Prize Fight Echoes Across the Nation and Abroad
The essay argues prize fighting drew unprecedented crowds and global attention, praising the sport despite moral controversy. It notes racial tensions, the enduring appeal of boxing, and the view that the fight’s demise would stem from its name rather than public interest.
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Nevada Desert
Reno
United States
England
Canada
Australia
Africa
India
Jungles
Jeffries
Booker Washington
White House
Withon
Yesu
North End Republicans push caucus plan to pick delegates
In King County Eleventh ward and nearby wards, John B. Metcalfe backs a caucus and precinct primary to select delegates, challenging Wilson’s plan to abolish the county convention. The North Side Republican club meets Thursday to discuss reforms and voices strong support for grassroots participation. Carrigan seen as likely to lose for county commissioner to McKenzie, who touts solid business and labor backing. Legislative races take shape with pledges to the direct primary debated and most candidates reluctant to bind themselves.
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Tacoma
John L. Wilson
Eleventh
North Side
Bucan County Central Committee
Terhune
John B. Metcalfe
Metcalfe
Eleventh Ward
King County
Wilson
Republican Club
Murphine
John Wilmot
North End
Carrigan
David McKenzie
McKenzie
Wilson Organization
Reunion on the Savoie as Jepson Finley Wrayton Meet
Three New York traveling jewelry salesmen Jepson Wrayton and Finley reunite aboard the French liner Savoie after a six day train snowbound trap in Oregon. They discover Finley from Brooklyn will sail with them to Havre for a reunion.
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Jepson
J. P. Wrayton
James J. Pinley
Oregon
Jepaon
Wrayton
Finley
Brooklyn
Savoie
James J. Finley
Havre
Reflections of a Bachelor
A collage of aphorisms on morality love and marriage noting cynical views on gender roles and human nature in a terse gibes filled style. The piece parodies counsel while suggesting the complexities of relationships and money pride vanity and happiness.
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Alanya
Man
Beandal
Fragmentary Page Note Reflects Rural Life Echoes
Disjointed lines recall teachers, workers and experiments as the Department of Agriculture trials Jamaican wild cotton for crossbreeding. Conversations mention a tired inspector, a number designation, and barges near Appomattox, Virginia, hinting at historical rural industry and labor themes.
Then It Happened and Other Short Nonsense Snippets
A mixed World War I era collage shows a boy examining a suspicious rail item and pondering its danger, humorous exchanges about medicine and surgery, milk as horse feed from France, a self made man, wills and English royalty, plus stray notes on irrigation funds and golf bats with luminous paint.
Public Eye highlights Charles F Adama single-tax advocate
The piece profiles Charles Frederick Adama of Coudert Brothers as a leading New York lawyer and Henry George advocate. It notes his early 1878 writings on land reform, his lectures for the Henry George association, and his scruples about morality and bad law. It ends with a tiny humor anecdote about a pupil's definition of luxury.
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Charles Frederick Adama
New York
Coudert Brothers
Henry George
Adama
Henry George Association
Freight rate trick raises price of shoes shipped
In Boston a pair of shoes from Texas hides tanned in Micto and sold in Denver at 13 cents a pair. The 20 percent increase risks confiscating the value of one pair in every 100 shipped as railroads adjust rates.
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Boston
Texas
Denver
Dreamtana Dance Tonight Promises Gentle Evening
A playful note hints at a Dreamtana event tonight with a light Polish or mispronounced talk about squabs in casserole and a tender dish, suggesting a quiet social dance or cultural gathering.
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Dreamtana
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