Wisconsin Senator La Follette Gains West Support Caution
The Washington Times joins Taft allies in warning that La Follette is winning converts across the wheat belt and North Dakota, threatening Taft’s delegation hopes. North Dakota leaders McCumber and Greona reportedly briefed the president but conceded La Follette’s rising appeal among voters wary of Taft.
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Secretary of War
The Hidden Weather Flag at La Crosse Post Office
Business men of La Crosse complain the weather flag is poorly placed at Fifth and Cass Streets. They urge relocation to the central, conspicuous post office spire for better public access and efficient weather service supported by taxpayers.
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Editorial warns Taft weakens grip on delegates
A Washington Star editorial cited in the State News page cautions Secretary Taft that his influence over delegates in the northwest is waning as Senator La Follette gains strength. The dispatch highlights growing momentum for La Follette in these states and the Star’s vigorous warning.
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La Crosse Considers Park Commission Members
The proposed Park Commission hinges on a harmonized board. Selection calls for discernment, diplomacy, and devotion to La Crosse’s lasting beauty. The initiator is praised for valuing true manhood and aiming for qualified commissioners to serve the city well.
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Ifica
The Mares of Mahomet Tale
Country Life recounts how Prophet Mahomet selected five mares as the premier stock. He deprived them of water for days then blew a war signal. Three mares chased water, but five returned to their masters, becoming the seed of the noblest horse breed.
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Movement to add fair value clause to Aldrich bill
The senate debates attaching La Follette's amendment to the Aldrich bill to ascertain fair value and cost of reproduction of railroads before issuing emergency money on bonds. Private investors require property scrutiny, and issuing funds on Harriman era bonds like Alton bonds demands investigation by the government.
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New York World
Senate
Not For Him Cyrus Seeks Elevators In Syndicate Office
Cyrus ascends to a sixteenth floor office in the Syndicate building while panting and complains about stairs. An occupant asks why he didn’t use an elevator, and Cyrus notes someone fell down an opening in the shaft.
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Syndicate
Sign of the Four staged by Winninger Bros company
The Winninger Bros company presented Sign of the Four to a fair audience with a strong cast led by Chas Winninger as Sherlock Holmes and Wm Morse as Dr Watson. Bonnie Maie as Mary Marston and Edna Roland as Mrs Sholto impressed in fitting roles. Tonight they stage Mother and Me, a new play not yet seen in repertoire. Thursday features the San Carlo Opera company, with Polly Primrose on Friday.
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Bonnie Maie
Mary Marston
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Mrs. Sholto
San Carlo Opera Company
Polly Primrose
Empire Skirt 5917 With Walking Length Perforation
This pattern 5917 for the Empire line skirt fits waists 22 to 30 inches and offers walking length perforation and natural waist options. It features front gore and circular portions with inverted plaits at the back, using weighted fabrics like chiffon broadcloth, silks, pongee, and henrietta. Material needs: 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 yards depending on size and width. Pattern mailed from the Fashion Department for ten cents, plus two extra cents if urgent.
Lost Fiction themes in Harper's Magazine discuss romantic love prose
A reflection asks why mid century style love stories vanished from periodicals. The author notes past tales centered on a single romance between a youth and a maiden with minimal extraneous characters and incidents that directly affect the romance.
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Harper's Magazine
Death by Own Action Club Mentioned in Market Dialect
A fragment from the Washington Star features Meandering Mike asking a lady for more hot mince pie and a stray line about joining a death by own action club to use in giving the first degree.
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Washington Star
A Change of Heart From a Father to His Daughter
A Detroit Free Press clipping recalls a father’s shift from wanting a son to embracing a daughter. He narrates his daughter’s blue eyes and pearl teeth, cherishing her early questions and smiling at the joy she brings, declaring his heart full of love.
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Detroit Free Press
Good at It Inventor Husband Sparks Nationwide Excuses
A woman playfully confirms her husband is an inventor and remarks that his late night excuses are widely used across the country. The exchange hints at a clever, perhaps mischievous dynamic in their marriage.
Breach of promise action cited as remedy in verse
The excerpt presents a couplet about a woman facing heartbreak and seeking damages through a breach of promise action. It frames the action as the only remedy for her sorrow and notes the potential for substantial damages. The verse uses legal a where a claim is proposed as the path to relief.
Music Jokes Break Midnight Monotony
A beautful girl tries to enliven a late night with music as a bore remains. She plays several popular airs but he stays, quipping that music always carries him away, only to reveal the punchline: music itself.
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Dundee Advertiser
Tramp, Count Confronts Night Visitor In Warsaw Hotel
In a Warsaw hotel Alban and Sergius face urgent dispatches as the Chief of Police sends a letter via a gendarme. Alban worries Lois Boriskoff's fate and plans a dawn river visit while contemplating Gessner and past miracles.
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Alban
Alban Kennedy
Sergius
Warsaw
Paris
London
Russia
Gessner
Bureau
Excellency
Zaniloff
Ranter Finds Food for Thought in Dramatic Editor’s Take
The Philadelphia Press riffs on a dramatic editor story with a sharp tone, joking about a “roast” and desserts in a playful literary critique.
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Philadelphia Press
How to Tell When the Pudding Is Done
Norah asks how to know when the pudding is cooked. The mistress says to stick a knife in. a clean knife means it is ready to serve. She adds a humorous warning about testing the rest of the knives in the pudding.
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Norah
Everybody’s Magazine
New Grounds for Athletes in Philadelphia
Mayor Reyburn signs ordinance approving new playing grounds at Twentieth street and Lehigh Avenue for the local American League club. The plan cuts two small streets from the plot and promises $500,000 in improvements with steel and cement stands for 30 000 spectators. The grounds will be 130 feet longer and deeper, claimed to be the nation's costliest baseball enclosure, ready in 1919 when the current lease ends.
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Twentieth Street
Lehigh Avenue
Reyburn
Man Declares Wealth In Montana and Is Committed
Dr. E. E. Maxwell a veterinary surgeon who believes he owns a large slice of Montana has been committed to Mendota asylum. He went insane in Montana during a visit and his wife left him and resides in St. Paul Minnesota.
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E. E. Maxwell
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St. Paul
Minn
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