Roosevelt and party notes in national political briefs
National and state political notes touch on Roosevelt backing levee government care, Bryan in Reno predicting Wilson win, Democrats and Progressives maneuvering across states, New Hampshire progressives nominating Churchill, South Dakota ballots and campaigns in Cleveland Hawk Point Missouri, and figures like McGovern and La Follette shifting allegiances.
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Roosevelt
Michigan
Bryan
Reno
Nev
Wilson
Stadley
Prohibition Party
North Dakota
Winston Churchill
New Hampshire
Democratic National Committee
Los Angeles
W. J. Bryan
New York
Oscar Straus
South Dakota
State Supreme Court
Thevest and
Middle West
Johnson
California
Cleveland
Central Armory
Champ Clark
Hawk Point
John Sutherland
Kansas
Taft
Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Woodrow Wilson
F. E. McGovern
Theodore Roosevelt
McGovern
Senator la Follette
Governor Foss Renominated in Massachusetts Primaries
Governor Foss wins renomination in Massachusetts as part of the state primary results. The report notes other political and national finance items including a Rio de Janeiro loan and Democratic fund totals.
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Foss
Massachusetts
Wyoming
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Wilson
Moosevelt
Leonard Wood
United States Army
Chicago
Treasury Department
Eagle Pass
Democratic Campaign Fund
Henry Morgenthau
Democratic National Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Kansas
William Allen White
Progressive National
Progressive stance denied by Governor Johnson in era debate
A wide array of early 20th century items are noted including Governor Johnson denying the progressive platform as radical, plans in France for swift armed dirigibles, indictments of public figures, rail accidents, political campaigns, and regional acts from Iowa to Michigan.
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Johnson
France
Helen Pierce Gray
Washington
Indian Office
Standard Oil Company
Panama Canal
Progressive Party of
Massachusetts
Kansas Prohibition
Red Cloud
Nebraska
Carroll
Iowa
Colorado
Arkansas
Mississippi
Georgia
Victor Hugo
Wateroo
Belgium
Tates
Kansas
Missouri Pacific
John Maynard Harlan
Pennsylvania
James E. Roderick
State Bureau of Mines
Niagara Falls
Eugene W. Chafin
United States
Grand Rapids
Mich
BE. M. Clendening
Commercial Club of
Kansas City
Central Association of Commercial Secretaries
Indianapolis
Omaha
Michigan
State Central Committee
London
Titus
West End
Columbia
S. C
Emelio Campa
Tucson
Arizona
Orozco
Campa
Salazar
Navy Department
Southerland
Butler
Granada
Red Cross
Balmoral Castle
George
Edward Grey
Ireland
International Bankers
Yuan Shi Kai
John L.ordan
Peking
W. S Tinsman
Mudge
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Out of Place Frenchman Confronts Misspelled Post Office
A French man named Ca choo, new to a town, tries to get mail but clerk cannot spell the unusual name. The man grows frustrated and jokes about selling the post office to someone who can spell.
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Ala
Paris
Joe Ca-choo
Ca-choo
Baby Cured After Cuticura Treatments
Mrs Annie Saunders of Monroe Wisconsin relates her six week old infant suffered a severe rash spreading over the body with crusts itching and hair loss. After trying remedies a friend suggested Cuticura Ointment and Soap. Within days improvements appeared and the baby was cured. Hair regrew and skin improved, advert noting Cuticura is sold worldwide with free samples and a 32 page Skin Book.
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Monroe, Wis
Annie Saunders
Cuticura
Irpt. L
Boston
Up-to-date proposal ends Jellison engagement
In the street Jellison meets Barwood who jokes about his postponed marriage. Barwood explains the fiancée, “too modern,” sold the rights of photographing him at the moment of proposing to a cinematograph company, ending their engagement.
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Jellison
Barwood
Why He Borrowed and the Fire of Rome
Moritz laments Nero’s Rome fire as his teacher asks for reasons. He fears the impact on insurance companies and weighs the consequences of disaster. The exchange highlights concern over cost and risk in a perilous historical moment.
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Nero
Rome
Moritz
Fuegendoe Blaetter
Paradoxical Ballot Reflects Suffrage Debate
A columnist quips about women’s new voting rights in suffrage states, noting the irony of matrons casting their maiden vote as ballots open to female voters. The remark captures early tensions in expanding suffrage and social norms around women voters.
A Dead One Doctor Says I Will Live About a Year
A brief quip notes a doctor’s prognosis that a patient has about one year to live and the patient reflects on how that will change life, highlighting the irony of “living.”
Unfitting Advice and Medical Ads From Old Page
A fragmented clipping offers dialogue about hobbling a horse and lawn skirts, followed by an advertisement for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup boasting teething relief and gum soothing claims. It also promotes Cole's Carbolic Salve for burns and cuts with quick pain relief and druggist pricing.
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Cole
Noscar
Man bets on cantaloupe vest in unlikely odds
A terse Toledo Blade snippet notes a man’s odd gamble wearing a cantaloupe as a vest despite long odds, capturing a quirky frontier humor moment.
It Is Easier To Go Broke In A Hurry Than Get Rich
An aphoristic line notes that rapid wealth is elusive while financial collapse can occur quickly. It contrasts the ease of losing money with the challenge of accumulating wealth, reflecting caution about risky schemes and haste in investment.
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Brockton
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Quincy
IML
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Duke
Myers Duke
Liggett & Myers
Piedmont
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Washington, D.C
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