Taft Gag Rule Feud Illustrates Political Thuggery
The piece notes a Taft led war Republican committee shouting fraud and rule cries as contesting delegates face off. It depicts Hitchcock and Taft managers seated as judges of Taft and anti Taft claims, a blunt example of machine power overriding fairness.
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Taft
War Republican Committee
Knox
Fair
Hughes
Cannon
Mittee
Hitchcock
Fional
Taft likely to be nominated amid party maneuvering
The piece argues Taft will be nominated as the Cannon-Knox-Fairbanks-Hughes bloc controls the convention. It warns Roosevelt may be urged to accept, but urges him to decline to maintain decorum, noting the need for Taft to step aside if Roosevelt is to return.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Wisconsin Supreme Court sustains railroad commission power
The state supreme court upholds the railroad commission and its regulations, and limits its own review to cases where the commission’s ruling is shown to be confiscatory. The decision defines unreasonable as confiscatory, signaling a liberal stance favorable to public welfare.
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State Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Railroad Commission
the Tribune
A Cheap Sensation Over Bryan Allegations
The New York World accuses Bryan of being hired to back Parker in 1904 but the claim is rejected as false since Bryan proved it untrue and because the World itself admitted it. Bryan is praised as a clean, principled figure respected across parties, inspiring national backbone despite political differences.
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New York World
Bryan
Parker
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
Tremors Near Great Lakes Prompt Federal Inquiry
A seismograph in Washington recorded continued earth tremors with the center near the Great Lakes. An inquiry from Washington to Chicago led Chairman New to urge Secretary Taft to halt laughter in the proceedings.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Chicago
New
Taft
Laug
Van Dyke and Eaton Stock Co To Open New Week
The Van Dyke and Eaton stock company stays in La Crosse for the summer season with new productions weekly. Miss Eaton and Mr. Koch receive praise for versatility. Next week features A Human Slave The Divorce Question A Farmer's Daughter and Exiled to Siberia with 10c matinees on Sunday Wednesday and Saturday. The Little Christian opens tonight with two performances for tomorrow featuring A Carolina Feud. Ethel May the Mystery Girl is highlighted at each show.
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Stock” Co
van Dyke and Eaton Company
la Crosse
Miss Eaton
Mr. Koch
van Dyke & Eaton Company
Siberia
Ethel May
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles in Brooklyn Life
A poem from Brooklyn Life satirizes politicians and society, noting hollow campaigns and empty aims. It mocks currency-less life and corporate power, ending with a call to maintain humor amid a doughless era.
Elevator Boy Answers Old Lady in Boston Elevator
The poem style exchange features an Elevator Boy answering a Boston elevator passenger with a pun about the motion of the elevator and the questions. The Old Lady asks about rising and falling while the Boy names the questions as the watchword.
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Boston
Matrimonial Confidence
Mrs Billus chides Mr Billus over hair loss with a witty remark about his bald spot. The exchange appears in the Washington Star style and reflects domestic humor of the era.
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Billus
Not Exorbitant A Summer Horse Sale Insight
A summer resident questions a seller about a horse priced at 150 dollars. The seller, Mr Jameson, defends the price noting the horse is thirty years old yet earned more than five dollars annually, arguing the value reflects past costs and potential.
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Mr. Jameson
Explained Gentleman on Train Accident
Guard reports a passenger pulled the emergency cord and halted the boat express, causing the train to stop. It will take five hours to clear the line, delaying the wedding day of a gentleman who exclaimed he was to be married. The guard, a married man, questions the passer.
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Scott
London
Bridal Rooms and Suite Snare in Wordplay
A Brookly Life line notes a playful exchange as a bellboy introduces a bridal set up. The bride compliments the suite while the bellboy cites the head clerk hoping the suite suits, highlighting a humorous wordplay moment.
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Brooklyn
Jokes from Tit-Bits and School Silliness
Two girls discuss catechism in the country and boast about spiritual progress until one says she is past redemption. A boy waking ill in the morning is treated as a sign that there is no holiday from school.
Fashion Hints on a V Shaped or High Neck Blouse
The blouse idea suits warm weather with a slightly open throat and can be made with V neck or high neck. It uses cotton ceilings with filet trimming and optional unlined waist, suitable for silk and chiffon, with plaits at shoulders to hide armhole seams. Sleeves vary from short to long with cuffs or lace frill, pattern 5993 fits busts 32 to 42 inches and mailed for ten cents plus optional two cent stamp.
Not Counting the Cost Chapter with Maud and Levi
Maud confronts the old man Levi in his home as intruders watch. A confrontation over truth, wealth, and a bribe unfolds while Max and Charlie suspect a larger conspiracy surrounding Maud and Marion.
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Max
Charlie
Maud
Stole Horse Then Tells It In Letter
Sheriff Pfennig recovered a valuable horse stolen from Union Grove farmer Jacob Strenli. The thief, his brother John Strenli, sold the horse to a Chicago horse trader and later admitted the theft in a letter to the owner’s wife. He cannot be located.
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Kenosha, Wis
C. Pfennig
Jacob Strenli
Union Grove
John Strenli
Chicago
John Strenk
The Man That Made Niagara Bridge Builder Roscoe Conklin
An account of the Niagara suspension bridge opening with Roscoe Conklin among officials. A station scene shows Conklin preening while others depart, prompting a porter to ask who he is and another to quip he made the falls, not the bridge.
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Niagara
United State
Roscoe Conklin
Conklin
America
H. Perry Robinson
Putnam's and
the Reader
Madison Enthusiasts Forecast Big Shakeup in Series
Madison fans cling to a theory that in a whirlwind finish he will fulfill his threat to win four of six games in the La Crosse Madison series.
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Madison
Silent Woman Refuses Money and Vanishes from Room
In a tense scene a woman refuses a large cheque offered by a man and exits, leaving the room in turmoil. The two men pursue plans to follow but remain confined as the old man collapses and a servant aids him, while scattered cheque fragments hint at a defiant visitor.
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Charlie
Rolfe
Maud
Old Sam
Levi
Fragmented Houston Post fragment on Sabbath morning
On this sunlit Sabbath morning the Houston Post notes a somber thought on grace and dignity. The text references a baby mascot and associates of the tailen a hood and mine scent in a devotional tone.
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Houston Post
A Cheating in Journal Rules Seen as Disgraceful
A Philadelphia Record note condemns stuffing the official journal with non floor content. It urges that journals reflect only floor statements and votes. It calls for rule changes to allow genuine deliberation and fair debate in legislative sessions.
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Philadelphia Record
House
Shying at a New Politician in the South
The New York Evening Post argues that the Tillman style leader is not a true democrat but a self serving figure who seeks to seize for his class the benefits previously allotted to others, rather than widening political equality.
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New York Evening Post
Republic
South
Tillman
Caleb Powers Case Highlights Delay in Trial Justice
The article cites Caleb Powers to illustrate how a citizen can be jailed for years without a conclusive verdict. It argues that successive juries may be emphatically not impartial and picked out for that reason, delaying a speedy public trial.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
United States
Caleb Powers
Word From Brer Williams Sparks Steam Heater Idea
In the Atlanta Constitution a speaker nicknamed Brer Williams argues that installing a steam heater in the meeting house is a good idea in summer. He suggests it would remind sinners of what lies ahead.
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Atlanta Constitution
Brother Williams
Free lunch dance event tied to food show appearance
Report notes a free lunch at a dance event linked to a food show appearance. Details on location and participants are limited but the program centers on hospitality and entertainment.
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