Perkin-Backed Sherman Law Debate and Panama Tensions
Mr George W. Perkins urged amending the Sherman law to clarify legality for big business, while warnings grow over Panama’s political crisis as Minister Belisario Porras faces recall. Panamanian disputes between president and assembly threaten order, drawing United States attention under existing treaty provisions.
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Panama
Belisario Porras
New York
Arosemena
National Assembly
Porras
Liberal Party
Washington
United States
Republic of Panama
Psychic powers and the limits of belief in sanity claims
The article questions J Armitrong Chaloner’s claim of mystic powers affecting sanity and financial affairs. It critiques how faith and deeds diverge, notes the impracticality of using magic against law, and observes the paradox of psychics seeking funds from followers while not monetizing their abilities. It mentions Blavatsky and Besant as examples of occult influence and ends with a cautious view of nature’s distribution of power.
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J. Armatrong Chaloner
Mr. Chaloner
Supreme Bench
Blavatskys
Besants
Nature
Making Men of Convicts and The Successful Drunkard
Washington county Vermont sheriff Frank H. Tracy reforms jail labor allowing convicts to work up to ten hours a day and on highways, financing labor via wages. His program reduces escapes and creates an informal employment agency linking contractors with disciplined workers. An expert, Rev. EB Stevens, argues drunkenness is a gradual struggle starting at first saloon exposure, detailing the challenging path to sobriety.
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Washington County
Americd
Vermont
Frank H. Tracy
Montpellier
Tracy
Montpelier
EB. H. Stevens
Sioux City
Iowa
Stevens
Tess
Chie
Reflection on industry and the American spirit in a turbulent era
The piece argues against taking fame for granted, praising industrious effort behind achievement and noting the social costs for success. It surveys economic data from 1800 to 1911, urging Americans to stay confident, go ahead, and overlook fears, while peppering in satirical asides about contemporary figures and politics.
Boosting Montana at the State Fair
Samuel G Blythe speaks as a Montana citizen at the State Fair, citing business reasons for his allegiance. He says Montana will likely become the nation’s leading agricultural state within a decade or so if locals cooperate, sharing his belief after extensive national travel and reporting.
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Samuel G. Blythe
Montana
Montane
United States
Barbary States Fall Under European Domination in Tripoli Era
The New York Tribune argues the Italian conquest of Tripoli marks a historic epoch as centuries of Phoenician, Carthaginian, Roman, Vandal, and Arab influence yield to European control. It views the Mediterranean as a European lake with Barbary states reduced to colonies, ending a long era of piracy and resistance.
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Europe
New York Tribune
Tripoli
Mediterranean Sea
Africa
Nile
Atlas
Rome
Tripol
Junis
Grahame
United States
Algiers
James Mafileon
America
Tufts
Decatur
Timnis
Morocco
Mediterranean
France
Italy
Barcan
Rooster’s Death by Own Action Shocks Georgetown Family
In Georgetown Delaware, a large brown rooster named Mike allegedly hanged himself after the death of his companion, a white rooster named Ras, in William Lacey’s yard. Neighbors view it as a broken heart, noting Mike’s drooping mood before the fatal act.
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Del
Philadelphia
Hig Drhpenton
William Lacey
Mike
Lacey
Mie
Little Countess Ella Blucher spurns mother in court
The 16 year old Countess Ella Blucher reportedly seeks protection from her mother in New York's children's court alleging mistreatment and asking to be placed with Dr Henry Wahn's wife in the Bronx where her elder sister lives. The story traces the Blucher family lines and past custody disputes with details about the Prussian and Danish branches.
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Justice Hoyt
Children’s Court of
New York
Henry Wahn
Eagle Avenue
Bronx
Agnes Gamnes
Harlem
Ella Blucher
Wellington
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Finken
Blucher
Wahlstatt
Altona
United States
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Medora Stipes
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Conrad Blacher
Almanach de Gotha
von Bulow
University of Heidelberg
Col
von Durre
Uttioh
Countesses Marza
Agnes
Ciuss
Fsar
United States Army
Second Artillery
Tomais
Homeopathic Hospital
Washington
Presbyterian Hospital
Montefiore
John A. Logan
Pullmanner Company
Carlarahe
Germany
Ella Morfice
Ingeberg
Hilla
Adolf
Weltrow
Count Adolf
Ewald
Gebhard
Ether
Iwan Blocher
Berlin
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Ue Brentwood Company
Republicans to push presidential primaries in 1919 convention plan
Washington dispatch reports that the Republican National Committee will consider adopting direct presidential primaries to select delegates at the 1920 convention. Progressives urge primaries nationwide, with Senator Borah likely to present the demand. Chicago favored for the convention with about 1,062 delegates. St Louis, Buffalo, Kansas City, Denver, and St Paul also in contention.
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Washington Dispatch
New York
Republican National Committee
Washington
National Progressive Republican League
William EB. Borah
Idaho
National Committee
State Committee
Chicago
St. Louis
Buffalo
Kansas City
Denver
St. Paul
Frank H. Hitchcock
John ¥. Ell
Maine
Democratic National Committee
Mormons Seal New Wives in Salt Lake City
Twenty Mormon families from New Mexico arrive in Salt Lake City to undergo the temple rites during conference week. Husbands are sealed to their additional wives for eternity, with the ceremonies drawing devout followers and expected to involve many teenaged brides.
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Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
New York
New Mexico
Inner Church
West
Utah
High Value Sign Space In Times Square Sets $25,000 Year Lease
The New York City sign lease on the former Studebaker building roof, costing about 25000 annually, marks the highest price ever paid for top building signage. The roof will be devoted to a bright nosing sign for Nose Bag for Noisy Eaters as the Studebaker property is renovated for offices and a restaurant. Walter Gordon of Duryea was sternly lectured by Alderman Donohue for noisy table manners in public, told to return home and improve behavior.
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Gilded Palace
Stevens
New York
Studebaker
Forty-eighth Street
Times Square
Broadway
Seventh Avenue
Mra. A. D. Juilliard
By & Syndicate
Theater District
Wilkes-Barrb Dispatch
New York World
Walter Gordon
Duryea
Sohn F. Donohue
Countly
Perpetual Motion Clock Demonstration Draws Attention
Frederick Bamgerter of Staten Island showcased a clock claimed to embody perpetual motion. The device uses 60 temperature sensitive steel balls inside a sine wire back to drop into a wheel, generating eight hours of motive power per cycle. Theodore Roosevelt letters express frustration with media glare during a bear hunt.
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New York
Philadelphia
Friederich Bamgerter
Staten Island
Bucknam Pasha a One Man Who Could Have Helped Turkey
From the New York Sun, Capt J H Wagmer describes R D Bucknam of Constantinople as a formidable naval fixer. Bucknam, a former naval adviser to Abdul Hamid, helped the Young Turks and resisted assassination attempts, earning a reputation as a strong negotiator who might have altered Turkey’s course in the war with Italy.
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Turkey
New York Sun
J. H. Wagmer
Breslin
R. D. Bucknam
Constantinople
Bucknam
Abdul Hamid
Berlin
Gondon
Paris
Italy
W. H. Ledbetter
U.S. N
Pashs
Boston
Ransford D. Bucknam
San Francisco
Prevesa
Tripoli
Nova Scotia
Great Lakes
Peabody Line
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Cramps
R. J. Bucktam
Philadelphia
Abdul
Ledbetter
Aatvice
Navy
A Song of Service by C. M. Mackintosh
A lyrical piece from the Women's World praising small gifts of art and kindness. The poem describes a landscape and a painter’s gift, framing poetry as a blossom of the mind that aids humanity and offers comfort in sorrow.
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C. M. Mackintosh
Goa
First Stone and Plowed Up a Watch Folios
A Leslie's Weekly verse contemplates the First Stone parable with a penitential note on judgment. A New Jersey Dispatch item from Stairstown reports a gold watch unearthed in a Freylightysen township cornfield after repeated plowing, lost eighteen years prior by Jason Lantermat while in Marshall R. Smith’s employ.
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Stuckland Gillilan
Leslie’s Weekly
Stairstown
N. J
New York Sun
Marshall R. Smith
Freylightysen Township
Jason Lantermat
Smith
Safrad Hinb- Une
Modernity. Sagebrush Sam and the Air Mail Joke
A fragment from The Chicago News notes air ship mail arrival and social quips about temper and romance. It satirizes modern transit and gender expectations with brisk, playful lines.
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Chicago News
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
A witty column notes women feign fidelity over suitors to dodge bigger truths. It remarks that a wife may mistake politeness for devotion and a man’s explanations often muddle matters. A satirical jab suggests teaching children heaven by imagining fall school in another place. It jokes a woman’s big shopping day costs far less than her car fare.
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Chicago News
New York
Huatheon
West Loyal to President Taft Says Warmer Western Reception
Former U S senator William Warner of Missouri arrived in Washington reporting cordial receptions for President Taft in the West. He disputed Eastern claims of disinterest, praising Taft’s speeches as intelligent and thoughtful on economic issues. Warner cited 16,000 in Kansas City listening closely and noted little insurgency in Missouri, predicting tariff concerns hurt business and labor.
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United States
William Warner
Missouri
Washington
Taft
Warner
President Taft
Mr. Warner
New Willard
Mr. Taft
Browda
Kan~ Nnd
Con~vention Hall
Kanass
Canaan
Congress
Water rates in Santa Ana praised for meter system
Joseph H. Clinton of Santa AnaCal cites Washington debates on water pricing and lauds Santa Anas meter based plan. He explains a minimum charge plus a credit for under minimum usage in alternat years rewarding economy and penalizing excess use while keeping costs low and service good.
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Washington
Joseph H. Clinton
Santa Axi
Cal
Arlington
California
Santa Ana
West Virginia Republicans rally behind Taft seeking return
Marshal F H Tyree reports unity among West Virginia Republicans after 1910 losses. He says 40,000 who stayed home will vote for Republican nominees, including Taft, with expectations of six Congress members, a U S senator, and a Republican legislature. He praises Taft’s moderation and urges unity at Charleston event.
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West Virginia
Marshal F. H. Tyree
Willard
Congress
United States
Repubican
Taft
Marshal Tyree
West
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