I am a philosopher Colonel Donovan says women
An older officer asserts that true philosophers hate women, then recounts a comic tale of his views clashing with Mrs. Yorgany, a plain housekeeper who becomes indispensable. The exchange reveals gender notions, manipulation, and an unexpected romance leading to marriage proposal and social shift.
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Yor
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Ano
Bryan Says He Does Not Expect Carry New York State
Omaha July 1 Ned Wien Wil Van Jennigs Bryan met the returning Massachusetts delegation at the Lincoln station and said he did not now hope to carry New York. The delegation train arrived in Lincoln after crawling through flooded areas with water covering the station floor and nearby land.
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Ned
Wien
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van Jennigs Bryan
Massachusetts
Lincoln Station
New York
Lincoln
Waelwat
Hay State
Parker Loyal to Ticket in Ex-Judge Parker Interview
Ex-judge Alton Parker voices party loyalty in a Denver interview. He supports Hegan and Kern but rejects endorsing centralized federal power and any assault on state home rule, saying he owes his party and convictions to fighting such policy. Awaiting broader reaction as the 1904 campaign mood unfolds.
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Denver
Tity
Hegan
Kern
Alton Parker
Lawson Will Aid Bryan in 1900 Campaign
Boston July 13 Thomas W Lawson sent a congratulatory telegram to W J Bryan pledging his support He says Wall Street has already pledged 2500000 to aid Bryan and that Bryan would carry out Roosevelt’s policies and Roosevelt would return to the presidency after four years to continue the work.
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Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
W. J. Firyan
Mr. Lawson
Tait
Wall Street
Lawson
Bryan
Hoosavelt
Roosevelt
Cary
Fairbanks to Preside at Nonpartisan Indianapolis Reception
Indianapolis July 14 Vice President Charles W Fairbanks will preside at a nonpartisan reception in Indianapolis Thorah on his return from the convention. John W Kern Democratic nominee for vice president will be in Denver and Lincoln with the national committee before heading to Indianapolis where arrangements are under way for his reception.
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Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks
John W. Kern
Denver
Robert G. McClure
Elut
Clvic
Fairbanks
Kern
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Taft Campaign Efforts Draw Letters to Taft in Virginia
In Nor Sprite Virginia during July a flood of letters reaches Taft campaign chairman Watiiae with requests and support notes. Meyer and Seton Opewrlt coordinate the effort, while Attorney general Bilin of Oibo and Bre tenker of Tala steer local backing for the campaign and efforts to sustain momentum.
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Watiiae
Frank H. Mitéhoork
Fit
Political maneuvers surface around Hot Springs visit
Staten district Judge in Minnesota and leaders including Representative Burton of Ohio discuss senatorial prospects, party funding shifts, and the national campaign. Mr Morton plans a European voyage to gather data for the national monetary commission, while George R. Sheldon of New York pledges the first Republican funds and predicts the public rejects Democratic radicalism.
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Minnesota
Hot Springs
Taft
Ellin
Burton
Ohio
A.B. Foraker
Morton
Europe
National Monetary Commission
Wilel
Smoot
Utah
Republican Party
George R. Sheldon
New York
Labor Unions Issue Monthly Bulletin and Policy Talks
Kansans City unions publish a monthly union label bulletin to keep members informed. The International M and O Workers Union backs a constitutional change for international conventions but with five year limits. German trades unions report 10 247 members. DC unions push to bar government contracts from non-union employers or those ignoring the eight hour day. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers keeps Cleveland as HQ for ten years. The piece weaves in quotes about opinions and stale ideas, with playful verse excerpts from Philadelphia Press and Brooklyn Life.
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Kansans
International Mane and Organ Workers’ Union
General Federation of German Trades Unions
District of Columbia
Brotherhood of Locomotive
EU Elneern
Cleveland
Bigger and Bigger
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a humorous exchange where a boy mistakes a screen for something else and a shonographer uses a new hairstyle as a topic of playful observation. The snippet captures a quaint newsroom or street scene moment.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Modest Jests From Various Papers On Mischief And Wit
A collection of comic clippings and verses from multiple papers parodies and wittily comments on everyday life. Snippets reference flirtations, social scenes, failed romances and humorous asides about money manners and manners in society. The tone is light and satirical, mirroring early 20th century humor.
Cook Reaches North Pole Route In Frozen North Claim
Dr. Frederick A. Cook of Brooklyn reports through a wife letter written last December that he wintered further north than Peary, while pursuing a new route via the Nansen Strait. The message, received in July, relays that his party endured severe cold and fears of disaster have eased as communications arrive. The explorer presses on toward the pole despite earlier dangers and the difficult voyage.
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Peary
New York
Frederick A. Cook
Brooklyn
North Pole
Nansen Strait
Frogen
Dr Frederick A Cook Mission to Reach North Pole
A letter from Omarni dated Yeu 6 reports Dr Frederick A Cook plans a January start and confirms John K Bradios and Akemios accompany him. They departed North Sydney in July on the American schooner John R Unisey with dogs and sledges for a long expedition that wintered far north, beyond where Commander Peary ventured two years earlier.
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Gook Sence
Oumanni
Worterhobae
Dr. Cook
John K. Bradios
Aekimios
North Sydney
N.S
MMT
John R Unidiey
Smith's Sound
Peary
Aen
Mrs Longworth Stranded by Pike's Peak Storm
In Denver on July, Alice Roosevelt Longworth with husband Congressman Nicholas Taingworth and party including Medill McCormick Norman Mapgood and WB Cone endured a severe electric storm on Pike's Peak. The storm paused near the timber line and raged for hours as the train pushed toward the summit, forcing the party to remain atop the peak longer than anticipated.
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Denver
Colo
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Nicholas Taingworth
Medill McCormick
Norman Mapgood
WB. Cone ‘Nor
Pike's Peak
Stttemit
Simsline
Four year old burned to death in shed fire
A fatal forest fire in western Maine claims the life of Arthur Lacroix, four, who was sleeping in a Webber Hill shed that caught fire while the blaze menaced nearby. Firefighters and locals reported the section had been dormant before the sudden flare up.
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Arthur Lacroix
Kennebunk
Maine Forest
Webber Hil
Jingles And Jests From A Bygone Fourth Of July Era
A whimsical collection of humor and verse reflecting patriotic pride and social commentary. The piece blends dialect jests, mock conversations, and short quips about war heroes, national symbols, and public life with era specific tone and references to Irish identity and American icons.
Story of the Flood and the Mysterious Indian Ark
A Los Angeles Times excerpt recounts a Native American flood tale linking a sudden deluge to a tipped earth. It describes an ark spared a few survivors, the journey of its occupants across mountains and valleys, and sacred markers like Qual-jo-para the boat’s resting place.
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America
Tught
Indiana
Avoo-qui-iul
Knob
Mexico
Los Angeles Times
Fragmented humorous snippets from satirical columns
A collage of quips and limericks from early humor pages. The phrases poke fun at poetry, charity, foreign loans, and presidential tales, with stray lines about sleep, generosity, and a Buddhist census. The wording is clipped and fragmentary, reflecting OCR garble.
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