Hearst Papers List Constitutional and Fiscal Reforms
The Hearst papers present a slate of reform proposals including equal basis for English-speaking peoples and world peace, Senate proportional representation with limited senators, unified national defense, abolition of illiteracy, fixed presidential and congressional terms, a federal sales tax, a thirteen month calendar, construction of a Nicaragua Canal, and acquisition of Caribbean territories as debt settlement.
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Call for tighter controls on machine guns across states
An unidentified man prompted a debate on regulating machine guns, arguing current laws fail to curb unregulated sale and possession. The writer urges state or national rules, limiting sales outside official use and requiring buyers to prove legitimate purpose. Police involvement and civilian checks are proposed to curb criminal misuse.
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Chicago
Epstein and Einstein in art and science debate
A condensed, period style reflection contrasts Epstein as a metaphor for scientists and artists with Einstein, noting that mathematics as a pure science is debated by laymen. It discusses how mathematicians anticipated discoveries and how some theories later fell from favor, raising questions about mathematics as a pure science comparable to physics or chemistry.
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Einstein
Epsteins
Science
Epstein
Einsteins
Art
Garrett P. Serviss
Chicago Debates Ban on All Marathons
Chronic vs Acute AST Chicago weighs ordinance to ban every description of marathon including dance gum-chewing and pie-eating. The piece argues marathons are a passing fad and prohibitory laws become chronic ills, leaving citizens with obsolete rules.
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AST
Chicago
Generalizations Defied by San Antonio Police Statistics
A survey of San Antonio police records finds most criminals are under six feet and not fat, suggesting bigger men are not more likely criminals. The data also show few red headed pickpockets, rarely a one eyed ash blonde picking teeth in public, and it is uncommon for a shoe salesman to have a harelip.
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San Antonio
Satire of American Institutions Noted by On The Other Hand
On The Other Hand Englishman observes Americans direct satire at their institutions but notes it is not wholly justified. He cites Sarah Cleghorn's four lines The golf links lie so near the mill highlighting laboring children watching men at play as a gem of satire in the American manner.
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Sarah Cleghorn
Favoritism By Herbert Kaufman
A Wez2 Daily stirrer piece argues for protectionist policy to shield American industry and workers from European competition. It contends domestic production has prospered under tariffs, while criticizing calls for further favored treatment of select groups and urging balanced, market-oriented regulation.
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Herbert Kaufman
Wez2
Daily Stirrer
Kaufman
Thoughts on New York Nightlife and Are You Bored
A garbled column surveys late night scenes, noting police dogs, a cocktail culture, tap dancing revival, and socialites. It mentions actors Jim Thornton and Berney Fagin, a Salvation Army band, and a rumor about Marion Elliott in England. The piece critiques fashion, slang, and the era's quirks while musing on modern urban life.
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Paul F Whitemnan
Wald
Koile and Ecissora
Donn Runger
RM. Brinkerhoff
Toledo
Don Dickerman
Childe Hasam
Captain Churchill
Athlwa
Hone Withiame
Jim Thornton
Berney Fagin
Salvation Army
Cigers
John N. Wheeler
Kant
al Woods
Faith Gould
Dandy Browning
Gould
Henry Hull
Terney
Belmont
New York
Pgennion
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Frommelnf Park
Romeone
Going Native and Endurance in a Wild World
A reflective piece compares staying alert to going native in daily life and explorations. It recalls Robert Service’s Alaska tale of a marooned operator and cites Jackson and O Brine’s 40 hour endurance flight. Fremont’s Sierra Nevada expedition is invoked to illustrate grit against peril and fatigue.
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Robert Service
Ince
Alaska
Brine
Tackson
O'Brine
Jackson
Flore
West
Col
Charles Fremont Weapont
Sierra Nevada
Don t Go Nativef by Elsie Robinson
A fragmented piece urges readers to resist cannibalism in a wartime moralistic tone. It ridicules temptation, promotes spiritual resolve, and appeals to duty, faith, and decency, urging readers to uphold a pledge to their kind and carry on.
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Elsie Robinson
Intensive Infant Care Emphasized by Royal S Copeland
Royal S Copeland M D former New York State Senator urges intensive care for infants starting at birth. He stresses nourishing diets for breastfeeding mothers, fortified formulas, and gradual introduction of solids to prevent malnutrition and ensure strong, healthy development in children.
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Royal S. Copeland
New York
Farlier
Clix
Figures of Speech Milo and the Legendary Strongman
An antiquated writer compares Milo of Croton to a mighty figure from Greek myth. The piece recounts Milo’s legendary feats from lifting a calf to lifting a four year old bull, and later episodes involving Pythagoras lectures and his demise by wolves.
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Milo
Thia
Inamos
Cretana
Greece
Weathered chatter and stray headlines mingle abroad
In a garbled column a mix of playful chatter about an orchestra director, notations on a Kentucky sheep theft case, and distant news bits spill into a single page. References range from Bermuda tourists to Zeppelins and a prohibition era headline, with varied regional chatter and odd phrasing throughout.
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