Tawney Loses in Minnesota State Primaries
James A. Tawney, longtime chair of the House Appropriations Committee, loses renomination in Minnesota’s First District as insurgent votes topple him. Sidney Anderson of Lanesboro emerges to face the fall election in a district that shifted to anti-Tawney sentiment.
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Anderson
Sydney Anderson
A. L. Ward
Fred ¢. Stevens
Frank M. Nye
A. Lindbergh
Fighth
Clarence B. Miller
Halvor Steenergan
Rampart
Minnesota
Fred C. Stevens
Congress
Hugh T. Hatter
James A. Tawney
Lanesboro
Man Mistaken For Deer In Adirondacks Killing
Clifford Judd mistook Theron Plumb for a deer while hunting near Tupper Lake in thick brush. After firing three times the victim fell with a back wound and died. Judd, shocked, summoned help and a physician confirmed the fatality.
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Clifford Judd
Utica
N. Y
Inlaw
Theron Plimb
Tupper Lake
Adirondacks
Judd
Plumb
Hammerstein Goes Abroad to Start London Opera House
Oscar Hammerstein sailed from New York on the Mauretania to London to supervise the early construction of his new opera house in London. He will return in a few weeks. It is believed he has engaged Lina Cavaleiri Chanler for the project.
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New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Mauretania
London
Hammerstein
Lina Cavaleiri- Chanler
Suit Seeks 25 000 Damages After Woman Ends Life
In Kenton county Kentucky a suit filed by William Chadderton husband against Henry Holzfester of West Covington alleges the wife committed death by own action after remorse. Mrs Chadderton ended her life three months ago by taking Paris green.
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Cincinnati
Kenton County
Kentucky
Henry Holzfcester
West Covington
William Chadderton
Cannon Ally Who Was Defeated for Renomination
James A. Tawney, once a key ally of the Cannon wing, faced defeat in his bid for renomination to Congress as the party braces for the next electoral fight. The outcome reshapes the House landscape and signals shifts within the Republican ranks.
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Winona
Coneseeanian
Tawney
Roosevelt
Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Congress
Cannon
Talking Parrot From Missionary Seeks Respectable Home
In a London birdshop a pious woman buys a talking parrot for thirty five shillings. The vendor says the bird speaks like a hymn book and warns it is blemished by a habit of tapping its owner’s thumb with a hammer to reveal anxieties about missionaries.
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Blomich
London
Birdshop
Cardui
Cardui Ia
Cardus
Ry i
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chattasoopa Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Teri
The Serpent's Venom Stirs Medical Debate
A physician discussing venom vs poison notes that serpents are venomous not poisonous. He explains poisons harm when ingested while venoms are effective only when injected into the bloodstream, the method by which snakes kill.
The Weapon He Needed
An excited citizen rushes to a police station claiming his wife is in danger and seeking a weapon permit. The captain replies the weapon needed is a cooling fan to stay calm, as reported by the Chicago News.
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Black Stand
Chicago News
An Odd Apology From a Celebrated Statesman
The elvabic apology recalls a heated parliamentary clash where a renowned statesman accused his rival of dishonesty, then in a cooler moment offers a rare confession of regret. The remark captures the tension between political theater and remorse.
Elevator Man's Joke Provokes Homeward Laughter
A Boston Transcript brief notes a quip about an elevator sign reading Meaxe pardon me for not rising. The joke plays on a pun about ascent and service, drawing local wit from customs of building maintenance.
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Dobbs
Boston Transcript
Flexibility of English and French in Language Voice
The passage weighs English as most expressive and musical per Jef feries and Swinburne while arguing French excels in clearness of diction due to vowels. It counters Westley by noting a clergyman’s view that German is not a language, but those who speak the jargon understand each other, highlighting linguistic comparatives.
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Richard Jefferies
Swinburne
Westley
Dollinger
Giants in History A Study of Size and Weakness
The piece surveys famous giants from ancient to early modern times. It notes Goliath’s height and cites a biblical giant with extra fingers linked to degeneracy. It cites Marcel Donnal in Milan and porters of Charles I and Cromwell as examples of strength and frailty.
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Goliath
Marcel Donnal
Milan
William Evans
Cromwell
O'Brien
Lightning Calculator Sideshow Mocked by Farmer
A Chicago News brief recalls a farmer and a rural spectator at a tent sideshow where a so called lightning calculator failed to predict strike locations during a thunderstorm. The crowd labeled the performer the biggest fake in the show.
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Chicago News
A Good Wife Is Heaven’s Gift to Man
In a morning exchange Mr. Marphin extols a wife as heaven’s gift and a forest gem guiding a man to virtue. Mrs. Marphin then calls on Jeremiah, asking what wickedness he has pursued, framing a tense household moment.
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Mr. Marphin
Jeremiah
Mrs. Marphin
Doubled In Value. A Missouri land sale anecdote.
A Missourian who bought Texas land claimed it had doubled in value since purchase to a prospective buyer. The buyer challenged how it could double if the seller offered the same price he paid, and the seller admitted he had paid twice as much as the land was worth.
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Texas
Kansas City Star
Exchange of Compliments at the Market Joke
A comical exchange between Mand and Marie recalls mothers’ grocer shop days with playful boasts and a friendly jab about debts and memories. The dialogue evokes hometown nostalgia and lighthearted rivalry.
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Marie
Warning on pursuing freebies quoted in Philadelphia Record
A column notes that attempting to get something for nothing is dangerous. The Wise guy warns it may backfire, while a simple mug counters with defiant grit. The exchange underscores caution in opportunism.
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Philadelphia Record
Life as burden and joy we choose with courage
A reflective note uses aphorism to urge embracing life with bravery and joy, suggesting personal meaning comes from effort and faith. It frames life as a divine burden and a choice to face it with courage and triumph.
The Obliging Proprietor
A brief cartoon caption shows a drummer begging for an order, while the crusty proprietor grants a polite refusal and tells him to leave. The exchange captures a humorously formal, old time tone.
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Lippincott'’s
Heaven Smites With Mercy Even When The Blow Is Severest
A compact aphorism by R Baillie noting that mercy can accompany divine or fate’s harsh judgments, presenting mercy as a counterbalance to severity. The line reflects a sentiment of hopeful restraint amid punishment.
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Heaven
Electric Bitters Endure Strain, Restore Health Claim
A testimonial from Mrs. J. EB. Van de Lande of Kirkland Illinois credits Electric Bitters with preventing breakdown during a severe three month strain. The ad promotes the tonic as a matchless medicine restoring health and strength with a 50 cent price at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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J. EB. van de Lande
Kirkland, Ill
J. EB. Lemmon
Lemmon
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