Central America Crisis Tears at Texan Border
Widespread fear of war as Central American tensions surge. Texas Governor Colquitt orders militia to border posts while Taft and the U S deploy thousands of troops and naval units to deter possible conflict with Mexico amid volatile figures in Latin America.
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Mexico
Central America
O. B. Colquitt
Texas
Taft
Gulf of Mexico
Guantanamo
Mexican
Central American
William H. Carter
Reorganized Army
United States
Sam
Western Hemisphere
State Department
Death Through a Tarantula in a Mine Camp Tale
A notorious camp bully uses a tarantula to torment a newcomer. The tenderfoot shoots in self defense, killing the aggressor. The coroner’s jury finds the act justified and the case ends without trial. The second item explains small Chinese shops in Tientsin and Peking with one story fronted by shutters and courtyard houses.
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Tenderfoot
Tientsin
Peking
Opals and Ill Luck and Scot Free
Two old superstitions explained. Opals were blamed for ill luck after a Venice plague belief linked with the dying spark of heat. The term scot free traces to Scottish trials where a defendant escaped by avoiding arrows in a firing gantlet.
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Europe
Italy
Venice
Walter Scott
Rob Roy
Elevator misadventure ends near Madison Square Garden
A large, determined country woman rides a famous New York dry goods elevator, refusing to exit. After several trips up and down, the elevator keeper asks her where she wants to go. She replies to let her out as near Madison Square Garden as possible.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Not Well Posted in London Punch Cartoon
A humorous exchange about a famous professor who fails to engage in topics from bridge to music halls. The crowd gathers as one speaker laments the professor’s dull conversation, while the other insists his talk is worthless.
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London
She Had a Substitute in Church Crowd
A Chicago Tribune humorous note describes a minister’s wife who never looks at late arrivals on Sunday mornings. The substitute preacher relays that she insists on hearing all about the latecomers after services.
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Goodman
Chicago Tribune
Conserving Energy Quotation From Philadelphia Ledger
A Philadelphia Ledger quote notes that if half the world could be kept from prying into the other's business, the greatest energy conservation problem would be solved. The remark frames privacy as a key factor in reducing energy use through reduced activity and distraction.
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Philadelphia Ledger
The Brute and the Apology Exchange
The dialogue cites a brisk exchange where a son in law reports the young man who saved a life has already apologized. The lines reference a courtesy note from the savior and a proverb about gentle influence guiding a large force.
Suffragists Plan Coast to Coast Journey
Suffragists vow a coast to coast trek in prairie schooners equipped with frying pans and suffrage literature. Mrs. O H P Belmont confirms plans while Washington parade on March 3 highlights allegorical floats with Liberty and Dawn Mist leading figures in the procession.
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Washington
O. H. P. Belmont
New York
United States Treasury Building
Florence Fleming Noyes
Liberty
Dawn Mist
Columbia
Truth and Justice
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