Strong Argument Against Convict Leasing
The Howard Association warns convict leasing costs millions annually, destroys reform efforts, and creates hardened criminals. Wardens who lead by example, not politics, prove most effective in restoring prisoners as productive members of society. Municipal markets aim to cut costs by direct producer to consumer sales, reducing middlemen and shipping in seasonal goods through a city market master. The article cites Nashville as a model for central markets and direct farmer access.
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Lindsay
John F. Carter
San Antonio
Indiana
Indianapolis
Nashville
Child Labor in the South Debate Echoes Across Nation
The piece critiques Dr. Henry W. Vedder for alarming claims about Southern mills and child labor. It cites Dawley and Edmonds challenging Vedder, noting Georgia and Alabama mills show low under sixteen percentages, with nationwide South rates around seventeen and falling, arguing for temperate, fact based discussion.
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Henry W. Vedder
New York
Balkans
Alabama
Georgia
T. B. Dawley
Vedder
Dawley
Department of Labor
R. H. Edmonds
The
Manufacturers’ Record
Dr. Vedder
South
Deaths and odd notes from Brooklyn papers mix tribute and ruse
Brooklyn Times reflects on Joaquin Miller as a soil singing poet while a supposed Kaiser’s brother is jailed in Brooklyn and headlines mock Berlin and Washington. The piece wades through presidential addresses and a faltering glimpse of Mexican peace amid a garbled political weather report.
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Joaquin Miller
The
Brooklyn Times
Miller
Emperor William
Brooklyn
Kaiser
Berlin
Remove Stumps to Aid Southern Farm Yields
The article argues Southern farmers earn less per acre due to smaller fields and higher costs, caused by stumps and irregular terrain. It urges removing field stumps now as a cheaper, long term solution to enable labor-saving implements and better cultivation.
How to Choose a Spouse by Mrs. Ellinwood
A social worker proposes a marriage commission to judge couples before marriage. The test would have the young woman demonstrate cooking ability and the man answer questions about acquaintance duration, meeting place, love, finances, occupation, income, and disposition. The aim is better mating, not merely fewer marriages.
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Charles Ellinwood
Wickersham's Antitrust Drive Faces Incoming Justice Lead
Washington notes that Attorney General Wickersham has pushed major antitrust suits amid long-pending cases. He asserts the Taft administration pressed vigorously without malice and that the next attorney general will inherit a heavy docket and a demand for strong action against trusts.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Department
Mr. Wickersham
Taft
New York
United States
Bonaparte
Roosevelt
White House
McKinley
John Hay
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
New York City
Medicinal Waters Debate Belief in Springs Is Questioned
A medical chemist argues that famed springs in Arkansas Virginia Indiana and Europe offer no special cures beyond mineral content and hydration. He says improvements stem from rest fresh air and company, not magical waters, and home treatments could mimic spa benefits at little cost.
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Arkansas
Virginia
Europe
Indiana
West Baden
French Lick
Memphis News-Scimitar
Helen Plans Thanksgiving Dinner on Tight Budget
In a small apartment Helen faces the challenge of hosting Warren's family for Thanksgiving. She drafts a menu inspired by magazines, estimates costs at about $20 for raw ingredients, and schedules cleaning and prep with Delia to avoid overwork. She overbuys modestly at stores, adds flowers, and struggles to keep within the budget.
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Mabel Herbert Urner
Helen
Warren
Carrie
Delia
Tragic Night Leads to Secret Underground Passage
Count Gremy confronts poacher Chertier after a wolf trap crisis. Lucienne vanishes during a storm and is later found dead in an underground passage. Chertier dies after failing to reveal her whereabouts and a cave is discovered two years later with Lucienne's remains.
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Count Gremy
Trois Veneurs
Chertier
St. Germain-des-Boig
Lucienne
Chavannes
Antheaume
St. Germain-des-Bois
Laurent
Monsieur
Debate over British charity and funds for Antarctic dead
The piece notes Scott era appeals to Britain to support families of fallen explorers, contrasting public sympathy with reluctance to fund a national appeal. It cites Westminster Abbey memorials, Votes for Women protests, and mixed views on government versus subscriptions, reflecting a transatlantic press tone.
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Scott
England
Westminster Abbey
Three Kingdoms
New York Herald
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