Jasper News prints early political notices and local anecdotes
The Jasper News reports Judge Jas A. Daugherty seeking renomination to Congress from Missouri's Fifteenth District, with GOP tax assessor J. W. Meredith running for Jasper County assessor. It also relays a Kansas man’s death in Canada, Clara Barton’s death, a drowning on the Ohio River, a Harvard gymnasium caricature, and a long verse about a marked dollar bill ending in a moral about counterfeits and loss.
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Jas
Daugherty
Congress
Missouri
Taft and Roosevelt clash over reform and rail policy
The passage cites Theodore Roosevelt praising William Howard Taft as a reformer who avoids excesses and promises only what he can perform. It argues Taft combines integrity, courage, and generosity, supports fair rail rates, and rejects government rail ownership. It notes the Republican nomination and Taft’s need to explain his stance amid shifting support.
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Roosevelt
Republican Party
Taft
Taft's Labor Advocate Trusted by Wage Workers
The speaker lauds Secretary Taft as a steadfast defender of labor, saying he stands as a loyal and fair representative who will act for the wage worker and refuse wrongdoing, based on a decade of working closely with him on labor issues.
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Taft
United States
Thought Tin as Fake Silver Baffles Pacific Pirates
Reports from the Persia and Chinese maritime customs indicate a fleet of about 100 small fishing boats searched for tin believed to be silver after a Pacific looting. Pirates ignored other valuable cargo, while the wreck site showed extensive damage on the Pacific master vessel and remaining sections battered by the sea.
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Chines
Pacific
Oriental Wetere
Serspana
W. W. Pipkin
Com Toms Service
Perais
San Francisco Chronicle
Not Disappointed Warriage Reads Daily
Fragmentary dialogue about marriage and daily routines. The text hints at spouses, care, and timing but lacks a clear event or outcome. Readable names or places do not emerge.
Leet Resort Matrimonial Offer in Sardonic Exchange
A fragment shows a humorous matrimonial scene where a character weighs a five guinea offer against marriage. The exchange hints at social pretensions and comedic bargaining within a domestic engagement.
Merely Moral Effect in Rasberry Speech
In a dialectal aside the speaker notes reformers remind him of Hastus Pinkley's dog. He jokes about a dog betting, claiming the animal does not catch or kill but can scare intruders near to death. The piece reflects regional speech and humor from Waablagton Atar.
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Uncle Rasberry
Hastus Pinkley
Rastus
Plotureeque Manchuria Wheat Trade Through Winter Roads
Wheat arrives from distant regions to mills rivers and rails of Manchuria as rough roads freeze. Heavy carts drawn by mules haul grain at night along main highways creating a picturesque winter transport scene. Long trains of carts travel together for protection and companionship during the season.
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Manchuria
Manchuris
Simplified Spelling Provokes Amusement in Office
A correspondence clerk notes marvels of simplified spelling found in letters received, with examples that are phonetic or deliberate misspellings. He recalls a letter starting What fa would follow and jokes about the writer needing to invent new words.
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