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Bryan Withdrawal Could Roil 1908 Democratic Race
The Philadelphia Record argues Bryan’s retirement from presidential contention would energize the Democrats and mobilize uncertain voters, while unsettling Republican nerves. It questions whether the party could win with or without Bryan, noting chaos and shifting odds if he exits Denver.
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Philadelphia
William Jennings Bryan
Roosevelt
White House
Bryan
Denver
Unusual Seven in Senate Row Attract Attention
A gossip bulletin notes seven men in the last row of the senate chamber on the democratic side. Gore the blind senator sits with Owen of Oklahoma, and Bryan of Florida, the youngest, besides Whyte of Maryland the oldest. Fiddling Bob Taylor of Tennessee sits next, followed by Bankhead of Alabama, who rose to the Senate after losing re election bid, and Jefferson Davis, expected to draw more attention as a new senator.
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Senate
Gore
Owen
Oklahoma
Bryan
Florida
Whyte
Maryland
Bob” Taylor
Tennessee
Bankhead
Alabama
House of Representatives
Jefferson Davis
Temperance Advancing Across The Nation Report
A press dispatch notes rapid temperance gains with widespread pledges. Ten thousand Northwestern railroad employees signed to abstain from intoxicants as part of a business driven move during winter staffing reductions. Heavy drinkers were already out, leaving moderate drinkers.
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Northwestern Railroad
Temperance Pledge Spreads Among Rail Workers
Face to face with the liquor issue the workers argue drink threatens jobs and lives, leading to the ban of the highball and the abandoning of the growler. Railroad men nationwide sign the pledge with ready enthusiasm, practicing the temperance gospel.
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Francis Murphy
Rumors of Pacific Fleet Dangers Draw Skeptical Note
The piece doubts sensational warnings about the fleet heading toward the Pacific and the imagined perils near the Straits of Magellan. Admiral Evans leads a two thousand three hundred mile voyage from Rio toward dangerous Patagonian waters, with claims of pirates and bandits dismissed as moonshine.
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Pacific
Rio
Janiero
Straits of Magellan
Evans
Long List Of Rulers Attacked By Assassins Across 100 Years
A historical tally notes numerous assassination attempts on rulers including George III Napoleon Louis Philippe Isabella II Victor Emmanuel Ferdinand Napoleon III Abdul Aziz Alexander II Carnot the shah of Persia Elizabeth of Austria Humbert of Italy and Alexander I of Servia. The piece highlights how liberal and despotic rulers alike faced threats and lists prominent cases.
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George III
England
Hyde Park
London
Drury Lane Theater
Napoleon
Joseph Marie Fieschi
Louis Philippe
France
Louis
Isabella II
Spain
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Ferdinand
Naples
Napoleon III
Daniel
Montenegro
Michael
Servia
Abdul Aziz
Turkey
Alfonzo
William I
Germany
Alexander II
Russia
School of Mines
Carnot
Caesario Santo
Shah
Persia
Elizabeth
Austria
Luccheni
Geneva
Humbert
Alexander
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Platt Faces Diminished Influence in New York GOP
The passage notes a split within New York Republicans between the Roosevelt faction and the Odell crowd. Hughes gains public esteem despite machine efforts to hinder him, yet Senator Platt’s real sway over the party’s presidential preference is described as minimal and weak.
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Hughes
Platt
Roosevelt
Odell
New York
Old Trinity Churchyard
Beelines and frosts touch upbeat American life
A collage of puns and political quips across papers notes beeline in Birmingham and Jack Frost in Atlanta, includes remarks on a German count renouncing his title, Gladys Vanderbilt and a risky bond, and jokes about Roosevelt, Rockefeller, Fairbanks, and the Democratic scene as seen by several major papers.
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Birmingham
Jack Frost
Atlanta
South
Washington Post
Gladys Vanderbilt
el Paso Neva
Punctuation used since 1490 in interviews with Uncle Joe Cannons
The Ohio State Journal notes that punctuation dates to 1490 and publishing interviews with Uncle Joe Cannons and Fighting Bob Evanses was once difficult due to risking alienation of a large home readership.
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Joe Cannons
Bob Evanses
Ohio State Journal
Witty exchanges underline early 20th century humor
Snippets from Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Press and Philadelphia Ledger capture playful debates on marriage, heredity, and speech. Quips show Mrs Vick Senn, Miss Pas, Miss Knox and a deaf auditor trading witticisms about chin lines, timing, and candidacy.
Pro fanity and sanity themes in early dialogues
A compilation of quirky exchanges from newspapers shows characters debating entitlement and insanity with witty, clipped dialogue. Notable lines feature a farmer, a senator, an alienist, and a storekeeper, each reflecting social quirks and linguistic humor of their era.
Democratic national committee to open Chicago HQ Tuesday
Chicago February 2 temporary Democratic national committee headquarters will open Tuesday instead of tomorrow. Roger C Sullivan Illinois committeeman said the delay arose because Thomas Taggart chair and Urey Woodson secretary could not reach Chicago before Tuesday. Sullivan leads the sub committee arranging the Denver convention and will finalize preliminary plans in Chicago.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Roger C. Sullivan
Iilinois
Thomas Taggart
Urey Woodson
Republications Arrests Reported In Lisbon Detainees
Paris dispatch says Jose V. Apoim leader of the progressive dissidents and a naval officer named Herat o have been arrested. Republican leaders at Cintra Aqueluz and nearby towns near Lisbon have also been seized and confined in Lisbon fortresses.
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Paris
Lisbon
Petit Parisien
Jose V. A.poim
Hertato
Cintra
Aqueluz
Sailor Hard to Satisfy in Old Navy Tales
Admiral Evans recalls sailing days before steam and armorclads. He describes close bonds between sailors and superiors and a habit of bringing complaints directly to the captain. A Spanish War tale shows Ben asking for water that was cold but not icy, and the captain dismissing the grievance with a wry retort.
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New York Sun
Admiral Evans
Ben
Platt doubts Hughes candidacy after Taft exit
Senator Platt dismisses Hughes as presidential material calling him a mere cross-examination lawyer. He recalls Hughes’ draft insurance investigation testimony that left a strong impression on the veteran boss.
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Platt
Taft
New York
Hughes
Earth as food in New Caledonia and the Malay archipelago
In New Caledonia New Guinea and the Malay archipelago people commonly eat earth. In Java and Sumatra a clay preparation is mixed with water formed into pencil-thick tablets baked into dry cake resembling pork. The Javanese also sculpt clay figurines resembling animals birds or people for consumption.
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New Caledonia
New Guinea
Malay Archipelago
Java
Sumatra
Chaplains and Horsemanship Test in Army
The New York World reports the retirement of an army chaplain for inability to pass the horsemanship test. The item to be pondered is whether a religious instructor must also show physical prowess in the service, and whether a chaplain should be required to climb to the maintop.
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New York World
Shocking Sermons and Sour Toasts in 19th Century Press
A collage of sharp quotes pokes fun at preachers and public figures. It notes a western minister eloping with his cook, debates over money as divinity, and questions who truly penned famous American documents. The tone blends humor with societal critique.
What are the wild waves saying in wireless talk
A Toledo Blade cartoonish exchange features a weary operator and a literary visitor referring to Charles Dickens. The caption jokes about wireless telegraphy and a brain ailment, with a punchline about the writer and the operator.
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Toledo Blade
Charles Dickens
Prominent Figures and Their International Ties
Representative Bird S MecGuire of Oklahoma is noted as a wanderer with a life spanning Illinois Missouri Kansas Indian Territory and Oklahoma. James C Coutts receives a new reappointment as clerk of the House Appropriations Committee and marks thirty years of service since his first appointment by Syceeds Atkins of Tennessee. Prof William H Schofield of Harvard is identified as Kaiser Wilhelm's lecturer at Berlin and thus not an American, born in Canada, with his presentation to the emperor arranged by a leading German scholar rather than an ambassador.
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Joe Sinsel
James Larkin
John M. Murphy
Gan
Noonan
East Park Street
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Anthony Bonner
Murphy
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Menhanet
Decker
George Pitts
Empire
Excelsior
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Butte
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Cook
Louisville Courier Journal
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Oklahoma
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Missouri
Kansas
Indian Territory
James C. Coutts
Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives
House
Syceeds Atkins
Tennessee
Wlt
William H. Schofield
Harvard
Kaiser Wilhelm
University of Berlin
Canada
Waters Unearths John Harvard Birth Ties at Harvard
Photographic facsimiles, enabling Henry F. Waters to confirm John Harvard's birth and parentage after years of probate research, are now held by William Coolidge Lane. Lane is Harvard librarian and president of the Harvard Memorial Association.
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Henry F. Waters
John Harvard
Great American University
William Coolidge Lane
Harvard University
Harvard Memorial Association
Emperor Nicks John of Kronstadt to sit with synod
Emperor Nicholas of Russia has named Father John of Kronstadt to take part in this year’s synod sittings. The priest is a rare non monkish clergy participant, the emperor’s confessor among them. His health has improved yet remains a concern due to lingering feebleness.
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Nicholas
Russia
John
Kronstadt
Winsford Parish Vicar Reaches Half Century in Service
From 1664 to today Winsford England has had seven vicars. The current incumbent, Prebendary Anderson, has just reached fifty years of service and remains active in duties and parish affairs.
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Winsford
England
Anderson
Marquis de Leufville William Oliver Dies in England
William Oliver, born a tailor's son, died at Brighton England while long known as Marquis de Leufville. A famed 1880s New York London and Paris society figure, he enjoyed wealth and stylish taste, then faded from public view though retained a fringe of Bohemian charm in late years. His New York visit two decades earlier echoed the height of his dramatic life.
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Manhanet
Decker
Bonner
East Park Street
California
West Side
Empire
Noonan
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Colorado
Pitts
William Oliver
Marquis de Leufville
New York
Brighton
England
London
Paris
Thackeray
Barry Lyndon
Demands of the Philippines
The Portland Oregonian argues it is unfair that the Philippines must offer free entry to some products to win U S trade concessions. The Philippine national assembly has instructed its US mission to seek reciprocity, abandoning hope for full equal rights and aiming for half a loaf instead.
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Portland Oregonian
Philippines
America
United States
Philippine National Assembly
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