Marriage as Work and Road Building Vision
A Charles M Schwab excerpt argues married men are stronger employees, citing family responsibility as motivation. It urges universal road funding with $50 million yearly federal and equal local match, directed by engineers, to create permanent highways and reduce reliance on river works or battleships. It contrasts private gain with public improvements and praises Carnegie’s philanthropy while envisioning national infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Carnegie
Cuba Can Govern Herself Says Palma
Tomas Estrada Palma argues that Cuba can self govern under United States guidance and guarantees a free, independent state. He pledges unity, goodwill, and future collaboration to unite Cubans despite past differences.
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Cuba
United States
Tove
Palma
Erty
Thankful Hloever
Tes Canniry
Election of Senators by Direct Popular Vote
Senator Mason argues against electing U S Senators by state legislatures. He supports a Congressional resolution to submit to the people the idea of electing U S Senators by direct popular vote, aligning Senate method with the House. He seeks favorable action to advance popular election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Country Needs Improved Roads Part of a Thomas Gay Essay
A reader essay laments poor American roads despite farm wealth and rail lines. The piece questions why persistent mud and rough surfaces persist across old and new regions, urging better permanent road foundations and targeted civic effort.
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Thomas Gay
United States
Rural Free Delivery benefits and education value
Rural free delivery extends mail service to rural areas and acts as an educational force by expanding reading, improving roads, increasing property values, and promoting satisfaction with country life as a sign of national progress.
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Lernel P. Padgett
M. D
Westminster Abbey and Its Poet Corner Monuments
A survey of Westminster Abbey as England’s national church, noting its royal tombs and the famed Poet's Corner housing Chaucer Spenser Ben Jonson Cowley Dryden and Addison. It also recounts a literary anecdote about naval architect Thomas Cramp and a brief remark on Secretary of the Navy William H Moody from the Philadelphia Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Abbey
Church of England
Edward VI
Ising
England
Uead
Chaucer
Spenser
Beaumont
Ben Jonson
Cowley
Dryden
Addison
Moody
William H. Moody
Massachusetts
Congress
Navy
Dhila-delphia Post
Westminster Abbey’s Storied Walls Hold Royal and Diplomatic Echoes
The article recalls Westminster Abbey’s Saxon origins and cruciform church built by Benedictines, noting its role as royal necropolis and site of state ceremonies. It also recounts Charles L. Cramp’s anecdote about meeting Czar Alexander I and the czar’s intrigue as Cramp discussed shipbuilding for Russia.
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Istence
Western Monastery
Westminster
St. Paul's
London
East Asinster
Luwird
Ano
Enehind
Kugiatia
Westur
Huglind
Diary shows curious child learns phrasing from teacher
A Detroit Free Press note describes Tommy keeping a daily diary. He records ordinary actions like waking at 7 but is advised by his teacher to phrase events differently, noting the sun rises rather than gets up. He ending the day with a corrected entry set at 8.
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Tommy
Detroit Free Press
Why Jasan Was Late for School
A school note claims Jasan was late because a cow kicked him in the back, leaving a black and blue pane and delaying him. The writer asks to keep the cow, noting four prior kicks to Jase but none to Lin.
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Jasan
Jase
Lin
Tariff Reform Debate Faces Republican Fracture
The piece argues Republican support for tariff reform is growing while a radical minority resists any reduction. It cites McKinley’s pro reform stance, fears of surrendering protectionism, and Roosevelt’s efforts to honor promises to Cuba amid a Congress seen as aligned with protected interests.
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United States
St. Louis
McKinley
Cuba
Republican Congress
Roosevelt
McKhinley
Congress
House of Representatives
Democrats Urge Tariff Reform to Reduce Protected Prices
Editorial discusses Democratic push to settle tariff issues by appealing to voters, arguing protection benefits manufacturers and hurts consumers. Cites Cuba justice, trusts, and political reform as key points, contrasting with Republican inertia and labor investigations.
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Europe
Democratic Party
Uncle Sam’s Mosquito Guide Warns of Deadly Anopheles Save by Vigilance
Government insect expert Dr. L O Howard releases a pamphlet distinguishing mosquitoes by wing pattern. The Culex is harmless while Anopheles spreads malaria. act within a mile of home to remove them and skip quinine for root beer or Jamaica ginger.
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L. O. Howard
Uncle Sam
Anopheles
Alexander Graham Bell and His World Benefactor Role
The article chronicles Dr. Alexander Graham Bell as a pivotal inventor and benefactor. It traces his life from Edinburgh birth to discovery of the speaking telephone, his work educating the deaf in Boston, marriage to Miss Hubbard, and rise to fame and wealth after the 1876 Philadelphia exhibition. It notes his “photo phone” concept and his view on deaf education.
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Alexander Graham Bella
Alexander Graham Bell
Dr. Bell
Boston
Miss Hubbard
Hubbard
Edinburgh
Scotland
Edinburgh High School
Edinburgh University
Alexander Melville Bell
Tere
London
Canada
United States
Boston University
Philadelphia
Bell
Harsh Schoolmaster in Baliybeg Faces Reprimand
In a national school near Baliybeg the principal ruled with a strict hand and seldom showed warmth. After scolding senior boys for misbehavior he told Owen Girvan he was a worthless lad and warned of a bad end, prompting Owen to retort with a defiant reply.
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Mr. Cramp
New York Times
Baliybeg
Owen Girvan
Owen
Biggest Irish Bog of Allen Deepest in Ireland
A fragment mentions the bog of Allen as the largest in Ireland with sections noted at seventeen feet deep. A stray line recalls the saying the course of true love never runs smooth and a bachelor’s contentment after years.
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Allen
Ireland
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Charles M. Schwab
C. M. Schwal
Lima
Tomas Estrada Palma
William E. Mason
Senator Mason
National Church and National Mausoleum of
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Cramp
Charles L. Cramp
Alexander
Avissia
Wisling Fe
Birr Ea
Kansas City Star
Asie
Tilden
Cleveland
Spain
Chicago American
Wright
Albany
Argus
Uohio
Ohio
Buckeye
Ph. Ghio
SAES
Rocmes
Cain
Philadelphia Bulletin
Alex. G. Bell
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