Red lantern proposal for sidewalk safety in San Antonio
A correspondent suggests forcing property owners with missing or poor sidewalks to place red lanterns at sidewalk ends as danger signals. The idea would show how such lighting might look citywide, as seen around the St. Anthony Hotel after dark. The main flaw: not enough red lanterns exist to mark all missing or defective sidewalks in San Antonio.
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Bryan
Paramount
San Antonio
Pope
Dangerous treaty taints American diplomacy says Hitchcock
Nebraska senator denounces the arbitration proposal with Great Britain arguing Section 2 cedes Senate power and allows the president to appoint three commissioners to arbitrate with Britain without congressional consent The critique asserts the plan enables executive conduct beyond constitutional checks and favors foreign interests over U S control.
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Hitchcock
Great Britain
Nebraska
Taft
United States Senate
Senate
Seth Low
United States
Len Hitchcock
Congress
Russia
George of
Engafly
Record Run Becomes New York Hospital Record
A young New Yorker named Cohalan sought to make a record by running a Marathon distance. He collapsed after extreme exertion and underwent fourteen consecutive operations, a hospital record. He survived and impressed staff with extraordinary courage, leaving a lasting memory in the hospital annals.
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New York
Cohalan
Cahalan
US view on arbitration with Britain unsettled and cautious
The piece argues the United States lacks compelling issues for an arbitration treaty with Great Britain and questions what the US would gain. It suggests Britain seeks benefits from such an alliance, while Americans prioritize domestic welfare and fear entanglement in European politics.
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United States
Great Britain
Europe
Britain
John Bull
Sacrifice Defines Cohalan's Record Despite Regret
The article reflects on Cohalan accepting a great sacrifice to set a lasting record. It notes the regret that a young man of his character was chosen yet stresses that only someone of his kind could achieve the feat.
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Cohalan
Spineless Cactus Promises Wide Use As Food and Material
Luther Burbank touts spineless cactus as a nutritious breakfast leaf and dessert, a source for ten gallons of paint per leaf, waterproof whitewash, substitute for rubber in tires, and pulp for paper. He cites European scientists backing its food value and notes competing claims over priority.
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Luther Burbank
Mr. Burbank
California Fruit Growers’ Association
Burbank
Tue Lieur
Texas
Rio Grande
When English Women Smoked In the Seventeenth Century
An excerpt from the London Chronicle describes English women in the seven teenth century smoking as a common habit. It notes a French visitor staying at the Stag Frim in Worcester observed landladies and daughters joining suppers, entertaining guests with conversation, and then lighting half a dozen pipes with tobacco for all, men and women alike.
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London Chronicle
Worcester
Richmond Tour Reflects on Patrick Henry Speech
In a Richmond postwar note a party of English tourists, led by an old enslaved guide, misidentifies warehouses and Church Hill. The guide explains a tobacco warehouse stretch and then notes Patrick Henry delivering Give me liberty or give me death, with the line about both outcomes.
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P. Henry, Esq
Richmond
Church Hill
Patrick Henry
Plan for red lanterns to warn of dangerous sidewalks
A reader urges nonstop enforcement of sidewalk reforms and proposes a simple plan: compel every owner with hazardous walks to place two red lanterns from sunset to sunrise, with police court penalties for noncompliance, extending to contractors and corporations tearing up streets.
Channel Catfish Deserves a Place on the Table
The Chicago Tribune argues against the possum myth and defends the channel cat as a worthy eating fish. It praises the channel cat’s riverbound foraging, fresh catch, and rich brown crust, urging local consumption to honor its natural quality.
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The
Chicago Tribune
New York Sun
Sun
Taft
North Carolina
Panthers Adopted Boy Found Beside Panthers on Selkirk Island
George Hartman age 65 son of Phil Hartman was found dead in Selkirk island thickets beside two panthers after straying from his camp two days earlier. The boy reportedly played with the beasts unaware to hunters watching from a distance. The area is noted for wild cats and other predators.
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Galveston
Cor
Los Angeles Times
George Hartman
Phil Hartman
Colorado River
Liana County
Selkirk Island
First Reform School at Mettray Sparks Global Reform
The Mettray reform school founded January 2, 1839 by Metz with support from Vicomte Courcelles marked the birth of ethical training for juvenile delinquents. The movement spread worldwide, with Britain hosting its first national reform union in 1856 and now over a hundred schools across the islands and continents.
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Mettray
France
Paris
Metz
Vicomte Courcelles
Courcelles
Embracing Modern Woman Versus Provincial Critics
Verse laments critics denouncing the modern woman while admiring her allure. The speaker defends a rich, worldly figure from Broadway to Yonkers, praising charm over austere morality and noting the enduring thrill shared with earlier lovers. The piece contrasts expert judgment with personal attraction.
Never a greater falsehood than once a criminal always
The article argues that the belief in permanent criminality is false as thousands of youths leave reform institutions each year for honorable lives. It notes declining recidivism and an improving outlook for humanity as reform programs succeed and rehabilitate former offenders.
Rain Pool Reflects on Love's Ocean or Pitiless Sea
In January Alinslee's, Rena Cary Sheffield ponders love through a childlike fable. A duckling doubts venturing from a puddle while a voice questions if romance is a grand voyage or a small rain pool.
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Rena Cary Sheffield
Alinslee
New Year Prank Ring Sparks Office Confusion
A caller tricks a desk worker by asking for 1912 and then reveals the joke as the new year arrives. The conversation ends with the caller noting 1912 has arrived, prompting laughter in the office.
Preacher Admits Folklore Twist in Sermon
In a human interest vignette an old negro preacher cites a folk saying as text. After benediction an elder remarks on the surprising Bible connection. The preacher explains the line was added to provoke thought among his congregation.
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Atlanta Constitution
A Smile for Today at the Theater
Mr. Meekton notes his wife Henrietta sits quietly while others fill the theater with talk. The Washington Star quotes their light exchange on shared theater outings.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
La Follette’s Boom Collapses Under Roosevelt Tactics
The Providence Journal analyzes the demise of Senator La Follette’s political rise as a decoy for Roosevelt. It argues the western progressive chorus signaling La Follette actually signaled support for Roosevelt and questions La Follette’s understanding or respect in being used this way.
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The
Providence Journal
Senator la Follette
Roosevelt
la Follette
Woman Tests Weight Cutting With Meat Demonstration
Horton woman Charlie Browne recounts entering a butcher shop asking to see a 25 pound piece of meat to test a doctor’s diet instruction. The butcher weighed 25 pounds and asked where to deliver it, she replied she did not want to pay as she only wanted to gauge the amount.
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Horton
Charlie Browne
Kansas City
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