Municipal ownership debate and press satire text
A lengthy discussion on municipal ownership of public utilities in the District of Columbia accompanies satire on the comic post card and political notes. The piece examines costs, accountability to Congress, and whether municipal control would work in practice, citing Commissioner Weal and Chicago history. It also critiquely surveys strips on postal humor and political jabs with regional asides and international reflections.
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Weal
For
Congress
Treasury
Chicago
Jenkins
House of Representatives
Music cures bad boys says Prof Chevalier at 9 West Thirty-fifth
A Newark World report profiles Prof Arthur Chevalier promoting music as a temperamental cure for misbehaving youths. He classifies temperaments as hot and dry, warm and flowing, cold and sluggish, and cold and dry, claiming specific tunes calm each type and even references hypnotism astrology and phrenology as part of his practice.
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Mme
Constance Chevalier
Prof. Chevalier
Fragments from a wild political and beach life tale
A garbled collage cites Walter Wellman and Senator Tillman on politics and morality, then shifts to Arthur Hulse and a beach life saver motorcycle crash. It rails at modernization and speed, endorses teacher retirement debates in Washington, then ventriloquizes a Shakespearean court of public opinion about acting and decency.
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New York
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Lone Hill Beach
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Tim
Senate
Lafayette and His Descendants and Retired Envoys in Paris
The article outlines Lafayette descendants noting no male heir to his titles and the present Marquis de Lafay ette as France’s chief representative of the name. It then describes a notable Parisian colony of retired foreign envoys, including Bellamy Storer, Perry Belmont, Munir Pasha, Nazar Aga, and others, drawn by Parisian life, cuisine, and social freedom, contrasting it with a monarchical court. It closes with a brief note on King Edward naming Archbishops and crown authority over ecclesiastical elections.
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Legion of Honor
Office hustle sparks smart tracking cart idea
A Beloit Wisconsin firm touts a mail cart modification that records speed and distance via attached autometer and odometer. The device aims to boost efficiency by tracking the boy delivering the mail, reflecting the era's push for measurable office energy and productivity.
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Beloit
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Debates on Immigration and Constitutional Questions at Taft Era Forum
The article reviews a presidential week discussion featuring Taft and secretary Hale, debating the Constitution and alien laws. It notes writers and speakers urging immigration views, with references to Virginia land uplift and southern assimilation, highlighting the broader national mood on policy and republic resilience.
Wall Street Journal skewers pretenders to courage in letters
The text parodies the Senate and university presidents, mocking claims of bravery. It notes Hadley and Lowell as influential voices and omits Archbold from the National Academy of Arts and Letters, highlighting a playful critique of literary recognition.
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Yale
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Bere's Hard-Working Hens from Mahanoy City to Bloomsburg
Andrew Croasley of Bloomsburg owned a hen that laid two eggs daily. Twelve eggs hatched thirteen chicks, one egg produced twins. The pullets, now eight months old, have laid fourteen eggs daily for several weeks, with one pullet laying two eggs per day like its mother.
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N. Y
Boston stenographer refuses liquor dealer letter request
Miss Elizabeth Currier, a Warren Avenue Baptist Church member and Sunday school teacher, quits a downtown stenography job after refusing to write a letter for a liquor dealer. She says earning money from the trade conflicts with Christian teachings and her devotion to God. She contends remaining a stenographer may be impossible while staying true to her beliefs.
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New York Times
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Warren Avenue
Boston
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Pie Eating Champion Sylvester Pallitt Wins Essex County Contest
In a pie eating event under James Boyd council and American Mechanics, Sylvester Pallitt set a New Jersey record by consuming 29 pies in various flavors. The 200-pound Archibald Heath faltered on the thirteenth pie, while others like William Eaton and George A. Flor were favorites but did not prevail. Cider as a chaser and a brisk oven contest added local flair to the spectacle.
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Uimpatche
New York
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Sylvester Pallitt
New Jersey
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Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
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Tumor Order of American Mechanics
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Essex County
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George A. Flor
Archibald Heath
Heath
Land Back Is Born Again in Newark Deed Puzzle
The New York World notes William Patterson deeded land to his sons in Newark in 12 on Bloomfield Avenue and Parker Street with a clause void if the grantor is born again within 1999 years. Gifford Miller lawyers found the ancient instrument and deem the title cloud not serious. They advise that the original owner unlikely to reclaim.
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New York World
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Ms Sons
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Parker Street
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Patterson
Wiliam D
Samuel
Christ
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M. Gifford
Baron Keeps on Baking in Hartford Bakery
Max Persch, a man living under the alias of a German baron in voluntary exile, works as foreman at a Park Street bakery in Hartford. He reportedly stands to inherit about a million dollars from Friedrich Paiseli after Paiseli dies in Buffalo on December 5. Persch plans to continue working until the legacy is officially received, possibly delaying his departure. Mayor William Henney has undertaken to secure the inheritance, aided by Persch’s native village officials.
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New York World
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Park Street
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Friedrich Paiseli
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Not Smoking Bequest in Plath Will
The New York Times reports the probate of John R. Plath who sued Hannah Elis. His estate exceeds $10,000 in personal property with no real estate. A clause bequeaths $3000 to grandson William J. Cassard if he forgoes smoking and drinking until age twenty one, in line with a promise to his late wife dated January 1 1888.
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He Won't Eat After the Cat at Essex Market Court
Philip Fellner a tailor of 9 Sherif Street challenged a wife led arrest on a charge of failure to support her Miss Doyle a probation officer settled the dispute. They agreed Fellner will provide for his wife while she supplies meat the cat has not touched and urges him to wear a net during moods of luxury.
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New York
Canfield casements loss nets $65,000 in Saratoga
A New York Amarich report notes Canfield plans to sell the famed Saratoga grounds and houses for about 575,000, a loss of 365,000 from the over 800,000 invested. The resort once hosted Gates and Drake amid lavish bets and racing splendor, but negotiations now proceed toward closure with signing pending.
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Pointed Paragraphs on Stage Life and Social Shields
A collection of wry observations on theater bravado and social dynamics. It notes that heroism on stage contrasts with real life, warns against quick triumphs, and comments on relationships, trust, and popularity among women. The voice sketches human foibles with discerning, cautious humor.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
An excerpted reflection on social manners and charity, framing debt of courtesy and fear in social exchanges. The piece questions generosity and vanity, noting women’s belief in beauty linked to offspring, and hints at appearances masking timidity in men.
Visitors in Washington discuss timber supply and politics
Chicagoan Zyiward Hines declares no danger to U S lumber stocks for decades, citing virgin forests in the South and West and Pennsylvania. Indiana politics loom as Judge James E Frets analyzes Kern vs Shively in a Democratic legislature.
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