Chicago Derby Day Brings Million in Spin and Glory
Chicago gears up for the American Derby at Washington Park with crowds over 40 000 and half a million dollars circulating. Merchants and hotels benefit as riders and horses surge to the grandstand amid color and spectacle. A restaurateur adds parsley after onions to curb breath.
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Chicago
Paris
Epsom Downs
Washington Park
Howard
Michigan Avenue
Chicago Boulevard
America
Paterfamilias
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Minnesota
Blue Grass Country
Derby day scene and social spectacle described
The piece portrays Derby day as a major Western social event with wealthy owners, royalty, and Chicago’s elite mingling among grandstands, picnics, and street parades. It also includes anecdotes on fashion, gastronomy, and a humorous rummage sale hat theft tale from Philadelphia society.
Roosevelt Outlines Philippine Policy and Self Government
President Roosevelt at Arlington Memorial Day defends U S policy in the Philippines. He argues independence should follow demonstrated self-government, praises Union victory leaders, condemns cruel acts by both sides, and insists civil government will replace military rule to spread freedom. He calls for steadfast support of troops and civil administration.
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Roosevelt
Arlington
United States
Arlington Cemetery
National Cemetery
Washington
Lincoln
Union
Ssm
Franklin
Marshall Hinton
O-Day
America
Western Hemisphere
Tigny
Dueppertaaice
Imakind
Lincula
Grant
Army of the
Philippine Islands
Philippines
War Department
Abraham Lincoln
Binog
Wen
Confederate Congress
Abrahan Lincoln
Bis Teory Amit
Asia
Africa
Pacific Seaboard
Atlantic
Luke Wright
Tennessee
Adna Chaffee
Mark Twain’s Emperor Tale Shows a Jealous Ruler
In a North American Review piece, Twain recounts a private audience with an emperor. He recalls the jealous reaction of the courtier as Twain describes the emperor’s delicate exit and the man’s envy as he tries to diminish Twain’s perceived distinction.
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North American Review
Mark Twain
Ife
Clerrs
Aonan
Choate and the knighted umbrella quip
Ambassador Choate mocked an Anglo maniac who bragged of meeting Queen Alexandra in the rain. Choate quipped that if knighted, he would bear an umbrella on his coat of arms with the motto Pour la Reine, eliciting a gentle smile.
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Choate
Ambassador Choate
Europe
Queen Alexandra
Italics in Debate Mockery Sparks Quip on Emphasis
A New England university debate sparked a humorous exchange as one student criticized the other's use of italics. The affirmative speaker quipped that his opponent uses italics to mark things not original, akin to emphasis in the English Bible.
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House of Commons
Congress
New England
Social Snafus and Sharp Tongue Snippets
The text quotes brief banter and quips on social class and money. References include Blanche and Chelly plus a line from Puck about encouragement and brains, with a slang exchange about meeting Liza Smith and a crude remark from The King.
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Blanche
Chelly
Puck
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Sherlock Holmes
Chicago Chronicle
North Thirtythird Street
Lairger
Mark and
the Emperor
Liza Smith
Elance
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