Insurgent mood shakes King county Republican setup
The King county Republican central committee faces backlash as insurgents denounce plans to pack delegates for the state convention and bait the Supreme Court bench. Voters rebuke direct primary nullification, pledging retribution against Standpat aims and prompting a difficult reorganization.
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King County Republican Central Committee
Supreme Court
North
Supreme Bench
United States Senate
Wilson
Republican County Central Committee
United States
Congress
Justice Moody Improves but No Stand Oil Rehearing
Justice William H. Moody of the U S Supreme Court is recovering and may return to the bench when the court opens next. He says he will not participate in the rehearing of the Standard Oil case due to prior involvement as attorney general. Moody is receiving treatment at Corey Hill for leg pain but is otherwise in fair health. The case awaits a full bench decision with Justice Hughes joining the court.
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Boston
William H. Moody
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Standard Ol| Company
Justice Moody
T Hughes
Corey Hill
Wheu
Reflections of a Bachelor Essay Snippet
A Chicago sourced fragment offers pointed musings on relationships and social behavior. It contrasts perceptions of women and men, notes the futility of good resolutions, and hints at social dynamics about flirting and influence.
Quotations on gender roles and social wit from New York Press
A playful collection of observations on gender, wealth, and manners. The quotes contrast the noble eagle with the old hen and joke about kleptomania versus souvenir collecting, criticizing misunderstandings between men and women and the challenge of finding pity for the wealthy.
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New York Press
Why Did Four Beautiful Women Marry Nat Goodwin
A New York drama star Nat Goodwin faces rumors of his fourth marriage and a forthcoming divorce. The piece recounts his marriages to Kilea Weatherby Nella Barker Pease Maxine Elliot Billott and Edna Goodrich and hints at a sixth wife as Reno whispers swirl about his matrimonial future.
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Nat Goodwin
Hs Axle
Nhore
Nat
Maxine Elliot McDermott-Goodwin
Hoxton
Edna Goodrich
Paria
Reno
Kilea Weatherby
Nella Barker Pease
Maxine E Billott
Cleopatra
Edna Goodrich Goodwin
Parte
Gallant Twenty fifth Regiment Backed by Common Sense
General Edwin G ill argues against race prejudice over Fort Lawton negro troops and defends the Twenty fifth infantrys long record from 1867 to the Philippines. He urges fair treatment based on merit and law, not color, and cautions against calls to remove or punish entire units.
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Edwin
Gill
Rainier Valley
Arizona
Fort Lawton
Seattle
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Paigns
el Caney
Santiago
Ninth Cavalry
Andrew Burt
Philippines
Philippine
Brownsville
Japanese Wife’s Role In Lawful Service To Husband’s Parents
The Japan Magazine describes the traditional Japanese wife as devout to her husband’s parents, keeping a spotless home and performing duties including ancestral rites. It notes changes, with Western ideas spreading, some women seeking independence, factory or office work, and couples sometimes living apart from parents.
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Japan
Sparta
Moonlit Veranda Conversation Sparks Civil War Echoes
A Northerner on a Southern veranda marvels at moonlight on the water and a dignified Southern figure replies with a wry note that the view was different before the war. The exchange captures postwar recollection and regional sentiment.
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Everybody's Magazine
Mr Jones Seeks Mikado Libretto at Store
A quiet man enters a music shop asking for a Mikado libretto. The clerk reacts with confusion and a playful misunderstanding as Jones repeats the request and the clerk jokes about language.
Fragmented Odds and Ends of a Busy Daylit Conversation
A miscellany of quirky lines and misheard phrases from a busy social scene including comments on neighbors, employment, a domino factory, and a triplet father joke. References drift to sports, taxes, Italy, Japan, and a London cable cost, ending with a riddle about a thing lengthened by cutting at both ends.
Not since Bailey and the silk hat stir Jersey dinner party
The piece recalls Senator Joe Bailey’s public image as he wore changing hats from clerical frock to stovepipe. Texans wonder “Where did you get it” as Bailey’s wealth and Standard Oil links spark gossip. The author predicts Bailey’s hat will not trigger a Texas cyclone until whitewash covers it.
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Joe Bailey
Texas
Jersey
Bailey
House of Representatives
Timid man and highwayman in a pocket search
A timid traveler informs a polite highwayman it is twelve o clock and cooperates by placing his hands near his watch. The highwayman thanks him and requests the same pose to ease a pocket search. The scene appears in the Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Sitting in Judgment. Knicker-It and the difficulty of judgment
Fragmentary quotation reflects on judgment and fairness with a wry compare of Knicker-It and a judge. The speaker notes difficulty in selecting someone able to act properly and throw straight in a decisive moment.
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Bocker
Doctor-Now McTavish and the whisky warning
A London Tatler quip places a weary McTavish before a sharp doctor who warns him whisky will ruin his sight. The old man answers with bleak humor that he has already seen much in life and must choose whether to quit drinking.
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McTavish
London Tatler
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Seattle, Wash
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