Who Will Succeed Bethea as Federal Judge in Chicago
A voice questions Taft’s choice to fill Judge Bethea’s Chicago seat. It argues the successor will shape federal law for a key national hub, weighing corporate influence against workers and unions, and wonders if a corporate lawyer will replace Bethea’s independence.
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Bethea
United States
Chicago
Mr. Taft
McKinley
Roosevelt
McPherson
Pritchard
Quarles
Reed
Bryan
Clarence
Darrow
Moyer and Haywood
Taft
Benedict Arnold
Aaron Burr
Machiavelli
Great Corporations
Lincoln
Colonel's Quick Trick Wins Wife in Half Hour
A Tennessee youth Gen Thomas Hutchineen boasted he won his wife in 30 minutes at a Memphis Confederate veterans reunion. He met Miss Loutee Cheatham, proposed within half an hour, then pursued lengthy courtship including trips to Texas and Chicago. They married in Chicago and honeymooned at the Auditorium Annex.
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Chicago
Thos B Hutchineen
Tennessee
Gad Auh
Memphis
Texas
Mise Loutee Cheatham
Gov. Pattison
Miss Cheatham
Mise Cheathans
Gen. Hutchinson
Misa Cheathant
Auditorium Annex
Daniel Ww
Canthen
Clarksville
Tex
Fragmented 1920s newspaper notes blend fashion and law
A garbled montage from a mid-century paper blends public concerns on health crime and transport with stray quotes about fashion meals legal proceedings and a courtroom cross-examination. It references typhoid, a hospital stay, the Pity of St. Marye, and political figures while oscillating between anecdotes and stray dialogue.
Definitions from Prof Noan Lorr 2p
A fragmentary glossary from a 2 page section labeled Definitions includes terms like SPANISH REVOLT with a mild affair and a Spanish onion. various garbled entries such as Rag, dorm, and club references. Everett True noted as a fictitious character with real grievances. and entries on thrift, forgery, and labor noting miswritings and exertion.
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Everett True
Up Stage, Boys, Up Stage Policeman Clancy in New York
In New York, Policeman Clancy mediates Broadway crowds of aspiring actors along 26th to 45th Streets. He walks the curb and gently instructs them to move along with a courteous quip, “Up stage, boys, up stage.” The scene captures the hustle of actors chasing elusive careers amid a dense city curb market.
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New York
Actore’ Society
Clancy
2Dst
Broadway
Clairey
Les
Jobe
Nooa
Peliceman Clancy
Million-Dollar Bug Threatens White Pine Lumber
Government experts label the insect the white pine weevil a costly agricultural threat. The pest forms a powerful combine with other pests inflaming losses in the lumber trade. Annual disruptions reach into the hundreds of thousands and even a million dollars, prompting urgent entomology research and control efforts to protect white pine supplies and markets.
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Birda
White Pine
White Pine Lumber
Household Hints and Kitchen Tips From Will F Griffin
A column of practical tips and odd methods for homemakers. Advice ranges from using carbolic acid for mice to removing odors from lace curtains and cleaning routines. Several entries caution on safety and practicality, with several quirky shortcuts for chores and baking.
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Will F. Griffin
Around the Stove in Denny's Grocery Store
A nostalgic reminiscence of old timers at Denny's grocery store hearing yarns of yesteryear. Tales center on Hi Thompson chopping wood, Tom Wilkins and Uncle Dick picking hapa, BM Jones digging spuds, and Lanky Dee Low shucking corn, all performed around the stove. The piece laments city life and longs to return to that stove's crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denny's Grocery
Thompson
Denny's
Tom Wilkins
Uncle Dick
BM Jones
Tom
Dee
F. Ali
More Likely She They Say Golden Has Untold Wealth
A Syracuse Herald item notes talk of hidden wealth linked to Golden with comments from the tax collector. The brief hints at undisclosed fortunes and local intrigue surrounding the figure.
New Fall Suits and Irish Crochet at Unusual Prices
Advertises $32.50 fall suits with wide water and coating serges, beaver and chamois beading, while highlighting Irish Crochet collars and jabots in rose, shamrock, and thistle patterns. Notes beaver and chamois beading, Turkish Turbana, new neckwear, and postal sale by mail with cash terms.
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Brittain
Denman
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Trato
Prem
Vetwatte Mieceverr
Hewitt—dirwet
MR. Skygack
Mars
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Femarik
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Little Old
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Baillargeon
Wistaria
Reneda
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Viett Our Art Department
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Navy Yard
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