Fair Play for the Accused in Labor Case
A public appeal urges fair trial for accused labor leaders linked to the Times building blast. It warns big money and detectives may taint justice and calls for an unprejudiced hearing before verdicts. The letter stresses innocence until proven and warns against Open Shop aims and labor suppression.
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International Secretary
Bridge and Structural Tron Workers of America
Indianapolis
TIMES
Los Angeles
Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone
Capitaliatic
United States
America
It Was Worth the Price for Brewery Struggle
After eleven months Los Angeles brewery workers return to their posts earning 70 dollars a month, having lost 770 each. The Los Angeles Times questions the gains of the strike, while the piece defends organized labor and its role in securing fair conditions for workers. It ends with a local social note about a fashion trend and a mock fundraising line.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Old Times
Behind the Times
Autocracy of the Judiciary and Colorado Recall Critique
The piece argues recall and other popular powers curb mob rule in government. It cites Colorado where sixteen miners jailed for a year prompt a court ruling, then impeachment attempts fail, and a 4 to 3 supreme court decision is praised as constitutional by some while denouncing corruption. The author attacks Dollatocracy and warns against anti mob rhetoric.
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John D. Works
Colorado
Hades
Denver
Supreme Court
Dollatocracy
Pasadena mayor preaches restraint by living on 3500 a year
Observations lampoons THUM the near socialist Pasadena mayor for austere living, while G LORIMER in Chicago vows not to resign, threatening a senate tantrum. BROTHER POLCAR of the News pursues moving pictures blamed for Omaha robberies, and Judge McCORMICK in Los Angeles bans gambling as not American.
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Thum
Pasadena
Glorimer
Chicago
Senate
Polcar
McCormick
Los Angeles
Bridge
Labor’s World Fight in Italy Tied to American Emigration
The article surveys Italian agricultural labor and unions, noting emigration shapes labor supply and wage gains. It describes syndicalist aims for cooperative land farming, the push for arbitration, and diverse stances on strikes and legal remedies amid rising living costs.
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Italy
America
Socialist Party
Portrait Observation Provokes Shared Troubles
Willie-Sis tells you to stand and study her portrait as she’s busy. She says sitting and gazing at the picture suffices. A person mulls swapping troubles or horses would not reduce discontent. they’d only shift the strife.
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Willie-Sis
Sharp Practice In A Column Of Jests And Jibes
A playful composite of gossip and quips from various newspapers. Snippets touch on engagements, creditors, a bulldog on a porch, and a mock serious proposal remark, framed as witty exchanges among spoofed characters and readers.
Letter from Rath on La Follette and tariff lists
A Washington letter from April 20 discusses La Follette's 1912 prospects, remarks on Walter Johnson's pitching, and notes a Democratic tariff free list. The long list includes fabrics, leather, wire, meat products, cereals, timber, sewing machines, salt, and related goods. The signer signs off as Rath.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago Tribune
la Follette
Tribune
Theatre expansion proposal improves seating access
The Washington Herald reports a plan to build a new theatre with central carriage access to the seating area. The idea aims to ease social sidewalk congestion and let vehicles drive down the main aisle, reflecting a shift toward integrated transport in public venues.
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Newt
Washington Herald
Are we making history or just films for moving pictures
A Mexican insurgent asks a general if they are making history or merely creating footage for the moving picture industry, reflecting on the role of cinema in recording conflict. The exchange highlights the tension between documentary value and entertainment in wartime imagery.
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Moving Picture
Women and the Law Exchange on Oaths
A conversational exchange highlights gendered views on oath taking. One speaker claims women struggle to grasp sacred vows while the other advises simply telling her oath swearing is improper. The exchange reflects stereotypes and domestic humor within legal discourse.
Wit and Whimsy From Vintage Newspaper Snippets
A collage of humorous lines and quips from early 20th century papers. Jests range from marital mischief to social foibles, featuring wisecracks about wives, fathers, chauffeurs, and everyday life in a playful, period voice.
Wise and Sapleigh Exchange Marriage Advice
Wise and Sapleigh debate marriage choice with Hammersley. Sapleigh cautions that a beautiful girl or a sensible girl could both do better, while Hammersley hints at unlikely prospects.
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Sapleigh
Hammersiey
Poet of the Sierras Returns to Hills to Die in California
Joaquin Miller known as the Poet of the Sierras returns to his Berkeley Hills retreat with his wife and daughter Juanita after hospitalization. The aging poet expresses happiness at being home and says he will not leave the spot for a thousand years perhaps forever as he gazes over the bay and Pacific before his awaiting family.
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Oakland
Cal
Joaquin Miller
Ward
California
Sierras
Herkeley Hills
Juanita
Pacific
The
United Family
Golden Gate
Miller
Sherman protest recital cited in Chicago Tribune
General Sherman was quoted insisting his words on war and cruelty are misrepresented. The Tribune notes he was pressured to drop the remark while addressing wartime sentiment and public reactions in Chicago.
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Sherman
Chicago Tribune
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