Speech on Administrations and Issues Past and Present
Ohio Republicans convened in Columbus to rally support for McKinley and Nash. Senator Foraker as temporary chair called for defense of Republican records and warned a Democratic victory could shrink Ohio’s Senate seats and House representation for a decade while praising McKinley’s policies and Porto Rico Philippines expansion.
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Supreme Court
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Porto Rico
Philippines
America
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Dred Scott
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Far East
Education for all in capital city’s growing universities
A Washington column argues the national capital is becoming a center for education as colleges unite into universities, notes the push for a national university, and praises self-made students who support learning through tutoring and work. It cites support from leaders like Archbishop Kenne and Yale President Dwight, and lauds democracy in college.
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National Capital
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Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
National University
Congressional
Republic
John J. Keane
Dwight
Yale
God
Smith D. Fry
Fish Lines Note From a Submerged Pen in St Nicholas
An underwater scene unfolds as a fish writes a note to Denar Tommy thanking him for a worm gift. The story mixes whimsy and danger with the worm’s imagined intent and a cautionary wink about lending hooks and bets, ending with the fish sinking to an oyster bed.
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Denar Tommy
Jessica II
Lowell
St. Nicholas
Deceptive Optical Illusions Baffle Researchers
Prof Gates of the Washington psychology laboratory explores optical illusions that fool the eye. A striking image shows a tall figure in a top hat appearing taller than a smaller man in a cap and knickerbockers, yet measurements reveal equal heights.
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Gates
Washington
Laboratory of Psychology
Cates
Ginal
Road to Success Confidence Wins Office Job Story
A business manager shares two 14 year old applicants. One boy doubts himself and fails to get the job. The second, confident and proactive, is hired, rises to head bookkeeper with a large salary and potential partnership.
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James
Origin of counting-out rhymes traced to foreign and English roots
The passage discusses how counting-out rhymes may derive from foreign folk songs or English verse, noting phonetic repetition and mixed vocabularies. It cites examples like Onory and Mexican navy, mentions a Scottish-origin oddity about Gowan Gorge, and contrasts rhymes with purely English lines such as One two three four Mary at the cupboard door.
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Sophia
N. Y. Mail Ard Express
Gowan Gorge
Mary
Origins of Presidential Surnames Traced in Name Study
A writer traces presidential names to origins from Christian names occupations and places. Washington is English territorial, Adams Jefferson Madison Jackson Tyler Taylor Cleveland from occupations Hayes hay hedge, Fillmore a nickname, McKinley Celtic, Van Buren Dutch, Lincoln from colonia, Garfield gar Danish camp or fort, Grant from Norman French grand meaning great.
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Garfield
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Johnson
Harrigan
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Geoffrey
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Harry
Henry
Polk
Pollock
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Pierce
Veter
Pierre
Piers Ploughman
Tyler
Taylor
Cleveland
Uayes
Fillmore
Buchanan
McKinley
van Buren
Edgar
Grant
Elephant Learns Addition At Indian Army Post
An elephant at a British Indian Army post showed surprising learning by accepting two half-pennies from a boy and dropping them together into a biscuit slot. The officers watched amused as the animal seemed to grasp value and perform a simple sum, then celebrate the successful trick.
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India
A Man of Courage He Has Nerve to Kiss
A dramatic dialogue exchange unfolds with bold confidence as a man declares nerve enough to kiss, while a woman voices surprise and curiosity about his bold claim and behavior.
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