Iowa Platform Pushes Tariff to Increase Burdens on Peo ple
A late Republican convention in Iowa endorses a platform that would raise duties and broaden protections. Governor Cummins pledges support to the tariff plank and declares approval in full, while critics note decades of rising duties and accuse the party of aiding industrialists at the expense of consumers in the West.
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Cummins
Hague
Iowa
Gov
Chinmins
Col Henderson
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Republican Party
Uber Town
Cummina
Avernor
Flowa
Lowa
Republican Congress
Toola
West
Allison
President's flag debate risks royal standard fate
The article argues against creating a personal national flag for the US president, comparing it to Britain’s royal standard. It warns such a custom could spread to minor officials like assistant secretaries and disrupt the republic, urging a veto on extending the practice. It notes Washington’s likely preference for an established ensign over a personal flag.
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United States
Washington
Great Britain
Royal
Navy
Tom, Dick
Harry
The
Treasury
Fort Washington
Post Office
Newport
Opposition to Wood Sentiments in Presidential Ramble
A period piece argues against Leonard Wood’s promotion to major general, noting Republican opposition led by Quay and Hanna as opportunistic. It critiques banking theory by Milton J. Platt and warns voters to scrutinize Republican currency reform promises before backing a president.
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Wood
United States Army
Leonard Wood
Tory
Rowsevelt le
Quay
Hanna
Gun. Woul
Senate
Leonard Wool
Genenon
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Mesari
Qiay
Hannare
Itla
John R. Brooke
United States
Official sickness and junkets dim U S treasury trust
The article alleges Roosevelt faced public shaming for taking large sums from the treasury for private ventures. Cabinet officers grow destitute as sea duties tax them. Postmaster General Payne reportedly fell ill aboard Onondaga, causing twenty six crew to quit and abandon the government cutter.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
United States
Payne
Williama’ Jandaulet
Gollen
Roosevelt Making Enemies in Military Power Play
Roosevelt threatens to retire Miles with a snub and promote Wool, bypassing veteran soldiers who served in many battles. The rough rider courted friendship claims while trampling allies, risking long term power by alienating those he must appease.
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Roosevelt
Criticism of Public Men and the Pension Office
Criticism of the pension office and its officials is not treason in the view of public discourse. The piece notes Mr. Payne’s past tendency to dismiss criticism with the disparaging term hot air and highlights a federal official becoming aware of responsive critique.
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Ware
Payne
Maiden Athletes Redefine Roles In Modern U.S. Life
A New York World piece argues the American girl now embraces outdoor sport and independence. Women row, sail, shoot, ride, golf, and sail alongside men, shedding旧 Victorian frailty for robust health and self-reliance.
Cobblestone Church Built by Elmhurst Baptists
An unusual cobblestone church rises on Whitney avenue Elmhurst L I shaping lines from feudal monastery lore. The structure draws thousands of trolley riders and rail passengers past its picturesque walls. The Baptist society revived after Civil War era dissolution and, two years ago, Rev William J Noble of Brown University organized a new congregation to erect the church.
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Elmhurst
L. I
New Baptist Church
Long Island
Whitney Avenue
Newtown
Baptist Society
William J
Cosmopolitan shops cluster near Magnolia harbor exhibit
A Japanese family runs a log cabin shop near Magnolia Massachusetts selling wares. An Indian store and a Spanish tea house offer tapestries and jeweled trinkets. A tailor mends pants daily, forming a cosmopolitan group of storekeepers in the area.
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Magnolia
Mass
Acrona
Lightning moves heavy bed in Springfield room incident
A reported event in Springfield Mass describes a heavy bed shifted by lightning or related force one day last week. The bed rammed into the wall and ended up in the middle of the room without causing injuries.
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Springfield
Curinia
Serpent sighting reported by Geneva official’s son
Graver Velition, 18 year old son of President Conrad Wehnes, told New York World he saw a lake serpent near Kashong Point while sailing on Seneca lake. He claimed the creature, as big as a shark with yellow eyes, kept pace for a half mile before sinking, and he would not make the trip again for $500.
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Conrad Wehnes
Geneva
Common Council
Seneca Lake
Kashong Point
Gaont
New York World
Drowning Legend Returns As River Claims Victims
A Biddeford drowning recalls the Saco elf legend about a carde placed by an Indian sanaw whose papoose was cast from a cliff in Tha Narrows. White onlookers tested the myth by watching a second swim. The tale warns that the river claims victims yearly, with two already this summer.
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Biddeford
Tha Narrows
Could Not Stand the Silence
A servant girl taken by a family to a quiet country place for the summer said she could not endure it. She told her mistress she would go home the next day, explaining she cannot stand the dead silence and having to pull the oilcloths over her head to shut out the night.
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Rexlat
Mme. Grotdy
Manniah
Gates on Norway Roads
Gates at frequent intervals bar country roads in Norway guiding travelers who must leave vehicles and open the bar dera. These obstructions mark farm boundaries or separate cultivated areas from waste lands.
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Norway
Effective Coon Trapping Followed by Coats Request
Avbdon Phillips of Glover VI recently shipped over thirty handsome raccoon skins, mostly his own trapping, with orders to fashion them into Iro coat garments.
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Avbdon Phillips
Glover, VI
Convict Crafts Cane of Paper in Prison Workshop
A Utah State Prison inmate makes a paper cane from old newspaper, detailing a steel rod core, threaded end, and ferrule. The process uses punched paper slips, spools for compression, horn handle, and polishing to a glossy finish, as described in Scientific American.
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Utah
Atate
Onishea
Scientific American
Mexico Adopts Free Post Forecast System Detail
A recent report explains Mexico's new forecast method paid by post and presents specimen postmarks. The article outlines how the system now operates and highlights the benefits observed after its introduction.
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Mexico
Weather Postmark and Mexico City Forecast Note
Weather postmark conveys next day forecast from Mexico City meteorological office. Bridge length update reports Quebec cantilever bridge across the St Lawrence nearing a span of 1800 feet, surpassing the existing record. Pope Ping X and earlier pope age reference appear as brief historical notes.
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Mico
Mexico City
Quebec
Strence
Forth
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