Denver Redeemed and the Beast in the City
A historical look at Denver's political reform movement led by Judge Lindsey and allies like James Randolph Walker and E. P. Costigan. The piece contrasts corrupt private control of utilities with a public uprising, recalls the ejection of Tax Assessor Arnold, and notes a push toward charter government and press support from The Denver Express. It also references prior reform battles in Cincinnati and Philadelphia and comments on Taft.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Denver
Busan
Lindsey
Arnold
W. Spear
Judge Lindsey
James Randolph Walker
E.P. Costigan
One Way to Freedom Ireland and its Cooperative Builder
The piece contrasts capitalist industry with Sir Horace Plunkett who for twenty years built a cooperative system in Ireland. He organized 100000 farmers into 900 societies with a $15 million annual trade, running their own banks and stores, lifting social and intellectual life as a model for a free country. It ties to the Northwest Development Congress in Seattle and humor about weather and Andy Carnegie.
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Ireland
Sir Horace Plunkett
Spare Hours and a Telegraph Operator’s Tragedy in Albany
A long serving telegraph operator aged 45 years killed himself after his wife left him for a younger employee. His company moved him to non writing duties because his successor could type, a skill the older man never learned. The piece urges readers to use spare hours for self improvement amid rapid progress.
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Albany
Observations MINNEAPOLIS Report
Observations MINNEAPOLIS notes triplets born to a couple all girls. Opposing counsel in Darrow trial fined for contempt after exchange. Everett depot lapsing boosters talk with Everett girl. A young Englishman dies in city jail from chronic drinking. Remarks on Taft and Wilson delegate actions after conventions.
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Minneapolis
Darrow
Everett
Boosters
Northwest Congress
Taft
Ohio
Woodrow Wilson
Nothing Serious War Banquet Banter
A cartoon style dialogue portrays Mr Kat inviting Mr Mouse to a banquet while Mr Rabbit jokes about safety. Mrs Bunnie explains moving to the country due to eight children, while Wifey recalls being married to organ grinders monkey.
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Kat
Mr. Mouse
Comic Exchange Sparks Pearl Necklace Joke
A quip between Mr Hog and Mr Goat unfolds a joke about a fine pearl necklet given in marriage. The bill collector adds a sharp punchline about casting pearls before swine.
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Hog
Miss Fig
Goat
Fashionable shade shatters guests’ confidence at Becieys port
Lace curtains at the Becieys port Mouse have been used up to the limit by guests who refuse to wipe their shoes, muting the room’s once stylish ecru decor.
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Becieysport
Soldier thanks nurse in Philippines tale of gratitude
General Funston relates a Manila era yarn of a soldier saved from rice fever in the Philippines. Upon recovery he praises his nurse saying she is a fallen angel and he will never forget her kindness as quoted in Metropolitan Magazine.
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General Funston
Philippines
Metropolitan Magazine
Are you in favor of the half cent
A humorous letter to the Washington Evening Star features Mr. Dropline debating the half cent coin. He jokes that coins should have holes to serve as sinks for fishing sinkers, while agreeing with the sentiment.
A Musical Education and a Fashionable Exchange
A quip filled page notes a jury verdict of 1000 dollars and a lawyer’s relief, followed by a playful exchange about a daughter learning to run a phonograph at age six. A New York settlement worker guides a society girl through sweatshops, debating the idea of hard work versus leisure.
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Seattle Star Phone Private Exchange
Northwest
Seattle
Beattie
Jnall
Elty
The
Star Publishing Co
Detroit Free Press
New York
Fragmented Rehearsal Poem Prompts Wedding Confusion
In the fragment a wedding plans falter as a fiancé fails to appear. The scene shifts from a flirtatious tone to regional quips about locations including Buckeye state and New York Run, suggesting a misfire in social plans and a sense of irony.
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Nichip
Buckeye
Bocker
Blackeye
New York
Tom the Leopard Star of Arnoldo's Leopard Show
A dramatic tale of Tom the leopard who killed a boy in his youth and later became the standout star of Arnoldo's leopard and cougar act. The trainer Arnaldo, a calm persistent German, transformed Tom into a performer through patience, changing him without erasing his nature. Tom now excels as comedian and stage rogue, winning the crowd with purring and showy acts.
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Tom
New York
Africa
Arnaldo
Amages Theatre
Arcaldo
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Andy Carnegie
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Swick Sanitarium
Tet Ave
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Interlake Fuel CO
North Fee North
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Jeckenn
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Te Aed Prom
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McMullen & CO
Cloverleaf Dairy, Inc
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