A barren administration and federal postal savings plan
Long Branch Daily Record reviews New Jersey politics under Governor Fort, arguing his administration failed to deliver and faced opposition. It notes surpluses, railroad tax diversions, and legislative constraints, then contrasts with outgoing leadership while commenting on the Postal Savings Bank experiment and cautious state adoption. The piece casts Fort's tenure as overextended and mismanaged, with limited achievements.
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Fort
Wilson
Stokes
Tis
John Franklin Fort
Commander Sins of Minnesota Faces Navy Probe
A loosely spoken banquet pledge by Commander Sins of the battleship Minnesota in London triggers calls for court martial and dismissal. The critic portrays the remark as unrepresentative of U S sentiment and urges removal of the speaker for improper statement amid anti British sentiment at home.
Scales and the Cost of Living Debate in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Press misquoted Sloane Gordon while he argued for a weigh scale based approach to the high cost of living. He urged housewives to demand accurate weights and measures from grocers, noting inspectors like Clement J. Driscoll and a long tradition of fighting false weights. He warned that paying attention to weight, measure, and quality could curb price gouging and reduce costs.
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Philadelphia
Sloane Gordon
Cosmopolitan
Clement J. Driscoll
New York City
Mr. Driscoll
Jess
New York
East Side
Aler
Driscoll
Newark Star
First Day of Winter Warns of Grim Weather Joke
A fragment notes the calendar marks winter's start and laments the weather's grim joke on the date. It comments that bold military virtue need not be jingoistic, reflecting wary humor about current conditions.
If only I were Santa Claus this Christmas
A reflective piece invokes daily soul ventilation over annual ritual as it contrasts kinder acts with the harsh realities of urban poverty. It imagines Santa Claus visiting cold tenements to bring stockings full of toys and comfort to hungry children and weary mothers at Christmas.
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Philo. Press
Santa Claus
Detroit
Editorial Commentary on Teddy Stands and Parlor Change
A collage of editorial clippings reviews President Roosevelt positions from the Outlook and St. Louis Post-Dispatch, praising his steadfast principles. It comments on Carnegie's peace fund, quail hunting restrictions, and former players' post‑football lives. It closes with a Christmas parlor parable about changing domestic habits toward brighter living rooms.
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Teddy
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Commonplace Returns to Honor Merit and Measure
The piece argues against shaming the commonplace and urges recognizing its return to true merit. It notes science philosophy and theology explore the New and send back messages that awe, then remind that even these messengers may miss lasting value.
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Tuth
Kid McCoy Divorced Suit Brought by Wife in Court
New York December 22 An undefended divorce suit filed by Mrs Estelle Selby widow of Bud Ellis and wife of Norman L Selby known as Kid McCoy is being heard in the supreme court. Mrs Selby inherited a fortune from her first husband whose father helped found a locomotive works at Schenectady. Selby had been married twice before.
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New York
Lil- Man Estelle Selby
Norman L. Selby
Kid McCoy
Supreme Court
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