Roosevelt Defends Army While Criticizing Policy
The Arlington address frames the army as defended against attacks on policy rather than on individual soldiers. It argues war was caused by Republican policy, not the army, citing exchanges with Taft and prior reports to claim Filipinos welcomed liberation, and that diplomacy could have altered Luzon outcomes.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Arlington Cemetery
Philippines
Manila
Cuba
Luzon
Guha
Taft
Senate
Chicago Chronicle
Ohio Republicans on Trusts and Hanna's Control
Ohio Republicans accuse national leaders of weak action against combinations stifling competition and raising prices. They label the May convention Hanna's own and predict Hanna's influence will steer the 1904 race with little resistance from other Ohio Republicans.
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Ohio
Senate
Republican National Committee
Congress
Hanna
Panna
Peddy
Platform and Philippine policy criticisms across papers
The letters criticize the Ohio Republican platform for vagueness and self praise while urging clearer Philippine policy commitments. They contrast Cuba policy with the Philippines stance and condemn President’s treatment of General Miles and Admirals Dewey and Schley as egotistical and unjustified.
A Valuable Public Official General Miles Praised
The American people have faith in General Miles. His words and actions have justified opposition to the Republican administration, marking him as a highly valuable public man in times of emergency, according to the Omaha World-Herald.
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Republican Party
Ohio
Philadelphia Times
Hoar
Senator Hoar
Philippines
Foraker
Massachusetts
Toledo Bee
Miles
Omaha World-Herald
Indiana
Commonwealth
Durbin
United States
Kentucky
Senate panel pigeonholes proposed popular Senator election
The Senate committee on privileges and elections has kept the proposed constitutional amendment to elect United States Senators by popular vote from advancing, reflecting a pattern of favoring privileged interests.
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Bailey
Republic
Edward
England
Europe
Roosevelt
Senate
Mgr. Bailey
United States
Whitelaw Reid
American Congress
Chicago
United States Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senate Committee On Privileges
Omaha Ece
Indiana Democratic Platform Decries Trusts Tariffs and War
The Indiana Democratic platform denounces Republican trust alliances and the Dingley tariff, calls for trust suppression and revenue tariffs, opposes the Fowler bank bill, supports merchant marine reform and Philippine independence, praises soldiers and isthmian canal control, and condemns the Republican governor and state policies. It endorses popular Senate elections and local selfgovernment while criticizing Republican legislative actions and debt reduction.
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Democratic Party
Indiana
Republican Party
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
United States Senate
Philippine
Republic
United States
A Surprising Person and an Aunt's Quirky Tales
An odd character named Uncle Grimm and Mrs Soggy are described with sharp flair. The nephew recalls her stout figure and wart as part of a playful, irreverent sketch from Harpers Bazaar.
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Uncle Grimm
Soggy
Harper’s Bazar
Clam Peddler Provokes Public Clamor
A bustling waterfront scene centers on a clam peddler whose loud selling draws attention and prompts residents to discuss the noise and its impact on daily life. The exchange hints at local tensions between vendors and neighbors.
Dentist and patient discuss new teeth dynamics
In a humorous exchange a dentist explains that new teeth operate by cutting into the existing teeth. The patient notes the result is not satisfactory as the new teeth do not align with the same set.
Mis Sartorial Condition. Vim stands in the middle of my trunk
A courtroom exchange unfolds with Mrs Goodsoul asking about spring clothes and Soiled Spooner replying that Vim stands in the trunk, judged by a speaker in dialect. The fragment captures a humorous or odd moment in a judge led setting, highlighting character names and a curious scene.
Quotes and figures from a bygone era surface in a miscellany
A collage of adages and statistics appears, noting Shakespeare, Plautus, and rapid-fire data. It cites Colorado irrigation deeds, the Spanish army cost, a Nicaragua canal bill count, and European maneuvers costs, alongside a Bohemian mining shaft depth.
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Shakespeare
Colorado
Plautus
Revere's House Tilting Toward Decay in Boston
The Paul Revere house in Boston shows time weathering its walls with interiors altered for new uses. A once elegant home now hosts a grocer shop on the ground floor and a cluttered rear kitchen, with little English spoken at the counter.
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Paul Revere
Boston
Mass
Revere
Last of the Caribs Fades After Volcanic Fury
A sweeping account traces the Caribs from a dominant Caribbean power to extinction after Soufriere’s eruption near St Vincent. It describes their warlike culture, cannibal practices, and decline under European conquest. The article notes St Vincent’s Carib reserve and their basket making as a surviving craft.
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Caribbean Sea
Antilles
South
Central America
Caribs
Island
St. Vincent
Honduras
Smoking in Church: A Global Custom Across Centuries
The article traces smoking in churches from the Netherlands to South America and Britain, noting Dutch pipe devotion, interruptions during services, and historic cases. It cites Urban VIII issuing a bull in 1642 to curb abuse at Seville Cathedral and mentions Welsh church smoking as late as 1850 with Communion table use and hats on the table during services.
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South America
Great Britain
Seville
Urban VIII
Wales
Two Fast Idiots Sparks Misunderstanding in Philadelphia
In a Philadelphia Press blurb, Cholly-May Gabbie recalls a remark about Gussie Gayboy and another man being too fastidious to marry. Miss Pepprey notes a misinterpretation, explaining the comment may have been harsher than intended.
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Cholly—May Gabbie
Gussie Gayboy
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