Yale Classmates to Be Taft Intimates at White House
Washington notes describe Taft’s favored Yale 1878 alumni as the core of his intimate circle. Profiles include Herbert W. Bowen, W H Law, James Briggs McEwan, Merrill Moores, James Protus Pigott, and Major Tanaka Tajiri, highlighting their varied careers and proximity to Taft.
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Yale
Taft
Bens
Bohs
Jhns
Tiany
Ile
Trousevelt
Herbert W. Bowen
Venezuela
Roosevelt
Hetne
Persia
W. H. Law
Connecticut
New York
James Briggs McEwan
Albany
State Senate
Merrill Moores
Indiana
James Protus Piggnt
Congress
Majiro Tanaka Tajiri
Japan
China
New Mistress Will Do Her Own Shopping
The next mistress of the White House will shop in city stores as Washington’s elite do. Mrs Taft favors plain cloth and rich silks in brown gray and pink, avoids imported gowns, and buys only what she can use. She shops thriftily in conservative stores along F Street, favors department or notion shops for gifts, and begins Christmas prep months early.
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White House
Washington
Taft
States
Manila
F Street
Mrs. Taft
Mrs. Roosevelt
Department
Notion
Washerwomen Face City Licenses Under New Rules
A sweeping city regulation pushes all washerwomen to obtain licenses within 30 days or retire from business. The crackdown targets street noise, sanitation, and licensing for newsboys and youths, with inspectors checking laundering sites for safety and cleanliness.
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Ashington
Congress
Government printing office set new speeches printing records
The government printing office produced 7,418,700 copies of congressional speeches for Republican and Democratic parties, surpassing prior totals by 3,000,000. The vast run weighs about 4 tons and would cover 45 acres if laid out, with an estimated 230 billion words this year and roughly 1 trillion words for readers.
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Congress
Bixtieth
Frank
Government Printing Office
Senate
House of Representatives
Fiaak
Eb Oh
Vais
Legislative Arrival Signals Key Iowa Governor Vote
Mary Gitme reports a flood of state lawmakers and Republican delegates arriving in the city for a special session. The assembly will elect Governor Cummins as United States senator and inaugurate Warren Garst, with governors, pardons, and canvassing of November votes on the agenda.
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Tres
Cumming
United States
Lumber tariff talks shift as duty fight changes
Washington insiders report lumber leaders at the Ways and Means hearing have shifted from seeking a repeal or rise in the lumber tariff to defending the current duty. Key Republicans like TIM and Crumpacher are seen as backing tariff reduction, but Pacific coast interests now plan to support preserving the present rate amid mounting debate.
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Washington, D. C
Payne
Tim
Connecticut
Crumpacher
Indiana
Pacific Coast
Democrats’ Presidential Campaign Spending Report
The Democratic National Committee reported receipts of 420 644.77 and expenditures of 614 410.06 for the recent presidential campaign, leaving a balance of 234.71. The itemized statement will be filed with New York’s secretary of state per a July resolution, with audit certificate by Myron D. King.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Secretary of State
New York
Saline Ecola
Neh
Myron D. King
Servians Are Mowed Down Near Zvornik Frontier
A Vienna dispatch says Serbians crossing the Bosnian frontier near Zvornik were repulsed by Austrian forces. Seventeen Serbs were killed and three Austrians fell.
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Paris
Vienna
Zvornik
Bank Vault Robbed at Sweet Springs in Saline County
Sedalia Mo Nov 22 The Bank of Sweet Springs in Sweet Springs Saline county was robbed of 4500 in currency by cracksmen who blew open the vault with dynamite. The bank building was wrecked.
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Sedalla
Bank of Sweet Springs
Sweet Springs
Salina County
Lorimer Stricken in Portland With Blood Poisoning
Congressman William Lorimer of Illinois, visiting Portland, Ore, was stricken with blood poisoning. A physician was summoned to his aid, and efforts were made to stabilize him.
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Lorimer
Portland
Ore
William Lorimer
Illinois
Wits
Socialists Push Constitutional Changes in Reichstag Debate
In Berlin on November 23 the Socialists and Radicals urged constitutional reforms to make the chancellor and ministers responsible to parliament and to grant Reichstag sole power to declare war. The debate, tied to the 1912 campaign, is expected to start December 2 amid taunts from rival factions.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Radicala
A Fellow Feeling Why Welford Will Keap Dobbs Story Secret
In a back yard dialogue between Neighbors Dobbs and Welford a candid confession unfolds about suspicions of swindles and a counterfeit bill episode. Dobbs reveals he helped a needy man with a found bill and was warned by a clerk the note was fake, sparking mutual introspection. The tale shifts to a reflective passage on fallen leaves and the frost’s effect on them as winter deepens.
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Welford
Keap Dobbs
Mr. Dobbs
Otis
Meg Dobbs
Doaths
Dobbs
Mr. Welford
Lyn
Suss
Broad Street
Ife
Bobbs
Indians in New York State 1905 population list
The Indian population of New York state for 1905 by reservations shows Allegheny 866, Cattaraugus 1,472, Oneida 104, Onondaga 523, St Bazil 1,208, Tonawanda 503, Tuscarora 384 totaling 6,000. The figure is four thousand less than earlier shown by the Jewish fungus.
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New York State
Allegheny
Cattaraugus
Oneida
Onondaga
St. Bazil
Tonawanda
Tuscarora
Tongue Twisters Pack From an Elocutionist Collection
A selection of tongue twisters, including over 200 items, showcases challenging phrases such as Six thick thistle sticks and Two lanis tied to trot to Tedbury. The elocutionist compiled these playful lines to test diction, with many quirky lines and imagined scenes across the collection.
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Elocutionist
Tedbury
Grimes Jhin
Stephen Stringer
Flying fish tale stirs a London crowd
A London crowd hears Barnacle Ben recount a tall tale from an Asiatic cruise about a ten foot flying fish. The crowd challenges his measurement as they joke about birds versus fish, while the speaker insists on the fish’s size and wings.
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Barnacle New
Borneo
Ben
Barnacle Ben
Toul
Chicago Daily News
The Feminine Charm In A Quirky Drug Store Call
A whimsical Puck item shows a woman at a corner drug store asking to use the phone and inquiring about a 65 cent dollar size soothing syrup she then orders stamps and leaves. Locals are charmed by her lively, vacanacious behavior as she negotiates purchases and postal needs.
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Maeninn Opus
Drug
Puck
Paradox Tales From Classic Papers
The excerpt mocks a boastful man Rollusky and a life insured claim as a paradox, with a sharp aside about a tailor misreading romance rumors. A Brooklyn Eagle quote notes a mysterious insured sum, while a Chicago Daily News line sees Reggy Sapp dismissing gossip about settlement work and a tailor sending a threat of settlement.
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Rollusky
Brooklyn Eagle
Reggy Sapp
Rose
Chicago Daily News
Had Him Frightened. She Could Die Waltzing
A witty exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald where a woman notes she could die waltzing as a man admits fear, joking about the other’s breath while leading her to a deathly moment in a social scene.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Usually He Hasn’t He Hasn’t Follows Wealthy Man Honor
A fragment notes that a man with more money in his pocket causes distance. The terse line contrasts wealth with adherence to expectations, implying social dynamics driven by money. No clear individuals or events are named.
Time to Interfere in a Family Feud
An apparent street scene unfolds as a man fights with another man while a bystander child chides the melee. The dialogue pokes at family roles and turf, with a comic misquote about a barn door and a confusing hint of autumn woods.
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Willy Pega
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Cikulys
Gaieee
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