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August circulation figures for The Antontoht newspaper
The Antontoht reported August total circulation 572 copies with daily evening edition at 18 471 copies and Sunday edition at 20 615 copies. Net paid daily averages exclude spoiled or unsold copies, yielding 16 776 for the evening and 19 12 for Sunday.
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Waiting for Him in October Roosevelt Campaign Funds Questioned
Rumors say the senate campaign corruption inquiry may confront the colonel with tougher testimony in October. The piece outlines alleged donations to Roosevelt from the Insurance Trust, Standard Oil, Harriman railroads, and the Steel Trust, totaling substantial sums and suggesting total campaign costs could reach several million dollars.
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Senate
Penrose
Archbold
Roosevelt
Insurance Trust
Standard Oil
Harriman Railroad
Steel Trust
Tobacco
National Bank
Lumber
Chicago
Perkins
Aoe Peat
Colone
Demagogue Leaders Movements and Hidden Campaign Ties
The piece paints a harsh portrait of a loud demagogue backed by a colonel approving questionable acts. It notes Perkins accounting for an insurance fund used as a campaign contribution and alleges a sweatshop factory in New York for the International Harvester company. The text accuses followers of blindly following the leader.
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Kins
Perkins
New York
International Harvester Company
Prohibition Fails Statewide In Arkansas Vote
Defeat of the statewide prohibition plan in Arkansas shows 55 of 75 counties favoring local option while the statewide measure loses by about 12 000 votes. The piece argues personal liberty resists external dictation and insists communities should decide alcohol presence locally without political interference.
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Aransas
Arkansas
Gvernor Wilson
Rockefeller Innovates Golf Drive With Bicycle App
The piece reports John D. Rockefeller using a bicycle mounted device to measure golf ball distance after each stroke. He rides to the ball, hits again, then rides to the new position, tracking exact feet and inches of the drive. The anecdote highlights Rockefeller’s initiative and wit in a light, period tone.
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John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Mr. Rocke
Public scrutiny urged for Rockefeller business conduct
The text questions the accuracy of claims about Mr. Rockefeller and Standard Oil and calls for sworn statements from unbiased witnesses to corroborate his conduct and affairs, noting public familiarity with his reputation and role in the company.
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Feller
Mr. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Suspicions Rise Over Navy Wicker Work Masts
The San Marcos trials show the wicker work mast is useless and dangerous, failing to resist enemy fire and risking overload. Critics question naval design, citing possible broader mismanagement and urging scrutiny for the good of the country.
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San Marcos
Roosevelt
Army
Patria
When Clippers Sailed the High Seas
A narrator recalls his Boston youth above a merchant father’s office near Commercial Wharf. He loved American clipper ships for speed and adventure, befriending captains and seamen while admiring ships he helped name. He cherishes the Argonaut Don Quixote Sancho Panza and other famed vessels, drawn to the sea’s mystery.
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Boston
China
Alfred Hill
Sarah S. Snow
Sancho Panza
Kremlin
September Scribner
Unkindest Cut of All Sparks Roosevelt Johnston Clash
The Charleston News notes Roosevelt’s ire at Woodrow Wilson’s calm dismissal of attention, highlighting a sharp political tease. The text mentions a figure on railroad mileage of the world at 125,000, underscoring a broader debate in the era.
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Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Charleston News and Courier
Blitz the Baboon Breaks Chains to Avenge Cruel Master
In a veldt tragedy, Blitz the baboon endures brutal captivity by the Baas Jan who starves and beats him. The Baas’s wife frees Blitz and warns of danger. Blitz returns to kill Jan in a savage, unchained rampage, freeing himself and the captive woman before vanishing into the Zwartberg Range.
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Jan
Blitz
British inventor claims dust cloud suppressor for vehicles
A British engineer presents a compact inexpensive device to prevent dust plumes from dry roads. The system uses funnel shaped conduits from wheel arches to a rear dust box, drawn in by air pressure or the driving shaft, with a lever to discharge contents.
Beauty Secrets of Footlight Favorites
Florence Gardner rails against fat obsession while recounting a bus ride with a overweight mother and daughters. She mocks dieting myths, endorses dancing and Turkish baths with caution, and vows to combat a potential double chin with constant neck stretches and a haughty expression.
Cotton field mislead shows unfair share promise
In Texas a Black worker who went to the countryside to pick cotton returns disgusted after a white man offers only one third of the harvest. He surveyed the field and found that even when fully picked the yield would not equal that share, so he left for home. The anecdote closes with a note that the man had learned to read and study when young.
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Baas
Blitz
Slater
Jan
Bass
Blitzi
Kaffir Kraal
Neers
Joan of Arc
Lizzie
Texas
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Saving His Own Hide Bourne Hops On Circus Wagon
Jonathan Bourne leaps aboard the colonel's wagon with notable enthusiasm raising suspicion he fears further Standard Oil disclosures.
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Jonathan Bourne
Philadelphia Ledger
Doctor of Agriculture: A New Local Advisory Profession
The article predicts rural communities will employ doctors of agriculture to advise farmers for a fee. These professionals will specialize in soil chemistry, plant disease, entomology, and bacteriology. Their laboratories will perform soil analyses and guide local farming decisions, signaling a rising dignity and rewards in the farming industry.
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