Roosevelt criticized for inconsistency on arbitration
The Lake Mohonk address shows John W. Foster accusing Col Roosevelt of inconsistent stance on arbitration. Foster notes Roosevelt opposed a general Anglo American treaty for arbitration yet later urged using The Hague for disputes. The Buffalo News agrees Roosevelt confuses figures of speech but supports international arbitration overall.
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Lake Mohonk
John W. Foster
Roosevelt
United States
Foster
Roosevelt’s rhetoric tarnished by violent analogy
The text critiques Colonel Roosevelt for using harsh imagery to equate private harm with international conflict. It argues such comparisons misrepresent his peaceable legacy and evoke misleading figures of speech that disrupt his standing as a leading advocate of world peace.
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Anothr
Col
Roosevelt
Governors Pressure Legislatures To Keep Campaign Pledges
The piece condemns state legislatures for ignoring platform pledges after elections. It cites Colorado California Ohio Illinois New York Wisconsin and others, noting governors threaten coercive actions to force enactment of promises. It argues strong executive messages may restore government to the people.
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Colorado
Johnston
California
Bat
Islature
Ohio
H@mon
Illinois
Dix
New York
Wisconsin
Thal
West
Ohio jury acts promptly on first alleged native briber
An Ohio jury swiftly accepts the first of the accused bribe solicitors in election frauds. The piece notes that even in a large state the sign remains firm and questions if all Ohio jails could hold the men deemed guilty in a single county.
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Ohio
Investigation of Lorimer Drives Fight Over La Fullette Resolution
The privileges and elections committee faces trial as the Lorimer affair deepens. Supporters believe the committee itself, not Lorimer, is on trial and its only path to acquittal lies in acting.
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JHE Tribune
la Crosse
la Fullette
Lorimer
Privileges and Elections Committee
Reng
Absconding Russian banker tips on Charley Hoeschler
A remark about the banker’s motive hints at a local informant. The speaker muses a fellow countryman may have supplied the hunch regarding Charley Hoeschler, suggesting rumor or suspicion within the community.
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Charley Hoeschler
Oh, you Red Wing Quit yer Kin ding
A clipped quip laments a person from Red Wing being called kin and urges them to quit. The terse remark mirrors local dialect and playful poke at hometown ties.
Change Your Life Then Change Your Wife Poem Quote
A humorous verse by John L. Hobble in Puck mocks constant change urging readers to alter habits, diet, clothes, and even marriage only by changing their minds. The quip contrasts the inevitability of change with the impracticality of changing a spouse.
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John L. Hobble
Puck
Dem party quip on coach ride prompts national pride
In a London to Brighton trip, Col. John R. Fellows bests an Englishman boasting of English scenery. The rival claims no ruins in the United States, prompting Fellows to retort that the Democratic party exists, implying American historic remains.
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Mr. Cleveland
Col
John R. Fellows
London
Brighton
England
United States
Col. Fellows
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
The Kaiser's Joke Rumor in German Sporting Tale
A readable fragment recalls a lighthearted German sports story about the Kaiser’s joke and his interest in a local team. The tale hints at national amusement and a shareable moment from a royal spectator.
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Germany
Kaiser
What Bread Sponge
What Bread Sponge explains the distinction between long and short sponge fermentation times and notes MARVEL Flour as ensuring the best results in either process.
Imperial bear hunt prank ends with licenses demanded
A tale from Pall Mall Gazette recounts a royal party trick in a wood where guests are asked for licenses by a keeper. The emperor jokes about licenses, prints a mock document, and fines follow for all without licenses. A court ball tale shows sharp retort about forbidding naval marriages.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Broad Cast on Waters Shows Kindness by Stranger
A city conductor stops a fare dispute when a stenographer forgets her pocket book. Lacking money, she plans to exit, but a boy across the aisle lends a nickel and declines repayment, recalling the girl from last Christmas. The moment earns him pride as he leaves.
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Savoy
Denver Times
Cook Fired After Rampage Leaves House
Bilkins explains to Slithers he discharged the cook for a night of rampaging. She left the house, and Slithers notes the home is unrecognizable afterward. The exchange captures a blunt domestic blunder and Bilkins’ rueful tone.
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Bilkins
Slithers
Resourceful Young Man and Club Patron Appeal
A Chicago Tribune passage shows a caller seeking endorsement for a charity scheme from a banker and asks to have his daughter as a patroness in a young people’s club effort. The tone reflects social courting and community fundraising.
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Scadlong
Chicago Tribune
Pageant Invitation Sparks City Debate
In Everybody's Weekly a humorous exchange shows two councillors arguing over a pageant of empire. One says he has received an invitation but will not attend, citing pervasive empire talk and misgivings about the event.
The Phantom of the Opera Final Night of Fear
Christine recalls Erik the trapped composer terrorizing her with his mask and madness. She reveals her captivity, her escape, and the torment that binds her heart to Erik, Raoul, and a bleak future as they confront the night’s ominous signs.
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Christine
Erik
Raoul
Perros
Don Juan
Scribe
Boise
Apollo
National conference seeks to form united commercial group
A conference of commercial body representatives from across the United States met in Kansas City to advance a national organization. The aim is to provide a structured voice on proposed legislation and to promote both foreign and domestic trade.
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Kansas City
National Board of Trade
United States
Theatrical Boarding House Dialogue Cited by Chicago News
Comedian boarder proposes naming the coffee November to the stern landlady who notes the name is apt because it is cold and cloudy while remarking on the long settle time, with the exchange highlighted in the Chicago News.
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Boarder
Stern Landlady
Comedian Boarder
Chicago News
Quaker Slang Quakeresses Offer Milk Punch in Station
A Philadelphia visitor unfamiliar with Friends garb sits behind two demure Quakeresses in Broad Street Station. After silence a gentle quire voice asks Sister Kate to go to the counter and have a milk punch on me. Lippincott's.
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Philadelphia
Society of Friends
Woman's marriages span faith and nightlife roles
A woman known for varied tastes has been married twice. Her first husband was an independent preacher. Her second husband worked as a barkeeper.
Pabst Heir Granted $300000 By Supreme Court Decree
Madison Wis June 2 The state supreme court affirmed Milwaukee circuit court thus awarding Emma Schoenlein 300000 cash from her late father Captain Frederick Pabst estate. The sum is her share of a 2500000 dividend declared in 1910 on stock held in trust per the will.
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Madison
Wis
State Supreme Court
Emma _ Schoenlein
Frederick Pabst
Milwaukee
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of
Milwaukee County
Schoenlein
Dedication of Temple Beth El Begins in Buffalo
Prominent rabbis from across the country take part in the three day dedication ceremonies for the new Temple Beth El in Buffalo New York. The exercises began today and will continue through the weekend.
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Buffalo
Temple Beth-El
Missouri marksmen meet St. Louis in rifle tourney
Crack shots of the Missouri Rifle association are entered in a two day tournament that began today. The trap shooters of Missouri will hold their annual state tournament next week at Moberly.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Rifle Association
Trapshooters
Missouri
Moberly
Waldorf Sold for $1 to Dodge Taxes
New York June 2 officials claim William Waldorf Astor expatriated American transferred the Waldorf Astoria valued at 15 million dollars to his son Waldorf Astor for one dollar to dodge a state inheritance tax. Experts estimate savings of 268700 dollars on the assessed 5.374 million valuation and predict further transfers to evade taxes.
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New York
William Waldorf Astor
Waldorf-Astoria
Waldorf Astor
Astor
Gruesome Heart Clue Baffles Police
A human heart pierced by a long gash was found wrapped in newspapers in an alley with a human thigh bone nearby. Police in Washington on June 2 investigate whether the discovery signals murder or a medical student prank.
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Washington
Tale of Two Sisters and a Witty Remark
A lean sister compliments her plump sibling on talent but warns against wasting it on trivial matters. The exchange frames a contrast in appearance and choices as a sharp aside on using potential.
Free Sample of Laxative Cured Their Constipation
An advertisement urges readers to try Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin a laxative tonic claimed to cure constipation permanently. It offers a free sample by mail from Dr. W B Caldwell at 541 Caldwell Building Monticello Illinois and lists early adopters from Unionville Missouri and Harrisburg Pennsylvania.
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J. J. Petty
Unionville
George W. Zimmerman
Harrisburg
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Building
Monticello, Ill
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