Gifford Pinchot Attacks Republicans in 1914 Speech
In a March 1914 address at Huron South Dakota Gifford Pinchot denounces the Republican Party as corrupt and decaying, touts the Progressive movement led by Roosevelt allies, and attacks Cummins Borah Hadley La Follette and others as failures or traitors, urging voters toward a unified Progressive platform.
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Boies Penrose
United States
Gifford Pinchot
Washington
Chicago
Penrose Barnes
Republican Party
Grand Old Party
New
Progressive Party
Huron
South Dakota
Time For Church to Check New Dances
A critique denounces a new dance craze as a sign of moral decline driven by social conditions and commercialism. It urges church, home, and press to combat perceived sensuality and spiritual degeneration spreading through society.
Banks Under Strain to Help Borrowers
James B. Forgan, president of First National Bank of Chicago, notes 1913 was highly profitable for commercial banks but not satisfactory for bankers. Farmers' cattle feeding and crop withholding created strong local loan demand, shrinking balances with central correspondents and forcing rediscounts. As cattle and crops move to market, central balances should rise and rediscounts ease, aiding money conditions in spring.
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James B. Forgan
First National Bank of Chicago
Government of the fools or by the fools debate
The Philadelphia Ledger quotes Senator Owen arguing that government should protect fools, but not be a government of the fools by the fools and for the fools. The remark frames a critique of democracy and the balance of citizen protection with responsible governance.
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Owen
Philadelphia Ledger
Ice Cream Declared Article of Food by Department
The Agricultural Department in Washington rules that ice cream is an article of food. This springtime decision is greeted with cheer by the girls and underscores food as a basic necessity.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Calling Cards and Wedding Invitations Ad
Advertises latest calling cards and wedding invitations available at the Mail Office in Warren Pennsylvania.
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Warren
The Progressive cause and the Republican split
The speaker blasts Progressive and regular Republicans as split and impotent, arguing leaders betray public good. He laments a decay of a career and condemns bribed by private ambition. He declares leaving the Republican party and beginning a Progressive fight with resolve.
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Republic
Root
Smoot
Penrose
Progressive Party
Mr. Taft
Emerson
Republican Party
Not Sure But Hopeful Letter From Willie to Aunt
A juvenile missive from Saturday Evening Post narrates Willie writing his aunt about family losses and aging relatives. He recalls Henry Begg and his aunt, notes the two week wait for a circus show, and mentions Henry and Willie planning to attend with tickets bought for fifty cents each.
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Becaus Hennry Begg
Hennry
Hennry Begg
Wensday
Goostoo
Simmons & Sapp
Roamin Hipperdream
Saturday Evening Post
Bed reading and the value of newspapers
The London Chronicle notes some confess they never read their daily paper until confined to bed and discover it is good reading. It contrasts lovers of pleasant houses who rarely see them until illness forces rest and a few days of bed ding out might benefit people.
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London Chronicle
Abbott Widow Marysville 88 Passes
Mary Elizabeth Abbott widow of Alexander Franklin Abbott dies in Marysville California on March 9 1914 in the 88th year of her age.
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Abbott
Marysville
California
Mary Elizabeth
Alexander Franklin Abbott
Napoleon's Generals Rise From the Ranks
The article lists Napoleon era commanders and notes their humble beginnings. Bernadotte descended from a blacksmith, Murat from a tanner, Lannes a farmer's son, Ney a poor Alsa tian cooper, Suchet a silk weaver, Jourdan a country leech, Mortier a brewer's boy, Oudinot a farmer, MacDonald a Uist crofter, and Lefebvre a barrack room brat.
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Napoleon
Bernadotte
Murat
Lannes
Ney
Suchet
Jourdan
Mortier
Oudinot
MacDonald
Uist
Lefebvre
Proud Recollection Echoes in a Morning Joke
A Washington Star quip has Mr Meekton recalling a playful scare when his wife mistook him for a burglar. He notes it as the only time his wife Henrietta has ever been afraid of him, prompting light-hearted reflection on perception.
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Ing
Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
Domestic Jar Ends In Courtroom Quip
A courtroom exchange features a sharp joke as a mother urges against an arranged marriage while Father notes her prior concern for his welfare. The judge presides over the witty moment highlighting family tensions in marriage decisions.
Sound common sense beats flowery folly any day
A concise view favors practical judgment over ornate rhetoric. Clear, straight talk counters pretension and misdirection, emphasizing usefulness and honesty in decision making.
Lester Shoe Co Offer on Bar Gain Shoes Bargains
The Lester Shoe Co announces big bargain prices on family shoes from 49c to 2.69 and rubbers from 29c to 89c with styles in pumps and oxfords on sale. Shoppers are urged to visit to see the value.
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Warren Mail
the Home Folk’s Newspaper
Mail Printing Company
J. A. Larson
Penn’a
American Press Association
New York
Leleeleeelel
Ethe
Republican House
Cummins
Bristow
Borah
Hamilton Club
Sriston
Ephriam
Church of Laodiceans
Hadley
Roosevelt
la Follette
LaFollette
Charles A. Eaton
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
New York City
Orchestra Music
C. H. Smith CO
Warren, Fa
Willie
Lester Shoe Co
Boston Shoe Store
Second Avenue
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