Government Ownership of Railroads Debated by Chief Justice Knapp
National Ownership discussion grows as Chief Justice Knapp suggests the government may need to acquire railroads if private regulation fails. The piece notes political risk, with 2,000,000 railroad employees as potential votes, and argues economic objections are weak since current rail assets could be transformed to government paper.
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Knapp
United States Commerce Court
Congress
Judge Knapp
William Jennings Bryan
United States
Panama Canal
An Uncle's Duties and War Department Reform
A column laments the burdens of uncles and mocks their inability to dodge family duties. It argues for acknowledging selfish behavior behind constant requests and recounts how a family scene contrasts with wartime expectations. The piece then shifts to critique the War Department s frequent uniform changes and calls for a personnel shake-up.
Tax Reduction and Railroad Funding Debate
The speaker argues cutting taxes by about 47 percent or diverting dividends from railroads into building highways and expanding railroads in needed territories. Government railroad stockholders would be compensated with interest. While appealing, the plan hides grave risks that must be removed before any step is taken.
Meddling Martinets Push for Military Uniform Change
The Army and Navy Register notes that a broad prohibition on altering military uniforms without Congress approval is likely to pass soon. It argues changes provoke alarm among officers who bear alteration costs and view tinkering as whim rather than policy, while pending bills suggest imminent action.
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War Department
Congress
American Congress
Europe
Army and Navy Register
Self-Coocking Hat Tells Roosevelt Era Rough Rider Tale
Boston Advertiser recalls Guy Murchie of Boston now U S marshal and former Rough Rider. At Roosevelt inauguration a Montana Rough Rider visits Murchie in Washington and triggers a remarkable incident with Murchie’s opera hat that springs open like a Krag. Beer flows as the scene amuses onlookers.
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Boston
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Edward B. Clark
Washington
Guy Murchie
United States
Montana
Murchie
Awfully Careless Health Talk Sparks Cold Debate
A Detroit Free Press joke exchanges banter about a wife catching a cold from fashion choices and weather. The husband quips that careless dress and scarf habits are to blame while defending his wife’s health. The humorous dialogue hinges on contradictions about wraps, footwear, and outerwear.
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Detroit Free Press
Thespis Jokes Seem Fresh In Vaudeville
A Baltimore Sun note says the ancient Thespis jokes still land in vaudeville acts. The quips from the ancient stage draw laughs alongside modern performers, showing enduring appeal across eras and audiences.
Ancient Dentistry Unearthed In Phoenician and Roman Works
The article surveys early dentistry from Phoenician bridge work in a Sidon tomb to Etruscan metal riveted bridges in Corneto. It notes Roman dental practices from gold crowns to tooth transplantation among slaves, with references to Galen and Celsus and mentions of dental lore in Martial.
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Sidon
Louvre
Paris
Corneto
Tarquinii
Rome
Pope Julius
Martial
Journal
The
American Medical Association
Galen
Celsus
Having Fun with Pence From the Popular Magazine
Thomas J. Pence travels to Europe with Evan Justice on a steamship. Pence shocks crew by waving a cane, prompting the captain to confront him. Justice hides the cane, and London cable clears that the joke was in good fun on arrival aboard.
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Thomas J. Pence
Europe
Evan Justice
Pence
Justice
London
A Matrimonial Tangle From the Kansas City Journal
A Kansas City Journal item describes a complex akan marriage history at Atchison. A man’s sequential marriages ended with two widows and a large estate. The surviving widow used $10,000 to start her second husband in business, and now a kin row erupts over graves and burial honors tied to the first husband and two late wives.
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The
Kansas City Journal
Atchison
500 Women Seek Grand Tunnel Man for Wife
W J Thomas of Grand Tunnel, 60, advertised for a wife promising home, bank account, and horse and carriage. He has received about 500 responses from across the country, mostly older women, some younger contenders. He says he has not chosen yet and expects to decide in a few days.
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W. J. Thomas
Grand Tunnel
Thomas
Stelphia
Phila
Sexes in America by Census Bulletin Findings
The bulletin notes males outnumber females at birth but higher male mortality shifts balance over life. In high death-rate countries equality emerges early, favoring females later. The United States shows lower death rates than northern Europe, with native white males predominating, native white of foreign parents near parity with a slight female tilt in 1910, while negroes exhibit a substantial female excess.
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United States
Little Gentleman Messenger Boy In Elevator Crowd
In the Williamson building a crowded first floor elevator scene unfolds as a neat young woman addresses a poor boy messenger. She calls him a little gentleman and his blushes fade as he pockets a message and whistles, his hat snatched away in respect.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Williamson
Up-to-Date Verse on Trusts and Taxation
Poem by James W. M G ee lampoons trusts from beef to leather milk and sugar asserting the public is grateful for higher prices and tariffs while workers and the poor face squeeze. The piece highlights capital power and tax boosts benefiting landlords grocers and barons in a sardonic verse.
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James W. M'Gee
Beef Trust
It Reminds Me Of A Story In New York
Gen. F. D. Grant mocked arbitration as useless after the Turko-Italian war remarking that the matter reminded him of a story. He spoke in New York and drew a parallel to illustrate his point about conflict resolution.
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F. D. Grant
New York
Arbitration Failed to End War, Woman Proposes Peace
In a grim war report the woman laments the slaughter and asks why both sides do not arbitrate. Her husband notes that arbitration was tried long ago, “they did, way back in June,” hinting the conflict began there. The Washington Star recalls this remark in context.
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Washington Star
Weather dictates overcoat woes on Houston Street
An observant citizen jokes about the weather being unpredictable as he explains his barometer of attire. He notes that carrying an overcoat in the morning often leads to warmth later, and leaving it behind brings rain and cold, suggesting only a daily phone check can reveal the forecast.
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Houston Street
Philadelphia Custom In A New York Frame
Viola Allen in The Lady of Coventry highlights a Philadelphia habit observed by a New York visitor. A young Philadelphia man paid his own drinks, then settled the check with the guest’s money, a custom the New Yorker found ridiculous yet practical, prompting a witty exchange about expense.
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Young’s Magazine
Philadelphia
Viola Allen
Manhattan
New York
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Vaudevile
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America
Leather Trust
Milk Trust
Sugar Trust
Trust
Pete
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