Panama Muddle and the Panama Canal Treaty Critique
A critical look at the ratified canal treaty and Secretary Hay's bargain with Colombia. The piece argues the deal prompts large future obligations, questions motives, and warns of possible misuse of funds. It also notes a broaderRailroad merger shift, oil pricing theories, and a trust capitalization snapshot.
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Senate
Fox
John Hay
United States
Colombia
Central
South America
Hay
The Eternal Penalty of Empire in the Philippines
A reflective column critiques the Philippine conquest arguing the long costly war burden and endless troop transports. It questions the gains from conquest and the moral strain on the nation as soldiers endure harsh climates and repeated redeployments.
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Philippine Islands
Manila
Philippines
The Political Sick List In American Parties
The political sick list is a cadre of enduring office holders with presumed prescriptive rights. Despite electoral shifts, these individuals are kept in place by persistent patronage, moving from comfort to a need to work if ousted.
A Dangerous Precedent for Snap Holders in High School Row
A scolding note from the United and Tenacious Society of Holders of Snaps objects to a Tow a school principal resigning rather than accepting $70 a month for teaching Hine pupils in a high school. The letter warns of treason in ranks and questions public service ethics and the effect on snap holders nationwide.
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United and Tenacious Society
An Towa
Salle
Weary of the Senate Trickery Calls for Change
The piece criticizes the United States Senate for circumventing the president and deceiving the public over Cuba. It urges a radical change in how senators are chosen, asserting that when the people demand reform it will be enacted.
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Senate
United States Senate
Cuba
Investigation of Gen Wood Gift Allegations Emerges
The old report claims Gen Wood, favored by Havana gamblers, may have accepted gifts. It notes a possible long‑ago inquiry and mentions Cuban governance costing $3,000,000 more annually under Wood’s supreme authority, suggesting the feature could be investigated.
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Gen. Wood
Havana
The Worst Fool Under the Sun and Odd Tricks
A mixed page item set includes a poetic quatrain about the worst fool under the sun who harbors hate and claims destiny, followed by a sequence of short notes on magic with a handkerchief knot, a world tour game for children, bird spurs, theories on hen cackling, optical illusions from a Leipzig theater, and scraps about a boy’s scrapbook habits and a fatal pediatric case from Whitacre Virginia.
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Havana
Conundrums and riddles from a playful page
A column of jokey questions and puns on topics from geography and Shakespeare to presidents and music. It includes quips about Mississippi and Missouri, a one eyed old mother figure, dog and bill comparisons, and a joke about George Washington and the cherry tree, ending with a checkerboard puzzle.
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Mississippi
Missouri
New Jersey
Delaware
Alaska
Twitchhead
Neta
Bill
George Washington
Ifo
Why Chickens Never Fall From Perches
A short essay notes that children may fall from beds during sleep, but chickens do not due to their legs and toes locking when bent. It explains how the tendons tighten and the foot clenches as the chicken lifts a foot, causing the foot to grip the perch automatically.
Inovation from Old Boots by French Firm Leather
A teen aged imitation improves four obtainant from old boots and shoes by a French firm. Discarded footwear is brought to plants where leather is reduced to pulp then formed into sheets and dried. Fat tones applied to DI new leather, which proves strong for outer coverings of trunks and other items.
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F. M.taylor
University of Michigan
Prof
Taylor
Rockefeller
America
Dempoolis Aims to Cultivate Mosquito-Fighting Creature
Dr. Dempoolis, head of Gere Tan malaria expedition to New Guinea, announces discovery of an aquatic creature that destroys the anopheles mosquito and proposes to cultivate it artificially to halt malaria.
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Dempoolis
Gere Tan
New Guinea
President Harper Plans Salaries At Chicago University
President Harper proposes faculty pay raises with professors now 3000 to 4000, associate professors 2500 to 3000, and assistant professors 2000 to 2600, amid broader financial notes. Also mentions pension considerations and notes asset figures of 15 million for Chicago University.
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Harper
Tral
Chicago University
The Value of Irrigation and Women in Trades
The article argues irrigation expands habitable U S territory and urges faster congressional action. It notes Salt Lake City progress and widespread adoption. It highlights census figures showing women in trades such as plumbers plasterers bricklayers painters carpenters and masons.
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Salt Lake City
Congress
United States
Goat origins and veteran health ad tale from 19th century periodical
The article discusses the origin of the domestic goat in Asia and the Caucasus region while segueing into a veteran story from Bath. It extols Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney troubles, recounting A B Ayers of Minneapolis who survived Bright's Disease after doctors gave him up, praising the remedy's popularity among the veterans.
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Asia
Highlands
Naturaliste
Caucasus Mountains
Persia
Bath
Dodd
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Panama
trans-Mississippi
East
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Atlntic
House of Representatives
Littlefeld
Littlefield
Congressional Information Bureau
Congressional
Kong
Nureed
Little Chronicle
India
Africa
Commonwealth
Malay Countries
Leipzig
Roosevelt
John Kerns
Hanford Kerns
Whitacre
Baltimore San
Red Hunter
Deslors
Tan
Limila Importing Horse Company
Alwin
Hall
Shenny & Co
Toledo
F. J Chenny & Co
Druxenits
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