Wilson Bryan influence and party splits in early 1910s
Speculation on William Jennings Bryan's influence in the Wilson administration unfolds as factions battle over cabinet roles and loyalty. Observers note Bryan's radical wing, Champ Clark's animosity, and the risk of internal party discord as 1916 looms and policy directions form.
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Mr. Bryan
Wilson
Bermuda
Bryan
Baltimore
Champ Clark
New Jersey
Mr. Wilson
Gol. Harvey
anti-Bryan
Iowa Drys Win Hurdles Threaten Jones County Bills
Brewers and saloonkeepers fear new Iowa legislature as drys gain weight. Anti-Saloon League doubts reassure. Office seekers flood the scene, while talk of a Democratic Senate delaying President Taft’s appointments grows. A San Francisco man discarded a $4,500 car by sinking it in the bay to avoid $2,000 repair costs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jones County
Senate
Twaft
San Francisco
Bay
Lafe Young Shifts Focus to Women Suffrage Campaign
Lafe Young, after losing with the men, will now advocate for female suffrage. He has shown strong zeal for the cause and will apply his energies to mobilizing support among women voters.
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Lafe Young
Isidor Rayner Dies After Illness in U S Senate
Isidor Rayner a Baltimore native and longtime senator from Maryland dies at 62 or 63 after a period of neuritis and a severe illness. He served in the House from 1886 and law career before winning a senate seat in 1905, with term to 1917. Governor Goldsborough will appoint his successor.
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Stotte City Journal
Isidor Rayner
Senate of the United States
Baltimore
Bourke Cochran
Louis McComas
Gov
Goldsborough
House of Representatives
Maryland
Senate
Raynor
Taft Embraces Defeat with Real American Spirit
The Washington Post notes President Taft shows no bitterness after the voters rejected him. He continues duties with good humor and gratitude, receiving praise nationwide. His Lotus Club speech, termed his swan song, is seen as a lasting example of true American spirit.
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Taft
Lotus Club
Thanksgiving and the Crops From Leslie's Weekly
A bumper crop year prompts gratitude for the United States leading corn and wheat production. The essay argues religion ties physical welfare to divine provision and warns against attributing all prosperity to human effort alone.
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God
Sarcasm from Cedar Rapids on suffrage lecture
The Des Moines papers report a conversion when Col Young of the Capital was converted overnight by Lola La Follette who delivered a suffragette lecture in Cedar Rapids. The next day the paper supported the ballot for women and the writer hopes Lola reports the case to her father for his weekly paper.
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Des Moines
Col. Young
Capital
Lola la Follette
Lola
A Niche for Ex Presidents in Public Feasts
Taft praised as one of the best after dinner talkers in a Lotus club speech. The piece suggests appointing ex presidents to enrich national banquets at public expense.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Taft
Thanksgiving Turkeys vs Airmen Headlines
A playful Louisville Courier-Journal item contrasts Thanksgiving turkey images with references to aeroplane experts and airmen. The piece uses humorous comparisons to ground figures in a seasonal context.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Difference in opinion on W. J. Bryan as secretary of state
A Washington Star item notes that many men who once derided William Jennings Bryan as a loudmouth are now showing support for him as a potential secretary of state. The piece reflects shifting political views among former Bryan critics.
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Washington Star
W. J. Bryan
The Soul of Japan and Its Double Moral Code
A study of Japan’s blend of old and new ideals as seen through Gen Nogi's death by own action and a nation trained in samurai duty. The piece notes bushido loyalty, societal pressures, and mixed Western influence, with examples from education, industry, and daily life.
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Japan
Nogi
Agai Ie
Russia
Japanese Educational Department
Korea
Kara-kiri
Doshisha
Kyoto
Prince Katsura
Himperor
Port Arthur
Unclear World Sentiments on Japan Amid War Tensions
Fragmentary text notes Japan facing possible national humiliation within fifty years and mentions thinkers predicting decline. references Q. Brown P.5 Slocum. Hiroshima is cited as a source town for Frances Little’s book The Lady of the Decoration.
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Japan
Q. Brown
Slocum
Airoshima
P. S
Frances Little
Iowa News Roundup Highlights Decease and Local Votes
Bremer county voted down a new courthouse proposal while obituaries note deaths of A J Brown Delaware county resident and Dr George A Gates former Grinnell College president. Local business gifts prize cow to President elect Wilson and electricity plant boiler explodes without injuries.
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Led Story
Olin
Bremer County
A.J. Brown
Delaware County
Fred Hicks
Manchester
William and Georges Barr
E. W. Slong
George A. Gates
Iowa College
Grinnell
Florida
William Galloway
Waterloo
Wilson
Marshall County
N. H. Bentley
Monticello
Ryan
Minnesota
Electric Light Plant
Hopkinton
Business Men’s Emperance Association
Carl I. Becker
Lowdon
Clayton County
Montezuma
R. J. Smith
Amos
Drake
Wisconsin
Iowa
Cornell
Simpson
Highland Park
State Teachers
Upper Iowa
Elsworth
Buena Vista
Morningside
Nebraska Wesleyan
M. P. Hennessey
G. 0
Clinton Bridge & Iron Co
Clinton County
M. 8. McFarland
Marshalltown
Congressman Good
DeVine
McFarland
Smith
John N. Smith
Charpe
Lipton
Bennett
Davenport
Calds
Praise and politics mix in a joyous Democracy roundup
A collage blends celebratory religious language praising democracy with satirical remarks on politics. It notes job gains and power shifts at the customs house, while other papers mock copyright talk and political rhetoric in a brisk, period-voice montage.
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