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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1909
Page
2
A first congress awarded Helen J. McGinn of New York a Medal of Honor for heroism during the General Slocum disaster on June 15 1904, saving nine children. The piece notes men more often receive the honor and mentions the Medal of Honor Legion as a nonentity.
Delphin M. Delmas, a noted New York lawyer, argues trial by jury is the enduring English legal institution. He cites its deep roots, resilience through wars and revolutions, and quotes a Victorian chief justice praising jury trials as the nearest form of absolute justice in earthly tribunals.
A defense of women's suffrage arguing equal suffragists are the true democrats. It critiques claims of women's biological unfitness and urges adapting the constitution to reflect twentieth century ideals, linking suffrage to liberty and the spirit of 1776. It calls for empowering citizens and speeding democracy through voting rights.
A speaker argues that homemakers and home workers sustain society more than scholars and clubs. He praises Dorcas for making garments and feeding and warming families, condemning excessive book production and idle theorizing. The remedy is to exalt home life and practical labor over abstract ideals.
A boy narrator recounts a chaotic morning after his father and a cowboy are seized for trespassing on the Kaiser’s grounds. Amid erratic courtly feints and a staged “hazing,” the boy defuses a tense scene by asserting Roosevelt’s agents’ involvement, foiling a potential attack and earning a chaotic, farcical rescue.
A jagged narrative recalls a Kaiser era plan involving Africa and a mock siege with concrete "targets" for elephants and tigers. The tale follows a hunter negotiating with an emperor figure, threatening to reveal secrets if not aided, and ends with a confession of fatigue and a toast to rest.
A Boston lawyer recalls a Nantucket petty offense case where the judge and sheriff found no one to imprison. They gave the jailed man the jail key and told him to sleep there nights, sparing the expense of keeping a guard. The tale, recounted from Harper's Weekly, reflects a humorous lapse in jailer duties.
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