People’s mass meeting calls for Washington to speak up
The Star predicts the state central committee will announce no funds for a 1912 state convention and will name delegates to the Republican national convention, yielding a Taft delegation. It argues the call rests on public financing and warns of private sources backing conventions. A Dreamland Hall mass meeting in Seattle invites progressives to voice opinions on major issues.
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Republican State Central Committee
Washington
W. H. Taft
Taft
la Follette
Gov. Hay
United States
State Central Committee
Wer
Wers
Democratic House highlights cost of living relief against Taft
The piece asserts the Democratic House of Congress reduced living costs through tariff cuts and investigations of trusts, while President Taft vetoed measures. It praises the House as a force for people over dollars, and portrays Taft as opposing consumer relief despite claims of reciprocity and reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic House of Congress
Senate
Taft
Democratic House
House
Tait
William Howard Taft
Dreamland Hall Mass Meeting For Seattle Residents
Tonight at Dreamland hall a mass meeting is held for the people of Seattle. The speaker will give attendees a chance to voice their views and convey urgency in addressing local concerns.
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Seattle
Dreamland Hall
Why Not Smile Awhile in a Humorous Exchange
A humorous vignette from Suc cosa Magazine depicts a Scottish recruit on sentry duty waking a general with a blunt cheeky reply and a buyer named Joshua seeking a field glass with a practical twist.
Amberg College Professor Ponders Unusual Bee Quest
Burton N. Gates of Amherst College is exploring stingless bees while joking about a mieowless cat and laughter as a diaphragm action. The piece cites a Georgia town turning out for its first automobile viewing and playful quips about labor laws and grape wine production.
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Burton N. Gates
Amhers College
Birthday of Reginald Percy Sliversome
A humorous mock birth note traces Reginald Percy Sliversome from infancy to adulthood. It predicts a silver spoon in his mouth, future marriage and breach of promise suit, and a bank job path beginning with his father helping him secure work at the counter.
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Reginald Percy
Reggie
Past he speaks on barefoot swelter and note free sermons
A sweltering man vents his wish to go barefoot and mentions Paviowa and Duncan. The Rev. F. 8. Mefiride, a New Jersey pastor, notes he delivered 1278 sermons in ten years without using any notes.
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Paviowa
Duncan
Mefiride
New Jersey
Aviator Brindley Tells How He Broke Sky Altitude Record
Oscar A Brindley describes his record flight at Chicago aeroplane meets reaching 11 000 feet in 14 minutes over Lake Michigan. He details cold, thin air, numb hands, near ground illusion, and subsequent air sickness after descent. He began flying last May after joining the Wrights in Dayton.
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Brindley
Oscar A. Brindley
Chicago
Wrights
Dayton
Birindley
Cali
Lake Michigan
Earth
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Poe Tofrice
Wether
United Areas
Star
Southern California
Conservation Congress
Paris
Typographical Union
American Labor Organization
Bill Taft
Mount Rainier
Bill
Russell
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Eve
Adam
Sarah
America
Little
Kent
Vo Goode Light Shop
FYE Glass Show
Madison
Seattle Automobile School
Broadway
A.A. Sherman
Western Avenue
Sheve
Hine Sheevi
Imorld Pont
Wilson
2Nd Ave
Everett True
Joshua
Succosa Magazine
Mieowless Cat
Blatreville
Weather Forecast
Bradbury System
Brassoe
Union St
BY Oscar Brindley
Western Collection Co
N. Y. Bik
Oscar Brindley and His Machine
Mia
Ina
Pine
City of
Everett
Tam
Beattie
Bverett
Tip
Colman
Ohio
Pike Street
Third
Pike
East
Oriental Limited
Menis
Columbia
W. Meldrum
Special
King
of Washington
King County
Commissioner District Number Three
Board of County Commissioners
Otto A. Case
Lady
Stal
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