Remembering William Pierce Frye The Maine Senator
An elderly man died at home in Maine with his two daughters nearby. William Pierce Frye, senior senator from Maine, is dead after a long career spent serving political and financial interests in Congress. His era as a defender of the Money Power ends.
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Frye
United
United States
Massachusetts Legislature Seeks Court Permission on Liability Bill
The Massachusetts legislature, wary of court overrule, asks for judicial approval to proceed with an liability bill. The judge signals implied consent, noting the court’s gentler role in this era.
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Massachusetts
Editor's Mail from Sunnyside and Edmonds Letters
two letters from W. C. Picking in Edmonda Washington Aug 6 1911 praised Sunnyside Star for taking a stand for the oppressed and urging petition collection to the Grange and state subordinates. A. G. Cary thanks for publishing a note that helped locate a child's mother.
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Baditor Star
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Wash
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Sunnyside Grange
W. C. Picking
Edmonda, Wa
Star
A. G. Cary
Senator Learns Golf Distress for Caddy
A dignified senator follows prevailing Washington and learns golf. The caddy faces a trying moment as a wayward iron sends dirt skyward. The boy answers with scorn that the shot was toward the District of Columbia.
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District of Columbia
Success Magazine
Mos
A plantation worker replies he handles religious topics lightly when questioned about preaching. The anecdote appears in a reprinted line from Success Magazine reflecting era attitudes.
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Success ‘Magazine
Western prospector sees permanent camp in New Os Anto
A Gothamite guides a visiting Western mining prospector who notes a growing permanent camp in the area. The dialogue highlights early settlement and mining activity shaping the locale.
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Fragmentary Memoir Note From Harper’s Razar
A fragmented diary style line mentions Monte Gincks and Beldas Bore with hints of a future regret. The text reads like a clipped quotation from a periodical with unclear context and missing details.
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Beldas
Harper's Razar
Two Americans in Pisa Dared by Leaning Tower Mischief
Two young American travelers in Pisa joined a lively cafe party and drifted into a prank that trapped a companion against a building. A bystander shouted a warning as the pair realized the danger and fled before sunrise, skipping the leaning tower sight.
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Pisa
Success Magazine
Quotations Show Bickering Couple Over Hats and Marriage
Excerpts portray a couple debating affection and compatibility. The dialogue hints at social norms, contrasting a suitor’s feelings with a partner’s skepticism about marriage and family approval. The exchange underscores lingering tensions in domestic arrangements.
Public Flattery Courtroom Quip Ends With Fine
A man was fined 500 dollars after being arrested for kissing a woman. In open court he argued the act was worth the price, and the two remain on friendly terms despite the episode.
Unclear miscellany from a historic clipping
A collage of oddly connected notes mentions Swiss cheese and condensed milk exports, a prankster from Alto Pass wearing a potato water charm, wheat water needs, paper from sugar cane and bamboo, Eugene Field verse, Wynken Blynken and Nod, a Great Bend cottage scene, a rediscovered copper mine, and Monticello sewer dig.
Seattle Shows Tiny Summer Homes For All With Hundred Dollar Start
The city boasts many Lake Washington settlements with home built bungalows near Alki Point and South Allii. About 20 000 Beattie residents enjoy seasonal tent homes improvised into cottages, turning a $100 start into a summer residence with canvas roofs, shingles, and simple additions.
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