A CHECK ON HASTY MARRIAGES IN MASSACHUSETTS
The piece outlines a new law effective January 1 requiring a notice of intention and a five day waiting period before marriage in Massachusetts. Filing costs one dollar and blocks licenses if objections exist, with similar statutes in Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Rhode Island. It notes risks of eloping to avoid the rules and discusses broader political ideas about socialism and district reapportionment in New Jersey.
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Monmouth County Debate Over Grand Jury Indicts Gambling Raid
The grand jury adjourned today without a formal discharge after being sent back twice and told it had no duty to file indictments regarding a gambling house in Elberon raided by Mayor Packer last summer. Judge Foster and the grand jury issue promises continued state wide interest and potential scandal.
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Atrocities in Persia Highlight Global War Realities
A St Petersburg dispatch reports orders for hanging Persians resisting the Russian invasion. The piece condemns barbarity, cites Britain Russia and Turkey, and urges restraint and international intervention, noting current Western Hemisphere concerns and lingering winter weather. It also mocks Gompers overwork in talk.
Anti boss agitation hints at Morgan dethronement in finance
In the wave of anti boss protests no speaker urges Morgan to be dethroned in the financial sphere. The discussion centers on challenge to leadership without naming concrete successors or actions.
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Morgan
Editorial Comment The Aftermath Now prepare to do your holiday set tling early
The column surveys early holiday preparations and offers a lighthearted note on keeping a Christmas smile amid modern bustle. It references various editorials from New York Star Washington Herald and New York World commenting on tariffs traffic and political dynamics with a mix of irony and opinion.
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Money Value of Kisses Trials Stir Missouri Jury
A St Joseph case asks the value of a kiss after William Mager kissed Mary Bender seven times. Mager says the kisses were voluntary, Bender says against her will. He paid $3.50 per kiss in settlement, she seeks $20,000, jury must decide if a kiss is worth 50 cents or 2857.14, until settled indulgence in such luxury may be limited. Alien Breed Outstripping the Native notes foreign born students outpacing natives in Pennsylvania schools, per State Superintendent Schaeffer, urging American parents to heed the warning.
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Is Commission Government Constitutional in Jersey
The Walsh commission government act faces a Supreme Court challenge by former Attorney General Robert H. McCarter for Trenton municipal employees discharged by the City Commission. A taxpayer joins, contending taxes levied by the Commission are illegal. The Camden Post-Telegram notes it would be folly for any municipality to hold an election while the issue is pending.
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Primary tests and party control shaping Republican history
The piece argues for state primaries to select presidential nominees, noting five states rely on primaries and urging other Republican committees to consider action. It recounts historical cases from 1860 to 1908 to show how primaries might have altered nominations, and concludes that conventions mirror party masses while the Electoral College limits primary fairness.
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Seeker After Joy by Clinton Scollard Poem
The poem traces a seeker searching for joy across hills mountains streams and towns. It questions external paths and urges turning inward to find joy within the heart instead of chasing elusive places or outward journeys. The lines reflect a Meditative tone urging self-reflection over wandering.
Women Voters Outnumber Men in California by 87,000
In California the registered women voters total 670,140 while men number 583,000, a census under the Women's Progressive league shows. The result hints at women gaining influence in state politics.
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Weather observations from the United States bureau
Observations recorded at 8 p m show cloudy conditions in New York Albany Atlantic City Boston Buffalo and Washington with temperatures ranging from 38 to 48 degrees. Chicago and St Louis report clear skies while New Orleans is cloudy and Washington is clear.
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Suspended Animation in Rotifers and Tiny Life Forms
A description of how lower life forms survive injury and desiccation. Rotifers or wheel animalcules can suspend life for long periods, yet revive instantly when rehydrated. The piece notes polyps, lobsters, and other creatures exhibit regenerative or quiescent abilities, with examples from Harper's.
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Banks in Austria shielded from liability for forged checks
Austrian banks are exempt from paying checks and bills when unlawfully possessed and forged indorsements occur. Banks need not identify the bearer, and stolen instruments cashed with forged indorsements leave owners without remedy. Liability arises only if banks are presumed to know the payee's signature from well known clients.
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