The Endless Hospitality Of An Irish Visitor
A humorous tale contrasts Irish hospitality with travel anecdotes from Sydney, Melbourne, and Omaha. It recounts Jerry McCartle staying years with cousins who plan renovations and a wedding, while he jokes about watching paint dry and noting spectators in far flung places. It also notes quirks in Australian dining where prepayment and careful scrutiny decide who eats.
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Jerry McCartle
McCartie
Garret
George
Jerry
Sydney
Melbourne
Woodchopping Declared Tasmanian National Pastime
Tasmanians prize woodchopping as a distinctive sport with grit and vigor. At Barton and Launceston, crowds gather for contests alongside cricket and football. Spectators watch ax wielding on massive timber blocks as judges sit calmly, assessing skill and nerve.
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Tasmania
Bart
Launceston
Rich milk toast with cheese bake recipe note
The passage describes preparing rich milk toast spread on a flat dish, topping it with a thick layer of grated cheese, and baking in an oven until the cheese melts and browns. Publication credited to Harper's Bazar.
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Harper’s Bazar
A Great Man Explained by a Father and Son
A father explains to his son that a great man gathers many assistants who take the blame for his mistakes while he earns the credit for their good ideas. The exchange frames leadership as shared risk and credited innovation.
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Rollo
Not Wholly Personal Exchange About Donkey Remark
Dialogue explores tone and personal language in conversation. It contrasts implied insults with the abundance of donkeys in the world, suggesting a broader perspective beyond the individual addressed.
To learn obeying is the fundamental art of governing
A compact meditation on governance and discipline highlighting obedience as the core practice for effective leadership, drawing on Carlyle's emphasis on order and responsibility shaping public affairs.
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Carlyle
Tariff Debate in the Senate Turns to Vote and Leather Schedule
Washington Aug 5 The tariff debate in the Senate drew little interest with a night session needed for progressive voices. Conference report focus centered on the maximum and minimum provisions. Aldrich reported a concurrent resolution to fix the leather and hide schedule to meet Western calls for lower leather product duties.
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Aldrich
Washington
Senate
Sherman
Beveridge
Hale
House
Committee On Finance
House Adopts The Report On Urgent Deficiency Bill
Washington Aug. G. The House adopted the conference report on the urgent deficiency appropriation bill carrying 1 100 000 total, 666 000 more than initially reported. Opposition attacked provisions for a customs court and auto purchases for the vice president and speaker, but efforts to return the report to conferees failed. The version passed lacked salary provisions for judges and court officers.
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Washington
Aug. G
House
Woman Killed During Storm in Kankakee Area
Mrs Brakma died at her parents home in Wichert near Kankakee Illinois and twelve other occupants were shocked during an electrical storm.
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Kankakee
Ill
Brakma
Classenga
Wichert
Here
Prance Honors Dr Wiley With Legion of Honor Cross
Washington reports Dr Harvey W Wiley chief of the bureau of edigy in the department of agriculture has been awarded the Cross of Knight of the Legion of Honor by the French president. He must obtain congressional authority to accept the decoration, a request sent via the Secretary of Agriculture.
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Legion of Honor
Washington
Warkrance
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Edigy
Department of Agriculture
Presid of
France
Ley
Dr. Wi
Congre
Agriéguiture
Wilson
Mrs Neville Castle Narrates Her Waldorf Astenia Incident
New York Aug 5 Mrs Neville Castle California woman in dispute with Mrs William Dr Craig over the shooting of Mr Cram at the Waldorf Astoria Tuesday night. She says Craig refused to drop the complaint and she was held on $5000 bail. In a tearful statement from Jefferson Market prison she claimed her servant could testify for her and recounted the confrontation and attempt to punish Will and Kate with her pistol.
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New York
Neville Castle
California
William Dr. Craig
Cram
Waldorf-Astoria
Craig
Jefferson Market
Waldorf Aetoria
Will
Kate
Nurse Found Dead in Lodging House
Boston reports nurse Ethel White twenty six found dead in lodging house under peculiar circumstances. William Smith says she sat on the doorstep on morning departure, allowed to stay in his room, later discovered dead with a fractured skull and deep head wound. Police hold Smith as coroner's inquiry pending.
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Boston
Ethel White
William Smith
Smith
Paul Jones Torpedo Boat Strikes Reef Near Skagway
The torpedo boat destroyer Paul Jones, leaving Seattle July 26 for an Alaskan cruise, struck a reef several miles from Skagway and entered port in a sinking condition. The extent of damage is not yet known.
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Seattle, Wach
Paul Jones
Skagway
Alaska
Moors Attack a Convoy at Melilla
Moors attacked a commissary convoy near Melilla on August 5. The fate of the engagement is unknown. Two troop ships have arrived at the area.
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Melilla
Thaw Case Proceeds as Defense Readies Surprises
State rests in the Thaw case as Harry K. Thaw and attorney Morschauser prepare to offset test imony from arsonists and Delmas takes over as chief counsel. Gleason, Thaw’s former adviser, drops names of legal shifts and reveals letters sought to counter state delusion claims while Caporale is restrained after demanding Jerome’s help for his daughters.
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White Plains
Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Charles Morachauser
Jerome
Matteawan
Charles F. MacDonald
L. L. Delafield
Delphin M. Delmas
Gleason
White
Gleacon
Morschauser
Evelyn Thaw
Mr. Gleason
Girl Hangs Self After Punishment at Harrisburg
Clara Braithwaite, thirteen, daughter of G. J. Braithwaite a Harrisburg hotelkeeper, hanged herself to a tree. She had been whipped by her stepmother, selecting a tree where her father would see her body on his return home.
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Harrisburg
Ont
Clara
G. J. Braithwaite
Cloudburst Floods Ionia City In One Hour
A cloudburst in Ionia Michigan dumped four inches of rain in an hour flooding cellars and basements in the business district. Merchandise suffered thousands of dollars in damage as water inundated shops and streets.
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Ionia
Mich
Officials Hopeful Chicago Street Car Strike Averted
Chicago officials and 10,000 street car workers vote on a walkout with officials hoping to avoid a strike through compromise. Negotiations with Calumet and South Chicago line target higher pay. Mayor Busse predicts no strike, while strike-breaker P L Bergoff arrives with payroll guards, signaling tense tensions in Chicago transit.
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Chicago
T. E. Mitten
Chicago City Railway Line
Calumet and South Chicago Street Railway Company
Busse
P. L. Bergoff
Philadelphia
Bergoff
New York
Move to Clear Death Stigma of Lt Sutton in Naval Inquiry
Mrs. James N. Sutton of Portland and her daughter Rose Sutton Parker of St Paul arrive to press for full inquiry into Lt James N Sutton of the Marine Corps. Henry E Davis their counsel says they will fight the stigma of death by his own act. Principal navy witnesses include Lt Harold H Utley and Surgeon Frank Cook returning from the Mediterranean aboard the North Carolina.
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Annapolis
James N. Sutton
Portland
Ore
Rose Sutton Parker
St. Paul
Minn
Henry E. Davis
Washington
Marine Corps
Frank ©. Cook
Mediterranean
United States
North Carolina
Naval Academy
Navy
Utley
Henry Leonard
Sutton
Taft to Visit Winona for Tawney Eulogy
President Taft plans a Sept. 17 visit to Winona Minnesota to honor Representative Tawney for his tariff support. He will arrive at 6 20 p m and depart 8 42 a m the next day after a speech on tariffs. Tawney hometown and allied Minnesota Republicans will be noted during the trip.
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Washington
Minnesota
Taft
Winona
Minn
Representative Tawney
Tawney
Winona Statesman
Mr. Tawney
House
Nelson
Clapp
Italian quarry strike settles after consul's appeal
Fond du Lac Wisconsin August 6 Italian quarrymen strike at Marblehead, a week old and risking about twenty quarries in the state, ended after Arminio Conte Milwaukee consul spoke to the workers as law abiding citizens. The men cheered and returned to work. Superabundance. Flo's remark about the play is noted in the Exchange item.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Marblehead
Arminio Conte
Milwaukee
Curious Johnson Pronunciation Tale About Wind and Gold
A quip recounts Dr. Johnson insisting on long vowel sounds in wind and another word, while rhyming with bowed and blinded to mock the short form. The rival claims he can call wind as goold, prompting Johnson to admit his own unusual pronunciation of gold as goold.
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Johnson
Goold
Well Enough Relapse Quips From Detroit Free Press
A doct or scolds a recovering patient who disobeyed and relapsed. The patient responds that his condition was not well enough. This quip captures a wartime era hospital humor tone from the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Press
Passionate Fondness and the Love of Money
A New York ink excerpt quotes a home grown philosopher debating whether most people worship money. He asserts that while money is not worshipped platonic ally, the affection for money is rarely purely spiritual and often tied to personal interests.
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New York Ink
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Peter Caprets
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Austin National Bank
Charley
Prairie du Chien Sanatorium
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Dan
Dundee Advertiser
Senator Smoot
Bailey
Rhode Island
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Daniel
Prance
DR. Wiley
Monk” Eastman
Stanford White
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Pietro Caporale
Mr. Jerome
William J. Meyer
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