Panama Canal Toll Contention Draws In Great Powers
The dispute over canal tolls and the Hay-Pauncefote treaty pits United States claims against British objections as European powers, led by Germany, France and Holland, position for influence in post canal trade. Japan and China emerge as key players in the global scramble for access and routes, with subsidies and bank footholds shaping the competition.
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United States
Great Britain
Congress
Senate
Bay-Pauncefote
Japan
China
Orient
San Francisco
New York
London
Europe
Hague
Canal as a Factor Reshapes Medieval Trade Routes
The article notes the canal opening reversing established trade lanes, with Prex canal traffic moving to the new shorter route. It highlights England as a dominant sea power unwilling to lose prestige while Turkish control of caravan routes, and Venetian commerce, are affected by new water routes around Africa and to America.
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United States
Constantinople
Germany
Hamburg
France
Portugal
Spain
Lisbon
Cadiz
Panama Canal
Columbus
Carter
Merico
Pizarro
Peru
England
Asia
Africa
America
Venice
Real Menace in the Rat and Disease Carriers
From the Journal of American Medical Association, the piece warns that rats are major disease vectors in the modern era. It notes plague transmission, a leprosy like illness in rats, and other diseases and parasites carried by rats, fleas, and lice, urging proactive public health action.
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Journal of American Medical Association
Milne Eyes Changeable Hair and Capricious Form
A fragmentary verse piece explores changing beauty through a playful, cryptic blend of phrases. The speaker laments the distance between song and gift, seeking a meaningful offering to a beloved while wrestling with inner distress and sense of bondage.
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Milne
Merry Youth Dawns Amid Zephyr in Silent Verse
Fragmentary lines describe a youthful scene with laughter at dawn, a gentle breeze, and a voyage toward a gilded trim, while a prowling threat lingers unseen. The text feels like a lyrical fragment focusing on youth, pleasure, and an impending danger.
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Patr
Why He Reformed
The young wife notes her husband has improved, recalling past faults like tearing her dress while he acknowledges earlier misdeeds. The exchange suggests a humorous or moral vignette about personal change within marriage as described in the Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
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Jack
Pittsburgh Gazette-Timen
Aztec Ball Games to Olympic Dreams and Davis Cup Plans
The article recalls ancient Aztec ball games like toteloque played in small courts with a thigh strike and holes for scoring, noting no hand use and Montezuma as a famed pitcher. It then shifts to modern sports, listing the Lawn Tennis Association dates for the Davis Cup challenge and the Beresford Cup for U S officers, plus army and foreign officer participation, with wraps on Olympic expectations from Jim Duncan and Donen as a noted discus and weight thrower.
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Mexico
Montezuma
Cortez
Durance
Corte
Lawn Tennis Association of
Auestralia
Fay Failiar
The Height of the Ridiculous Just Curious
A collage of quirky exchanges and social quips. A judge jests with a prisoner about adjournment while street gossip and oddball anecdotes unfold in clipped dialogue. The bits sketch humorous misreadings and social blunders in a newspaper-like column.
Cannibal King Discusses Burnt Dish in Sketch
A humorous stage sketch features the Cannibal King and the Cook debating a dish described as burnt. The Cook notes the chef was scorching when caught, prompting quips about royal dining mishaps.
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Jnne
Easily Distinguished Statesman Noted by Analyst Quote
A Washington Star quotation notes Ian as a statesman figure with style. The analyst observes he can wear a silk fat and a frock coat without appearing out of place at a wedding, underscoring demeanor and fashion as indicators of status.
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Ian
Washington Star
Not Wholly Ignorant in Savannah Campaign Rivalry
A Savannah Age-Herald quote contrasts ignorance of key campaign issues with a sharp claim to know rival candidates' thoughts. The item captures a political snippet highlighting perceptions of awareness versus rivalry among candidates in the campaign.
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Savannah Age-Herald
Degrees of Enthusiasm Legal Paper Fragment
Fragmentary historical text speaks of imagined wealth and love anticipation. The speaker notes wealth could alter feelings but transitions to a wedding day with impatience, showing personal, introspective rhetoric within a dated style. The source resembles a quotation or verse from a private document.
Patient-But Doctor Debate Over Eye Improvised Charge
In a terse exchange a patient questions a doctor about paying for removing a foreign object from the eye. The specialist clarifies the charge covers the cornea removal, emphasizing a medical procedure rather than a simple removal.
Transcriber notes on a self reliant man on a crowded street
A fragmentary citation describes admiration for a self reliant man in a crowded street scene. The source reads like a transient transcription with a weathered quotation about personal qualities and public presence, lacking clear dates or full attributions.
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Roston
Keen Observer Dialogue Sparks Widow Decision
A clipped dialogue fragment shows a character pondering social expectations and future life choices. The speaker questions whether the growing generation will imitate rebellious behavior, then asserts a resolved plan to remain a widow, reflecting era attitudes.
Preposterous Prepositions Prompt Smears Tribune
Fragmentary OCR style line shows garbled quote about prepositions and a terse mockery of the Tribune. It reads as a clipped dialogue with odd spellings and mislabeled speakers, lacking clear news context or identifiable people or events.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Sydney
Australia
Suez Canal
Suva
South America
Pratce
Mique- Jon
St. Merre
Gaul
Holland
Java
Austria
Manchuria
Siberian
Trieste
Russia
Canal
Secretary Knox
American Press Association
Court of Arbitration
van Dyck Gravure Company
Permanent Court of Arbitration
the Hague
Philander C. Knox
Sir Edward Grey
Foreign Affairs
International
Grist
The
Sport Mill
Lord Decies
Andy
Tan Lea Pener
Jim Duncan
Donen
Ileens
Wae
Eure Whaner
Stockholm
Proto Vy American Press Associativ
Kim Duncan
George
Arthur
Marion
Peres
Lila
Cleveland
Edith
Mr. Phan
Fidel
Boston Transcript
Tim
Chanpleigh
Dino Tolle
Wilf Sabbis
Anid de Father
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