No Gantler for Taft to Run in Enemy’s Country
Insurgent press overstates Taft’s path to the Pacific and inflates La Follette influence. The piece argues Wisconsin’s Taft supporters remain active, that Insurgents oppose snubbing the President, and that Western hospitality will temper any political show. Taft will likely discuss public questions broadly and without animosity.
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Taft
Pacific Coast
la Follette
Wisconsin
Hartford
Vated
America
West
la Vollette
la Follette Hall
Gary the model city falls to petty graft and deceit
The piece rails at the downfall of Gary Indiana once hailed as an ideal model city. It cites mayor, city engineer, and five aldermen entrapped with graft, naming several individuals and highlighting the moral lapse amid national debates on conservation and resource limits.
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Chicago
Anuvett
Gary
Ind
Pittsburgh
Plato
Edward
Herr Most
Upton Sin-Clair
Altralgm
Dean
Billy
Ax Dominick Szymanski
Bolles Szymanski
John Siminsko
Antony Haukusibaukus
John Initha
GL Browns
Jack Rob- Betel
Lusbanis
Fete Uttle Boys
Revelry and Religion Hung By a Hen Roost Tale
A humorous column riffs on religious meetings and camp revivals in rural Mississippi. It links cause and effect in life’s balance, recalling old Tennessee evangelists and camp meetings where saviors rose as poultry dwindled, with playful digs at optimists and pessimists alike. The piece blends fables, local humor, and regional color to lampoon revival culture.
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Rienzi
Miss
Mississipph
Rachel
Tennessee
Gregory’s Gone and Thacker’s Tale in Tennessee Folklore
An old Tennessee fable unfolds with a rooster crowing Gregory’s absence and a drake joyfully proclaiming Thacker as a mischief-maker. The tale contrasts rural scenes in Tienzt, Mississippi, and suggests salvation as a free, priceless puzzle.
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Gregory
Tienzt
Germany versus England in industrial policy and prosperity
A comparative analysis argues Germany's conservative, constructive government approach yields stronger industry and prosperity than England's liberal reforms. The piece cites labor strife, railway strikes, and rising dissatisfaction in England while praising Germany's steady progress and American observers noting Germany's example for U.S. policy.
The Tables Turned in Weehawken Weehawken Tale of an Insurgent Husband
A long invective compares a beleaguered husband raiding a house where his wife and other wives played bridge to a turning point in gender relations. It laments male oppression and heralds a future emancipation of man, urging wives to heed the tale from Weehawken and other cities.
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Hackensack
Weehawken
Chicago
Willie
Elen
Pittsburgh Poison Pencil Marks In Italian Vendetta Campaign
Pittsburgh readers report a “poisoned pencil” mark appearing on political posters. The symbol, linked to Italian vendetta, is slashed on portraits of candidates and replaced by others as investigators probe who aims to undermine opponents. Local watchers fear its psychological impact on Italian voters and public opinion.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
New York Herald
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Chased Hand At Window And Bag Recovered
Fourteen year old Duncan W Leys and his mother dined at Shanleys when a window ledge hand reached in and grabbed Mrs Leys handbag. The pursuers chased the thief along Broadway to Fifth Avenue where the bag was dropped. Police detained Thomas Harrington at the Tenderloin station as the thief claimed Mills Hotel Wo 3.
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New York
Duncan W. Leys
James B. Leys
Nassau Street
Jessica Leys
Shanley's
Broadway
Young Leys
Harry Cohen
Frank Schubert
Leys
Fifth Avenue
James P. Johnson
William Urann
East 136Th Street
Twenty-eighth Street
Johnson
Duffy
Tenderloin
Thomas Harrington
Mills Hotel Wo
$2000 Auto Sold to Brooklyn Clerk in Three Hours
Adolph Brambler a Brooklyn salesman bought a $2000 automobile. After two hours of practice he sought a chauffeur and hired a driver at 337 Atlantic Avenue. The driver clambered in, the engine exploded, and the car burst into flames, destroying the vehicle after Brambler had owned it exactly three hours.
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New York
Adolph Brambler
Pacific Street
Brooklyn
Brambler
Brooklyn Bridge
Atlantic Avenue
Paddle 1 000 Miles to College by Canoe
Three young men A L Partride A Sidler and E Dixon paddle a 1000 mile canoe voyage from Wisconsin River headwaters to St. Louis to enter Washington University in the fall. They began in mid August with a stocked larder and gear to endure the long journey as training for winter study.
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St. Louis Republic
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Washington University
A. L. Partride
A. Sidler
E. Dixon
Wisconsin River
Grook With a Conscience from the New York Sun
A man enters police headquarters and returns a pocketbook with 2.65 inside, claiming hunger drove him to theft after three months without work. He explains he followed a man on the subway, stole money, ate, then confessed to Lieut. Graba, saying his conscience compelled him to surrender.
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New York Sun
Polce
Graba
Charles Schick
Brooklyn Bridge
Fourteenth Street
Ex Crown Princess Stephanie decries loss of rank across Europe
Princess Stephanie of Belgium laments forfeiture of royal prerogatives after wedding Count Sonjay and living in exile from Austria Hungary Belgium and elsewhere. She cites disdain at Brussels customs refusals to treat her as royalty and a railway official's gesture on departure. Her status challenged by Vienna authorities and Belgian royals. Lord Hindlip’s brewing ties and adventures briefly noted.
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Stephanie
Belgium
Count Sonjay
Austria
Hun Ty
England
France
Germany
Brussels
Albert
Clementine
Prince Victor Napoleon
Sss
Austria-Hungary
Sonja
Lonay
Vienna
Pojce
Burial on wheels: Cincinnati undertakers pledge auto funeral
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes Progressive undertakers of Cincinnati plan an automobile funeral using a 60 horsepower limousine hearse. They claim it will double funerals due to speed and range, though the notion challenges traditional decorum and prompts skeptical commentary.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Cincinnati
Handless Teamster Drives Coal Wagon in Alton’s Marvel
Charles Sunderland, a handless teamster in Alton, loads and unloads coal with two stumps. He guides his horses by wrapping reins around his arm stumps, drives expertly, and sustains a prosperous life with a family and his own home.
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St. Louis Republic
Alton
Charles Sunderland
Sunderland
Flees With Dummy Under His Arm in South Street Chase
Philadelphia Inquirer reports James Treemont grabbed a clothing dummy from 182 South Street, attempted to strip armor, and fled with the outfit under his arm as a crowd pursued him. A pursuing officer fired several shots. none took effect in stopping the escape.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
South Street
James Treemont
Cunningham
High Cost of Sweeping Clean in Baltimore
Baltimore Sun notes housekeepers face rising costs beyond sugar as broom prices jump due to a broom corn crop failure in Minnesota and Indiana. New crop arrivals are selling at around 160 a ton, the highest in three decades.
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Baltimore Sun
Minais
Indiana
What Might Have Been. A Humorous Sidelight
A playful column contrasts a tragic tiny death with absurd longevity myth. It cites Thomas Gallagher near age ten, then jokes from contemporaries about household duties and a club of summer widowers. The tone is wry and clipped, reflecting newspaper humor.
Boy Choir Strike At St Marys Over Extra Pay
In New York City a church choir strikes when promised 25 cents extra for good behavior is denied. Rector Hulse returns to a reformed mix of eight substitute boys from Sheltering Arms, while former choir members mock their replacements and plan no action.
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Archie
Cheroma
Gary
Ind
New Orleans
New York World
Trinity Episcopal Church
A. Gordon Bakewell
Bakewell
New York
H. R. Hulse
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Lield
Manhattansville
Mr. Elaise
Arden
Heine
Mickey
Giuseppe
Aurel
Mr. Hulse
Lawrence Street
Dimittis
The City’s Night by Wilbur D Nerhl in Kansas City Star
A reflective poem on Kansas City at dawn and night, contrasting the city’s lively lights and music with a hidden sorrow. The speaker questions what sorrow silent dawn reveals when the city’s revelry ends and the lights fade. The poem contemplates the city’s unseen grief and inner trials.
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Wilbur D. Nerhl
Kansas City
Tail
Togo or Not To-Go from St Albans Messenger
Satirical verse riffs on Admiral Togo avoiding meals due to indigestion. Poem mocks dinner invites and naval terms, blending Shakespearean parody with light humor about eat or abstain and the consequences of overindulgence.
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Togo
St. Albans
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humorous critique on gender roles and public life. the piece notes husbands conditioning wives to endure trials, a man’s self image as public spirited, a woman’s rainy day fashion, and a jab at new vulgar terms for late trains, ending with a remark on a man’s excitement at baseball contrasted with composure at a bargain counter sale.
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New York Press
Prominent Paragraphs From the ChiCate News Satire
Rambles note financial balance and campaign funds with caricatured lines. A woman calls her husband to a task revealing a two hour job. Aging men see a diminishing conceit as they reflect on themselves daily.
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Prom
Chicate
Yaint
al “S
Quebec Clergy Key in Canada Reciprocity Debate Says Montreal Man
Fetheringham, a Montreal business leader, says Quebec clergy will decide Canada’s stance on reciprocity. He notes Laurier’s popularity in Quebec, contrasts with Borden, and mentions naval policy as a campaign issue gaining conservative support. He warns Canada would be tied to the United States if reciprocity is adopted.
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Canada
Wilfrid Laurier
Quebec
F. 4
Fetheringham
Montreal
Willard
Mr. Fotheringham
Dominion
United States
Western
Sir Wilford Laurier
Borden
Wilfrid
Laurier
Kenri Bourassi
Bauraesa
Cole to Run Again for Ohio at Large Seat
Former Representative Ralph D. Cole of Findlay Ohio may enter the race for representative at large under the new apportionment. James W Cassidy of Cleveland cites Cole as the only prominent candidate. Cassidy predicts Cole would win if nominated. The piece also notes Ohio Governor Harmon’s possible response to reapportionment and discusses Taft versus Harmon in the presidential race.
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Lord Hindlip
Canada
England
Lady Hindlip
United States
Rrent Brewing
Allsopp
Burton-on-Trent
Abyssinia
White Nile
Lord Gindlip
William Fitzroy Whitehouse
New York
Newport
Basses
Brewing House
Allsopps
Hindlip
Georgiana Palmer- Morewood
Arthur Bass
Lord Burton
Sam Allsopp
Lord Beaconsfield
Henry Allsopp
Gladstone
Beaconsfield
Sir Henry Allsopp
Lord Iveagh
Lord Ardflau
Guinness Stout
Dublin
House of Lords
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Hussars
Eighth Hussars
Australia
Victoria
South Africa
Agathe Thynne
Marquis of Bath
Trinity College, Cambridge
Royal Geographical Society
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Hindlip Hall
County of
Derby
Lord Handlip
Lord Hindilp
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Ralph D. Cole
Findlay
Ohio
Mr. Cole
James W Cassidy
Cleveland
Cole
Put-in- Bay
Cassidy
Shoreham
Juni
Washington
Harmon
Taft
Buckeye
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Geneseo
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