Chicago Starts Wage Loan Club Aiming to Tame Loan Sharks
An organization in Chicago began short term wage earner loans at 3 percent per month with a aims to prove loans can be offered honestly. It cites Russell Sage Foundation as model and seeks to reduce 10 to 50 percent monthly rates by banks and wage lenders. The effort hopes to improve workers finances and curb economic slavery while monitoring impact across the country. The piece ends noting widespread waiting on tariff, currency, and rail freight rate decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Russell Sage Foundation
New York
Chiicago Oreprmen
Congress Should Let States Decide Suffrage By Vote
In Washington the suffrage debate spills into Congress with women activists and anti suffragists urging a stand. The speaker favors delaying federal action and allowing each state to vote on the issue. if a majority favors suffrage it should be granted, otherwise not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Union
Mayor Dahlman Secures San Domingo Post for Son-in-law
The Omaha mayor visited Washington and explained he sought not a job for himself but helped obtain a $6,000 government post in San Domingo for his son-in-law, Mr Callett, via a recommendation from Secretary Bryan.
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Jim Dahlman
Washington
Jim
Callett
San Domingo
Bryan
President Wilson’s Praise Amid Panama Canal Fortifications
The piece lauds President Wilson and his party for strong leadership and broad American public support. It notes English objections to canal fortifications, but asserts the U S government ignores demagogues and proceeds with defenses, charging tolls and ensuring open access in line with national interests.
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Panama Canal
The Call for More Religion in Daily Life
The piece lists types of people needing more religion from a stormy horse shelter to a wife asking for money and a preacher seeking ease. It also notes a man strolling with a baby while his wife tows it and a neighbor’s paper borrowing man. It ends with doubt about whether state officers may run for governor.
Working Convicts on Highway Duties Gains Support
The piece argues for expanding convict labor on state road projects using an honor system. It cites North Dakota Oregon New Jersey Michigan Ohio Colorado and Oregon experiences with credits for work and low escape rates. Oregon Governor West praises road gangs and foreman oversight as successful and enduring policy.
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Morehead
National Committee On
North Dakota
Oregon
New Jersey
Michigan
Ohio
Colorado
Board of Control
Preston E. Thomas
Ohio State Penitentiary
Thomas
W. M. Bryant
Good Reads
Thomas J. Tynan
West
National Committee On Prison Labor
Contemplated Plan Skeptically Questioned by Neighbors
A cautious stance questions a proposal seen as advantageous to a neighbor while framing concerns about bill burdens. The passage urges skepticism of schemes that promise benefits but shift costs locally.
Officer's failure to capture Juarez questions fitness for service
A harsh judgment declares that an officer who cannot capture the City of Juarez is unfit for any branch of Mexico's military service. This critique frames the issue as a test of capability and duty.
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Juarez
Military Service of
Mexico
Quote on marriage and economy from Chicago politics
A humorously serious remark on marriage by a man who wed the president's daughter. The piece notes women in Chicago demanding 32-cent eggs and retailers replying with price cuts, illustrating how organization influences both household economies and politics.
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Chicago
Concession Urged Over Kuerta’s Courage and Delay
The article notes Kuerta is not a coward and his wakeful nights are not caused by fear. He contemplates a risky move to stay safe but remains to confront a persistent four foot vein of trouble, delaying a decisive step.
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Kuerta
Fortune telling fakirs and danger from clairvoyants
A Kansas City case shows a woman fleeced by a fortune teller and a Kansas girl’s death after trusting such readings. A Kansas farmer buys a revolver for his wife and pressures her to practice shooting for defense, leading to a mishap and a cow burial. The writer notes personal reluctance to push target practice.
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Wisconsin
Kansas City
Kansas
Governor Morehead leads taxpaying support against junketing
Taxpayers broadly back Governor Morehead's plan to end state official junketing and abolish about a dozen state boards. The piece argues spending money on travel drains citizens and calls such trips robbery, while noting postal savings banks and currency debates influence bankers. It warns rural delivery fears and urges continued progress to stay ahead of other nations.
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Morehead
Postal Savings Banks
Parcel Post
Postal
Unbulled Norris Brown Endures Beyond Party Split
The former senator Norris Brown, sidelined but observant, commends cross party leadership and criticizes no one as he notes politics has shifted. The piece contrasts his past Ward Wilson stance with today’s acceptance and hints at renewed national unity prospects. It also reports on parcel post profits for 1913, estimated at about thirty million dollars, with total parcel post income near eighty million.
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Norris Brown
Wilson
Postoffice
Parcel Post
Patronize Progressive People for a Prosperous Community
A dated editorial urges supporting enterprising individuals to boost the local economy. It argues spending with such people funds new homes beautification and relief for the needy, promoting lively times progress and prosperity.
Bureau of Statistics Warns of Rising Living Costs
A public note from the department of labor reminds families that the cost of living is eight percent higher than last year. The statement suggests patience for tariff effects to work and cautions against haste.
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Bureau of Statistics
Department of Labor
Fancy Stationery Ad Promotes Complete Paper Line
An ad promotes a store as carrying the most complete line in the city with new designs in box paper pound packages and tablets and nearly everything in the paper line.
Crepe and Tissue Papers in Various Colors and Designs
A display offering crepe and tissue papers in all colors with numerous new designs. Includes a large assortment of paper napkins to complement the selection.
Blank Books and Receipts In Paper Line Offerings
Office advertises blank books counter books memo books receipts notes and money orders as items available in the paper line with a wide range of paper products for sale.
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