New Zealand Prosperity A Model For Public Welfare
New Zealand is praised as a peaceful society with strong government action explaining why Americans should study it. The colony’s life and health insurance, pensions, and fully public services are cited, including government ownership of railways, telegraphs, and banks, a broad tax reform, and full employment with few strikes. Premier Sir Joseph Ward leads a modern, educated Maori-influenced nation with social protections and high public trust.
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New Zealand
United States
New Yealand
Iife Insurance
Fitance
Ife
Ffe
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Fe Insurance Department
Colonial
Bank of New Zealand
Henry George
R. J. Seddon
Joseph G. Ward
Wulihe Law
América
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Itle
Brooklyn
New York City
London
Seddons
Dominion
Fairview the Bryan Home Draws Pilgrims Near Lincoln
At Fairview Farm the home of William Jennings Bryan near Lincoln Nebr has become a Mecca for pilgrims attending the Democratic national convention in Denver. The local trolley company extended service to accommodate visitors, and Mrs Bryan supervised the house’s construction begun in 1901 02. The estate includes a comfortable chipped brick and stone house with grounds, a swimming pool, flower garden, and a third story den filled with treasures from many lands.
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Lincoln, Neb
Airview
William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Democrats
Denver
Distin
Fairview
Tralley Company
Bryan
Yarlota
O, Reean
Normal
Birda
Mr. Bryan
New York
Mr. Bevan
Bryun
MABEL TALIAFERRO Tied to Frederic Thompson's Theatre Empire
Mabel Taliaferro, popular actress, to appear in Dolly of the Cheva this autumn, with husband Frederic Thompson of Hippodrome and Luna Park fame. Thompson plans production of Polly of the Circus in Chicago and Nashville, then Cinderella at the New Amsterdam, while Taliaferro stars in the title role and Edith Mallaferro steps in for the next season.
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Dolly
Frederic Thompson
Thompson
Ile Hag Come
Pan-American Midway
Butalo Wis
Lana Fark
Coney Island
New York
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Madel Taliaferro
Luna Park
Mr. Thompson
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Circus
Misa Taliaferro
New York Company
Chicago
Nashville
Tenn
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Taliaferro
Edith ‘Mallaferro
Kho & Erlanger
New Amsterdam Theater
The Castellane Boys in Custody Dispute
The Castellane family legal controversy widens as the Count de Castellane protests his former wife's remarriage to Prince Helle de Sagun and challenges custody of the three Castellane boys. Mme Anna Gould won custody in her divorce, remaining the injured party, while the Count seeks to undo her guardianship through claims about Prince Tela’s suitability.
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Prince Helle de Sagun
Count de Castellane
Wttle Castellane
Mme
Anna Gould
Uileksle
Tela
Fragmentary dialogue about Renan breakfast wager with fowl
Disjointed archaic dialogue mentions Ernest Renan and a humorous wager with chickens. A minister of state prompts attendance at a bell. Renan refuses then negotiates breakfast with a line about joining for a meal. The text is garbled and contains unclear references.
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Ernest Rena
French Academy
Kenan
Rena
Wien
Renan
A Long Dance of William Kemp Through England
A fragment from London Graphicle recounts William Kemp the actor’s legendary long dance during Elizabeth I’s reign. He danced from London to Norwich with a taboret servant and overseer, accepting Brent tips, avoiding impediments, and continuing despite a hip sprain as about 200 spectators cheered. He twice circled Norwich to ensure no miscount.
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William Kemp
Elizabeth
London
Norwich
Tle
Iaek
Stratford
Live Mule Triumphs In Dead Boar Chase In India
A British officer riding a fierce mule pursued a wild boar in India. The boar attacked, the mule toppled him, then recovered and ran down the boar. The noble beast bit the boar by the backbone, threw him, and killed him as the mule returned to her master with a triumphant cry.
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India
Between Supper and Breakfast Emaciation and Vitality
A London Globe view argues that long overnight fasting between supper and breakfast worsens emaciation and weakness. It contends continuous nourishment helps counteract low vitality, as sleep reduces activity yet digestion and nutrition continue, boosting weight and vigor.
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London
Theatergoer’s cheeky request at Broadway show
A mink wearing gentility leaned toward a front seat woman as the curtain fell. He whispered a quip about her hat blocking the stage, prompting her sharp remark that she would slap his face if he were not her brother. The New York Globe reports the exchange occurred in a Best Bet performance.
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Rey
Womay
New York Globe
Little Confidence Game On A Train Scene
A girl plays a railroad conductor with her father's paper, demanding a ticket that is valid only yesterday. The man pays a dime after realizing he has been "worked" and must settle with cash or get off the train. The card was issued yesterday and is no longer valid.
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Tickeets
Pitched It and the Tabernacle Tale
A jumbled fragment from a 19th century note cites Moses, Exodus and the tabernacle in a brief tale about pitching the tent afar from the camp. It shifts to quirky lines about liver, mercury, night rates, a chef named Hicks and a Welsh rabbit offer to guests.
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Moses
Ile
Hicks
Bouton
Conceit and Experience as Guides in Life
A quotation attributed to Patrick Henry stresses that the speaker relies on experience to judge the future. It emphasizes a humble reliance on past events as the sole lamp for guiding actions and decisions.
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Patrick Henry
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