Missouri Idea and the Fight for Honest Government
A speech extols citizen duty, denounces graft and corruption in St Louis and across the nation, and champions the Missouri idea that bribery is treason and officials must enforce laws. It praises reform governors who ended graft, reformed police and race tracks, closed saloons, and put state institutions on a business basis.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Missouri
Roosevelt
Baron de Constant on World Peace at University of Chicago
Baron de Constant of France spoke at the University of Chicago on World Peace. He argued that war no longer solves problems and warned the real danger lies in Anglo German rivalry, with England facing a rising naval burden and the risk of a sudden conflagration if tensions escalate.
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Chicago
Germany
France
England
Mngland
Russia
Great Britain
North Sea
Carrie Nation Plans Spokane Hatchet Visit May 15
Spokane officials defeated the Hayden ordinance to regulate hotels and cafes by a 3 2 vote. Carrie A Nation, the reformer known for smashing a liquor bottle, writes to H H Rankin saying she will arrive in Spokane with her hatchet on May 15 health permitting. Local temperance leaders deny plans but acknowledge a possible visit later in the year.
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Spokane
Wash
Carrie A. Nation
HK. H. Rankin
Frank Atkinson
The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Nation
Mrs Nation's Health Casts Doubt on May Journey
Mrs Atkinson notes Mrs Nation remains seriously ill and doubts she can undertake a lengthy trip by mid May. The remark reflects concern over travel plans and health status ahead of expected events.
Tristate Athletic Meet At Whitman
Eight local track men will compete at the Tristate meet in Whitman Friday and Saturday with four track athletes and one declamatory contestant funded by Yakima's Athletic association funds. Participants are H Wirt Hunt Thompson Cappey Clamson Johnson and Whitney. Louise Palmer will enter the declamatory contest. Prizes include twenty medal sets and a $60 cup from the Spokane Chronicle awarded for three consecutive wins.
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Triestate
Whitman
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Yakima
The
Athletic Association
W. Wirt
Hunt
Thompson
Cappey
Clamson
Johnson and Whitney
Louise Palmer
Spokane Chronicle
Local Passings and Visits Highlight Valley Life
Mrs Sherman from Towa and Mr Lafe Little visited the valley recently. Mrs Carr and Mrs Drake along with Mrs A Conway visited friends here. Boomer of Seattle works on property near the Tieton canal. Wisle spending months with daughter Mrs Lafe Little left for Cowiche. New road up Cowiche hill south of Naches nears completion.
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Sherman
Towa
Lafe Little
Yakima
Carr
Drake
Boomer
Seattle
M. J. Wisle
Cowiche
Cowiche Hill
Naches
Abortive Recall Election In Tacoma
The recall election for Tacoma city commissioners failed to decide outcomes and a runoff will be held in two weeks. Incumbents all qualified, with pairs of challengers lined up: Toys against Pettit, Freeland against Lamborn, Woods against Clayton, and Lawson against Weeks. About half of 26 000 registered voters participated amid low interest.
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Tacoma
Toys
Freeland
F. H. Lamborn
Woods
W. J. Clayton
Lawson
B. J. Weeks
Lead Poisoning Rates in Illinois vs Europe Highlight Industrial Cold
An article by Dr. Alice Hamilton in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that lead poisoning is more common in Illinois than in England and Germany. It cites 178 cases from the Lincolnov Commission on Industrial Diseases and lists unusual occupations affected such as wall paper making, brass polishing, and coffin handle polishing.
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England
Germany
Europe
United States
Alice Hamilton
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hamilton
Llinovis Commission On
Illinois
Dueseldorf
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Ilinois
Wulnmcross
du Iy
The Unknown Hohokam People of the Southwest
Ellsworth Huntington argues in Harper's Magazine that the Hohokam were an ancient, nameless race in the Southwest. He notes ruins like Casa Grande and the erosion of their walls while urging archaeology and geography to reconstruct their past and life.
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United States
Arizona
Casa Grande
Gila River
Ellsworth Huntington
Harper's Magazine
Boil ers and Bodies Explain Fuel and Food for Health
The article compares boilers and human bodies to explain optimal fuel and food use. It notes that temperature, pressure, and vitality indicate balance, and that individuals vary in nourishment needs. Proper feeding—small, regular portions—prevents digestion issues and improves health and efficiency. Popular Magazine.
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Popular Magazine
Why the Trunk Was Slow
A humorous Brooklyn Life snippet recounts Miss Noling praising a summer trip while lamenting trunk delays at Leaflandville. She explains choosing the scenic route via N T to avoid slower lines, only to learn the N T C is not a trunk line, prompting playful confusion between friends.
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Miss Noling
Leaflandville
N.T
Miss Sterling
Misa Noling
Brooklyn Life
A Ready Sealer for Traveling Bottles
A tip from Good Housekeeping recommends carrying a candle to seal bottles before a jump. Light the candle, invert it, and let the tallow drip around the cork. within a minute this seals the bottle and helps insure perfect carriage of the fluid content.
Seeing Trouble Ahead from a Humorous Blurb
A witty Chicago Record Herald quip imagines a wife borrowing trouble. The joke ponders fashion fears and a child’s dimple, implying a light domestic anxiety about style and the boy’s appearance as he grows.
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Chicago
In the Blood Willis Kentucky Horses React to Autos
Puck notes Willis purchased Kentucky horses unafraid of autos and trains while Gillis laments he cannot accustom them to a sprinkling cart. The dialogue highlights the animals’ notable calm around trains and vehicles.
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Willis
Kentucky
Gillis
Puck
Getting the Particulars of a Quip in Conversation
The exchange notes Nellie asks if Mr Felewailey has proposed while Nora says not yet. He has inquired about breakfast time and whether the other is a good cook, illustrating domestic banter.
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Nellie
Danish School Bath Time A Revealing Cleanliness Ritual
A Youths companion account from Copenhagen describes a public school where children line up at 9 o'clock to wash in a large lighted room. They share nickel showers and wooden tubs, washing in order from youngest to oldest, then dry themselves and dress before prayers and recitations.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
America
Willing to Divide. A correspondent reports troops looting towns
An American newspaper correspondent with the government army in a Latin American revolution recounts seeing troops seize unfastened goods in every town. He reports the misconduct to the division commander who dismisses it and vows the writer will have first chance at looting next town, then sticks to writing copy.
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New York Tribune
Odd Book Post Trouser Swap Sparks Postal Riddles
A London postal official recalls a curious public case where a mother sent her son a pair of trousers by book post. The exchange highlights the guide’s rule about what items qualify for book post and the mother’s comedic reply about open ends.
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London
Book Post
Parcel Post
Postoffice
Fear of the Tree in London Planting History
A historical note recalls early London tree planting faced strong opposition from a district surveyor in the 1830s. When London built a house at Worchester Terrace Bayswater he planted a sumac opposite the path, but the tree was removed after complaints it would shade the path and keep it damp.
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London
A. D. Webster
Worchester Terrace
Bayswater
Proper Chills
A thin man complains of cold chills while his heartless friend dismisses concern. The exchange implies a grim mood as the speaker contemplates ordinary chills versus imagined hot chills, reflecting a macabre conversational tone from the New York Press.
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New York Press
Not a Success Sawyer Twistler Broom Idea
Sawyer Twistler invents a multi use broom that serves as a cane trapeze rolling pin billiard cue lawn mower handle and wooden leg. Gearing He thinks the inventor could profit if he knew how to adjust the device.
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Sawyer—Twistler
Sawyer
Chicago News
Travelogue Exchange on the Nile Guidebook Impresses Reader
A brief exchange notes how the Nile inspired awe as a guidebook filled several pages. The Washington Herald records a traveler’s remark about the famous river and its lasting impression.
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Nile
Washington Herald
Highest liberty lies in harmony with the highest law
Quote from Giles attributed to the record shows a principle linking freedom with the supreme rule. It reflects a constitutional or philosophical stance on governance and individual rights. The sourcing emphasizes moral order guiding liberty.
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Giles
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