Roosevelt Viewed as Ambitious and Dangerous by Tue Lieut
A correspondent of Tue Lieut argues editors unfairly attack Theodore Roosevelt. It labels him insincere, arrogant, and a threat to republican institutions yet grants credit for Spanish American War actions, the Panama Canal, and other efforts, while noting his today’s persona differs from eight years ago.
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Tue Lieut
Roosevelt
Theo Roosevelt
Tur
Tue Lieur
Rooseelt
Tue Licut
Aaron Burr
San Juan Hill
Panama Canal
Roose
United
Fragmentary note on divine right politics and Kaiser portrait
A clipped historical fragment discusses divine right and the Kaiser, questioning legitimacy and sanity. It cites Price Collier and Scribner's depictions, suggesting William holds faith in divinely sanctioned authority while doubting whether such a view reflects reality.
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Em- William
Price Collier
Apd Scribner's
William
Divine right and democracy in a changing empire
The writer critiques divine right claims of German rulers, contrasts them with republican ideals, and argues citizens must engage in elections. He weighs Taft, Roosevelt, and Wilson, praising Wilson’s constructive, democratic path and progressive governance shaping national institutions and reforms.
Hunting Stories and Bear Tales Stir Local Talk
The Lieut criticizes a Alaska hunting tale by Frederick K. Burnham claiming five grizzlies were killed in two minutes with seven shots. He notes the sensational story may spur others to exaggerate while praising Texas as a fitting land for such feats, given its vast expanses.
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Frederick K. Burnham
New York
Alaska
Burnham
Texas
Union
Good Citizens Will Vote
A reflective column argues that many voters treat campaigns as circus acts focusing on clowns and sideshows rather than the core choices. It warns that assuming politicians will manage affairs anyway is a grave mistake for any free American citizen and stresses informed participation.
Wilson to Carry Forty States Prediction by Chafin
Eugene W. Chafin, a presidential candidate, predicts Wilson will win forty states. He cites Wilson's calm, sane leadership and greater people participation as signs he can guide the nation, while Taft and Roosevelt are favored in western states. The Baltimore Sun notes many political scouts concur this view.
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Wilson
Eugene W. Chafin
Pacific Coast
Far West
Chafin
Taft
Wyoming
Idaho
Utah
Roosevelt
California
Ashington
Middle West
Baltimore Sun
Bryce Climbs Sky for a Moment of Height on Coast Flight
Ambassador James Bryce, famed mountaineer, delighted by a twenty five minute coast flight with W Sterling Burgess off Massachusetts last Saturday. Bryce, who scaled Ararat years ago and authored Transcaucasia and Ararat, joined a select few at 12 600 feet for the ascent story. His Alpine feats include the Shreckhorn and Pic de Nethou, and he led the Alpine Club as president in 1899.
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Mr. Bryce
James Bryce
United States
Massachusetts
W. Sterling Burgess
Bryce
Ararat
Transcaucasia
Noah
Alps
Pic de Nethou
Pyrenees
Alpine Club
New York Sun
Free Wellesley Professor Sparks Socialist Cheer on Boston Common
An open wagon draped with banners carried a Wellesley professor who urged about 2000 socialists on Boston Common to cheer for social revolution. The Boston Transcript notes the tension between private opinions and public duty for educators.
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Wellesley
Boston Common
Boston Transcript
Wedding Gifts and Guarded Guests in Wakefield
The Wakefield Item notes an upcoming wedding with notable gifts including a coal basket displayed under glass. A secret service man in the room deterred guests from stealing souvenirs, an unusual precaution given the temptation presented by the display.
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Secret Service
Wakefield
New Manchester Paper Vows Fearless News Stance
A Manchester New Hampshire newspaper announces it will wear no man's collar and print the news without fear or favor, arguing that more papers should adopt this stance even if it sounds bragging. New Bedford Standard notes the boast but favors bold, independent reporting.
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Manchester
N. H
New Bedford Standard
The Light's Daily Story on Women and the 1920 Vote
In 1920, the first general election after women won suffrage causes strange phenomena in Westminster booths. Men appear demonized and otherworldly, voters faint, police intrusions rise, and alleged hysteria spreads across England. Some blame the shift to female public life as divine vengeance.
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Mary
Hotch
All England
Physical Research Society
Lancet
God
Beggars Choose Winter Quarters Amid October Winds
In Parisian accounts beggars and professional vagrants, after thirty years, select winter quarters as October winds blow. Offenses lead to six months in prison, with many awaiting release by April. Fresnes tops for luxury prisons, while La Sante houses crowded inmates as September sun exposes harsh realities. If clemency shortens sentences, the resulting January street hardship looms for the destitute.
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Fresnes
la Sante
Paris
Sullivan vows to quit city life for farming
The Chicago Post quotes John L. Sullivan declaring he will no longer be seen in the city as he becomes a farmer. The same item notes Professor Wilson’s speeches carry fatigue and a general air of tiredness, per the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Cain
John L. Sullivan
Chicago Post
Wilson
St. Louis
The Heart Breakers musical comedy review
A Southbound showing of The Heart Breakers is a mixed verdict with weak music and strong character moments. Myrtle Vail shines as the wife and Damerel plays the master with confident charm, while Hagan Bernard and McLendon provide comic counterpoints amid a largely single plot.
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Arthur Uttry
Frederick Dunham
Kidder
le Roy Wilcox
George Damerel Saxons
Jack Schaffer
Fred Hagan
Edward Hume
Loraine Bernard
de Witt McLendon
Misa Claire Noelke
Maude Smith
Éhina
Buddy la Mar
Ether Gero
Chas Horn
Myrtle Vail
Ben Gill
Miss
Florence Ingersoll
Weee
Josh Smith
Chimney Sweep
Mr. Damerel
Miss Vail
Damerel
Wilson on government as keepers of the home in November Companion
The November issue of Woman's Home Companion features Woodrow Wilson arguing that those governing should “keep house” for the people and not surrender revenues to a governing class. The magazine highlights portraits, notable articles, fiction by Forman Norris and others, plus practical Christmas tips and various departments including The November Strand with humor and items on phonography and public relations tricks.
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Ee Home Companion
Woodrow Wilson
Woman's Home Companion
Washington
Wilson
Seymour Thomas
Justus Miles Forman
Kathleen Norris
Isabel Gordon Curtis
Beulah Marie Dix
Ward Muir
Bertram Atkey
P. G. Wodehouse
Post Wheeler
Mary Tennyson
Austin Philips
Henry B. Harris
Sir Isaac Pitman
Parsons
Reply to Olmstead on city building inspector rules
Emmett T. Jackson, city building inspector, replies to Mr. George P. Olmstead defending inspections of recent constructions including a $11,000 moving picture theater near Alamo Plaza. He asserts Olmstead misstates facts, defends the inspectorate, and questions Olmstead’s authority and estimates while challenging the accuracy of the prior letter.
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George P. Olmstead
Olmsted
Mr. Olmstead
Emmett T. Jackson
Can You Blame Him Dixon Discussed Campaign Funds
Dixon pressed for discussion of Wilson and Taft campaign funds rather than Roosevelt’s focus on comfortable towns in the Near East, shaping the political exchange.
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Dixon
Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt
Near East
New York Women Support Husbands Says Carrie Catt
Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt declares in New York that about 50 000 women support their husbands. The Birmingham Age Herald reports this remark highlighting woman support for spouses.
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N. Y
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
Birmingham Age-Herald
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