Immigration Fight of 1913: Cartoons Magazine Centennial
A week-and-a-half ago, after much debate, the U.S. Senate passed an Immigration Reform Bill which is pleasing to no one. This week, the House of Representatives — controlled by Republicans not, many of whom are opposed to the legislation, partially because it would bring in as voting citizens, mostly individuals who likely will not vote [...]
Marching Towards the Great War!: Cartoons Magazine Centennial 1913
Our March Towards the Great War (World War I) — whose official start is just over a year away — continues, this time with cartoons involving what in retrospect, can be seen as a deliberate working towards war, instead of backing away from it. All of the cartoons in this post (except where stated otherwise) [...]
Women’s History Month: British Suffrage Cartoons: Cartoons Magazine Centennial 1913
While American Suffragettes were parading and demonstrating, their British counter-parts were adapting more radical tactics, such as throwing bricks through shop windows. What percent of British Suffragettes actually engaged in violent or destructive protest, versus non-violent demonstration, I don’t know. But even if just a small number, the anti-suffrage crowd on both sides of the [...]
Scott Antarctic Expedition Reported Dead: Cartoons Magazine Centennial 1913
On February 10th, 1913, word reached the world that the entire Terra Nova Expedition to reach the South Pole in Antarctica, led by Captain Robert Scott, had perished. Scott’s expedition reached the South Pole on January 17th, 1912, learning they had been beaten there by the rival Amundsen expedition, who had arrived at the Pole [...]
Wilson’s Inauguration: Cartoons Magazine Centennial 1913
The first thing to understand about Woodrow Wilson‘s first inaugural, is that in his time, a President-Elect did not take office until March! Above, we have cartoons by Harry Murphy and Fontaine Fox — from the January 1913 edition of Cartoons Magazine — making fun of the idea of moving the Inauguration Date earlier, into [...]
Winter Heating: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, December 1912
From the December 1912 issue of Cartoons Magazine, we have a few cartoons on the change in the weather, starting with above, by Elmer Donnell. Click on the above & below pictures, to view the cartoons in detail, and read their captions. Below, from Ralph Everett Wilder, and others. Next, by Paul A. Plaschke. Doug [...]
Focus on Cartoonists: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, December 1912
Without an election to cover, with December 1912, Cartoons Magazine made several alterations in format. One was that with potent subject matter reduced, there is a reduction in the average number of cartoons per page, including a significant increase in the number of full page cartoons. Another change, is a huge jump in the number [...]
Women’s Suffrage: Cartoons Magazine Centennial 1912
We’re approaching both Halloween and next week’s election. What could be scarier subject for male Republican candidates than Women’s Suffrage(given how often they’re prone to make the colossal mistake of letting slip what their true opinions are)? All pages extracted from the October & November 1912 issues of Cartoons Magazine. Click on the above & [...]
