Texas university bonds plan to aid four normal schools
Regents and presidents urge voters to consider a broad view of Senate joint resolution No. 18 authorizing bonds for UT and Texas A and M and for the four state normal schools and Girls' College of Industrial Arts. They note Texas ranks low in normal school building values and argue bonds would strengthen the entire state educational system.
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University of Texas
People of Texas
Board of Regents
R. T. Milner
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
of Texas
State Normal Schools
Colquitt
United States
Texas
Virginia
South Carolina
Indiana
Rge
Milner and Jumni
State Agricultural and Me
Old Joke Drives Milwaukee Man to Lunacy and Recall Debate
The piece recounts Cornelius Heswin, a Milwaukee resident who laughed at an overfamiliar old joke during a vaudeville show and ended up in an insane asylum. Doctors diagnose megalomania, predicting lifelong mental impairment though physical health may return. The column contrasts this with criticisms of the recall concept, citing Professor Taft and a Sun editorial that warn against populist distrust of government and alarmist views of the majority.
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United States
Cornelius Heswin
Milwaukee
Cornelius
Taft
Debate on UT and A&M bond plan sparks endowment dispute
The article discusses whether the University of Texas and the Agricultural and Mechanical College should consolidate or separate. President Milner argues the college owns no university endowment funds, while Senate joint resolution No. 18 authorizes bonds for development of both institutions under a shared endowment source.
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Chanical College
Milner
University of Texas
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Austin
University
Texas
Senate
Taft Nuggets Notion Of Worth From Yale Lecture
The New York Sun says William Howard Taft was not born in vain and crowns his post presidency with a notable enunciation. Critics doubt universal praise and note the Sun’s gushing praise may not reflect all opinions on his political legacy.
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William Howard Taft
Yale
New York Sun
United States
Taft
The Left Hand and Its Hidden Strength
The New York Sun notes most people underuse the left hand, with only about five percent daily utility. It argues left handers often outperform right handers in grip and effort, yet the left hand is frequently restricted and undervalued despite being whole and healthy.
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The
New York Sun
Flood Work of Army Demonstrates Military Value
The Army's prompt stock of tentage, rations, and medical and hospital supplies aided flood relief, with trained personnel ready to prevent disease and protect civilians. The piece cites past government aid in disasters, arguing the War Department's efficiency should bolster public support for the military establishment beyond war needs.
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War Department
Army
Army and Navy Register
No Old Maids In Siam Kings Decide Suitors For Unwed Women
From a San Francisco Chronicle report the Siamese king selects prisoners from the penitentiary to wed widowed or bachelor women deemed past marrying age. The law grants release via marriage, and polygamy is allowed. the girls have no say in the match, while the king acts as matchmaker and judge.
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Siam
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Medals for Veterans Gettysburg Fifty-Year Plan
Senator O Gorman proposes commemorative medals for over 50 000 Gettysburg survivors Union and Confederate to symbolize national unity and restored peace on the war anniversary. The New York World editorializes that Confederate flags should be matched by equal public recognition of courage shown fifty years ago under either flag.
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O’gorman
Gettysburg
Lincoln
New York World
Having Too Many Things Sparked By Household Clutter
Suburban Life magazine notes many women grow irritable and unhappy from excess belongings. It argues calm comes from storing or discarding half of possessions rather than abandoning homes, suggesting families could stay in their homes if superfluous furnishings were removed.
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Suburban Life Magazine
The Light's Daily Story Carnival at Nice
Charles de Neuville visits Princess Marina Sergejeff in her luxurious villa and declares undying love. He is trapped when Marina reveals she staged her deceased husband to test his loyalty. Sergeieff appears with a pistol but Marina exposes Charles as a coward and hypocrite, ordering him out.
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Nice
Carlos de Neuville
Marina Sergejeff
Prince Sergejeff
Europe
Charles de Neuville
Paris
Sergeieff
Russia
Charles
Marina
France
Lile Coward
Pie controversy stirs Zion City and nation
The New York Evening Post reports a wide dispute over pie with Wilbur Glenn Voliva urging to shun apple pie as a mocker. The San Antonio Light protests linking pie with sin while beecher and Emerson are cited on crust substance and breakfast habits.
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New York Evening Post
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion City
Dowie
Zion
H. T. Finck
Great Britain
San Antonio
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
New England
Emerson
Lost Ball Fable in 18 Hole Match
In a Boston Transcript tale Jock and Sandy play eighteen holes. Jock loses a ball after driving over a bank and the pair search in vain. Sandy urges conceding, but Jock refuses, then feigns discovery by rolling a new ball from his poke. He proclaims, Here ’tis, Sandy, while Sandy reveals he held it in his pocket for fifteen minutes.
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Boston Transcript
Jock
Sandy
Notorious Golf Hoax Or Real Feat At Laurel Heights
Observant citizen T N Smith boasted after a nine hole round at Laurel Heights claiming 42 strokes. A crowd pressed for the score card as doubt grew when the eighth hole marked and the ninth remained unfinished. Smith offered treats to all caddies and onlookers while stating he would later teach finer points of golf.
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T. N. Smith
Laurel Heights Links
Mr. Smith
James
Dad
What is a Lobbyist From the New York World
The World discusses lobbyists as those who for hire secretly attempt to influence public representatives to betray the people or aid private interests. It argues many senators misunderstand the term and equates covert lobbying with public advocacy, urging clearer distinctions in accountability.
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New York World
United States
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