Value of the Army and National Readiness
A Tur Lftur correspondent argues for early and strong military preparation for the United States, noting that citizens are busy with industry but must fund a well drilled reserve of hundreds of thousands. He compares domestic policing costs to national security and warns a decayed military invites calamity and scourge.
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Tur Lftur
United States Army
Ublic
Pepe
Paslice
Europe
Brigham Young Face on Utah Navy Silver Service
Utah Senate considers presenting the new battleship Utah with a silver service bearing a likeness of Brigham Young. The Daughters of the Revolution oppose any U S Navy honors for Young, citing his marriage views and alleged lack of friendship to the United States. The Navy secretary notes he cannot refuse the service until offered and cannot remove the face until accepted.
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Senate of Utah
Utah
Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
Daughters of the Revolution
United States Navy
United States
Brigham
Secretary Entangled Over Service and Brigham Names
The secretary cannot accept the service amid protests from the Daughters and the Brigham issue. He is faced with a tangled situation that evokes nationwide sympathy for his position.
Senate Fight Over Finance Committee Precedes Party Split
The standpatters clash with progressives over finance committee appointments in the US Senate. A prospect of Cummins and La Follette joining the panel fuels a larger battle that could split the Republican Party. Standpatters seek firm control and oppose naming Cummins, while La Follette may be acceptable.
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United States
Senate
Finance Committee
Cummins
la Follette
Republican Party
Galena marks Grant departure anniversary with veteran march
In Galena Illinois a small town marks the fiftieth anniversary of Ulysses S Grant leaving for the Civil War. Sixteen remaining veterans, wearing faded blue uniforms, march in the street recalling how they once joined more than a hundred men who went with the future general.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Galena
Ill
Robert E. Lee
McNamara Case Promises a Famous Trial in California
The McNamara case against complicity in the Los Angeles Times blast shows counter arrests for alleged kidnapping in Indiana. A California arrest warrant and extradition papers are in order, with a fierce legal battle expected at trial.
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J. J. McNamara
Los Angeles Times
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone
Indiana
California
San Antonio Prefers Peace Conference Lead
The speaker asserts San Antonio should host any peace conference within a thousand miles of the border, claiming the city acted as the original peace conference candidate in 1911 and should retain primacy for the 1912 conference.
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San Antonio
M E and T plans 107 million bond issue for Oklahoma and Kansas
The M E and T proposes bonds totaling 107 million dollars with a large portion for improvements in Oklahoma and Kansas. The speaker questions how the expenditures justify benefits for Kansas and Oklahoma when most travelers pass through en route to Texas.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Okahoma
Texas
Morgan Named Minister to Portugal Faces Fresh Ceremonials
Edwin V. Morgan has been named minister to Portugal and may arrive in time to require new credentials. Observers note hopeful signs of Manuel and Gaby returning soon, suggesting shifting regional developments.
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Edwin V. Morgan
Portugal
Manuel
Gaby
Just a Little Sunshine a Cotton Field Ode
A brief lyric praising sun and rain’s effect on cotton fields and grain. The verse expresses longing for sunny days to help crops grow and bloom.
Mexico’s Reform Sparks Swift Rush Toward Free Speech
A early reform period in Mexico brings rapid freedom of expression in Congress and public streets, startling government officials accustomed to jailing liberal thinkers. Debates in the chamber of deputies reflect a nation redefining limits, with a new openness seen as a permanent shift.
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Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Allerton Fortune Heir Faces Embarrassed Start in Life
Samuel W. Allerton, Chicago millionaire, laments his son’s path as heir to a vast fortune. He believes wealth may mislead the boy, and contemplates giving him humble beginnings to offset the burden of riches. The aging tycoon weighs what remains of common sense.
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Samuel W. Allerton
Chicago
Allerton
Mr. Allerton
Roosevelt to Speak at Lincoln Memorial unveiling
Colonel Roosevelt will speak at the Lincoln memorial unveiling in Newark New Jersey, leaving Oyster Bay for the event. This marks the second time this month he has spoken after a period of silence.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Newark
N. J
Exiled patriot Reyes aids country and old friend
Reyes returns from exile to help his country and a longtime ally in a moment of need, offering support with a hopeful smile and renewed loyalty.
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Reyes
San Antonio Sees Rapid Growth and Rising Status
William B. Curtis writes that San Antonio has grown 81 percent in population and 500 percent in appearance over ten years, reaching the 100000 class. He praises new hotels, railways, and a favorable spring climate, notes Fort Sam Houston, and recalls the Alamo as a preserved historic site.
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San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
D A R Daughters in bitter annual meeting sparks invective
Warnings of violence in Continental hall echo across papers as the Daughters of the American Revolution hold their yearly meeting. Observers note the event features sharp invective and innuendo despite routine officer elections and business.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Not Guilty in Chicago Husband Disorderly Case
James Coulson of Chicago was acquitted after a dramatic verdict in which a judge heard how he wrecked interior furnishings in a drunken rage spurred by his wife Mary buying 17 hats totaling 255 dollars. The judge found extenuating circumstances and cleared Coulson of the disorderly conduct charge.
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James Coulson
Chicago
Mary Coulson
Hume
James
Mary
The Berry Family and a Humorous Mishear Story
A reader shares a humorous scrap from an old scrap-book about a colored worker named Berry employed by a farmer. He is repeatedly addressed with names ending in Berry as the farmer asks him to gather straw pick the goose and more. The note ends with a lighthearted jab and sign-off Bonehead.
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Berry
John
Jim
Sally
Mary
Bonehead
What Light Housekeeping Means in Apartments
A dialogue explains light housekeeping as small apartment suites with a folding bed, a cramped living area, and a kitchenette where meals are eaten in the hall. It notes no dining room and meals cooked over a gas jet, highlighting the limited living space.
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Newt
Light Housekeeping
Johnnie
Cow selling note prompts weight question not price
A historical item notes M. E. Knights sold a cow to Westminster parties weighing 1550 pounds. The draft asks why weight of buyers matters, suggesting price or description would be more newsworthy.
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M. E. Knights
Westminster
Birthday tribute to Marconi on thirteenth birthday
Daily Birthday Party notes Marconi as a living figure of the electrical age. It recalls his invention of wireless a dozen years ago and places him among historic thinkers, marking his thirteenth birthday at age thirteen.
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Columbus
Plato
James Watt
Guglielmo Marconi
Marconi
Secretary MacVeagh Urges Retirement of Greenbacks
The New York Tribune quotes Secretary MacVeagh arguing that in good times it is wise to pre pare for hard times by retiring all large denomination greenbacks and splitting them into notes of five dollars or less. If only one and two dollar bills remained they would vanish from large banking use and could not be amassed in major centers. Many currency reform plans favor gradual retirement of greenbacks as part of a modern credit currency system.
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San Antonio
Boosters
New York
London
Richmond
el Paso
Billings
Mont
Myan
MacVeagh
New York Tribune
Dresden Society Targets Waldroeschen as Harmful for Youth
A Dresden group catalogues Waldroeschen by Karl May as dangerous reading for children. The novel reportedly kills 1600 characters by fire, with 240 scalped, 219 poisoned or asphyxiated, 130 stabbed, 61 dashed to death, 16 drowned, 8 starved, 4 hanged, 3 fed to crocodiles, and 1 buried alive.
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England
Dresden
Boston’ Herald
Bill to bar federal officials as convention delegates
Ohio State Journal endorses a congressional bill prohibiting federal officers from serving as delegates to a presidential nominating convention. It argues the move curbs selfish influence and tyranny, likening it to a trustbuying privileges in a legislature.
Contagious Stuttering Debate Touches Public Schools
Dr. E W Scripture contends stuttering is contagious and urges segregation of stuttering children from public school classes until their nervous disturbance is cured. The remark came during a Public Speaking conference at City College. The item cites the New York Times and Milwaukee News noting Rainey’s renewed push against Roosevelt.
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E. W. Scripture
City College
New York Times
Spring Joy and Youth Renewed in April
The narrator extols spring's arrival in bright verse, praising mild days, cool nights, and cheerful idleness. He jokes that spring lifts even aged or ailing spirits, invites mischief, and makes men feel young again despite life’s flaws.
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George Matthew Adams
Woman disrupts streetcar by multiple disembarkations
An observant passenger signals a conductor to stop as a woman in front asks if the car is Grayson street. The conductor explains the error, noting this is the second time in five minutes she has exited to seek Grayson street, delaying service while she must transfer to another line. The conductor laments the trials of the job.
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Grayson Street
S. P
Army Post
Army
Clothes that Tell a Soldier’s Fate at Maneuver Camp
A military attache at a maneuver camp stands near a scene where attire and bearing may betray a recruit. The unfolding moment hints at judgment or misstep affecting a service member.
Bee thoven Maennerchor rehearsal noted as city event
The Bee thoven Maennerchor held another fine rehearsal last night. Veterans of the Mexican war will meet at Major Berry's office on Houston street at 3 this afternoon to proceed to the funeral of comrade R. J. Winders.
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Major Berry
Houston Street
R. J. Winders
Banner Bowling Club
Mission Bowling Alley
Casino Hall
Frank H. Melas
Lakeview Addition
Smith
Gen
Stanley
Ixrieger Verein
George Patrick
San Antonio
San Luis Potosi
Mex
Maverick Hotel
C. B. Hice
Austin
Sap
United States
Evans
el Paso
D. J. Price
International & Great Northern
Palestine
Thomas Fitzsimmons
Houston
Officer in St Anthony Hotel Solves Taxi Mix-Up
At the St Anthony hotel one day last week an officer in uniform stood at attention at the door. A hurried guest mistook the uniform for footman livery and asked for a taxi. The officer saluted, announced a taxi was waiting, and handed his card before leaving with a smile.
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St. Anthony
Ette
Wall Street Phrase Echoes in Sharp Exchange
A cryptic exchange reflects on Wall Street as a figure notes being swallowed whole while another claims they were shredded first, illustrating a metaphorical clash over financial fate and certainty.
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Wall Street
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