Organized Labor Support for Taft Tactics Split Votes
Amidst fierce internal debate, major AFL leaders clash over backing Bryan or Taft. Reports say Taft will win most labor votes as several vice presidents denounce Gompers attempts to steer union ballots toward Bryan. Public statements from miners and steel workers echo unity for Taft against Democratic pressure.
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Samuel Goopers
Bryan
Taft
American Federation of Labor
Gomers
Roosevelt
Doh Mitchell
Mitchell
Nnw
Colin
Dames Duncan
American Federation of Libor
Gonpers
Bine
Whs Moore
Weather Bureau
Waycane
Donel Weare
Federation
Loneshoreaiben
Tim Ieete
Vises
Path
Acs
Mia Neefe
Babor World
Pittsburg
Ooffidios
United Mine Workers of America
Numrerjeaiy
Kryan
Lewis
The
Minn
Aed
Aedtre
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Mitty
Towa
Burge
Bryan Jess
Hagbor
Bryan vs Wool Growers in Rocky Mountain States
The text traces McKinley’s win across Rocky Mountain states that backed him due to the Wilson Tariff Act’s impact on wool. It notes wool growers’ protectionist stance and Bryan’s hope to carry Wisconsin, a wool state, amid shifts in tariff policy and party positions on U.S. industry protection.
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Notwool Crower
Bevan
Democratic Party
Australasia
Argentine Reputlic
South Afria
American Woolen Company
Lrgest Mills
United States
Sh Yann
Americin Woolen Company
McKinley
Rocky Mountain
Cleveland
McWinley
Bryan
Wisconsin
Rocky Moat
Republico
Sid
Americas Indusaries
Hail to the Pigskin Starts Football Season Clash
The Cleveland Plain Dealer hails the return of football season with rousing cheers and team spirit, urging fans to rally behind their players as the season kicks off with enthusiasm and local pride.
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Cleveland Plain Dealeg
No subscription to Mars theory joke in print
Quote from Washington Star about subscribing to theories and a monthly Mars joke. It notes a reader buying the Mars theory magazine at the newsstand and the playful exchange about subscription habits.
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Mars
Washington Star
Oyster pirate's Gin Lesson Echoes in Cloister
A loose minded young oyster tasted gin from a bottle aboard a hoister and suffered great pain. He vowed never again and spent his days in a cloister, a moral fable set in linguistic verse.
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Lippincott's
Something New at the Circus This Year
A line from Brown ing's Magazine notes new attractions at the circus. It highlights the children laughing at the clown's jokes as a sign of novelty this season.
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Browning
Policeman Gives Me a Ride Says Slithers To Tribune
A Chicago Tribune quote dispute arises after a citizen claims a policeman gave him a ride in an automobile the other morning, while the officer maintains the reverse. The exchange showcases a dialog about police conduct and duty.
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Chicago Tribune
Stopping the Supply Chicago Press Story Snippet
A short dialogue snippet shows Chlisan greeting an old man about a new cook. Subbubs reports PE lacks the cook, Poe has her bottle, and Mound It hid in the cellar with the subject sober at present.
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Chlisan
Poe
Stella-Alice Truthful Teen Admits Age Gap Friend
Chicago News reports Stella-Alice, described as one of the most truthful girls, confessing that her best girl friend is younger than she is in a brief social note.
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Stella
Alice
Mabell
Chicago News
Quotation Fragments Highlight Boarding House Banter
Readable fragments describe a boarding house kitchen remark about Duckwheat cakes and a baseball game. The speaker comments on batting and hitting styles with a playful misquote, reflecting casual chatter rather than a formal report.
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Hite
Puck
Maud Dyes Bale as Blund Type Killng Quip
A Baltimore American item notes Maud dyes her bale to counter a blund type she believes is deadly. The quip reflects local humor about a fashion or dyeing mishap and a mistaken term. No further details available.
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Maud
Baltimore
Breaking a Proverb's Back and Other Notes
A compact set of odd aphorisms and remarks. KRoatcher-Least comments show a clipped fragment about mending souvest. Henpeck-Ever questions a shirt button, hinting at everyday fixes and small inconveniences.
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Kroatcher
Henpeck
Another Mutual Friend Judge Quips About Near Comedian
The dialogue features a judge describing someone as a near comedian with a playful remark about the phrase No and Bel near comedian. The exchange presents a light courtroom moment reflecting language quirks and humor in judicial banter.
Piles relief promoted by Man Zan Pile Remedy
Advertisement claims immediate relief for piles with first application. Guar antee promised. Price listed as 50c. Sold by H J Moogk and C P Gueather.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Gueather
Humor of the Hour On Their Wedding Journey
A humorous dialogue on a wedding trip unfolds in a couple’s train carriage scene. Alfred compliments Penelope’s beauty while she urges him to appreciate the scenery, only for him to declare his love as being in the seventh heaven. Their light banter plays on romantic clichés and playful wordplay.
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Alfred
Penelope
New Yorker Learns Paris Pastry Trade From Caped Messengers
A New Yorker visiting Paris notices pastry cooks employ little boys in white caps and aprons to deliver cakes. He asks if they enjoy the wares, and the youngster replies that they only lick the cakes as they deliver them, not eat them. The remark appears in Harper's Weekly.
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Paris
New Yorker
Porden
Gossip and fashion quips cross in social notes
In a brief, chatty exchange Miss Pepprey and Miss Newitt discuss an argument and a remark about May Simpers. The piece adds a fashion nod about Mr Perkins enjoying a happy year after fitting his wife and children for fall wardrobes and a velvet collar for his overcoat.
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Miss Pepprey
Miss Newitt
Miss Giggles
May Simpers
Catholic Standard and Times
Fragmentary quote from New York World prompts confusion
In a garbled excerpt the New York World quotes a speaker wondering about legal peril and social perception. The line contrasts places where a person could be jailed with places where one receives bouquets, illustrating selective treatment and public sentiment.
Reading Between the Lines in Court Shielded by Unwritten Law
A Washington Star critique notes the defendant “Doing Too Far” and a witness quips about reading between hues of the fetter. The court interjects Hold out and asserts concern with unwritten law and unwritten letters amid a heated trial moment.
Beets or Parek? Gentlemen discuss garden plot
A quirky exchange recalls a garden plot controversy from old papers. The narrator asks what to plant, with a retort to plant beets while invoking known views. The dialogue names Al, Bryan, and Will as participants in the spirited discussion about gardening and opinions.
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Bryan
Wood's Liver Medicine Advertises Malaria Relief
An old advertisement promotes Wood's Liver Medicine in liquid form promising relief from malaria chills fever and associated symptoms it claims to regulate the liver kidneys and bladder and ease headaches constipation and pile ailments The 1.00 bottle is said to contain 214 times the 50c size with first dose providing relief Sold by H J Moogk and C P Guenther.
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Wood
H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
The Friar Spy and the Hidden Treaty Plot
A Dutch envoy travels to Prussia with a forged treaty hidden in wax and paper. Cardinal Richelieu’s agents chase a friar messenger, who disguises the paper as a blessed relic. The ruse succeeds when a surgeon retrieves the wax containing the covert document.
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Lorieginal
Piccardt
Prussia
Louis
France
Cardinal Richelieu
Holland
Germany
Perso
Moly Land
God Father
Quakenbonk
Holy Father
Richelieu
Paris
Netherlands
Weser
Elbe
Crim
Dave
Aostrean
Silvia Lewis Baldwin
Office Map Suggestion from an Idealist Quoted
A dialogue shows an idealist urging the office to seek a map while Senator Sorghurm notes the office receives little encouragement to scour and avoids danger of being seized, as reported by the Worthington Star.
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Sorghurm
Be es Laxative Cough Syrup touted for quick relief
A vintage print advertises Bees Laxative Cough Syrup as providing rapid relief from coughs colds hoarseness and bronchial throat problems. Mothers are urged to use it for children. The product is described as pleasant to take and gently laxative and is sold by H J Moogh and C P Guenther.
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H. J. Moogh
C. P. Guenther
Cable connected Cerebes and Berneo to Guan Island
The isle Cerebes near half unknown links by cable with Berneo, Guan, and distant Guam and San Francisco, bringing it into global reach as eastern and western hemispheres join. A Kansag Chey lady recalls a servant asking to keep an empty siphon of soda water and a cheeky reply explains the draw-off.
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Cerebes
Berneo Sadalac
Guan
Borneo
Guam
San Francisco
Taner
Kansas City
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International Brotherhood of Printers
Alton Ciul Glassblowers’ Union
American Bottle Blowers’ Association
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Ind
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Democratic Campaign Fund
Rilanesoin and Sons Foe Taft
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Brooklyn
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