Lorimer Case Sparks Illinois Editor Demands for Senate Resignation
Illinois editors meeting in Chicago press for United States Senator Lorimer to quit the Senate over alleged fraudulent election. They assert the need to purge the body if he remains, citing the state’s honor and public trust. The Browne jam cartoon underscores the public demand for accountability.
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Not Guilty Declared In Family Court Exchange
A juvenile plea exchange unfolds with a mother pressuring for a verdict. The boy resists, asking for habeas corpus and a change of venue. He ultimately asserts not guilty as the improvised courtroom dialog continues.
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Roosevelts Oxford speech cited by Chicago Socialist
The Chicago Socialist quotes Col Roosevelt’s Oxford remarks on resisting an impractical revolution that would erase private property and family life and argues a right to property arises from production. It contrasts capitalism and socialism with claims about property rights, production, and community ownership.
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Taft era political feuds mock a convention clash
The passage describes Taft commissioning Connor to defeat La Follette while Philipp, via Pfister, calls a Taft aligned convention excluding Connor. Connor teams with Austin to capture Philipp's convention, sidelining Philipp. Whitehead must back the eliminated county option ideas, and Philipp becomes party to Davidson’s removal, all amid a comic intra party power struggle.
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Carroll Defeats Garst For Governor In Iowa By Narrow Margin
The report notes Carroll beat Garst by an estimated 3 000 to 4 000 votes, contrasting with a 26 000 vote win two years earlier. It cites Carroll's nonregular status and the two term precedent as factors, questioning where a regular victory fits in.
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Rock Breaking Test by Dr. Flint Promises Sensational Display
Dr. Herbert L. Flint, a famed hypnotist, presents a rock breaking demonstration using mesmerism. A subject in magnetic catalepsy supports a heavy rock while a volunteer strikes with a ten pound hammer, provoking gasps and fainting before the rock shatters. Doors open at La Crosse theater Sunday night. souvenir spoons for ladies.
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Doctor Declares Operation Optional in Toledo Blade Note
A Toledo Blade exchange features a patient asking if surgery is necessary and a doctor replying that it is not mandatory but customary, reflecting a cautious medical stance.
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Kokomo Fashion Note and Dark Drink Test
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles describes Kokomo fashion flaunting old duster pride and teacup social scenes at Kokomo. The Crucial Test recounts a north town council mock bet as a blindfolded bailie identifies drinks after tasting them in the dark.
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An Elder Brother and a Hidden Past in a European City
Carmichael and Grumbach meet in a tavern as past battles haunt their talk. Grumbach reveals a dangerous return to Dreiberg while caring for a fragile bond with Hildegarde’s tale. He hides a deadly reward and a longing for family relics from law and love.
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No Gentlemen in the Senate Proprieties in Address
The Washington Post describes parliamentary rules in the Senate, noting that senators must be addressed as the senator from a state. It recalls a rebuke to a new member who called a colleague “the gentleman from New York” and cites Senator Gallinger enforcing correct form.
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Parable Echoes in Leslie's Cartoon Panel
A humorous 19th century style cartoon caption profiles a weary prodigal relative and a mock modern request for money. The line twists the biblical parable as an uncle laments endless appeals while suggesting the father reward via a fatted calf, in a single witty quip.
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Descriptions of a Councillor's Drink Hint in London Chronicle
A London Chronicle excerpt recalls a councillor suggesting giving water to a taker in despair. The tale notes the person drinking and muttering about not recalling the name but tasting it during childhood illness, with a rustic Scots phrasing.
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Farville Street Quip Sparks Chinatown Banter
A shoe drummer alights from a train in Farville and asks a Chinaman named Yick Lee about the town. Lee replies with a joking time forecast that the street is busy every twenty minutes.
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