Senator Smoot and the Utah religion debate at length
A lengthy Washington Post column surveys Senator Reed Smoot’s Senate case over Mormon beliefs and oath, praising the church’s changed stance on plural marriages, and arguing the church now enjoys full political rights. It notes Utah’s legislature sending Smoot back to the Senate and discusses broader implications for religion in politics.
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Smoot Reelected Senator From Utah
Reed Smoot, an apostle of the Mormon Church, has been reelected to the United States Senate from Utah. He is praised for faithfulness and efficiency in duties and is well regarded in Washington. The article notes broad confidence in his colleagues and suggests the public has little concern over the Mormon Church. He has been in the Senate for six years.
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Taft to command largest bathtub on battleship voyage
The New York Herald reports William Howard Taft will have a specially fitted battle ship bathtub aboard the North Carolina for the Charleston to Colon trip and back. The tub, from Jordan L. Mott in New York, is 7 feet 1 inch long and 41 inches wide, weighing about a ton, and is described as the largest bathtub ever made for an individual.
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Poe Desk Unearthed From Wall Street Display
The New York Press notes a mahogany Poe desk once owned by Edgar Allan Poe on display in a Wall Street bookseller’s window. Traced provenance shows it passed from Mrs Clemm to Amos Hayward and wife, then to auctions in 1906, with related Poe volumes fetching mixed prices in successive sales.
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Offer to Sell Blood Stirs Hope and Doubt at Mount Sinai
In New York for a dying patient Morris Paine fourteen applicants including a young factory girl sought to donate blood for money at Mount Sinai Hospital. A East Side tailor shop worker was accepted while the rest were turned away as officials withheld payment details amid grim prospects.
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Supreme Court salaries urged by New York Commercial editor
The editor insists the chief justice receive no less than 20000 with eight associates within a thousand dollars. argues Congress funds battleships readily but delays pay for justices. condemns years of hesitation and calls for action to raise salaries for the court to protect citizens.
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Rich Allison Becomes Jersey City Police Aid In Spitting Probe
Rich Allison a wealthy Jersey City resident with Manhattan business ties has been granted police badges and arrest authority to target spitting nuisances on Jersey City trolleys and streets. He vows to enforce the law without fear or favor as vigilante action.
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Lord Warwick’s Baseless Claim Debated in Era History
An interview excerpt about Lord Warwick’s reputed descent from the kingmaker Earl of Warwick is challenged by historians. The piece traces lineage through Greville and Rich families, notes attainders, and argues the current earldom derives from complex peerage through the Greville line, not direct kingmaker blood. It covers Warwick Castle’s ownership, Dudleys, Elizabeth I, James I, and the Greville Brooke line, ending with a cautionary note on genealogical claims and historical legends.
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Whiskering Bee Shows Reading Skills At New York School
A New York newspaper piece describes a Whiskering Bee at the Fifth Avenue location as a lively, whispered reading bee for the New York School for the Herd of Hearing. It profiles smartly dressed pupils, both young and old, and notes an annual seance style exam to test learning and reading by sight aided by an Up reader.
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A Plea for Old Friends and Nighttime Echoes
A fragment from a school reader and Chicago News verse recalls Paul Revere and Frederick Town, with echoes of old tunes and Civil War memories. The piece contrasts youthful ears and whispered tales with grown doubt, urging preservation of songs and legends.
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Full stomach a foe to genius says Rev Dr White
From the New York World the Rev Dr John B White argues that genius is eclipsed by plenty of food and warm clothing. He links national strength to fed soldiers and opposes campaigns driven by hunger and meals for schoolchildren, urging tone up of the army through sufficient rations.
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Immune to death Yonkers man boasts hard life and luck
John Downs of Yonkers survives multiple close calls from battleship explosions and shipboard fires. After hospital appendicitis surgery he recovered quickly, saying nothing will keep him down. He recalls being rescued from the water and serving on U S ships, now confident of a long life ahead.
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Whisky trade increases as prohibition movement boosts sales
Friends of the whisky trust claim prohibition efforts aid business. Distillers' Securities Corp has seen rising sales since October, with dealers replenishing depleted stocks after the election. Kentucky production figures show a small drop in consumption but a general rise in withdrawals, suggesting prohibition may have helped whisky demand.
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Horse Hero Rescues Navy Yard Cat
Stub the New York navy yard cat faced a near fatal fall into a watering trough used by yard horses once a bath tub on the Mayflower. Jack the horse named him in youth and rescued the cat with his head in the trough. Spot and Nell the Dalmatians barked helplessly while Jick dragged Stub out, battered but alive.
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Bloodhounds Sent To Aid New York Police
Poughkeepsie dispatch reports two large trained bloodhounds donated by Manning Cleveland have been sent to New York at the request of Police Commissioner Bingham. The dogs remain in Bronx kennels with handlers. they will trail criminals over distances, with the attendant running beside or being pushed aside if the dog veers. The test follows a series of Bronx robberies and was conducted secretly to avoid public attention.
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Chicago Budget Retrenchment Sets City Expenditures
Mayor Busse and city officials ordered department heads to cut expense estimates so yearly costs stay within expected revenue. The total requested budget was withheld as it exceeded anticipated income, with corporate appropriations limited to 28.09 million dollars. Actual cash on hand to cover corporate expenses is under 22 thousand, and police salaries face reductions from the December pay scale.
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Wealthy Heiress Becomes Policewoman in California
Miss Fannie Bixby, heiress daughter of Jotham Bixby of Long Beach, was sworn as a policewoman in Los Angeles after accepting the oath of office in Long Beach. The Wellesley graduate, noted for wealth, will use her authority to aid wayward and unfortunate girls, marking a unique public service path.
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Two Towns One Life A Connecticut Man’s Dual Residence
Burr Beecher pays half his taxes to Winsted and half to Norfolk because his home lies in both towns. He eats in one town and sleeps in the other, sometimes waking in Norfolk and sleeping in Winsted. The quirky note accompanies a New York World dispatch. The rest combines brief quotations on lies and ambition from a New York Press round, echoing dated humor about theater carriage habits and social vices.
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Chats of Visitors to the Capital Public view on Krupp works and Seattle SF
A Philadelphia observer cites German industry at Krupp Essen noting discipline and a vast workforce. Other quotes discuss Duluth bears, Minnesota politics, San Francisco dominance over Seattle, San Francisco quake recovery, and a report from Walter Ross delivering Louisiana electoral votes to the Vice President, highlighting his career and influence.
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Skating, Song, and Early Law In Odd Bits Of History
Skating is traced to northern Europe in ancient times with later spread via refugees from Holland. Pepys describes early frost scenes in London parks and courtly skating with James I. Maori pleading songs influenced court practices in New Zealand. An English 1531 act punished persistent beggars with public humiliation and labor, sometimes death, to deter vagrancy.
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