Congress to End May Tenth Brings Tariff and Crisis Talk
National Affairs reports the tenth of May as the final day for the long session of the sixtieth Congress with anticipated failure to pass key legislation. It notes Speaker Cannon's strength, tariff anxieties affecting paper goods, and limited action on anti anarchist measures. It covers naval funding, foreign policy in Manchuria and Venezuela, White House social scene, and Democratic prospects for Judge Gray.
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Ane Arbers
Secret Service Bureau
Blo Pa
Lin
House
Senate
Secretary of the Navy
Lowger
Great Britain
Japan
Plangg
France
Harbin
Manchuria
State Department
Washington
China
Russia
Portsmouth
Corregidor Island
Manilla Bay
Orient
Cavite
Manilla
Root
Waine
Castro
Secretary Hay
Venezuela
Tacoma
England
Italy
Judge Gray
Delaware
Denver
K Street
Fourteenth
RK. J. Beamish
Philadelphia
Dr James Day urges faith in future amid wealth fears
Syracuse University chancellor Dr James R Day told Harlem Y M C A members not to fear wealth concentration. He said wealth passes to heirs through foolish spending, predicts employment rise, and touts America as best place to live where business and work satisfy. He favors worldly prosperity over celestial comforts and emphasizes active effort.
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James R. Day
Syracuse University
Harlem
Young Men's Christian Association
Dr. Day
America
Oriant
Congress
Heaven
Denver Convention Scene Notes on Saloon Distances
The Norfolk Virginian cites a remark that the nearest saloon lies over a mile from Denver’s Convention hall, offering delegates a sober moment for reflection, while another view claims Colorado’s high climate makes a single whiskey drink influential as it is in New York.
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Denver
Colorado
New York
Norfok
Etiquette in Washington How Minnesota Views Our Capital
An archival sketch on Washington society portraying its passion for manners and precedence. It notes officials, decorum, and the city as a leisure hub where politics replaces trade talk. The piece highlights etiquette reforms, seating at White House events, and the social strain on service staff facing the new unmarried “Tougsters of the creator” problem in a national capital society.
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Sydney
Washington
Supreme Court
Ned
White House
Minnesota
Maine
Montana
Devoe Paint and Cigarette Warning Letter to Readers
A bank messenger loses his bag while a discussion on the true cost of paint unfolds. The letter, by F W Divoe & Co, warns about gallons and daily painting costs, urging owners to beware of hidden expenses. It also echoes Thomas A Edison on cigarette dangers, warning that acrolein from burning cigarette paper harms health and urging caution with smoking.
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Devoe
Thos. A. Edison
Professor Claims Fly Germs and Diseases Challenge
A Bertin professor asserts he can prove a fly left at his breakfast plate bears 1,000,000 germs and eleven diseases. The remark questions why, if so clever, he cannot teach the flies to wipe their feet before entering the house, as quoted by the New York Herald.
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Bertin
New York Herald
Denounces Convention and Urges Rights for All
Ohio Senator Bishop Gaines extols the A. M. E. church and its forty year uplift of Black Americans while criticizing Virginia's Lynchburg convention and the party’s handling of race. He warns of new parties if Lincoln era values fade and links religion with politics in defense of humanity rights.
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Ohio
Bishop Gaines
A. M. EE
Atlanta
Brownsville
Lynchburg
Virginia
Chicago
Lincoln
Grant
McKinley
Matrimonial Paradise on the Isthmus of Panama
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Panama’s matrimony boom driven by women’s clubs and Cupid. Hospitals report nurses leaving for marriage as workers depart for canal service, while government provisions for married quarters ease settlement. Wage differences and scarce spending options deter frivolous hoards, yet matrimony remains heavily pursued.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dan Cupid
Panama
States
Ais
Absent Husband Wins Wife After Five Years
A long-absent husband returns to find his wife remarried and mother of two. After family council with her new husband, she chooses between the two men. She returns to the first love, while Curtis accepts her decision and withdraws. The marriage with Mrs. Strong Curtis faces annulment proceedings. Strong served in the Philippines and provides no explanation for his absence.
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William Curtis
Strong
Curtis
Strong Curtis
United States Army
Philippines
Federal patronage taints Southern Taft delegates in Virginia
Washington dispatch reports that 63 Virginia Taft delegates included a dozen Federal employees and many federal office holders acting as backers. Angell, once Hughes‑friendly, was pressed by Frank Hitchcock to align with Taft. Angell was elected. The Lynchburg News calls the scene a stark example of federal power dominating a state convention, warning of national repercussions.
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Washington
Taft
South
Angell
Hughes
Frank Hitchcock
Lynchburg
Bedford City
Agell
Maskerville
Internal Revenue
Virginia
Rescuer Awarded After Ferry Rescue
A woman fell from a ferry crossing to Camden the other day and a brave bystander, Pat, leapt to her aid. He was thanked with a quarter by the woman's husband, while bystanders blamed no one, and Pat quipped that the man might have given him a dollar if he hadn't saved her.
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Camden
Trishmain
Pat
Ariah
Looking Ahead One Year More of Theodore
Unidentified notes forecast one year more of Theodore with a mention of Capt Taft sailing the craft and a reference to Col Bryan dying in an implied struggle. the Chicago Tribune presents a terse, fragmentary outlook on future events and figures.
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Theodore
Primary Notice for Sixth Virginia District Democratic Primary
The Democratic District Committee of the Sixth Virginia Congressional District announces a primary of qualified Democratic white voters at each polling place on Friday July 3 1908 from sunrise to sunset to nominate a Congressional candidate. Candidates must file by April 20 1908 with a $600.00 certified check to cover pro rata primary expenses. Jas P Woods chairman and Geo M Muse secretary. An adjacent note reports on the beef price rise despite Roosevelt campaign efforts.
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Democratic District Committee
Virginia
Congress
Jas. P. Woods
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