Safety Device Question Sparks Schlemmer Case Review
A 1893 rail safety dispute, Schlemmer’s death after a failed coupling prompts a Supreme Court debate. Justice Holmes favored safety device implications. Justice Brewer urged contributory negligence. The column discusses Judge Lurton’s potential impact, Taft era politics, and broader labor liability themes. The prose reflects early 20th century public discourse on rail safety and legal responsibility.
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Pennsylvania
Schlemmer
United States Supreme Court
Justice Holmes
Justice Brewer
Supreme Court
Lurton
Mise Dillpioktes Seizes Auto Enthusiast Role in Court
From Diana's Diary a turbulent tale centers on a driving incident with a bicycle cop and the Jarrows Six. Mrs Speedway-Nero defends, objects to police interference, and the judge struggles with emotion as a fine of eighty dollars plus medical bills is noted.
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Speedway Nero
Lumber Baron McCormick Accused of Law Violation in Senate Bid
Tacoma Daily Times brands Robert Laird McCormick a lawbreaker for paying for editorial praise to boost his United States senate campaign. The piece cites violations of the direct primary law and alleges he used money to influence newspaper coverage and deceive voters.
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Tacoma Daily Times
Robert L. McCormick
Lumber Trust
United States Senate
McCormick
Senate
Wwyashington
Robert Laird McCormick
Tacomean
Robert MecCormick
Odett
Fragmented comic fragments from Boston papers on luck and aging
A rough collage of quotes and phrases from Boston newspapers reflects themes of stubbornness luck aging and humor. The fragments include remarks from a Boston Transcript item about a thief, a college student’s enthused reaction, and an East Boston schoolteacher’s lesson with a moral about not putting all your eggs in one basket.
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East Boston
Roston Transcript
Diplomat Leaves Belgium for Mexico
Henry Lane Wilson, ambassador to Mexico, leaves Brussels after confirmation of his appointment by President Taft. He has served as minister to Belgium since March 4, 1905, and will face delicate duties in Mexico during the Nicaragua unrest. Wilson homes in Spokane and is brother to former Senator John L. Wilson of Seattle.
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Dias
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Taft
Belgium
Nicaragua
Alem
United States
John Kenneth Turner
Amercan
Mr. Wilson
Spokane
John L. Wilson
Seattle
The Pussycats Folk Tale of Nine Brains and Gum Shoes
A distorted fairy tale recounts a miller with three sons and a clever puss ycat who gains a pair of gum shoes to steal from porches. The cat conspires with the king and Count Kokomo, swallows a villain, and ends with marriage to the king’s daughter amid a tangle of magical schemes.
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Pussycat
King
Count von Kokomo
Count
der Pussycat
Kokomo
Ny Alzo
Eferdings
Town
Town Tales of Cards and a Courtroom Caper
A series of witty, anecdotal vignettes sets scenes of social life in the city. A New York luncheon debt from a bridge game ends with a $5 extra charge and a joking divorce case, followed by a lawyer’s cross examination. The humor hinges on misread hints and a husband’s dry quip about a hot meal.
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William H. Crane
The
Moore
Hridge
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