Equality Before Law and the Flag
President-elect Wilson argues that justice must be equal for poor and rich in America. The writer notes recent cases of graft, indictments, and labor clashes, urging that the flag symbolize freedom and justice for all, not just the powerful, with hope that the day when workers trust the system nears.
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Court of Commerce
Senate
Washington
Massachusetts
Shoe Machinery Trust
Wickersham
New Haven
Hartford
Woolen Trust
Lawrence
Boston
Ettor
William Wood
Bai
New York
Gates Replace Liberty Statue at New York Harbor
An editorial argues for removing the Liberty Enlightening the World statue, proposing iron gates as a symbol of newer thought. It raises questions on political speech, monarchy, refugees, and the right of republics to welcome ex leaders like Garibaldi and Cipriano Castro.
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New York Harbor
Liberty
Thomas Paine
Republic of the United States
Garibaldi
Cipriano Castro
Washington
Progressive wage bill and land tax notes from readers
Letters from M. A. Matthews urging wage protections for women and broader support in Olympia. J. H. Law argues land tax reforms and farm credit to develop state lands. E. B. Mellen promotes mutual savings banks and financial safeguards. A humor quiz at end touches on Britain’s exports.
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U. S
E. B. Mellen
Alaska Building
Oddities and Local Gleanings From Beeleyeport and Goshen
A fragmentary item lists a parade of odd items sent to Beeleyeport and notes meat prices may drop in six months. It also reports the July watermelons forecast and records the Goshen marriage of Miss Anna Rough and William F. Raatz at the English Lutheran parsonage with brief bios. A humor sketch notes storm door mishaps and a marble statue misidentification, plus a remark on France’s new president’s stature.
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Anna Rough
William F. Raatz
Goshen
English Lutheran Parsonage
Luther Smith
Rantz
Truth
H. B. Sykes
Elkhart
Ind
They Took 8 D Money and R Mullen in Montpelier
The Montpelier note reports 8 D Money and R Mullen driving to A E Reeses and taking a rabbit chase Monday. It also mentions Philadelphia horses employed by the city to have a two weeks summer vacation, and jokes that a horse gets a vacation while an auto takes one if it feels it needs one.
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D. Money
R. Mullen
Montpelier
A. E. Reese
Philadelphia
Chuckles the Clown Learns a Lesson in Flirtation
Chuckles, the Clown, discovers his rival flirting with his best girl. He vows payback, but a revealed guitar with a hat shows the trickster a comic misread. The scene ends with the girl crying and Chuckles left chuckling at the misinterpretation.
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Chuckles
Neighborly Boxing Crib Notes and Local Gossip
The diary recounts Ignata Ravemnitt, an aspiring lightweight boxer facing Uppercut McBrutee in a 10 round purse fight with prior earnings as high as $40 per bout. Neighbors mention Dudley training, warn of a possible feud, and include various comic vignettes about wages, fashion, and local mischief in a small town.
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Ravemnitt
Ignata
Rausmite
McBrutee
Carfare
McBruise
Oakland contractor seeks time extension for sewer work
An Oakland contractor with a city contract asks the council for extra time to lay a sewer with a 0inch pipe. He cites difficulty hiring workers small enough to crawl in the pipes and cement the joints on the pavement. A Pittsburg man, noted for business acumen, married the woman who sued him for ten thousand dollars for breach of promise.
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Oakland
Cal
Council
Pittsburg
Two Pound Baby Girl in Incubator Draws Christmas Contest
A doctor notes a two pound baby girl in a New Jersey incubator will be unaffected by environment. Two beans Lima will be awarded to the person who submits the best pre Christmas title for this cheery picture. Do not use the words bird leaf song wagon soap poison trunk or tooth brush. Send to the editor of any paper except The Star.
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Star
Averasge
Oregon
Klickitat County
White Salmon
J. H. Law
Bellevue
Wash
New Jersey
Lima
Indian Chief's Child Hates Sight of His Own People
Lolo a 16 year old fostered Indian girl fears her own race and possesses a claimed sixth sense reading her foster father’s mind. She performs on vaudeville with J L Cotton, former Indian agent, reading letters aloud while blindfolded and shooting targets he sets. She admires Indians deep inside but cannot explain her aversion.
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Lolo
J. L. Cotton
South Dakota
Lolo Io
Rain-in
Cotton
Best Short Stories of the Day
A curated, quirky sample of vintage vignettes. A charity worker questions a mountain mother on her children's eyes, a train trickles into town, Marian Mush’s market life, Ike Katzensnooker’s family rise, and a MORAL about choosing one’s own path with self love and engagement humor.
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Harper's Bazar
Tilly Tilts the Trolley at The Moodies
A Queen Anne maid Tilly aims to derail a trolley after a love betrayal. Motorman Bill Crimsonbeak tries to wreck the car and kill her but she tilts the trolley first. Lights fail, the car crashes, and everyone perishes at the hill’s foot.
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Tilly
Bill Crimsonbeak
Bill
History in Poetry and Odd Phrases Prompt Reflection
A quirky collection of lines mixing history, poetry, and wry aphorisms. The speaker muses on fairness, a bear metaphor, upcoming verses, and a maxim about laziness inviting hard luck.
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