Electioneering for War Seeps Into Neutrality Debate
From the New York World, the column argues that Hughes political rhetoric is steering toward war by appealing to anti neutrality sentiment. It contends pro war factions, domestic critics, and foreign belligerents align against Wilson’s neutrality, hoping to push the nation into conflict. The piece asserts Hughes seeks to rally war factions and warns neutrality must hold to avert a slide into war.
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New York World
Hughes
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Edmunds
Olney
Belgium
Wilson
Mr. Hughes
Europe
United States
Washington
Nebraska Plains
Fragmented Verse Fragments in Odd Dialectal Text
A scrambled, liminal excerpt renders eccentric spelling and phonetic fragments. The lines evoke rural life and misread phrases, listing oddities like cami and sal blacker shade, with hints of tax and money references amid garbled speech. The piece reads as a collage of miscopied phrases.
Why Pendleton Is Favored for Normal School Site
The piece argues Pendleton should host a state Normal school, noting Weston’s too-small pupil base of 125 undermines practice teaching. Educators insist a Normal school needs at least 1000 grade pupils for adequate training, warning a site with few pupils cannot provide real teaching experience for students.
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Pendleton
Weeton
Weston
Gompers Defends Labor Rights Against Eight-Hour Law Opposition
Samuel Gompers voices defense of labor’s role in national policy and warns against attacks on labor leaders and the eight hour law. He frames labor as essential to welfare and governance, arguing that labor’s voice should shape legislation affecting workers while condemning libel against the president who supports fair treatment.
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Isher
Hughes
Tearert
Sielseretiec
Tebor
Efts
Record Grain Rally Sparks Chicago Market Peak
The December wheat price rose above 1.70 per bushel in Chicago, the highest since the Civil War except the 1898 wheat corner. Growers hold much northwest wheat, aiding farmers as prices climb. The piece questions transportation disruption without presidential action on railroads and credits Woodrow Wilson for averting wider turmoil.
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Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
Goldenness and the Butterfly Hughes Campaign Train
A New York paper criticizes the Western reception of the Butterfly Hughes Campaign Train while noting Western women’s measured reaction. The piece compares attitudes to the public image of major financiers to illustrate social expectations during campaign travel.
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West
Butterfly Hughes
Pacific
Oliphants
Morgans
Whitneys
Vanderbilts
Fifth Avenue
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