St Paul and Minneapolis Pictures From National Convention Visited
The issue prints pictures of St Paul and Minneapolis taken for National Editorial Association delegates. It highlights the St Paul Free Public Baths on Harriet Island created by Dr Justis Chage, health commissioner, as a model facility with playgrounds a zoo and nursing services. Bath costs are minimal with towels soap and private dressing rooms available at low prices and the venture yields about 10 500 yearly for maintenance.
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St. Paul Free
Justis Chage
Chage
America
Harriet Island
Minnesota’s Magnificent Capitol at St Paul
The Minnesota state capitol at St Paul, built over thirteen years at nearly five million dollars, is hailed as one of the nation’s finest public buildings. World renowned artists contributed to its decorations and interiors, with vigilant inquiries finding no graft. the white marble structure is Minnesota’s third capitol since statehood.
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Minnesota State Capitol
St. Paul
United States
Minnesota
Saint Paul Steamboat Landing and River Expansion
The 1821 arrival of the first upper Mississippi steamboat near present St. Paul marked a boom in river traffic and warehouse construction. J. J. Hill began his business on the levee as Saint Paul grew around the steamboat landing, which remained the head of navigation despite government attempts to raise river levels.
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Upper Mississippi
St. Paul Levee
Fort Snelling
Saint Paul
J. J. Hill
St. Paul
Como Park Highlights in St Paul Park System
Como Park anchors St Pauls vast park system with over 600 acres and notable features. Memorial fountains funded by wealthy citizens, a Japanese garden gifted by a former resident, and two lakes offering hundreds of row boats. Flower beds under Park Superintendent Nussbaumer are among the nations finest.
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Como Park
St. Paul's
United States
St. Paul
Nussbaumer
St Paul’s 1864 incorporation and old building lore
St Paul became an incorporated city in 1864 after years as a village. The article notes a third term in an old building on lower streets, reflecting early municipal growth and local architecture.
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St. Paul
Christmas and Oratory at Sunday School Doings
Six year old Eugene Wood recalls his first public speaking at a Sunday school Christmas program. He quotes a line about the "Dear lambs of the flock" from Brother Jeremiah Kelly and notes his mother's clarification about storytelling. The piece then shifts to criticising theatre ticket speculation and blaming managers for enabling scalpers.
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Jeremiah Kelly
Doc
Kelly
Eugene Wood
New England Magazine
Lazy man ignores subway plea for help
An elderly man strolling to the subway refuses to assist a breathless woman who warns of a beating near by. She insists a hurdy gurdy player is being attacked, but he questions the danger and questions the aggressor's size, sparking disbelief.
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New York Press
Doomsday Book Overview Reveals Medieval Land Registry
The Doomsday Book is a British record begun under William I to survey England around 1080 to 1086. It served as a registry to determine land tenure, measure estate extents, fix homage obligations, and set military aids.
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England
Great Nations and a Small Revolver Trial
A Montana official recalls a lawyer defending a murder case who paused a ten minute recess to seek inspiration at a hotel. He returned and told the jury that the United States is the greatest nation, the navy salutes, and warned they threaten to imprison or hang an innocent man over a single fatal shot.
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Montana
His Sweet Voice
A brief Stray Stories vignette recalls a whispered serenade under a window. The man jokes his singer’s father mistook the singing for cats, lightening the moment with humorous misunderstanding.
They Don’t Speak About The Dress Project Night
Mary asks if she can tell friends she made the dress herself while Edith dismisses the claim as superfluous dialogue about self-promotion and craftsmanship.
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Mary
Edith
Wise-Minded Figure Promotes Good Deeds Across Life
A fragment notes a wise man urged to perform as much good as his circumstances permit, with a reference to Lord Bolingbroke. The text hints at moral conduct and charitable action as guiding principles.
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Lord Bolingbroke
Won Every Time in Breach of Promise Suit
A terse exchange quotes a suitor boasting of never losing breach of promise suits. The Cleveland Leader highlights the swaggering claim as a wry, dismissive line in a clipped humorous exchange.
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Swain
Mather
Cleveland
Amusing Town Hall Speech and Family Quips
A fragment recounts a town hall speech promise met with giggles from a sister. Other passages note Angora goat trade attempts by English capitalists in South Africa paying up to 2500 dollars per goat to Turkish holders. A mother-teasing exchange ends with a girl replying she is playing housekeeping as the girl.
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Hiram Greene
Willie—Sheaidit
Stev
South Africa
Ethel
Victory After a Panic Sweep by Taft and Republicans
Analysis notes that Taft and the Republicans won sweeping national majorities amid a severe economic panic and depression. It argues voters preferred business stability over Democratic reform, citing differing economic views between Bryan and Cleveland Democrats and uncertainty about Bryan’s cabinet.
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Taft
Bryan
Republican Party
Cleveland Democracy
Legislative Branch
American Review of Reviews
Exchange quips on bread cast and deeds in town ad
A satirical remark notes many townspeople will not spend money unless it returns soon with a full ham sandwich and a deed backed by a mortgage. The Old Town Enterprise teases that newspaper advertising pays better than other ads and suggests trying an ad in the paper.
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Old Town
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