Senator Lodge Denounces Wilson in Anti League Speech
The speech attacks the President’s wartime leadership and his push for a world league. It accuses Wilson of ego, indecision, and infanticide by delaying peace, and argues the Senate must resist entangling commitments and preserve American constitutional prerogatives.
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Lodge
League of Nations
Germany
Europe
America
League
American Senate
Senate
Association of Nations
When Not to Smoke in the Subway
The article argues fines for subway smokers are light and urges enforcement under the sanitary code. It suggests dismissing cigarettes before entering the subway and notes subway workers and news vendors should be held accountable if passengers are punished.
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Subway
Enforcement required for subway health and safety
The piece argues both smokers and non smokers commit offenses in transit spaces and calls for stronger enforcement to curb smoking in subway stations and trains and to curb spitting on stairs and platforms, noting that preventive laws exist but enforcement is lacking.
The Case for Leadership in Direct Democracy Conventions
The essay argues that leaderless systems like conventions and referendums are impractical. It asserts leadership is essential in any large political gathering and calls for directing the public will toward a capable, responsible convention that combines issue and candidate exposure with effective leadership.
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Chicago
German Elections Signal Rise of Extremists and Weak Centre
After partial returns, the German election shows gains for chauvinists, royalists, Pan Germanists, and Independent Socialists, while Majority Socialists shrink. The Muller administration is blamed for a feeble record, and the campaign elevates radical slogans from both right and left as moderates falter.
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Miller
People's Party
German National Party
Muller
Ebert
Germany
People’s Party
German political stalemate deepens as class lines harden
The article assesses post‑Kapp era Germany where Democrats and Majority Socialists lack strength. Independents leverage the workers’ strike while conservatives favor militarists. A likely anti Socialist bloc could form with the Catholic Center partnering with the People’s Party, risking a split of unions and socialists. The piece predicts a shift toward class-based battleground politics, with the Right gaining momentum.
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Ebert
Kapp
People's Party
Catholic Center
Southern Contests and the GOP Delegate Allocation Debate
The Republican National Committee argues Southern contest decisions based on merit but faces disorganization in Gulf States. A proposed rule would deny representation to districts with fewer than 7,500 Republican votes, shifting power away from ineffective districts and reducing New York to the Far South’s influence amid woman suffrage ratification.
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Republican National Committee
Hays
Gulf States
Congress
Far South
Tts
R. B. Howell
National Committee
Nebraska
C Gress
Howell
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Miorida
Southrolina
Origin of the Dark Horse Phrase in Kentucky Racing
The article traces the term dark horse to early Kentucky racing. Judge Mellveigh, an honest officiant, observes a stray black horse in a local race and hints at an underdog entrant. The anecdote exemplifies how a lesser-favored entrant could defy expectations in American politics and sport.
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Judge Mellveigh
Mellveigh
Dark horse in politics and racing story origins
The article traces the term dark horse from Kentucky racing to politics, noting a horse that won by surprise and became a byword. It cites Herman Eduard von Holst, Thackeray, Disraeli, and Bryce to show the phrase’s spread from American to English usage and its meaning as an unexpected, respectable candidate.
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Kentucky
Herman Eduard von Holst
John ©. Calhoun
Polk
America
England
Thackeray
Philip
Wdisraeli
Bryce
American Commonwealth
Forstmann Cleared The Tribune in April and May 1919
The Tribune published a clarification stating Germany’s plot to dominate world trade did not reflect on Forstmann & Huffmann Company of Passaic New Jersey. It found no basis for claims linking the firm or Julius Forstmann to disloyal conduct or Germany’s postwar ambitions. The paper noted prior war actions to aid in sourcing wool and dyes and apologized for any harm to the company’s reputation.
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the Tribune
Germany
Forstmann & Huffmann Company
Passaic
N. J
Julius Forstmann
Tribune
United States
Forstmann
Forstmann & Luffmann Company
America
SSE Rev
State Department
Vorstmann
Split Riverside Drive Viaduct Billboards Spark City Debate
Letters to the Tribune rail against a Riverside Drive viaduct project and a two story billboard in its middle. A New York City reader condemns the loss of a riverside view near Grants Tomb as a single developer pushes advertising for fires and hats in June 1900.
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Tribune
New York
Riverside Drive
Grants Tomb
Hudson
York
A Contest of Pride From The Philadelphia North American
Mr Wilson shows resolve in a battle of perseverance as he refuses to quit. He cites pride as a motive amid the struggle, underscoring a defiant stance against retreat. The piece frames his determination in a sportsmanlike, combative tone reflective of contemporary editorials.
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Philadelphia
Wilson
Goose-tied Aaron Fox Led Through Litchfield Night
In a vivid snippet from colonial times, troops seize Aaron Fox at his home, accuse him of rebellion, and force a fat goose into a mock parade. They daub tar on his head, chain him in steel, then march him toward dawn. The bizarre fox and goose episode ends with Aaron released after a taunting, feigned punishment.
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Aaron Fox
Aaron
Litchfield
Newgate
Pathway of Adventure reviewed from Chicago to Endor
A book by Rosa Tyrell, Pathway of Adventure, is reviewed as a brisk, well told tale set partly in Chicago with dangerous plot twists including kidnappings and a framed prison escape. The piece contrasts it with Road to Endor and criticizes deceptive spiritualism plots while noting the author’s craft and the need for grounding in everyday life.
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Chicago
Rosa Tyrell
iKnopf
Vansdem
Wilson
Fndar
Endor
Hat
United States Mint
E. H. Jones
John Lane
Mezcal the agave species and its liquor
The writer explains mezcal is a species of agave and also the distilled, colorless liquor made from its juice. The process spans five to ten years to maturity, root preparation, juice expression, forty hours of fermentation, then distillation. References Carl Lumboldt’s Mexico and publication details are noted.
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Tribune
Mexico
Carl Lumbhotts
New York
Charles
Peter H. Goldsmith
Scribner’s Sons
Frank Moss Remembered for Public Service and Integrity
Henry H. Klein honors Frank Moss, noting his thirty years of public service in New York City. Moss worked as attorney, public prosecutor, and churchman, and led major investigations including Lexow, Mazet, and the Thompson committee. A tribute on his death following a lifetime of civic devotion.
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Frank Moss
The
Tribune
New York City
Judge Goff
William Travers Jerome
Lexow
Mazet
Thompson Committee
Public Service
Mors
Henry H. Klein
Accounta
New York
One Candidate for Presidential Nomination in The Tribune Letter
A New York reader urges Republicans at Chicago to nominate Major General Wood over the Old Guard. He recalls Wood's Kansas City Roosevelt endorsement and criticizes Hearst links to McKinley and Wilson, arguing Wood best represents national preparedness and party unity. Additional letters question party leadership and warn against political tricks.
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Tribune
Leona Wood
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Kansas City
Speec
Hiram Johnson
Woodcor Wilson
William Randolph
McKinley
Hanna
Hearst
the Journal
Germany
Wiliam Bendel
Major Geners
Wood
Gal Wood
Plattsburg
Charles Parsons
New York
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Frederick Manning
Helen Taft
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New Haven
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Yale
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Ed Howe
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Douglas Tendran True Club
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