Epitome of Events Paragraphed Across Many Subjects
A compilation of brief items touches on varied topics from local happenings to broader concerns. The scattered notes summarize diverse events, interests, and developments without a single unifying story.
Sen Cummins Opposes New Party Move in Congress
Senator Cummins announced he would not join the new party movement while Senator Works urged investigation of campaign contributions. The naval appropriation bill totaling 133,609,674 passed the Senate, funding two battleship programs. The House blocked a bill prohibiting interstate shipment of prizefight moving pictures.
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Congress
Cummins
New Party
Works
Senate
House
Norris
Nebraska
Socialist Party
Paul Augustine
Progressive congressmen oppose third party thrive
Progressive congressmen declare opposition to a third party. Senator Cummins is uncertain which way he will jump politically. The national progressive party convention will be held in Chicago around August 1, announced by Senator Dixon. Bryan says Wilson on a progressive platform means Democratic victory.
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Senator Works
California
Latrobe
Norman E. Mack
Minneapolis
Guy Hanson
Boston
Bob Hunter
Dare Devil
Luna Park
Cleveland
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City
G. W. Strope
Milwaukee
Empire Theater
Wilson Hotel
Empire Apartment House
Sullivan Furniture
William Williams
Chicago
Williams
Earl Farrell
Edward J. Farrell
Marshall E. Sampsell
Paris Traction Company
Christman
Cummins
Ad Wolgast
Rivers
Jack Johnson
Las Vegas
Gov. Osborne
Michigan
Omaha
Senate
Flynn
Johnson
Bryan
Lincoln
Harriet Quimby
Sioux City
Iowa
Bowling Green
Champ
Wilson
Baltimore
Taft
Washington
Beverly
E. B. Loraine
English Army Flying Corps
Blanche Stuart Scott
New England
Squantum
Mass
William Marshall Bullett
Louisville
Frederick H. Lehmann
St. Louis
Money Trust
House Banking and Currency Committee
Navy
Navy Department
C. B. Goodrich
Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Cecil Brunswick Smith
Toronto
America
Smith
Louise Lindoff
Arthur Lindloff
United States Treasury
MacVeagh
A. Pratt Andrew
Andrew
Pekin
London Daily Telegraph
China
Political realignments shape upcoming governor race
Henry Watterson backs Wilson reluctantly while Woodrow Wilson, born in Staunton Virginia in 1868, faces questions about his campaign plan. Progressive Republicans of Indiana push a third party as Democrats rally the national committee to focus on Wilson.
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Henry Watterson
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Staunton
Progressive Republiccans
Indiana
Democratic National Committee
National Progressive Movement Call Seeks Chicago Convention
A broad call urges U.S. delegates to convene in Chicago on August 5 1912 to nominate a President and Vice President for a national progressive movement. Senator Dixon of Montana comments on state participation and convention rules while signatures show Roosevelt followers in forty states.
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New York
United States
Chicago
Dixon
Montana
Roosevelt
Maine
Delaware
North Carolina
Arkansas
Nevada
Mississippi
South Carolina
National Progressives
Provisional Committee
Purity and Duty in a Mixed Advised World
Quotations extoll blood purity and duty with brands like Garfield Tea and Red Cross Ball Blue, urging spring sowing and harvest joy. It recalls Carlyle on reform and discipline and praises Lewis' Single Binder cigars for sixteen years of reliable quality.
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Lewis
Youth Boxer Dies After Yonkers Bout Tragedy
George Newson eighteen of Yonkers New York died in St Josephs hospital after being knocked out in a boxing bout at the Getty athletic club in Yonkers.
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Yonkers
N. Y
George Newson
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Getty Athletic Club
Prohibition Convention Opens in Atlantic City
The national prohibition convention with nearly 1 000 delegates opens in Atlantic City to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates and plan the fall campaign.
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Atlantic City
N. P
Deadly Alaska quake rocks Fairbanks area
A violent earthquake hit Fairbanks Alaska at 10 o clock Saturday night with forty seconds of continuous shaking. Foreman Louis Anderson was killed in a Dome Creek mine as a result of the tremor.
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Alaska
Fairbanks
Louis Anderson
Dome Creek
Federal Cavalry Seize Chihuahua City Without Resistance
Mexican federals assume control of Chihuahua city as rebels retreat north along the Mexican Central toward Juarez with no opposition offered. The move signals a shift in local authority amid ongoing hostilities.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Juarez
Fletcherite Hattie Defies Luncheon Invite
Conversation reveals social friction over a luncheon invite between Lottie and Mrs Bul lion and Hattie of Fletcherite culture. The exchange hints at etiquette and shifting social rituals in Harper's Bazar style.
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Lottie
Castoria Urges Careful Bottle Check For Mothers
Advert reads for mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria and ensure it bears the signature. It touts a safe remedy for infants and children and notes use for over 30 years as children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Blessed Sympathy and the Bond with Animals
A reflection on how sympathy with animals humanizes people and fosters real relationships with living beings. The text suggests interest in any life form, noting that when a life directs a personality and seeks affection, mutual love can flourish through attentive care.
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Christian Register
Oh Georgie Fights End with Quick Comeback
A mother frets over her boy after a fight. The child explains that if another boy hits him he will just avoid trouble, and the boy jokes that the other will avoid him in return.
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Georgie
Singing and the Lungs as Exercise
The article notes singing and whistling as lung exercise and cites doctors who recommend singing to prevent lazy breathing. It cautions that singing alone cannot cure consumption, but emphasizes the health benefits of deep breathing and the physical joy of singing.
Whatsoever a man sews always rips
An old humor quip from Harper's Bazar recounts a father teaching his son the Golden Text. Johnny misquotes the phrase by mishearing sow as sews, producing a humorous twist about sowing and reaping.
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Johnny
Harper’s Bazar
Two Frenchmen Visit Gallery Mock American Phrase
In a humorous encounter, two Frenchmen admire an American painting. The artist reveals the piece as an off spring of his brain, sparking a playful comment on Americans and their springs on their brains.
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Monsieur
John's Friends And The Loyal Husband
A three month old bridegroom left by car for a town 25 miles away promising to return for seven o'clock dinner. He failed to appear as midnight struck. Telegrams to six friends revealed he spent the night with them all. A farm wagon and messenger boys confirmed the tale of loyalty.
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John
When He Drew the Line A English Earl and the Gate
An English earl famed for hatred of children hired as lodge keeper an army pensioner named McMicken. Months later McMicken's wife bore a son and heir triggering the lordship to storm the lodge and declare his role was to open and shut a gate not to propagate.
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McMicken
Harry
Put It Up to the Cook Book
A humorous exchange between Dolly and Charley over a pudding. The husband calls it rank while the wife insists it is imagination and cites the cookbook saying it tastes like ambrosia. The playful scene highlights domestic anecdotes and kitchen pride.
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Dolly
Charley
Romance or duty in politics and courtship
The text contrasts a romantic partner with a practical family supporter. It notes that the candidate who also ran must explain to friends how the bid ended.
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