Roosevelt and recall of judges spark reform talk
The piece reports Theodore Roosevelt opposing recall of judges but supporting recall of judge-made laws. It cites New York appellate rulings on railroad death damages and contrasts with federal rulings. It notes support from Roosevelt and the Progressive party for initiative referendum and recall as reforms. It also covers a Detroit road congress where C Jeff Davis, the self styled hob o king, argues for better roads to aid itinerant workers.
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Theodore Roosevelt
South America
New York
New York Central
New York City
Albany
United States Supreme Court
Erie
Samples
In Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Mr. Roosevelt
Dramatic Life of Meagher Recalled by Conflicting Claims
The piece recounts Meagher’s life from Waterford birth to Irish independence efforts and exile, noting recent sensational claims including a murder confession and vigilante execution with rival historians doubting the tales, while detailing Meagher’s education and early public work.
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Gary
Montana
Chicago
Thomas Francis
Meagher
Frank Diamond
Pat Miller
Meacher
Miller
David M. Billingsley
Thomas Francis Meagher
Waterford
Ireland
Newfoundland
Clongowes Wood
County Kildare
Confederation
William Smith O’brien
Meagh
Press as safeguard of public rights in 1814 Pittsburgh
The piece extols the press as guardian of public rights and messenger of truth. it calls it a teacher of futurity and amanuensis of history, likening it to the sun that Illumines Gothic night and erases ignorance, guiding minds to knowledge.
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Pittsburgh
Plereau Mount
Zions
Holy Hill
Government Whitewash Recipe Goes To Public Eye
A detailed liquid whitewash formula is described with steps and ingredients including lime water salt rice glue and white pigment. It claims government use for lighthouse whitewashing and describes application, coverage, and color options with pigment adjustments.
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Washington
Location of the Canal Shows Atlantic Pacific Boundary
The Pacific end of the Panama Canal forms the western water boundary. Colon on the Atlantic is about eleven miles east of the 80th longitude. The Atlantic end sits farther west than the Pacific terminus, placing Panama about 36 miles east of the 80th meridian, near Warren, Pa.
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Panama Canal
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Colon
Atlantic
Panama
Warren
Drinks in Akron Leads to Horse Switches Nightly Tale
A man who rented a horse in Akron returned it and, while claiming he had returned it earlier, rode off with another horse after misplacing the first. He claimed frequent saloon stops explained the confusion, and the livery owner finally verified the original return. The incident highlights how some drinkers are lax about horses but careful about their drinks.
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Akron
Youngstown
Crow Named Chair of State Republican Committee
The Johnstown Democrat laments Senator Crow becoming chair of the Republican state committee, saying he will follow Penrose orders and impose old boss control. The piece argues Crow's rise ends an independent GOP era and mirrors past Democratic machine dominance.
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Crow
Penrose
Republican State Committee
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Johnstown Democrat
Meagher’s Civil War Career and Odd Skirt Fine
Immortalized Irish leader Thomas Meagher fled to the United States in 1849 afterconviction for high treason and later led the Irish brigade in the Civil War becoming Montana secretary and governor in absentia. In Milwaukee Elizabeth Gieger was fined ten dollars for a too short slit skirt.
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Clonmel
van Diemen’s Land
Meagher
United States
Sixty
New York Volunteers
Michael Corcoran
Virginia
Bull Run
New York
Johnson
Montana Territory
Sydney Edgerton
Edgerton
Milwaukee
Wis
Elizabeth Gieger
Page
Rockefeller Saves $250 on Tax for Kykuit Home
New York oil magnate John D Rockefeller protested the tax on his Kykuit Hill house at North Barrytown and secured a reduced assessment saving $250.
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Rockefeller
New York
Kykuit Hill
North Barrytown
John D. Rockefeller
Moving Picture Of Charles Wagner Fire Stunt Sparks Injury
Charles Wagner, 21, Far Rockaway, performs a dangerous gasoline fueled pants burn stunt at home. A fire explodes in the improvised show causing him to be hospitalized but expected to recover. The piece portrays a comic yet perilous sequence as bystanders react and a nurse aids.
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New York
Charles Wagner
Cedarhurst Avenue
Far Rockaway
Charles
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Cubist Contest Opens In San Francisco
A cubist contest in San Francisco invites artists who have never drawn beyond a salary to create works using floor paint furniture polish and whitewash in a bold experimental display.
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San Francisco
Pay as you go road plan praised for state needs
The Cambria Tribune argues a pay as you go plan for public roads could fund a statewide system without new debt. It cites large resources and prior 13 million paid to contractors amid Harrisburg graft as justification for cautious, efficient spending under a revised scheme away from the Penrose machine.
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Harrisburg
Penrose Machine
Cambria Tribune
Its Purpose Keeps Husband Awake With Wife's Reading
A humorous exchange shows a husband joking about his wife reading aloud to him to cure his insomnia. The man sarcastically asks how he endures the monotony while she continues, highlighting a domestic squib in a light tone.
Miss Julia Stands Out For Her Polished Demeanor
In the excerpt, Miss Julia is described as a very polished young lady and notably particular about her face enamel, signaling social polish and attire. The dialogue highlights expectations of refinement and grooming in her presentation.
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Julia
Beveridge declares pledge to keep progressive covenant
Ex Senator Albert Beveridge tells a New York Progressive banquet that the party will uphold the covenant made by the founders and by the next generation. He says progress requires steady work until the field is turned and the harvest gathered.
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Progressive Party
Albert J. Beveridge
New York
Emperor Made Guests Pay At Regal Berlin Wedding
The article recalls Emperor William I and his habit of economy. It notes the contrast between the old court’s simplicity and the modern imperial state, highlighting how the Emperor personally extinguished candles and lowered lamps. It mentions guests at meals facing a “pay party” when dining with the emperor at restaurants.
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Berlin
William
Ems
Baden
Take an Anti-Treat Pledge In Georgetown Primary
Twenty five Democratic candidates for Scott county offices met in Georgetown Kentucky and pledged themselves to neither treat nor spend money to influence voters in the August primary. They agreed to reconvene on the eve of the election and require any oathbreaker to withdraw from the race.
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Georgetown
Scott County
Tacec
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