Stretch Your Legs A Boston Youth Completes 4000 Mile Walk
Jack Elredge 26 of Boston finished a 4000 mile trek to San Francisco in 77 days with days of 75 miles. Edward Payson Weston had a similar journey in 105 days. The piece urges walking as healthful, fashionable, and virtuous. It mentions political endorsements and legislative aims, including comments on Beveridge Roosevelt and Western alva regulation.
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Jack Elredge
Boston
San Francisco
Edward Payson Weston
Weston
Elredge
King County Politics Struggles Over Starwich Case Preoccupy Campaign
King County politics center on Deputy Sheriff Matt Starwich's pay cut to one dollar a month and calls for rectifying the action. Rutherford and Abraham face pressure from Starwich supporters in Knickerbocker's district. Griffith backs Starwich. Parish is set for re nomination. Dykeman plans a Woodland Park rally as irrigation and waterway issues gain attention. Rutherford returns to meetings after six weeks, with many political workers awaiting talks at the courthouse.
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Abraham
Rutherford
Matt Starwich
Carrigan
Starwich
Hodge
King County
Mexico City
Knickerbocker
Frank S. Griffith
Griffith
A. L. Rutherford
Court House
Mixed U.S. and World Happenings Touched by Humor and Policy
A jumble of notes reports policy delays in France 1911 pensions and a New South Wales wheat forecast. It cites U S federal payroll figures and a taunting Babbitt style banter about marriage and golf. The items mention unions among kosher bakery workers and a joke about an automobile as a weapon.
Fishing as a painless art says West Reserve professor
Professor F T Herrick argues that worms frogs and fishes do not feel pain and can be killed quickly with a hook or snap of the head. He shares anecdotes about fishing off Martha's Vineyard and shark liver bait, insisting fishing is a gentle, non suffering pursuit.
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Anya
F. T. Herrick
Biological
Western Reserve University
Professor Werrick
Martha's Vineyard
Rules for Fishing Tactics and Safety
Advice urges using a single worm and a clear through hook, delivering small quick jerks to prevent losing fish. Keep line taut, avoid overexertion, and allow time for larger catches. Do not drink alcohol while fishing, avoid casting shadows on water, and avoid heavy or light colored lines.
Pope Pico X Resignation Crisis Rocks Catholic World
Public reaction sweeps Europe as Pope Pico X contemplates accepting Cardinal Merry Del Val’s resignation. The 45 year old secretary of state faces Italian opposition within the college, while the pontiff vows to keep his trusted diplomat at the Vatican even at the cost of the papacy. Del Val, born in England to Spanish parents, is praised as today’s best church diplomat.
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Pico X
Merry del Val
Catholic Lea
Europe
Rome
College of Cardinals
Merry del Vals
Carlo Borromeo
Roosevelt
Cardinal Merry del Val
America
Canada
United States
England
Political jab at Poindexter and Alaska rescue mention
The piece records Secretary Ballinger attacking Representative Poindexter of Washington as an insurgent and senatorial candidate, praising a Washington figure as the right sort. It notes Senator Burrows returning to his Michigan hometown amid celebratory fireworks and suggests fireworks funding could aid political support.
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Ballinger
Poindexter
Washington
United States Senate
Fallinger
Giavia
Alaska
Gugeenheima
Kansas City Times
Senator Burrows
Michi
Manzoo
Burrows
Then It Happened Our Daity Discontinued Story
The narrator describes extreme heat as the sun bakes the town and Percival Smartweed formulates a plan. Everett True endures the heat, while Percival, lacking a guardian angel, speaks to his friend amid the sizzling day.
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Percival Smartweed
Everett True
Percival
Everett
Nonsensical aphorisms and wry maxims from an untitled page
A jumble of quirky sayings and local humor lines about politcs, marriage, and perception. The snippets mix proverbs, social commentary, and misfired wordplay, reflecting a disorderly editorial page or a collage of quotes from an older era.
Nonsense and Money Meant for Love Letters and Banks
A fragmentary reflection argues that men justify nonsense to win women and that money buys time and balance in marriage. It quotes playful ideas about women and gender roles, suggesting humor and social critique of wealth and power in relationships.
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Humphrey
Tammary
Joseph A. Goulden
New York
Cannon
Senator Jones
John L. Wilson
Wilson
Senator Beveridge
Col. Roosevelt
Republican Party
Gov. Harmon
Ohblo
King County Politics
Parish
King Dykeman
Young Men's Republican Club
Woodland Park
Dykeman
Senator Piles
William E. Humphrey
Seattle Commercial Club
N. G. Bialock
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
W. D. Layman
Walla Walla
Jash Wise
Civil Service Board
Fred Kohler
Atill
Soolente
Rte and
Strts
Tony
Virg
Inia
Jeferson
Madison
Monroe
Tyler
New South Wales
Senate
Taft
Archibald Butt
Archie
Butt
Goat
F. H. Herrick
Luure
Thayer
Tiffany
Hoffman
Leslie
Kohler & Campbell
Kohler & Chase
Ebony
San Domingo
Antwerp
Fischer
Price
Missouri
Our Daity
Om Bank
Mome
Timeshewn Bank
Tacoma
A. Chilberg
Chilberg
T. B. Minahan
Seattle
J. F. Lane
Cashier
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