Extra session echoes in partisan clash and reform zeal
The piece argues the Democratic policy stays while the Republican party builds a constructive base with tariff reform and honest government. It credits the extra session for shaping the party’s fortunes, criticizes mercantile interests tied to war materiel, and notes symbolic wedges like wolf scalps and political jabs at Roosevelt.
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Committee On Foreign Relations
Great Britain
France
Republican Party
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Congress
Worthwhile Special Session Reflections on Legislation
Opinion piece evaluating the just-concluded special session. Recap highlights include passage of the reciprocity bill and debates over reapportionment and campaign publicity. It notes vetoes preserved stability, avoided mob rule in Arizona and New Mexico, and prevented a reversion to tariff logrolling.
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Washington
New Mexico
Arizona
Senate
Republican Party
Scientific Tariff Commission
Fragmented Iowa news items tease readers on law and politics
A jumble of clipped items from Iowa papers notes Miss Force and her engagement, roads dragged after rains, and debate over Senator Cummins seeking the presidency. The column mocks public attention to law and public figures while presenting scattered opinions from Belle Plaine, Des Moines, and Parkersburg.
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Dez Moines Register and Leader
Miss Force
Belle Plaine Union
Towa
Free Franchises Pass In Iowa Cities
Tipton Advertiser notes the day of free franchises nears end as many Iowa cities seek compensation for aging streets. Webster City Freeman-Tribune warns of reckless voting for a high tariff and a too-low rate later. Davenport Times laments Des Moines fans' apathy, tied to managerial decisions in baseball. Marshalltown Times-Republican argues railroad commissions lack men of character, hindering public service.
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Tipton
Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
Congress
Davenport
Des Moines
Marshalltown Times-Republican
As the Robins Feed Their Young Lessons for Patience
The Evening Chit-Chat recalls a neighbor’s daughter as selfish yet contrasts her with an Irish maid who likens cleaning to robins feeding their young. The tale urges doing tasks gradually, “a little at a time and oftener,” and reflects on how steady effort, not bursts, builds character and kindness over time.
The Rights of Pedestrians in Motor Vehicle Law
The Chicago Tribune reviews The Law of Motor Vehicles a 706 page volume compiling federal and state decisions. It notes pedestrians have equal rights on crosswalks and drivers must signal, slow, and stop when danger to a pedestrian exists.
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Chicago Tribune
Pedestrian Rights in Street Car Interactions
The article urges drivers to slow or halt when passing street cars at stopping points and warns that racing past a street car is negligent. Pedestrians deserve awareness of their rights and may seek damages if harmed by driver negligence, with more claims likely if pedestrians are better informed.
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Eoon
Investigating Commission Rule Debate Gains Steam
Chicago Record-Herald notes public value in the New York Bureau of Municipal Research study of the commission form. Two experts will examine Galveston and other cities to judge merits and demerits and advise on wider adoption of the system.
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Texas
Bureau
Hob o quits town in best auto show of bluff
An old man named Augustine J Major, 73, described as a professional panhandler, faced Union Hill New Jersey Recorder Hauenstein for vagrancy. After a one hour deadline to leave town, Major signaling a joke purchase ordered a touring car, paid with a rolled 100 bill, then prepared to head to his Bowery “mansion” with the chauffeur.
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Baseball league proposal for 1912 by Dick Kinsella
Dick Kinsella predicts an ideal baseball league for 1912 including Decatur Bloomington Springfield Peoria Danville Quincy Rock Island and Davenport saying it would be a money maker and a business proposition with Waterloo and Dubuque in a different circuit.
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Receiver appointed for White City amusement park in Des Moines
Floyd A. Wallace filed suit in district court alleging mismanagement and misused proceeds at White City park. Judge Lawrence DeGraff appointed George H. Howe as receiver. Wallace, heavy stockholder in Citizens Electric, claims $457.10 in wiring done this summer and prepayment received. a mechanic's lien is filed against the property.
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White City
Floyd A. Wallace
District Court
George H. Howe
Lawrence DeGraff
Wallace
Town State Zoo and Amusement Company
White City Construction Company
Citizens’ Electric Company
Forgive Holden Must Be Good Rules Set By Board
Des Moines reports the state board of education will drop charges against Prof. P. G. Holden of Iowa State College if he accepts conditions. He must file monthly expense and department bill statements, refrain from influencing legislation, and obey board mandates promptly. Holden's case will be considered at a September 7 meeting in Winton. Clear Lake hosts farmers day with PF. G. Walden of Ames speaking on rural citizenship and the value of farm life.
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P. G. Holdes
State Agricultural College
State Board of Education
Holden
Winton
Clear Lake
Ane
PF. G. Walden
Agricultural College
Ames
Making Better Printers Through Trade Education
The International Typographical Union launched a three year effort to build a trade education system. It aims to help inexperienced workers gain skills denied by poor apprenticeships and to enable skilled printers to broaden into higher class work beyond standard compositor tasks. The Inland Printer carried the initiative through a correspondence program.
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International Typographical Union
Trade education boosts printers through Typographical Union course
The International Typo graphical union backs an affordable trade course for printers, showing improved student work before and after training. Over three years more than 2300 students enrolled, with international instructors adopting the lessons and New South Wales seeking to use the program. The union funds old-age pensions, a tuberculosis sanatorium, a burial benefit, and incapacitated member support, with annual member earnings around 50 million dollars.
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International Typographical Union
Great Britain
France
New South Wales
L T. U
The
Typographical Union
Powers Will Settle With Germany Likely
Paris says a semi official note on talks with Germany suggests difficulties may be resolved, but only if two conditions are met. First, that the rights of France are preserved. second, that the path to a settlement is feasible without prejudice to the outcomes anticipated.
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Paris
Germany
France in Morocco Recognition Demands and Congo Curb
France seeks recognition by Germany of Moroccan status without concessions and calls for clear regulation to prevent future disputes. It also demands Germany curb expansive territorial ambitions in French Congo, which Paris regards as excessive.
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Morocco
Germany
French Congo
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