A Texas Question on Mr Bryan and Public Money
The piece discusses John McKinney of Orange Texas proposing that Texans raise 50 000 for William Jennings Bryan to abandon lecturing and devote full time to state duties while secretary of state. It argues Bryan would likely accept the money and questions whether taxpayers should fund his office. It notes Bryan’s wealth from lectures and cites past secretarys of state, then contends officials must perform duties or resign.
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North
John McKinney
Orange
Texas
William Jennings Bryan
State Department
McKinney
Mr. Bryan
Whrh McKinney
Democrats
Bryan
Connecticut
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
Martin van Buren
Daniel Webster
John C. Calhoun
Edward Everett
Lewis Cass
Society Train Crash Reveals Ordinary New York Elite
A Long Island Railroad collision killed S. Osgood Pell and mortally wounded William Laimbeer with Natalie Schenck Laimbeer among the three society figures in the auto. The piece argues these victims were typical social types, noting repeated marriages and divorces, and dismissing the tragedy as a reflection of society rather than unique fate.
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Long Island
United States
Marie Cahill
New York
New York City
New York “Society
Society
S. Osgood Pell
William Laimbeer
Clara Bloodgood
Laimbeer
Baltimore
Natalie Schenck
Charles Glen Collins
Bitter sarcasm over Bryan aimed at mandamus claim
The speaker argues that paying a bonus for duties already salaried is poor business. He mocks Mr. McKinney and says he should instead sue to require Mr. Bryan to stay in Washington and attend to business.
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Mr. McKinney
Mr. Bryan
Washington
Woes of the Automobilist
A correspondent argues fault lies with pedestrians and drivers alike in early city traffic. He notes people stopping mid street to chat, drivers failing to check oncoming traffic, and wagons violating rules. He also mentions blackmailers suing after collisions, while praising the careful drivers who avoid injuries.
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Tue Licnur
Rights of motorists and pedestrians clash over traffic law
An editorial argues that reckless drivers threaten public safety and that strict rules, such as rear illumination for license plates, are justified. It cites Chicago murders, San Antonio street violations, and calls for drivers to follow laws, warning that inevitable accidents result from ignoring rules.
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Chicago
Thirty-second Street
Michigan Boulevard
Carlyle
London Bridge
San Antonio
Houston Street
Where Pins Go To And Why They Vanish
A Paris scientist Dr Xavier reports pins hair pins and needles disappear by oxidizing into ferrous oxide and blowing away as dust. Hairpin 154 days steel nib 15 months pin 18 months common needle 2.5 years to vanish. The effect explains why iron surfaces rust off when unpainted.
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Paris
Xavier
Land of the Free draws English settlers to the United States
The article notes 94000 Englishmen settled in the United States in 1912, filling 300 Mayflowers, as part of a centuries long migration toward North America. It asserts the United States remains a magnet for people from around the globe and touts the phrase land of the free and home of the brave.
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United States
America
North America
Europe
Land of the
Philadelphia Ledger
The Marshal of the Turtles
A. L. Keller of New Madrid county shipped eighty five turtles weighing 780 pounds from Tallipoosa to Parma for resale into domestic markets. Keller uses a trained bull turtle as a bellwether to guide the caravan to a loading flat car, then sends the herd on toward breeding grounds.
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A. L. Keller
New Madrid
Parma
Tallipoosa
Keller
Parma Victor
Dockyard at Cockatoo Island Carved From Solid Rock
The New South Wales government dockyard on Cockatoo Island in Sydney was hewn from solid rock with convict labor. Once a harsh convict site, the island’s offices occupy old prison buildings still showing stone walls barred windows and iron doors. Rock was cut back to create graving docks and slips, with two thirds of thirty three acres leveled about fifteen feet above high tide.
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New South Wales
Cockatoo Island
Sydney
Australia
London Globe
Letter on Secret City Council Session and Fincham Stand
A reader protests a reported secret city council session and praises Alderman Fincham for leaving it. The writer asks whether city charter or ordinances allow secrecy and argues the public has a right to know how officials spend the people's money. THE ENQUIRER.
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Fincham
Alderman Fincham
Mr. Fincham
the Enquirer
Open Meetings Rule Claimed for City Council
The excerpt argues there is no charter prohibition on executive sessions while the council rules require all committee meetings to be open. It frames a potential conflict between secrecy and transparency in local government.
Rabies Fatality Highlights Dangers of Believing Myth
A young New Yorker dies of hydrophobia after dismissing a dog bite as harmless. He ignored the wound despite a snarling dog and three months later contracted rabies, underscoring the need for care of dogs and avoiding brutal reactions to suspected illness.
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New York
John McInerny
Newport dinner gown in fur touch with Paris slippers
Mme Bakhmeteff, visiting Newport, wears fur with cool midsummer style. Her white lansdowne gown features a marines lace tunic and a dull blue chiffon coat-tunic edged in black marten. Pale yellow roses frame the corsage as Paris crossed button trap slippers complete the look.
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Mme. Bakhmeteff
Newport
Lansdowne
Marines
Paris
Debates Over Hydrophobia Belief Spark Public Disagreement
A snapping suspect is used to illustrate a clash between individual belief on hydrophobia and mainstream opinion. The argument risks cost and ineffectiveness, highlighting a broader dispute over public understanding of the disease.
Undersea Moving Pictures From Norfolk Pioneers
Experiments by C Williamson of Norfolk Virginia show moving pictures taken underwater at depths of twenty to thirty feet using a barge mounted apparatus with electric lights. Daylight tests in Hampton Roads achieved clear images of fish and objects with exposures from one tenth to one seventy fifth of a second.
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C. Williamson
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
West Indian
Scientific American
Hampton Roade
Progressives shift from seven governors to eleven senators
The Philadelphia Record notes a strategic transition in power as seven governors are replaced by eleven senators, framing it as a Progressive strategic move with the motto come seven, come seven.
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Senators
Philadelphia
Makes It Hot for Wherever He Goes Colonel Roosevelt
A Memphis Commercial Appeal quip notes that if Colonel Roosevelt has found a cool spot in Arizona he has not announced it yet. The remark reflects ongoing political chatter and humor about the former president's travels.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Arizona
Memphis
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