News from around the world via Tue Licut wire
The article describes the reach of the Tue Licut Associated Press wire delivering global news to readers. It notes events from London Ontario flag burning to Japan's emperor cable to Taft, Vedrines Paris flight record, Pope heat in Rome, the August crop report, Gen. George W. Gordon's death, and Basel Zionist congress with the Emir steamer tragedy.
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Associated Press
London
Ont
Japan
Taft
Paris
Vedrines
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Holland
Pope
Tux Ligur
Ligur
Laredo
del Rio
Uvalde
Corpus Christi
Aransas Pass
Yoakum
Basle
Switzerland
Straits of Gibraltar
Ety
Afternoon Paper Delivers World News In San Antonio
The piece notes strong cotton, rising wheat and corn prices and global coverage from Fort Worth to Liverpool. It mentions the Bronchos defeating the Sand Crabs, General Hoyt’s farewell at San Antonio, pros seeking a new constitution, and Governor Colquitt vetoing pros’ legislation. It argues afternoon papers provide timely news with broad circulation.
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Fort Worth
Liverpool
Hoyt
San Antonio
Colquitt
Tur Lient
Texas
No Convention Needed for Texas Constitutional Reform
The piece argues against a constitutional convention in Texas calling for a new constitution. It criticizes repeated elections and resubmissions, urging lawmakers to pass needed laws rather than draft an entire new framework. It warns voters against a special convention while favoring actionable reforms.
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Texas
Austin
Togo Not a Diplomatic Channel for Arbitration
The New York World links Admiral Togo’s visit to potential arbitration treaties with France and England, but experts say Togo is a warleader, not a diplomat. He denies knowledge of the Morocco crisis, stressing his life’s focus on warfare and serving Japan. He would not be a diplomatic conduit for talks with the United States.
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Togo
France
England
New York World
New York
Morocco
Tec
United States
White House
Country to Make Him Such Will Only Render Us Ridiculous
A fragment argues that pursuing a certain course will backfire, render the effort ridiculous, and accomplish nothing. The writer questions the wisdom of pursuing a costly path.
The Rule of Reason in Courts and Agencies
The piece praises the Rule of Reason as a unifying standard for courts and public bodies. It cites diverse rulings from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Missouri judges on domestic disputes and absurd administrative bans. It argues jurists imitate precedent and apply abstract reasoning to concrete issues, predicting more bold decisions ahead.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
New York
Chicago
Missouri
Park Commissioner
State Board of Health of
Kansas
Ambition Drives Return Challenge After Rough Flush Loss
A sentiment of returning the blow fuels resolve after a rival’s small trey undercut a strong flush. The speaker vows renewed effort to regain footing and triumph in the next confrontation.
Immigrant Activist Claims Flight Result of US Actions
In a charged remark Antoine Simon of Hayti accuses American concessionaires of causing the situation that forced his flight. He adds he had not promised a statement with another to prove his elevation by Americans initially.
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Antoine Simon
Hayti
Corpus Christi Names Clark Pease Mayor by Court Decision
A court ruling declares Clark Pease the lawful mayor of Corpus Christi. The decision establishes Pease as the city’s executive leader, ending a period of dispute over mayoral authority.
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Corpus Christi
Clark Pease
Pope Pius X Drops Immaculate Conception as Holy Day
The pope issued a decree removing the feast from the list of holy days of obligation, relieving Catholics from mass attendance and work abstention on that date. The decree, not yet promulgated, limits obligatory feasts to Sundays and several major celebrations, with Epiphany and Sts Peter and Paul still noted in some regions.
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Pius IX
Pius X
Thunderstorms Worldwide Count and Curious Exceptions
A survey of thunderstorm frequency shows vast regional variation. Rates range from over two hundred thunderous days per year near Central Africa to as few as one storm in eighty years on Mauritius. Europe records vary from Italy’s thirty eight thundery days to New England’s fewer storms, with Jamaica seeing daily storms in the rainy season.
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New England
United States
Russia
Italy
Austria
Germany
Russian
Paris
Parc de Monceau
Arctic
Scotland
Equator
Central Africa
Java
Sumatra
Borneo
Gold Coast
Africa
Florida
Jamaica
Mauritius
Madagascar
I Be a Fearful Age Stonebreaker Keeps Cheery Pace
A Kansas City Times account recalls a scarred old stonebreaker with a furrowed face and bent back. He humorously tallies years spent with farmers, a touting squire, shopkeeping, and bartending to claim a total near 392, while the tourist questions the arithmetic. The man insists, I know I be a fearful age.
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Kansas City Times
Methusalah
Giles
Squire Tupman
Mr. Soones
The
Blue Dragon
Systematized action ends in fall for persistent peddler
Wilbur C. Phillips notes a tale of a peddler who climbs six floors to sell wares. One by one tenants on each floor throw him down the stairs until he crashes to the first level, remarking that there is a "system" in place.
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Wilbur C. Phillips
Milwaukee Free Press
Wiley case moves to Taft for explosives bureau
The New York World notes the Interior Department case rests with President Taft and suggests transferring it to the bureau of explosives if such an agency exists, reflecting on administrative options.
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Interior Department
Wiley
Poem Fragment on a Fading Night and a Single Date
A lyric fragment describes a brief meeting after a waltz in a scented dim room. The speaker and a woman share a kiss but none is truly tied, yet love arrives via a single date today and leaves a thrift of memory. Will Lisenbee in August Ainslee's.
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Lisenbee
Ainslee
Casa
Love and Time in a Hampton's Magazine Verse
A poetic reminiscence on lasting love against time and oblivion. The narrator vows to keep loving beyond all, envisioning stars, suns, and moons fading while their bond remains woven on faith’s loom and never lost.
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Carles Hanson Towne
Hampton’s Magazine
The Death Of Standard Oil
The New York World notes the Supreme Court ruling dissolving the Standard Oil trust. It states the six month window for dissolution, the September 30 distribution, and the creation of thirty three successor companies. It asserts the law forbids evasion and declares Standard Oil dead.
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New York World
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Vintage quips on character and charm in a bustling era
A catalog of playful slogans praising honesty, hospitality, and the virtues of a robust middle class. The verses mix humor with social commentary, hinting at press agents, tourism, politics, and the era’s popular tropes without heavy detail.
On Street Car and Court Scene Reveal Hidden Natures
A passenger challenges seating rules by a Southern mammy on a street car, provoking racial tensions and revealing character under pressure. Nora, repeatedly arraigned, shows a meek change as the judge offers a lighter sentence and a path to reform.
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Nora
Dis
The Poet Philosopher 1910 Scribbles of a Troubled Mind
A whimsical verse chain by Geo. Matthew Adams laments chigger bites rooster dawns and fickle weather. The poet muses on endless discomforts and longs to rest, dreaming of quiet until jolted awake by daily annoyances.
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Geo
Matthew Adams
Roosevelt Uses Biblical Tittle In Testimony
In yesterday's Stanley committee hearing ex president Theodore Roosevelt invoked the word tittle in a personal sense, saying it should have been a mere tittle if he had not acted in a crisis. The piece notes his linguistic flair and cites Webster's definition and biblical reference to jot and tittle.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pilgrim’s Progress
Roosevelt
Stanley Congressional Investigating Committee
Steel Trust
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company
Webster
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