Modern Primitive Man and Springfield City Plan Observed
A Boston artist Joseph Knowles tests endurance in Maine woods proving modern man can add to primitive life. Also discussed is Springfield Ohio adopting a commission form of government with a city manager, civil service protections, initiative and referendum, and franchise provisions under the new charter.
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Boston
Joseph Knowles
Knowles
Maine
Ime
Springfield, O
Sprivenfeld
Springfield
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Stat
City Governments and Economic Outlook
Economists argue future challenges hinge on government policy as cities gain stronger footing. The article notes a decade of experimentation with municipal governance and a broad shift toward centralized plans and new forms of local control.
Fire with Fire in Graft Scandal Trial Clash
Governor defends by technicalities to block trial of foe. The case targets Salzer, accused of moral misconduct and political corruption, with supporters arguing accountability for Tammany. Hopeful innocence remains elusive as the graft fight intensifies.
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Sumecs
Penn Saomach
Tery Weracides
Salzer Moy
Sulzer
Tammany
God and the King of Prussia by Dr. Frank Crane
A critique argues that rulers cannot alter human fate by decree as in Shakespeare. The piece notes the belief in a benevolent sovereign and contrasts it with divine justice, asserting God is not a genie of happy endings except where righteousness and peace kiss.
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God and the King of
Prussia
Frank Crane
God
London The capital of the British empire and world city
London is portrayed as the capital of the British empire and a bustling metropolis famed for its churches and fogs. The piece notes its population, lack of skyscrapers, river Thames setting, and status as a financial center while humorously critiquing misconceptions about London Bridge and city life.
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London
New York
Los Angeles
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
Booth
Thames
Europe
England
London Bridge
Safe driving reforms and stray thoughts in a city paper
The piece calls for preachers to promote safer driving and harsher penalties for pedestrian harm, praises a poison container idea, notes a Chicago accident near an undertaker, and casually references Hans Schmidt, Harry K Thaw, Eskimos, Cummins standpatters, and Colonel Roosevelt with dated, satirical observations.
Unemployed seek Iowa board spots amid talk of office bids
A Cedar Rapids Gazette roundup notes twenty five or more men vying for seats on the state board of control. Other papers quote labor speech talk and political maneuvering as Nate Kendall denies candidacy for office and Webster City presses for the vacant board post left by John F. Wade, noting the $3,000 yearly stipend and relevance to future ambitions.
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Cedar Rapids
Board of Control
Iowa
Keltz
Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
State Board of Control
John F. Wade
B. F. Keltz
United States
Ouch Doudie Ouch and Street Encounters
Two women reunite in the street after years apart as a scene unfolds with a boy recounting a schoolyard apple fight. An old lady questions the buyer of the apple while a cheeky boy explains the mischief involved. The piece captures quaint urban humor and social quirks.
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Sammy Jones
Doudie
Wasting Time and Forever in the Lake District Honeymoon
A travelogue style excerpt recalls Reginald and his wife enjoying their lakeside honey moon for three days. He muses life may last only fifty years of happiness, she asks for a kiss to seize the moment, while a narrator reflects on vanity and social critique.
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Lake District
Reginald
London
Hare
Face
Yomaxm
Kent
Oregon
John Howanp
Wilmingwos
Vermont
Pinkham
Lovn Ficera
Munroe
Carlstadt
Nid
G. A. Laraboura
Gate St
Worcester
Mass
A. A. Gites
Dewittrille
N.Y
Drought Makes Kansas Men Shave Whiskers
Topeka Kansas reports a drought driving men to shave whiskers. Hot winds withering corn spurred a statewide fad as residents, once sworn to keep facial hair for political reasons, abandoned their whiskers to seek comfort and coolness.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Bill Bryan
Whisker cutting leaves bearded men scarce in Kansas
In a tale of Kansas towns many men and some women recall a time when facial hair was common. After a widespread whisker cutting trend, bearded men have become curiosities as bare faces return home.
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Kansas
People’s Furniture Co Half Price Sale
All second hand stores at half price at People’s Furniture Co located at 706 708 Lafayette Street in an advertisement listing their clearance sale.
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People's Furniture Co
Lafayette St
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Barger Bone
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American Express
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Lawes Steamship Agency
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Boulevard Des Capucines
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American Impress Office
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Unter den Linden
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Nevsky Peli
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Desdemona
Chicago
Hans Schmidt
Harry K. Thaw
Etah
Cummins
Colonel Roosevelt
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Buffalo, N. Y
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Treowa Prem
Sioux City ‘Tribune
Uncle Sam
Kendall
Centerville Lowegian
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Albia
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Swift Bing
Atlanta
Hileman & Gindt
East Fourth Street
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Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Lafayette Building
4Th St. E
A. A. Batenoen
R.F.D. No.1
Baltimore, Ohio
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Bazard
Black Hawk Bank
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E. T. Jaynes
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Black Hawk
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F. C. Liffring
Lafayette
DR. Gerrit J. Bennett
West Fourth
Elmwood and Western
T. A. McManus
Commercial Bank
Ralston
DR. Bodwell
Osteopathic
C. D. Pedersent
Consolidated
Oice
Defferson
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