A Voice From the Dead on Judicial Tribunals and Power
Senator Charles Sumner condemned judicial outrages in 1854 and asked what he would think of today’s courts. The passage recalls historic tribunals that sanctioned slavery, executions, and tyranny and questions judge control by big business, referencing Judge Hanford and coal land cases.
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France
Henry the Eighth
Sir Thomas Moore
Oxford
Smithfield
Latimer
Ridley
John Rogers
Hampden
Sidney and
Russel
Jeffreys
Salem
Charles Sumner
Daniel Webster
Sumner
Hanford
Matzo Trade Ties Ancient Exodus to Modern Passover
The article notes that 50 000 pounds of matzos are being supplied to Alexandria Cairo and other Egyptian cities for Passover this year. It reflects on Egypt as cradle of civilization and the Exodus as origin of unleavened bread later adopted by Jews worldwide, linking ancient suffering to present bonds with Egypt and broader Jewish diaspora.
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Egypt
Odessa
Russia
Alexandria
Cairo
Europe
America
Australia
Jacob
Moses
Promised Land
Red Sea
World
Country and City Boys Compared at Cornell Study Finds Differences
A survey of 1 723 Cornell youths shows country boys taller by half an inch and 3 percent heavier with greater chest expansion. City boys score higher in mental concentration while country boys play with more nature imagery in piano, and overall both groups are fine with country slightly ahead.
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Cornell University
Tragedy in Factories Should End with Safer Work
The district attorney vows to prosecute all responsible for the disaster that killed 141 people. The writer argues prosecutions won’t stop the tragedy and envisions suburban factories with ground space and workers living in green, safe homes, ending the era of dangerous tenement work for women.
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New York
Public Utilities Ownership Stance Moves by Berkeley Mayor
Observations note J Stitt Wilson as Berkeley's socialist mayor seeks ownership of all public utilities. Senator Bourne, leader of the Progressive league, backs La Follette and signals resolve. The piece also edits satire on snakes, postal policy, and Cincinnati politics, praising Judge Gorman for sentencing a Cox associate.
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J. Stitt Wilson
Berkeley
Bourne
Progressive League
la Follette
Satan
Inaugural Day Riles and Oddities from Washington Scene
A condensed collage of witty quotes and comic vignettes from political and social life. It mixes remarks by figures like Ingersoll and Catt with jokes about aviation, manners, and daily quirks, ending with a jab at parliamentary caucuses and party loyalties.
Hard Up Jim Refuses Country Trip in Washington Star Tale
A dialogue in the Washington Star shows a conversation where a narrator offers to give up plans for July and August country travel due to financial strain. Jim admits being hard up yet can still fund his wife's country escape.
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Jim
Washington Star
Lively Schoolroom Pranks and Church Gossip
A school inspector exposes a stubborn class as the teacher and mistress quarrel over a student named William Smith. The bishop's housekeeper criticizes wealth and virtue while social jokes land on Count Goldseeker and Mr Dicks.
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Billy Smith
William Smith
BI Smith
Editor's Mail Points to 4-Cent Fare Transfers
Mrs Minnie S Rexford urges The Seattle Star to expose how Seattle Electric’s 50 year franchise allows transfers on tickets with a 4 cent fare. She notes new residents miss the rule and analysts the public pays extra pennies to the company, asking for public awareness and accountability.
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The
Seattle Star
Seattle Electric Company
Seattle
Minnie
Rexford
74Th St
Fire Lieut’s Seattle Family of Eleven Hearts Washington News
During a Roosevelt visit Rev E F H Sutton sent a photo of Lieut Frank J Sutton of the Seattle fire dept and his 11 children. Mrs Sutton, unwavering love, and shared duties keep the bustling Green Lake home cheerful as fireman Sutton works long shifts.
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Roosevelt
Seattle
E. FH
Sutton
Frank J. Sutton
Ried
Mrs
Fremont Station
Green Lake
When Three Grave Doctors Disagree We See a Procession
A satirical couplet contrasts solemn doctors with political discord. It implies grave concern over congress, noting that in-fighting triggers an extra session while medical matters yield a somber procession.
Full-sized fir dresser with mirror and antique rocker
Fir dresser in golden finish with 36 inch width and 52 inch height features large cupboards two drawers and end ventilators. Tomorrow only a full-sized dresser shown in image with oval mirror priced to clear. Rocker crafted in quarter sawn oak in golden finish with saddle seat, discounted from 4.75 to 2.95. Oak chair priced at 7.0 reduced to 3.
Breakfast Table in Oak With Fluted Legs and Lic Price
An attractive solid oak breakfast table in golden finish features a Qval top and fluted legs. Size 38 by 50 inches. Special Saturday price offered at four dollars.
Sale on Mattresses and Springs Announced
Store advertises mattresses from 1.25 to 14.00 and springs from 0.95 to 7.50 in a clear discount listing.
Undefined fragment from historical notice page
Fragmentary OCR text appears to reference a meat retail issue or livestock note. No clear person, organization, date, or event is identifiable to form a connected, factual card with strong entities.
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Judea
Rome
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Oregon
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Parker
Daffy
Cincinnati
Gorman
Washington
Silinole
Josh Wise
Vict
Artis
Robert G. Ingersoll
Phillips Brooks
Ingersoll
Dr. Brooks
Dr Brooks
Voltaire
Maud
Jack
Carrie Chapman Catt
England
Germany
Japan
Manana
London
Walter
Cleomargane
Congress
Bishop Warren
Methodist Episcopal Church
Heaven
Count Goldseeker
Ieee
Herry Brothers
Wfioeer
Pike
Troy
Angeles Cafe
Eleanor Addams
Lieut
Button
Harold
Esther
Elsie
Dewey
Mertie
Ernest
Ruth
Hazel
Glenn
Edward
Library
Exchange Department
Cynthia
Las Ives
Little Pete
Pia
Amiie
Fexas
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