Bigger Than the Supreme Court and State Rights Clash
A Washington Post column rails against a governors conference challenging the Supreme Court over the commerce clause. It likens the move to a political quest for control, cites figures like La Follette and Bryan, and critiques insistent push for states rights while mixing in literary allusion and current political debate.
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Supreme Court
Unifam
Ates Teosvertwe
Feamal
Xovenors
Taotyimb
Kovernora
Rozinante
Supreme Court of States’ Rights
Conference of Governors
Alwaxs
White House
Hyo
Motive Revealed as Wiese Banished from Chicago Service
Fragmentary lines recount a past vow when a man vowed to make a woman his wife. The exchange recalls a moonlit memory at a frat quarter and hints at wealth, later sparking accusations of brutality. The text appears from a distressed, unfinished dialogue in a historic Chicago context.
The Railroad Safety Crusade
The Federal Express wreck killed twelve and injured four, prompting Chicago and Northwestern Railway to launch a nationwide safety campaign. Monthly committees inspected practices, posted safety reminders with every pay, and issued new warnings. Within fourteen months the railroad cut deaths and injuries, boosting interest from other lines.
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Federal Express
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Rafioul
Chicago and Northwestern
UN Reat
Cave of Dowut
Bern
Nothwestern
Mystery surrounds De Soto birthplace debate across river towns
The article surveys rival claims over where Hernando de Soto was buried and mourned, listing Helena Arkansas City Arkansas and Rosedale Greenville Mississippi as contenders along the Mississippi River while noting the elusive fate of his remains and the era’s legends.
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Apfrit
Ponce de Leon
de Soto
Land of Flowers
Helena
Greenville
Hernando Fle
Owen
Greece
Port
Elomer
Breid
Turor
Flemngido de Soto
Arkansas City
Arkansas
Rosedale
Greenvill
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Bite record: Denver dog catcher bitten by 2000 dogs
New story describes Herman Carn, Denver's dog catcher, who jokes he has been bitten by about two thousand dogs, including a Newfoundland. He treats wounds with carbolic acid, plans more meals for dogs, and boasts a long, humorous career in the bow wow bureau while defending against hydrophobia.
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Denver
Menvet
New York Herald
Herman Carn
Carn
Bowwow Bureau
Barney Mitnick Guides Chinese Visitors Through New York Courts
In a New York World encounter lawyer Barney Mitnick uses pidgin English to explain American court procedures to four Chinese sailors from the Hai Chi. He leads them through special sessions, explaining the path from court to subway and back to their cruiser, ending with a cordial farewell and a police escort.
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Barney Mitnick
New York World
Criminal Courts
Chiu Ling
Sin Ke Kat
Wong Su Tong
Chu Liu
Nick
Barnes
Case
Barnei
Highty-siath Street
Bar Nel
Chiu
M& Policeman
Vedic Philosophy Expert Arrives to Explain Vedanta Beliefs
Dr S V Khedkar, a British India medical officer and royal physician, arrives from England with his wife to study advances in medical science and examine Bellevue Quarantine Station and hospitals. He aims to dispel wrong Vedanta impressions spread by self seeking charlatans and clarify that Vedic teaching is compatible with Christianity in part.
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New York Times
S. V. Khedkar
Royal College of Surgeons
Kolhapur
British India
England
University of Edinburgh
Khedkar
Bellevue
India
Shankeracharya
Hindustan
MolassesKills Fish In Lake Pontchartrain
New Orleans dispatch reports thousands of fish including dead shrimp floating on Lake Pontchartrain after molasses poured into the lake when a storage tank burst. About 600000 gallons were released into the streets, carrying a potash content of about 12.2 percent per gallon.
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New Orleans
New York World
Lake Pontchartrain
Severa
Emperor abolishes Okhrana in sweeping reform
The Russian empire under Emperor Nicholas II moves to abolish the feared Okhrana third section replacing it with a unified public safety service under the Interior minister. Palace police remain under military commandant, while the empire’s police forces shift to protect the public and maintain order. Duchess of Devonshire’s will leaves major jewelry to Duke of Devonshire and his wife, with other provisions to her daughters. Australian governor general Lord Dudley’s farewell highlights strained protocol as New South Wales withholds housing, leaving Lord Denman nearly homeless.
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Stolypin
Russia
Japan
Nicholas
Klef
Duma
Loria Melikoff
Alexander III
Okhrana
Okhraniat
Nicholas I
Europe
St. Petersburg
Siberian
Duchess of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire
Louise
Charles Montegu
Mary Duchess of Hamilton
Countess of
Gosford
Countess of Derby
Charles Montagu
Duke of Manchester
Charles
Lord Charles
King George
Duke of Clarence
Alexandra
London
Lord Dudley
Australia
Hig
New South Wales
Commonwealth
Lord Denman
Antipodes
Lord Cowdray
Standard OM Company
Mexico
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Causes of fires in New York blamed on carelessness
Ex chief argues most urban fires stem from avoidable carelessness. He cites 1910 losses of $5,586,333 from nearly 10,000 fires, with factories and oil fires leading the causes. Oil, factory, packinghouse, lumber yard blazes ranked top, tenement and skyscraper fires noted but less severe.
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New York
Baward F. Croker
Life Search for Shoes in City Tales of Habit
A New York Tribune item tells of John W. Scales of 342 West Forty-first Street who stole four pairs of shoes to satisfy a lifelong quest for footwear big enough for his feet. Judge Swann notes his pattern while scolding the offender, with past shoe thefts in New Haven and Baltimore cited as part of his record.
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The
New York Tribune
John W. Scales
West Forty-first Street
Scales
New Haven
Baltimore
Finney
Poison infection strikes surgeons in city sanitarium
Dr Edward Hubbard Quinn of 108 West Seventy-first street and Dr John Alfred Bodine of West Seventy-second street fall ill after accidental glove punctures during operations. Both receive prompt treatment. Bodine recovers, Quinn slowly improves. The incident prompts medical attention for sterile technique and accidental infections among surgeons.
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New York Times
Edward Hubbard Quinn
West Seventy-first Street
John Alfred Bodine
West Seventy-second Street
Bodine
Quinn
St. John's Hospital
Long Island City
F. C. Keller
Dr. Bodine
United States
American Medical Association
The
Academy of Medicine
Polyclinic Hospital
St. John’s Hospital
Angel Unaware in Grief and Mercy
Poem fragment recalls Marie Conway Gemler in Hampton Columpian style. A speaker speaks of grief as a guiding force that mocks, wounds, and finally becomes a divine sign. Tears cleanse the soul and reveal providence in hardship. The speaker notes an angel present in sorrow and mercy.
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Marie Conway Gemler
Hampton Columpian
Maniacal Fact Collecting Neighbor Splits Over Ocean Drying
A Cleveland man who hoards odd science and history facts provokes his wife with a claim that pumping the ocean dry would take 12,000,000 years at 1.06 gallons per second. She dismisses the idea as impossible and questions the feasibility and placement of all that water.
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CleVesese
Cleveland
East Seventy-third Street
Pointed Paragraphs From The Chicago News
A fragment from the Chicago News surveys social behavior with sharp observations on widows, friendships, politeness, and aging pleasures. It notes women, men, and the public’s interest in a dog fight and hints at attitudes toward wealth and illness without explicit events or dates.
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Chicago News
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A satirical column notes that rain then sun is wished for, politics seem easy after meeting a boss, and a man dislikes cigarettes while a family photo brings fleeting happiness. The piece humorously links experience, genius, and public life with light, pithy observations.
Prominent San Franciscans Back La Follette Viewpoint
Two San Francisco visitors at the New Willard, Rudolph Spreckels and Theodore A Bell, discuss politics. Spreckels, a Republican aligned with progressives, argues for La Follette's nomination, predicts strong insurgent support nationwide and warns Taft would lead to GOP defeat. Bell, a Democrat and former governor candidate, provides opposing yet pertinent context.
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Rudolph Spreckels
Theodore A. Bell
New Willard
Bell
San Francisco
Mspreckels
Caliornia
la Folette
Spreckel
California
la Follette
Oregon
Washington
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New Mexico
Arizona
Taft
Democratic Party
East
West
Senator la Follette
Wall Street
California Debt to Taft and Groundbreaking Plans
Former Representative Bell argues California Republicans should back Taft’s renomination while predicting a possible split that could aid Democrats. He notes San Francisco’s October 14 ground breaking for the Panama Pacific Exposition with an expansive, boulevard-linked site plan. Also quotes W F Reese on British emigration to Canada, farm opportunities, and western settlement along Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific routes.
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Bell
California
Taft
San Francisco
Cleveland
Democratic In State Elections. “From What I Have Observed,’ Added Mr Bell
Canada
England
W. F Reese
Ottawa
Ebbitt
Great Britain
Dominion
Scotland
Nova Scotia
Grand Trunk Railway
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Canadian Pacific
Life of Stone Buildings
Chicago builder John H Bryan visited Europe and noted stone structures there rarely exceed one century of use. He compared European town halls to deteriorating American capitol style, predicting the Capitol may stand 44 years unless destroyed while the Treasury building is the finest U.S. example of its style.
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Uurinys
Europe
John H Bryan
Chicago
Raleigh
Washington
England
E Capital
Treasury
United States
Tit for Tat ommerce Ga Disputch to New York Times
The mayor of Commerce Georgia fined the mayor pro tem and the pro tem fined the mayor in the mayor's court. The offenses were automobile speeding in both cases.
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New York Times
Commerce
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Fourtes
Alexandria
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Doe Wiey
Willis Moore
Georgia
Alan
Maine
Abe Ruef
San Franciso
Hila
Hunnewell
Kans
Tama J'im
Sam
Jack
Myrtle
Maryland
Wrahington
Lower Broadway
Audubon Society
Wiese
Furtal
ICZAR
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Dispatch
John BH. Wison
Kirkwood
Lincoln
Nebr
Ella Kerth
Union
Martin
Thomas Martin
Senate
Virginia
William A. Jones
Jones
Virginia Democratic Organization
Firet
Pall Mall Gazette
Ana
Capital
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