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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1914
Page
6
Equality's Name Sparks Garb Revolt Across Cities
A column lambasts suffragette protests and the globe of gender crossdressing in Chicago and Texas resorts. It ridicules male bathers forced into skirts, notes arson and hunger strikes, and argues for firm punishment to end disorder and potential anarchy in England.
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Vaudevillians
Lake Michigan
Chicago
City Council Committee On Health
Illinois
Ostend
Atlantic City
Galveston
Windy City
Texas
Suppressed Suffragette Disorder Escalates in England
During a period of rising violence the so called wild women disrupted museums by stealing art, hurled flour at a magistrate, and attacked the bench while criticising the archbishop of Canterbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Secretary
England
Canter
High Finance and Reckoning in the New Haven Wreck
The article reviews former President Mellen’s Senate testimony on New Haven Railroad dealings. It highlights alleged overvaluation, stock transactions, and fee payments tied to J. Pierpont Morgan, with critics noting Mellen’s defense and responsibility to shareholders rather than bank interests. The piece portrays a startling portrait of financial manipulation and the collapse of a major rail property.
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Mellen
New Haven
Senate Committee
United States
J. Pierpont Morgan
New Haven Road
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Mellen
Board of Directors Run Rail Line As Private Property
The passage describes Mr. Morgan and associates controlling a railroad board through shares and proxies. Directors act like the road is their own property, with stockholders sidelined in re-electing the directorate. The stance echoes a magnate who governed a railroad with limited stock yet absolute control.
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Case
Morgan
Beginning of Wisdom Signals Diplomatic Shift Under Wilson
The piece argues a new diplomacy under President Wilson, citing recent promotions in the State Department. It notes Arthur Bailly-Blanchard and William Phillips gains, H Percival Dodge’s Panama role, and John E Osborne’s retirement replacement, suggesting a shift toward trained diplomacy after Bryan-era lapses.
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Wilson
Department of State
Arthur Bailly-Blanchard
Tokio
Hayti
Bailly-Blanchard
New York
Jack’ Rose
Becker
Bryan
William Phillips
H. Percival
Dodge
Panama
Niagara Falls
Washington
John E. Osborne
State Department
United States
Diversified farming as prosperity in Marshall Messenger
The Marshall Messenger notes how God designed the land for many growing things. It highlights a wide array of crops and livestock including hogs poultry cotton corn peanuts peas vegetables fruits and dairy, praising diversified farming as the path to prosperity.
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Marshall Messenger
Plank Conflicts Over Free Tolls Stirs House Debate
In Baltimore, Congressman Bob Henry suggests Mr Bryan, head of the platform committee, was unaware a House majority had opposed free tolls for coastwise shipping. The House reacted skeptically, while Senator Walsh had said the matter was raised with Mr Bryan during platform deliberations.
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Baltimore
Bob Henry
Bryan
Platform Committee
House
Walsh
Senate
Houston Post
Vigilance Committee Considered for Chicago Crime Reforms
Chicago officials weigh a five member committee to study crime causes and prevention after four year averages show about 140 murders, 1200 burglaries, 4000 larcenies, and 2000 assaults. The piece compares to past eras in San Francisco and notes this could revive vigilante ideas.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Galveston
Letters to The Light address Sunday laws and church power
A reader letter argues against using civil power to enforce Sunday observance, criticizing the Law Enforcement League and church authorities. It cites biblical passages, recalls Puritan history, and notes dangers of religious coercion while endorsing spiritual persuasion.
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John Xifi
Paul
Great minds warn against wasteful farming methods
Exall and Hill echo warnings on soil care and crop raising from the Texas Industrial Congress and James J. Hill. They cite census data showing population growth far outpaced increases in grain output and per acre yields, urging scientific soil stewardship to prevent future disaster.
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Dallas Times-Herald
Texas Industrial Congress
Henry Hall
James J. Hill
Northwest
Rusia
Mr. Hill
United States
Exan
Hill
Dallas
Uc Domain
Return good for evil illustrated in Sunday school
Miss Varney taught the lesson of returning good for evil with a practical example. She proposed bringing an apple to a schoolmate who struck you, sparking a child’s quip about the discipline of retaliation in a calm, humorous exchange from Ladies' Home Journal.
Connecticut Inventor Unveils Far Tractor Wheel Power
A Connecticut inventor showcases a unique tractor design built around a huge wheel housing the motor at its core. The concept emphasizes compact motor placement and rotational power within a large rolling frame.
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Connecticut
Daily fashion cue on lace collars and wiring
The piece extols a lace collar fashion with a Me dicis inspired flare. It describes a back-set collar with a deep V front, new bodied lace with a scattered pattern, and the need for fine wires or millinery wire to shape.
Lunching on Boss’s Name Ends in Short-Lived Riches
An employee, paid meals by signing his employer’s name at the Country Club, eats well while his own funds stay lean. After three to four days away from the office, colleagues note his weight gain and he confesses the arrangement, estimating luncheons at 75 to 80 cents. The tale highlights the ruse and its modest cost.
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Country Club
The Ways of Thrift in Early 1910s Philadelphia
A 1914 guide from the American Society for Thrift outlines practical money-saving rules for families. A Philadelphia wife learns thrift from her grocer husband and advocates cash purchases, limited grocery runs, small meat portions, keeping chickens, and avoiding the grocer’s easy list to curb waste and prices. The piece cites cases of poverty and poor budgeting from Chicago and New York showing how misallocated pensions and boutique packaging led to hunger.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
American Society For Thrift
New York City
What Good Faith Requires
The Pittsburg Dispatch argues General Runston's Vera Cruz brigade reinforced by marines forms a safe garrison yet expanding troop actions to seize ports or move inland would violate the truce unless termination is declared. It cautions any further operation beyond the suspension terms needs prior notice of an end to the agreement.
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Pittsburg
Runston
Vera Cruz
United States
Pinny Debate Sparks Lighthearted Police Jibe
The excerpt shows a playful exchange about a pinny with Madge asking if it was good and Mar Jorie noting police would scrutinize it constantly, reflecting a humorous street-lingo moment.
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Madge
Marjorie
Polies
tLife
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