Beauty Contest to Be Part of the Great Suffrage Parade
The Washington suffrage parade on March 3 plans a beauty contest between Miss Inez Milholland of New York and Miss Gladys Hinckley of Washington. Milholland will lead on a white charger with a trumpet as aerial herald, while Hinckley competes as Joan of Arc. Aerial scout Miss Bernadette Miller will fly ahead and deliver messages from Baltimore suffragists.
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Washington
New York
Albany
Heaven
Joan of Arc
Inez Milholland
Washington Society
Gladys Hinckley
Miss Milholland
Miss Hinckley
America
Hinckley
Paris
Milholland
Miller
Washington Monument
Richmond P. Nd
Foundation of Japan and Imperial Constitution
The text notes February 11 as the Kigensetsu festival marking Japan’s foundation by Emperor Jimmu Tenno in 660 B C. It cites the 1889 promulgation of Japan’s constitution by Matsuhito and the 1890 parliamentary organization, dating from Jimmu’s capital at Kashiwara in Yamato.
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Japan
Jimmu Tenno
Matsuhito
Empire of Japan
Empire of
Jimmu
Kashiwara
Yamato
A Daring Ride Through Enemy Lines
During the Russo-Japanese war an officer of Cossacks offered to carry a dispatch by going under his horse to evade guards. He traveled thirty five miles guided by the bridle from beneath the animal and then completed a return journey the next night.
The Daily Courant Birth of the First Daily Paper
In 1702 England saw the first daily paper the Daily Courant printed by E Mallet near Fleet Bridge. It carried foreign news only and no editorials. Samuel Buckley later owned it, at the Dolphin in Little Britain, before the Courant merged with the Daily Gazette London Chronicle in 1735.
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England
E. Mallet
Fleet Bridge
Printing House
Daily Courant
Samuel Buckley
Sign of the Dolphin
Little Britain
Spectator
House of Hanover
the Courant
Daily Gazette
London Chronicle
Allazine
Magasines
Mar
Hearst's
Good Housekeeping
Desire
Intelligencer
Beattle
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
Discovery of a New Planet in 1781
William Herschel discovered a new planet at Slough on March 13 1781 and proposed Georgium sidus to honor George III. English astronomers suggested Herschel name, while continental scientists chose Uranus, the seventh planet in the mythological system.
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William Herschel
Slough
England
George III
Herschel
Uranus
Carl Schurz the Dutchman in Century Magazine
The Century Magazine profiles Carl Schurz noting his German American roots and lifelong label as a Dutchman yet praising his eloquence and writing force. The piece cites his own quip about being called a Dutchman despite a thousand years of life.
Like Some of Gender Sex and Arctic Travel Curiosities
The note mentions Hewitt and Jewett as quizzical figures explaining pre journey questions. The reference to a sunny side of the north pole and an arctic trip hints at travel intrigue. The piece appears to reflect questions a wife might ask before a journey and touches on gender related phrasing and travel curiosity.
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Hewitt
Jewett
North Pole
New York Times
One Consolation in Courtship Costs and Law Is Needed
Dialogue pieces reflect a humorous take on courtship costs and legal aid as a playful banter. Jack complains about courting being expensive while Tom jokes that a lawyer isn’t required to sue for a girl’s hand. The lines capture a Boston Transcript tone with wit.
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Jack
Tom
Boston Transcript
Culture. Gabe What is culture
A light exchange in the Cincinnati Enquirer frames culture as speech about beauty. The witty dialogue contrasts house beauty with the beautiful house, reflecting playful newspaper culture discourse.
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Gabe
Steve
Cincinnati Enquirer
Theory as preached by a father and son
A brief exchange about what constitutes a theory and the gap between preaching and practice. The father calls it a “Pop A theory” while the son asks what a theory is, noting the tension between easy preaching and hard practice.
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Tommy
Man of Mystery In Finance Before Public Eye
The congressional probe of the money trust identifies George F. Baker as a powerful Wall Street figure and close associate of J. Pierpont Morgan. Baker, described as silent yet influential across banking coal fields transportation and insurance, is portrayed as an immense behind the scenes force. He is noted for restraint in public life and a modest personal presence, with a private Madison Avenue house and a country home at Tuxedo.
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George F. Baker
Counler
J. Pierpont Morgan
Baker
Morgan
Wall Street
Great Bank
United States
America
Abou Ben Adhem
March
Troy
N. Y
George B Baker
Washington
New York Tribune
George E. Baker
George F
Grant B. Schley
W. Goodby Loew
Madison Avenue
Imperator Ready For Service Maiden Voyage In April
The Imperator, the world’s largest steamship, has been equipped and tested. Captain Hans Ruser, formerly of the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, will command the sea colossus on its maiden voyage in April.
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Hamburg- American Line
Distinction
Hans Ruser
Front of the house joke from Limerick visit
London journalist M. Paul Villars arrived for a Nationalist meeting in Limerick and was shown a dark inner room. He noted it was not the front, only to be told it was the back of the front.
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Limerick
M. Paul Villars
London
Journal Des Debats
M. Villars
Denial Sparks Offbeat Marriage Cash Charge
A London Mail excerpt shows a confrontation where a woman dares her husband to deny marrying for money. He evasively admits, joking that he earned the cash, highlighting a wry exchange over motives.
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London Mail
Portland stock market receipts and price trends for week ending Jan 31
Receipts across cattle calves hogs sheep and horses totaled 1072 1 622 and 16 respectively with hogs dropping 20 to 30 cents from the prior week. Prime steers ranged 7 50 to 7 75 cows 6 50 to 6 75 heifers 7 00 to 7 25 and bulls 6 00 while hogs hit 7 50 to 7 55 for best lightweight stock and mutton and lamb values softened amid liberal liquidation and weaker demand.
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Choice
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Hearst's Magazine
Uncle
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