A District Cause Celebre
The article discusses the District of Columbia code case Thompson v Thompson and the clash between Congress and the Supreme Court over damages for wife beating. It argues Congress may have overstepped with new domesticism, suggesting a return to traditional remedies like whipping post. The piece notes dissents claim the majority rewrites law and could unleash broad spousal accusations in courts.
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Congress
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Leon Morris
Pascalc
Villag
James E. Martine
James Smith
Martine
Smith
Billy’ Hughes
Hughes
Wilson
Bergen County
Welsh Rabbit Digestion Debate Sparks Nutritional Fuss
A whimsical quarrel over Welsh rarebit rapid shifts from culinary mockery to nutrition. The Department of Agriculture calls the dish “a rare bit” and nutritious though critics object to overanalysis. The piece blends satire with goof about Socrates and Druids, ending noting the dish may not cause nightmares.
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Josh Billings
Department of Agriculture
Department
Socrates
Banking boom and federal court actions in the era
The piece surveys the Department of Justice, railroads and trusts enforcement, and the broader economic boom. It notes modest DOJ spending, selective prosecutions under Sherman and Hepburn acts, and a projected prosperity upturn. It then discusses ten years of bank growth, deposit and capitalization totals, and the role of banks in financing crops and industry, with a note on consolidation and regulation. Details include figures on deposits near 16 billion, capitalization around 32 billion, loans peaking at 5.4 billion, and total bank clearings about 169 billion.
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Wickersham
Tait
Wilson
COL MOSBY AND THE COLT There and Here in British elections
The piece discusses British parliamentary seat shuffles and the Chiltern Hundreds device, noting how political parties draft the nation’s able figures by moving MPs between constituencies. It contrasts this with American practice, cites historical examples, and laments the potential adoption of a sweeping British system in the United States. It also mentions Taft and a Kaiser reference in closing remarks.
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Frewen
Healy
England
Santa Claus
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John G
Kentucky
Car- Viale
Paul
Archangel Michael
Robert ¥. Wayne
South Carolina
John Calhoun
Senate
Webster
Victor
Jim Tawney
Blood Ties and Civil War Echoes Across States
A Hartford Times excerpt recalls a House slur between Wisconsin’s Henry A. Cooper and Connecticut’s Ebenezer J. Hill as one of many family quarrels rooted in shared ancestry. The piece chronicles cross‑state tensions, Mosby’s wartime encounters with Col. Beeman, and Mosby’s praise for Oliver Ellsworth as a foundational figure in U S jurisprudence.
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Wisconsin
Ebenezer J. Hill
Connecticut
Hutte
Middle West
Magon
Dixon
United States
Constantinople
Hartford Times
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Garde
Waa
W. M Beeman
Ann Street
Hartford
Conn
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Brandy Station
J. HB. Stuart
Col. Mosby
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Stuart
Vermont
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Beeman
Col. C. EL
Robinson
Colt Factory
Col Mosby
Colt
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USA
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Mosby
Oliver Ellsworth
George Washington
Automobile Regulations Abroad
The Springfield Republican surveys European traffic rules, noting Germany bans driving in towns to 9 mph and imposes strict licenses with photos, birth certificates, physician’s notes, and harsh road tests. Italy enforces hefty fines for speeding and strict limits 25 mph open roads daytime, 12% mph at night, with narrow village streets. The piece cites Italy’s post office vehicles as a factor in public sentiment against automobility.
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Springfield Republican
Empire
Italy
Post Office Department
COUNT APPONYI TO TOUR AMERICA
Count Albert Apponyi arrives in this country next month as guest of the American Peace Society to tour the United States delivering a series of addresses. He is noted as a leading Hungarian statesman and orator, with wide estates and a history of opposition to the emperor yet favor with the monarch. The piece also covers Sir Arthur Herbert’s potential promotion and notes on Napoleon II remains in Vienna and the risk of a Napoleonic revival in France.
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American Peace Society
United States
Count Hensdorff
London
Prince Hugo Dietrichstein
Hungary
Chamber of Deputies
Francis Joseph Té
Europe
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Christiania
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Atlantic
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Queen Maud
Herbert
Prince
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Alexandra
Venice
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Newport
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New York
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Earl of Pembroke
Herberts
Colebrooke Park
Monmouthshire
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Aiglon
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Reichstadt
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Clementine
Belgium
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Marquise DE Wontenoy
Mooricht
Brentwood Company
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Billy
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Raleigh
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Forker
Naval power debate weighs dreadnought fleet sizes
An opinion piece compares Britain, the United States, and Germany by number and tonnage of dreadnoughts and superdreadnoughts. It notes U S battleships New York and Texas at 27,000 tons, Britain’s Lion and Princess Royal at 26,550 tons, and ranks German ships as least aggressive while praising American naval vigor.
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United States
Germany
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New York
Texas
Lion
Western Hemisphere
Argentina
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
France
No clear single headline from scattered notes
A collage of political and financial jibes references Baldwin Lorimer Panama Canal fair Santa Claus gift Carnegie hero medal references to a $10,000,000 gift and a $29,000,000 fine plus mentions of Judge Landis and inflation of public figures. The text reads as satirical snippets rather than a cohesive report.
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Santa Claus Carnegie
Landis
Winter in Canada Cobogganing Delight for Travelers
From the Befelo Express an ode to Canadian winter joy describes tobogganing as a national pastime. It praises travel, endurance, and sociable recreation across Labrador to the West, noting expert Montreal pilots and the gleaming powder snow as riders descend narrow trails and race through furrowed lanes toward the valley town.
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Befelo Express
Labrador
United States
Arctic
Apa
Mountais
Frém Monteel
Toborzan
Montreal
Tim the dog lone survivor of India voyage drama
W R Stafford recounts a bizarre incident aboard the steamship Indra, where a Malay laborer Goozee earned fearsome nicknames for his height and face while Tim the fox terrier, nine years in the officers mess, stood by the crew through a typhoon from Hongkong to Manila. The Indra, captained by W B Kelway, faced heavy gales and waves in a stormy Gibraltar leg.
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New York
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Indra
Boston
Manila
India
Hongkong
W. B. Kelway
Gibraltar
Exterminating Mosquitoes Through Coastal Methods
New Orleans measures prove effective in destroying wigglers and mosquitoes with calcium carbide, gas fumigation, and mosquito fish. Honolulu and Louisiana use sulphur dioxide and surface minnows to curb infestation, while the New York health department weighs adopting these methods. The piece cites Dr. O'Reilly and notes widespread use by dairymen and marsh residents.
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Health Department of
New York City
Honolulu
Marine Hospital Service
New York
O'Reilly
City Board of Health
Louisiana
Shattering a Tradition Chief Justice White Made
The first associate justice to become chief justice, Edward White, reshaped a long held belief in promotion from the bench. The piece notes prior chiefs rose from politics, and argues experience shows the court guards its honor, citing Grier’s retirement and a recent partisan appointment to the high court. It includes poetry about longing for the Yangtse and distant China.
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Supreme Court
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United States Supreme Court
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Senate
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Elsworth
Marshall
Taney
Chase
Waite
Fuller
Grier
The Wanderer's Christmas In Judge Magazine
A humorous tale by John Kendrick Bangs about a destitute man finding a Christmas miracle as socks mended by unseen hands transform from holes to usable warmth. The piece blends a holiday mood with light social commentary.
Lifes Ups and Downs in Judge's Library
A retired merchant reflects on settling down and the irony of fortunes. He notes that quitting business led to a comfortable fortune only if he had settled up earlier, implying prudence and timing shape wealth. The anecdote pleases readers with practical wisdom in a seaside city tone.
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Judge's Library
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
We buy pleasure and build happiness, and it isn’t cynicism if the world were full of children. Politics feels like a life raft in a stormy sea. Love is what a woman wants before marriage and harder afterward. A woman’s complexion signals how conscious she acts when touched up.
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New York
Points on honesty and manners from the Chicago News
A collection of pointed paragraphs reflects social views on honesty, misers and spendthrifts, and street behavior. It notes a spinster’s view of dark ages, women walking on crowded streets with a good car, and contrasts city living costs for families. It condemns associating with cheap people and jokes about widening the straight path for gasoline joy buggies.
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Chicago News
Leas
Greek and American views mingle in Athens visit
United States minister George H Moses in Athens notes that Greek women differ in complexion from Americans yet their promenades show striking vitality. He forecasts peace under Venizelos and discusses tariff plans, wartime leadership, and a broad slate of political and road-building topics observed during a summer visit.
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George H Moses
United States
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