Theatre Ticket Extortion in New York Shows High Prices
The Rochester Post Express argues New York managers inflate theater prices to exploit public demand. A $2 orchestra seat has risen to $2.50 with $0.50 ticket-agent commissions, justified by higher costs but framed as consumers paying for excess profits, as most plays are worth far less than the charged rates.
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New York City
Moving Picture Houses
New York
New Yorker
Rochester Post Express
Swindlers and Victims Across Time
A columnist notes recurring confidence schemes in New York and Chicago, citing a Chicago boarding house keeper duped of $1500 by a smooth con artist linked to baseball magnates. The piece laments how victims and dupes persist, recounting historic swindles like counterfeiting and green goods and warning the public to beware of similar clever schemes.
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New York City
Chicago
Windy City
Altoona Tribune
New York
The Local Newspaper Echoes Community Ties
The piece extols the local paper as a neighbor and friend to the town. It highlights how the paper serves citizens and businesses, supports home interests, and urges patronage to sustain its prosperity.
Rumor of Owen Wister’s Death Probed by Hunt Trip Claim
The novelist Owen Wister, reported dead recently, asserts he is alive and plans a hunting trip. The tale, fueled by mistaken identities on outings, prompts friends to consider sending obituaries to newspapers.
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Owen Wister
Oil City Blues at Odds with Cobb Over Auto Club Affiliation
The Oil City Blizzard notes Ty Cobb and other baseball players performing repertorial stunts are not members of the Pencil Pushers Union and cannot join while they own their own automobiles. The paper says it will keep its card for some time.
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Oil City
Ty Cobb
The Horse Diet Rule Cited As Survival Fact
A historical note claims a horse can survive twenty five days on water alone, seventeen days without both food and water, and five days with solid food but no water, highlighting a stark regimen for endurance.
The Deal Female Figure
Measurements given as the correct proportions for a beautiful figure. A 5 foot 5 inch woman should have a height matching arm span from fingertip to fingertip, a 24 inch waist, 34 inch bust, 13 inch upper arm, 6 inch wrist, 14 1/2 inch calf, 21 inch thigh, and 8 inch ankle.
May Get the Eel proverb quoted by David Graham Phillips
The late writer David Graham Phillips described marriage with a cynical quip at a Princeton club reunion. He cited a Persian proverb about marriage comparing a man proposing to reaching into a sack with thousands of servants and one eel, noting sometimes he may draw the eel if fate allows.
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David Graham Phillips
Phillips
Princeton
Princeton Club
New York ‘‘Tribune
Uneasiness at Canton and Hankow Skirmishes Rise
Shanghai reports skirmishes between rebels and imperial troops at Hankow near Seven Mile Creek with artillery fire. Rebels retreat then advance after reinforcement. Proclamations urge nonpayment of taxes until a republic is formed. Feng Shen killed by bomb explosion in Canton. Ten thousand Japanese troops said to arrive at Mukden, disputed by Japanese circles. Rebels seize a steamship at Hankow for transport.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Seven Mile Creek
Canton
Feng Shen
Mukden
Manchuria
The Genevieve Who Married to Reform Him
Genevieve marries James a real estate man who vows reform after a night of drinking. Despite vows and prayers, James relapses, then reforms briefly and finally becomes a shabby, ghostlike husband who never achieves real change. Genevieve learns reform may be illusion.
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Genevieve
James
Big Brother
Jim
The City Policeman’s Plight in a Crowded City
In dialogue with Magistrate House of New York Officer Findley laments that police officers face mockery and danger alike. He notes cops risk life daily while firemen are hailed as heroes, questioning the town’s dependence on law enforcement and imagining a week without cops.
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Magistrate House of
New York
Findley
Baby Was Mother's First Thought in Fatal Cov Entry Crash
Mrs. Clifford died from a severe concussion after saving her two and a half year old child by tossing it from a car just before it overturned near Stonebridge. Walter Clifford and a friend escaped with minor injuries. The child was unharmed.
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Coventry
Walter Clifford
Stonebridge
Clifford
Choice Engravings and Patriotism in Public Writings
A cheerful citizen declares America is not short of patriotism or art. Miss Cayenne retorts that the drive to possess twenty dollar bills isn’t solely because George Washington’s portrait is on them.
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America
Miss Cayenne
George Washington
Pillars of Society Spark Comic Newspaper Column
A wry exchange on measuring space for social figures prompts a quick column. The bit teases with the idea of giving a full column to the pillars of society, hinting at a humorous take on public figures and space in print.
Reform Victory in Philadelphia Shapes 1912 Gop Push
Philadelphia Oct 17 The reform victory in Philadelphia primaries inspires Pennsylvania Republicans. State Chairman Walton reports broad statewide approval and notes Senator Penrose with George H Earle Jr as mayoral candidate elevates the party. GOP structure tightens for county by elections and 1912 national contest.
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Walton
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Republican Party
Boies Penrose
Penrose
Quaker City
George H. Lurle, Jr
Warle
Earle
Philaphia
Republican State Committee
Keystone
Congress
Washington
Militant suffragists visit United States and Canada
Emmeline Pankhurst and Mrs. Hurst visit the United States and Canada to advance international suffrage. Pankhurst says the militant campaign has yielded progress, pledges a truce while awaiting a hearing, and notes British press interest. She discusses roles for women in war and politics.
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BS. Emmeline
Hurst
England
United States
Canad
Empire
London
Turkey
Persia
Terrible Suffering In A Wicklow Tale
A brief exchange recalls severe pain from appendicitis with one speaker lamenting they could hardly live to tell the tale and the other affirming the suffering as terrible.
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Philadelphia Record
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J. A. Larson
S. M. Sloan
Warren, Penn
American Press Association
Jenevieves
Jamies
Helen
Cerely
M’darling
John
William
Charles
Associated Literary Press
Reform
Taft
Union
Republcan
State Committee
Mrs. Pankhurst
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