Supreme Court Opens One Of Its Most Important Terms
The Supreme Court will convene next Monday in what promises to be one of its most important terms. Delays may occur after the death of Lloyd W. Bowers, solicitor general, but the court will soon be in full swing. Cases on corporation tax Standard Oil and tobacco trust appeals will be reargued and decided, with Charles B. Hughes to take his seat and Taft shaping the remaining vacancies.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Lloyd W. Bowers
Charles B. Hughes
William H. Taft
Magafin Jackson
Bowling Green
Standard Oil
Georgia
Flend
Garsaparilla Firme
Col. Sellers
China
Southern settlement aims invite Northern farmers and capital
The New Eldorado remarks on French emigrants heading to Louisiana and urges attracting Northern artisans and Western farmers to the South. It argues Yankees adapting to Southern conditions become Southern, cites underutilized tillable land and abundant water power, and frames the South as a magnet for investment and development over the West.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
France
Louisiana
Europe
Albert Pike
John Siidetl
Appomattox
Censorship of Plays in England A Fresh Clash Over Censors
The piece reviews the ongoing struggle over dramatic censorship in England. Laurence Houseman warned in 1908 of a play challenging social oppression, and his work Pain and Penalties was vetoed by the censor although the royal figure remains depicted only in reference. The article critiques the censor’s discretion, contrasts with Thackeray and Byron, and notes managers’ preference for censorship to avoid lawsuits, leaving playwrights between limits and risk.
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Laurence Houseman
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George IV
Byrott
Thackerdy
Europe
George
Fhackeray
Jockey Club
Bob Taylors fiddle harmony in Tennessee politics
The piece extols Bob Taylor and his campaign music as a key factor in Tennessee Democratic unity. It draws parallels with Napoleon, praising music's influence on public sentiment and noting a local lull in high quality political verse this off year. It lauds Taylor as master of sentiment and harmony.
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Bob” Taylor
Tennessee
Bob Taylor
Kilkenny
Massachusetts Alllea
Bob’ Taylor
Napoleon
America
Hob Taylor
Prolix Probe of Kerogen Dreams and Statuary Hall
A sprawling critique laments Oil tycoon schemes and social upheaval, detailing a speculative plan around kerosene based health cures and mass wealth, then shifts to a reflection on U S statues and Statuary Hall, referencing Rockefellers coffers and historical figures like John Brown and Justin Morrill. The piece contrasts class, modern industry, and national memory with sharp, era-toned rhetoric.
Massachusetts Democrats fail to nominate Hamlin Foss or Vahey
A Boston era column analyzes Massachusetts Democratic delegates contest for governor, noting Hamlin Foss and Vahey failed to unite, factions grew after Maine victory, and campaign tactics alienated voters. It questions leadership, warns of party weakness, and satirizes political trends including vaudeville and La Follette echoes.
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Foss
Vahey
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Woodrow Wilson
Gov. Harmon
Magsaacchusetta
Chicago
Potomac
Democrats
Bass
Berate
Doc Cook
Cheering Campaign Note from the Republican States Committee
At headquarters Col. Lafayette Gleason secretary of the committee bought all first editions of the evening papers and absorbed them as Ezran Prentice newly elected State chairman visited. Gleason remarked that the news from Lisbon suggests a brighter outlook for the party this year as Republicans reportedly carried Lisbon.
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Lafayette Gleason
Ezran Prentice
Mr. Prentice
Col. Gleason
Lisbon
The Hockworm and Kerosene and Political Quips
A mosaic of satirical notes cites Mile Gaby Destys and a Finnegan nomination for Freddy Mansfield. It recalls Rockefeller's million dollar pledge to Tennessee Democrats, worm remedies, and quips about politicians, editors, and public figures with brisk asides and sly inferences.
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Massachusetts
Democrats
Freddy Mansfield
Higher Rank for Middies Should Be Raised to Ensigns
From the New York American a call grows to elevate midshipmen to ensign upon class completion at Annapolis. The New Hampshire disaster highlighted that a middie drills, still lacks full rank and authority when commanding sailors at sea. Congress should enact a bill to grant midshipmen ensign status before leading men aboard warships.
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Worldwide Crop Reports Progress by International Institute
The International Institute of Agriculture, formed by 47 governments including the United States, aims to create a world wide crop reporting service. It faces challenges unifying diverse reporting systems across nations. Russia, Japan, China, Germany, Hungary, Nicaragua and Canada show varying stages. The service began in 1910 with limited country representation and hopes to expand to all adherents, promising to reduce price fluctuations and aid producers, consumers, and industries globally.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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Russia
Japan
China
Germany
Prussia
Hungary
Nicaragua
Canada
Chicago Board of Trade
The
Liverpool Corn Trade Association
Hts
Tts
New Lord Greville Visits New York
Lord Greville arrives in New York with his American wife daughter of John W Grace of New York and widow of Henry Kerr. He fought in the Boer War as captain of the Seventh Hussars and served as military secretary to Lord Northcote in Bombay and later Australia. His elder brother Rennie Greville opposed his father over the Irish flag in Mullingar leading to a clash that became known as the Battle of Mullingar. Dr Morrison, not to head the Times foreign policy, is in London on leave before returning to Peking where he has long served as Times representative.
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Lopes
Howard Malet
Berlin
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Violet
Rennie Greville
Westmeath
County Council
Lord Graville
Lora Greville
Mullingar
Dr. Morrison
George Morrison
England
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Valentine Chirol
Foreign Office
Morrison
London
Peking
Portsmouth
New Guinea
Edinburgh
Charcot
Paris
Shereef
Wazan
Morocco
Liverpool
South Seas
Indo-China
China
Times
Lord Curzon
Morriscn
Robert Hart
Legation
Celestial Empire
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Brentwood
Sompeny
Politicians Led by a Woman in West Virginia Battle
Mrs. Livia Simpson Poffenberger leads the wet faction against the drys in Mason County West Virginia’s fiercest county political struggle. The State Gazette backs her bid as editor and organizer while rival Ninnyhammers fight to save their control as liquor policy and senate races dominate the scene.
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Mason County
W. Va
Republican Party
West Virginia
Livia Simpson Poffenberger
Georges Poffenberger
Supreme Court of West Virginia
Poffenberger
N. B. Scott
William P. Hubbard
Muhlenberg Honored as Distinguished American Leader
The Philadelphia Inquirer recalls Gen John Peter Muhlenberg as a versatile patriot and statesman born in Trappe. He fought from Canada to Georgia, served four terms in Congress, briefly held a Virginia senate seat, and earned lasting memory through a monument honoring his varied public career.
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John Peter Muhlenberg
Big State
Itig
John Peter
Trappe
Germany
New England
Virginia
Washington
Muhlenberg
Georgia
Congress
Wright on Aviators at Asbury Park Meeting
Wilbur Wright, speaking at the Asbury Park aviation meeting, criticized daring aviators as needing occasional harm to curb overconfidence. He cited Hiram Bucktoss of West Carrollton, a credulous farmer, in a humorous tale about buffaloes in trees and buffaloes eating apples as proof of gullibility.
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Wilbur Wright
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Hiram Bucktoss
West Carrolton
Dayton
Hiram
Bucktoss
Boy in Buffalo Trades Pony for Ten Cents
From October Harper's. In Buffalo a seven year old boy owns a bulldog named Mike and a pony. A visitor offered 10 cents for one. the boy chose the dime and sent the visitor to fetch the pony. He reminded that Mike was at the barn and anyone could take the pony while he was away for a cent.
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London Onlooker Mavericks Gunning Banter on Moors
After a day on the moors the guests discuss bags and shooting. An American visitor boasts of his marksmanship claiming 100 birds with one shot, sparking a wry exchange with host George Washington II who refuses to exaggerate for a bird.
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Wa-al
George Washington II
New York Leads in Supreme Court Justices
From the New York World report on Gov Hughes leaving the New York governorship to join the U S Supreme Court as the state’s eighth justice. The article notes New York’s long representation on the court since 1789, listing justices and ages as they progressed from Jay to Hughes. It emphasizes New York’s prominent role and the ages of prior appointees.
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Morrison R. Waite
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Maryland
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South Carolina
John Rutledge
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Republic
Brockholst Livingston
Smith Thompson
Samuel Nelson
Ward Hunt
Samuel Blatchford
Rufus W
Peckham
Charles E. Hughes
Gov. Hughes
Jay
Livingston
Thompson
Nelson
Hunt
Blatchford
Ife
A Woman's Question by Lena Lathrop
A Kansas City Star poem in which the speaker questions a suitor about demanding a woman's heart life and love. She contrasts material chores with the deeper demands of partnership and moral equality. If unmet, she implies a laundress and cook would suffice, but a woman's heart and life are not to be won cheaply.
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Kansas City Star
Just Struck One and Other Observations From Chicago News
An old highwayman custom is recounted by National Magazine where a robber asks for the time, then robs the wielder of a watch. An athlete responds with a punch and quips Just struck one as stars fade from vision. Chicago News items ponder love, popularity, and humorous social witticisms in brief vignettes.
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Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Froan
A humorous column notes a girl understands men by pretending not to. It mocks excuses in politics and signals a sarcastic view of aging and self belief, with a punchy line about a mother’s strong faith in her daughter’s figures.
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Visitors to the Capital Contend With Political Cites
A collection of remarks from Ormsby McHars and other officials at the New Willard outlines uprisings within the Republican party over Col Roosevelt and the Dix ticket, the shift of fur seal handling from private to federal, and reform-minded views on criminal justice and prison labor highlighted by Indianapolis judge Charles Collins and guest William Whitaker.
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