Minnesota primary law expands voter reach and nominee quality
The piece argues the concurrent primary on registration day boosted turnout in Hennepin County, with 116 percent support for the primary law. It cites broader adoption in Wisconsin and Oregon, notes rapid nominations, and claims professional candidates improved while machine politics diminished. it describes procedural improvements and refutes prior claims of impracticality.
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Hennepin County
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Oregon
Direct primary law attracts voters and dangers for bosses
John Talman reports on the Minnesota direct primary experiment in Minneapolis. The new system allows direct nominations by the people, reduces machine influence, and offers security in voting with concurrent party primaries. It increases turnout by merging registration and primary voting and elicits support from reform-minded candidates and voters nationwide.
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Landiae
Gervis Probes Miss Fairweather By The White Waste
In a tense exchange Gervis confirms his marriage to the young heiress Miss Fairweather and discusses loyalty, wealth, and the shock of public ties. Paul notices Gervis’s guarded temper as they survey the vast icy landscape and the fate of Gladdy’s unknown nature lingers between them.
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Gervis
Gladdy
Tim
Montreal Ice Carnival Leads to Quiet Intrigue
Paul Andsell returns with an air of triumph to Montreal after aiding the Templetons during a night of danger. Gladdy signs a document under his watch, and Andsell boasts of influence in Montreal society as his wife Diana watches with concern.
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Paul
Templeton
Paul Ansdell
Gervis
Honest Gervis
England
Paul Andsell
Little Prairie Station
Montreal
Nba
Prairie Station
Gladay
Temple-Dene
Gladdy
Templetons
Andsell
Old England
London
East End
Temple Dene
Gervis Templeton
Cosset
Mr.Templeton
Mrs. Templeton
Fayers
Graddy
Grady
Gladyse Templeton
Paul Andrell
Diana
Soda Water Tax Trend Highlighted By Local Vendor
An old joke lingers as a soda fountain vendor explains a tiny tax on soda water. The two week department inspection noted a small amount, barely a favor to water customers, with a 2 percent special tax mentioned.
Growth of Christianity Conflicts With True Faith Says Recorder
At a England church congress the bishop of Ripon boasted that Christians rose from 200 million to 500 million and nations with Christian influence cover 800 million of the world’s 1.4 billion. The Episcopal Recorder questions how many are truly born again and united to Christ, offering little encouragement to believers.
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England
Ripon
Episcopal Recorder
Christ
Imported Raisins to Climb This Christmas
A Washington letter from the Brooklyn Eagle reports a Malaga raisin shortage after a September 15 storm battered the district. Ongoing rain hindered drying of grapes both on vines and after harvest, reducing the crop by about 30 percent and signaling higher prices this December.
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Malaga
Malaga Raisin
Washington Letter
Brooklyn Eagle
Oxford University Valuation Up by Over Twenty-One Thousand
Oxford city authorities raise the assessed value of university properties by 21,524 pounds, shifting tax liability upward. The higher valuation, reported in Chicago Record, signals a substantial adjustment of the college’s taxable base.
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Oxford University
Oxford
England
Chicago
Training of Omaha Children and Tokyo Police Etiquette
An Omaha Indian account describes child training in tepees emphasizing respect for elders, proscriptions against interruptions, and correct use of language. It notes that punishment is communal rather than corporal and that behavior is guided by strict ceremony and gravity. The piece compares this to Tokyo police etiquette taught by Tokyo prefecture, including gentle door knock before entry.
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Day
Ths
Francis la Filesche
London
Tokyo
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