The Rebel Captain in Progressive Convention
John M Parker of New Orleans gains notoriety as a fiery figure at the Chicago Progressive convention. He recalls a past episode from St Stephen's college when he direct-acted justice on a student who betrayed a classmate, earning faculty attention and student respect for his resolve.
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John M. Walker
New Orleans
Victor Murdock
Chicago
John M. Parker
New York State
Anandale
Parker
St. Stephen's College
New York City
John
Foch of France A wartime portrait from a confident admirer
A writer lauds General Foch as one of France’s greatest leaders, noting his intuition and quick grasp of battlefield needs. The portrayal emphasizes his Pyrenean origin, compact stature, piercing gray eyes, strong features, and a benevolent iron gray mustache, with admiration from General Joffre.
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France
Poch
Republic
Somme
Joffre
Foch
Pyrenees
Winslow’s Famous Feat Admiral Winslow War Hero Story
Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow, retired at sixty two, gained fame for cutting cables at Cienfuegos Harbor during the Spanish War. Wounded in hand, nine others injured, including Winslow, as Spanish fire opened from 150 yards. He later served as full admiral and on the Slocum commission. born 1854 in Wareington, entered naval academy 1870, graduated 1875.
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Cameron McRae Winslaw
Spain
Tieut. CG
Winslow
Cienfuegos Harbor
Cuba
Pacific Fleet
Slocum
New York
Warehington
Naval Academy
Senator Nelson Corrects Steamship Relief Bill Reading
In the senate a calendar bill for steamship relief faced a mispronounced owner name. Clerk stumbles over Bruusgard Klosterud Dumpskipaktieselskab, provoking laughter until Senator Nelgon explains the proper pronunciation.
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Senate
Elerk
Nelgon
Orisa Hod Speer
Brundage Wins Out in Primary Count in Illinois
The official and unofficial counts from the September primary show Brundage defeating Burr by about 2,636 votes for Republican attorney general. Cook County results are not yet final but not expected to change the outcome. Illinois leads in state fair financing and agriculture spending, with notable figures on receipts and expenditures, while the Illinois budget bureau plans a comprehensive budget for the upcoming legislature.
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Springfield
Edward J. Benndege
Chicago
Cicero
Coole County
Hichard J. Burr
Cook County
Sinoly
Falm
Ilinois
Iowa
Minnesota
New York
Ohio
Illinois
State Board of Agriculture
Uiinoig
Forty-Eighth
General Assembly
Willey W. Bell
Senate
House
Dunne
Edward ©. Gurtis
Richard J. Barr
Edward J. Smejkal
Willam P. Holliday
Ruling on Freight Car Distribution in Springfield
Ullners state utility commission adopted a conference ruling for equitable freight car distribution to ship grain. Following a recent hearing, the measure aims to ease a statewide grain car shortage. Railroads must compile four years of elevator business data by December 1 along the Utica line. Cars will be allocated pro rata.
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Springfield
Ullners State Utility Commission
Une Ta
Roumania and its peasantry described by National Geographic
A James Howard Gore dispatch to National Geographic outlines Roumania’s rural life and landscape. It details Roumanian peasant dress, cuisine, agriculture, and the role of nationalism, with notes on Moldavia Wallachia Transylvania and Carpathian borders and the Danube frontier shaping regional identity.
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Try
National Geographic Society
James Howard Gore
Europe
Roumania
Carmen Sylva
Middle Atlantic
Moldavia
Wallachia
Carpathians
Austria-Hungary
Transylvania
Verdorova
Hungary
Transylvania Alps
Kuzan
Budapest
Temesvar
Troumanis
Kazan Destile
Serbia
Tron Gate
Danube
Rudievatz
Bulgaria
Romania
Pruth
Czernowiltz
Galatz
Bessarabia
Black Sea
Greninr Land Sey
Nobility and Kingship, as Seen by H G Wells
A quotation reflecting on nobility and kingship, arguing that power does not guarantee nobility. Wells contends many modern rulers fall short of true kingship while the real governance comes from individuals who forsake naive passions to serve the world.
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Earth
H. G. Wells
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Brundage
Victor
Sook County
Uniols Legislative Reference Bureau
Public Utilities Commission Bulletin
Engineering Department
Tlmois Public Utilities Commission
Totel
Bare
Brumhege
Downstate
City and Cicero
Pees Weer
Brandage
Elos
Barr
Fesenee
Cleero
Bucharest
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