Bryan Comments On Watterson Episode And Wilson Progress
William J. Bryan dismisses calls for peace in politics and argues harmony is not always desirable. He critiques Missouri’s Clark Polk contest, favors splitting votes on first ballots, and praises Wilson as a modern Saul of Tarsus in his reformist approach. Bryan also references a New Jersey incident and the Smith episode to illustrate progressivism.
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William J. Bevan
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Henry Watterson
Wilson
Bryan
Mission
Texas
Missouri
Clark
Polk
Stephen
Nlow
A. B. Joline Severu
Saul of
Tarsus
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Wilson
Smith
Bill to Stop Virginia Federal Encroachment Stirs House
A bill by Hugh A. White of Rockbridge to bar federal encroachment without Virginia consent clears the Committee on Federal Relations. The measure repeals an act allowing the United States to purchase land or condemn it and seize jurisdiction, a move once feared as a penal colony nearby the Potomac. Rockingham farmers form an alfalfa club to promote the crop, electing officers and organizing district directors to spread growing methods and share government alfalfa guidance. Patrons urged to pay subscriptions in wood.
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Virginia
House
Hugh A. White
Rockbridge
Committee On
Federal Relations
J. F. Templeton
Potomac
United States
Congress
Rockingham County
Rockingham
Awillaive Prac al
Statue Drive for Stonewall Jackson Monument in Richmond
An appeal issued by The Thomas J. Jackson Monument Corporation seeks funds to erect an equestrian statue of Stonewall Jackson in Richmond. The group asks Virginians and Southern admirers to contribute, with Jackson Memorial Day set for May 100th day 1912 and schools urged to donate ten cents.
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Stonewall Jackson
Richmond
Jackson
Thomas J
Stonewall) Jackson
Stonewall” Jackson
Rkke
Lee Camp Hall
South
Davis
Lee
Albert
Sidewy Johnston
Eumpwan
Stuart
Forrest
Geneva
Tring
Capitol Square
Geneval Jackson
Virginia
Stonewall
BE. PD. Hotchkiss
General Jackson
Uniform Divorce Laws Advocated Across States
A speaker argues for a uniform national approach to divorce laws to curb separations and protect families. He notes New York and other states have stringent rules while Nevada’s laxity is criticized, urging governors to discuss a common statute workable across all states.
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New York State
Commonwealths
Nevada
Governors’ Conference
Girl Typist Moves as Much Endurance as a Stoker
A Harper's Weekly note compares a girl typist at a typewriter with a coal stoker in a stokers scene. It estimates energy expended per hour and per day, placing the typist near the stoker’s level in physical effort. The analysis uses figures on coal weight, typing output, and line production to claim surprising parity in labor intensity.
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Stoker
Harper's Weekly
Rev J A McClure Called to Petersburg Church
Rev J A McClure has received a call from the Henderson Presbyterian church in New York to the first Presbyterian church of Petersburg to fill the pulpit left vacant by Hov D H Rolston who moved to Charlotte North Carolina. The Petersburg church is highly regarded and McClure, son of M T McClure of Spottswood Augusta County, has shown rapid progress after finishing seminary. He studied at Washington and Law. Telephone poles have been dispensed with in a Welsh town as residents allow wives to stay at home.
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J. A. McClure
Henderson, N. Y
First Presbyterian Church of
Petersburg
D. H. Rolston
Charlotte
N.C
McClure
M.T. McClure
Spottswoo
Augusta County
Washington
Law
Martin in Training for Democratic Presidential Nomination
A Washington dispatch reports Representative C Carlin of Virginia proposing Virginia as a favored Democratic nominative state. He praises Senator Thomas S. Martin as a strong minority leader and likely presidential candidate with substantial influence and a record of steering Democrats through a Republican Senate. He notes the nomination remains a lottery and that Virginian leadership could shape the choice.
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Washington
C Carlin
Virginia
Old Dominion
Carlin
Willard
Hartiwore
Thomas S. Martin
Senate
Mr. Curlin
Martin
Prantiie Pierce
Pierce
Gorman
Wessares
Curfew for Husbands Advocated by Robert B. Glenn
Former North Carolina governor Robert B. Glenn urged a curfew for husbands in Chicago. He claimed men should be at home by 9 PM, calling away from home nights earth's most contemptible creature. The speech referenced new electric turnstiles at public places that track passing persons.
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Robert B. Glenn
North Carolina
Chicago
Earth
Glenn
Governor Wilson Delivers Richmond Address To Supporters
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey spoke at the City Auditorium to a crowd of about five thousand including state legislators and delegates from Woodrow Wilkoselyts in nearby towns. He praised “Democratic Opportunity,” argued that progress requires organization not machine politics, and urged focus on facts over emotion while condemning radical labels.
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Seario
General Assembly
Woodrow Wilkoselyts
Hienmond
Staunton
Charlottesville
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
City
Hursday
Wis
Wilson Sevaker Myrd
Virginia
Wilson
White House
Hesso
Panama
Maine salvage plan floated from Havana harbor
General Bixby chief of engineers reports that if no unforeseen difficulties arise all remains of the old battleship Maine will be floated from Havana harbor by March and sunk in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico a few miles off Cuba's north coast.
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Bixby
Othe Army
Havana
Maine
Havana Harbor
Gulf of Mexico
Cuba
Republican Leaders Reconcile In Local Party Split
United States Marshal Roser A. Fulwiles and Postmaster S. Broo Aleo announce reconciliation to end months of factional strife within the local Republican Party. Colonel Aviles and others confirm joint call for unity, stressing the need to strengthen the party and avoid further internal conflict.
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United States
Roser A. Fulwiles
S. Broo Aleo
Aviles
S. Brown Allen
K A. Fulwhler
Soci Hy
Bey
Republicas Party
Otauntoo
Virginia gains list of North Carolina leaders
The Raleigh News Observer notes Virginia has drawn North Carolina leaders in business and education including Edmund Strudwick S T Morgan H W Jackson and Edwin A Alderman Paul B Barringer and others. It suggests Virginia may seek Henry Louis Smith for Washington and Lee University. The piece argues North Carolina has supplied much to Virginia but warns of limits.
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Raleigh News-Observer
North Carolina
Virginia
Richmond
Edmund Strudwick
South Atlantic Life Insurance Company
S. T. Morgan
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
H. W. Jackson
Virginia Trust Company
Edwin A. Alderman
University of Virginia
Paul B. Barringer
J. Allison Hodges
Sod
Henry Louis Smith
Davidson College
Washington and Lee University
Cheaper Sugar Plan From Democrats Faces Revision
Democratic leaders propose a sugar bill to cut retail sugar by at least two cents a pound and simplify the schedule. The measure would reduce revenue by about 20 million dollars and shift tariff policy to fund cheaper rubber goods, with an additional 20 million dollars to the treasury each year, according to party experts.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
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Watterson
Nebraskan
Uncle Sam
In Charge
Stonewall Jackson Monument Association
Distinguished San
Colonel Allen
Marshal Fulwiler
Oliver Twist
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