Running a Newspaper Says Milford Editor on Truth and Tone
Eugene L Hote of Milford Herald argues that many claim they could run a paper while few truly understand the craft. He cites blunt honesty and risk of offending, recalls a Kansas editor hospital case after a one week experiment, and relays a church wedding notice wedding remark about Sylvia Rhode and James Cannaham.
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George Ade
Eugene L’hote
Milford
Ill
Herald
L’hote
Johnny
Christ
Kansas
Sylvia Rhode
James Cannaham
The
Baptist Church
Open government urged for county commissioners
Editorial calls on Washington County officials to conduct business openly through the press. It argues public business belongs to the people and secret proceedings are outdated in the modern era.
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Washington County
Star-chamber
Frivolous Appeals Prompt Calls for Disbarment
A Jersey City attorney Simpson praised as a leading criminal lawyer faces disbarment after a dismissed appeal is accused of being frivolous. The piece argues frivolous appeals clog courts and waste clients' money, urging reform and harsher penalties to curb delays.
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Jersey City
Simpson
New Jersey
Philadelphia Press
Editor confronts poet over ruined poem in Tit-Bits tale
A furious Samuel Bruner confronts an editor about grotesque misreadings of his poem The Surcease of Sorrow. He cites altered lines such as Lying by a weeping widow eloping and take away the tingling honey replacing money. He vows to return armed.
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Samuel Bruner
George
Albany ‘‘Journal
Astor
Topeka
Philadelphia
Washington ‘‘Herald
Boston
Philadelphia ‘‘Inquirer
Atlanta “Constitution
Germany
France
Washington ‘‘Star
Allen Seeks Re nomination for Warren Recorder of Deeds
Advocate praises Ed R. Allen as capable, efficient, and faithful in Warren county recorder duties. He has completed two terms and seeks a third, arguing familiarity with the office ensures better service than an untested candidate Frank A. Wood of Grand Valley opposes. Voters must decide which man best preserves county records and serves the public interest.
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Mr. Allen
Frank A. Wood
Grand Valley
Warren
Make Life a Heaven Not a Hell of Unrest
A lengthy moral reflection by Washington Gladden urges readers to start heaven in their own lives now. It warns that ongoing discontent envy jealousy and a perverse will will harden into a daily hell more dread than Milton imagined.
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Milton
Washington Gladden
Ontario
Quebec
Laurier
Maritime Provinces
R. L. Borden
Fielding
Nova Scotia
Lake Superior
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Edmonton
Frank Oliver
British Columbia
Prizefights and Poultry in a Color Line Scrape
The London Mail quotes a wife questioning foul play and poultry metaphors in a prizefight between a white man and a colored opponent. She cites claims that the white fighter hid a “duck” to avoid a coloured rival and that the colored man claimed a foul in the seventh round.
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John
London Mail
The Bright Spots
A reflective note urges finding the bright spots in any experience. It counsels that most experiences contain pleasant elements and that even when things are bad there is potential for improvement.
Free Advertising and Public Spirit in a Prairie Editor
The Wellington News editor laments giving away space to advertisers and society events for free. He mocks complimentary tickets and urges schools and churches to fund their own notices, noting a shift toward paid advertising and a focus on responsible school funding.
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Wellington
Kan
Deadhead Brown
Quotable Snippets From Across Newspapers
A collage of brief quotes on wealth ethics politics and rivalry from Albany Toledo Philadelphia and other papers. Notable lines include efforts worth wealth honesty pro bono notions and roadbuilding prompts alongside arbritration ideas and a witty jab at misused public service terms.
Thirty Kinds of Kisses
A humorous note on kissing across cultures cites Dr Nyrop a Danish professor who described ancient Roman three kiss types basia suavia and osculua. The piece contrasts German kissing terms over thirty styles and mentions the German nach kussen meaning making up for missed kisses.
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Nyrop
Oscula
Basia
Suavia
Her Second Marriage Ram’s Horn Quip on Husbands
A humorous Ram's Horn remark follows a wedding scene noting the bride's playful assessment of her new spouse. She recalls her first husband as a pretty good sort and questions the present groom's future character despite his self-promotion.
Canadian Reciprocity Campaign Nears End In 1911 Politics
The near end of the reciprocity struggle sees Liberals and Conservatives confident of victory on September 21. Ontario and Quebec dominate the battle, with Bourassa’s Nationalist push shaping Quebec and Sifton and Whitney influencing provincial campaigns. Leaders like Laurier promise retirement if defeated as the nation weighs imperial ties against free trade with the United States.
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Canada
Dominion
North America
Wilfrid Laurier
Ontario
Quebec
Henri Bourassa
Bourassa
Louis Papineau
Laurier
McBride
British Columbia
Robert Rogers
Manitoba
Clifford Sifton
Sifton
Commission On Conservation
James Whitney
United States
Frank Cochrane
Cochrane
Nizam of Haidarabad dies at age 80 with vast wealth
Asaf Jah Nizam-ul-Mulk, premier prince of the Indian empire, died recently. Born August 18, 1866, he succeeded in 1869 and ruled Haidarabad with an annual income near ten million dollars. His jewels included the famed Nizam diamond and a ruby crown from Persia.
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Indian Empire
Asaf Jah Nizam-ul-Mulk
Nizam
Haidarabad
Nizam Afzul-uddaula
Abu Bakr
India
Deccan
Golco
Golconda
Shah Abbas
Persia
Engineer and Son Survive 2000 Foot Avalanche Ride
Civil engineer W. L. Brown of San Bernardino and his thirteen year old son Lawrence rode an eight foot deep avalanche down Mount Grayback. A rolling boulder initiated the slide causing the crust to slip and carry them toward the ridge bottom where they narrowly escaped death near the saddle between Grayback and Mount San Bernardino. They survived by being near the top of the slide.
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W. L. Brown
San Bernardino
Cal
Mount Grayback
Lawrence
Big
Young Brown
Brown
Grayback
Mount Sant Bernardino
Anointed With Holy Oil at Mercian Coronation
Egferth of Mercia, aged 78 A. D., becomes the first English king recorded to be anointed with holy oil at his coronation, marking a historic royal rite.
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Egferth of
Mercia
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