Blethen family under indictment in Seattle cleansing battle
The grand jury indicted the Blethen group on five counts as the Star defends its coverage of attempts to clean up Seattle. The piece argues the indictments reveal motives behind years of abuse and vilification aimed at reformers, recalls figures Wappenstein Ludovic Berryman Gill, and links the action to efforts to curb graft and restore civic integrity.
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Seattle
Blethen
Star
Reed
Per
Wappenstein
Ludovic
Berryman
Gill
Marching Bravely Backward By The National Manufacturers
The National Association of Manufacturers held another annual meeting in New York with Gen. H. G. Otis present to rail against organized labor. Delegates urged Taft to crush strikes and require non union goods, oppose eight hour work for government workers, and urged government funded damages payments while praising capitalists’ profits. They concluded with a large dinner and left exhausted, off toward progress.
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National Association of Manufacturers
New York
H. G. Otis
California
Los Angeles
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Taft
Don't Be a Cuckoo Parent Says De Witt Clinton School
The speaker faults cuckoo parents who abandon child welfare to teachers. He warns that future physical and moral welfare lies not in the hands of educators but in attentive parenting, urging sharp condemnation of neglectful guardians.
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Roogevelt
de Witt Clinton
New York
Judge Denies Denver Water Bond Fight Ends
A U S judge in St Paul blocks Denver city bond issue of 8 million dollars to build its own waterworks. The long battle against a water monopoly involved cross party scandal and years of effort, leaving Denver with an injunction against the bond plan and a judge serving for life.
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Denver
United States
St. Paul
The Bribe and the Bomb
Prof. C. H. Gardner cites a Southern Baptist sermon calling out property rights versus human life. He condemns corporate influence over government policy and the labor movement's violent extremes as interconnected threats.
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C. 8. Gardner
The
Southern Baptist
Observations on Taft Stimson and Election Signals Amid Turbulent Times
A collage of political notes touches Taft, Roosevelt, and Stimson amid party maneuvering. Comments praise Confederate veterans, question the new secretary of war, and cite Indiana liquor laws and English income tax trends while noting Hawaii, Illinois fireworks rules, and Vivien Gould's social spotlight.
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Taft
Stimson
Teddy
Indiana
Why Not Smile Awhile In the Barnyard
A humorous vignette scene features Chieckenette and Uncle Wille debating a buried past as barnyard gossip resurfaces. Electric Fan mocks the idea of being a cooler while Japanese Fan asserts modesty and avoids boasting.
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Chieckenette
Wille
Willam
Cooler
Browiting
Why does his wife always coed when a man lacks means
The remark questions a wife's feminist stance amid perceived masculine insufficiency. It implies social expectations about gender roles and economic dependence.
By an Alumnus. Public School Debate Snippet
A humorous excerpt from Harper's Hazard Full Course cited by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch questions school curriculum. It recalls a playful exchange about public schooling and contagious diseases among children, including mumps measles and diphtheria.
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Yeu
St. Loula
Trifling With Fate and Shifting Responsibilities
A collection of light quips from newspapers noting Kyflunke's nine rejected proposals and a $50 traveling set spark humor about luck in love and public duty. It contrasts pessimism on rain with optimistic takes on postponed games and double headers.
Time and Place Poem Playful Dialogue
A brief poetic dialogue riffs on spring and responsibility. A character asks about building a bungalow on a jet in the country and contrasts parts of creation between the speaker and the architect. The exchange carries a whimsical, fragmentary flavor.
Peculiar Snippets From A Brooklyn Life To A Boston Transcript
A collage of quips and captions includes odd dialogue about chest expansion with medals and a claim of innocence over a gold watch. It also parodies Mother Goose verse and a train passenger’s remark about seeking a second mate. The page mixes humorous lines and brief notices.
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Brooklyn Life
Boston Transcript
Lame Duck Club Repudiated Senators Get Federal Posts
Former Montana senator Thomas H. Carter, allied with Aldrich Republicans, rebuked for tariff and patronage actions, is named by President Taft to the Canadian boundary commission at $19,000 annually. Carter slated to be Taft’s campaign manager as the commission’s existence lingers.
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Taft Ia
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
Aldrich
Ballinger
Posatmaster
Hitchcock
Senate
People of
Taft
Canadian Boundary Commission
Carterte
Local Color Snippets and Quips in the Toledo Blade
The column surveys playful exchanges and wry quips about tourism, health, agents, and honesty. Cartoonish barbs touch Normandy tourism, peasant civics, and a grocer’s joke about hot bread. There are snickers about doctors, book agents, and a neighborly boast of absolute honesty.
How Sweet Lovers Speak of the World
A playful exchange finds a man declaring the girl is his world and that he wishes to see more of her. The dialogue contrasts travel talk with the pull of affection as the speaker reassures his beloved.
Dam Family Finds One Way Out On Iowa Farm
Howard Mann profiles the Dam family from near Rotterdam who settled on 40 acres in Pella Iowa after arriving in the United States. They came to farm with twelve children and a baby, learning farming quickly and planning future ownership. The family faces attention and pride, refusing to be shamed for a large clan.
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Howard Mann
Pella
Iowa
Dam
America
Rotterdam
Jacob
Holland
Jan Johannes
Gre Bertus
Amertem
New York
Chicago
Pointe
Terpreter
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