Debate on state issues and law enforcement in modern government
The article discusses President Draper of the University of Illinois criticizing reverence for law and widespread lawmaking abuses. It cites sessions in Harrisburg and national Congress as evidence of caprice, delay, and influence peddling, urging a shift toward character-building and lawful civic action.
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University of Illinois
Othes
University of Michigan
Harrisburg
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Senate
House
Dr. Burroughs
Western College
The Maybrick Case and US British Prisoner Returns
The essay defends clemency between nations citing past American releases to please Britain, recalls the McLeod case during Canada’s insurrection, and criticizes American supporters of Mrs. Maybrick for demanding a British pardon without solid evidence. It also critiques J Laurence Laughlin and his views on tariffs and monetary reform.
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Hay
Florence Maybrick
Washington
Great Britain
JSRR
Alexander McLeod
New York
Caroline
Canada
McLeod
Foreign Office
Maybrick
Maybrick trial and Moscow medical congress noted
The piece argues Mrs Maybrick’s innocence is clearer yet her release faces British pride and diplomatic constraints. It also notes next month’s International Congress of Medicine in Moscow with Russia offering free railroad transport for doctors, contrasting European nations on travel rates.
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McKinley
Moscow
Russia
Europe
Aesculapius
Germany
National Educational Association Session Focuses on Common Schools
The Milwaukee meeting centers on improving common schools as the era’s key educational issue. Authors hope strong public schools reduce emphasis on colleges, while Cuba news notes General Garcia's open battle hopes and other national topics touch the Librarian of Congress ambitions, soft money tax shifts, and July weather trends.
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National Educational Association
Milwaukee
Gossip at the Capital Renomination Outlook for Pa Delegation
Special correspondence notes Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation facing many renomination battles in 19th districts. Grow may lose the at large seat. Davenport could face opposition. Several incumbents, including Bingham, Adams, MecAleer, Reyburn, and Kirkpatrick, are expected to seek renomination amid rivalries and party dynamics across the state.
Rumors on Nominations Stir Key Pennsylvania Districts
Present indications suggest Acheson may struggle for a Twenty-fourth seat with Likely foes in Wayette and parts of Allegheny. Twenty-fifth faces a free-for-all with Bhowalter seeking renomination. Sturtevant of Twenty-exth draws Crawford County rivals. Andrews may enter, Sibley could run if not governor candidate. Stone likely to return in Twenty-seventh. Arnold’s renomination uncertain in Twenty-eighth as gubernatorial plans loom.
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Williams
Lkely
Brumm
James B. Reilly
Auditor General
Codding
Hardenbergh
Senator Quay
Pennsylvania
Packer
Hopkins
Leonard
Kulp
Mahon
Congress
Henner
Beitshoover
Hetle
Cumberland
Hicks
State Republican Committee
J. E. Thropp
Bedford
Robbing
Indiana
Final adjournment of the legislature brings relief and mixed review
The Philadelphia Press notes the long session ended with mixed results. Factional fights exposed past wrongs, some bad bills were killed, and reforms stalled. It praises the governor for steering capital and budget issues, while anticipating vetoes on the Becker three fifths bill and noting key acts in roads, forestry, and libel law.
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Philadelphia
Donnybrook
Lelf
Senate
House
Hamilton
Advertising and the stubborn ad skeptic in the Sun
Four men ran ads once and paid a dime yet gained no customers. The speaker complains that all advertising is fake, believing a single hammer tap fails to nail the point. The poem ends with a lesson that ads must be repeated daily or profits won’t grow, as Townsend notes in the Sun.
Price Cuts Slashing Shirt Waists To Factory Cost
A local retailer announces drastic reductions to clear stock with every shirt waist priced below manufacturing cost. The sale features the cream of two leading brands, King and Derby, with lots marked at 69c 85c 1.00 1.39 1.50 and 2.00. The store emphasizes quality over cheap goods.
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United
Derby
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