Harmon on Taft Vetoes Draws Sharp Line in Ohio Politics
The Washington Post outlines Gov. Harmon’s sharp critique of President Taft for vetoing measures he rejects as misguided, while viewing Taft’s defense as political. It questions Harmon’s stance on tariffs, free trade, and fiscal policy, noting Democratic doubts and his perceived moderation. The piece also discusses Berlin’s gold diplomacy, Paris’s influence, and European financial moves amid looming war tensions.
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Theatrical Truce Ends Destructive Competition War
A column argues that the two rival factions in the theater world failed to benefit the profession and caused layoffs. It reports a shift toward cooperation with factions allowing cross-venue bookings and freer actor affiliations, aiming to curb bitterness and boost business.
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London coronation era shows tight policing of crooks
Officials at Scotland Yard say the coronation period was quiet for American thieves in London. Despite clever and abundant criminals, the force claims strong surveillance kept crooks at bay, contrasting with U S city police where politics and detective work intertwine and corruption risks rise.
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Philanthropy and politics clash in Wilkes Barre race
Michael Shannon a Democrat seeks the ten year term as Orphans Court judge in Pennsylvania. He promotes charitable giving despite likely conflict with election purity laws. Shannon aims to provide for neighbors with a modest lifestyle and annual salary of 8300 dollars amid scrutiny of altruistic motives.
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Wilkes- Barre
Political promises and Alaska views in era commentary
The piece critiques Candidate Shannon's pledge to give 2500 annually to the poor, notes Republican skepticism about anti salo political promises, and surveys Alaska policy remarks by President McCrea and officials. It combines editorials on polling ethics with light political quips about various public figures and topics.
Outgrowing Stamps Proposed by European Postal Heads
Proposals reach European postal authorities to abolish stamps partly or wholly. Corporations complain mail handling wastes scarce clerk time as stamping many items slows operations. Bavaria tests machine postmarking large consignments to save work, but a gas meter like device could automate postage by class with monthly readouts.
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Chicago Tribune
Europe
Bavaria
Meanest man on earth swindles nurse after saved life
Bradford Smith Jr. faces trial on charges of swindling nurse Eliza Lockwood out of 35 dollars after she nursed him from pneumonia at the La Salle Hotel. He is said to be under indictment in Omaha for passing a worthless check. Miss Lockwood testified she cashed a 100 check he gave her and later paid 65 more for his care, while he claimed temporary insanity as his defense.
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Goethe Pronunciation Sparks Oak Park Debate
Goethe of the famed German poet stirs Oak Park as residents debate the correct pronunciation. The dispute pits prominent locals including critic Frank R. Bagley and attorney Louis Yager against actor Charles Dingle over whether Goethe should be said as gaitor gayty geta or gethy.
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Chicago Record-Herald
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Warrington Theater
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Yager
Geta
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Gethy
Before Tragedy King Richard Offers Kingdom for Horse
Fragmentary Chicago Tribune note recounts a moment where King Richard I offers his realm in exchange for a horse. Richmond reacts with surprise and a sharp retort as a property sword is seized and the tray shifted.
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Chicago Tribune
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Gordon Memorial Cathedral to Be Consecrated at Khartoum
Lord Kitchener will preside at the consecration of Khartoum Anglican Cathedral, built to honor Gen Gordon, costing about 260 per person for a travel group leaving London January 14. The ceremony on January 26 marks Gordon’s death anniversary with many admirers traveling via Trieste, Suez, Port Sudan, and the Nile to Cairo, amid details on Kitchener’s character and the cathedral’s sober stone architecture.
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Irish Court of Appeals
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Nearly fatal rescue when boat capsizes on Hook Bay
William Hallman of Paterson and Ernest Whitman of Brooklyn, aged 18 and 24, nearly drowned after rocking a capsized boat in Lower Sandy Hook Bay between Highlands and Waterwitch. The life preserver slipped, Whitman sank, Hallman netted him and dragged both to shore as waves and tide pushed them close to danger. They reached camp later and planned to return home.
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Barons Fourth Wedding Ends In Chicago Marriage
Baron Berger von Wessel and Mrs Marie Noer wed in Chicago after New York refused a license. The Swedish nobleman, famed for three previous marriages to sisters, planned a return to Europe in disgust with U S officials. The couple met aboard their transatlantic steamer two days before engagement.
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New Orleans Girl Denies Portrait As Her Red Hair Draws Incident
A fracas on a sidewalk ends with a police arrest as Victoria Joseph, 16, asserts her red hair and blue eyes match her. John Emmett, a Syrian child crayon artist, claims the portrait resembles her. the dispute involves her father John Joseph and leads to charges of disturbing the peace.
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New Orleans Dispatch
Philadelphia Inquirer
Victoria Joseph
John Emmett
John Joseph
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Victoria
Emmett
Misa Joseph
Sergt. Alexander
Central Police Station
Fragmentary Sporting Dialog Echoes in Odd Speech
An obscure clipping presents fragmented dialogue with phrases like Well Along Anyhow and Justice of the Feare as a juvenile exchange. The garbled Chicago slang hints at a playful or surreal scene, lacking clear action or definable participants.
Deer Creek Indian Survivor Reveals Tribe’s Tragedy
An Oroville native, last of the Deer Creek tribe long thought extinct, recounts his people’s fate through pantomime. He and a dwindling band fled white settlement, starved, and died leaving only four, with two braves and a squaw lost to flood and disease. He guides authorities by sign as Indians and whites struggle to communicate.
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New York American
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September Morn and Mermaid Jokes Across Papers
The Pall Mall Gazette poem envisions September as misty and fragrant with downs and winds, while the mermaid jokes recur in various papers. The piece notes Oliver Franklin Fuller’s Oct 19 birthday and hypothetical marriage plans, then quotes humored exchanges from Toledo, Chicago, and New York presses, illustrating lighthearted, era-style humor across papers.
Visitors to the capital discuss Germany and Mexico
European observer Lang from Leipzig praises Germany’s science and antitoxin research while urging Morocco diplomacy with France. He notes Germany’s population challenge and business leaders favor a firm stance in negotiations. Mexican engineer Lucas extols the maguey plant’s medicinal, drinking, and fiber uses in Mexico. The piece also covers Gov. Cruce’s inaugural dress concerns and a Dixie III motorboat accident in Huntington Bay.
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Europe
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