The Battle for the Presidency in the 1912 Era
Francis Lynch surveys the 1912 campaign landscape noting unpredictable voter behavior and the rise of the Progressive movement. He traces historical twists from 1840 to 1892 and reflects on party prophets, suffrage gains, and the shifting influence of New York and key states in determining presidential outcomes.
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United States
Cheekere Progressive Party
Democratic Register
Tyler
Harrison
Ates
Leavy
Birney
Mexico
Jackson
Zachary Taylor
Buena Vista
New York
Taylor
van Buren
Cass
Polk
Navy Surgeon General Sees Mixed Signals On Athletics Health
A New York Times report notes the Navy surgeon general’s finding that cadets who gained athletic fame at Annapolis tend to break down sooner than less famed peers. He cites Yale and other studies, arguing that athletic success does not guarantee longer life and that sports should be inclusive rather than extreme contests. Eddie Butler of Cornell is highlighted as a top quarterback and leader.
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George Washington
Washington
Surgeon General of the Navy
New York Times
Annapolis
Anderson
Yale
Interstate Medical Journal
Naval Academy
Hjortberg Signs Four Year Contract For Swedish Trainers
Ernie Hjortberg, trainer of Swedish athletes for the next four years, is reported to have signed a contract worth about $5,000 per year. The report notes Mike Murphy's fee as a comparison.
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Ernie Hjortberg
Mike Murphy
Kaiser's Succession Anniversary Racing Stadium Plan
A proposed twenty-fifth anniversary celebration near Berlin would host races at a Grunewald course inside a fir forest clearing south west of the city. Train access is about thirty minutes from central Berlin with a distinctive feature of saliva samples from winning horses to detect drugs.
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Ming Rank
Grunewald
Berlin
Shepherds Bush
London
Walle
France
Jockey Club
Jesus Teaches and Encounters Controversy in Galilee
The narrative recalls Jesus returning to the western shore near Capernaum and facing Pharisee and Sadducee opposition. He cites a warning on spiritual leaven and then, crossing the lake, tests the disciples with questions to reveal their understanding, ending with a healing near Bethsaida.
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Dalmanatha
Capernaum
Matthew
Jesus
Temple
Galilee
Heaven
Earth
Herod
Bethsaida
Sea of Galilee
Oan
Jesua
Women Monopolize Hotel Floor Clerk Positions
The article describes floor clerks in hotels, predominantly women, who manage guest requests and communications on a floor. They work long shifts from 7 to 7 with nightly duties, live in private dining areas, and rely on a strong voice as the primary impression. The head floor clerk leads the staff of pages and records interfloor communications to resolve guest issues and blame.
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Se H
New York Post
Translation Trials Across Languages and Poetic Challenges
In discussing translation difficulties scholars note how phrases like whiter than snow resist equatorial languages and how numbers must be rendered in unfamiliar words. The piece cites translators grappling with idioms and praises masters such as Murray Norton Jowett Swinburne Rossetti Mallarme and North for their literary renderings across languages.
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Equatorial
Africa
Paraguay
H. Ottewill Bruce
New Guinea
Rains Cor
Gilbert Murray
Charles Eliot Norton
Dante
Jowett
Swinburne
Rossetti
Villon
Mallarme
Poe
Christopher North
Plutarch
Amyot
Arthur Benington
North American Review
Value of a comma in a schoolroom tale
A trustee mocks the comma’s value during pupil exams. A bright boy answers with two versions of a sentence to show how punctuation changes meaning. The trustee retorts, learning that the comma can save interpretation and reveal nuance in writing.
How Peanuts Grow
Lucy and her mother explain to Lucy on the way to the zoo how peanuts grow on a vine with yellow blossoms. The peanut plant bears underground pods after flowering, illustrating the plant’s growth cycle for young readers.
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Lucy
Zoo
Philadelphia Ledger
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Mapulia
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Janklin Pierce
Pierce
Fremont
Buchanan
Seymour
Greeley
Republican Party
Democracy
Electoral Commission
Stub
Taiheis
Wisconsin
American Press Association
Bulletin Board
Roosevelt
Wilson
Princeton, N. J
Eddie Butler
Brooklyn
Cornell University
Cornell
Henry Jones
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