New York Tribune Discusses Insanity and Criminal Responsibility
The Tribune notes reforms in criminal law and cites English cases on insanity and moral responsibility. It discusses Dr. Mercier's views and a British Medical Association committee recommendation that responsibility require awareness of the act's nature, quality, wrongness, and surrounding circumstances.
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Lr. Mercier
Committee On Crime and Punichment
British Medical Association
Too Proud to Speak or Fight Faces US Voters
Debate over a candidate labeled as too proud to fight versus another deemed too proud to speak dominates political chatter as voters prepare for the looming decision. The clash centers on image and rhetoric shaping public support.
Carranza Questions US Policy and Carranza's Stand
The piece argues Carranza exposed Washington claims over Mexican sovereignty and asserts US troops remain in Mexico against de facto government wishes. It labels Pershing’s expedition as warlike and questions Wilson’s reluctance to withdraw troops for domestic politics, urging a plain answer to Carranza’s charge.
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Carranza
State Department
Washington
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Columbus
Carraoza
de Forto
General Pershing
Ilo
Villa
United’ States
Europe
Responsibility for Crime in Arsenic Murder Trial
The court quickly disposed of disputes over mental state. Justice Shearn ruled moral imbecility irrelevant, focusing the jury on whether Waite understood his act. He recalled arsenic procurement to guide the jurors while noting physicians’ limited role.
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Waite
Remuarking
Park Vandalism And The Call For Education And Enforcement
The city’s parks suffered vandalism on Mecora tion Day with littered lawns and costly cleanups. Park Commissioner Ward blames half baked Americanism and urges a large scale education program plus active police enforcement to deter damage and protect public recreation spaces. Newark’s example is cited to argue for systematic outreach and tougher penalties.
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Central Park
New York
Ward
Newark
Vandala
Working-Class Internationalism and German Socialism
The Berlin Food Regulation Board appointment signals not democracy but imperialist shifts in German socialism. Prussia seeks safe hands, while Liebknecht allies show loyalty amid war. The war reveals Socialism’s drift from internationalism to patriotic support, disillusioning many observers.
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Berlin
Liebknecht
Social Democratic Party of the Fatherland
Marx
Fatherland
France
England
Europe
Nationalism and Shakespeare in Modern Thought
The piece argues nationalism over universal brotherhood and cites Sazonoff on an alliance of hearts among nations. It reviews Dr James Frederick Rogers on Shakespeare as a health teacher, noting passages on temperance and body harmony and critiquing over-interpretation of his works.
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Sazonoff
England
France
Russia
Shakespeare
James Frederick Rogers
Scientific Monthly
Rogers
Vest
Macbeth
The Retreating Dinner Hour and the Shifting Social Clock
A reflective essay argues the dinner hour has moved later in modern societies from 6 to 7 or later, driven by work and culture in New York London and Oxford. It compares historical schedules, contemplates daylight saving influence, and questions whether clocks or human nature shape nightly routines.
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New York
England
Oxford
London
New England Language Association Meets in Boston
The New England Language Association gathers in Boston to discuss proposals for improving teaching efficiency in language instruction. Emphasis shifts to direct methods, teacher shortages, and the need for practical language use in business and travel amid Europe’s linguistic influence.
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New England Language Association
Boston
Spain
Sorbonne
Europe
Editors Call for United Republican Stand in 1916
Henry A. Komberger of Philadelphia urges the Republican Party to abandon factionalism and nominate a universally appealing leader capable of defeating Wilson. He argues Root and Hughes lack broad popularity and that only a proven statesman with mass support can secure the nation’s honor, peace, and postwar reconstruction.
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the Tribune
Elihu Root
Duatice Hughes
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Republican Party
Choonen
Wilson
Root
Justien Hughes
Union League
Henry A. Komberger
Philadelphia
Penn
Roosevelt or Wilson in 1915 Republican nomination debate
AL AL W of Huntingdon Pennsylvania argues that Theodore Roosevelt is the only man who can win the 1915 election and urges delegates to nominate him. He claims Roosevelt defeats Wilson and criticizes Hughes Root and pro German sentiment, urging a strong American choice.
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Eastor
Thun
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Roosevelt
Hughes
Root
AL AL W
Huntingdon
Penn
T R's Call for Preparedness Echoes Through Connecticut Farmer
A Brookfield Connecticut farmer praises Theodore Roosevelt and calls for a strong government and a square deal as outlined in his Detroit speech. He notes family militia service from the Revolutionary era to World War I and urges Republicans to unite behind Roosevelt for the coming presidential election.
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T. R
the Tribune
Sirr
Sam
Putnam
Boston
Light Horse
Westchester County
N. Y
Connecticut
Ivasion
New York
Republican Party
T. R's
Detroit
Brookfield
Conn
Peacemaker Mr Wilson in the Tribune letter
A reader argues Mr Wilson should lead peace negotiations and criticizes college time while urging continued focus on Roosevelt's Detroit address. The letter expresses strong views on upcoming November outcomes and cites Smelley from New York dated May 28, 2018.
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Wilson
The
Tribune
Roosevelt
Detroit
Wilcom
Smedley
New York
Record of Prohibition in Kansas Debate Cites Census Figures
Rollin D. Everhart argues in The Tribune against Sirs Whidden Graham's critique of prohibition as a state policy. He cites 1910 and 1913 census data on wealth, taxation, pauper rates, homicide, insanity, and prison populations to support that Kansas’s low death rate and legal stance relate to prohibition and economic conditions rather than mere assertions.
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Graham
Committee of Pifty
Kansas
Union
Nebraska
NBN
Mr. Graham
W. J. ¥. Dewcon
Kanssas
Unitates
Deacon Id
Prohibition
Maine
Kanes
Wyoming
Kamens Hat
Graber
Kansan
Iit
Kansans
Kariang
Mc. Graham
Baw
United States
Rollin D. Everhart
New York
Reader urges reading Woodrow Wilson on War of 1812 history
A letter from HH B Hetherington of New York argues Mrs Rose Phelps should read Woodrow Wilson's history of the American people to understand the War of 1812. It contends England faced France and Spain, calls the war a misrepresented riot, and notes prominent English leaders condemned King's actions. May 13, 1916.
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Inc Iroune
Rose Phelps
Woodrow Wilson
England
France
Spain
America
Hanover
Pitt
Fox
Burke
Boston
New England
Great Britain
United States
B. Hetherington
New York
Dissension Denied in Spotawood Reform Church
The Spotawood New Jersey Reform Church consistory led by Rev Dr Thomas Easton denies claims of dissension and waring factions. They praise a united congregation, noting the April 18 annual meeting highlighted the churchs prosperous leadership and editorials praising a reawakened national conscience and party alignment. The letter is signed from Waterbury Connecticut and New York May 6.
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Spotawood
N. J
Reform
Thomas Easton
William H. Hulst
Joseph Hodap
J. W van Dyke
W. H. Clark
Thomas J. Brown
Mr. Irons
the Tribune
Republican Party
Thatcher
Roosevelt
W. Richard
Consistency Debate On Women's Suffrage Tactics
Marie Collins Rooney reports on a New York convention debate over consulting cannery workers before a vetoed labor hours bill. She critiques Maud Nathan and suffrage leaders for dismissing workers’ wishes while claiming to advocate women’s consent.
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New York City
Maud Nathan
Mrs. Nathan
Mei Olherwints
Mee
Boones
Mel Nathan
Free America
Marie Collins Rooney
Guidon Club
New York
Irish Soldiers to the Editor on Allied War Duty
Joan B O Donnell appeals from New York in May letter to the Tripoli Society editor. She stresses Irish troops in the Allied cause, noting over 60 percent of Britain's Expeditionary Force were Celt and recalling battles from Ypres to Vimy. She urges generosity for widows and orphans and asks readers to support Irish volunteers abroad.
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Tne Tripane Sie
Ireland
Great Britain
Celte
France
Ypres
Hill
Belgium
Gallipoli
Canada
Australia
New Zeland
South Africa
Butt
Joan B. O'Donnell
Alfred Baraat
New York
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Whidden Graham
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