Democratic National Chairman Predicts Landslide Victory
Norman FE Mack asserts Bryan will win by a landslide across New York Indiana and Ohio. He cites precinct polls showing increased Democratic support versus four years ago and says he will personally lead the final campaign push in New York and beyond.
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New York
Empire State
Norman Fe.mack
Democratic National Committee
West
Mr. Bryan
United States
Mack
Bryan
William J. Bryan
Indiana
Ohio
Taft Plans Busy Campaign Itinerary Across States
Taft outlines a strenuous schedule through New Jersey Delaware and Baltimore with Secretary Garfield presiding at the Baltimore meeting. He aims to conserve his voice and completes travel toward Cincinnati for rest before a whirlwind tour of Indiana New York and Ohio with Van Republican leaders. The final speeches are set for Cleveland and Youngstown on his way home.
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Washington
Taft
New Jersey
Delaware
Baltimore
Garfield
Teft
Cincinnati
Indiana
Fairbanks
Beveridge
New York
Cleveland
Youngstown
Stuart
Eleedom
Bryan in Illinois Speaks to Workingmen at East St Louis
William J. Bryan urged voters in East St Louis to support Democratic platforms on court protections and campaign finance. He stressed distinguishing issues between candidates for the presidency and asked for no executive interference as the people decide.
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William J
Cloosd
La Follette Opens Campaign in Mount Horeb Wisconsin
United States Senator Robert M. La Follette spoke in Mount Horeb on October 20. He delivered a serious speech in solid voice, signaling high stakes in the campaign and praising both William J. Bryan and William H. Taft while endorsing Taft as the best vehicle to advance the progressive movement within the Republican party.
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Mount Horeb
Wis
United States
Robert M. la Follette
Senator la Follette
William J. Bryan
William H. Taft
la Follette
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Republican Party
Roosevelt to become associate editor of Outlook
President Roosevelt has signed a contract to act as associate editor after leaving the presidency in March. Subject to his Scribner's Sons African travel story contract, he will write about political and economic topics for the Outlook.
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New York
Roosevelt
The
Outlook
Charles Scribner’s Sons
The Moslem Bible How the Koran Was Given to Man
A Chicago News summary explains the Koran structure with suras ayat and ahzab ajza and the roles of Zaid Abu Bakr and Osman in compiling and arranging the chapters. It notes the bismillah opening most chapters and marks unique letters in twenty nine suras. The narrative covers Gabriel's visits, piecemeal revelation, and early manuscript history.
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Gabriel
Earth
Mohammed
Zald
Abu Bekr
Zaid
Osman
Chicago News
Quotations on bias and virtue from the Atchison Globe
A collection of pointed aphorisms on secrecy vanity friendship and honesty attributed to the Atchison Globe. The sayings critique bias concealment debt worry illness and the uneven value of gifts and friends across prosperity and adversity.
Remarkable Newmarket wager on 1000 guineas
In August at Newmarket a 1000 guinea bet between Theobald Tant and the Earl of March and Lord Eglinton was decided. A four wheel carriage pulled by horses at 19 miles per hour was completed in 53 minutes 27 seconds with two riders per horse and an additional jockey on a rear haniche.
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Gentleman's Magazine
Newmarket
Theobald Tant, Esq
Earl of March
Lord Eglinton
Taunton River Fossil Stone Engraved Rack Unearthed
In Taunton riveride near the Dischtonun writing rack a massive bowlder stands eleven feet high and five feet wide with a flat surface bearing dozens of clear chiselled characters and glyphs. Archaeologists cannot decipher them, but they are deemed of great antiquity.
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Taunton
New England
My proudest boast behind the guns
A quoted lecturer brags that his pride lies in being among the men behind the guns. A heckling voice from the gallery asks how far behind them he is perceived to be.
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Philadelphia
Proof of Immortality Quote Sparks City Debate
A Cleveland Leader quip questions Shakespeare's immortality by noting his supposed survival since being murdered by bum actors 300 years ago. The remark highlights enduring literary fame and public interest in legendary authors.
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Shakespeare
Cleveland
Quarrel Over Indemnity Highlights Pitt Post Snippet
A Pittsburg Post fragment shows a man saying he quarreled with his wife over nothing and plans to reconcile, while noting his concern over indemnity. The piece comments on people settling in anywhere except at me.
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Hin Cost
Pittsburg Post
Lost Arts and the Great Stones of the Ancient World
A scientist recalls old claims that workers could not quarry or handle stones as large as Egypt’s monoliths. He notes Maine quarrying produced bigger stones and even shipped pyramids across seas, arguing modern tools could rival ancient craftsmanship though ambition favors other goals.
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Egypt
Maine
England
France
America
Notable American Voices on Newspapers and Press Duty
A Chicago Journal compilation presents quotes from Bryant Parton Jefferson and Cardinal Gibbons on the press. The speakers argue the press reflects leadership, serves as a public university, safeguards government by informing citizens, and deters graft through exposure.
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Bryant
James Parton
People’s University
Christendom
Jefferson
Cardinal Gibbons
Chicago Journal
On Dutch Waters Holiday Ride Through Rotterdam Canals
A writer praises a barge journey along Dutch canals from Rotterdam to Harlingen. The voyage unfolds past cows, herons, villages with milk cans, black velvet slippers, and scenes of daily life under bridges and windmills as timeless as Rembrandt.
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Rotterdam
Harlingen
Friesland
Rembrandt
Parisian jewelers outshine London says Harper's Weekly
The piece notes that strolling Parisian streets doubles as education and mocks London for lagging in jewelry craft. English readers are left marveling at French work on the Avenue de Vapera and Boulevard des Italiens, while Bond Street jewelers seem dated in comparison.
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London
Harper's Weekly
Paris
Avenue de Vapera
Boulevard Des Italiens
Bond Street
Not a Question of Seasons London Boudoir Debutante Quote
A London Boudoir column recalls a debutante musing on marriage amid the London season and an American millionaire quip about marriages lasting beyond ten seasons. The exchange illustrates social attitudes toward engagement and status in a historical context.
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London
Great Scheme Sparks Controversy in Cleveland Leader
The Cleveland Leader quotes a provocative line about summer and winter lovers and notes a sharp remark about “season” ethics. The item portrays editorial flavor and social commentary without graphic details.
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Cleveland
Powerful Helps in Smoking Fight Cited in Post
Quotes from the Houston Post reflect humor and motivation in quitting smoking. A speaker recalls trying to quit before marriage and credits support from wife and mother-in-law as a turning factor.
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Houston Post
Money In It Knicker-Strange Baby Gift Offer
A witty exchange notes a baby not named after a rich uncle and a counteroffer of ten thousand dollars to avoid naming it after the relative. The remark appears in Harper's Bazar.
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Bocker
Harper’s Bazar
Notable Obituaries and Honors Across 19th Century Figures
A roundup notes diverse recognitions and life milestones. The prince of Munlinegro purchased sil automobiles in Germany while no railways exist in his land. Professor Trombetti heads Semitic studies at Bologna after barber beginnings. Booker Washington Jr seeks army paymaster appointment as MIT student. Captain Cummings claims earliest Kennebec river ice barge shipment in 1876. King Oscar II elevates Dr Gustaf Andreen as knight for Swedish American education efforts. Senator Alger gifts suits to Detroit news boys on New Year and hosts a city entertainment. Henry Prevost dies in Lima. his father founded business and held plantation interests in Peru. Professor Burnham receives Lalande medal for astronomy and double-star discoveries. Mr and Mrs Walter Carpenter near seventy-one years married, maintaining activity at Richmond Friends meeting.
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Munlinegro
Sil Automobiles
Germany
Trombetti
Bologna
South
North America
Booker Washington, Jr
Booker T. Washington
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John 8. Cummings
Bath
Kennebec River
Oscar II
Gustaf Andreen
Augustana College
Rock Island
Order of the North Star
Alger
Detroit
Henry S. Prevost
Lima
Peru
Walter T. Carpenter
Richmond
Ind
Mr. Carpenter
Friends’ Meeting
British Briefs Highlight Transit, Trials and Tabbies
London reports 154 street deaths and 10 202 injuries last year while bread delivery quality draws anger from English editors. North Melbourne residents vote 37 superfluous hotels closed with arbitration payouts. War office notes petty offenses among Tommy Atkins include cap wear and cigarette behind the ear. Bill Lang, famed long distance runner, now an elderly workhouse inmate with a 9 minute 1 14 second two mile mark set in 1863 remains professional record.
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London
North Melbourne
Australia
War Office
Tommy Atkins
Bill
Lang
Salford
Lancashire
Policing Cholera Deaths in Buenos Aires
A traveler recalls seeing a policeman give a man a poison instead of medicine during a cholera outbreak in Buenos Aires. The ambulance arrived too late and the officer justified the act as a grim measure to halt the disease spread. The traveler felt horror at the scene and the officer’s rhetoric.
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Persen
Wysvif
Buenos
Washington
Colors as warning signals in nature
The article discusses a theory that bright coloration in snakes insects and animals serves as warning of poison or unpalatability. It cites examples such as the eclaza wasp the coral snake the horridium fish and the Gils monster as evidence for warning coloration.
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Nature
Alaska Game Market at Fairbanks Stuns Walkers
A San Francisco Chronicle report describes Fairbanks Alaska as hosting a seasonal game market where frozen deer moose and bears stand on display in lifelike poses. Buyers pick cuts from carcasses kept intact by brutal cold, promising remarkable tenderness and flavor for months.
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Prirbanks
Aliaske
Northwest Territory
Uncle Sam
Lussin
Palibanks
Chelena River
Tanana
Arctic Circle
Yukon
Fairbanks
Leike
San Francisco Chronicle
Political orator’s wide reach contrasted with quiet press note
The spellbinder faces a contrast as audiences react to his rhetoric while morning papers merely note that he also spoke. The brief mention understates his impact, leaving readers to infer the spectacle beyond a simple acknowledgment.
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James Vestal
G. T. Bush
John F. Asbury
Gashier
J. E. Tayler
Jas. Vestal
J. D. Radford
D. D. Smith
F. E. Taylor
Thos. Flanagan
G. N. Skillman
U. 8
A. Bailey
Netery Public
Skillman & Bailey
Choice
Chris. Magelssen
T. G. Shipton & Son
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