A Shotgun Heroine A Shotgun Heroine
Colonel Gilder cautioned his daughter Floy to defend the house with a shotgun against a tramp. Floy shoots a well dressed young man mistaken for a tramp, injuring him in the legs. The man survives and courts Floy after hospital care, while the tramp turns out to be harmless and later jokes with Floy on the veranda.
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Gilder
Floy
Tetira
Missy
Misa Floyd
Miss Ploy
Miss Gilder
Mr. Trainor
Miss Floy
Engine Company No. 17
Rex
No. 17
War Cloud Over Europe Darkens Peace Prospects for 1912
Berlin dispatch notes that Europe faces possible upheaval as Russia and France drift apart over gains in the Italo Turkish war and the Dardanelles. Diplomatic efforts by M Sazanoff yield only headlines as Italy delays action and a firehouse dog Rex dies heroically saving comrades.
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Black Sea
Dardanelles
Italy
Tripoli
Haly
M. Sazanoff
Paris
Nations to Exhibit at Ghent International Fair in Belgium
Next spring Ghent will host a universal international exhibition with nations including Germany France Great Britain Canada China Japan Chile Peru Brazil Cuba Argentina New Zealand India and others prepared to display. Belgium promotes neutral ground for broad markets and historic commerce growth.
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Belgium
Ghent
Germany
France
Brussels
Great Britain
China
Japan
Chile
Peru
Brazil
Cuba
Argentine Republic
New Zealand
India
When the Governor Faced a Boy’s Question
The governor recalls his childhood discipline and admits he was punished for disobedience. A young hopeful asks if he learned earlier than his son. The exchange reveals a father son dynamic and a lesson on obedience.
Rattlesnake Disturbs Sermon In Rural Colorado
In Greeley Colorado Reverend John Bentley a former eastern seminary student fatally stomped a rattlesnake that slithered into a remote adobe schoolhouse ten miles from town. He resumed his sermon and the next night the church room was crowded beyond capacity.
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Greeley
Colo
John Bentley
Tenderfoot
Eastern Theological College
Too Shy for Lonely Bride Divorce Complaint
Georgetta Burnham of Oakland alleges her husband Allen Burnham a San Rafael native and engraver deserted her after a September marriage. She says he was largely silent for several evenings and refused to come home claiming no woman would boss him.
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Oakland
Cal
Georgetta Burnham
Allen P. Burnham
San Rafael
Burnham
Well Known Fire Dog Dies in New York
Nex a famous fire department mascot and life saver died after being crushed during duty in New York. The devoted canine served with the fire service, earning wide regard for loyalty and courage.
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New York
Nex
Caps at Cornell Blamed for Eye Strain
Dr Melven Dresabach of Cornell University estimates that 27 percent of Cornell men wear glasses and argues that freshman caps without visors offer no eye protection from the sun. He calls the cap tradition a vicious habit and urges abandonment.
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Ithaca
Melven Dresabach
Cornell
Byron Quote Mission Fragment
A fragment from Lord Byron notes that nature fades in autumn yet endures, reflecting poetry on the season and enduring elements of nature.
Capture of a 12 ft manatee near Texas coast shocks fishermen
Fishermen at Port Isabel Laguna Madre encounter a giant manatee 12 feet long and over 3000 pounds. Ramon Rodriguez is knocked unconscious but survives after being dragged into a boat. The animal, part of a recent Laguna Madre trend, is said to roam coast waters with sea devils, and past harpoonings have involved large battles.
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Point Isabel
Tex
Laguna Madre
Ramon Rodriguez
Gulf
Rodriguez
Relatives Meet After Forty Years in New York Synagogue
In New York Mrs. Ethel Plonskey, 108, was recognized by nephew Moses Lazowicz, 80, after forty years apart in Poland. The reunion occurred in a Jewish synagogue when Moses spotted a familiar looking elderly woman, learned her name, and recognition followed.
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New York
Ethel Plonskey
Moses Lazarowicz
Poland
Moses
Morgan Office Lock In New York Trapped Two Noted Men
J P Morgan Jr and Robert Bacon were locked in the Morgan private suite on the thirty first floor of the Bankers Trust building for about 20 minutes. Morgan used a pocket knife to loosen the door lock after breaking several blades. They freed themselves after removing the lock and bolt. Samples of pottery worth as much as 500 dollars each were taken as confirmation of the episode.
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Aransas Pass
John W. Robbis
W. G. Sterrett
J. W. Maxwell
Austin
Tarpon
Harborsland
New York
J. P. Morgan, Jr
Robert Bacon
France
J. Pierpont Morgan
Bankers’ Trust
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Shepherd falls into prehistoric hut north of Magdalena
Ursula Borrego, a Santa Fe shepherd, sank knee deep into soft earth atop a mound near Magdalena while exploring, fell twenty feet through the crust and landed on a stone floor. He uncovered a room of a likely centuries old communal dwelling containing skeletons and charred remains illuminated by light from his fall opening.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Magdalena
Socorro
Ursula Borrego
Borrego
Cat attack injures child in Elwood incident
A family cat attacked two year old Thomas Leahr in Elwood Indiana after the child reached for a milk saucer. The animal scratched the child’s face and pierced the eye, with injuries expected to impair vision.
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Elwood
Ind
Thomas Leahr
Man Confesses to Child Killing in New York Hallway
Joseph G. McKenna aged 33 admits killing six year old Segfried Ekstrom in a New York hallway. He says he gave the girl a penny and playfully tossed her to the ceiling, causing a fatal fall. He dragged the body to a cellar and could not explain finger marks on her throat.
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New York
Joseph G. McKenna
Segfried Ekstrom
Eminently Practical Past Defines Republican Past and Future
The piece argues the Republican party has been eminently practical and highly successful due to opportunism and the main chance. It contends current trouble stems from excessive practicality, urging reflection on the party’s past to explain present and foresee the future.
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Chicago
Republican Party
Harper's Weekly
Wasteful naval policy threatens U S sea power
The Philadelphia Press warns that the United States risks falling behind Japan in naval strength by trimming naval estimates. It argues such cutbacks are wasteful, not saving, and criticizes Democratic leaders for bowing to party regularity instead of independent judgment on naval affairs.
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United States
Japan
Washington
United States Navy
House of Representatives
House Committee
Philadelphia
Press
Ind
Democratic Party Ties to Wealth Leaders in Baltimore
The piece notes the aggressive confidence of money power in Baltimore and questions whether the Democratic party has not long depended on wealthy leaders and backers. It hints at enduring influence of affluent financiers on party strategy and politics.
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Baltimore
Democratic Party
Republican Loyalty and the GOP Banner Endures
The piece argues that a Republican defeat would harm both consumers and producers, urging merchants and farmers to grasp the stakes. It emphasizes voter attachment to the Grand Old Party and the party’s role in upholding order, law, and the Constitution.
What is the next question to bring before the American people
The quotation frames a debate between a politician asking for the next question and a voter demanding concrete answers. It captures a public mood seeking clarity and accountability from leaders during an era of questions and scrutiny.
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Puck
A Difference About a Kiss Returned That Night
A man recalls giving the girl he admires a kiss and her immediate return of the gesture. He expresses satisfaction that the kiss was returned.
Disorder at Baltimore Democratic Convention Stirs Criticism
The opening of the Baltimore convention was chaotic with poor delegate organization and lax security both inside and outside. Speakers were interrupted and the presiding officer abandoned his address amid mob control, reflecting poorly on the city administration and the party's practical governance.
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Baltimore
Duty to Taft and Republican unity urged for party rally
The Baltimore American asserts Republicans must support Taft as the party’s highest tribunal’s judgment. It stresses the nominee and party should follow the path of Republican faith, fulfilling a duty to preserve unity and uphold the principles in the presidential contest.
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Republican Party
Taft
Democratic tariff board abolition criticized by Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Free Press Independent argues that Congress the Democratic House by abolishing the tariff commission shows false economy though the emergency commission remains. It says the tariff board represented a growing principle in fixing duties and its loss departs from a business friendly path the country is adopting despite party lines.
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Tariff Commission
Washington
Emclency Commission
Tariff Board
Detroit Free Press
Independent
Right Man and Right Platform for Any Voter
The piece argues Taft offers a proven record and a broad platform. It claims his performance is his promise and that his platform is broad fair and progressive enough to suit any American who cares for the country over self.
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Taft
San Francisco Chronicle
Descriptive Dialogue on Lambrequin in Family Home
Uncle Sime explains a lambrequin as a short drapery covering curtain fixtures akin to his odd moustache. The vivid family dialogue mocks a home adornment through a playful comparison.
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Sime
Horse and baby scene sparks wild ride debate
A quoted exchange describes a sensational stunt with a baby hanging by a horse’s mane during a gallop. The remark calls the act an act of mite and mane, highlighting the danger and unusual spectacle.
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