Minnesota Defeats Tawney Shifts Taft Support in War On Cannon
The First Minnesota district rejects James A. Tawney, a major Cannon ally, in what is seen as a rebuke to President Taft. Tawney had eight years in Congress and was a leading figure in the Cannon machine. The loss signals waning Taft influence and dissatisfaction with his selection of allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Tawney
Minnesota
W.H. Taft
Taft
Tawney
Congress
Cannon Organization
Jim Tawney
Hair Trade Hurtles Toward Crisis Amid Fashion Shifts
A satirical analysis traces how tariffs, shifting styles, and scarce hair supply collide in a hair market crisis. It notes the Payne Aldrich tariff taxing hair as 35 percent ad valorem, fashion dictating color changes from blonde to brunette, and global supply constraints from Breton, Hungarian, and Chinese sources, ending with anxiety over how poor girls will cope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Morganheima
Dame Fashion
Observations and Political Jousts Across Early 20th Century News
A collage of comments on local and national figures, issues, and oddball notes. Mentions include Mayorlike actions by Observations Wardall, concerns about Chicago primaries, Taft’s golf, Seattle police, King County politics, Alaska saloons, and a mix of political humor and social gossip with references to Mary Mannering, Cleveland, St. Louis census talk, and Maine political headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U Wowu
Taft
Cincinnati
Seattle
Shomo
Bob Terhune
King County
United States
Alaska Dance
Wappenstein
Josiah Collins a Seattle Figure for Olympia Legislature
A long profile portrays Josiah Collins as a true gentleman from Seattle preparing for the Washington legislature in Olympia. It praises his public service, manners, and personal style while contrasting rumors of being a “dude” with claims of refinement and respect for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Washington
Olympia
Seattle
Josiah Collins
Josiah Collinge
Greeniah
Josiah Collings
Wally Bie
Honer
Lake
Deak
Josiah Collines
Collins
Josiah Collingers
Ground-Floor Focus Sparks Dowling Skyscraper Debate
In New York, Robert B K Dowling plans a six story building at Broadway and Dey Street after paying $1 million for the plot. He argues ground floor space rents exceed skyscraper returns and a single elevator keeps costs down. A playful hotel signature anecdote closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert BK. Dowling
Broadway
Dey St
Wall
Two-Minute Vaudeville by Fred Schaeffer
A short vaudeville sketch features Thud and Slap trading gags about labor, washing, and pride in domestic arrangements. Slap jokes his wife does the wash while Thud laments dependence, with a closing nod to local business class ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schaeffer
Bear railroad man recalls modest Vermont trip
A Bear resident who returned to Vermont last summer met two old friends in a depot. They discussed work back West with pay around 65 dollars and more, but Vermonters doubted the offer and questioned honesty, leaving them uncertain about earning that much.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menee Place
Vermont
Hig
Then It Happened at Poke Junction Railroad Tale
Horace Ham night operator at Poke Junction misreads a train order causing a mishap at 4 03 a m. He shifts a signal from red to white and misses a pending instruction for a Cider meeting as a train rumbles by. The fragment hints at a concluded scene with the line The End.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Ham
Poke Junction
Cider
Horace
Gatlin Treatment for Drink Habit
A promotional piece touts the Gatlin treatment as a three day cure for alcoholism. It claims complete suppression of craving and restoration of nerves and mental faculties with permanent results, offering institute and home options in Seattle at 434 Queen Anne Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. A. Gunn
America
Gatlin
Gatlin Institute
Queen Anne Ave
Seattle
Wash
Queen Anne
County Physician Endorses Gatlin Institute for Habit Cure
A Seattle notice from 1910 presents Doctors James and Stuart certifying Gatlin Institute as the best treatment for the liquor habit. James notes many private patients treated with "not one ... back to the habit in eight years," while Stuart confirms sending Jackson five months earlier and observing his change. Both praise the Gatlin Institute and its owners as reputable citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatlin Institute
Alkire
Cc. BR. James
Gatlin Snule
Seattle
Washington
Jackson
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Max Wardall
Wilt
Humphrey
Chicago
Ditter
Sawyer
Bothwell
United Press
Mary Mannering
Cleveland
Bootel
Ilinois
ST. Louis
Ieee Alive
Illinois
Beverly Bunch
Teddy
G. W. Conn
Snohomish
Bob Hodge
Helen Taft
O i
Bustard
Rockefeller
Naps
Nick Nichols
San Francisco
Nick
Maud
Maine
Kent
Pine Tree
Gregg
Griffin’s Business College
Hank Huilding
Bekings Moving & Storage Co., Inc
Madison
Twelfth East
Cedar
Ses
Josiah Colling
P. L. Allen
Senate
Seneca
Josiah Collinat
Marion Lowe
Somoay
Rea Pean
Oal Prany
Yee
Jobiah Colling
Kirkland
Lake Washington
Boat Landing
Madison Car
Kirkland Ferry
Anderson Boat
Burke & Farrar
Little Old New York
Manhattan
Thad
Colum
Andrew Clark
London
Gatlin Institutes
Denver
Court House
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