Wall Street Tries to Call Off Probe in WV Coal Fields
New York lawyers for coal road operators urged Senate Majority Leader to postpone a complete congressional probe into peonage in Jaint Creek and Cabin Creek West Virginia. Senator Kern seeks to persuade Democrats to halt the inquiry. The mines are largely owned by coal carriers owned by Wall Street.
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Washington
Kern
Jaint Creek
Cabin Creek
West Virginia
New York
Senate
Wall Street
Male suffragette Lansbury jailed for three months
George Lansbury a male suffragette and former member of parliament was found guilty in Bow Street court of malicious destruction of property under an Edward III statute. He was sentenced to Holloway jail for three months after refusing bail and a pledge of good behavior and abstinence from inflammatory speech.
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London
George Lansbury
Bow Street
Edward III
Holloway
Lansbury
Hidden Nuggets Inside Rock Requiring Patient Work
A region's mineral prospect highlights that valuable gold requires careful sampling and time to reveal. Experts advise methodical digging and testing to identify rich veins beneath the surface.
Onaaska Notes Bright Social Life and School Events
Arthur Olson of St Paul visits his mother in Onaaska while Mae Boyer teaches near Bangor and Hazel Roberts visits La Crosse. The M E church Ladies Aid hosts a May 8 gathering at Woodmen hall and a basket social is set for May 6 at the agricultural school. The high school presents Our Wives on May 15 and a Sophomore picnic is planned for French Island head next Tuesday. The baseball team loses to the Normal nine 7 to 0 in La Crosse.
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Arthur Olson
St. Paul
Mae Boyer
Bangor
Hazel Roberts
Mrs. Hayden
la Crosse
Young Ladies’ Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church
Lydia Zeller
E. E. Harris
Agricultural School
John Kriebs
Carl Holter
Wm. Hyslip
Wilma Hohmann
Ellen Peterson
Frenchville
Clara Larson
Stevenstown
Onalaska
Herbert Foss
Fritz Christopherson
Don Bucklin
R. Phelps
L. Adams
T. Hodge
H. Hoyer
H. Hodge
E. Keizer
W. Russell
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. FE
Woodmen Hall
Mesdames
W. E. Raymond
W. A. Lester
M. L. Gedney
I. E. Green
A. N. Moore
W. E. Moore
Agnes Olson
Holmen
French Island
The Bible as Literature and Spiritual Mastery
The Boston Herald critics the Bible as supreme literature among world religious expression. It notes Job's drama rivals Greek tragedy in diction and destiny, Isaiah's eloquence, and the Psalms' worship, while even legendary folklore bears spiritual elevation beyond its origins. A cautionary line warns against overdeep impressions.
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Job
Isaiah
Boston Herald
Anne Turns Telescope Plan Into Boardwalk Venture
Anne, penniless and devoted to writing, plans to earn money by offering lookages at the heavens with her late father’s telescope on a boardwalk in Ashbury Park. Ben Huyler, a nightly patron, falls in love, and Anne weighs dependence on him against her own writing ambitions as Wolf the dog observes.
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McClure
Anne
Daddy
Ashbury Park
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Ben Huyler
Huyler
Wolf
Hugter
Huyter
Majestic Bill Sketch Feature Opens Four Day Run
Cora Simpson and Co present an original vaudeville bill titled We Want Our Rights at the Majestic for a four day run starting yesterday afternoon. Onetta performs a dervish whirlwind dance and feats of strength with chairs balanced on the head. Tom Brantford the Human Band delivers Scotch humor and Bryan imitations. Bruce Morgan and Betty sing and dance, Burt Johnson and Burt perform an acrobatic stunt Under the White Top. An acrobatic dance enlivens the program with grace and motion.
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Cora Simpson
William Jennings Bryan
Bruce
Morgan
Betty
Burt
Johnson
Very Cautious Wrecking Crew Delivers News From Train Incident
A Lexington wrecking crew worked to free a man buried beneath a train wreck a few miles east. They found him and spoke, with light banter about hurt and a pending opinion until he could see his lawyer. The exchange emphasized uncertainty and urgency.
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Lexington
Aggrieved Quip From Birmingham Age Herald
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote captures a domestic moment of strain as a wife laments her husband’s indifference to conversation while reading, highlighting tension in a crumbling marriage amid everyday life.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Wilson Opens Mission Expo in Chicago
President Wilson pressed a button from Washington to formally open the World in Chicago missionary exposition at the Coliseum. A large crowd cheered as a five cornered star lit up on the balcony end.
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Chicago
Wilson
Washington
Smoke Waste Causes Big Annual Losses in U S
Uncontrolled smoke leads to an estimated 600000 dollars in annual losses across the United States. Officials urge more efficient practices to curb waste and protect air quality.
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United States
Canada
It Came From Boston Exchange on Latchkey Etiquette
In a Boston Transcript exchange Mrs Hubb defends letting her husband in without a latchkey while Mrs Rawler warns a thief could pose as being someone inside. The humorous quip contrasts cautious home security with everyday misunderstanding.
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Fountains & Elsewhere
Boston
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Onalaska, Wis
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