Australia a Rough Portrait of a Continent and Nation
A compact, lampoonish sketch of Australia noting its isolation in the southwest globe corner, its colonial ties to England, and claims about its climate, fauna, and people. It playfully mentions exploration, governance, industry, and society, including tea, gold, wool, and cattle, with a tone of satirical travel writing.
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Australia
United States
Austtralia
Captain Cook
Globe
England
Capital
Texas
G O P Hopes To Ban House In 1910 Turmoil
Washington June 22 The House debates party standing in the next session. Republicans hope to team with Progressives to end Democratic control while Democrats concede a remote risk. A table shows 35 districts ripe for Republican gains, needing 73 seats to overturn the majority. New England leans GOP despite tariff ire.
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Washington
House
Great Was the Fall Thereof Chivalry and Stubbornness
The piece contrasts British manners with a cheeky note on Sylvia Pankhurst at the House of Commons steps. It frames chivalry against stubbornness and hints at a political balance tipping in favor of chivalry.
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Sylvia Pankhurst
Uouxe of Commons
Justice to Colombia and Ourselves
Editorial urges Congress to reject a 25 million indemnity to Colombia over the Panama isthmus deal. It argues the transaction may reflect illegitimate actions by U S interests and calls for court review and full disclosure before any payment. It warns against paying for conscience money and stresses national dignity and fair play.
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Colombia
United States
Canal Strip
Republic of Panama
Isthmian
State Department
Washington
Congress
Bis
Thi
Republic of Colombia
Mr. Bryan
Promotions at State Mental Health Institutions
The hospital for the sane superintendent M N Votdeng is elected superintendent of the new state epileptic colony while Lip Donghoe of Knoxville becomes head of the Insanity institution. The promotions imply a chain from inebriacy to insanity to epilepsy in this handling.
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M. N. Votdeng
Sane
Lip, Donghoe
Knoxville
Public Knowledge and Voting Reform Sparks National League
A sprawling discussion on informed voting cites experiments in Minnesota Pennsylvania and California showing how public knowledge of records and facts shifts electoral outcomes. The National Voters League aims to expose truth through press reports legislative records and committee proceedings with notable figures like Ida Tarbell and Frederick Howe on its executive committee.
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Minnesoty
Red Light
Minneapolis
Pennsylvania
California
National Voters’ League
Borden Harriman
John H. Cormmons
Frederick Howe
Ida Tarbell
Lynn Haines
Woodward Building
Washington, D. C
Vanished Love and Politics Shift in Iowa Campaign
A passage contrasts love’s vow with disillusion and a political report notes Connolly’s Iowa tour plans aimed at defeating Cummins. Democratic leaders express confidence Hamilton will win governor and believe the party will retain or gain House seats, with McDonald and Murtagh favored in Dubuque and Black Hawk counties.
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Connolly
Wilson
Iowa
Cummins
Reed
Hamilton
McDonald
Murtagh
Dubuque
Black Haw
Witty Quotations and Quips From Historic Papers
A compact collage of humorous lines and exchanges from various papers. The snippets include playful banter about baseball fishing and domestic life, with remarks on assemblies like a lifeboat moment and a menacing but lighthearted exchange amid misquoted phrases.
Democratic leaders plan national drive in Wilson era
Washington dispatch quotes state and national Democratic chairs planning a broad campaign. Derenus of the Democratic congressional committee and McCombs of the Democratic national committee push toward an onslaught of speeches and rallies. President Wilson aide Brean reportedly to enter the state campaign.
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Washington
Derenus
Democratic Congressional Committee
McCombs
Wilson
Tawata
Congress
Connelly
When the Paper Is a Success Detroit Times
An editor reflecting on criticism and praise recalls a brick being thrown through his window. He notes the incident proving progress in journalism and praises the day’s paper as a success despite the disruption.
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Detroit Times
Counties to Carry Own Insurance Risks in Iowa
Industrial Commissioner Garst grants permits for Adams, Cass, Webster, Woodbury and Wright counties to carry their own risks under the compensation act. Dubuque gains exemption. Ontario in Canada adopts a similar act closely following Iowa, using a single commissioner approach in its formative stage and planning a composite board for full operation.
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Des Moines
Garst
Adams
Cass
Webster
Woodbury
Wright
Dubuque
Ontario
Canada
Iowa
William Meredith
Towa
Democrats Hopeful of Gains From Pending Legislation
Democrats in districts represented by Republicans since 1910 anticipate a slump but insist they will not lose. They believe pending legislation will boost the Democratic cause and foresee positive results in Mexico that will reflect well on their party.
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Diane
Mexico
Memorial rites for Knights of Pythias hold in heat
About 100 loyal members of Hel Metlodge No. 89 Knights of Pythias attended memorial exercises in the Pythian temple. Carleton Sias presided as chancellor commander and Austin Burt as vice chancellor. S. M. Wallace, principal of West High School, delivered the chief address.
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Helmetlodge
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Temple
Carleton Sias
Austin Burt
S. M. Wallace
West High School
Wallace
Knights of Pythias promote larger brotherhood and civic unity
Mr Wallace spoke on social, racial, and financial differences not altering brotherly feeling, saying capital and labor clash due to lack of unity. He praised the Knights of Pythias for organizing the larger brotherhood of man. A quartet provided music and the afternoon featured ritualistic services. Christopher Strausser of North English, visiting his uncle W F Smith at 229 Ricker street, noted Iowa crops and meadows look promising after touring northeastern Iowa.
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Wallace
Knights of Pythias
Brotherhood of Man
Pythian
Order
Christopher Strangser
Iowa
W. F. Smith
Ricker Street
Mr. Strausser
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