Bryan Attacks Cannon on Wealth Claims across Illinois
In Evansville Indiana on September 11 William Jennings Bryan hammered Speaker Cannon as a ally of predatory corporations, accusing him of falsifying Bryan’s wealth and exaggerating his finances. He toured Mattoon Toledo Newton Olney Poseyville Evansville and other towns delivering seven speeches amid heat and large crowds. Bryan demanded frankness about sources of income from lecturing and writing while criticizing Republican delays on anti injunctions and pledging to curb corporate influence.
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Evansville
Ind
Cannon
National
House of Representatives
William Jennings Bryan
Ilinois
Bryan
Toledo
Newton
Olney
Springfield
Congress
Indiana
Mattoon
Brown's
Poseyville
Fvansville
Speaker Cannon
Wheeling
W. Va
Cannon Opens His Battle in Danville Speech
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon opens his campaign for re election from Illinois Eighteenth district. He attacks William J Bryan and Samuel Gompers, cites tariff and judiciary independence, and defends labor injunction while praising audience support.
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Danville
Joseph G. Cannon
Nation House of Representatives
Congress
Tlinois
Willian J. Bryan
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Cannon
Ules
Gompers Cannon
Bryan
Jon
Amase
Joab
Amaga
Amasa
Amara
Doab
Mr. Bryan
Supreme Court
Cannon Defends Taft on Labor and Law Causes
Cannon rebutted Gompers arguing the Supreme Court reshaped the Sherman act claims. accused Gompers of seeking a bar to censor publications to force business planks for any man or whim. He contended Gompers opposed him for not taking orders, framed labor support as aligned with Republicans, cited Republican labor laws like eight hour law and safety rules, and praised Taft and Sherman at the close.
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Cannon
Gompers
National Supreme Court
Repubican
South
Republean Party
Tle
Taft
Sherman
Not on amiable terms in Stroud debate clash
A Stroud Oklahoma incident reports Governor N Haskell and Dennis Flynn near physical confrontation at a political debate. Flynn blamed unfair rules while Haskell pressed questions and interruptions. Flynn accused Haskell of poor administration and warned he could not strike due to the latter's position as governor.
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St. Louis
Stroud
Okla
N. Haskell
Dennis Flynn
United States
Flynn
Haskell
Maskell
Foraker Taft Meeting Highlights Cordial Conference
In Cincinnati at the Linton hotel Senator Foraker attended a half hour conference with Judge Taft. The pair expressed cordiality after their talks emphasizing politics and a pleasant personal talk as the day’s news feature at Taft headquarters.
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Cincinnati
Senator Foraker
Taft
Linton
Cock of the Rock Dances for Mates in South America
A vivid account describes the cock of the rock, a blood red crested bird of northern South America. During courtship seven to ten males gather to level ground and perform a comical display. Females choose partners after the dance, and couples begin housekeeping.
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South America
Artificial Flowers From Pious Hands A Heritage
Artificial flowers were invented by pious individuals in Italia convents where altars remained decorated with paper parchment and stiff materials into the eighteenth century. A Venetian warehouse displays natural flower productions in glass, some steeped in perfume from the actual blooms, while Swiss inventors created leaf and petal cutters. The industry uses specialized factories and workers to craft stalks leaves petals and berries for wax or glass flowers, with separate rooms for different parts and careful shaping of veins and petal outlines.
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Italia
Limdee Advertiser
Moorish promontory and trade duties near Gibraltar
A historical note describes a southern Iberian promontory overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar used by Moors to levy tariffs on merchant ships entering and leaving the Mediterranean. The passage also recalls a geography lesson by School Inspector Matthew Arnold and a teacher's quip about Cornwall.
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Iip
Spain
Gibaltar
Mediterranean Sea
Matthew Arnold
Cornwell
Old legend on Lilith and Eve in Talmud tale
An old legend claims Lilith was Adam’s first mate formed from dust, her nature turning demon after breath entered her ears. The devil lures her away to the upper air, she becomes mistress of the infernal realm, mother of devils, and a specter of darkness who seeks to destroy babes. lullaby may derive from a term meaning begone Lilith.
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Lilith
Adam
Eve
Hell
Pluto
How Nail Casts Turn Brittle Iron Into Useful Metal
Three million nails from a ton of metal are formed in 80 molds per day, yielding 166000 nails daily. The nails emerge in a connected sand network, then undergo annealing with hematite ore in iron pots inside a furnace, carefully heated to avoid re melting. Cooling yields a bendable, durable product ready for use.
English elections cost to seek a seat in Parliament
The article notes high costs to stand for Parliament in England. Even small constituencies require at least 3,000 dollars, highlighting the expense involved despite strict anti bribery laws.
England High Court Reports Mail Vote Bribery Costs
Expense records show up to 10008 pounds spent per campaign in one election with an average of 50 pounds per vote. Buying a vote disqualifies a candidate even if not provenly guilty of bribery, leading candidates to rely on speeches, door to door canvassing, and literature. Even payments to a family member’s women are deemed bribery, and agents must stay above suspicion.
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England
The Unantiafied Bachelor and his Quiet Life
The New York Press quotes an unnamed bachelor noting he has not married to avoid the risks of choosing wrong. He muses that marriage to any wife would bring potential happiness or unhappiness depending on her qualities and wealth, concluding that remaining single keeps life practical though irritating.
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New York Press
The Lion's Share Etiquette of a Female Lion
A short reflective note explains the proverb behind "the lion's share" by describing the female lion as the driver of the hunt. The male is portrayed as a showy figure who defers to the female in the takings after the kill, leaving her the leftovers.
An Eye to Business and a Widower's Offer
In a sharp domestic exchange Maude reveals Alice plans to marry Harry Smith’s widowed father, claiming the older gentleman promised support and that Alice chose to be the one to be supported. The conversation underscores a strategic, socially charged decision about marriage and money.
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Alice
Harry Smith
Maude
Dreamy Youth and Practical Youth Reflect on Pay Day
The exchange contrasts dreamy reflections on harmony with nature with practical remarks about payday. Dreamy Youth asks if days align with the world, while Practical Youth replies that payday is a moment of accord for him.
Sand swallowing by North Sea codfish tied to migration
Captains report codfish in the North Sea take sand into their stomachs as ballast before migrating from the southern banks to deeper northern waters. Sand differs in color and quality from the bottom, and is discharged on return to the southern banks. Observations span pre migration southern catches and post migration northern catches.
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North Sea
Fuarther North
Washington Post
Why Chile Gets Its Name and Meaning
The article explains two spellings Chile and Chili for the South American neighbor. It notes Chile is the Spanish form while Chili is common in English. It surveys several folk etymologies claiming a Peruvian word for snow, a native word for cold, and various Andes related hints such as tapir habitat, copper region, Anti tribe home, and mountain terrace gardens.
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Chili
Chile
Andes
Tapir
Copper
Quack oculist bill sparks joke in Tribune roasts
A Chicago Tribune quip mocks an oculist who charged five dollars for removing a grain of sand from an eye. The bill listed the work as removing foreign substances from the cornea, a defense of the high charge.
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Dinglebats
Himpsley
Chicago Tribune
Would Please Dick Mrs Henpeck Wedding Gift Line
A humorous exchange unfolds as the daughter requests permission to record a gramophone message for Dick as a wedding present. Mrs Henpeck questions the reason, and the daughter insists on using the gramophone to deliver the gift.
Pile remedy offered with first application relief
An advertisement claims Man Zan Pile Remedy provides relief for piles from the first use. It guarantees relief at 50 cents with sales by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
A Fool and His Money: The Parasites of Finance
The essay warns of credulous thrifty people falling for frauds posed as bankers and brokers. It condemns financial parasites for selling quick riches, notes vast advertising as their tool, and cites hidden losses and rare exposures as proof of ongoing scams.
Shakespeare name spelled in signs and signatures
The article details Shakespeare spellings in signatures on wills and deeds held at Somerset House and the British Museum. It notes three signatures in wills, two other authentic signatures on Blackfriars property conveyance and mortgage, and the varying forms Shakspere Shakspeare Shakespeare Shaxpere. It traces father name spellings in Stratford council books and cites usage of Shakespeare in later references and official grants.
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Shakespeare
Shak- Spere
Shakspeare
Somerset House
Blackfriars
Shakspere
Ring's Little Liver Pills for Biliousness and Headache
Advertises Ring's Little Liver Pills as a remedy for biliousness and sick headaches. Claims they keep you well and come in 25cc bottles. Sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Adonis of Inns and the Literece of 1694 Revealed
London Standard notes the Adonis of inns and the Literece of 1694, produced under his supervision, as part of a historical review. The brief mentions enduring literary works attributed to his oversight and the period’s publishing culture.
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London Standard
The Spanish Woman Radiant and Idealized
A New York Mail piece extols the Spanish woman of the south as beautiful, small and slender with a refined head, black hair, almond eyes, and a romantic, proud yet simple demeanor. She is portrayed as intensely passionate, sincere, and capable of both great love and fierce anger.
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South
Ruskin
Spain
New York Mall
Modern manners complaint and courtesy shock
A passage on deteriorating manners argues the sting lies in receiving courtesy when respect is demanded. It cites a scene where a student is introduced and responds with a formal pleased to make your acquaintance, echoing a figure similar to Henry LIX of Fochneunschloesser-Fichtenwald.
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Henry LIX
Fochneunschloesser- Fichtenwald
Miss M. Loune
Contemporary Review
Her Supposition Rumor From The Chienen Record
Mrs Strongmind claims her husband avoids sport while Mrs Karlyppe feigns innocence and challenges the notion, suggesting a hidden or contrasting marriage motive in this insinuating exchange.
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