Vernon and Maria Greene on a spring country ride
Vernon and Maria Greene drive through Illinois spring as a political plot and personal history unfold. He vows to back a women’s suffrage measure and he hints at eligibility for governor while she reveals a guarded past. The ride turns somber when mining blasts under the links raise questions about safety and class expectations.
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Vernon
Miss Greene
Maria Greene
Illinois
Greehs
Maria
Uncle Silas Says On Marital Talk In Essays
A light caption piece notes how after years of marriage a man tends to refer to his wife as her or she in casual speech, illustrated with humor from the Los Angeles Express era. The anecdote highlights changing speech patterns in domestic life.
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Silas
Los Angeles Express
Bookmakers Win In Suit Over Kentucky Racing
In Wington Ky March 23 Judge Harbison ruled the act creating the Kentucky Racing Commission unconstitutional. The Latonia Jockey Club won, with the court saying the law delegated unlimited racing authority and exempted trotting, making it relass legislation. The decision upheld police power over racing and prevented protected gaming privileges from shielding bookmakers. The case goes to the Court of Appeals.
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Wington
Harbison
Kenton County
Kentucky Racing Commission
Latonian Jockey Club
Harbeson
Latonia Jockey Club
Racing Commission
Latonia
Court of Appeals
Commission
Racing Commission Act
Live Stock Active in Woodford Market Versailles Ky
Woodford Market in Versailles, Kentucky, on court day saw strong attendance though buyers were cautious. Auctions reported mixed results with horses selling from 60 to 147.50 dollars, hogs and pigs fetching modest sums, and cattle and mules changing hands. Stallions showed, including Silver Wings, with several owners presenting animals. The piece also notes cats breeding as unprofitable long term despite occasional profits, quoting a local perspective.
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Versailles
Court Square
Court Day
Bahanna Bond
John Gay
Pisgah
Jonas Weil
Lexington
B. Edwards
Lou Tucker
Fayette
Alex Edwards
Lou Parks
E. R. Woodward
John Ball
Joe Graddy
Pick Flaws in Tariff Measure
Washington March 23 A minority report from Democrats on the ways and means committee brands the Payne tariff bill as prohibitive and crude, arguing it will raise living costs. It says reductions are illusory and burdens fall on labor and farmers while big interests like Standard Oil receive protection under the 99 percent duty. It urges separate treatment of Philippines trade and criticizes wool, agriculture, and sugar schedules as unfair and unrewarding for consumers.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Champ Clark
Philippines
Standard Oil Company
Lumberman Killed in Arkansas Wood Yard Shooting
D Henry Duncan vice president of Bluff City Lumber company was shot and killed at Clio Pine Bluff Arkansas March 23 John Day master mechanic at the mill called Duncan from his boarding house and fired three shots Duncan died instantly Day surrendered and was jailed at Rison authorities say no motive is known and no prior trouble is found
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Henry Duncan
Pine Bluff
Ark
D. Henry Duncan
Bluff City Lumber Company
Clio
John Day
Duncan
Day
Rison
Dayton Astronomical Society Incorporation Formed
Articles of incorporation for the Dayton Astronomical Society were filed in Columbus. The organization plans to erect an observatory in Dayton and equip it with a telescope.
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Dayton Skygazers
Dayton, O
Dayton
Columbus
One Firm Refused Tobacco Purchases By Independent Buyers
Only one firm, W. D. Collins & Bro. of Louisville, refused to accept its tobacco purchase. They bought ten percent of the independents’ allotment, but say the decline stems from the buyer's own supplier refusing the consign ment. Equity Society officials expect the contract to compel acceptance, and no complaints have been reported by independents. The executive committee will decide how to proceed at Wednesday’s meeting.
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W. D. Collins & Bro
Louisville
Equity Society
Society of Equity
Equity
Notice of Mid Biennial Council Meeting in San Antonio
Mrs Letcher Riker president of the Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs issues notice that the General Federation of Women's Clubs Mid Biennial Council will meet in San Antonio Texas on March 31 and April 1 The council includes the Board of Directors state federation presidents and General Federation secretaries with all General Federation members welcome The Menger Hotel is official headquarters Winter tourist rates available via local railroad offices A related Kentucky Federation board meeting will be held in Harrodsburg on April 1 Attendees should arrive March 31 evening and will be hosted by Harrodsburg clubwomen.
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City of
Mexico
Edward McClannahan
Goliad Street
San Antonio
Texas
Menger
The
Kentucky Federation
Harrodsburg
Club
Sam Noticed the Distinction in a Stable Tale
A rich man recalls long service of Sam the groom and questions pay during a horse illness. Sam replies that he and the horse were sick together, noting the doctor was hired for the horse but pay was docked for his own illness. In another item, a shoplifter used a hollow tin doll to disguise stolen shawls while holding an infant.
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Sam
Paris
Right's View on Instinct and Intelligence Explained
A Universalist Leader quips that instinct would let us know all we need without learning, but humans rely on reason and must study themselves to avoid blindness or folly. The remark frames the difference between animal instinct and human intellect in a concise ideological note.
Roosevelt on Opportunity and Doing Good for Mankind
The quote extols the opportunity and capacity to do great things well and for the welfare of mankind. It highlights Theodore Roosevelt urging purposeful action and ethical effort for the benefit of society.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Pay High Rent for Saloon Dens in New York
Among all rents in New York City saloons pay the highest, taxed about double what other businesses would command for the same premises. This reflects the heavy occupancy costs endured by barrooms in the city.
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New York City
Strews Sand on Frozen Streets in Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany, T. S. Bush reports an inventor’s sand-strewing wagon built like a water wagon to spread sand on frozen streets. The device aims to improve traction on asphalt as horses struggle in cold weather.
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Magdeburg
Germany
Goose Revered as Sacred Bird Across Asia
The goose is described as sacred to many people, especially in Asia, where killing one is avoided. The article notes a belief in an aerial pilgrimage to a Himalayan lake each year, carrying sins away and bringing renewed inspiration to the devout.
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Asia
Himalayas
Much Timber Goes to Waste in Uganda Forests
A London Times writer notes annual timber destruction near the source of the Nile in Uganda, where rotting logs waste less than one billion cubic feet of timber.
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London Times
Great Forest
Uganda
Nile
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