Wisconsin Idea in 1908 Republican Convention Debate
The piece compares two hostile takes on the Wisconsin Idea from Willis J. Abbott and the Chicago Inter Ocean, noting Abbott’s partisan slant and Inter Ocean’s defense of La Follette. It describes La Follette’s nomination drama, tumult in the hall, Roosevelt banners, and Taft’s eventual roll-call victory with Alabama, Arkansas, California, and Georgia tallies.
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Wisconsin
Willis J. Abbott
Mr. Abbott
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln J. Steffen
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Inter-Ocean
la Follette
Roosevelt
Taft
Abbott
Committee On
Hopkins
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Denver
Henry F. Cochems
Hanly
C. A. A. McGee
Lodge
Malloy
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Fairbanks
Foraker
Woman Defies Husband’s Expected Way In Simple Task
A saying notes that a woman may do a thing as she wishes unless her husband expects her to follow his method. The remark reflects on household dynamics and autonomy in domestic tasks.
Bryan Lincoln: Century of Transformation for a Party
Nebraska born orator William Jennings Bryan rose from obscurity at the 1896 Democratic Convention to become a dominant voice in the party. He toured 18 000 miles in 1896, championed bimetallism, and later steered the platform toward imperialism debates while assuming leadership in the party and expanding his influence globally.
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Lincoln
Neb
Chicago
Dick” Bland
Washington
Nebraska
William Jennings Bryan
Democracy
David B. Hill
New York
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Bland
Bryan
Illinois
Congress
House
Coun
Madison Square Garden
Tammany Hall
Third
Nebraska Regiment of Volunteers
Roosevelt
Alton B. Parker
Parker
Tokio
Manila
Bombay
Cairo
Jerusalem
St. Petersburg
England
Daniel
Virginia
Pryan
Bes Lunen
I Guess You Did Not See It Ringed Up
Oscar Hammerstein on a Broadway car faces a conductor who asks if he paid fare. Hammerstein, deep in thought, answers I guess you did, not seeing it rung up for the company. Passengers laugh at the exchange observed by the New York Times.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Hiram Green-Silas Dooem Hosts Notable Boarders
Hiram Green-Silas Dooem keeps a swell lot of boarders described by Tim Cloverfield-Waal. The passage notes the boarders’ wealth level with a playful tone and suggests a lively boarding scene.
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Hiram Green
Silas Dooem
Tim
Tim Cloverfield
Waal
Fluent Curiosity Killeen and the Largest Beer
The dialogue depicts Killeen ordering the largest beer for five cents and debating if a short beer would have been placed on his tongue as medicine or sprayed down his throat with an anti-tamizer. The barkeep replies with sarcasm about the nickel.
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Killeen
He Was Needed Nodd I Must Hurry Home
A brief dialogue fragment shows Nodd explaining he must return home early to care for a baby while Bohe mian Magazine notes the nurse is off and the child is left in the mother's charge.
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Nodd
Todd
Bohemian Magazine
The Good Intent Aboard Shipwreck and a Lighthouse Mystery
A pleasure cruise on The Good Intent ends in disaster as a North Atlantic storm forces a desperate struggle. Vida Romer awakens to a dead mother and a reef, then is saved to drift to a lighthouse village. A telegram and a mysterious scene at Wolf Skerry lighthouse hint at unseen forces behind the voyage.
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James Kahn
St. John's-eye
Cape Wrath
Hibrides
Vida
Firth of Pentland
Faroe
Vatna Jokull
Jacob
Helstone
Kior
Heaven
Ionmmaster
Mr. Romér
Wolf Skerry
Gorm House
Bank of England Officials Sign In For Fog Then Twins
A Success Magazine anecdote notes that bankers arrive late mainly because of fog. The first late worker wrote "fog" beside his name and others added "ditto." Recently the first late man gave the reason "wife had twins" and twenty others signed "ditto" beneath.
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Bank of England
Success Magazine
Christmas Turkey Gift in The Natchel Way
A wealthy Northern man in a Southern Black settlement gives a dollar to the oldest boy to buy a Christmas turkey. The family uses the dollar, and the boy is urged to fetch the turkey in the natchel way, as narrated in Success Magazine.
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Thomas
Success Magazine
Wa ton Company Draws Largest Audience at La Crosse Theater
The La Crosse theatre saw its biggest crowd last night for the Waton company performance. A public wedding drew many, while Camille returns in Act IV with Miss Eaton appearing in her diamond dress, a first for the engagement.
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la Crosse Theatre
Waton Company
Bill
Camille
Hill
Miss Eaton
Coroner's jury finds ten-year-old Jardim guilty of murder
In Kasota Minnesota jurors concluded that ten year old Russell St John was accidentally shot by Robert Jardim, and found Jardim guilty of wilful murder. The jury committed Jardim to custody under Sheriff Teaster.
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Kasota
Minn
Judy
Russell St. John
Rober Jardine
Agen
Jardim Boy
Teaster
Youth shot in eye near Rosseau
Pierre South Dakota July 1 Rober Klink a young man living on a claim near Rosseau was killed in the presence of several companions while handling a revolver. The weapon discharged and the bullet struck him in the eye piercing his brain. The remains were taken to his old home in Naperville Illinois.
Building inspector asks about tank capacity
The insurer’s inspector questions a janitor in a Bohemian Magazine snippet, asking about a tank in the building and its capacity. The janitor replies humorously about not having enough money to determine it. The exchange reflects a humorous memory of safety and funding.
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Bohemian Magazine
She Knew Him Mrs Kately Convicts Husband on Sunday
The Catholic Standard and Times reports Mrs Kately persuaded her husband that playing on Sunday is sinful. She argues the act was needed to influence him to join in play with her.
Advertisement Dilemma Revealed in Local Note
A humorous Yonkers Statesman snippet shows a misfit reply to an ad seeking a low pocketbook. One man explains he is too busy to meet the finder and suggests sending his wife, who then balks because the ad promised no questions asked.
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Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
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