Council Should Deliberate On 60 Cent Gas Measure
The editorial warns against rushing the 60 cent gas ordinance through the city council without full deliberation. It urges the council to independently scrutinize details, protect legislative powers, and resist pressure from mayor, attorney, and civic groups. It cautions past popular movements like Consumers' Gas Trust and calls for careful, intelligent consideration with input from capable council members.
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Sea Bath
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Do They Wear Blinders In Indianapolis Arrests
A Philadelphia style column notes in Indianapolis on Sunday arrests, with only two violators of saloon laws taken into custody while hundreds were drunk in public. It questions police effectiveness and mocks “blinders” as explanation amid crowds and street disorder.
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Indianapolis
Sity
Port Arthur siege methods praised as learning from Togo admirals
The passage notes Port Arthur siege tactics as new and valuable for naval combat lessons drawn from Japanese figures. It asserts national admirals can learn ship combat strategies from Togo and dismisses critics as mere imitators while urging timely action on a prune crop offering.
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Uniform divorce laws may at last be pursued
State commissioners prepare to draft a practical framework for consistent divorce principles across states. They note wide variation in marriage restrictions and divorce grounds, such as epilepsy and adultery, and argue for fundamental, uniform concepts that apply to all marriages regardless of individual state laws.
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Should a Wisconsin teacher have a beau debated at boards
A Wisconsin school board meeting faces a controversy over whether a public school teacher should be allowed or encouraged to have a romantic partner. Advocates frame it as a personal liberty and pursuit of happiness issue, while opponents warn of implications for professionalism and public trust. The debate cites unequal pay for teachers, gender norms, and private rights, invoking an old song about a lady and three beaux.
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Wisconsin
America
Africa facts in Uganda prelilnary by Sir Harry Johnston
In the Uganda prelirinary description by Sir Harry Johnston the largest take, the Jarsret swamp, and the largest forest in Africa are noted along with the world’s largest extinct volcano and the shugneat African mountain. The text hints at equator crossing and vast snow regions, with political mentions of Renate Michally Aght and Senate seat concerns. The piece concludes with vacancies andexpired terms in the upcoming year, from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Unskilled Labor and a Panama Speech Tale
A tale from a press account describes Eanars Moffett, a labor leader, traveling with Chairman Shonts to Panama and predicting benefits for both the canal project and workers. It recounts a typewriter scene with a young woman journalist who records a municipal corruption speech, then asks for a repetition to add more emphasis.
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Philadelpia Buttewan
Predictions by Raphael the Astrologer
Odd horoscope style notice dated Angwar 16 warns readers to guard money and beware mischief. It forecasts marriage matters, risky social advances, and cautions about suspicious influence while urging cautious, prudent behavior.
No Shameful Peace And Winter Savings Appeal
Fragment from Antwerp column recalling war sentiment and a playful episode about Gutenburgs moves. It notes upcoming cold weather costs and urges weekly deposits at three percent interest, advising savings to cover fuel, clothing and necessities.
Optimist recalls war news in rural wit
A Devonshire association tale shows how events pass unheeded in countryside. A traveling salesman tells a grocer the war front has good news, the proprietor asks for meaning, and she quips that fine weather suits the Boers war. London Daily News.
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Neson
South Africa
Tonnyway
London Daily News
Cure Prickly Heat with Burnt Flour Remedy
A former West Indies resident endorses burnt flour as an effective prickly heat remedy. Heat dries flour to a brown in a saucepan, then cool and apply with muslin. It surpasses lotions and talcum powder for simplicity and effectiveness, according to the advocate in New York.
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West Indies
New York
Fragmented OCR overheard banter in a garbled civic tale
A garbled text passage mixes names and phrases about a city clerk Pop Anson, a deputy charge, and a public board. It includes dialogue fragments with unclear context and scattered references to people, places, and a chemistry joke about hydrogen dioxide.
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Why He Goes Aims at Unity Within His Party
A fragmented statement shows Bryan planning to travel to Europe to avoid internal wrestling between conservative and radical party wings and to be ready to intervene and lead in the Anish Mileanker Wisjeonein context. The text emphasizes party unity and strategic positioning.
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Bryan Wille
Kurope
Mayor Roberts Saves His Own Sons From River Peril
Norristown Pennsylvania mayor Samuel Roberts risked his life while fishing on the Delaware River. He noticed two boys fall from a swimming raft and drown, jumped in without time to dress, and pulled them to the surface by the hair. The rescuers were his own children.
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Samuel Roberts
Norristown
Delaware River
Roberta
Vegetarian fad gains aristocratic followers in Britain
A vegetarian fad sweeps British aristocracy with figures such as Lady Anglesey Lady Essex and Baroness De Meyer among the devotees. The trend features fruit focused diets and fruit lunches as a fashionable choice.
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Lady Anglesey
Essex
Gwendolen Herbert
Lay Windsor
Baroness de Meyer
Lord Buchhan
Charles Beresford
Neville Lyttan
Conan Edsward Lyttelton
Eton
Prisoner at the Bar Facing Burglary Conviction
A fragmented court scene shows a defendant and judge discussing the burglary conviction. The dialogue reveals confusion over sentencing and financial motive while referencing potential earnings and a military link.
Marriage Without Love In Freedom's Bond
A fragment from North American Review discusses marriage as a bond needing love, claiming love cannot be coerced by ceremony or crown. It argues that sacrifice may honor or threaten marriage and cautions against proclaiming virtue while violence to genuine affection persists.
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Hamond
North American Review
Roosevelt Third Team To Keep Presidency Hope
Fragmentary text discusses Roosevelt and Taft and Elihu Root in a political context. It suggests a third team to keep Roosevelt in contention and mentions questions about who would lead the nation, with unclear quotes and garbled OCR.
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