Taft seeks confirmation for Sloan as a life judge in Arizona
The piece portrays Richard A. Sloan proposed for federal judgeship in Arizona, with critique of his earlier rulings. It recalls Sloan’s role in statehood debates, recall politics, and a 1907 Wire case where a black porter who had been convicted a year earlier was discharged on a retrial, depicting tensions between federal authority and local accountability.
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Richard A. Sloan
United States Senate
Arizona
Taft
Dick Sloan
Sloan
Guggenheim
Santa Fe Railroad
North Dakota
New
Skiddoo
Senate
Territorial
Pullman Company
Pullman and
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California Democrats urged to back Woodrow Wilson over Clark
The seaside letter criticizes Hearst promoted stance and urges California delegation to oppose Champ Clark. It questions Hearst's control over the delegation and calls for California to align with Woodrow Wilson for national interests.
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Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
United States
California
Champ Clark
Willie Hearst
Gary Dinners Speech Warns of Rapid Change if Elites Fail
E H Gary chairman of United States Steel speaks at a Lehigh Club event warning that unless capitalists and powerful interests lead humanity’s improvement, great changes will come fast and the mob will drive them. The remarks echoed revolutionary sentiment similar to pre-revolution periods and were part of Gary Dinners where competition was restrained.
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E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Lehigh Club
Honest Tax Tales and Customs Pranks From History
The piece notes yearly transfers of 200000 gue from the U S to France for flowering bulbs and cites large receipts from a government spirit monopoly. It adds Turkish milk adulteration language and recounts Labouchere’s telegram about a German customs official detaining him, with a joke about not dining with Bismarck.
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France
Labouchere
Bismarck
Custom House
Poetic Snippet and Juvenile Theater of Poker Talk
A rough scene in the Philadelphia Record shows bargaining with fate and a playful, rough banter about poker. Wives and partners scold a player while critics note the harshness of life and a jokey exchange amid harsh talk.
Slater Exposed in Parlor Conversation
Fragmentary dialogue places Slater under scrutiny as a rival, with a plan to inform Mr. Jones of the referral. The scene unfolds in a parlor with ongoing discussion and potential incentive involving a dime.
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Mr. Jones
Slater
Safe Place to Draw in a Western University
A Buffalo Times feature recalls a beloved professor at a Western university whose evenings with students became a famed campus ritual. An anecdote recounts him lifting a mounted blade and recalling drawing it for the first time at a raffle, a tale that captures the era’s humorous college life.
New Church Pearls and Poor Acoustics
Mrs Gottalotte hangs a pearl rope over a gold plated light in a chatty scene. Mrs Oldcastle comments on the decor and notes disappointing acoustics, while Josiah praises the organ performance.
Woman in Streetcar Shouts Question on Air Brake
A pale faced rider on a trolley car shouted to the conductor about the air brake as the vehicle lurched. She demanded gentleness if the car turned over and claimed to have had a lot of trouble, prompting a quick check by the operator.
Seeds that match their catalog disappoint Houston Post item
A brief note recalls a seed purchase with a faulty batch. The buyer reports the vegetables grown matched what the catalog promised, sparking questions about seed quality and consistency.
Country ride leads to door knocking remark
A Frenchman tells friends he will ride in the country and when he returns plans to knock on their door. The remark arises from a language misunderstanding and is reported in the Buffalo Commercial.
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Buffalo Commercial
One Thing at a Time into the Fire
Dialogue fragments reveal a romantic dispute as a suitor asks for the hand and heart while the other deflects touching on parental disclosure and affection, hinting at familial concern and jealousy in a tense exchange.
Conscience and romance in a Philadelphia classroom
The Philadelphia Record sketches a Sunday school moment when a teacher asks for the word for the inner guide to right behavior and a child replies grandma. In city chatter a couple quarrels over fashion and manners reveal social gossip and humor from Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Record
Original Mayor Secretary Beggos Called Sweeney Says Catlett
The piece recalls Mayor's secretary Fred W. Catlett who aided chicken raisers and recalls quip that the original secretary would be called Sweeney. It notes the secretary's role as diplomat listener and duty to relay visitors' and officials' concerns in the city government.
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Sweeney
Board of Public Works
Fred W. Catlett
Catlett
Gweeney
70 Year Olds Form A Club In Montgomery City
In Montgomery City Missouri on April 1 a group of about twenty elderly men elevated a call to form an association named The Old Men's Brotherhood. They adopt the motto Hard ship to none and helpful to all. Rev D W Graves urges a friendlier spirit among all people to share joys and sorrows and bear one another's burdens.
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Montgomery City
Hood
D. W. Graves
Prize dog saves family as fire breaks out
In Louisville on April 1 a prize-winning collie owned by W. J. Atkinson awakened its master after live coals fell on a rug in front of a grate. The dog pointed to blistered pews and used its paws to beat the blaze, helping extinguish the fire.
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Louisville
W. J. Atkinson
Montclair Duo Mourns Pet Laddie with Funeral Splendor
A. C. Lindsay and Miss E. Lindsay plan to move from Montclair due to publicity from the elaborate funeral for their shepherd dog Laddie. They displayed grief and buried him in a 75 dollar coffin with 15 dollars in flowers, sparking town attention.
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Montclair
N. J
A. C. Lindsay
Miss E. Lindsay
Laddie
Miss Lindsay
Mr. Lindsay
Boy Survives Locomotive Crush Near Redding
Albert Johnson, two, son of electrician Jack Johnson, was playing on railroad tracks when a locomotive knocked him down and passed over him. He was unharmed, with the engineer unaware of the incident as the train moved on. The child survived without injury.
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Redding
Cal
Albert Johnson
Jack Johnson
Fiction and Pictures clash in Plain Dealer chatter
In a brief exchange a speaker dismisses the heroic fiction type while contrasting with fashion plate style, a playful quarrel over imagined celebrities and visuals reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
New One Jokes From Boston Transcript
A humorous snippet contrasts Mrs Brown who treats servants with humanity and curiosity about a maid’s man. The maid’s quip reveals the man’s quiet, consumed eating. The piece ends with a second joke about a wife walking over her husband, calling him a telescope husband for drawing him out and shutting him up.
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Peck
Boston Transcript
Ill-Advised Bribe Calls Spark Family Warning
Fragmented dialogue shows a warning not to be caught again as a sister admonishes a younger brother Will to refuse bribes from visiting gentlemen friends. The exchange hints at motive to stay away from the parlor and to be cautious in the future.
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Willie
Fragmentary Society Quip Quashes Rumor on Palm Beach Wife
A brief, colloquial line suggests a man questions a rumor about his wife being in Palm Beach. The reply notes she was there when she left last month, and says no contradicting reports exist in the society pages.
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Palm Beach
Washington Herald
Witty exchanges and sharp quips from early 20th century papers
A string of humorous lines and snippets from Boston Transcript and Cincinnati Enquirer. Notes on marriage money and a husband’s hidden change provoke quips about wealth and honesty. A courtroom cross examination elicits a witty reply about solitude and acquaintance.
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