Washington Letter: Lectures at Naval Academy and Berths in Navy
Special correspondence reports on a planned Navy Academy lecture series featuring leaders from politics education and business. March 8 opens with Dartmouth President Tucker. other items cover social precedence among Washington coachmen Navy retention challenges for assistant surgeons and calls for improved incentives. Notable quips include Justice Harlan and Chaplain Couden, plus pension beneficiary Turnipseed and Senator Morgan quip about a senate quorum.
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Navy Department
Naval Academy
Tucker
Dartmouth College
Naval Cadets
Annapolis
Henry N. Couden
Capitol
East Capitol Street
Mr. Couden
Congress
McKinley
Turnipseed
B. T. Elmore
South Carolina Volunteers
Morgan
Senate
Bloodhounds Added to Oregon Short Line Train Service
The Oregon Short Line adds bloodhounds to its railroad equipment. Hounds will be housed at stations in Utah Wyoming and Idaho where robberies are most likely. On word of a robbery a special engine and car with hounds is dispatched at full speed to pursue bandits. Experienced handlers guide the dogs to the trail. Denver Pest.
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Oregon
Denver
Humor of Rustum and Jamshyd Ends With Bluff and Bid
A Chicago Times-Herald excerpt tells how Rustum the poor scribe woos Jamshyd’s daughter Fatima. Jamshyd freezes him with mocking etiquette and a test bluff, then calls him back to hear the price of this prize before Rustum departs for a distant land.
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Rustum
Fatima
Jamshyd
Jamshbyd
Russ
Chicago Times-Herald
Necklace of 21 Pearls as Wedding Gift
A Chicago Herald quip ponders why a bride asks for a necklace of 21 pearls. The jest suggests she was engaged 21 times to other suitors, turning the gift into a memorial to those former romances.
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Chicago Herald
Morning snow shoveling sparks playful rivalry in neighborhood
The Washington Star quotes Mr Sirius Barker describing neighbors waking each other with snow shoveling before 5 am. He notes the crew’s morale stems from mild mischief, not industry, as they aim to be first to stir everyone with the noisy spectacle on the square.
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Sirius Barker
Washington Star
Stoneybroke Witty Exchange About a Wolf at the Door
In a playful dialogue Mrs Stoneybroke chides a visitor asking him to wipe his feet. The line “the wolf is at the door” appears as a quip about financial trouble or hunger. The exchange preserves a domestic, humorous tone.
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Stoneybroke
The Reason Explained in a Yonkers Quip
A witty exchange about poets burning midnight oil and daytime writing. Mrs Crimsonbeak asks why poets work late and Mr Crimsonbeak replies they fear daytime judgment. The line appeared in Yonkers Statesman as a quip.
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Mr. Crimsonbeak
Yonkers Statesman
The Corn Fed Philosopher Quote
The Corn Fed Philosopher, A man, said the corn fed philosopher, usually realizes at middle age that he is a fool, though sometimes he needs the assistance of some young person to aid him in finding it out. Indianapolis Press.
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Indianapolis
New York World
At the Photographer's
A Philadelphia Times remark captures a photographer directing a pose and then releasing a candid moment as the subject shifts from a posed smile to a natural expression during a studio session.
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Philadelphia Times
World famed pianist joked as barber talks
In a Tit-Bits snippet a barber denies meeting the renowned pianist Herr Von Thumper. The German barber replies Nein, noting pianists never patronize him, so he never patronizes them. The exchange captures light, humorous street banter between a customer and barber about prestige and patronage.
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Barber
Herr von Thumper
Nein
Those Pressing Invitations And Meetings In A Boston Transcript Note
A brief exchange notes readiness to meet and regret over a conflicting engagement. The Boston Transcript records Meeker declining due to another engagement while others express eagerness to visit. The tone echoes cordial regrets and social invitations from a historical newspaper snippet.
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Gaylord
Old Boy
Meeker
Boston Transcript
Cadleigh's Query from the Obio State Journal
Cadleigh asks Miss Smythe what she sees in the fellow Freshleigh. Miss Smythe-S-I-r replies you talk to me as if I were an X say machine.
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Cadleigh
Pway
Miss Smythe
Freshleigh
Obio State Journal
What a lot of acquaintances that a man must have
A quotation from the Philadelphia Bulletin notes the social calculus of fame, remarking on the entangling web of acquaintance a man allegedly must cultivate to be noticed by others.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Familiar examples of successive layers from class
In the Archaelogical Class the teacher asks for familiar examples of successive layers. A student responds with hens and jelly cakes as examples.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
President McKinley and a Bishop’s Bargain Tale
A cabinet officer recounts President McKinley handling colored patronage requests. He lists key posts like the treasury register before the bishops, who concede the race is well served yet press on behalf of the Methodist church. The president smiles and remarks the church already has the president. They depart realizing he outmaneuvered them.
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McKinley
African Methodist Church
Republican Party
Treasury
Methodist Church
General Miles Fails To Hole In Golf Match
A London World dispatch recounts General Miles at Chevy Chase links dressed in corduroys and a worn suit. After three swings he repeatedly misses while a young nearby observer voices blunt, humorous admonitions.
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Miles
Chevy Chase Links
Bacon Witnesses Mexican Congress Style Roll Call
Senator Bacon's Mexico trip highlights the lower house theater like roll call where a member names every deputy. Legislation moved without debate or negative votes as the president directs passage, and an English-speaking doorkeeper explains the lack of discussion due to presidential alignment.
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Mexico
Bacon
Mexican Congress
Senator Bacon
Japanese American Weekly News begins in New York
The Japanese American Weekly News starts in New York with English and Japanese titles on the first page. The Japanese name uses the sun to signify Japan and rice for Americas, and the four small pages are lithographed from handwritten copy.
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Japanse-Americaan
New York
Americas
Eleven Billions in World Money Growth Report
The director of the mint notes world monetary stock rising from about 4.6 billion in 1873 to 11.6 billion in 1900 with most growth in gold. Gold money increased about 3.6 billion since 1873, silver about 2.7 billion, and uncovered paper money about 0.65 billion. Silver retirement by Germany and others reduced its stock. 1893 total was 10.3 billion, now up by 1.1 billion.
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Roberts
Germany
Philadelphia Times
Finding His Possessions In The City Of Giants
A traveling patent medicine proprietor visits New York and is told in Nassau street Nassau Broad and Broadway that towering structures are his. He learns he owns portions of skyscrapers worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, reflecting the scale of urban investment and perception.
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Broad Street
Exchange Place
Nassau Street
Broadway
Victor Smith
New York Press
Asphalt Lake Rumor From Canadian Wilds
Mining man Thomas F. Drew reports a possible asphalt lake near James Bay in Canada. He recounts a party of prospectors and an Indian guide observing a fox crossing a rocky rim, splashing a shallow spring lake covered with about an inch of water, prompting efforts to locate the lake.
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Asphalt Lake
Canada
Thomas F. Drew
Wilds
James Bay
Great Divide
Reynard
American Appetite For Diamonds Sparks Global Spike
Cecil Rhodes era control and De Beers output aside, Woolf of a leading London wholesale firm cites American demand as the main driver behind a 50 percent rise in diamond prices. He notes Americans buy three fourths of diamonds including the finest stones, while pearls and emeralds also rise in cost. A six member syndicate is described as having a near monopoly and earning about ten million dollars in a single year.
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Cecil Rhodes
Woolf
London
The Mexican Dollar in Eastern Markets
The Mexican Herald argues the Mexican dollar will persist in the east despite trends toward new currency. It notes big eastern businesses and Chinese compradores favor it, reflecting deep familiarity and conservative use. The article cites its status as a standard of value in the mainland and the Chinese traders’ grasp of its features.
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Mexican Herald
Far East
Philippines
Last of the Modocs in fading tribal crisis
The Minneapolis Times notes the Modoc tribe has dwindled to 77 members, mostly women and frail children, with only 13 able-bodied warriors. The once indomitable group now clings to government supplies on a small reservation, watched but confined, with no hope of renewed warfare.
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Minneapolis
One of Britain s Weaknesses in Cavalry Cadets
A Springfield Q ceass Republican summary notes the British cavalry shows a weakness as 11 of 80 cadetships go unfilled with only 19 passing candidates. The reason cited is that cavalry regiments are costly and recruit from a limited class, highlighting accessibility issues.
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Britain
Bri
Buffalo Pan American Cyclists Tour Mecca Next Summer
A Cycle Tour Club article promotes a Buffalo summer trip for cyclists within 500 miles, highlighting easy access from cities like New York and Toronto, favorable climate, and Pan American Exposition attractions. It advises experienced riders at the rear, 40–75 mile daily goals, two-hour mid day rests, and a focus on scenery and enjoyment over mileage.
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Buffalo
Eastern
Middle States
Dominion of Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Ottawa
Portland
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Detroit
Chicago
Milwaukee
United States
Canada
Mecca
Niagara Frontier
Bureau of Publicity
Sheldon Bull
Pan American Exposition urged for Buffalo cyclists
W Sheldon Bull urges Buffalo residents to visit the Pan American Exposition as an enriching experience. He promotes forming bicycle clubs to plan economical tours from Buffalo, outlines roles for a club treasurer and secretary, and emphasizes preparation, proper gear, and route planning for a pleasurable, affordable ride to the Exposition with accessible rail or water transport if needed.
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Buffalo
Tremendous Force From Niagara to Buffalo Power Lines
A Niagara to Buffalo transmission displays six copper conductors less than an inch in diameter carrying power for the Pan-American Exposition. L B Stillwell notes the current could break six steel cables moving at 10 miles an hour, illustrating immense electric force.
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Niagara Falls
Buffalo
L. B. Stillwell
Niagara
Sky Ferries Across Youghiogheny Describe Miner Transport
The Youghiogheny River ferries, including Coultersville’s sky ferry dating to 1890, use a wire cable and windlass to move a four passenger cage across the stream. Miners own stock in the operation with $2 keys and several sites, while stories of accidents and escapes circulate among workers and passengers.
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Coultersville
Enoch Johns
John Taylor
James Harkins
James Conroy
Murray Dice
Emmet Price
Hugh McDermott
Herman Eheler
Osceola
Robbins and Shaner
Scott Haven
Pittsburg
Bears to Lose Long Whiskers at Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Press reports a planned campaign to trim the eight inch long whiskers of the zoo bears. Keepers will corner each bear and place it in a small cage for a dangerous trimming process that may require several days. The bear struggle tests keeper patience and safety.
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Philadelphia
Zoo
Philadelphia Press
Hat for Horses Sparks Global Hat Trade
An American truck driver cut two holes in a wide brim straw hat to shield his horse from sun, a simple idea that inspired a lucrative business. Over 8,000 hats were sold last season with strong export and domestic trade, and next summer’s sales are expected to rise.
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England
Millinery Trade Review
Liquid air as force of the future warned as danger
In a dramatic quote Sir Walter Besant describes liquid air as a powerful yet dangerous force. He predicts its potential as an anesthetic and purifier, while cautioning that it could be captured and weaponized, possibly used to devastate distant armies by a drummer boy’s hand.
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Walter Besant
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