Taft backs Ballinger as Pinchot faces test in White House
Taft approves Ballinger without finding fault and orders Gravis dismissed. The piece argues Pinchot must resign to preserve conservation policy. Roosevelt’s influence looms as Pinchot’s fate determines Ballinger’s standing. The writer critiques Taft's handling, hints at broader geopolitical ironies, and muses on ongoing controveries.
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Ballinger
Department of the Interior
Taft
Gravis
Gifford Pinchot
Mr. Pinchot
United States
Roosevelt
Pinchot
White House
Lisle Sox vs Red Helfers End in Darkened Tie
In Diana's Diary IV a large crowd watched Lisle Sox clash with semi pro Red Helfers at tile works village. Kittie Valencia booted home runs risky swings, Capid La Loup pitched well, and the narrator nearly homered but slid into third injuring the captain. Darkness halted play after a spirited rally and gate take.
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Capid la Loup
Hayseed
Boggesa General Emporium
R. Splash
Lisle Sox
Halfbreed girl Bertha Rocca driven to outdoors life
A Mexican raised half Indian girl Bertha Rocca leaves a Spanish adoptive family to live in woods and sea shore. At San Francisco she is detained in a children's home awaiting fate as officials consider returning her to her mother in Mexico or placing her in a convent. She speaks of a longing to be outdoors and questions about her mother. She says she did not run away but went because she wanted to.
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San Phanco
Ia Ag
Ae Little
Bertha Rocca
Golden Gate Park
Hertha
Mexico
Fragmented Quotations and Snippets From 19th Century Papers
A collage of quotes and snippets from various papers includes humorous lines about travel passes, boardinghouses, and sea navigation. It features playful exchanges on marriage, money, and social irony, with brief references to readers in Kansas City, Dallas, Chicago, and New York.
Baillargeon’s Fall and Winter Fu Here
Baillargeon’s advance showing features distinctive designs and exclusives. Pure from European ports offered direct, with emphasis on masterful styles on the other side and modern fashion in select shops.
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Baillargeon
Dining room repapering turns into comic wall art
A landlord delays repainting a tenant’s dining room in New York. The tenant retaliates by wallpapering with comic strips from Sunday papers, including Katzenjammer Kids and Little Nemo, aiming to embarrass the landlord. Two visitors ask locals for art museum directions, discovering concerted ignorance about the Met.
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Katzenjammer
Fragmented Outburst Text From Everett True
Disjointed OCR style lines describe a loud outburst and a crude threat. The garbled phrases reference handling a woman and physical aggression in a hostile hostile tone. The readable fragments suggest a confrontation or taunting exchange without clear context.
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Col Roosevelt
Russia
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Roberts
North Pole
Poland
Diana
Red Helfer
Kittie Valencia
Josh Wise Sayer
Cleveland
Aton
Mior
Re. Umeo
Houston Tranaser
Little Meare Peck
Chicago
Dallas New
Kansas City Times
Strangers Pam Ie
Dantah
Heston Hecord
Spe
Jones
Howes
Undertaker
Sonne Itty
Steeg
Gottros
Gottrox
Ayracuee Herald
Hudson Bay
Alaska
Bensam
Ter Eee
Madras
Percale
Infanta
Dr. Denton
Panttary
Little Old New York
New York
Grand Central Station
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Jterker
Metropolitan Museum
Bil
Bill
Fred
Metorpolitan Museum
Baltimore
Providence
Galveston
Coney Island
Everett True
Pape
Sutherland Sisters
Bartell
Sloan
Minard
Ballard
Victor
Victor No
Seattle
Sherman
Second Ave
Pacific Coast
Victor Talking Machine
Victor v
Victor T
Victor vi
Trata
Blanche Bates
Camilleville
Mabel Hite
Masinova
Marie Doro
Barrymore
Fastern Outfitting Co. Ind
Bartell Drug Stores
Old Store
Yeasler Way
Second Avenue
Island Pike
City Market
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