Tariff debate and Wilsons stance in 1911 editorial notes
The column discusses Gov. Woodrow Wilson’s tariff position following Democratic caucus actions on the wool schedule. It assesses his cautious approach, contrasts him with Clark and Harmon, and contemplates the broader political impact of tariff policy and the potential dissolution of trusts on party fortunes and the forthcoming House debate.
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Wilson
Woorow Wilson
Democratic
Nebraska
Clark
Harmon
Supreme Court
Flagrancy of Customs Ruling and Its Risks
The author criticizes Supreme Court and Treasury overreach in customs and antitrust interpretations. Aims to curb burdensome rules on returning Americans and urges applying the rule of reason to Customs Court decisions to avoid injustice and overreach.
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Supreme Court
Commerce Court
Treasury
Customs Court
Consideration for Others in a New York Flat
A 10 year old girl persistently practiced on a piano despite doctors advising rest for a sick man in the same flat. Fireman John Roth’s family appealed for quiet, but the practice continued. The magistrate ordered the piano closed for a month to aid the patient’s recovery, yet the man died and doctors linked the strain to the death. The case raises questions about age old excuses for loud living.
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New York
John Roth
Roth
Siri
Oge
Paris
Rennes
Limoges
Marseille
Epernay
Ministry of Labor
London
Edgar
Dimmock
Willard
Frank
Dymoke
John Dymoke
Richard II
Victoria
England
Obsolete Rights Clash With Public Interest On Palisades
A long discussion on individual rights contrasts with district schemes to reclaim Potomac Palisades from Palisades to Four-Mile Run. The piece laments inaction, warns against dynamiting the Palisades, and notes declining public interest in funding schemes. It also surveys shifting British American social ties and reflects on a bygone obituary style.
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Palisades
Virginia
Potomac
Alexandra County
Poltamac
Rosenblatt Nominates Self to Mutual Board, Sparks Debate
Chicago lawyer Sol Rosenblatt has triggered a costly bid for a Mutual Life Insurance seat. He needed 1 percent of 50 000 policyholders to sign nomination papers, triggering ballots to all policyholders worldwide and costly postage. The bid, if successful, would place Rosenblatt on a 36 member board amid questions about the law governing insurance elections.
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New York Times
Sol Rosenblatt
Chicago
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Board of Trustes
Hughes
Anna
Rosenblatt
Lve
Australia
Kamchatka
James M. Beck
Rosen- Dlatt
Rosenbdlatt
Hermit of Broadway Dying Says Man of Solitude Lived 30 Years
From the New York World this portrait of Manuel Martinez the “Hermit of Broadway” close to death after three decades in the Broadway Central Hotel He shunned all social contact apart from a nephew and a reporter preferring a life of study and meticulous dress His withdrawal stemmed from an obsessional antipathy toward religion.
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New York World
Broadway
Httle
Manuel Martinez
Broadway Central Hotel
Martinez
Webster
Washington
Randolph Walton
Greendrier County
W. Va
Dewey Hotel
Daniel Webster
White House
State Department
Boston
Marshfield
Hall
Gage
Lexington
Romantic Drama Based on Real Life at Calyst Theatre London
The Count of Luxemburg is staged in London with King George and Queen Mary noted as attendees. The plot mirrors royal scandal and real life figures such as Marie Sulzer and Prince Joachim Albert of Prussia, whose marriage schemes were foiled by wills and imperial intervention. The piece recalls the Trent Affair and the Erlanger family, linking theater, royalty, and high society across Europe.
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London
George
Edward
Queen Victoria
Queen Mart
Princess of Wales
England
Mary
Mra Ava
Astor
Philadelphia
Mrs. Astor
John Jacob. Astor
Mrs Astor
Luxemburg
Calyst Theater
Victor von Ligdenberg
Angele Tidler
Saree
Marie Sulzer
Berlin
Joachim Albert
Prussia
Prince Albert of
Brunswick
Joachim
William
Baron Victor von Lisbenberg
von Liebenberg
Germany
Africa
Prince Frederick William
Agatha of
Trent
Great Britain
United States
Emile Erlanger
Trianon Palace
Versailles
Baron Erlanger
Miss Slidell
John Slidell
Louisiana
Jefferson Davis
France
Hner
Europe
James Murray Mason
Virginia
High Seas
Wilkes
San Jacinto
Slidell
Mason
Boston
Washington
Manon
Paris
Emile
Marquis de Rochemude
Frederick Hilllanger
Tess
Hardy
Covent Garden
Johan de Saintre
Frau Schumann-Heink
San Carlo
Naples
Vesuvius
San Darlo
Rattlers Outwitted by Locusts in Schaghticoke Hunt
Reports from Bridgeport and Oregon City describe odd wildlife incidents. Locust swarms nearly wipe out rattlesnakes on Schaghticoke Reservation, where five rattlers are harvested as seventeen-year locusts arrive. Also, a snowbird relentlessly pecks a Bridgeport attorney’s window each morning, baffling experts, and a Cedar Rapids visitor records a 1,500 to 1,800 pound sunfish off Southern California shores, too heavy to lift at the dock.
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New York World News
Bridgeport
Conn
Schaghticoke Rattlesnake Club
Schaghticoke Indian Reservation
George Gogeeswell
Howell
Snake Hunters’ Association
Oregon City
New York Herald
William Hammond
Oregon
Gladstone
Long Beach Cor
San Francisco Chronicle
D. H. Buxton
Cedar Rapids
Calfornia
The Ten Club Primping Schedule at Office
The Chicago Dispatch reports A B Callaghan ordering the ten most competent girls in the corporation counsel office to primp for fifteen minutes each morning. They report at 8 45 a m, primp for fifteen minutes, and are ready for work at 9 a m. A five part schedule fixes tasks from braids to powder, reflecting a lighthearted view of grooming rituals among staff.
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Chicage Dispatch
New York Tribune
A. B. Callaghan
Corporation Counsel
Corporation Counsel's
Revolutionary Relics Found. ATHLETE TRAINED ON SODA
Carolyn Hale of Ingleside School, aged 17, set a remarkable broad jump record of 15 feet 1 inch, drawing New York attention from a Press reporter. She spoke candidly about training, diet, and belief in girls' athletic potential while reflecting on her unlikely rise from a New Milford upbringing.
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New York
Carolyn Hale
Irving Place
Ingleside
Miss Hale
New Milford
William Pell
Gramercy Park
Prayer and War Relics from Fort Washington Site
The article notes poems from The Outlook and The Living Age, then reports R P Bolton’s discoveries at Fort Washington ruins near Death Gulch. A bayonet, two cannon balls, and twelve rum bottles with missing necks were found twelve feet underground near Hessian barracks. Bolton links a nearby tavern site to the finds, now housed at Jumel mansion.
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New York Times
R. P. Bolton
Old Fort Washington
Fort Washington Park
Heights
Bolton
Jumel Mansion
Sodbuster Vandals and Harvard Elm Tale Stir Town
Amherst and Mount Holyoke students coin sodbusters to distinguish agrarian lore aspirants from athletic scholars and an AB degree seekers. Harvard class day elm killed by beetles. Radcliffe elm survives. Rev Benjamin Cox campaigns against short skirts and fashion indecency, urging return to decorous dress and condemnation of modern styles.
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Amherst
Mass
Newmore World
Smith and
Mount Holyoke College
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Amherst Aggie
Harvard
Cambrige
New York
Radcliffe
Washington
Little Rock
Ark
New York Tribune
Benjamin Cox
First Baptist Church
Atreeta
Cox
Courtship Fables and Social Oddities From The Chicago Page
A column of pointed paragraphs jokes about marriage aging and social mores. It criticizes expressmen and exaggeration as feminine traits, notes how favors come with mortgages, and recalls boys favoring tan bathing costumes.
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Chicago News
Reflections of a Bachelor on Fishing and Philosophy
A witty reflection notes that a man may blame catechism for a dry fishing day. The piece suggests a philosopher reveals his true nature when pressed to act rather than theorize.
Fragmentary dialogue about farmers and relationships
Disjointed lines show a conversation among farmers and a couple, mentioning chances, ambition, and engagement. The text references a judge, a girl, and a first farmer, with scattered phrases about strawberries and aiming for the top amid casual banter.
Interviews on Salaries and Coronation Reflections
Rhode Islander questions Pennsylvania lieutenant governor pay versus governors in other states. Notes on Alaska and Puerto Rico governor salaries and a push to raise state salaries. London coronation chatter includes a farmer’s descendant in the procession and Webster heritage in Washington. Black bass season enthusiasm, fishing notes, and a Diogenes cartoon caption.
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Pennsylvania
R H Twitcher
Rhode Island
Ebbitt
Keystone
Wyoming
Vermont
Nebraska
Illinois
New York
Alabama
Ohio
Alaska
Porto Rico
Congress
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Wowler
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