Senate chorus on pensions and Philippines fuels old quarrel
The piece rails at Bryanism and the Philippine War while praising bimetallism and constitutional restraint. It condemns the Spanish-American War era policies, mocking claims of progress and urging restraint, then recalls a 1785 salary law and early Tennessee and Louisiana frontier history, noting Memphis’s growth from a trading post to a city by 1820.
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State Journal
Feds
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hoar
Bryan
McKinley
United States
Spain
Philippine Islands
United State
England
Republica
House of Commons
Franklin
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Tennessee
Memphis
Royal Show Opens Parliament in lavish London display
Queen Alexandra attends the opening amid stark city poverty. A correspondent notes the immense Koh-i-noor diamond and a necklace six inches deep set with large stones, pearls at her neck, and a cushion-set crown. The piece contrasts wealth with misery, yet hints at hope for the future.
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Queen Alexandra
London
Franklin Tennessee idea precedes state name change
In Franklin Tennessee, it’s noted that the area’s early history included the idea that Tennessee’s original name might have been Franklin. The remark mentions that in 1788 officers’ salaries were paid in that early commonwealth, highlighting lesser known archival details.
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Tennessee
Franklin
Commonwealth
Doctor offers to undertake vivisection for science notes
A New York physician proposes to submit to vivisection to gain insights from sensations during cutting. He states experiments will continue until exhausted or dead, and may seek release if still living after a year. The piece critiques corporate stock watering and calls for government oversight of corporations. It notes a Northwestern professor urged to resign over church-funded stance.
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New York
Appointments in Arizona face Senate confirmation delay
A United States Material nominee for Arizona faces Senate confirmation held up amid an ongoing investigation. Rumors circulate that the appointee is a former Wyoming convict, reflecting unusual and troubling speculation in the confirmation process.
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United States
Arizona
Senate
Wyoming
Carnegie's Epitaph Says He Used Others' Brains
Carnegie's preferred epitaph proclaims he knew how to maneuver around clever men and exploit their inventions and intellect for profit. The remark frames his legacy as a keen adopter of others ideas and talent for personal gain.
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Carnegie
Porcelain Sale in London Realizes 53000 For Ninety Pieces
At a London sale the first of the week ninety porcelain pieces brought an aggregate of 53000 dollars. The value lies in age and the craft as a lost art to a considerable extent.
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London
Telegraph Love Turns to Real Romance in Brandon Tale
A Brandon operator and a playful telegraph game evolve into a real romance. Nellie Merton and Harry Clayborn reveal mistaken identities, a dramatic confession, and a near breach of promise, ending with genuine engagement and plans for marriage.
Lodge Men Plot Payback for Wives Dinner Dare
In a Chicago Tribune item, Hawkins and two fellow lodge members recount a wager to observe wives demands after a night out. Each story describes chaotic homecomings with failed attempts to slip in quietly, ending in noisy mishaps and risqué apologies.
A Sailor's Superstition Love and Luck at Sea
A young couple Rebecca Champernown and Reuben Gage navigate social pressure and personal doubt in a fishing village. Rebecca gifts him white mittens triggering a shift in luck and romance as he pursues a winter voyage aboard the Anna Sheafe while confronting superstition and affection.
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Rebecca Champernown
Reuben Gage
Anna Bheafe
Reuben
Rebecca
Captain Gage
Anna Sheare
Gage
Her Worry Broadcast in Brooklyn Dialogue
A clipped dialogue from a Brooklyn scene captures a husband cautioning that excessive worry can harm health while his wife concedes. The exchange centers on everyday anxiety and its effects within a domestic context.
Ping Pong Lesson Turns Into Gentle Tease
In a damp station encounter Maisie invites a reluctant guest to play ping pong. The game spirals from awkward to amusing as balls fly, a torn battledore appears, and a playful bargain unfolds with a gentle flirtatious challenge ending in a coy escape.
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Malale
Malate
Maisie
Malsie
Matsie
Chatra
Martsse
Massie
King
Hindoo Belief on Purifying Contaminated Land
From the Calcutta Indian Mirror a Hindu text urges land purification during milking by letting milk fall to the ground and fasting. Charaka is cited as authority while charity, ancestral rites, planetary worship, and Vishnu offerings are said to restore soil, water, and health, promising rain, harvests, and peaceful living.
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Charaka
Calecutta Indian Mirror
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Automobile Company of America
New Jersey
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Profengor
Castoria
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Dan
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Harry Clayborn
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Nellie
Della Browne
Danwood
Miss Merton
Misa Merton
Foun
Harry Clarborn
Marning
Hawkins
Silver Moon Lodge No. 57
Eliot
Toyipkins
Uwttl
Elliott
Dawkins
Interior Sentinel
Brooklyn
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