Three Little Shells in Taft Tariff Plans Exposed
The piece mocks Taft's tariff strategy as a shell game with three goals. It accuses him of using a five member tariff board and 80 experts to mask the real policy while promising a court run by appointees. The author urges readers to spot the hidden plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Congress
Tariff Commission
William
Andy Johnson
Shell
Permanent Tariff Board
Corporation
United States Supreme Court
Monetary Commission
Plucked the Same as Ever Financial World
The article discusses the dissolution of the Standard Oi trust noting that holders of Standard Oi shares will receive interest in the stock of the constituent companies while income remains largely unchanged. It argues consumer prices for oil candles grease and petroleum products will not rise as a result and cites a supreme court decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial World
Standard Oi! Trust
4& Financial World
Beulah Binford to Star in Films as Beattie Case Protests
A Richmond jail threat ensues over Beulah Binford, linked to the Henry Clay Beattie Jr. murder case, with calls to block her moving pictures and vaudeville debut. The piece argues public exhibition would degrade decency and urges legal action to curb such displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Binford
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Richmond
Observations and odd notes from a mixed era
This chopping collage notes Vienna enacting an absurd marriage rule and a dogged doggedness in a Gordon setter with a broken leg seeking care in New York. It also teases demand for cheap cigars and quotes an expert on sour milk with tongue in cheek humor. It cites Jake Coxey and Maud Muller in a reminiscence of reform era figures and headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Setter
New York
Jennie
Public port district push aims to boost Seattle docks
Editor argues for forming a port district to build public docks and terminals to lure ocean commerce, offset private dock limits, and compete with Francisco Los Angeles Oak and Vancouver as Panama Canal trade grows. Voters Sept 5 will decide with no immediate bond issue but future costs tied to public plans and district oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Star
Seattle
Scott Calhoun
Port of Seattle Committee
Port District
Port Commission
Francisco
Los Angeles
Oak
Vancouver
Port Committee
King
of Washington
Unclear fragment prompts local race event framing
The readable text contains racing and training terms but lacks coherent names dates or places to form a proper news item. It mentions wind rain and winners in a scrambled way with nonsensical placeholders and no verifiable entities.
The Millennium Aion: Earth’s Final Struggle and Satisfaction
A reflective meditation on humanity after a hypothetical perfect era where all crime poverty and greed are banished. The speaker laments potential dullness and yearns for ongoing conflict and struggle, savoring the clash and tumult of real-world challenges rather than serene utopia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Sin
Bookkeeper in City Office Faces Personal Claims
Dialogue spotlights a city office bookkeeper who handles billing and closing while a pessimist jokes about marriage ending happiness. The exchange hints at office duties and social expectations in a lighthearted vignette.
Old Texas rhymes and a telephone quatrain tease
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune features playful verse by G Z and C W T. It riffs on Old Texas, broncho and teeth as rhymes. The exchange notes improvised poetry and comic critique of a line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Z
Texas
Joe Batley
Chicago Tribune
Dire threat echoes in quiet town scene
A political widower named Elphina issues a chilling warning about quieting a child named Houstace. A Tweenie Nurse-Cook and a traveling salesman exchange cryptic lines about threats and stationery, while a station agent quips about cyclical disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elphina
Little Houstace
Unclear dialogue about lobster and marriage month
A humorous exchange features Willie told not to fear lobsters at his feet and a playful line about preferring no particular month to marry. The light banter contrasts danger avoidance with ease of delight and suggests a dated, folksy tone.
Fragmented OCR Wire: Miscellany of Quips and Notices
A garbled collage of quotes and odd anecdotes from various sources. Bits touch on teaching fractions, barbershop humor, small bets, and a child’s view of Cinderella, with stray lines about vacations and hotel coffee. The passage reads like an OCR rough-cut from a newspaper page.
Elaborate Dinner At Home Of Charles Heldibaugh
A three course dinner was hosted at the home of Charles Heldibaugh Sunday evening. Guests included Miss Edna Weely Miss Minnie Dishon Messrs Ed Stanton and Charles Rhodes. Mrs Heldibaugh attended church later that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Heidlehbaugh
Edna Weely
Minnie Dishon
Fd Stanton
Charles Rhodes
Heldibaugh
Unmanifest Destiny Poem Fragment by Richard Hovey
The fragment presents a meditation on national fate and duty. A hand bending toward larger issues, each son who triumphs or bleeds serves the country, with fate unspecified yet destined to be high and great.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hovey
Theresia
Lomey Tnd
Madison St. A
Main
Japanese Admiral Togo in Washington as reporters seek hard answer
A garbled report recalls Hon. Togo Heihachiro visiting Washington for four days. Journalists and diplomats staged events to elicit a clear statement on a “yellow peril.” The piece notes cautious reception, crowded press clubs, and awaits a direct reply from the admiral amid a tense wartime mood.
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Togo
Togo Heihachiro
Navy
Japan
Wash
D. C
Byshde
Hero
Jackpot
Lauramer
Carrode
Bogs
Templeton Potts
U. S. Naval
National Press Club
Baron Uchida
Phil Knocks
Navy Heroes Parade Amid Sunlit Memorial Touches
Hashimura Hogo narrates a bustling naval ceremony near the Washington monument and Mayflower memorial. Admirals from Japan and the United States exchange salutes as wreaths are placed for Hon. George, with observers following the Mayflower crew to Vernon cemetery and a final salute to fallen heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togo
Tombstone
Tonshima
Dodge
Richman
Hobson
Ettyket
Navy
Vernon Cemetery
Hon. George
Geo
Hashimura Hogo
Dear Uncle Answers From The Old Inkwell
A compact Q and A column features advice on etiquette and morals. Answers touch on attire with a green tie, a humorous salary joke, whether to use fingers at meals, saving loved ones, reading for young men, and bridge etiquette.
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Geo. P
Siti
WM. LP
Kitchel Pixley
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Ore Howenes
Willie
Mra
Cumrox
Washington
Runna Heap
Baltimore Sun
Cinderella
Pittaburg Poat
Barberton
Ie Witellen
Arnold's Electric Vibrator
Ures
Iyeta
Otis
Glass
People’s Bank
Whitman & Barnes
Grand
Marshall - Wells
Yours For Bargains, Spinning’s Bargain Store
Fourth Avenue
aVobby
Victor
Tenshima
Wallace Irwin
Eran
Harvey Wiley
Harikari Mikado Yokahama Shimas
Hogi
Roger of
Rusela
U.S
Temp
Uncle Kitches
Men's Department Conducteen
Special
King County
Commissioner District Number Three
Board of County Commissioners
Otto A. Case
Echool
R Mabe
Tom Mustrat
Gumma
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