Washington Letter outlines cabinet rumors and revenue talks
Special correspondence reports anticipated Griggs withdrawal on March 4 and potential successors like Wayne MacVeagh and Edward K. Jones. It notes a likely preterm decision, while analyzing a revenue reduction bill and a large treasury cash balance. Details on Admiral Rodgers' Asiatic station duties and three-admiral plan follow, then Consul Mason's 1900 Germany trade review highlighting US grain exports and a favorable US-Germany balance.
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Griggs
Wayne MacVeagh
White House
Edward K. Jones
New York
Spain
Jones
Congress
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Remey
Lim
Manila
Philippine
Rodgers
Kempf
Philippine Naval Station
Humor of the Hour Tales of Tip Craving in London
Tales of Tom L Johnson deflecting a London tip guest and a nurse novel thread mix with a stage joke. Johnson recalls a door opener who demanded a tip and one encounter ends with a door opener saluting and asking for a tip after Johnson beat him to the carriage. The clipping blends humor pieces from Saturday Evening Post and Detroit Journal.
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Tom L. Johnson
Europe
London
Mr. Johnson
Saturday Evening Post
Detroit Journal
Rummage Sale Fracas Sparks Morning Church Debate
Comic exchange reveals a fuss over attire and a missing dress coat as a couple prepares for a church rummage sale. A passing remark about Shanghai roosters adds a dash of sharp-edged humor to the scene.
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Chicago News
The Wish of Hercules
Hercules pauses his arduous work of cleaning the Augean stables and sighs he longs for the horse’s old age, prompting a playful exchange with Jove in the Judge.
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Hercules
Jove
Jack Tar's Growl A Sailor Grumbling Yarn
A story from From Edinburgh to the Antarctic notes sailors habit of grumbling over meals. A skipper’s wife feeds hens to please the crew, but a cook’s daring dish still draws a harsh rebuke as a foretaste of the sea’s stubborn gripes.
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Edinburgh
Antarctic
Jack
Bill
Domestic Jar Sparked by Washington Post Dialogue
A humorous exchange overheard in a $24 a month Capitol Hill mansion depicts a tense domestic scene. The couple quarrels about money, rent, and daily needs, while a crowd of social roles and petty concerns rides along.
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Capitol Hill
Brute
Hetty Green
Mamma
Washington Post
The Neglected Voice in Speech and Health
A Pittsburg Press excerpt on how the voice mirrors character and health, its cultivation or neglect shaping tone and beauty, with warnings about bad daily habits and the growth of weeds that obscure the speaker’s voice.
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Pittsburg Press
Unfazed by Superstition A Cleveland Dealer Tale
A dealer in Cleveland recounts a tale of superstition around Bloxham who found a pin with its point toward him. An hour later a telegram announced his uncle's death after years without contact. The uncle left wealth but funeral expenses consumed the estate.
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Bloxham
Cleveland Plain
No Humor In Them Giles I Don’t Like Barber Anecdotes
Dialogue notes tensions between Giles and Miles about barber humor and illustrations. Giles criticizes originality and cuts, while Miles questions the complaints. Benham and Mrs Benham reference a cat and space, hinting at domestic irony in the Brooklyn Life column style.
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Giles
Miles
Chicago News
Benham
Mrs. Benham
Brooklyn
Prosecutions for Bribery Resume. O'Boyle Sought
Warrants issued for Scranton officials Thomas O Boyle John J McAndrews and Edward J Coleman after Pres E B Sturges announces prosecutions will resume. McAndrews and Coleman arrested. O Boyle not located. Also notes about indigestion cure and local business moves including W A Reist selling to Fred Godfrey and J Capitell.
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E. B. Sturges
Municipal League
Scranton
Thomas O'Boyle
John J. McAndrews
Edward J. Coleman
McAndrews
Coleman
O'Boyle
Grover
City
W. A. Reist
Sterling
Wilkesbarre
Fred Godfrey
Paris Winter Fashion Smashes with Muffs and Gold Accents
The fashion note details oversized canoe shaped muffs for Paris winter wear and dead gold ornaments on dark palettes. It highlights white cloth buttons trimmed outfits, empire style pas sementerie motifs, black velvet and broadcloth tailor designs, red prom shades, khaki hues, white panne toques with roses and ostrich tips, velvet and velveteen dominance, braids Persian bands, and sable boleros with passementerie belts. Furs remain prominent across garments and trimmings with broadtail marten and geurse lace accents.
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Paris
New York Tribune
Orchard and Garden Tips From the St. Louis Republic
Advice on pruning dead wood, manure use for peach trees, and renewing old orchards. Planting depths for bulbs, mulching to protect quince roots, and practical steps for saving labor and money in fruit culture. Tulips crocuses and hyacinths can be planted late fall or early winter. protect roots with mulching.
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St. Louis Republic
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Centre Street
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South Centre Street
Soe
Mate Nornit
Stroudsburg
Suuer
GEO. P. Bible
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Gibson, Dougherty
Kaufer Club
Rosenbluth
Velvet
Mumm
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Mi Carel
Hazleton
Shenandou
MG Carniel
Sermaton
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Mt. Carmel
Shenandout
Magleton
New
Hed&laware
Susquehanna and Schuyleill Railroad
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Juddo
Kekley
Huzie Brook
Stackton
Beaver Meadow Head
Koun
Hazeton Junction
Brains
Britton
Hayood
Cranberry
Fombicken
Deringer
Drifton
Oneida Junction
Yarwood Road
Humboldt Road
Oneida
Keppton
Hazleton Junction
Harwood
Tombicken
Harwood Road
Yseids
Sheppton
Sippton
Korn
Silam
Beaver Meadow Road
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