Burning Daylight Anecdote Spins Through Alaska Miners
Klam Warnish known as Burning Daylight is feted at Circle City Tivolt for his birthday as miners gamble over $100,000 and lose his mine yet win a mail contract. He fames a gold strike race with dogs and sledge to Tivoli and back toward the up river district. He buys two tons of flour as a gold wager, finds the flat desolate, then a comrade discovers gold and Daylight reaps a rich harvest.
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Klam Warnish
Circle City
Tlvolt
Tivoli
Hamish
Burning Daylight in Alaska Shows Daylight’s Rise and Tragic Ending
The narrative follows Burning Daylight in Dawson 1896 where he piled wealth through mining, land deals, and wood businesses, while risking perilous pyramiding. His fortune grows as he courts danger and media fame as the Klondike’s dominant figure, until a personal tragedy involving the Virgin casts a somber, haunting shadow over his achievements.
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Dawson
Dominion
Excelsis
Siwash
Cristo
Alhambra
Doolittle
Alaska
Klondike
Daylight’s Yukon Gamble and Ophir Conquest
Daylight seizes a grand mining game outside the Arctic, buying worked-out creeks and building a regional empire. He hydraulics Ophir, installs steam power and dredges, and/outruns Guggenhammers to net a million from Ophir as Dawson hosts a legendary farewell night.
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Skookum Hill
Klondike
Ophir
Democratic Leaders Shown Unwise Over Tariff Commission
The Cleveland Leader argues Democrats err by ignoring the tariff commission and resisting its findings on cotton wool and other schedules. It praises the commission’s thorough, evidence based work and asserts critics undermine the party by denying its value.
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Tariff Commission
Commission
Cleveland
Gloom on Democratic Senate Over House Naval Vote
Democratic senators face potential roll call after the house caucus barred authorizing battleships this year. Many papers condemn the move as unpatriotic and short-sighted, forcing a choice between party unity and public criticism.
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Senate
House
Iower
Cement for sale in alley sparks wary crowd
A downtown alley vendor hawked cement at 25 cents a bottle but offered a one dime sale price for this occasion with a money back guarantee. A lean man asked if it could mend broken china and was told it would mend anything but a broken promise. A joke about sticks tested by force ends the tale.
The Ingenious Suicide of Sir William Hankford in History
A historical note recalls Sir William Hankford, chief justice of England, who plotted to die by his own hand. He gave a gamekeeper lethal instructions to shoot trespassers, ensuring his death while protecting heirs, with legal immunity and an honorable burial.
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William Hankford
King’s Bench
Edward III
Henry IV
Henry V
Henry VI
England
Cross Roads
Hankford
Sir William
The Remedy at Hand in Oregon Weather Dispute
A dyspeptic eastern traveler questions Oregon weather while a hotel clerk dismisses the remark as typical summer conditions. The exchange hints at broader attitudes toward climate and place.
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Oregon
False Economy In Washington Pushes Battleship Plan
The piece argues the Senate may counter lower house economies by authorizing two new battleships this year while pensions and public buildings face large expenses. It urges steady funding for naval expansion despite vote driven politics.
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Washington
Senate
Veterans as a Football in Congressional Rail Debate
The Indianapolis Star editorial argues that veterans are being used as a football in a federal benefits dispute. It says the Sherwood bill is dead for this session and a Smoot bill or compromise would help veterans, but the Democratic house seeks political gain and treats veterans as pawns.
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Sherwood
Democratic House
Indianapolis Star
Trials Show Sherman Law Clarity For Corporations
Trials have served good purpose by teaching the meaning of the Sherman law and warning corporations of restrictions. Jurors may be swayed by differing opinions on its provisions, but as long as the law stays unchanged firms will strive to comply to the best of their ability.
Parsimonious In Wrong Place Causes Naval Debate
The New York Tribune accuses Mr. Underwood and his associates of sudden parsimony over vital national interests like the navy. The editorial predicts the nation will reveal its stance on this conduct in the upcoming fall.
Republicans foresee head of the ticket in steady faith
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes Republicans anticipate the party's top candidate and unite in belief the platform will stay safe sane and progressive, guiding the campaign with firm resolve and clear purpose.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Tariff Debate Focuses On Wool and Cotton Schedules
President Taft and the tariff board urge Congress to cut duties on cotton and wool. The House passed a wool schedule with little heed to the board’s report and Democrats refuse to move a cotton schedule until other costed schedules are enacted. The administration backs rational revision based on domestic versus foreign production costs.
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Taft
Tariff Board
Congress
House
Magdalena harbor stakes drive US on pacific base
The note warns Japan seeks Magdalena Bay as a naval base, risking a preferred position in the Pacific. The United States vows no concession to any foreign power and will protest any private or official deal. The piece then shifts to a sermon urging Christians to seek a deeper spiritual message and deeper communion with God to endure modern dangers.
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Senator Lodge
Senate
Japan
Magdalena Bay
American State Department
Tokyo
Mexico
United States
Pacific
Magdalena
State Department
Magdalena Harbor
Tariff Experts in Canada Stand as Example for U S
Canada plans a tariff expert board to assist the government in tariff making. The proposed body would hold hearings and investigations on production costs prices wages efficiency and transportation and report findings to the finance minister.
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Tariff Commission For
Canada
Tariff Board
President’s Board
Ways and Means Committee
Dominion
Completing the Canal One Sixth Left to Finish
By March 1 one sixteenth of the Panama Canal excavation remained to allow navigation. The worst and largest portion of digging is done. In 1915 ships including battleships are expected to pass through the new waterway between the oceans.
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Panama Canal
Boomerang Effect of Warship Funding Stand
The Democratic house refusal to vote for a battleship appropriation may cost many workers in New York and Brooklyn their jobs. The move is seen as false economy with potential adverse consequences and broader after-effects.
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New York
Brooklyn
Hope for Senate action on dangerous laws fades
The note sees some hope in Democratic House action against phossy law but says success is limited and other dangerous measures may still be tackled.
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Washington
Final Judgment to Come Over Vetoes and Democratic Policy
The nation will judge not only the president's vetoes but the Democrats for proposing flawed legislation and poor planning. After months of questionable course the party has shown wretched convention preparation and a campaign ill suited to past performances.
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House of Representatives
Length of a man’s face misleads in horse trade
An old saying notes that facial appearance cannot predict a person’s conduct in horse trading. The aphorism cautions buyers to beware of overconfidence when negotiating.
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Bonanza
Gother
Guggenhammer
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Rinkabilly
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Sir William Hankford
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