blunt remark at a Graduates Club gathering. He says, I don’t give a damn, highlighting his forthright style and outspoken reputation. The anecdote circulates from Metropolitan Magazine.
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Yale
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Johnny Discovers Doctor’s Thermometer At Home
In a brief vignette from The Delineator a feverish Johnny watches the doctor’s thermometer left on the table. He speaks to his mother with concern noting the doctor has left to his temperature, adding a gentle humor to the household scene.
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Mississippi River Bender Shifts Tennessee Village Into Arkansas
A river whim shifts a village from Tennessee to Arkansas overnight. Residents crawl from bed in disbelief as a steamboat encounters the scene. The spokesman explains the new cutoff moved them, while debts of about 800 dollars in Tennessee are now counted in Arkansas.
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Tennessee
Arkansas
Baldpate Inn drama deepens as strangers converge
In a tense Baldwin Baldpate scene Mr Magee and a wary girl debate trust and truth while a fifth key looms. The inn fills with visitors including Bland Cargan Lou and the Renton mayor figure as a watchful atmosphere tightens around the mystery. The exchange hints at The Lost Limousine authorship and mounting peril as characters struggle with secrets and loyalties.
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Dutch Five Helps Friend In Hotel Money Request
In a western city hotel a man known to Dutch Five begs for $100 claiming illness to justify room drinks. Dutch Five, sensing danger of overindulgence and a stack of health claims, calmly replies take the money, fearing a fatal disease. This anecdote appears in Popular Magazine.
Train collision testimony in courtroom exchange
The engineer confirms the train struck the man and states the victim was on the track. The lawyer presses for precise wording and the engineer insists any responsible operator would not derail into the woods after a person.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Drummer Requests Glass For Soft Boiled Eggs
A dapper drummer, stranded in a village hotel in Egypt Illinois, orders soft boiled eggs at breakfast. He asks the waitress to break the eggs in a glass, a request that is met with a withering reaction from the server.
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National Food Magazine
Tlinois
Egypt
Vatican Employe Strike Threat Stuns Pius at Rome
Pope Pius faces a threatened strike by Vatican gardeners and museum keepers over pay or holiday abolition. Workers earn 70 cents daily, but receive nothing on about 79 holidays and Sundays. Museums and gardens close on holidays, reducing tips and income, while tips are unofficially accepted on open days.
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Rome
Pius
Vatican
Four Year Old Burned To Death In Wisconsin Fire
In Green Bay on December 30, a four year old girl daughter of August Byer died after matches the child got while the mother hung out the family washing ignited her dress.
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Green Bay
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August Byer
Life Extension Institute formed to lengthen human life
Springfield Mass December 30 announcement of the Life Extension Institute a new corporation aiming to extend the span of human life for commercial and philanthropic purposes. Its leadership includes K E Rittenhouse Col William C Gorgas Dr Eugene L Fisk former President Taft chairs the board with notable directors Irving Fisher Charles H Sabin and Frank A Vanderlip among others.
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Mass
Life Extension Institute
United States
Kk. E. Rittenhouse
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
William C. Gorgas
Eugene L. Fisk
Taft
Robert W. DeForest
Russell Sage Foundation
Irving Fisher
Charles H. Sabin
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Guarantee Title & Trust Company
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank of New York
Socialist Keeps Seat in Milwaukee Fire and Police Board
Judge Ross of Superior rules Sherman Brown appointed by ex Mayor Sedel is legally seated on Milwaukee city fire and police commission. Decision reached today by circuit court clerk confirms Brown’s right to hold the seat.
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Wis
Ross
Superior
Sherman Brown
City Fire and Police Commission
Seidel
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