Chief Lang scrutinized as questionable in cafe room scandal
The Post-Intelligencer questions Chief Lang's judgment and character over his conduct including a 2 am cabaret visit. The Star suggests he is a danger to youth and unfit to lead. The piece condemns the chief while noting the P I's stance and calls for accountability.
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Caesar
Mt.hief Lang
the Post-Intelligencer
Chief Lang
the Post- Intelligencer
P.I
Post-Intelligencer
P.l
Coura
Geous
Lang
HE Public Service Commission
The
Star
Public Service Commission
Parcel post could boost foreign trade for merchants
The article argues U S merchants overlook Uncle Sam's parcel post for foreign trade. It cites Chile 1912 imports via parcel post valued at 4 982 431 with faster deliveries. U S participation was only 49 000. Mails are the most reliable way to ship small foreign packages during wartime.
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Uncle Sam
Chile
United States
Frontline misfires and idle boasts in a ragbag of vignettes
A jumble of light anecdotes and stray lines, from recruits missing tar at 500 yards and a drill sergeant's cry to a boy coaxing caterpillars up a telegraph pole, plus quips about bets, bragging victory laps, and a sixth grader's puzzled remark.
Eighth and Sixth Graders Question School Authority
An exchange from the Philadelphia Ledger describes a sixth grader visiting the principal about a hat required on his head, sparking a joke about a conscientious ex policeman. Marion Benaway has painted A. H. Bell's front improving its appearance per the Middleville Sun.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Middleville
Ill
Marion Benaway
A. H. Bell
An American Aristocracy by Herbert Quick
The essay argues aristocracy forms by strength rather than merit and notes Americans never created a ruling class by law. It contrasts self-elected elites, immigrant inclusion under equality, and Lincoln’s declaration of equal rights as central to American identity and patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Quick
Iowa
Abraham Lincoln
Conversation Between Sally and Gayboy Reveals Quiet Domestic Jibe
A terse exchange shows Sally challenging Gayboy about walking home in darkness and Gayboy retorting that he fears his wife keeping a light burning. The line hints at domestic tension without explicit violence or context.
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Sally
Gayboy
Woman Attempted Suicide After Toxic Drink
Mrs. E Osmundsen, 40, drank ammonia liniment gasoline and similar beverages at 318 Senecast Sunday and slashed her throat. Eight stomach pumps saved her life. Gov and Mrs Lister in Washington to see the president.
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Senecast
E. Osmundsen
Mrs. Lister
Walington, D. C
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Eee
SALEN
Ibe Doz
Fourth Avenue
By Allman
Helen
Amerd
Welen
Tom
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Nick Nimble
Birdie
Nora
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Western Union Telegraph CO
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