Roosevelt as Vice President Sparks Senate Etiquette Gaffe
Francis B. Leupp recounts a near historic scene on March 4 1901 when Theodore Roosevelt as vice president almost presided over McKinley’s inauguration from the senate chamber The chamber emptied for the oath and address before Roosevelt went to the presidential stand and adjourned the session with Senator Heitfeld present seeking his hat.
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Roosevelt Mina McKinney
Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
McKinley
Heitfeld
Mr. Heitfeld
Francis B. Leupp
Century
Endurance and Carrying Power Define Desirable Camels
The piece argues camels are desert specialists, with the dromedary as a riding breed and the Bactrian as a distant relative. It notes their single hump, long limbs, and poor temper, highlighting their indispensability for desert travel and their aggression toward riders and intruders.
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Africa
Arabia
India
Central Asia
Gobi Desert
North Africa
Arabian Desert
Wallie Wept and Missing Cap Causes Scots Curling Laugh
A Scotland based curling tale recalls Wallie arriving without his cap with ear flaps. His mother laments she has not worn it since an accident when a man offered her a dram and the flaps muffled her hearing.
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Wallie
Scotland
London Globe
Not Nice Neighbor Banter in Cleveland Dispatch
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt captures a brief rural exchange where a pleasant neighbor teases Tom about being nice. Tommy retorts he is big but not nice, asserting he could beat Georgie and asserting his strength in a quick exchange.
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Tommy
Georgie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dawg Growling Vowing to Leave Irish Dialogue
Clancy asks the reader to judge a dog growling with a wagging tail and invokes Moriarty in a curious old style exchange. The line blends regional speech with a puzzle like question about perception and belief.
Quotations Drift Across News Circles
A collage of vintage quotes from Baltimore News Life and New York Press reflects witty observations. The elopers seek blessings, prompting ironic exchanges about allowances and deposits.
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New York Press
Unseemly knowledge influences social conversation
In a S Atlantic reflection, the essay argues people shy from authoritative talk in social settings. It ties unshared knowledge to discomfort, likening it to primitive fears of wizards and suggesting the best company is the person who knows little more than others.
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Weather Bureau
S. Atlantic
Maori Wooing House and Courtship Practices
In the Maori custom the whare matoro or wooing house hosted youths of both sexes for plays and dances. At low fires a girl could declare love for a man and await assent, while mothers could propose matches for their sons. If rejected there was mockery and the couple were allowed privacy.
First Recorded Solar Eclipse Observed from Long Island
Harvard College party led by Professor S W Hollis observed the total solar eclipse at Penobscot Bay on October 27 1780. They landed at Bounty Cave with access granted by the British commander in Castine, using crude instruments but achieving highly successful measurements.
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America
Long Island
Penobscot Bay
Harvard College
W. Hollis
LL. D
Theonsent
Castine
Bounty Cave
Shubael Williams
Harvard
Remarkable River Feeds Lake Assal in Desert Coast
On the African shore near the Gulf of Aden a paradoxical river flows from the sea toward land, about twenty two miles long, feeding Lake Assal whose surface lies roughly 700 feet below mean tide level. The basin may be an ancient sea arm now cut off by dune formation. The inflow is tidal and limited, balancing evaporation and supply in the basin.
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Gulf of Aden
Lake of Assal
Lake Assal
Isle of Man preacher’s clever reply to parishioner
A local Isle of Man preacher, splitting his sermon into many heads, is interrupted by a congregant’s demand for meat. The preacher quips to wait until he finishes carving, turning the moment into a humorous exchange reported by London Saturday Review.
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Isle of Man
London Saturday Review
That Blessed Baby Chronicle Style Joke
A Philadelphia Ledger quip recalls a frightened husband who swallows strychnine after misplacing a bottle. His wife hushes him to avoid waking their baby, turning a near tragedy into a darkly humorous brief. The exchange underscores domestic tension and sharp wit in a single-night vignette.
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Philadelphia Ledger
The Way to Succeed Says Time Is Action Not Advice
Somerville Journal editorializes that true success comes from getting busy and not wasting time on maxims or listening to the successful. The piece urges practical effort over generic guidance.
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Somerville
Mass
Base Insinuation and the Book Agent Duel
A brisk Boston Post item notes a sharp exchange between a book agent and Mrs Pepper. The comic jab centers on reading Bunyan and the agent’s cheeky remark about corns, capturing a playful slice of turn‑of‑the‑century newspaper chatter.
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Bunyan
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Royal Blend Yeas
Dixie
Burt
Norwood
Bryan Steam Laundry
A. E. Worley
Prop
John Wittman
Filcn
Clancy
Ind
Baltimore News
Elopers
E. L.shettles
Opera House
Dewitt’s
Hazel
DeWitt's
Dewitt
E. C. Dewitt & CO
N. M
C. C. Shelburne & Co
Naboss Bros
Sosss
Sisos Ssse
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
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