Portu Rican Affairs Open Door Policy for Porto Rico
In Washington the open door principle shapes plans for Porto Rico's future as a U S colony. Officials call for free entry of Puerto Rican products and treated like states, urging equal tariffs, fair commerce, and development of undeveloped resources including forests minerals and transport. Imports historically reach about 12 to 15 million dollars yearly, with Spain supplying much early trade. Arthur W. Dunn.
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Washington
Porto Rico
United States
West Indies
McKinley
Spain
Arthur W. Dunn
Roman Wealth and Waste in Cleopatra Antony Feasts
E H House reviews ancient excess in Bright Sides of History. Cleopatra drinks a pearl valued at about 400 000 dollars while Julius Caesar’s gem once belonged to Brutus’s mother. Historians note dissolving pearls remains debated. Antony’s dinners ran in overlapping rounds with eight boars roasting for 12 guests as portions vanished while table service kept pace.
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Mark Antony
E. H. House
St. Nicholas
Cleopatra
Antony
Caligula
Julius Casar
Brutus
Cassar
Rome
Jicop
Cascilia
Sylla
Mary Antony
Alexandria
Time of Death and Birth Tied to Daylight Hours
The British Medical Journal analysis by Raser of over 25 thousand deaths and 36 thousand births shows deaths peak at 2 07 p m and fall near midnight while births peak in the early morning and dip in the early afternoon. He notes deaths rise when pulse and temperature are highest and fever worsens illness.
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Raser
Very Queer Dresser and the Duke of Portland
The late Duke of Portland was famed for eccentric dress. He reportedly wore three frock coats per suit in hot weather and kept three greatcoats ready for winter. He is said to have adjusted his wardrobe with up to six outer garments depending on the cold or warmth.
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Duke of Portland
London
Maiden aunt and niece spar over chances and refusals
A witty exchange from Harper's Bazar shows a maiden aunt telling her niece that she would not have refused a young man, while the niece retorts that she would not either. The dialogue highlights social notions of flirtation and propriety.
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Harper’s Bazar
Juvenile Diplomacy and Plant Advice in 19th Century Notes
A mother questions two boys about orange-eating and reveals a minor squabble over late consumption. In a separate note, the Sydney Town and Country Journal discusses control of thistles invading fields by sowing ripened rape to eliminate them.
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Charlie
Jack
Sydney Town and Country Journal
False Alarm in Haunted House Joke
A London Fun quip narrates a midnight scene where a husband wakes to rustling and chains, fearing a haunting. The wife consoles him, then reveals she was worried about Fido damaging her dress, ending with a lighthearted punchline.
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Fido
London
Peace Treaty Debate Dominates Senate Fight In Washington
In Washington on January 30, debate over the peace treaty intensifies as Senator Lodge leads a strong push for ratification. Admiral Dewey’s recently cited letter boosts supporters, while opponents and war investigators probe expansion and discipline issues amid Amb. Agoncillo’s status and the House inquiry into congressmen holding outside offices.
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Bossip
Senator Lodge
Admiral Dewey
Alger
Washington
Senate
Lodge
Albany
William T. Dewey
Montpelier
Aguinaldo
Congress
Davis
Foreign Relations Committee
Eagan
War Department
War Investigating Commission
Spain
Swanson-Brown
Virginia
Claude A. Swanson
John R. Brown
House
Swanson
House of Representatives
Wheeler
Arthur W, Dunn
Lord Spencer Trapped by Lock Gate on Asylum Grounds
A half yearly directors meeting at Northampton private asylum ends with Lord Spencer failing to pass the locked gate into the grounds. A keeper refuses passage, cites orders, and after revealing Lords name, remarks that Lords like him are common in the area, forcing Spencer to retreat the way he came.
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Northampton
Lord Spencer
Althorp Park
The Spider's Gargantuan Appetite and Odd Tales
A note on a spider's extreme appetite compares its proposed human-scale meals from dawn to afternoon, then cites a spider that can live ten months without food and a beetle surviving three years. Also included are quick vignettes: a clergyman’s tale on criticizing others, a Chinese oath with a guillotined cockatoo, and assorted quirky lines about tacking, ballet origins, and produce in Costa Rica.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
New South Wales
London Chronicle
New Star in the Flag Territory Seeks Statehood
Oklahoma Territory leaders in Washington push for admission as a state next session. Dennis Flynn and J J S Hassler argue population and farm size support two House seats. Hassler notes a 259,000 population and widespread settlement from Kansas and the Midwest. Additional items survey Spanish war mementos for states, language learning surge in Washington, and lingering veteran claimants awaiting decisions.
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Congress
Washington
Oklahoma Territory
Dennis Flynn
J. J. S. Hassler
Enid
Oklahoma
Dakotas
Kansas
Middle West
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Hassler
Hementon
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Telepathy and Cocaine Heal Distressed Patient
A physician plagued by telepathic voices from a European brother sought help from Professor Munster berg. Hypnosis and cocaine tapering restored sleep and appetite, fading the voices in weeks, though residual telepathic sensations briefly lingered before full recovery.
Bat With a Beak Demonstrates Night Vision Tale
A wise man tortures a bat in a basement poultry shop on Washing ton Street to prove it sees only at night. The bat bites his finger, drawing blood, as his companion finally admits the point in this Chicago Journal anecdote.
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Washington Street
Chicago Journal
The Astute Lion and Crude Folklore Snippets
A parable features a toothless lion outwitted by hyenas who kill him after feigning sympathy. The tale warns that kindness can mask malice and politics teach harsh lessons. The piece includes folklore notes and a comic exchange about aldermen and a marital sight gag.
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