Bettville lamp post tongue tale proves odd medical fix
In Bettville a woman Sue Granger with a very long tongue is stuck to a lamp post after an incident with a taffy bite and frost. A village committee, doctors, and relatives scramble with devices and heat to free her tongue, finally succeeding when Sue speaks herself.
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Sue Granger
Bettyille
Main Street
Bettville
Sue
Ashdod Clute
Ashdod
Waujle
Rhinocolura Betz
Uncle Ashdod
Aunt Rhinocolura
Rhinocolura
Doc Perkins
Doc Wilkins
W. G. Chapman
Burial of Sonnenthal Mourned at Burg Theater
A vast thankful crowd gathered for Sonnenthal's funeral in Vienna. The cortege moved from the Burg Theater to the Votiv church where orations were given by Paul Schleuther Ernst Hartmann and others. Prince Montemora represented the Kaiser, Paul Lindau led a theatre elite delegation, and Chief Rabbi Gudem...mann delivered the final Kaddish.
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Figaro
Sonnenthal
Burg
Votiv
Prince Montemora
Kaiser
Paul Lindau
Paul Schleuther
Iernst Hartmann
Luger
Wierhammer
Weingertner
Royal Opera
Gudemann
Extreme Conservatives and Misunderstood Conservatism
A provocative critique arguing some condemn what they cannot understand and label it conservatism, accusing them of ignorance rather than principled stance. The piece reflects on rhetoric and perception in political discourse.
Voters Deciding Tax Question Urged by Republican Group
The piece argues voters should decide the income tax issue by a direct vote. It notes no clear public sentiment exists yet and calls for submitting the tax question to the states to reveal explicit voters’ wishes Yes or no. It warns of campaign spending and possible consequences for corporate and income taxes.
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Washington Star
Taft
Senate
Chicago
Denver
Bryan
Friends of the Tax
The Prosperity Schedule and Tariff Judgments
The Payn e Aldrich tariff bill will be judged by the times that follow its enactment. Voters care more about prosperity after the law than the exact rates set. A good outcome could erase faults, while a poor one could make the bill unpopular regardless of its merits.
Follow the Trail of Guilt in The Case of the Seventeen Holes
The Chicago Inter Ocean argues the Department of Justice should pursue officials of the sugar trust in the Case of the Seventeen Holes. It contends crimes were widespread and habitual, tied to falsified weights, and proven by the corporation’s own records and summaries.
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Department of Justice
Sugar Trust
National Treasury
Chicago
South and President Face Judicial Appointment Questions
The Nashville Republican argues the south wants only qualified appointees from any party, urging the president to select the most capable judges in districts and circuits. It praises Taft for considering southern interests without sacrificing Republican principles.
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Taft
South
Nashville
Nebraska Man Survives 3500-Foot Fall
A Nebraska man fell 3500 feet and survived. Another Nebraskan has fallen farther thrice and remains healthier than ever. The Democratic editor pressing Mr. Bryan to quit for another presidential nominee seems unfamiliar with the mild Nebraskan.
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Nebraska
Bryan
Five Billion Dollar Rise in Market Value Signals Confidence
On June fifth the aggregate market value of 374 stock issues spanning railroads industrials and mining stood $4.98 billion above November 1907 levels. Analysts argue the real gain could reach $6 to $7 billion, reflecting renewed faith in America's economic strength and Morgan's view that betting against U S prosperity would fail.
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America
J. Pierpont Morgan
Taft urged to resist making judiciary a party agency
The piece argues President Taft should ignore party managers who want federal courts in North Carolina or elsewhere made into a tool for strengthening political organizations, urging a deaf ear to unwise pressure.
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Taft
North Carolina
One in Captivity and a Hypothetical Senate
A Constantinople letter argues the new Ottoman sultan is a typical Democrat and wonders why the Democratic Party cannot import him to run for the U.S. Senate from a solidly Democratic state such as Texas or Florida to showcase what a Democrat looks like.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Democratic Party
United States Senate
Texas
Florida
New Bedford Standard
Manager Plans 1912 Pennant Run Amid Bryan Decline
The St. Paul Pioneer Press notes Bryan deteriorating into minor league form as a manager schemes to seize the 1912 pennant, signaling a bold season objective and shifting team dynamics.
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Bryan
The
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Demise of Eminent Democrats Censures Bailey Line
The piece laments a waning cadre of great Democrats and singles out Hon. Joseph Weldon Bailey as the sole remaining representative of Democratic principles and policies amid a sense of party decline and mortality.
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Joseph Weldon Bailey
Violin Crafted by Laurent Thbedeaux Impresses Critics
A Louisiana craftsman from Church Point Arcadia Parish, Laurent Thbedeaux, completed an oak violin with artistic varving and a tone rivaling high end instruments. This debut work equals a $500 to $1,000 violin and he already plans another model for a king.
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Laurent Thbedeaux
Church Point
Arcadia Parish
Louisiana
Prominent Democrats Claim Credit for Suggestions
The passage notes that prominent Democrats were expected to claim credit for furnishing suggestions to the current administration and its predecessor, implying political posturing around policy input and influence.
Corn Growing In A Tree At Seneca Farm
An apparent world wonder in Oconee County features a corn stalk about fifty feet tall growing from the top of a tree roughly forty five feet high near Seneca Farm and Factory. A passerby rumor says a bird carried the seed to the tree where it rooted and grew.
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Oconee
Seneca—Farm
Admiral von Tirpitz rouses Germany with naval program
The article profiles Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz as Germany’s master mariner and architect of the naval buildup that made the nation second in Europe’s sea power. It notes his rise from plebeian origins to state minister of the admiralty, his push for a Dreadnought fleet, the 1900 naval law, and his mastery of shipbuilding resources. It also mentions fern leaves as a packing preservative and fern-based storage claims for potatoes and herring.
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New York
Prince Henry
Kaiser
America
Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz
Navy
Germany
Admiral von Tirpitz
Britain
Europe
Kiel Canal
Baltic
North Sea
Reichstag
England
Tirpitz
Socialist Party
Bundesrath
von Tirpitz
Admiralty
Kustria
Isle of Man
Statue to Gen John Morgan to Grace Lexington Court House
Lexington authorities approve an equestrian statue of Gen John Hunt Morgan to stand before the Fayette County courthouse. The United Daughters of the Confederacy plan to raise 15000 for a bronze sculpture cast after a heated committee meeting led by Mrs. Arnold and others.
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Lexington
John Hunt Morgan
Fayette County Court House
Kentucky Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
James L. Arnold
Covington
James H. Mulligan
John S. Woodbury
Louisville
Basil Duke
Gen. Morgan
Daughters of the Confederacy
Woodruff Named for Hawaii District Judge Post Faces Reconsideration
President Taft nominated George W. Woodruff as United States district judge for Hawaii. Opposition centered on his limited judicial experience and past rulings in the interior department. The White House suspended action and may transfer or withdraw the nomination.
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George W. Woodruff
Washington
Taft
United States
Hawaii
Woodruff
University of Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Bureau of Forestry
Interior Department
Department of Justice
Mr. Woodruff
The Baby Princess Born To Save A Nation
A nation rejoices over a newborn called the baby princess whose tiny fingers grip the future of the country. The poem elevates the infant as a symbol of freedom from war and a shield against foreign rulers, highlighting a divine yet fragile destiny amid national reverence.
The Melodrama Quips and Quakes in Verse
The passage presents a playful exchange in a melodrama where the heroine vows to sing and banish dull care while the villain smugly notes Dull Gare’s prowess at running. The lines evoke stage duel and comic menace with rhyme and swagger.
Trust tax passed with narrow party split
The senate approved the corporation tax amendment by 60 to 11 as part of the tariff bill after allying with many Republicans and some Democrats. Only three Democrats opposed the provision with others abstaining, while an affirmative vote also backed the income tax amid insurgent Republican support.
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Washington
Taft
Wickersham
Senate
Aldrich
Committee On
Finance
Finance Committee
Chamber
Heyburn
Hughes
Cummins
Newlands
Rayner
Brandegee
Root
Frazier
Bailey
Senator Frazier
Texas
Lodge
Senate Finance Committee
Murder Stirs England Over Imperial Institute Killing
The stabbing of Lieut. Col. Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie and Dr. Cawas Latcaca in London by Indian student Madar Lelof Dhinagri shocks Britain. Authorities anticipate police protection for public figures and Scotland Yard has dispatched detectives to monitor Lord Morley and Indian administration links.
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London
William Hutt Curzon Wyllie
Cawas Latcaca
Shanghai
Madar Lelof Dhinagri
Imperial Institute
England
Phoenix Park
Great Britain
Scotland Yard
Lord Morley
Papers Link Stranger's Death to Sir Arthur Jepney of London
Newspapers found among the belongings of a stranger at the South Pacific station point to the body being Sir Arthur Carl Jepney of London, a noted English baronet with extensive estates and a distinguished scientist.
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Yum
Ariz
South Pacific
Sir Arthur Carl %Jepney
London
Bigamy arrest follows quick marriage in San Antonio
Earl Clark wed a young San Antonio woman then ten minutes later was arrested on bigamy charges. He swallowed poison after the arrest and may die.
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San Antonio
Tex
Earl Clark
Clark
Man Sought in Kentucky Murder Case
Arpleton Wisconsin resident John H. Demoss sought in connection with the murder of Louis Fellhardt on June 16 in Campbell county Kentucky. A reward of $1,000 is offered for the arrest of Demoss.
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Arpleton
Wis
John H. Demoss
Melbourne
Campbell County
Kentucky
Louis Fellhardt
Demoss
Fireman's Burns Prove Fatal in Naval Accide
Vallejo California Benjamin F King a second class fireman on the destroyer Hull died at Mare Island hospital Friday from scalds when a boiler tube burst aboard the vessel.
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Vallejo
Cal
Reman
Hull
Mare Island Hospital
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