Quotations and witticisms from various papers
A collage of short quotes from newspapers includes jests on military might recruitment lines and a joke about a new office boy. Notable lines reference a standing army, navy gunnery, a punchy quip about St Andrew as patron saint, and humorous exchanges about employment.
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New York Mail
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Chicago
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Congress Adrift in Session as Lawmakers Seek Home
Washington May 26 Special The Sixtieth to Sixty-fourth Congresses have lingered in session since December 1908 with extra sessions and postponed adjournments. Lawmakers crave home to gauge public mood while bills advance, including a House measure creating an aviation corps. Golf and capstone anecdotes punctuate the political tempo as Garner surprises Underwood by delaying a tobacco tax bill.
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Arthur W. Dunn
Washington
Taft
Sixty-third Congress
Wilson
Congress
House of Representatives
United States Army
Army
Senate
Brazil
Spain
Greece
Bulgaria
Chile
Belgium
Europe
John
Gardner
Massachusetta
Garner
Latest Developments in Mexican Situation at Niagara Falls
Mediators take up the core Mexican issue at Niagara Falls with talks only touching preparatory work so far. Rebels threaten Vera Cruz, with forces landing north of the city and another marching from Tuxpam to join. Villa heads to Saltillo, shifting plans away from Zacatecas as Huerta faces obstacles.
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Niagara Falls
Admiral Badger
Vera Cruz
Tuxpam
Huerta
Zapata
Puerto Mexico
Villa
Torreon
Saltillo
Zacatecas
Washington
Mexico City
State Department
Aguilar
Tampico
Jalapa
Verarus
Tuerto Mexico
Campecce
Muerta
Zipota
Cose
We Capital
Mediation at Niagara Falls gains no Mexico plan yet
At the Niagara Falls talks the three South American mediators report no agreement on a Mexican settlement or a commission government. They will not name a president or ruler, instead gathering proposals from delegates and guiding both sides toward common ground.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Mexico
Requena
Ocon
Toronto
Felix Diaz
No British Exhibit at Frisco Exposition
London Premier Asquith told the house of commons that Britain will not take part in the Pan Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The government will adhere to its decision not to exhibit at the fair.
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Frisco
London
Asquith
House of Commons
San Franciaco
Morgan Accepts Full Responsibility In New Haven Crisis
J P Morgan returned to New York from a yacht trip and said he accepted full responsibility for asking Charles S Mellen to resign as president of the New Haven railroad. He defended his father's actions and asserted all records should be public. Morgan stated he urged a presidency change and accepts blame for the move.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Haven
White House
Wilson
McReynolds
Senate
Charles 8. Mellen
New York
Riis Not Expected to Survive the Night
RIIS MAY NOT SURVIVE NIGHT Noted Publicist is sinking fast says physician Dr W S Hayes Riis weaker nourishments minimal semi conscious condition. An Absolute Vacuum describes a simple test tube method to create a vacuum by using layered glasses melted at different temperatures then withdrawing molten glass to form a void. St Louis Republic reports the details.
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Barre
Mass
Jacob A. Riis
W. S. Hayes
Ir. Riis
St. Louis Republic
Barrier exchange at the gate about vegetarians
Two tramps in Philadelphia discuss a barrier and vegetarian people. One notes a dog, while the other confirms the claim. The wheezing street dialogue captures a casual exchange outside a city setting.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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Dean Hole
Dundee Advertiser
Detroit Free Press
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Detroit
Tel
Andy’s Garage
Broadway
Long Branch
Lucas
A. F. Golden
Long Branch, N. J
Oceanport
No. J
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Grove St
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Capitol
United States
William Jennings Bryan
Mellen
Morgan
Riis
THE
Daily Record
MACY
Grand Concourse
Hudson Terminal
New Jersey
Seilor
Galatea
Adras Chambray
Percale
34Th Street
Macy's
Macy’s
LA Vallibres
Tne
Eaglish
Hinglish
Lieges
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