Two Party Realignments and a Veteran Banquet in Cincinnati
Washington observer notes four political labels morphing into two camps Liberal and Conservative define the new divide with insurgent and reactionary wings. Private Luebbert of the Ninth Ohio volunteers saved 10 cents monthly for 50 years, totaling 239.77 dollars for a Cincinnati banquet on April 23. The Los Angeles Times building blast remains unresolved, with questions whether gas or dynamite caused the explosion.
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United States
Hummerville
Luebbert
Ninth
Ohio Volunteers
Cincinnati
Los Angeles Times
The Harem Skirt Debate and Social Morality
A discussion of the ankle and harem skirts highlighting public moral outrage in Rio de Janeiro and beyond. The text argues the skirt is praised for practicality and beauty yet condemned as indecent, with references to clergy, signers of the Declaration, and a preacher’s quip about hats.
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Rio de Janeiro
Trying It a Second Time
A columnist argues for the legitimacy of remarriage after divorce, noting 4200 Californians remarried last year and urging public policy to respect personal happiness. The piece questions social stigma and recalls Joe Cannon’s congressional remark while hinting at Lorimer’s potential political exposure.
Woman acquitted after killing lover’s wife under unwritten law
Mrs. Lizzie Brooks of Fort Worth killed a woman she says stole her husband. The jury found her not guilty, debating whether a woman has right to defend her home like a man. The piece links to Texas law and parallel references.
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Lizzie Brooks
Fort Worth
Monopoly of the Air and the Wrights
The piece questions a pending litigation decision that could grant the Wrights a monopoly of the air by controlling all heavier-than-air flight. It asks whether such a monopoly is worse than earth control and jokes about bottling air, ending with a rural quip about walking to Boston and noting we are already surrounded.
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Wrights
Aviating
Second Ave
Pike and
Union
Phillips’ Shoe Store
Observations and oddities from a lively era
A collage of brief notes covers Michigan factories, Spanish unrest, King Alfy rumors, a New York shooting followed by a police call, Chicago social reforms from liquor prohibition, Yates Kansas municipal ownership, a bloodhound gift to Kettle Falls, a honeymoon milk mishap, Mexicali battle rounds, and a Philadelphia sociologist predicting future fashion for women with sandals and suspenders.
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Kettle Falls
Wash
Scimitar
J. A. Stayt
No thank you as tea spoils person’s stout mood
A brief exchange shows Mr Rounder declining tea with a polite refusal. The other party presses kindly, but the reply remains firm and courteous, implying a preference to avoid any beverage companion to the moment.
A Remarkable Deveronment Th
A quirky dialogue fragment reflects a wife claiming she has changed her husband more than time has. The exchange suggests surprise at personal transformation and a lighthearted view of marriage dynamics.
Local Actor Praised by World Famous Names
Mahlon Ivins Jr of Merchantville earns local fame as a versatile actor in community shows. After a performance an elderly man praised his talent and suggested he should join famous stage stars, noting those legends are now dead.
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Mahlon Ivins, Jr
Merchantville
Mr. Ivins
Mansfield
Booth
Irving
Joe Jefferson
Ivins
Philadelphia Times
Washington court grants Grant Smith name right
Ulysses 8. Grant Smith, first secretary of the American legation at Brussels, wins a petition in a Washington Pennsylvania court to write his name Grant Smith to avoid social misidentifications by European nobility. The cartoon humor highlights a dress color and a sore throat as a jokey aside.
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Ulysses
Grant Smith
Washington, Pa
Brussels
Smith
Spirit of Lady Montague Appears as Maid in Ouija Response
A Toledo Blade humorous exchange reports a medium claiming to channel the spirit of Lady Montague via her maid. The maid states the lady is not at home, delivering a witty twist on spiritualist dialogue.
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Montague
Toledo Blade
Vacant Expression Sparks Banter Over Jones’s Property
In a playful exchange, Suburbuse mocks a gentleman named Jones for owning a vacant expression labeled Cuitus-VACANT, while Cuitus asks why he does not rent it, turning onlookers into amused listeners.
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Jones
Puck
Unclear fragment reports a failed aircraft incident
A fragment notes a failure involving a Mary and an aeroplane with white wings. Pieces are being collected as the aircraft would not go.
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Mary
Rumor of Great Man's Death At Mansion
Reporter asks at door about the death rumor. Butler confirms the death but says there is nothing to say for publication. Transcript notes the hush from the household.
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Mr. Greatman
Butler
All in His Favor Are Your Husband's Life Insured
A clipped dialogue exchanges between a policeman and clubman over a late return home and a land lord's protest against anatrical troupe staying. The sheriff suggests letting them be, fearing they would form a stock company. Mrs Peck questions who benefits from life insurance and who is favored by the policy.
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Pittsburg
Boy asks about water as chemist analyzes it
A small boy questions a chemist about water while he analyzes a sample. The chemist explains it is composed of two-thirds hydrogen and one-third oxygen. The boy is surprised and asks if there is no water in it.
Preposterous vow by rival candidate shocks Chicago
In a Chicago Record-Herald report a young candidate proclaims a policy to jail every law-breaker and evader, provoking a prominent citizen to exclaim that the fool aims to lock up the entire community.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Bargain Hunter hopes to be secretary of the treasury
A witty remark from the Boston Transcript imagines Mrs. Bargain Hunter seeking the treasury post. The quip suggests she would push issued 49-cent pieces and 98-cent bills for Monday shopping.
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Bargain Hunter
Secretary of the Treasury
The Point of View 7 Mentions City Smoke Debate
The interview notes a former opposition leader conceding smoke cannot be abolished. He says he stopped salaried work, inheriting a valuable share in a major machine shop from an uncle.
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Euigance
Record- Herald
How He Escaped
A detective questions the burglar escape tale while a damaged eye guard recounts the sequence: pried door with a jimmy, knocked the guard with a billy, and sallied forth. The fragment reflects a terse prison break narrative from the Boston Transcript.
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Jimmy
Billy
Boston Transcript
Not A Fighter Reveals Father’s Sword Origins
A host notes his father carried a sword with a maker’s mark BY9 while a guest inspects the blade. The guest asks about war service, learning the elder was not a veteran but a traveling salesman for a regalia house, as a judge remarks.
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Regalia
Patient and doctor dialogue about restraint and danger
A tense exchange shows a doctor advising the patient to avoid violent activity and even refrain from bomb throwing for a long period. The patient calls himself an anarchist, underscoring the extreme tension in the scene.
Between the Bars and Buskin: Gags from a Washington Star
Columns and quips from the Washington Star feature quick wits at a party and in daily life. Jokes touch on chagrin with cars, motor honks, weed talk, and a future where airships loom cheap.
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Chagrine
Washington Star
Say ma Let us draw cuts to see who tells a story
A Houston Chronicle quotation shows a domestic exchange with a child asking “Let’s draw cuts to see whether I and my prayers or you tell a story” reflecting oral tradition and playful parenting dialogue.
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Houston Chronicle
Two-Fisted Folk Impresses Jefferson Dinner Crowd
The interview highlights Joseph W. Folk, Missouri governor and prosecutor, as a decisive, blunt speaker with a clear gaze and firm handshake. He pledges party principles, supports a revenue tariff, and eyes a potential presidential run, praised by Democrats at the Hathakeller dinner.
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Joseph W. Folk
United States
Missouri
Hathakeller
St. Louis
Democratic Hope and Progressive Threat in 1912
Washington dated April 11, 1911, reports Democratic chances to elect the next president but warns a progressive Republican like LaFollette could split votes. The note notes Taft administration appointments to loyalists, a New York senator linked to Tammany, and naval secrets exchange with Argentina as a broader political context.
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Washington
Dad
LaFollette
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