Working for the Democrats in a Taft Roosevelt clash
The piece argues personal conflict between President Taft and Col Roosevelt harms the Republican party and boosts Democratic prospects. It warns a split could yield a third candidate with slim odds and urges Republicans to bridge divides or risk Democratic advantage in the presidential race.
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Safety at Sea And Government Transport Readiness
The article argues governments vessels are mostly equipped for officer and crew survival in case of accident, citing Titanic as a caution. It notes plans to equip transports with lifeboats suitable for all troops and crew, and highlights Navy discipline, drills, and the ability to abandon ship. It compares naval practice to privately owned ships and stresses preparedness in both peacetime and battle.
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Revenue Cutters
Maryland primary chaos cited as party wrecking issue
The article argues that party wreckers exploiting reform fuels division in Maryland and nationwide, undermining leadership in both major parties. It notes primary system flaws, bitter battles at the 1908 and 1912 levels, and fears for future elections amid internal feuds and accusations of crooked dealing. It highlights reform opponents and calls for restoring traditional leadership.
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Arthur P. Gorman
Post
Baltimore
Gorman
Popullam
New Republic Getting On Amid Chinese Upheaval
Gloomy forebodings about China's new regime have eased as the exactions of exile and famine relief stabilize. Public relief funds aid famines regions while China’s 400 million populace shows rare unity in the republic transition. Powers seem reconciled to upheaval and the government’s restraint earns cautious credit.
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Republic
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Republi
Himalayas
Siberia
Virginia Brooks Elected Board of Education President
In West Hammond Indiana Miss Virginia Brooks known as Joan of Arc of West Hammond wins the presidency of the local board of education. She led women in previous campaigns and represents a strong reform current, faced a male-dominated opposition anxious to curb her influence. The race drew broad support for education values and civic participation.
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Miss Brooks
Virginia Brooks
West Hammond
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Board of Education
Hammond
Miss Brooke
Hero Worship and the Peril of Fame in Society
The essay argues humans idolize heroes to mask fear and impotence from humanity’s dawn. It condemns personal magnetism as a dangerous illusion, noting educated figures trigger worship yet such hero worship thrives in free republics. It cites Caesar, Alexander, and Corsican adventurers as examples of crowds bowing to imagined nobility.
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New York Mecca of Garish Princesses
A British style critique rails at European titled pretensions invading New York society. It cites Princess Wiasemary in London court cases, describes lavish flamboyance, and questions American gullibility, noting rapid transit and global marriages blur elite lines.
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New York
Judge backs recall of judges in Ohio county court
The Sum mit county Ohio judge R M Wanamaker endorsed judge recall at an Illinois State Bar Association meeting. He argued the Federal Constitution empowers legislatures to impeach but since they failed to act the people now hold that right.
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R. M. Wanamaker
Summit County
Ohio
Court of Common Presa
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Very Easy to Distinguish This Pest and Exterminate Him
From World's Week this article explains distinguishing the malaria carrying mosquito by its posture when at rest and its long legs. It notes the female is the biting sex and survives winter in dark places while laying eggs in spring, and it highlights that cooperation can eradicate the mosquito for communities and individuals.
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Kipling
Titanic Money Order Paid In Wreck Mystery
A money order from England for seven pounds drawn on the Washington post office in favor of Miss Ethel Clarke was found among Titanic wreck items. Postmaster General Hitchcock ordered a duplicate $35 money order mailed to Miss Clarke after confirming proper advice was received. About $150,000 in money orders were lost when the Titanic sank. Resting on His Laurels. From the Kansas City renewal. Old Man Stowloud of Osborne is the town’s greatest has been. He boasts of past glories after a single home run and has since done nothing.
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Mies Clarke
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Army Orders Detail Staff Transfers and Training
The Army announces leaves of absence and staff details for several officers including Lieuts Fred J Conzelmann Walter Dunstbar Joseph H Barnard and Maj Gideon Van Voorhis. It lists assignments to duty reports and visits plus garrison school instruction for militia officers and various station moves for medical and ordnance personnel.
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William G. Haan
James P Robinson
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Edwin R. Newbold
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J. W. Caverder
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Dwight K. Bhurtlepr
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Harry T. Pillane
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Walter Reed Hopital
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Japanese In Mexico Survey Expedition Seeks Lands
A private dispatch reports Japan seeks timber and agricultural concessions in Magdalena Bay and along a 0 mile stretch from Manzano to Salina Cruz. Thirty Japanese scientists, led by Katsuyo Tago, survey the region while a consortium including Soichiro Asano backs the effort following U S Senate inquiries to Taft for full information on Mexican land purchases.
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Katsuyo Tago
Warns Against Roosevelt in Open Letter to Taft Backers
The Taft bureau published an open letter by L. T. Randolpe of Randolph, Wyoming, dated April 26, 1912, urging Cummins and La Follette to unite for Taft, calling Roosevelt a danger and warning the ballot may yield a bayonet, appealing to liberty-loving men to defeat Roosevelt.
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Robert M. la Follette
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America
Prison Horror Tales From Nebraska Penitentiary
Albert Prince, a convict, testified about the events leading to the killing of Deputy Warden E. D. Davis during a prison outbreak at the Nebraska penitentiary. He said he aimed to kill either the warden or the deputy and struck Davis when approached. He described alleged cruelties by Warden Delahunty and Davis, opium and morphine trafficking inside the prison, and a brutal punishment in the hole with freezing water from a hose.
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Nebr
Albert Prince
E. D. Davis
Nebraska Penitentiary
Prince
Delahunty
Davis
Hungry Boy Eats Clothing in New York Yard
Ragged and nearly starving James Gilloran a 15 year old New Haven Conn resident was locked in a freight car for 49 hours on the New York New Haven and Hartford line. He wandered to New York seeking fortune, gnawed buttons and torn clothes before police fed him crackers and milk and he promised to go home.
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New York
James Gilloran
New Haven, Conn
New York, New Haven
Pure natural sulphur from Japanese geysers taxed at $4 a ton
The Board of General Appraisers in New York ruled that natural sulphur emitted from Japanese geysers remains taxable at four dollars per ton even when crude. Importers argued for free entry, but the decision states refining method, whether natural heat or artificial, does not affect duty.
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Board of General Appraisers
New York
Treasury Department
Bungo
Old House Doorkeeper Fernando Page Dies
Fernando Page longtime gallery doorkeeper at the Capitol building died yesterday at 61 D Street Southeast from heart disease. A Grand Rapids native and Civil War veteran who lost a leg at Manassas, he served in the Clee army and under both major parties. Interment will be in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Umbrella lightning incident in Newry injures May Piemptt as a bolt strikes a metal handle.
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Remarkable Ducks and Other Odd News from Various Papers
A collage of strange reports describes trained ducks that pull fish from lakes at Lake Minnetonka, a gander injuring and thwarting farmhands near Woodbury, a hen nesting in a tree near Cadiz, Kentucky, and soldiers in Chilean territory saying an unknown monster armadillo-like animal killed some of Major Cabrera’s cavalry men. The items compile whimsical observations from multiple newspapers.
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Cable
New York
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Fricke backs Taft for Republican nomination
London cable to the New York Times reports Henry C. Frick expressing cautious optimism about American trade and crops, while urging Taft to win the Republican nomination for a second term. He praises Taft’s honest economical leadership and notes Democrats have capable contenders.
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New York
London
New York Times
Henry C. Frick
America
Valors and Vague Echoes from Distant Notices
A garbled montage cites Marie Botleau and Kemp in Kansas City Star, with poetic fragments about April notes, nightingales, and farewell to life. It references sailors, the sea, and mortality, ending with a reflection on a soul and eternity. The text threads together literary snippets and oblique attributions without coherent narrative.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Prep
A humorous capsule on male quirks and domestic life. The piece jokes that men pretend steadiness, reveal nothing to their wives, and prefer spending over saving. It notes men’s outgoings, the lure of cheap downtown dishes, and the idea that money troubles shape a man’s simple truths.
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New York
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A collection of pithy quips and aphorisms on gender roles, ambition, and social behavior. Remarks touch on night workers, listeners, love, money, and style, conveyed in a skeptical urban voice with pointed humor.
Injunction Blocks mule from disturbing Potomac sleep
Judge Kimbrough in circuit court restrains a mule owned by Jack Goodwine of Potomac from breying and annoying Benjamin Wise, Potomac Recort supervisor and publisher, detailing a comical rural dispatch style item. Other notes mention an x ray from Pike County News and a wagon accident in Madison County with little harm, plus a traveling animal show and a preserved persimmon fruit report.
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Jack Goodwine
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Benjamin Wise
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Politician Commentary From Willard Congressmen
Citizens and lawmakers discuss presidential candidates and reform issues at the Willard. Florida Senator Meteker praises Underwood while criticizing Wilson on tariffs and trusts. Nebraska General Cowan recalls Civil War ties to McKinley and comments on Roosevelt Taft rivalry. Pittsburgh smokes debate is recast as a modern urban cleanliness issue. A New Hampshire observer recalls failed drinking regulations as an example of enforcement challenges.
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Duncan A. Meteker
Florida
Wilson
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