Third Party Rise Foretold By Voter Shifts In Freland
In Los Angeles County the piece imagines a 60 000 vote split with 30 000 Republicans 20 000 Democrats and 10 000 Socialists. It warns that if Democrats fade and Republicans lose faith a socialist ticket could overturn the balance causing a revolution of party power. It notes a third party abroad in Freland with a defined program.
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Los Angeles County
California
Repubicans
Freland
He Calls Himself a Democrat
A criticism of Woodrow Wilson’s governorship and views on democracy. The piece attacks the idea that mass action cannot direct government and contrasts it with the ballot box practices in Switzerland New Zealand Australia and Oregon. It emphasizes initiative and referendum as effective legislative tools and frames Wilson as opposed to democracy.
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Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Wilson
Switzerland
New Zealand
Australia
Oregon
The Court of the People and Arizona Recall Fears
The piece envisions a state where voters can recall supreme court judges and even form a supreme court of the people. It argues that direct voter power could override legal doctrine and contract rights, contrasting it with professional judicial training and caution. The tone warns against populist rulings at the polls.
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Arizona
Supreme Court
Supreme Courts
Supreme Court of the
Law
Observations and Oddities Sparked by Public Figures
A collection of sharp notes and quips about public figures and current affairs. Mentions include Ballinger, Durand, Tom Carter, and Durand’s census claims, plus a Los Angeles lawyer suit and Hancock earnings critique. The tone is satirical, reflecting early 20th century newspaper whimsy and political commentary.
Little Old New York at the Horse Show Gawp Crowd
The Junior Office Boy recalls a crowded horse show scene in New York with gawkers crowding the Vanderbilt box, admiring horses and fashion while Alfird Vandervilt and Mrs Mackimn drew a large crowd amid a recent Reno decision affecting their engagement.
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New York
Allround
Merkis
Queensberry
Jerry Vanderbilt
Andma
Cama
Jejry Vanderbilt
Pepes
Alfrid Vandervilt
Thair
Alfrid
Fragmented Riddles and Quotations in Local Discourse
A collection of unclear questions and dialogues touches on geography state names the White Mountains definitions of terms and elusive references. It includes a banter about a dress and a fictional character Oswald with names like Mrs Krockogelt and Mrs Krockogelt appearing in dialogue.
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Oswald
Pauline Call Sparks Limited Action at Wall
A brief note reports Pauline made a call and Hill tied it to the wall. The item ends with an advertisement for new furnished rooms at low prices, urging calls to The Virginus at 804 Virginia Street near Westlake Avenue.
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Pauline
Hill
Virginia S
Westlake Av
Eee
Moving Picture Actors Get Real Salaries and Big Ones
Estelle Lawton visits the Selly Polyscope Co studio in Edendale near Los Angeles and notes high actor salaries, large extra staff, and the log of production. She describes the studio as a village with a city block, animals, and a demanding schedule, along with pay for prominent actors and behind the scenes considerations.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pacific Coast
Selly Polyscope Co
Edendale
Francia Boggs
Mount Shasta
Chicago
Animale
Fragments of Wit and Wonder in a Quaker City News Sketch
A collection of clipped playful lines mentions Adolf, Ongar, and a Quaker City educator hoping for Wall Street luck. It includes jokes about aviation, Geraldine Farrar, and a labor factoid about the American Federation of Labor. Genealogy-like notes touch on Har vard student Aab and old golf ball materials.
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Wall Street
Boy Scout Allies Seek Missing Osgar in Onion Field
Adolf, panic stricken, meets Kit Carson Boone of Grizzly Bear No. 88 who aids in the search for Osgar. They trail footprints and a campfire as they follow a path through an onion field toward the missing boy, while Ongar reacts with anger at the bratwurst discovery.
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Adolf
Osgar
Dot Feller
Ongar
Scoulds
Osgdr
Oxsgar
From Mad Verse to Capitol Tangles and a Colonial Echo
A garbled montage blends romantic flattery with political jests. It mentions a Colorado legislative session, New York opera excess, a Portuguese army, a college yell for streetcar use, and a provocative remark about severing ears by a Moroccan sultan. Congress plans to meet on Monday December 6.
Then it Happen Trance Finds 402 Bottle In Cabinet
In a strange turn Mr Theophilus J Trance brought home a 402 bottle of carbette acid for cleaning a wash bowl and stored it in the medicine cabinet. He forgot it until that night he awoke with tummy pain and realized the bottle was in the dark.
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Theophilus J. Trance
Mr. Trance
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Detroit
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Hitchcock
Little Old New York
Angeles
Washington Ladies’ Orchestra
White Mountains
Estelle Lawton
Star
Estelle Lawton Linogey
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Capt. Kidd
Kathlyn Whaiaims
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Fred Schaefer
Michigan
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Fice
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France
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Bandle
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Kit Carson
Stardust
Colorado
Monsbackas
Boston
Jimmy
Morocco
Congress
Mike
Love
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Exwachaeon
Medscime
Ae Alkobel« Beverage
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The
Scandinavian American Bank
A. Chilberg
E. Chilberg
T. B. Minahan
J. F. Lane
Cashier
Eastern Outfitting Co., Inc
Second Avenue
Union Street
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