Poindexter Swayed By Booklet On Taft Era In Washington
A Poindexter Presidential club booklet praises the Washington junior senator and urges his election. It recounts Ballinger Pinchot quarrel actions, noting Poindexter pushed for a representative committee and lawyers Brandeis and Pepper. The piece argues this aided the insurgent movement and damaged Taft’s party, calling Poindexter the “whoopingest” of Bull Moosers and warning Washington’s seven electoral votes make him unlikely to unite the GOP.
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Poindexter
Washington
Ballinger-Pinchot
Taft
Mr. Pinchot
Messrs. Brandeis
George Wharton Pepper
Republican Party
Secret State Department Message On Kolchak Sparks Outcry
The Nation published a secret message from Acting Secretary Poulk to Colonel House about Admiral Kolchak. It questions recognition and portrays Kolchak as weak, reliant on reactionaries, with revolts in his army. The copy implies Bolshevist spying within the State Department and fuels public distrust.
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Poulk
Edward House
Admiral Kolchak
Russia
CGW
Paris
House
Bullard
Tokio
Kolchak
Moscow
Siberian
Kolichak
Creel
New York Times
State Department
Culture Pearls and a World of Facts Quiz Recap
A fragmented reader page presents Q and A items on culture pearls and other trivia. Topics include culture pearls defined as pearl portions grown artificially, a dental tartar removal method with magnesia, and historical notes on troop totals in World War I. It also covers the origin of monkeywrench from Charles Moncky and the rafflesia as the largest flower, with discovery notes and size details.
Fred Haskin's Daily Quiz readers' Q&A feature
The Whig Information Bureau offers prompt confidential answers to readers questions. Sample topics include estimates of national fighting strength, longest boxing matches, bridge step dangers, extreme shade temperatures, and states that produced the most presidents. Virginia is noted as birthplace of several presidents including Washington Jefferson and others.
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Whig Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
Virginia
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James
Historic July 26 events span Caen to Ticonderoga
A compact digest notes July 26 marks Caen’s 1346 capture by Edward III with ten thousand archers, 1758 Quebec/ Louisburg falls to Amherst and Wolfe, Acadian expulsion. 1759 Ticonderoga abandoned. 1830 Charles X ordinances sparked revolt. 1882 Parsifal premiered in Bayreuth. plus Q&A on oldest cities and best pine needles.
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Edward III
Caen
France
England
London
Louisburg
Cape Breton
Canada
New England
Sir Jeffrey Amherst
General Wolfe
Longfellow
Ticonderoga
New York
Charles X
Chamber of Deputies
Charles
Louis Philippe
Richard Wagner
Baireuth
Bavaria
Suffrage Bill Lost In House Of Lords
London July 24 The Adamson bill to grant women the franchise on equal terms with men but only at age 30 was dropped by the house of lords on the suggestion of the Earl of Kimberly after the second reading. The government bill, a substitute for Adamson, had earlier passed the second reading in the lords. The National Women's Trade Union League of America operates a training school for women in organization.
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Associated Press
London
Adamson
House of Lords
Earl of Kimberly
William G. Adamson
House of Commons
Labor Party
The
National Women's Trade Union League of America
A Suspicious Warbler Chats with Peter Rabbit
In a children’s animal tale Peter Rabbit meets Chat-Chat the Warbler, noting his cautious nature and musical yellow throat. Chat-Chat shows off a rich whistle concert, then departs, while Mummer the Yellowthroat explains nest habits and mentions Sprite the Pareula Warbler as a cousin. Next story: A Home in a Bunch of Moss.
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Peter Rabbit
Warbler
Peter
Sparrow
Mexico
Chut-Chut
Chat-Chat
Mummer
Yellowthroat
Sprite
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Frank Crane
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Teddy
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Hulda
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Amile
Sweden
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Susie Wing
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McKee
Money & Life
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Great Britain
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Moncky
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Joseph Arnold
Fred Haskin
Daily Quiz
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John L. Sullivan
Richburg
Mississppi
Sind Desert
India
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Africa
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Assyria
St. Augustine
Florida
Old York
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A. E. Prince Burgery
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