Remarkable Precedent Judge Returns To Right A Wrong
A Tennessee judge named Hilary Ward faced a fatal fire accident involving a seven year old child and later corrected a prior unjust ruling. He initially sided against a widow seeking damages, then, after new insight, paid $2,000 from his own funds to the widow, creating an unusual act of justice. The story portrays him as an honest judge who chose equity over error.
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Hilary Ward
Pointt
Tenn
Ahm
Ward
Hillary Ward
Hut
Tennessee
Helen Keller
Warren
Reason
Taylor
Kentucky
Supreme
Haywood and Moyer
Pat
Massachusetts
Old-Time Blurbs and Briefs Highlight 1910 Echoes
A collage of short items recalls Bowery stories and political wheeling dealing with Big Tim Sullivan and Brandeis. It notes Judge White’s tears at Supreme Court confirmation and Johnson’s California retreat, alongside railroads charging more for domestic grain. It ends with a wedding reconciliation tale and vintage football injury stats.
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White
U. S. Supreme Court
Whirlwind Wolverine Chase Osborn Wins Michigan Governor Seat
Governor elect Chase Osborn sweeps Michigan with a large plurality and vows a two year term. He denounces party machines, signals nonpartisan appointments, and profiles himself as a dynamic insurgent leader with national potential. He aims to reshape state politics from Lansing.
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Detroit
Maine
California
Chase
Osborn
Lansing
Michigan
Lawton T. Hemann
Hemans
Perry
Powers
Beast
Chase Osborn
Wolverine
Fragmented Dumpling of an Extracts Column
A condensed three column picture is boiled down to one column. The text mocks various topics from Senate proofs to tariff debates and a high school superintendent’s salary, noting misprints and satirical observations on press brevity.
Fragmented 1920s snippets mix health tips and oddads
The fragmentary text blends advice on health and daily habits with quirky timetable lines. It includes a call to help a selectman, a note about Rusala machines and U.S. typewriters, and mentions aluminum use in textiles and accessories. It ends with couplets on marriage and a tip about finding and saving a boy.
Then It Happened Signora Cheeneest Charity Night Card
A comic vignette centers on Signora Cheeneest in a charity benefit program. She appears in a tight gown as wardrobe staff hastily button the back, delivering an aria that builds to a dramatic, breathless climax before the vignette ends.
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Signora Cheeseest
Signora Cheeneest
Bloodhound Judges 250 Workingmen in Canal Dover Case
A bloodhound served as policeman and jury as 250 workers were questioned after emery dust sabotaged boiler oil cups at a factory. The dog sniffed each suspect, but none was implicated, as the plant manager sought who tampered with the machinery.
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Canal Dover
Fido
The Washington Dental Law and the Conspiracy Unveiled
A Washington speaker argues that state dental laws infringe rights by prohibiting dentistry study and practice without a local college. He condemns an arbritrary dental board power and asserts life regulation through such rules. The piece frames a national dental fight and its constitutional stakes.
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Dental
Dental Board
Washington
State of Washington
Legel
State Dental Board
Sald Dental Board
Board of Dental Examinere
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Field
United States
Wash
Commonwealth
United States Supreme Court
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Lere
Honduras
N. Y
Bernhardt
Judas
Lorimer
Nes Perenne
God Save the King
Washington Theatre
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Lingerfeld
Kimmon
Jasper
Burbank
Mr. Johnson
Jefferson Davis
Hayes
Davis
Interstate Commerce Commission
We Frost
Geo. W. Roberts
Minnesota
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Thos, F. Kisar
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Doe Cook
United States Senate
Lord Cromer
England
Persia
Canada
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Partie
Panama Canal
Republican Party
Ella Flagg Young
Hiram
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Furn
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