Two Public Servants Who Have Made Good
Governor McGovern reappoints John Roemer as chairman of the state railroad commission and endorses Haugen for continued leadership in taxation. Roemer’s steady foresight guides pioneer industrial policy while Haugen drives the scientific taxation reform and income tax adaption amid governmental reorganizations.
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McGovern
John Roemer
State Railroad Commission
Roemer
Ekern
Haugen
Aylward Described as Philosopher Politician and Lawyer
John Aylward has run for governor several times and is a capable lawyer. Madison public utilities hired him, blurring his progressive image, yet he speaks with biting philosophy and sharp invective.
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John A. Aylward
Public Utilities
Madison
Aylward
Mr. Aylward
Gov Rusk and McGovern clash over calmed riot charges
Speech excerpts attack the governor for using police and militia in insurance-office dispute. Ekern is criticized for misconduct while the governor is accused of partiality and booted by calls for accountability and reform.
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Ekern
Jimmy
Rusk
McGovern
Court in Judgment Upon the Courts
Judge Wesley Howard cites harsh equity remarks on justice and recalls reform. Wisconsin and New York courts are praised and critiqued for plain justice beyond technicalities, with mention of Hood Ott case and the statute of limitations ruling.
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Higbee
Wesley Howard
New York Supreme Court
la Salle Institute
Brandt
Robin
Morse
Howard
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Workmen’s Compensation
New York
Wisconsin
Madison Dispatch
Madison
Wis
Supreme Court
Clark L. Hood
Anna Ott
Circuit Court
Hood
The Baby’s Cry Ends Two Orators’ Speeches
A father recites a patriotism speech against tyrants while the baby’s cry interrupts his oration. The mother argues for women’s suffrage, but both abandon their rhetoric to attend to the infant, suggesting the child’s plea derailed a national moment. The Washington Star notes the humorous disruption of debate by a child.
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Baby
Washington Star
Real Value Mr Jenkins and his generous dowries
A dialogue from Harper's Bazar features an old gentleman courting a hopeful son in law for his daughters Belle Caroline and Delia. He offers $10 000 $20 000 and $30 000 upon marriage to each, while the suitor jokes about a 50 year old daughter.
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Mr. Jenkins
Belle
Caroline
Delia
Harper’s Bazar
Plans for two banks and a post office
A lady visitor chats with a prisoner serving six months and, noting apparent reform, asks about future plans. The inmate replies with bold ambition, saying he has plans for two banks and a post office after his release.
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Pittsburg
Ideal man defined as contradictory terms
In Harpers Weekly, Bildad asks Miss Jeerwell to define the ideal man. She replies the terms are essentially contradictory, smiling as she declines a precise definition.
Engaged to a Poet Exchange Ends With Idol
A light exchange centers on an engagement where the girl calls the poet her idol and the fiancé an idle figure. The banter reveals playful affection and a joking view of the marriage plan.
Peculiar After Effects of Grip This Year
Doctors nationwide report a grip epidemic with distressing symptoms and kidney trouble. The ad asserts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root heals kidneys after grip, offers free sample, and lists regular bottle prices 50 cents and 1.00, urging readers to mention the paper.
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Grip
Bright
Kilmer
Captain Kettle Rescues Kaid in Camel Chase
In a perilous desert march Captain Kettle saves the Kaid Sidi Mahomed from a fall off a camel by shooting the animal midair and hauling the saint clear. The two travel with Berber guards through night and mountain slopes toward a distant skirmish as they balance duty and a fragile truce for the women aboard.
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Sidi Mahommed
Kettle
George
Kaid
Captain Kettle
Fireside Sermon and Quotations from 1913
A Fireside Sermon by Lucius C. Clark on January 29 1913 reflects on Thomas Paine’s memory and American liberty. It includes remarks on America’s happiness away from foreign dominion and ends with a dialect anecdote quoted from the New York Post about a maid and her mistress.
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Lucius C. Clark
D. D
Thomas Paine
Mandy
Sally
New York Post
Do you really love me replied with page references
A Pittsburg Post item shows a clever exchange where she asks if he loves her and he answers by hinting at love levels across pages one, three, four, and five, framing his devotion in a printed wordplay.
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Pittsburg
A Real Professor in Lippincott's Magazine
A short quotation in Lippincott's Magazine questions what qualifies as a real professor and ponders the nature of professing status. The dialogue style reflects contemporary attitudes toward academic titles and credentialing.
Krew And Where It Was In The Sea
The captain gifts a spyglass to Pat and Pat jokes that it is lost at the bottom of the sea. A second item opens with a prisoner charged with larceny and a dubious lawyer addressing the jury.
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Krew
Pat
London
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