Mayor Weaver urged to prosecute city officials
Elihu Root advises Philadelphia mayor to press charges against prominent municipal figures, noting District Attorney Bell’s refusal to pursue indictments. Root urges the mayor to petition a magistrate and pursue prosecutions within the law to curb political crime and defend honest government.
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Elihu Root
Weaver
Philadelphia
Root
John C. Bell
Jorge Gordon
Frank H. Caven
John W. Hill
Bureau of Filtration
Caven
Hill
Caven and Hill
Sato
Funston on Trial for Inflammatory Utterances and Weapons
Prominent Kansan ex congressman Funston stood trial on charges of inflammatory utterances and carrying concealed weapons tied to the dynamiting of three saloons in Lola. He testified in his own defense denying the prosecution's account, claiming he feared a threat to burn his property and sought to protect it. Judge Adair said he would reserve decision until next week.
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Kansan
Funston
Lola
Adair
Wheeler
West Side
Judge Frees Lewis Mail Bank From Receivership
Judge McElhinney of the St. Louis county circuit court dissolved the receivership of the People's United States Bank capitalized at 2 500 000. Receiver Selden P. Spencer appointed earlier is discharged after the secretary of state Swanger failed to investigate the bank’s affairs before seeking a receiver. The decision cites lack of thorough investigation and reliance on Swanger’s impression of conditions and business methods.
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Lewis’ Mail Bank
People's United States Bank
McElhinney
St. Louis
Swanger
Pollard Defeats Mayor Brown in First District Contest
Ernest M. Pollard was elected to Congress in a special election Tuesday with a two thousand to twenty four hundred vote margin based on incomplete returns. Brown carried only two Lincoln precincts as Bryan campaigned for Brown, urging high turnout while Democrats pursued a still hunt for votes.
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Ernest M. Pollard
Pollard
Twen
Brown
Lincoln
Ae Tae E
W. J. Bryan
First District
Mayor Brown
Somersby Estate Sells Nearby Tennyson Links Rooms
Somersby estate in the market with the rectory as its centerpiece a rambling structure noted by the Academy Its grounds blend Tennyson associations from In Memoriam to Maud The brook Holywell Glen and nearby Mablethorpe appear in the scene referenced by poems and poems cited as inspirations for the poet’s landscape and memories
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Tennyson
Somersby
Academy
Holywell Glen
Byron
Mablethorpe
Lover's Bay
Unnamed poet praises own verse with high regard
The speaker claims no poet can match their own poetry and asserts readers will envy their work. They casually dismiss famous writers like Shakespeare Milton Pope Browning Keats Byron Tennyson, insisting none measure up to their polished, jewel like lines.
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Shakespeare
Milton
Pope
Browning
Keats
Byron
Tennyson
Blanche
Goodman
Bath in Goldfield Spreads Rumors of Water Relief
Reno lawyer Oscar J. Smith notes Nevada mining camps now have sufficient water and recalls Goldfield bathhouse scene. A bathhouse sign promised baths, ticket system puzzled patrons with a three to four week wait, reflecting early camp scarcity eased by new water supply.
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Nevada
Oscar. J. Smith
Reno
Goldfield
San Francisco Chronicle
Prohibition-Era Outburst Leads to Pawned Young Man
A young man on Main Street in Durant Oklahoma Territory delivered wild, profane bragging about drinking and destruction. He is now in pawn and seeks a farmer to "take him out of heck," per the Durant News account.
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Denison
Main Street
Pawn
Heck
Cure for disfiguring ulcer praised by Brooklyn woman
Mrs. P Hackett of 400 Van Buren St Brooklyn says Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills cured her mother's severe ulcer once deemed incurable. The disfigurement faded and her face became smooth and clear again. A mother and son exchange a crust joke about saving crusts for later use.
Defiance Cold Water Starch Offers Real Value
Ad copy touts Defiance Starch as a 16 oz package priced at 10 cents, larger and same price as 12 oz rival packs. Claims no injurious chemicals and that it never sticks to irons, urging customers to demand the 16 oz Defiance.
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Defiance
Jront
Woman Seeks Harmony Yet Demands Her Own Way
A woman is described as anxious to let her husband have his own way provided it matches her plan. The remark captures domestic negotiation and the push for equality within marriage dynamics.
Defiance Starch Promotes White Clothes For 10 Cents
A vintage ad fragment promotes Defiance Starch highlighting white fabrics and a price of 10 cents for 16 ounces. It asserts long lasting whiteness and recommends Defiance as the superior choice, claiming once used it is always used.
Where the Gang Rules
Col Sheldon Potter leader of Philadelphia police references gang rule and municipal corruption at a dinner party. He cites a New England town school board meeting where corruption led to dissipation and a clerk allegedly signed checks with whisky, drinking the ink.
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Col
Sheldon Potter
Philadelphia
New England
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cure For The Blues Promises Relief With Pinkham Remedy
An ad recounts a woman suffering severe blues tied to nerve strain and menstrual distress. It cites Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as restoring health and buoyancy after consulting Mrs Rosa Adams of Louisville Kentucky. The letter to Mrs Pinkham requests advice for female derangements and urges trying the product.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Rosa Adams
12Th Street
Louisville
Roger Hanson
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