Taft praised as the best bet for 1912 in Progressive League debate
The Washington Post reports Senator Bourne and Progressive League leaders criticized Taft yet acknowledge his strength amid calls for tariff reform. The piece argues Taft stands heads above rivals, with prospects of a unanimous Taft nomination seeming possible if progressives fail to act courageously. It questions the sincerity of the league and stresses Taft’s record on progressive legislation and fundamentals of government.
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Tait
Bourne
Republican Progressive League
Boston
Taft
League
Oregon
Progressive League
Tie
The Ramblers and the Call of Wandering Souls
The piece muses on life as a cycle of roles with each generation rechoosing similar qualities. It highlights George Lanz touring globally and Edward Payson Weston at seventy three, both as exemplars of ramblers whose quests bind diverse peoples. It concludes that every person has a place, and wanderers face the strongest human call to roam.
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Brotherhood of Man
George Lanz
Washington
Belgium
San Francisco
Orient
Russia
Edward Payson Weston
New York City
Metropols
Bach i
Ramblers
Lanz
Old Weston
Rover
The People of the Stage and Their Charities
The theatrical profession shows sympathy and charity by aiding families of workers killed in the New York factory fire. It notes the stigma and rumors around actors and actresses, and laments that many famed performers die in poverty without kindness or support.
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New York
Ife
Giants of theatre and giant foods in early politics
The piece riffs on actors aiding disaster relief and mocks a theory of growth driven by diet. It parodies political ferments with names like Eva Tanguay and Diaz, and jests about Democrats, Republicans, and public figures, blending satire with theatrical charity.
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
Eva Tanguay
Iva
Eva
Central Park Zoo
Rail line revival eyed to reopen forgotten Kansas boom region
The New York Sun notes a planned railroad cut-off from southern Kansas through the arid Panhandle into eastern New Mexico. It recalls the 1880s boom that drew settlers to Morton and Gray counties, then collapsed. now the project aims to provide a practical short route, not to fulfill earlier dreams, but to serve as a needed railroad shortcut.
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New York Sun
Kansas
Panhandle
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Wichita
Hutchingon
New England
Morton County
Graht
Gray
Stevens
Appomattox
Woodsdale
Policing the White House by John Lorance
A Boston Advertiser piece outlines the White House security setup. It details 42 guards daily including 24 outside 18 inside plus night crews and resident Secret Service presence. Guards monitor every door and corridor both inside and out reflecting the presidency’s high profile and threats from assassins and curious crowds.
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John Lorance
Boston Advertiser
America
White House
Secret Service
Washington
Nature's Tragedy and the Weasel King
In Outing a description asks if a beast arose from a hole in a cairn on the mountain. The creature is painted as a long twisted body with overly short legs and a diabolical head. Satan adds a grim brown black color a deadly throat and steeplelike teeth making it a feared polecat at the head of the weasel tribe.
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St. Mars
Satan
Colorado
HH. O. Towles
Epiitt
United States
Plateau
Grand Mesa
Arcadia
Grand Valley
Fisherman’s Skill Impresses Brother Dickey in River Tale
A rustic yarn from the Atlanta Constitution recounts a fisherman who prides himself on cleverness and luck, claiming every big catch proves his wit. The tale humorously highlights riverbank chutzpah and a fisherman’s ready excuse for letting a prize slip away.
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Atlanta
King Leopold and the Empress Charlotte's fortune dispute
The article recounts rumors that King Leopold squandered Empress Charlotte of Mexico’s fortune while acting as trustee. After her insanity era, an 1867 Vatican interview and a later investigation show her estate remains about $20,000,000. It notes heirs and alleged reasons for royal canopy bearer selections, plus German trade views in the Orient voiced by Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg Schwerin.
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Charlotte
Mexico
Francis Joseph
Albert
Pius IX
Vatican
Baron Goffinet
Emperor Maxmillan
Louise of
Belgium
Prince Philip of
Duke of
Orient
John Albert
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
Duchy of
Brunswick
Quke
Germany
Teuton
Keaiser
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Philadelphia Opera Curtai n Fiascoover Wagner and Lohengrin
A New York American exposé recounts a Philadelphia Opera House mishap during Lohengrin. The conductor blamed a mis-timed push button, a prematurely dropped curtain, and a rebellious stage hand, provoking mockery of Philadelphia audiences and Wagner knowledge. The tale ends with a sharp rebuke that Philadelphia knows little of Wagner.
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New York American
Phiadelphia
Philadelphia
Jovers
Opera
Herr Direktor
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Arim
Wagner
Doubt About Trust Decrees Delays and Predictions
Washington dispatch notes uncertainty over timing of Supreme Court decisions on tobacco trust and Standard Oil. DOJ sources, led by Attorney General Wickersham, expect decisions possibly after next Monday but may come only later in the term ending May 29. Predictions hinge on court habits and past case intervals. A second item reports Mrs. Margeret Meskill in Montclair finding a one legged beggar who, after a dog chase, reveals himself as a spry two legged runner.
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Washington Dispatch
New York Boating Post
New York
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Tobacco Trust
Standard Oil
Northern Securities
Attorney General
New York World
Margeret Meskill
Bloomfield Avenue
Montclair
N. J
Tiger Meskill
Tige
Tariff Board Saga and Its Uncertain Future
The Tariff Board, James Boyle in the Forum, traced a long Congress effort that failed to pass into law after House approval and Senate amendments. Democrats blocked a Senate vote on amendments during dissolution, killing the bill by default. Before adjournment, $200,000 was approved to extend the board for another year under existing clauses, though prospects for continued inquiries beyond 1912 remain doubtful.
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James Boyle
Congress
House
Senate
No Paris Exposition Debated by Montreal Commission
The Montreal Gazette reports the municipal commission studying a 1920 Paris world fair has recommended against the project. It cites labor unrest and strikes as the main obstacle, arguing the exposition would likely fail if open on schedule while the workers bear the burden of the decision.
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Montreal Gazette
Paris
Commission
Albany
New York
Mortimer M. Mahoney
Toronto
Pimlico
Jamestown
Willard
Jockey Club
Saratoga
Martin
Justice Wright
Smuggling by Airship: Italian Smuggler Caught in Swiss Plot
An aerial smuggler from Italy attempted to carry contraband to Switzerland but lost control of a ramshackle aeroplane. He was rescued with hospital aid by a Swiss customs official who arrested him and seized the goods, signaling increasing risks for sky borne contraband yet hints at a future rise in such ventures.
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Philadelphia
Italy
Switzerland
United States
Chicago News
Tove
Love Sonnets of a Conductor in Chicago News
A fragmentary dramatic piece blends verse and prose recalling a jailed lover taunted by a streetwise narrator. The text references crimes and court, with a harsh urban tone and a shift to pastoral imagery describing spring in Hampton's town.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humorous tract on bachelor life and morality notes heaven may host good cooks and theater lures. It jokes that men justify late nights, blaming poor business for their morning grumpiness, while guiding children to Sunday school and seeking a nice door.
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New York Press
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A collection of quirky aphorisms and short witticisms on charm, forgiveness, pride, temper, crowds, drinking habits, aging, fashion, gender, language, money, and love. The piece reads as a satirical, punchy collage of proverbs with a light ironic tone.
Missouri Politician Sees Democratic Split Over Convention
Representative J A Daugherty of Webb City Missouri discusses possible Democratic delegation splits for the next national convention. He notes tariff revision and the candidacies of Champ Clark and Folk as pivotal, arguing party performance will decide the next president and labeling the winner a Jeffersonian Democrat.
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Missouri
J A. Daugherty
Webb City
Charles H. Morgan
Daugherty
Congress
Riggs House
Champ Clark
Clark
Folk
White House
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