The Home and the Modern Day Woman by Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt
In this essay Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt argues that women’s wage earning is a permanent change driven by necessity and industrial progress. She notes home production has shifted to factories, urges equal opportunity and protection for working women, and predicts universal suffrage will follow similar logic as in male enfranchisement. The Tasmanian extension of voting rights is cited as a recent example.
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Mrs
Carrie Chapman Catt
Tasmania
Bribery Debate Voices Across Nation From John Harsen Rhodes
A speech by John Harsen Rhodes, president of Greenwich Savings Bank, discusses bribery in politics. He argues corruption stems from both citizens and corporations, urging stronger laws and voter awakening to curb the influence of money in campaigns.
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John Harsen Rhodes
Greenwich Savings Bank
New York City
Ribery
United States Congress
Why Negroes Seek the City
The piece argues rural public schools are inferior and unevenly funded, driving African Americans to cities for longer terms and better teachers. It notes missionary schools in urban areas and links schooling to land values, claiming better schools could raise farm prices and curb rural exodus. It also cites police protection and lynching as factors pushing movement to urban centers, urging serious attention.
Iroquois Theatre Fire Coroner Verdict Names City Officials
Chicago coroner's jury holds Mayor Carter H. Harrison and eight others to await grand jury action after finding violations of fire safety and building ordinances. Will J. Davis, George Williams, Edward Laughlin, William Sallers, James E. Cummings, William Mullen, William H. Musham named with duties cited. Warrants prepared for arrest. bail and jail to follow if needed.
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Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
Will J. Davis
George Williams
Edward Laughlin
Williams
William Sallers
James E. Cummings
William Mullen
William H. Musham
Harrison
Musham
Iroquois Theatre
Masham
Sallers
Cummings
Investigations Probe E D Haines Co Depositors’ Prospects
West Chester Pennsylvania January 26 investigations by the receiver into the affairs of the banking firm E D Haines Co which closed its doors Monday show little hope for depositors beyond a possible twenty five percent recovery. Deposits total about one hundred thousand dollars with many assets of uncertain value.
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West Chester
E. D. Haines & Co
Oven Tragedy In La Crosse Family Child Dies
In La Crosse Wisconsin a five year old girl placed her baby brother in a hot oven and closed the door baking him to death before the mother returned. The oven had been heated for baking.
Lieutenant Flake Killed In Mindanao Entering Moro Cotta
Lieut. Campbell W. Flake of the Twenty second Infantry was killed while attempting to enter Moro Cotta Mindanao to examine the locality. He was with Private Fog. Moros fired on them during Maj. Bullard’s parley. Moro Cotta was seized by assault with about 20 Moros killed.
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Manila
Campbell W. Flake
Twenty-second Infantry
Moro Cotta
Mindanao
Fog
Flake
Bullard
Lessons and laughter in a vintage schoolhouse scene
A collage of quotes from Harriet Crocker LeRoy and Washington Star through Youth's Companion reflects on schooling versus life lessons, patience, trust in God, and the value of duty. Grandma frets that kids today miss true study while a child boasts a raffia basket challenge and a daydream about life’s simple crafts.
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Grandma
Nannie
Harriet Crocker LeRoy
Poetic Readings on Love Faith and Ambition
A compiled poetry page quotes multiple authors from Century, Lippincott's, Chicago Record-Herald, and New York papers. Verses reflect religious reverence, marital devotion, male ambition, and awakenings of light with imagery of tides, winds, and dawn. The piece blends devotional lines with romantic and aspirational themes.
Peruna praised by medical examiner and doctors
Medical Examiner R L Llewellyn of the U S Treasury and others endorse Peruna as a systemic cure for catarrh and related ailments. The ad claims rapid personal cure, broad physician use, and invites readers to request Dr Hartman’s free medical advice from the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
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R. Llewellyn Jordan
U. S. Treasury Department
Columbia College
West Point
Peruna
United States
M. C. Gee
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Doctors Praise Hartman Peruna Across Regions
Dr. Robert R. Roberts of Washington D C and Dr. R Robbins of Muskogee Oklahoma attest to Peruna aiding catarrh coughs weak stomachs and appetite. Dr M C Gee of San Francisco notes many cures and strong evidence of value after recommending Peruna to patients.
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R. Robbins
Muskogee
I. T
M. C. Gee
Jones St
San Francisco
Cal
Stray Stories Abridged Cartoon Caption
A brief Stray Stories fragment presents playful banter about a mustache and luck while pondering fate and timing in a meditative mood, capturing a light humorous tone.
Winter Tourist Tickets on sale via Queen and Crescent Route
Winter tourist tickets available through Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway with connections to the South Southeast and Southwest. Valid for return until May 31 1904 and may take varied routes via Lookout Mountain Atlanta Asheville and the Land of the Sky. Information from W C Rinearson G P A Cincinnati.
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Queen & Crescent
Southern Railway
Florida
Lookout Mountain
Atlanta
Asheville
Land of the Sky
W. C. Rinearson
Cincinnati
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Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
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