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Elections Timed for New York and National Political Fallout
The piece surveys election results across states, noting Democratic wins in New Jersey Maryland and New York City defeat of Tammany Hall and the impact on national administration. It highlights Pennsylvania Maryland and Massachusetts outcomes, the rise of fusion tickets and the role of key figures like Mitchel Blair Lee and Penrose, with commentary on currency bill caucus implications.
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Veiled Marriages and Western Adaptations of Eastern Customs
A Baltimore physician plans to marry a woman unseen, praising veiled courtship as wiser than sight. The piece contrasts Western prudence with Eastern traditions, noting changes in dress and manners and arguing the mystery of unseen love has its charms.
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Holiday for District letter carriers on Thanksgiving
A letter urges giving District of Columbia letter carriers a one day Thanksgiving holiday mirroring other cities. It notes carriers serve Congress and government departments faithfully all year, that business will close, mail delays are minor, and the local postmaster is likely to approve if public sentiment agrees. It invokes President Wilson's Thanksgiving proclamation.
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Ten Greatest Inventions Contest Sparks Reader Debate
A Western farm paper invites readers to name the ten greatest inventions and defend their choices in a winter prize feature. The prompt notes personal context affects rankings and references lightweight humor about lanterns, wireless electricity, and a quip about the safety pin attributed to Mark Twain.
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Taxing District Officials in the Income Tax Debate
A writer argues that income tax provisions should exempt municipal and district officials to keep salaries intact and avoid harming local administration. Citing Tweedale and Dr. Davidson, the column warns that applying tax to district officials could drive talent away and undercuts municipal needs amid broader tax confusion.
Guy Fawkes Day Reflections Across Britain 1913
A historical survey traces Guy Fawkes Day in the United Kingdom, noting a shift from solemn church services to fireworks and public celebrations. It recounts vault searches, the sovereigns bodyguard, and the Gunpowder Plot’s lasting cultural memory, with side notes on Vatican modernizations and Edmund Gosse’s honors.
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Brazil Porcupine Arrives in London to Quench the Curious
The Kansas City Star reports a Brazilian tree porcupine has arrived in London and drawn crowds at the zoo. Spectators speculate on whether the animal will drink, noting it has never consumed liquids in its native habitat. The creature feeds on tree bark and sap and uses a prehensile tail as a fifth limb.
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RIGHT NAME, WRONG PLACE, From the Chicago Inter Ocean
A naturalization hearing before Judge Goodwin revealed misstatements by Anton Wiskieszek who claimed he lived in Cicero and answered no to multiple questions. Joseph Logello similarly answered affirmatives to all prompts to avoid offense, prompting a note to return later.
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Began Suffrage Fight With Scissors at Chiswick Mall
From the London Chronicle Mrs. Montefiore led the stand against income tax summonses and bailiffs, defending her Dublin striker’s children boarding plan by holding law at bay with a pair of scissors. Ford visited, reconnaissance followed, and she remained secured.
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Rats Hunt Ends With Banquet After Mass Kill in Aminda
Findlay dispatch reports a six week rat hunt in Aminda township where 10 013 rats were slain. two sides of 60 men and boys battled through every corner. Rats feared for personal safety and farmers suffered heavy losses. The losing side hosted a banquet for 700 hunters.
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Army Officer Duty Changes and Assignments Across Departments
Army orders list leaves of absence for Capt Clarence Deems Jr and First Lieuts James H Dicky and James H Kenedy, with others shifted among cavalry, infantry, medical and engineer corps. Promotions, sailings to Philippines, and duty reports follow, including commandant changes at Norfolk and New York Navy Yard, plus vessel movements and arrivals at San Pedro and San Diego.
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Spineless cactus venture aims at El Paso ranch boom
Mrs. E. V. Pickerell of El Paso plans a wholesale spineless cactus ranch after returning from California. She ordered 700 Burbank samples for planting near El Paso to produce cattle fodder and fruit resembling an orange. early tests show higher milk yield with cactus versus alfalfa and potential fattening effects when cactus replaces alfalfa.
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Origin of slit skirt 1200 years old Chu Hi Chu invention
Tram Collier's Weekly notes the slit skirt as a 1200 year old invention for Japanese ladies by Chu Fi Chu. The piece contrasts garments of earlier British court attire described by Carlton, noting ornate dress with jewelled buskins and helmet, and remarks on climate of propriety versus modern frankness.
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Bottle's Long Trip from Beaver River to Scotch Coast
A bottle cast into Beaver River by Clarence Mitchell of Bennetta Run drifted to Scotland’s coast after two weeks. Frank Worthing of Glasgow found the intact note and replied as requested by the sender. The tale traces a possible river to ocean journey through the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic currents.
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Noise Drowns Sermon as Carpenters Hammer On
The Rev John Hieminga of North Side Christian Reform Church Panasukic New Jersey paused his morning sermon when eight carpenters and three painters began loud hammering on a house near Peary They dismissed the congregation and called the police Judge Costello fined the workers 2 50 each for violating the Sunday law.
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Still Picking Raspberries in New Jersey Garden
William Campbell of 287 Belvidere Avenue reports ripe raspberries in six bushes behind his Newark area home. He expects a harvest through Thanksgiving despite frost. Nearby, a comic Scottish dialogue and a humorous tale about a plum vendor appear in the same clipping.
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Expenses at College Show Students Live on Small Budgets
A letter to a eastern paper describes a Harvard finish for about 50 a year. A coed senior at a modern college spends about 4 a year on room, board, and extras. A graduate son averages 550 or 25 a year. A West wealth case pays 0 a month for all expenses excluding tuition. Most parents find a 40 to 60 monthly allowance still leaves a deficit to cover.
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Tragic Attack-Linked Death Victim 13 Kills Self
Lillian Pearl Hineman aged 13 died by shooting at home after an assault as a posse, led by Detective Jones and Sheriff Bain, hunted Fred Eck for the alleged attack. The girl’s parents interrupted a suicide attempt with a hatpin and later, as the family slept, she used her father's revolver.
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Negro Mayor in London Candidate for Battersea
A newspaper note reports J R Archer a negro progressive candidate for Battersea mayor and husband of a negress, potentially London's first colored mayor. Archer runs a photography business eight years but has lived in Battersea twenty four years. The rest of the text includes a poem about stars and memory.
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Daily Sun and Tide and Weather Outlook
Accessible only fragments report tides and sun times with a detailed weather bulletin from the Weather Bureau. It notes a northern disturbance off the Canadian coast bringing light rain to New England and the mid-Atlantic, fair conditions elsewhere, generally high pressure in the West, and unsettled weather from the Northwest to the Gulf Coast over the next two days. Temperatures decline in the East and Midwest, moderate elsewhere, with winds varying along coastal areas and the Great Lakes. Local readings include midnight 49, 9 am 50, 4 pm 76, and highs 63, lows 48. humidity and sunshine percentages are listed for that day.
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Montana in a Raw Year Will Lead US in Heat Production
Former Governor Edwin L. Norris of Great Falls predicts Montana will surge in wheat and copper, with farming and dry farming expanding. He notes beef prices may fall as beef production rises and stresses Montana’s shift from cattle ranges to grain and mineral industries.
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Sociabls Candidate and the Friendly Fence
A Pall Mat Gazette item recounts a congressional candidate who discovers a stubborn supporter in his district. After a long in person exchange the voter admits prior opposition but explains his shift came from a humorous image of patting a pig and imagining the candidate as sociable and trustworthy.
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