Slayden Criticized for Support Claims and Record
The circular letter from Congressman Slayden to Fourteenth district voters is attacked for overstating his credit for Fort Sam Houston improvements while downplaying other Texas posts. The piece questions his “support” of the president and cites his vote on using armed forces in Mexico, urging voters to trust the Congressional Record.
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Slayden
Fourteenth
Fort Sam Houston
United States
Texas City
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Mr. Slayden
Mexico
Benedict Arnold
West Point
King George
Arnold
Great Britain
House of Representatives
Eliot Calls for Remodeling of Religious Creeds
Charles W. Eliot, venerable president emeritus of Harvard, urges overhaul of religious creeds. He cites flaws and argues they contain elements proven false and need modernization to reflect contemporary understanding.
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Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Overhauling belief systems and the quest for a new Messiah
The piece questions who could feasibly overhaul world religions and replace entrenched creeds. It notes repeated cycles of change, the enduring role of religion, and the difficulty of replacing older teachings with a coherent modern alternative. It warns that true revision would require practical, hopeful substitutes beyond mere critique.
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Gautama Buddha
Confucius
Eliot
Robert G. Ingersoll
Real Estate Licenses Gain Support in Texas
Article argues for a statewide registration law to regulate Texas real estate business. Advocates from San Antonio and other cities say licensing would curb dishonest practices and protect the public from “confidence men,” aligning real estate with other licensed professions.
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Texas
San Antonio
Questioning Real Estate Brokers Handling Public Funds
A discussion questions why real estate agents who manage public money and property should not face the same requirements. It argues for stricter handling standards and greater accountability for those involved in public commerce and transactions.
Governor Blease's Senate bid sparks national concern
An editorial condemns Governor Cole Blease of South Carolina for his Senate candidacy and a proposed unconditional pardon for killing a physician defending school child inspections. It argues such threats reflect moral depravity and threaten democracy and the nation's political tone.
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National Senate
Cole Blease
United States Senate
South Carolina
Blease
America
Virginia
Republic
Tabor and Mexican Unrest Unsettles Peon Labor in Chihuahua
A reporter visits the American Smelting and Refining Company smelter near Chihuahua and learns peon workers earn about a peso and a quarter daily, roughly 60 cents gold in normal times, with current pay cut by Villa money. Employers fear unions after revolution. many prefer disorder to wage increases and have used hospital taxes to suppress wages, fueling Mexican resentment of Americans.
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Tabor
Chihuahua
American Smelting and Refining Company
Villa
Peon
Mexico
Farm as a factory: smart farming and cooperative profits
League City News notes the farm operates as a factory producing food items with by products used as stock feed. It avoids strikes or antitrust issues but hinges on intelligent direction and skilled management with profits depending on capital labor cooperation.
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League City News
The Purpose of War and Human Races
The Houston Chronicle quotes that war is a concrete expression of ambition driving humanity onward and upward. It argues that humanity is composed of inferior and superior racial portions, a view on the origins and purpose of war and human nature.
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Houston Chronicle
Equal Titles for Women Debate
A Kansas City Journal editorial argues that women should not be defined by Miss or Mrs. The piece notes men keep the title Mr. regardless of status and suggests asking a woman directly about her marital state rather than making assumptions.
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Kansas City Journal
Willing to Learn Seeds Alabama Corn Boom
In Alabama, ten boys produced 1718 bushels on 10 acres. Average cost 18.2 cents per bushel and $31.78 per acre. estimated profit $140.14 per acre at $1 per bushel. Much corn sold for seed at $2 to $3 per bushel. The article promotes effort and willingness to learn.
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Alabama
Utica
Premium on Laziness From State Health Ads
The state health department urges resting during a spell of spring fever and eating lightly to recover. The Gonzales Enquirer notes the advice is good but impractical when one must work and keep the pot boiling, posing a real dilemma.
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State Health Department
Gonzales Enquirer
In the Web of Life A New Short Serial Story
Virginia Terhune Van De Water begins a new serial tale titled In the Web of Life. The author, noted for The Two Sisters, frames a domestic drama threaded with moral questions.
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WEB OF
Virginia Terhune van de Water
Edith Reconciles With Father Then Plans Dance With Ralph
In a heated drawing room, Edith eases her father’s worries with a kiss and smiles, while Ralph watchers from the bay window. She arranges a Virginia reel and asks Ralph to join her by the piano for a light music filled circle.
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Edith
Ralph
Great Square
Constance
Plano
Pop Goes the Weasel
Ralph Morton Confronts a Night of Revelations and Deception
Ralph Morton reads a telegram hinting a cousin’s money came from him and plans a careful reply to Edith. He recalls Tom’s role, suspects Mrs. Price, and rationalizes his lie, justifying secrecy as loyalty while envying Tom’s bungling. He returns indoors as guests depart.
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Ralph Morton
Edith
B. P
Fidith
J. P
Fivelyn Price
Ferdinand
Evelyn
Tom
Ralph
Mr. Price
J. Macdougall Hay
Mr. Hale
Constance
Sailor Hat Styles and a Conflicted Love Telegram
A fashion note describes a soft straw sailor hat with red satin band and eight cornered crown, paired with a lawn collar and red silk tie. A tense domestic scene unfolds as Edith confronts a troubling telegram about Tom, fearing social judgment and betrayal, while a proposal to pretend engagement arises between Edith and the unnamed man.
Perfect Candor in a Foreman and Carpenter Tale
A Scottish carpenter Tom McPherson seeks a day off to marry. The foreman learns the man was away marrying and asks about his wife. Tom replies she is God’s handiwork but not His masterpiece, signaling a humorous bite on perfection and honesty.
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Edith
Tom
Tom McPherson
Marri’d
Lippincott’s
Alcohol and Death Toll Claims Debunked by Census Figures
The article critiques Captain Hobson's claim that alcohol kills about 2,000 Americans daily, citing 1912 census data showing 832,000 total deaths in two thirds of the population with 248,000 in ages 14 to 65. It notes tuberculosis, cancer, heart disease, and other causes far surpass alcohol-related mortality and compares prison data across states to question prohibition effects.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Richmond Pierson Hobson
Germany
B. C
Seerese Boas
Hobson
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
California
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
North Carolina
Oklahoma
The Newsboy Knocker Denounces Newspaper Fakers
The Ambassador Page in London denounces newspaper fakers who claimed ill feeling between America and England over Mexico. He faults sensationalists who harm the press reputation and cites a quip about a newsboy carrying a thousand papers to illustrate credulity.
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Ambassador Page
London
America
England
Mexico
New York Tribune
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