Booker T. Washington in National Spotlight History of a Civil Rights Figure
A historical profile of Booker T. Washington tracing his rise from humble origins to leadership of the Tuskegee Institute. The piece notes notable incidents including alleged luncheon at the White House during Roosevelt's first term, repeated refusals of service due to color, and opposition from some in the Black community over his approach to higher education.
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Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Akron
Owever
Indiana
Ste
South
Louisville
Photos Show Diaz Healthy As Mexican Leader Approaches Old Age
Reports claim President Porfirio Diaz appears hale in recent pictures. Analysts note age and health rumors may outpace official denials, while observations recount a long lived lineage and near forty years of rule. Finance minister Limantour’s succession prospect shifts after an interview with Diaz.
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Diaz
Mexico
Don Jose Yres Limantour
Limantour
Chacf
Sener
den ‘Ode
A Stamp Hoax The Elephant Beak Stamp Tale
A New York stamp collector fooled several philatelists with a claimed single copy of a stamp showing an elephant with a bird's beak and wings. Supposedly linked to a South American revolutionary plot, the tale misled collectors until others compared notes and found multiple holders on approval, revealing the hoax.
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Germany
France
Austria
England
Frrance
New York
New
Retioborn Republic
Darkresk
New York Mail
Tennyson Brought to Freedom After Frussia Dinner Warning
A Moscow dinner with Lord St Helens and Russian officers led to a warning that Tennyson must flee for his life. The poet’s father narrowly escaped assassination chatter about Empress Paul, with Count Pahlen and Count Zaboff present. He escaped by disguise on an English frigate after weeks in hiding.
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Tani
Russia
Tennyson
Lord St. Helens
Moscow
England
Paul
Count Zaboff
Benningsen
Count Pahlen
Lord &J. Helens
Tenorson
Zebaff
Odessa
A Study of Napoleon Chirography and Its Changes
A Harper's Weekly summary notes investigations in France on Napoleon Bonaparte's handwriting. It traces early simple legible writing to later distorted, exaggerated script after his military career began, including the 1795 report on the whiff of grapeshot and the later signature peculiarities shaped by experiences and emotions.
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France
Napoleon
Bonamite
Tonton
Bonapare
Carlyle
St. Roch
Maii
Louis Rvit
Russia
Jovter
Harper’s Weekly
Foretold Dreams Involving Ship Disaster And Murder
A Pearsoma Weekly report cites two dream cases that later matched real events. A passenger in London recounted a voyage dream of a ship sinking during a heavy sea, while Lord Waterford learned of a dream about two men and a tall killer at Curraghimore inn, leading to a murder arrest.
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London
Waratsh
Dunban
Lord Waterford
Curraghimore
Pearsoma Weekly
The Cowboy Handkerchief and Justice Messengers
Reading notes from the Washington Post and San Francisco Argonaut, the piece contrasts cowboy lore with U S Supreme Court staff. It cites a rancher in California on bandannas and a column on body servants for justices, describing etiquette tutors and an institutional precedent.
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United States Supreme Court
San Francisco
Scrapbook Practice Amid Domestic Tiffs
Mrs Rowdy shares how she keeps a diary during quarrels with her husband to record each dispute as a wartime keepsake. The exchange comes from a conversation with Mrs Be Guiléy about scrapbooks.
My Hero Dies in the Latest Novel Sparks Editor Row
In Atlanta, a young author declares hero dies mid story prompting editor notes a grave mistake. The dispute centers on narrative tension and reader suspense in the manuscript. The episode reflects publishinghouse debates over character fates and pacing.
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Atlanta Constitufior
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Dexerye
Pais Tace
Thes
Poskngee Institute
Poceit
American Press Association
Esident Diaz Hale
My American Press Association
Porpferio Deaz
Frussia
Lord Orford
Brighton
Newmarket
Ramian
Sorses
Charles Lamb
Lamb
William Thomas Keith
Edmund Yates
Jane
Cleveland
Imore
Cesia
Boston Post
Sadie
Susie
Ain
the Plains
California
Washington Post
P. B. Bross
Mountain View Avenue
Nutley, N. J
Thomas Hayes
Passaic Ave
Nutley
N. J
William
Parry
Hampson and Parry
Union Bidg
Clinton St
Newark
N.S
St. Nutley
XN. J
Mutley
Fiala Alexander Edwards
Newark St
Neer
Glendale St. Jesp Nutley
G. H. Angell
Chestnut St
Willian Searle
J. Searle & Son
Franklin Avenue
Church St
F.C. Wittmann’s Choice Teasg
Butter and Eggs Delicatessen
Avondale Road
Weston Place
New Jersey
Central Meat Market
Chestnut Street
N.J
William R. Stirratt
Franklin Ave
Ve “Lombardy & ‘Son
West Nutley
George C. Baptiste
Bross & Company
Chestnut St. Res
Mountain View Ave
M. BE. Angell
Chestine St. Nutley, N. J
Telephone
Lro
Francis J. McKenny
General Contracting
Nutley Station
PHARE
H. E. Brown
Fred Spatz, JR
Harrison ST
J. M. Davis
Stager Bros
Hugh Hallidy
Oik
Vreeland Avenue
Ferd
Haberle
Allwood
P. F. Guthrie
Highfield Lane
A. Blum
Passaic Avenue
Franklin
Building and Loan
A. Savings Bank
Park School
T. S. Bron
HA. Connolly
Ernest V.gockepair
Witton HH. ‘Parry
Charles A. Keyler
Bloomfield Avenue
Bloomfield
Passaic County
Jefferson St
Passaic, N. J
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Chestnut Street Nutley
Allan B. Stirratt
Chestnut
Street, Nutley, NJ
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Newark, News
Hamilton, Ave
Passat
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