Experiment A Success In Jersey Primaries
The New Jersey presidential primaries produced a close yet orderly result with Roosevelt leading Taft by 17 263 votes and Wilson and other Democrats close behind. The piece notes low inconsistent-ballot rates and endorses Senator Briggs while criticizing Lorimer’s case handling. It urges frank acknowledgment of missteps and calls for renewed focus on moral training amid rising juvenile crime.
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Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Taft
Fort
Briggs
Colby
Murphy
Bacon
Collins
Jess
Ayers
Wilson
Martine
Youngs
Wedin
Bergkamp
Hinchliffe
Herr
Westcott
Rice
Lorimer
Before Gettysburg Address four years earlier critics mocked Lincoln
The piece quotes press insults from 1860 calling Lincoln a fourth rate lecturer and illiterate, illustrating the long history of misrepresentation of prominent figures. The author argues that abuse often signals merit and that disparagement is common toward strong minds.
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Trenton Times
Typhoid Immunization Urged by Medical Panel
A committee report to the American Medical Association urges governments and health boards to promote typhoid vaccination as a routine preventive. It cites strong results in Boston Chicago and other cities and recommends free vaccine distribution by local and state health agencies.
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United States
American Medical Association
Atlantic City
Boston
Chicago
Baltimore
Titanic facts and political twists echo in a strange argument
The piece notes the Taft Roosevelt split prompting Ohio Republicans to steal six delegates at large for Taft while suggesting the Ohio Democrats bound Wilson delegates to Harmon on first ballot though no nomination occurs then. It cites a Brooklyn Women headline about cheap meat and draws a remark on suffragettes and breaking windows. It ends with a quip on the Titanic’s design against icebergs and the limits of planning.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Ohio
Wilson
Harmon
The Kind of Milk and Other Notes
Editorial remarks on Teddy Roosevelt’s behavior praising goat milk consumption and a Minnesota baby born on a speeding locomotive. The piece also cites a New York Herald line about life’s start and comments on Taft and a potential third term. A Boston Globe note discusses Chicago convention tickets and Taft’s 570 delegates.
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Minnesota
New York Herald
Chicago
Taft
Boston Globo
Taft Nominating Fight Draws Fire From New York Press
The New York Press argues anti Roosevelt leaders cannot persuade neutral delegates to back Taft. It claims Taft has been repudiated in primaries, while Roosevelt would beat Taft in any general election and would be stronger at the polls.
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Taft
Johnny Jones
Billy Brown
Mr. Taft
United States
Roosevelt
New York Press
Judge Hanford Faces Outcry Over Naturalization Ruling
A district judge's cancellation of Leonard Oleson's naturalization certificate drew sharp criticism as arbitrary and prejudiced. The New York World condemns the bench lecture on socialism and warns such actions threaten American citizenship rights and judicial fitness.
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Hanford
Leonard Oleson
Seattle
Wickersham
Oleson
New York World
Lincoln Demagogue Charge Meets Public Backlash in 1860 Context
Excerpt contrasts Lincoln as a grafted stump speaker in 1860 New England, paid $100 per speech, met with contempt and hissed out of state. It cites Boston Post and New York Globe opinions, arguing the era’s culture gnashed at demagogic appeal while plain people favored Lincoln’s perceived greatness.
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The
North American Review
Abraham Lincoln
New York Herald
Chicago
Illinois
United States
Pierce
Seward, Chase
Banks
New York
Congress
Seward
Boston Post
Lincoln
New England
Gaynor
Yale
New York Globe
Battle at Cross Keys Shapes Shenandoah Campaign
In the Shenandoah Valley General Fremont's federal force advances from the west to join a division under General Shields who moved from the east. Stonewall Jackson's Confederates hold Shenandoah crossings between Fremont and Shields. Fremont is repulsed at Jackson's assault and Jackson pivots to confront Shields, leaving two brigades to check Fremont.
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Cross Keys
Shenandoah Valley
Fremont
Shields
Stonewall
Jackson
Shenandoah
Remont
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Red Bank Trust Co
Red Bank, N. J
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Newton Doremus
Jesse Minot
First National Bank
Long Branch, New Jersey
H. W. Green & Bro
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Long Branch, WN. J
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