Mitchell Capital Fight Recalled in South Dakota Editorial
The Republican reprints Ralph W. Wheelock’s June 20 1903 letter from Minneapolis recalling Mitchell South Dakota’s 1883 and 1889 capital campaigns and predicting a decisive third fight. The piece lauds Mitchell’s site accessibility rail ties and campaign vigor while noting rival towns and past sharp elections.
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Republican
Mitchell
Pierre
Capital Commission
Canton
Fargo
Bismarck
South Dakota
Aurora County
Davison
Huron
Clare Tinan
Harry Bras
Tom Burns
Ralph W. Wheelock
Minneapolis
Almanac Fragment Reveals 1778 New London Diary
The Topeka State Journal notes a torn volume titled The New England Almanack and Gentleman's and Lady's Diary For the Year 1778 circulated for the Meridian of New London. It includes poems, weather notes, warnings, aphorisms, and essays on wealth and towns, with entries on cold fruit, monopolies, and a Neglected Maid's Lamentation.
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P. W. Williams
New England
New London
Army of the
When the Gun Goes Off at Cramp Yard
A Philadelphia Record excerpt notes a German Krupp gun photo at Cramp shipyard showing officers blocking their ears. It contrasts German Russian and English reactions to big gun reports with American soldiers who neither plug ears nor cover eyes, implying a more romantic martial image.
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Shah
English
New Romney
Thames
John Baker
Telltale
London
Lottie Bartin
Berin
Baptist Temple
Brooklyn
Cramp
Germany
Varing
Philadelphia
Green as Ireland's national color a modern flag claim
The Westminster Gazette says green is Ireland's color but antiquarians note its use as national flag only grew in the eighteenth century. Rev Canon French of the Royal Irish Academy argues the emerald green banner appeared in the sixteenth century but did not become the national color until the eighteenth century.
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Westminster Gazette
Ireland
Canon French
Royal Irish Academy
Hamlin Garland Receives Westward Summer Greeting
The New York Mail and Express notes Hamlin Garland’s winter honors in New York and reports an invitation to a February 19 reception at Ye River Inn to honor Master Hamlin Garland and Mistress Garland, with entertainment by the River Inn Cabaret.
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Hamlin Garland
New York
Mistress Garland
Mistress Garland. There Wil Be Some Entertainment By Ye Goodlie Company
River Inn
New York Mail and Express
English Oaks For California Plantings From Duke of Portland
California residents received English oak specimens named Major Parliament Greendale and Butchers Shambles. The Duke of Portland provided the trees after an application, and they were presented to Pleasanton authorities and to San Francisco County’s Golden Gate Park.
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California
Duke of Portland
Parliament
Greendale
Pleasanton
Cal
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Humor of the Hour Politeness Across Borders
A string of light vignettes quotes the New York Times on courtesy and manners. Jokes about polite blunders in fox hunts and stage presence appear alongside quips from the Philadelphia Ledger Cincinnati Commercial Tribune and Washington Star showing humor in social etiquette.
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Tom
North Carolina
Ider
Gibson
Richard Harding Davis
New York Times
Prisoner Defends Colleagues Against Rough Treatment
A prisoner pleads that without inmates like him officers would lose their jobs, arguing that his role softens the policing. The exchange highlights tensions between inmates and guards within the facility.
Quotations and Humorous Snippets From Various Papers
A collage of comedic lines and short exchanges appears, citing publicaries from outlets like Public Ledger Detroit Free Press Brooklyn Eagle Yonkers Statesman and Town and Country. Men and women discuss marriage idealism careers and social trends in witticisms.
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Peterkin
Detroit Free Press
Mirrored Thoughts on Kitty by McLandburgh Wilson
A speaker gazes at Kitty's face and contemplates stealing a kiss from Kitty. The poet amuses himself with imagined romance and cruel fate, noting Kitty's inviting eyes and pretty mouth while lamenting the missed chance. The piece blends self mockery with affectionate praise.
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Kitty
McLandburgh Wilson
New York
Herala
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Roscius
Horatio Tiewalker
Philadelphia Ledger
Jimmy
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Hthelinda
Washington Star
Brooklyn Hagle
Yonkers Statesman
John
Erving
America
Metropol Tse Graat
Sells
Jas. A. Bailey
Peter Sells
Lewis Sells
W.W. Cole
Strobridge &Ith. CO
Stan
Addit
Gia Fon
Roosevelt Rough Riders
Spain
Marvel
Eddy
Ryan
Jerse
Continents
University of Natural and Genuine
New York City
U. S
Mii Pass Rouse
Dhe Pereper
Teroceu Necro
Merrick
Arenic
Druss
Panamer
Fila
Don C. Stoddard
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