Vollmer's Maiden Speech Praised for Hen Themed Oratory
Iowa Representative Andrew Vollmer delivers a rustic maiden speech that extols his state and its hens with colorful, theatrical prose. The essay likens his performance to a musical tragedy with farm animal voices and quips on eggs as nest eggs, noting the harmless, if whimsical, political value of such speeches.
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Bug
Andrew Vollmer
Iowa
Mars
Vollmer
Madame Hen
Congress
National Legislative Body
George
Mitchel's Police Reform Bill Defeated in Legislature
Mayor Mitchel of New York failed to secure passage of a bill to reorganize the police force with Colonel Goethals as police commissioner. Machine politicians from both parties opposed the measure and scored a decisive defeat.
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Mitchel
New York
Colonel Goethals
Oa the
Mayor Mitchel Faces Police Reform Challenge In New York
The article notes Mayor Mitchel’s defeat leaves police reform struggles to the legislature and a reshaped police commission. It discusses potential successors to Commissioner MacKay and hints at Woods or Goethals as possible leaders, while recognizing the political walls Albany poses to reform.
Short Battle Stories From Past Wars On News Reporting
An essay contrasts modern war dispatches with earlier eras noting distant correspondents and delayed details. It cites Civil War timing, telegraph limits, and brief bulletins while recalling ancient fields such as Jephthah's campaign to illustrate laconic reporting.
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San Antonio
Torreon
Jephthah
Israel
Shibboleth Toll at Jordan Defeated Ephraimites Forty Two Thousand
A historical account details the battle at the Jordan where 42 000 Ephraimites were killed after failing to pronounce Shibboleth. Gileadites seized river crossings and tested speakers, executing those who could not render the word correctly. The instance remains singular in battle history for its casualty count.
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River Jordan
Feminine Politicians Move Toward Equal Suffrage Tactics
The piece argues women in Congress and suffragists evolve from marches to strategic lobbying. While some male lawmakers resist, suffragettes refine methods, learn political craft, and shift demands from direct threats to ballot access for president and Congress. The tone credits progress and prospects for female political influence.
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America
Congress
National
Down In the Mud and the Panama Debate
The New York Evening Post laments revival of international prejudice and urges Congress to elevate the Panama question. It criticizes denouncing foreigners, praises President Wilson for justice and duty, and warns against sinking the issue into mud.
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Congress
Panama
Wilson
New York Evening Post
Merely a Word Causes Diplomatic Tempest
The Ohio State Journal reports President Wilson cleared Ambassador Page of fault after a Senate uproar over a speech fragment. The controversy centered on the word merely misquoted as not merely to please England. The president deemed Page innocent, ending the diplomatic fuss and pleasing moderates while vexing hawks.
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Wilson
Ambassador Page
Senate
Page
Ife
England
Ohio State Journal
Widening the Rift in Washington Policy Debate
The Philadelphia Ledger notes doubt among Mr Clark and others about the knowledge of policy within his department. With Mr Bryan often away in Washington, internal certainty is scarce. A public dispute between Clark and Bryan could erupt in the Capitol rotunda, adding rhetoric but threatening party harmony.
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Clark
Mr. Bryan
Washington
Philadelphia
Puffing Billy Disaster Brings Dudley Drummond Back to Life
After a derailed 5:15 express wreck at the market station, Dr. Watson and Nurse Ursula rescue Dudley Drummond. He awakens in Ursula’s cottage, blind then gradually regains strength while she quietly tends him. He recalls a past love and muses on the dangers of a love triangle, as the town mourns the accident.
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Billy
Watson
Wonford
Nurse Ursula
Ursula
Brown
Dr. Watson
Dudley Drummond
Tapis
Dudley Drummong
Paterson
London
Goldstein
Jackson
Kimberley
Night Watch
Mr. Drummond
Edward Strange
Isabella Moor
Golden Wheel
Turse
Ursula Grant
Dudley
Peacock green hat and maire taffeta suit gloss fashion hint
A fashion note describes a peacock green straw hat with a bold three looped bow paired with a peacock shade mandarin crepe suit. The piece includes a dramatic, period tone and mirrors the serialized prose about romance and desire.
Majestic Theater Bills Gleam With Surprising Acrobat Pair
The Majestic Theater features Marlo and Dusty delivering standout pantomime and startling horizontal bar work. Arthur Geary, Miss Mary Norman, John Hien shaw, Grace Avery, Mack and Orth, and four acrobatic women athletes join a varied program with lively singing and clever turns.
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Majestic Theater
Marlo
Dusty
Mary Norman
John Hienshaw
Grace Avery
DeWolff Hopper
George Cohan
Mack
Orth
Public opinion backs Wilson as canal tolls case tests unity
A Montreal Sur view argues President Wilson must heal domestic rifts over canal tolls and uphold American honor. It notes bipartisan splits linger but predicts his skill, not failure, in guiding policy while shaping international views on U S credibility and Mexico policy.
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Montreal Sur
Wilson
Congress
Champ Clark Attacks Panama Toll Plan Again
The New York World accuses Champ Clark of treachery against the Wilson administration. It depicts him allied with Murphy Tammany Hearst Fitzgerald and Wall Street forces and describes his late parliamentary tactics as a knife to the administration. The piece declares Clark will be beaten at the polls.
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New York World
Champ Clark
Baltimore
Washington
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Clark
Murphy
Tammany
Hearst
Sims
Longworth Seeks Return and Tariff Stand
The piece notes Nicholas Longworth, a Republican, wishes to return to politics. It praises his past House service, committee seat on Ways and Means, and tariff support. It imagines a debate in Cincinnati between Roosevelt itinerary speakers to expose party divisions.
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Washington Ster
Nicholas Longworth
Bull Measery
Longworth
Committee On
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
Hue
Mr. Longworth
Pemoblicon Party
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