Pride of Population Run Mad
The Washington Post criticizes census padding as a crime against honest counts. It cites Tacoma Seattle and Minneapolis as over-enumerated cases and notes President Taft’s push to indict and prosecute. The piece warns that inflated figures harm census credibility and urges correction before next decade. It also discusses Sarah Bernhardt’s predicted return to the stage and mocks audience reaction to mortality on stage.
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Tacoma
Seattle
Minneapolis
Durand
Taft
Growing Pacific Defense Demands Larger Standing Army
The text argues that military leaders push for a larger standing army to protect Pearl Harbor and the Pacific, citing delays in Congress funding fortifications and the lengthy time needed to install disappearing coast guns. It notes plans for Hawaii as a separate military department may require many regiments, while the public resists a larger foreign-malice force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Panama Canal
Congress
Honolulu
Mania
Pacific Islands
Pearl Harbor
Naval
Hawaiian Islands
Editorials on Pacific military needs and U S congress actions
The piece argues General Mattey stresses the urgent need to provide regular troops for the Pacific. It notes Congress created conditions expanding U S military requirements and must confront the resulting obligations despite reluctance.
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Oceme
Mattey
United States
Pacific
Congress
Taft Loyalty and Roosevelt Aid in New York Campaign
The Beverly announcement shows President Taft will enlist two or three cabinet members to back the Republican effort in New York, defending his stance against Stimson and showing loyalty to the party. Taft endorses Roosevelt, dismissing treachery rumors, while Roosevelt signals not pursuing personal office in 1912. District Insurance Regulation report condemns lack of early control, praising gradual gains under supervision and noting insurance premiums in 1909 exceeded real estate taxes by 123000, underscoring need for a department of Insurance in D C.
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Beverly
Taft
New York State
Henry L. Stimson
New York
Col
Roosevelt
Tait
Col. Roosevelt
Judge Parker
District of Columbia
Insurance Department
Maryland
Ito
Department of Insurance
National Capital
West Indies
Dominion
Royal Commission On Trade
Canada
Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Lucerne
Bavaria
Louis X II
Keinz
Vienna
Teuton
Kainz
Didier
Marion Delorme
Royal Theater
Munich
Kaing
Linderhof
Switzerland
Saverny
Louis
Kathy
Huthi
Chorus Girl Doomed Affects Broadway And Metropolis
A column foresees elimination of chorus girls and pony ballets from major New York musicals. It weighs social effects from courts to taxicabs, wonders about Broadway life after the shift, and recalls Emerson and transcendentalism in a satirical frame.
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White Way
New York
Sulla
Johnny
Knights of the
Denmark
Old Town
Noise Restrictions for Cars and Motorcycles
A Popular Mechanics piece argues drivers overuse horns exhaust and smoke, urging reform through city ordinances and heavy fines. It cites Europe where penalties curb nuisance driving and urges prompt self reform to prevent strict laws.
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England
Miracles and Mr Morgan in Twentieth Century Debate
The piece contrasts J Pierpont Morgan with Lorenzo the Mapriificent, noting Morgan’s closeness to religious men yet opposition to miracles. It questions Morgan’s tolerance for beliefs outside everyday experience and mocks a possible directors’ meeting as too recondite for some.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Lorenzo
Morgan
Directors
The Last Resort
A Louisville Courier Journal piece notes a physician keeps a patient waiting long hours in an ante room to force rest, quoting the doctor saying the tactic is the only way to ensure the patient complies with treatment.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Old Republican Quits for Democratic Ticket
The Rev. Rolin A. Sawyer, long a Republican voter since Fremont, declares the current crisis requires support for the Democratic ticket in New York. He argues the old party must shed dead wood and endorses Dr. Wilson as a stronger governor candidate than Fort or Lewis.
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New York Freas
Rolin A. Sawyer
Fremont
United States
Sawyer
Wilson
Lewis
Mr. Forts
Mr. Lewis
Lord Grey to Seek West Indian Trade Mission
Lord Grey plans a voyage to the West Indies aboard the Niobe to promote closer commercial ties between Canada and the West Indies. The trip, arranged under imperial approval, will involve the cruiser owned by Canada but requires Admiralty sanction for non Canadian waters. The article notes political tensions and references party loyalty and reform within New Jersey and the Republican and Democratic party dynamics.
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Lord Grey
West Indies
Dominion
Niobe
Admiralty
England
Canada
Sey
Dr. Will
Devonport
Kingsmill
Dominion Navy
New Jersey
Atlantic
Tord Grey
Halifax
Republicana
Glona
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Miracles at Lourdes and Catholic view on faith
Reader letters discuss Lourdes miracles backed by science and Catholic authority. They cite Dr. Botesarle and assert miracles occur today, with God active in world affairs. The exchange contrasts Protestant voices with Catholic and scientific perspectives.
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Morgan
Lourdes
Botesarle
A. P. Doyle
Crowd Cheers Gaynor on Philadelphia Pier Departure
Crowds at the South Street pier mistook Chester, Pennsylvania mayoral hopeful William J. Gaynor for New York’s mayor. Police dispersed the crowd as Gaynor, small and stout, lifted his hat in a courteous gesture from the promenade deck aboard an American Line steamship bound for Europe. He joked that the mayor would be glad to hear of his popularity.
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New York
William J. Gaynor
Chester
Philadelphia
Europe
South Street
Gaynor
Erin
Quincey
Elphinstone
Mary
Lyon
Carberry Tower
Midlothian
Musselburgh
Mary Queen of Scots
Bothwell
Travernent
Tranent
William the Lion
Seyer de Quincey
Holy Land
Seyer
Palestine
Malcolm Caerbarrin
Caerbarrin
Hien Seton
Elena
Seger de Quincey
New Battle Abbey
Mes
Malcolm
Francis
de Quincey
Seger
Congland Dean
Sir Malcolm
Sir Quincey
Constend
Dean
Father Francia
Jerusalem
Praga
Duc de Montpensier
Seventh Avenue
Chuck the Cockrat
Kelly
West Side
Broadway
Fickles
Sing Sing
Biff Clark
Why They Attend College Girls Give Amusing and Interesting Reasons for Higher Education
A Baltimore War feature from Goucher College surveys 25 freshmen's motives for pursuing college. Many seek teaching careers or family precedent, while others crave college life, musical study at Peabody, or access to libraries and city outings. A Western student cites new experiences in a city setting and diverse courses as draws.
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Baltimore
Hall
Goucher College
Peabody Institute
Goucher
Washington
Annapolis
Kate Chase in Politics and Gang Vagaries in New York
A compilation from Hart’s Life of Chief Justice Chase highlights Kate Chase Sprague’s political influence, shaping her father’s career and 1864 nomination efforts, alongside a New York section on gang violence and urban sensationalism, noting public interest in mob activity and the idiom of city crime. Squirrels Die of Kindness discusses Central Park’s rising mortality blamed on overcareful feeding and housing, with officials considering dietary changes and private efforts to shelter wildlife.
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Hart
Chase
Mr. Chase
Kate Chase
Sprague
Lincoln
White House
United States
Treasury
Sumner
New York
New York Sun
Central Park
Park Comtalastoner
Statues of Paris Spur Washington Art Regulation
The New York Times clipping from Paris argues against indiscriminate public statues. M le Corbeilier urges Paris to stop statue mania, transfer misplaced works to new gardens, and stop erecting new figures in the city. The piece cites Rodin’s Penseur and questions long runs of memorials while proposing a planned, ordered display in a future park setting. An inserted verse by Puck lampoons changing fashions and hips in women.
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Washington
New York Times
Paris
New Art Commission
IBM
M. le Corbeliier
Paris Art Commission
Paria la
Etienne Marcel
Hotel de Ville
Jeanne d’Arc
Shakespeare
Boulevard Haussmann
Henry Becque
Avenue de Villiers
Penseur
Rodin
Stepa
Pantheon
Alfred de Muigset
Victor Hugo
M. Je Corbeilier
Confession and comic vignettes on ethics and manners
A collage from Chicago papers features a meditation on honesty and temptation, a jab at fashion hobble skirts, and a farmer and city boarder exchange. It also includes a quip about reforming a nephew and a remark on Umburger cheese. The tone is witty, period newspaper sentiment mixed with social satire.
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A collection of sharp, cynical observations on human nature and society. The passages critique ambition, deception, gender, power, and money with wry, philosophical witticisms reflecting urban life and social dynamics.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Prem
Excerpts argue marriage dangers and social dynamics with sharp humor. The piece critiques the mother in law as a real victim, claims women deserve noble love yet settle for less, and suggests sensational ideas arise when wives are suspected of lovers. It notes tactics like urging proposals through imagined smoking temptations.
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New York
Optimistic congressman predicts revival in steel and rail, Florida race noted
Dr Andrew J Barchfeld, congressman from Pennsylvania, speaks at the New Willard praising coal and steel industries and forecasting renewed full-time operation after the election. Thomas D Jefferson comments on Florida governor Broward’s death and the volatile senatorial nomination process. Dr RB McClanahan of Las Vegas, NM, argues New Mexico’s constitutional convention will yield a prosperous state with Statehood.
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Andrew J. Barchfeld
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Parchfeld
Dr. Barchfeld
New Wittard
Ohio
Monongahela
Pittsburg Coal Company
Monongahela Coal Company
United States Steel Corporation
Homestead
Duquesne
Clairton
Europe
Florida
Broward
Taliaferro
Thomas D. Jefferson
Jacksonville
New Willard
Mr. Jefferson
Hudson
Tallahassee
H. ¥. Bryan
Tallaferro-Price
W. C Blount
Teheferre
Gov. Broward
Lusinera
Hudson and Bryan
Blount
RB. K. McClanahan
Las Verna
New Mexico
Dr. McClanalan
Raleigh
Congress
Isma
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Dakotas
Las Vegas
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