Roosevelt Criticizes Otis Editorial On Dynamite Charges
Theodore Roosevelt in a leading Outlook piece denounces General Otis for remarks on the Times dynamite case. He contrasts Otis with Samuel Gompers, says the editor’s stance equates to opposing property rights, and urges a fair trial for the accused while condemning violence. Roosevelt cites Gompers’ call for reading union literature and insists on accountability for those guilty, regardless of publication.
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New York
General Otis
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Gompers
Roosevelt
Los Angeles Times
Gompers
American Federationist
California
Otis
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Morningside Dean Resigns Amid Talk of Friction
Dr. Luther Freeman, president of Morningside College, said he has nothing to say as resignation rumors circulate in Sioux City. Stake reports cite ongoing friction linked to a Kansas City speech and a Kansas City interview in which Freeman was quoted denying the Bible’s divine origin.
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Sioux City
Towa
Luther Freeman
Morningside College
Modern Solomon Finds Shoes as Shoes Rule
In Cleveland on June 15 Justice Levine resolved a dispute over ownership of a pair of suede shoes claimed by two women. He awarded the shoes to the claimant who was closest to fitting them, a ruling described as a clever sartorial decision.
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Piano Teachers’ Bureau
Care Tribune
Solomon
Cleveland
Justice of the Peace Levine
An Editor Defends Wisconsin Progressive League Move
In a June 13, 1911 letter from Sparta Wisconsin J M Axtell editor of the Monroe County Republican explains efforts to form a Wisconsin League of Progressive Republicans. He recounts committees endorsements from governors, legislators and La Follette, and notes the governor's opposition and a competing state officers meeting. He awaits the League of Progressive Newspapers guidance and asserts his readiness to act accordingly.
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Sparta
Wis
Tribune
la Crosse
League of
Progressive Republicans
League of Progressive Republican
League
Wisconsin
Higgins
Lake Geneva News
Polock
Lancaster Teller
Hendley
Beloit Daily News
L. B. Nagler
Secretary of the State
Madison
National League
Washington
Milwaukee
Ekern
Progressive Republican League
Progressive
W. 8. Goodland
Racine
League of Progressive
la Follette
J. M. Axtell
Monroe County Republican
Baby Bumbeeno the American Born Giraffe Visits La Crosse
The one year old giraffe Bumbeeno will appear in La Crosse on Friday June 23 with the Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Born in Bridgeport Connecticut he arrived unexpectedly in winter quarters as the circus prepared to start its annual tour.
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la Crosse
Bumbeeno
Bridgeport
Conn
Cap
Barnum and Bailey Circus Feeds a World of Animals
The article notes the Bridgeport birth of a giraffe in 1846 and describes the Barnum and Bailey circus menagerie as a vast zoo with 1,200 animals including forty elephants, twenty llamas, and various camels, hippos, rhinoceros, primates, and more. It details high maintenance costs, daily food needs, and the logistics of touring with 400 performers and 600 workmen, covering meals for animals and trains traveling about 100 miles nightly.
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London Zoological Gardens
Bridgeport
Bumbeeno
John
Equator
Africa
Natural History
Barnum and Bailey Circus
5000 Strikers Parade in Cleveland Garment Strike
In Cleveland 5000 garment workers join a peaceable parade supporting the strike policy. Leaders announce the extension of the strike to New York as employees of three New York manufacturers have already walked out.
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Cleveland
Ohio
New York
Murderer Granted Reprieve in Illinois Case
In Springfield Illinois on July 14 Governor Deneen granted a reprieve to Thomas Jennings of Chicago an condemned killer. Jennings was convicted by fingerprint evidence and asked for a postponement arguing the evidence was insufficient to sentence him to death.
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Springfield
Thomas Jennings
Chicago
Deneen
Jennings
Lewis suits delayed in St. Louis legal action
Ten days were granted to the attorneys of E. G. Lewis to file their return to suits filed Tuesday aiming to place all Lewis enterprises under the control of former Judge Matt G. Reynolds. Reynolds appeared as counsel for a majority of the defendants.
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ST. Louis
E. G. Lewis
Lewis Enterprises
Matt G. Reynolds
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Otis Editorial
Outlook
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Axtell
Progressive Editors
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Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, Ga
Suatte Reme
Stephen Bacon
Rochester, N. Y
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Monroe
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Lewis
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