Appointments Wobble in Indian Territory U S Attorney Race
Washington reports shifting bets for the U S Attorneyship in the Southern District of Indian Territory. Albert Rennie of Pauls Valley was close to confirmation, but opposition grew. Allen of Muskogee and Curtis of Kansas emerge as favored names. Johnson seeks reappointment but faces doubt after Ardmore conspiracy indictments. Nomination ready for Senate early next week.
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United States
Indian Territory
Johnson
Albert Rennie
Pauls Valley
Rennie
Allen
Muskogee
Senator Long
Kansas
Warner
Missouri
Curtis
Department of Justice
Noile Prasse
Ardmore
Senate
Accept No Substitute For Dr. Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Cure
An ad touts Dr. Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Cure as the best remedy for malaria chills and fever and as a general tonic. It claims it can replace quinine and offers a money back guarantee through Clark Drug Co. if unsatisfied.
Patronage Distribution Sparks House Tension in Washington
Lore on Patronage distribution links Republican discontent to an insurrectionary mood in the House. The piece argues anger over perceived White House favoritism to Senators fuels House resentment and threatens support for the President’s plans.
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Washington
House
White House
Committee On Rules
Senate
Five Civilized Tribes Bill Gets Committee Amendments
The House Committee on Territories adopted the rivers bill winding up tribal affairs in Indian Territory. Key changes strike the coal land sale provision and retain ownership by the tribes. The amendments extend sale restrictions removal to leasing for mixed blood and freedmen Indians, excluding homesteads.
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Washington
Five Civilized Tribes
Indian Territory
Curtis
Committee On Territories
Indians Authorized to Sell and Lease Lands Without Interior Consent
The amendment allows the Indians to sell or lease lands without the Interior Secretary’s consent and authorizes the sale of 100000 acres to a group for a game preserve.
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Secretary of the Interior
President Denies Carr in Southern District Attorney Bid
Washington report notes H M Carr of Falls Valley, with McGuire and Senator Warner, pressing for the post vacated by W B Johnson. The President says charges against Humphrey, Rennie, and others require inquiry and directs the attorney general to explain. Johnson remains a candidate for reappointment with strong backing.
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Washington, D.C
H. M. Carr
Palls Valley
Carr
McGuire
Warner
W. B. Johnson
Humphrey
Rennie
Johnson
Wanted men in every state to travel and promote goods
Classified advertisement offers work across all states for men to travel post signs advertise and leave samples of products. Salary listed as 75 dollars per month plus 300 dollars per day for expenses. Located from Kuhlman Co Department S Atlas Block Chicago. wl12t 40
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Kuhlman Co
Dept. S
Atlas Block
Chicago
Edwards Case in Indian Territory Court Warns Defendant to Appear
In the United States Court in the Indian Territory Southern District Sarah Edwards files against Charlie Edwards No 668 the defendant is ordered to appear within thirty days and answer the complaint Judge J T Dickerson presides with seal dated January 8 1906 Webb and Ennis attorneys for non residents listed C M Campbell Clerk deputy Sy A H Constant.
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Indian Territory
Sarah Edwards
Charlie Edwards
J. T. Dickerson
C. M. Campbell
Sy A. H. Constant
Webb & Ennis
L Cc. Andrews
J P Dobbs Returns to Sasakwa After Weekend with Brother in Law
J P Dobbs spent Sunday with his brother in law J A Shelton and returned to Sasakwa.
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J. P. Dobbs
J. A. Shelton
Sasakwa
Norway's future king served as Danish navy apprentice
The future king of Norway once trained as a Danish navy apprentice. He endured hazing, mended clothes, slept in a sailor hammock, wore only a striped undershirt, and faced seasickness while chewing rye bread in the gangway.
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Norway
Karl
Got Just What He Wanted Window Sausages a Plaster Joke
A diner demands sausages like those in the window and learns they are for display only after his wife opens the package. The exchange exposes the patron's obstinacy and the deli's display practice.
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New York Globe
Delicatessen
Phonographs in Science Highlight Voice Archive Collections
The British Museum preserves talking machine records of prominent voices including Queen Victoria and today’s leaders with over 5 records in a growing set. The Vienna Academy holds thousands of dialect and language records from songs to war chants, aiming to cover all races. Voice historians plan animal cries and language comparisons with a large staff of voice hunters.
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British Museum
Amy
Queen Victoria
Vienna Academy of Sciences
Expanding Industry in the South and Rising Farm Values
The Philadelphia Press notes growing southern wealth as farm properties in the 11 secessionist states gain over 1 billion dollars in value in two years. Land yields average substantially higher since the century began, while the south expands industries and marketing of cotton, reducing reliance on speculators and strengthening planters.
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South
Philadelphia Press
Glass Dressing for Wounds Suggests Glass as Bandage
Dr J L A Aymard reports experiments at Johannesburg hospital using ground window glass as wound dressings smeared with carbolic oil instead of lint. In three cases the wounds healed completely with no scar, including uses of watch glasses on two additional patients.
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J. L. A. Aymard
Aymard
Johannesburg Hospital
Roosevelt as cowboy in 1885 Dakota camp tale
H. W. Otis recalls meeting a young Theodore Roosevelt in 1885 at a Bad Lands camp. He notes Roosevelt rode a fierce broncho, was bucked off repeatedly, and earned old cowboys' respect. Otis mentions Roosevelt’s glasses and big teeth and an incident with a New Yorker and a dog.
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Roosevelt
H. W. Otis
Peshastin
Wash
New York
Bill Jones
Bill
A Recipe for Diamonds Reveals Industrial Diamond Making
A New York Herald description explains creating diamonds from carbon using iron as a solvent in an electric furnace followed by a lead bath and acid washing. Small iron bullets form under molten lead, pressurize, and after dissolving materials yield tiny real diamonds, the largest about a fiftieth of an inch.
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The
New York Herald
New Russia Emerges as Free Press Stands Firm
The Cleveland Leader argues that despite czarist power, a new Russia is visible in the bold stance of the press. A St. Petersburg daily predicts renewed revolts if crushed now, signaling a shift toward liberty and the belief that free speech will guide broader freedom and reform.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Cleveland
The American Chameleon in Brief
The American chameleon Anolis carolinensis lives in the southern United States. It rapidly changes color from brown to yellow or pale green. It feeds on insects and is harmless to larger beings. It is sometimes kept as a pet and has even been worn as a chain ornament. Its toes have adhesive pads enabling it to run on smooth vertical surfaces.
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United States
St. Nicholas
Arizona Young Man Isabella on Statehood Question
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune features a New Mexico girl affirming support for union while a young Arizonan questions statehood. A playful banter ends with a quick interruption.
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Arizona
Isabella
New Mexico
Union
Chicago Tribune
Matrimony Quotation From Exam Paper
A recent examination paper on religious instruction at a boys' school quotes Holy matrimony as a divine institution for the provocation of mankind. The remark reflects the period tone and educational context of the school.
Hope and a Widow with Six Children Quote
A brief exchange cited from the N Y Telegram notes a widow with six children as a source of possible hope, reflecting social hardship and resilient outlook in tense times.
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N. Y
Greek vs modern sculpture as Partridge notes in Brush and Pencil
William Ordway Partridge argues that Greek sculpture expressed ideas rather than actions and achieved splendid simplicity and blitheness. He contrasts the nude reverence with modern art, explains how Greek drapery enhances form, and details the technical practice of pointing up as used by ancient and contemporary sculptors.
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William Ordway Partridge
Winkelmann
Elgin
Greece
Philias
Praxiteles
Singing Hen Sparks Burlington Party Bust Up
Fred Andrews of Burlington Vermont owned a singing hen valued highly for its vocal talent. A party guest Walter Murphy requested an Irish air but the hen sang the Marseillaise, sparking a quarrel between French faction members without serious injuries.
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Fred Andrews
Burlington, Vt
New York World
Andrews
Walter Murphy
Murphy
Flying Machine Barred In Irish Village Banter
Mrs. OFlynn puzzled by news of a flying machine as Mrs. McCarthy jokes about new travel. Patrick reads in the paper that New York to Chicago could be three hours by air, while the dizzying prospect unsettles the speaker who jokes about aging and marriage.
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O'Flynn
Fatrick
Childers
Understanding the Standard Oil crowd in Chicago Tribune context
The Chicago Tribune shows the phrase “Standard Oil crowd” as a characterization of Standard Oil’s effort to dominate others. It portrays this as an attempt by Standard Oil fellows to crowd everybody else off the earth, implying aggressive business tactic and public hostility toward monopolistic power.
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Standard Oil
Chicago Tribune
Yonkers States Man on Municipal Ownership Debate
The speaker endorses municipal ownership as the main idea while disagreeing on which party should run the municipality. He emphasizes unity on principle but contrasts on governance responsibility.
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Yonkers
Lacking. Customer and waiter quote on bread and butter
A brief quip frames a snack shop exchange about dates and food service. The waiter declines giving dates, saying the menu offers only bread and butter. The line ends with a flippant remark on life.
Why Volcanoes Erupt A History Of Magma And Steam
A recent volume by Prof. C Doelter explains volcanic eruptions through magma chambers and pressure. Deep molten rock reaches high temperatures and pressures, forming magma that rises as channels open. As magma cools in surface rocks, steam and gases escape, creating lava clouds and even miniature eruptions along lava streams.
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C. Doelter
Veguvus
Maalay
Magna
Beth Be
It Isn’t the Presents It’s the Spirit
January Jones of Goldfields reflects on Christmas spirit shown in a bric a brac shop incident. A clerk asks for the key to the safe to obtain a solitaire ring for a customer seeking two rings alike, while the proprietor refuses, noting the ring on her hand is a Christmas present.
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January Jones
Devotion Demanded Ends Visits With Family Prayer
A Presbyterian minister in this city solved late visits from beaus by moving evening worship to ten o clock, ending with a short discourse. Daughters and their guests now face two choices drop out or join in prayer, a test of devotion for the courting pairs.
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Philadelphia
Maine farmer proves black foxes can be bred
A Maine farmer and Ohio cross breed results in two 10 week old black fox kits from a red and black pairing. He plans to replace red foxes on his farm and raise market blacks valued at 200 to 300 dollars each, with his current four black foxes on the stock list valued at about 1000 dollars. The animals are kept inside a 16 foot high wire enclosure.
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Maine
Ohio
Worcester
Mass
Tale That Was Told Stray Story Fragment
A fragmented excerpt from Stray Stories features nested tales about secrets and the back and forth of what to reveal. The imperfect dialogue hints at gossip dynamics and the tangled pull of confidences.
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Ella
Bella
Secert
Stella
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