Will Convert Men to Socialism in New York
An influential group of New York residents form the Society of Practical Socialists to educate and recruit among intellectuals nationwide. Edmond Kelly leads the campaign. members include Chester Bailey Aldrich and Amy Aldrich, Harriet Stanton Blatch, Charlotte Teller, and Rheta Childe Dorr. The aim is to promote socialism across classes through dialogue, not violence, contrasting English and German traditions.
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England
Germany
New York
Society of
Practical Socialists
United States
Chester Bailey Aldrich
Edmond Kelly
Paris
New Socialistic Movement
Kelly
Independence League
Socialist Party
America
Mr. Aldrich
Franklin
New Society
Amy Aldrich
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Charlotte Teller
Bruno
Louis Zimm
J. Lindholm
Johm Martin
Staten Island
Rheta Childe Dorr
Fabian Society of England
Mrs. Dorr
Socialism Is Coming and the Vote Debate
A discussion contrasts the power of the ballot with social unrest and the illusion of easy political reform. It argues that in America progress relies on education over immediate political action, while noting unions, trusts, and potential leadership figures like Lincoln Steffens as future speakers.
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Jericho
England
America
House of Lords
Johnnie Burns
Laborarty
Lincoln Steffens
Indian Schools and Tribal Education Spending
The Cherokees are praised as the most advanced Indians, investing $200,000 yearly in their schools and colleges. Chickasaws run five colleges with 400 students at $47,000 yearly, plus thirteen district schools at $16,000. Choctaws operate 150 schools including higher branches, while Seminoles, though smaller, run ten colleges and sixty five common schools with 2,500 attendees.
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de Soto
Oglethorpe
Georgia
Journal
Poem Leads to Clemency for Lansing Convicts
Carl Arnold and William Harvey, both condemned for the Kingsley mayor murder, are to be released after Gov. Hoch commutes their sentences from death to eighteen years. Arnold’s prison writings, including The Kansas Inferno, influenced clemency and a governor’s inquiry into the case.
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Carl Arnolds
William Harvey
Kansas State
Lansing
Arnold
Harvey
John Marsh
Kingsley
Kansas
Gov Hoch
Kinsley
Guv. Hoch
Oklahoma
Edwards
Marsh
Samuel W. Vandivert
New York
Vandivert
Topeka
Gov. Morrill
Gov. Hoch
Hoch
Portia
Carl Arnold
Kansas City
Bride of the Caucasus procession described in vivid detail
Henry Nevinson portrays a Georgian wedding pageant with a merryman bearing skewers of bread labeled The Quality of Mercy, a bride in Georgian dress, and a village crowd. The narrative blends ritual, music, and vivid cultural imagery as the bride travels in a bullock cart to the couple’s new home, while the article notes the bride’s duties and the procession’s endurance.
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Henry Nevinson
Harper's Magazine
Mr Hoptoad to Board Despite Demands for Forgiveness
A terse exchange quotes a man telling Mr Hoptoad he has married his daughter. The reply seeks forgiveness but adds sharp terms for residence: admission comes with harsh conditions and full payment in advance. The dialogue reflects sharp social satire.
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Hoptoad
Doing His Share in a Kitchen Scene
A kitchen scene centers on a man offering to make coffee on the gas range while a woman declares readiness to work for it. The dialogue showcases a rural tone with phrases like I’m willin’ to work for it and Permit me to turn on de gas, highlighting character dynamic and setting.
Been to Washington and Pennsylva nia avenue referenced
An odd exchange hints at guidance for a young man in a beer hall learning multiple trades including planning and organ work. Mr Hoptoad notes the plan to teach him drum work with his feet as a primary skill. The fragment celebrates quirky dialogue and transient observations.
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Mr. Hoptoad
Feller
Germ Intelligence and Rapid Transit in Chicago News
A fragment from Chicago News raises the idea that microbes may be transmitted by kisses, with a playful exchange questioning the liveliness of germs and linking the topic to rapid transit discussions.
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Chicago News
The Capitol A World In Itself With Hidden Offices
The Capitol in Washington stands as a vast, intricate building with over 430 rooms and many hidden corners. Little rooms and “cells” serve as private offices, and a locksmith’s shop near the ground floor press room holds spare keys for desks and committee rooms, a free service said to be one of the busiest in the building.
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Capitol
Washington
Old Capitol
Uncle Joe
House of Representatives
Rotunda
Somnolent Washington Tale Amid Night Revels
A Washington based youth known for visits to summer resorts is described in vivid, sensational gossip. A New York police reporter, dining in a Pennsylvania Avenue hotel, recognizes a familiar waiter named Louis from the Bozart and learns of the reporter’s fleeting stay and planned return.
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Washington
Down East
Susquehanna
New York
Pennsylvania Avenue
Smith
Louis
Bozart
Department's Distinction in a Government Appointment
A young St. Louisan, among Bartholdt's applicants, passed the civil service exam and was notified to report to the forestry department. He thanked the congressman, who denied involvement but congratulated him. Bartholdt remarked the forestry department archives grafting as a legitimate occupation.
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Bartholdi
St. Louisan
Civil Service Commission
Forestry Department
Congressman Bartholdt
Bartholdt
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Edmond Kell
John Martin
Florence
Calvary
Bride OF the
Caucasus
Gov. Hed
Penitentiary
Weill
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