Central bank proposal sparks political debate in banking reform
In a discussion on banking policy, supporters favor publicly owned central banks with regional branches, praising the regional reserve bill for public control and credit decentralization. Opponents from the Money trust warn it could fail in Congress, while critics liken Taft's political fight to a stubborn donkey and predict renewed tactics to derail reform.
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Money Trust
Wilson
Congress
Ta Burr
Cleveland adopts mail service for court writs in trial
A Cleveland municipal court experiment uses mail to serve writs. From 19 days in October 837 persons were targeted and 823 located, saving costs and time. The old bailiff system would have cost about 270 dollars for personal service versus 67.50 dollars by mail. Court officials nationwide note the innovation.
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Cleveland
Uncle Sam
United States
The Secret of Her Power and Other News
The piece allegesMrs Pankhurst power remains a mystery to her but not to London police. It notes a crowded Commercial Club room for Senator W Lorimer Jones and reports a fatal auto crash involving a Missouri doctor. It mentions Boss Murphy returning a 25000 contribution, Illinois Central workers barred from wearing photos, and beer magnate Busch leaving $10000 to his stenographer.
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Mrs. Pankhurst
London
Offbeat quips and social jests in a crowded column
A miscellany of humorous bits including a 69 year old bachelor named B. F. Keith who married quietly, plus wry quips about civil service reform, seaside etiquette, dry docks and navy squabbles. The item closes with a Thanksgiving joke about turkeys and teeth.
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B. F. Keith
The Man Who Tried a Saloon Feud
A passer-by witnesses a man ejected from a saloon who vows to return and throw out four men inside. He reenters, a scuffle erupts, and a second figure is flung onto the sidewalk as the counter calls for “one.” The exchange continues with further upheaval outside the doorway.
Seattle man tests proposal schedule with three women
A Seattle young man outlines a system to propose to one woman each Monday and Thursday, a second on Tuesday and Friday, and a third on Wednesdays and Saturdays, claiming one will accept eventually.
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Seattle
Plums, Plumes and a Pinched Bagful Tale
A pupil buys plums with a nickel after being urged to test ripeness by pinching. He returns flushed and proclaims he pinched a couple as instructed, then secretly pinched a whole bagful when the vendor wasn’t looking. The lesson sits amid a string of satirical quips on fashion and politics.
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Willie
English Speaking Nations Unite Against Japanese Chinese Mixing
Herbert Quick cites an interview between Sir Richard McBride and Sir Edward Grey claiming all English speaking nations will act as one to exclude Japanese and Chinese from mingling with whites. The piece argues Canada British Columbia will exclude Asians from lumber and fisheries and Japan must accept the stance across the empire.
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Richard Moride
Hbritieh
Columbia
Edward Grey
Colllera Weekly
Cnalla
J. MacMillan Brown
New Zealand
Anssatle
Pacific Basin
Richard McGride
British Columbia
Downinght
London
Great Britain
Ite
Canada
Richard McBride
Foreign Office
Ihs
America
Olympic
Southampton
Sir Edward Grey
Australia
South Africa
Japan
British Empire
California
Diary of Father Time Reflects on Tulip Mania Across Europe
The diary notes a fascination with flowers and urban life, recalling tulip mania of 17th century Holland. It describes tulips arriving from Constantinople in 1859, Dutch merchants’ rise in wealth, and extraordinary trade in a single bulb, including the Viceroy, with extraordinary exchanges like hogsheads of wine and vast goods for a root. A bulb misread as an onion leads to a near-fatal bite.
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Europe
Constantinople
Vienna
Holland
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Darker Hair
An ad touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as an easy, natural way to hide gray hair. It claims the tonic darkens hair evenly with regular use, leaving it glossy and youthful, and it removes dandruff while soothing the scalp.
Seaman Advises Hippos to Curb Canal Vegetation
Malj. JL Le Seaman of the South Army Medical Corps, arriving from Panama, suggested to canal authorities the importation of hippopotami to eat excess vegetation. A canvas possibly Raphael’s St. Anthony and the Christ Child was found among Mrs. Emma Sheldon’s art Treasures in San Diego.
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San Francisco
JL. le Seaman
Sth Army Medical Corps
Panama
Canal
San Diego
Raphael
Emma Sheldon
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W. Lorimer Jones
Missouri
St. Joseph
Boss Murphy
Illinoia Central Railroad
Busch
Boston
Mien
Parcel Post
Second Avenue and
Pike Street
J. P. Rawlings
Mar
Eitel
Brooklyn
Bill Sulzer
Mercury
Herbert Quick
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Meliride
Cheaw
Albert Hansen
Second Ave
Madison
Bradbury
Clarkson
Sads
Union S
Reliable Credit House
White Sox
Douglas
Ariz
Giants
the House of Bear
1St Ave
Columbia St
Tailors
Postal Telegraph Building
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