Economy fight shapes Taft Congress outlook in heavy spending debate
Special Correspondence from Washington reports President Taft faces a Congress wary of extensive new laws. Leaders seek economy in executive expenditures, while Western and local bills threaten half a billion in added costs. The battle over committees and the ship subsidy hangs over post offices and commerce.
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Washington
Taft
House
Congress
Weeks
Greene
Massachusetts
Altho
Ghostly House Tale Reveals Owner as Invisible Specter
In Sir Mountstuart Grant-Duff's diary a family hires a Scottish house haunted by a woman’s ghost. The mistress senses déjà vu and notes two rooms where one exists, later revealing she herself is the unseen specter. The agent finally discloses she is the haunting ghost.
Why They Were Selected by Valley Forge Remains Noted
The account records General Henry Knox in 1783 as among eleven distinguished officers, described as weighing 280 pounds. It cites an incident where Knox and Captain Sargent spoke for starving and naked soldiers before a congressional committee, provoking sarcasm from a congressman and a sharp retort about their physiques and attire.
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Henry Knox
Noah Brooks
Sargent
Valley Forge
Congress
General Knox
Knox
Corps
Counterfeit Shilling Test Before London Magistrate
A ragged Irishman was charged in a London court with tendering a counterfeit shilling for a penny loaf. He said a public house man gave the coin and that he bought it back for three half pence to recognize bad money. The magistrate cautioned him as the court laughed at his explanation.
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London
Boer War Horse Losses Measured in Vast Numbers
The piece notes the heavy cost of the Boer War on cavalry animals with figures: England deployed 239,329 horses and 103,000 mules to South Africa, vastly exceeding German transport in 1870. It repeats the scale with references to Tamerlane and the Hindoo Koosh campaign.
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England
South Africa
France
Tamerlane
Delhi
Hard Ice Strength and Historic Ice Forts Featured
The piece discusses the hardness of icebergs and compares them to land ice such as a 1740 St Petersburg river ice house. Ice palaces are noted as remaining formidable structures, while a humorous anecdote about a pew boarder at table adds a playful contrast.
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St. Petersburg
Neva
Canada
Pittsburg Press
Prince Bismarck Counsels King in Battle Retreat
A historical tale recounts Prince Bismarck urging the Russian king to retreat from the battlefield Koeniggtratz. The king, eager to lead, repeatedly returns to the front until Bismarck discreetly kicks the king's mare, sending her into a rapid canter and allowing a safer withdrawal.
Tricks of Short Sight in Everyday Life
The excerpt notes how myopia distorts perception indoors and outdoors, making faces fade into the air like clouds or invisibles. It compares the disappearance of features to encounters with an invisible man, leaving only hats, figures, beards, or waving walking sticks.
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HL. G. Wells
Strand Magazine
Noted Anarchist Calls For Law Ban On Statute Books
On a western railway train a noted anarchist explained his aim to fellow passengers demanding abolition of all laws and freedom for every citizen to act as they please. A leader of Western Out laws suddenly boarded and cried Hold up your hands.
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Western Railway
New York Weekly
Best Milk for Babies Daily Morning Varieties
The article argues morning milk is best for babies because it is fresher and carries fewer germs than the previous night’s milk, though it is slightly lower in cream content. It emphasizes choosing fresh morning milk for infant feeds.
Dust Nuclei Give Rise to Raindrops and Snow Crystals
The article explains that countless dust particles float in the atmosphere and act as nuclei for moisture. Water gathers around these specks forming raindrops snow crystals and hailstones. The process begins high in cirrus clouds and leads to striking public phenomena as moisture descends.
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New York Tribune
French Convicts Sent to Penal Colony in Guiana
Convicts sent to French Guiana face reversed punishments with murderers housed on Salvation Island living relatively healthy, while lesser offenders toil in a harsh climate toward high mortality. The text notes mortality rates of 40 to 10 percent and cites an average two year life span for convicts.
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French Guiana
Island of Salvation
Conast
St. Dean de Maroni
Are we slaves or are we free men Thundering question echoes
A fragment from a New York Sun report shows an orator asking Are we slaves or are we free men and prompting a prompt pause for reply with a married reply from the last row of seats.
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New York Sun
Tlarper's Bazar Opportunity Scene
An opportunity presented by a judge prompts a witness to swear to tell the truth. The scene hints at a formal trial moment and a hopeful, pleasant outcome as the bazar setting forms the backdrop.
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Tlarper
Harvard Lampoon Funhouse Itinerary
A playful line from a Harvard Lampoon piece features a serenaut character scoffing at social rituals while flicking ash from a cigar, signaling a satirical, tongue in cheek mood.
First American Post Route Established in 1672
The first post route in the United States began in 1672 linking New York and Oston with a monthly schedule. The text notes annual mall transport costs on railroads reach about 45 million dollars and railway post office lines cover 208,484 miles employing over 15,000 officers and clerks.
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United States
New York
Oston
Missouri giantess Ella King a nine foot six guest in Mexico
Equal to Any Two Women Ella King known as the Missouri giantess stood nine feet six inches tall as a guest at the Hloxsey hotel in Mexico. She travels to the Howling Green fair and required two beds joined for a comfortable sleep.
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Ella King
Missouri
Hloxsey Hotel
Mexico
Howling Green Fair
Aleep
Kansas City
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Cannon
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Champ Clark
Archibald White
White
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DR. King’s
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W. J. Atkins
Banner Springs, Tenn
West End Drug CO
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Wordsworth
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Koeniggtratz
Russia
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Harvard Lampoon
C. J. Houser
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