The City Engineer Controversy in San Antonio
The seven aldermen oppose Clinton H. Kearny’s city engineer nomination citing lack of road work experience, while public editorial voices defend merit and deny editorials influence. The dispute centers on who should lead municipal paving during bond issue spending.
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Clinton H. Kearny
San Antonio
Kearny
Mr. Pancoast
Mr. Kearny
New York
San Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Deutschmann
Pancoast
Ligur
Brown
Tue Licur
San Antonio Bond Approval Raises City Engineer Controversy
San Antonio voters nearly unanimously backed a 3.45 million bond issue with the pledge of careful, economical spending. The dispute over selecting a city engineer before the vote intensified when Mayor Brown failed to confirm nominee Mr. Kearny, fueling taxpayer concern about ongoing municipal policy and street projects.
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Kearny
San Antonio
Brown
Tue
Murder with Automobiles as Chicago fills jail
An article notes a 23 year old chauffeur sentenced to fourteen years for killing Patrick J. Condon with a car after a drunken joy ride. It argues reckless drivers threaten public safety and cites a prior Chicago case of a man jailed for similar conduct.
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Chicago
Patrick J. Condon
Lowering Car Steps Sparks Talk on Women's Attire
A column argues men should not dictate womens fashion but may offer mild suggestions. It notes streetcar managers face burdens from female customers and eyes a possible shift as women nationwide grow more burdensome for operators.
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United States
Streetcar steps and fashion clash over skirt length
A proposal urges lowering streetcar steps to suit tight fashions, but critics warn changes are costly and fashions may shift. The idea of a ground cushion for conductors is dismissed as off point, while wider doors and tracks are deemed impractical for now.
City council strips The Lieut of official San Antonio title
The City Council revoke s the official journal status for The Lieut after a policy dispute. The Lieut had bid lowest for city work and did not seek the title, saying aldermen used the honor for political support. Officials defend the council action as proper.
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Licut
Tue Lient
San Antonio
Tike Lian
Lessons of Harriman and Mellen in Rail Monopolies
The New York World argues that Harriman and Mellen used Wall Street banks Kuhn Loeb J P Morgan to expand control over Western and New England railroads. It says law and public opinion eventually curbed their monopolies as both men faced prosecutions and decline.
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Mellen
Harriman
Mr. Harriman
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Mr. Mellen
William Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan & Co
New England
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Wall Street
New York World
The Overhanging Sign Cites City Policy On Nuisance
The Chicago Journal criticizes overhanging signs as public nuisances intruding on street space and encouraging graft. It argues cities owe residents clean alleys and proper garbage receptacles and warns such signs threaten safety and aesthetic, urging restraint and policy consistency.
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Chicago Journal
The Irresponsible Sky Observed From an Upstairs Porch
A reflective piece reviews the sky as a capricious neighbor. From an upstairs porch the author compares town life to watching clouds, storms, and sunlight while noting the sky’s freedom to change moods and colors from sunrise to after rain.
Bryan seeks full dinner pail mascot for lunch aid
The Baltimore American mocks William Jennings Bryan seeking a Republican full dinner pail as a mascot. It jokes he will carry a well filled lunch to save lunch hour, while warning of union rules and potential indigestion from a cold diet.
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Baltimore American
William Jennings Bryan
Republican Party
Secretary of State
White Mohair Suit in Box At Tuxedo Show Fashion
The June horse show at Tuxedo featured many stylish outfits. Mrs. George Grant Mason wore a white mohair and worsted suit in the box with a long coat, tiny revers, side pockets, and a draped skirt paired with snow white buckskin boots. The white coat was bound with black braid and the black facing appeared on the white hat.
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George Grant Mason
Paris
President Wilson Voiced Tut Tut on Golf Course Incident
The Cleveland Leader cites Washington correspondents saying President Wilson uttered “Tut, tut” after a golf ball teed to a brink of the hole and dead, praised as a concise display of restrained language and notable self control in a moment of irritation.
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Cleveland
Washington
Wilson
Itill
Congress
Women's Property Rights Move Ahead in Tennessee
The Tennessee Legislature enacted laws granting married women control over their own property and rents, aligning with Texas on property rights. The piece notes progress toward broader female empowerment, including business roles and eventual suffrage, highlighting that many men support women voting and believe it would improve elections.
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Nashville
Tennessee
United States
Minnesota Jag Farm A Novel Farm Using Saloon Tax Funds
The Minnesota legislature funds a Gae farm for repeat offenders with 497 acres facing Lake Wilmar. It includes a hospital and hydrotherapeutic baths to purge alcohol cravings, with no drugs or liquor and aims to instill self control. The program involves water therapy and massaging to remove alcohol from inmates.
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Frederick News
Minnesota
Lake Wilmar
Queen Alexandra as Expert Royal Photographer With Thousands of Photos
Queen Alexandra stands as the most expert photographer among royalists owning about ten thousand personally taken, cataloged photographs. She previously published a book of views years ago, reflecting her archival interest and public showcasing of royal imagery.
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Queen Alexandra
The Making of Words and Language Change
The author discusses natural language evolution from slang and new word forms to shifts in usage across generations and localities. Examples include Porto Rico vs Puerto Rico and engineman vs engineer, arguing the latter misnames the role of the engine operator and suggesting driver and stoker as concise substitutes.
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Indianapolis
Porto Rico
Puerto Rico
Pittsburg
Freman
Stoker
Stokes
Tobacco as a Medicine
The Family Doctor notes that tobacco was long used in medicine as an external remedy for wounds sprains and inflammatory conditions. A poultice of tobacco leaves reportedly cured a sprain and soothed sore throats erysipelas and sciatica. Moist tobacco is described as effective for insect bites eye complaints and other inflammations, with a sedative after effect aiding sleep.
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Chapman
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