Brandeis Attacks Trusts in La Follette Speech at Senate
Brandeis demolishes trust defenses in support of the La Follette bill before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. He argues trusts wasteful, fix prices, curb wages, expand hours, and import workers, while praising free competition where prices fall and wages rise. The speech frames Taft and the Supreme Court with the trusts and elevates La Follette’s reform agenda as a path to liberty in American industry.
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Louis D. Brandeis
Senate Interstate Commerce Comittee
Ger
England
United States Supreme Court
Taft
Supreme Court
la Follette
Controller Bay Investigation Drops Amid Alaska Policy Shift
The article notes the Controller Bay probe was dropped after attorney Brandeis advised, as the Guggenheims lose claims in the Behring coal field and public ownership is protected. It argues the Taft era shifted to government control of railways docks and coal mines, with Ryan’s withdrawal cited as a turning point and two big goals seen as advancing steamship and coal mine public control.
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Controller Bay
Louis D. Braun
Brandeis
Guggenheims
Cunningham
Behring
Alaska
Observations on Voting Rights and Public Figures
Observations note CARNIA has 670000 eligible voters while asking men for same. A London girl ends life over life’s necessities amid England’s high prices. Republicans plan Waterloo anniversary gathering. Democrats prefer Noah’s flood avoidance. Vermillion Kansas endorses Rockefeller for president. Local businessmen joke about painting towns red and starting a college. Public push for Teddy Roosevelt to speak out persists.
The Single Tax and the Case for Land Value Tax
Edmund Norton argues two taxation rules exist but condemns most forms as unjust, praising land value taxation as the only fair and practical levy. He says land values are created by society and should be taxed, while other taxes fall on the ultimate consumer or are dodged.
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Edmund Norton
Doctor and nurse discuss Mr. Reader's recovery pace
A nurse asks a doctor about Mr. Reader's signs of improvement. The physician responds that the patient is already much better on the second day and wonders whether to give him anything to slow his recovery for the next few days.
Pa, what in altrulam for office and hoping the man who was elected will not make a batch of it
The fragment from the Chicago Record Herald hints at political expectations after an election. It references concern that the elected official may mishandle affairs, suggesting public skepticism about forthcoming actions. No further context is available.
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Chicago Record Herald
Fright at the Hill House In Caricatured Dialect
A clipped dialogue portrays a tense incident near a hill house with a dog and a threat as a speaker recounts being grabbed cuffed and restrained by figures described in rustic speech. The piece emphasizes alarm and confusion in a rural setting with a dog involved.
A Devout Young Man and the Minister Meeting
A new village minister seeks to engage a rising young man on his way to evening worship. The youth replies with a smile that he attends every Sunday night, saying he is “on my way to see her son,” Four-Leaf Clover.
Child Responds On Furs Inquirys From Reformers
A humorous exchange shows a boy asked if a woman with furs is his mother. He answers that his father endured the suffering of the animal to supply the fur, revealing a witty take on reformers questions about luxury.
Funny man called Noa butcher shocks local crowd
A lighthearted exchange in a small town market leaves residents amused. A self described comedian nickname Noa is joked about as a butcher amid curious glares and chuckles from bystanders.
Broadway style jokes excerpt with banter and moralized humor
An assembled string of remote one liners and skits from a Broadway style vaudeville includes Mrs Murphy and Mr Murphy joked about drink, a tombstone tribute, shaving mishap, steak price quips, a boy born in America joke, and feuding minstrels with fork and knife gags.
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Broadway
Foolish Woman Lawyer Portrait Case Catches Judge’s Eye
A Yonkers Statesman quip recalls a lawyer who paints a picture of a young woman claiming it does her justice. The judge questions the assertion as the attorney argues the portrayal was foolish enough to merit a case before him.
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Yonkers
A Tailor Uses the Needle Pokes a Plumber
A quirky skit line contrasts a tailor stitching with a needle and a plumber poking with a pipet. The terse image humorously pairs crafts and tools across trades.
Not Dependable Jokes and Humorous Vignettes
A collection of short comic bits from various sources recounts office life raises, neighborly quips, shop girl banter, and Christmas rush anecdotes. Jokes include a boy asking for a raise, a minister and neighborly love, a birthday party invitation play, and a postal-like misreading of gifts.
Santa Claus as Seen by Pickaninny Jim
A rural exchange humorously critiques the idea of Santa Claus, with Pickaninny Jim quipping that Santa will deliver gifts everywhere while noting the long wait for Christmas presents. The fragment captures a dated colloquial voice from a Washington Evening article.
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Santa Claus
Pickaninny Jim
Washington Evening Ar
Cardinials of Rome Investiture Photos Released
Pictures arriving from Rome show the new American cardinals just after their investiture, surrounded by papal court functionaries, capturing their exalted office and ceremonial dignity.
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Cardinal Farley Cardinal O'Connell
Rome
A Queer Habit Joke From Punch and Detroit Free Press
A collection of dated quips features a Punch London cartoon caption about a girl asking for a fibber and a Detroit Free Press joke where a bride claims her husband does not drink but has a peculiar habit, fondness for cloves.
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Detroit Pree Press
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