Taft Message Mirrors Complacency in Nation’s Watch Tower
Readers see a complacent tone in Taft's message as a tariff debate is sidestepped. The piece urges a permanent tariff commission and warns that railroads and trusts face no new restraining laws for now. Panama Canal needs drydocks, but overall leadership is called into question. The Nation awaits bold action.
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Taft
People's Watch Tower
Mara
United States
White House
Panama Canal
Labor unions plan Des Moines strike and cooperative markets
Des Moines labor unions 7 000 strong announce a strike over high food prices and propose joining farmers to open cooperative meat and grocery markets. They envision a central market and storage warehousing to distribute to many branches, inspired by England’s large scale distributive cooperation.
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Des Moines
England
Toad Lane
Rockdale
Future Arizona Justice and the Recall of Judges
The piece argues Arizona becomes the first state to write a constitutional recall for judges into its law. It contends voters will decide if judges are fair between men and money, or face removal, contrasting this with judges influenced by corporations and political bosses.
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Arizona
Gor Futukus
Pacific Coast Medical Institute
Washington St
J. Query
Beattle
Washington
Beattie, Wash
Day of the Under Dog in England Sparks Socialist Spectre
Roseberry condemns attacks on the lords claiming socialism looms as poverty grows and wealth concentrates. He argues a day of the under dog may arrive as a million paupers struggle and a few proprietors own half the soil. The piece frames rising class tension in stark terms.
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Roseberry
England
Observations and Sagecracks in a Chaotic Column
A fragmented 1910s style column reports on missionaries in Alaska, political quips, reformers, suffragists, and assorted anecdotes. It mentions Peary possibly missing the Pole, celebratory notes on quiet polling, a Duwamish Valley joke, and whimsical blasts at public figures.
The Sweet Show Girl on Thirty Dollars a Week
John Copley explores the life of the Orpheum Bathing Girls on a $30 weekly wage. The six show girls share expenses including room meals and upkeep, with Patsey spending most on personal care and clothing. The piece notes their travel, summer activities, and families, ending by hinting at next questions for reporters.
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John Copley
Sam T. Jack
Black Crook
Old Mother Hubbard
Orpheum
Carl Relter
Muckletehoe
J. Hart
New York
Edna Welton
Mabel Cavenish
Ruth Cameron
Patsy Lyona
Patsy
Lawrence
Mass
Spokane
Oxsipees
N. Ht
Will Cressy
Thaa
Ruth
Mummer
Danbury
Conn
Denver
Broadway
Then It Happened Peter Rabbit and the Hose Eyed Creature
A short tale recounts Peter Rabbit leaving his burrow to examine a peculiar object like a hose with shoe button eyes. He approaches it despite warnings, and the object dissolves into a grisly form. The piece closes with a proverb and a biblical quote.
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Peter Rabbit
Bunnyface
Austrians Claim Horses Are Better Shod at Home
Austrian experts contend local farriers shoe horses more skillfully than anywhere else. They cite traditional methods, denser horse populations, and rigorous training programs as factors enhancing quality and durability of hoof care.
Little Commandments for Big Business
A brief satirical note credits the United States Steel Corporation with a version of the Ten Commandments for modern industry. It frames moral restraint in corporate scale, echoing the phrase Thou shalt not kill. The piece surveys ethic demands amid industrial power and public concern.
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The
United States Steel Corporation
Presto collar coats offered at unprecedented sale
A belated shipment of Priestly cravenette coats with the Presto convertible collar arrives at Himelhoch Bros 626 First Ave. Regularly priced at 20 dollars, they are offered this week for 11 dollars to clear stock on a rainy day incentive.
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Himelhoch Bros
Ove
Mystery Story Ends In This Issue And Other Snippets
A mixed page text mentions a mystery story ending in this issue, along with notes on early shopping, political chatter about Champ Clark, and a Christmas foretaste. It includes a London birth statistic and a child reading exchange about letters a and b.
Mystery of Ariston Phanes Long Word Ends Chronicle
In Our Mystery Story the final chapter reveals the longest word ever written in any language in Aristo phanes' Ekklesiazousas a Greek comedy. The meaning remains unknown, a puzzle that has endured for centuries and continues to intrigue readers.
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Arizona Justice
Alaska
A. Wappy
Peary
North Poles
Diaz
Seattle
Leroy Landers
Congress
Knute Nelson
Ballinger
William
Pauline Wayne
United States Supreme Bench
Harry Smith
Oakland
Cal
Harvard
Our Daily
Bayanzi
Micah
Eastern Outfitting Co., Inc
Second
Union St
Reliable Credit House
Mr. Reader
Star
Champ Clark
Simon Guggenheim
Senate
London
Effie
Margaret
Skinney A. Nuff
Victor
Reed Victor
Sherman
Second Ave
Astes St
Dlay & Co
S Twatees Om the
Stevens
Pine
Burton Orchard
Upper
Columbia River
Arrow Lakes
Kootenay” District
British Columbia
Nelson
B. C
Kootenay
British - American Land Co
Burton Orchard Tracts
Arcade Annex
Everett
Commerce
Hewitt Ave
Tacoma
Puget Sound Realty Co
Ninth and
Commerce St
Vancouver
Hastings Street
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