George Bernard Shaw The Satirical Paradox of a Modern Playwright
A portrait of George Bernard Shaw as a keen critic who thrives on satire and the grotesque. The piece traces his flamboyant personality, vegetarian life, evolving manners after marriage, generous impulses, and fame from opposing views. It praises Shaw’s humor and paradox while noting his blunt views of America and enduring influence.
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Shaw
United States
Mrs. Warren
New York
America
Comstockery
Europe
G. B
George Bernard Shaw
Venus
Satan
Earth
Shaw as Egotist and Fabian to Shaw's Rise
The piece surveys George Bernard Shaw as an egotist and a Fabian, noting his praise of Tolstoy against Shakespeare, his early self-portraits, and his public evolution. It recounts his Hyde Park rhetoric, socialist ties, marriage in June, and a late surge in public acclaim after forty-two.
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Eorge Bernard Shaw
Trish
Atlantic
Shaw
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Mrs. Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Hyde Park
William Morris
England
Congress 100 Slow and Absent Absentee Fines Proposed
Congress faces holiday slowdowns and last minute rushes as chairs seek tighter attendance rules. Tennessee Rep John Wesley Gaines pushes fines for absences, while Champ Clark denounces last minute legislation. Navy plans for a new Dreadnought face opposition. submarines gain support. Friction with the White House grows over Brownsville infantry discharge. New York’s John E Andrus is noted for Christmas gifts to pages. Clark of Montana is the wealthier senator.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Champ Clark
Missoui
Clark
John Wesley Gaines
Tennessee
Gaines
Navy’ Department
Naval Affairs
Pacific Coast
Gulf of Mexico
House Committee
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
Foraker
John E. Andrus
New York
Page
Pages
Senator Clark
Montana
Japan War Anecdotes by Dr Albert S Ashmead Row
Dr Albert S Ashmead of New York argues in a letter to the New York Herald that Japan’s warlike mindset centers on a spiritual Mikado figurehead and a ruling Satcho clique. he warns paganism as a threat to Christian nations, predicting ongoing wars unless Japan yields. The piece follows with a separate column on Bishop McCabe's fundraising methods and anecdotes of his fundraising style and public receptions.
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Saya
Albert S. Ashmead
Mikado
New York
Tokyo Hospital
Japan
New York Herald
The
Herald
United States
Echo de Paris
Nakahashi Tokugero
Revue Des Deux Mondes
Devil’s Gate
Kioto
Tokyo
Satsuma
Choshio
Empire
Satcho
Ringsters
Samourisu
Bushido
Emehna
America
Holland
Dutch West Indies
Pacific
Krishna
Christ
Bishop McCabe
Northwestern Christian Advocate
James
Nadam
New Military Step For Japan
The Japanese army will replace the German march step with a lighter, more continuous technique. Infantry drills will reduce high foot elevation and heavy arm swing, allowing freer hand movement. Each infantry regiment must send a representative to the Military Model college to study the new step system.
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Japan
Japan Ganette
Military Model College
Public School Note Objects To Physical Culture
A Philadelphia public school teacher received a note from a pupil's mother opposing physical education for her daughter Mina. The mother claims she can teach her child herself and asks that Mina not be taught the jumps but instead focus on geography. The Philadelphia Record reports the incident as a parent preferring home instruction for physical activities.
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Philadelphia
Mina
Wolf Hunt in Canada Planned by Rail Group
An Ottawa dispatch reports L O Armstrong of the Canadian Pacific railway organizing a major February wolf hunt in northern Ontario. American sportsmen back the plan to exterminate wolves preying on deer, with rail access to a Mississagi river departure, tents, snowshoes, and a lake rendezvous to drive wolves toward slaughter.
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Dominion
Ontario
Canada
L. O. Armstrong
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ottawa
Chicago Record Herald
Mississaga
George Linklater
Hudson Bay
Red rule at Depauw University stirs student debate
Greencastle dispatch reports history department head Dr. Andrew Stephenson demands red attire for matriculation. He favors red in his Rosebower home and says all male students must wear red neckties while female students must wear red feathers or red outfits. He warned that nonconformists should not matriculate.
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Depauw University
Andrew Stephenson
Greencastle
Ind
Ohio Squirrel Hunters recall 1862 Civil War defense
The Sons and Daughters of the Ohio Squirrel Hunters, a Chicago group noted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, preserve memories of Ohioans who rushed to Cincinnati in 1862 to defend the city and border from Confederate invasion. Volunteers varied in age and weapons, with no uniforms and muskets, rifles, shotguns, and revolvers. Cleveland recruiters supplied part of the force, and local veterans still survive.
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Ohio
Chicago
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Squirrel Hunters
Cincinnati
Army of Defense
Cleveland
Telephone clubs gain fame in New York voices
A Pittsburg Dispatch correspondent notes New York women forming telephone clubs for daily chats. A uptown food studio cashier who reads Browning aloud says daily half hour talks improve voice quality and reduce sharp edges. Several coworkers with squeaky voices joined, and over two months they telephone at least thirty minutes daily.
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New York
Pittsburg Dispatch
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Methodist Church Extension Fund
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
J. A. Harman
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Wolf Hunt
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