Special export dispensation for rifles to Juarez debated
The Associated Press report questions why 2000 rifles and 850000 rounds were permit ted for shipment from El Paso to the Mexican Federal garrison at Juarez. It notes lack of public explanation from Washington and suggests the move may have aimed to shield El Paso, though it nears certainty that the policy of non interference remains unsettled and the justification doubtful.
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el Paso
Juarez
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Mexico
Huerta
The Prison Bonds Legislature Fails to Guarantee State Debt
The Legislature declines a guaranteed state backing for prison system bonds. This choice may raise borrowing costs and risk of non sale, potentially requiring $1,353,000 extra funding within two years to meet the $15,250,000 appropriation.
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Thirty-third
Army Secretary Garrison and the politics in the army
The piece argues Secretary of War Garrison seeks to purge politics from the army but notes officers seek political support for promotions. It criticizes Fort D. A. Russell in Cheyenne as a politically kept post, arguing its strategic value is minimal. It contrasts Fort Sam Houston and Fort Bliss as strategically relevant and condemns congressional meddling in military affairs.
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Garrison
Senator Warren
Wyoming
Fort
D. A. Russell
Cheyenne
United States Army
United States
Fort Russell
Atlantic
Pacific Seaboard
Warren
Senate Committee On
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Bliss
San Antonio
el Paso
Mexico
Great Britain
Michigan
New England
Plains
War Department
Bond Law Flaws Could Hinder Texas Prison Bonds
The piece argues that the 33rd Legislature’s bond law ties security to all penitentiary properties except the State Railroad from Rusk to Palestine. This could force prison authorities to seek bondholder consent for output disposal, making bonds unattractive and clumsy, potentially thwarting the state’s financing aims and inviting criticism for inaction.
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State of
Texas
Rusk
Palestine
Dictionary English favored over slang in baseball reporting
A Chicago Associated Press dispatch reports that Dictionary English won 2004 votes against 1092 for slang in baseball coverage. The piece notes the plurality may not urge writers nationwide to change diction, while wondering how slang preservation affects the sport.
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Chicago
Associated Press
The Fan Slang Keeps Baseball News Alive
The article argues slang defines baseball journalism for fans and asserts that “technical” terms are essential. It notes common plays use words like promenades and swats, explains gloms and foozles, and says pure English would dull and monotone the sport’s storytelling.
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Renig
Contagion risk eyed at Panama Canal opening
A Dutch doctor at a London medical congress warns the opening of the Panama Canal could spread yellow fever from the Atlantic world to Asia and the Pacific. He notes the pest’s origin in West Africa and the Caribbean, its historical spread, and urges strict precautions to prevent East West exchange.
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London
Panama Canal
Dutch East Indies
Asia
Pacific
Atlantic
Africa
Barbados
America
West Africa
West Indies
Brazil
Central America
East Indies
Springfield Republican
Sober as a Judge origins and Scots sobriety tale
A London Chronicle note recalls the saying sober as a judge and cites Andrew Long about a great Scottish judge who, forced to abstain for six weeks, found after thirty years his career still built on daily drinking. He drank port on the bench, claret at dinner, and whiskey at morning.
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Justice Darling
Tweed
Andrew Long
London Chronicle
Wangen Fountain of Wine Celebrates Old Victory
The Westminster Gazette notes a public fountain at Wangen in Alsace flowing wine on July 13 to mark a medieval tax owed to the Strasburg monastery. The medieval 400 measures payment was abolished in 1792, later transferred by forged deeds to two merchants, legally challenged, and the commune won on July 18, 1880. Since then a communal festival occurs on that day with wine flowing for one hour.
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Wangen
Alisco
Westminster Gazette
History of Shoes Through the Ages
A concise survey traces footwear from ancient Jewish wood and leather coverings to Roman luxury with ivory and gems. It notes medieval fashion, long pointed shoes in England tied to the knees, and the 17th century shift to modern forms with buckles appearing as ornaments in 1668.
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England
Parents Responsibility Caller Concludes Urges Parental Authority
Itasca Item argues parents bear key responsibility for modern youth behavior. The piece contends we rely too much on statutes to reform young people and fix social evils. It advocates stronger parental authority as the starting point before enforcing laws.
The Wallet of a Paris Savings Clerk Tale
A Paris clerk and his wife find a wallet with foreign securities worth about eighty thousand francs on the Champs Elysees. They hand it to police as honesty, then learn the finder’s law means unclaimed funds after a year become theirs. Anxiety and suspense follow as they fear the wallet may never be claimed.
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Mme. Cerveau
Monsieur Cerveau
Cerveau
Faubourg St. Honore
Champs Elysees
Morrin
Cerveaus
Mme, Cerveau
Hunger strike through centuries and across lands
The article traces hunger striking back to antiquity, citing John Scott in Edinburgh Castle and ancient Ireland where fasting was a legal debt constraint. It notes similar practices in medieval Ireland and in India where a debtor or creditor could sit at a doorstep without food to compel payment, with beliefs of divine or karmic consequences.
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John Scott
David's Tower
Edinburgh Castle
Ireland
Dom Gougaud
St. Patrick
Leogaire
India
Cerveaus Plan Villa Leonie With Secret Wallet Windfall
The Cerveaus dream of wealth as they scheme to buy a Deauville villa named Villa Leonie while fearing the money is not theirs. They resign from a bank post, obtain a wallet at a police station, and host Morrin to reveal the tale. The broker notes the shares have fallen to about three hundred francs.
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Cerveaus
Beauce
Normandy
Leonie
Cerveau
Bank
Deauville
M. Morrin
Mme. Cerveau
Morrin
Russia
Austria
Balkan
Blousey effects brighten Lenox fashion display
Miss Laura Webb, a fashionable metropolitan beauty, wore a white serge blousey suit at Lenox. A wide waist girdle enhanced the silhouette while a draped skirt and high lifted buckskin boots completed the chic ensemble. White embroidered gloves and a Ninich hat in black velvet added a refined touch.
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Laura Webb
Lenox
The Mushroom Season From the New York Times
A warning against wild mushrooms as readers learn from a New York Times dispatch. Medical sources dispute safe identification tests noting those methods are unreliable and caution that the only certain way to tell poisonous from edible mushrooms is to taste them.
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New York Times
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Penrose Attacks Johnson as Demagogue in Tut Tut Ridicule
Senator Penrose accuses Governor Johnson of being low bred and offensive, labeling him a demagogue. The governor fires back with a robust, unrestricted vocabulary as the exchange heats up. Wall Street Journal.
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Penrose
Johnson
Wall Street Journal
Sure Is Up Against It in Mexican Offer of Protection
The Mexican foreign minister states Von Lind will receive protection afforded to all foreigners, confirming his precarious position. The Boston Transcript notes the political tension surrounding his status and safety.
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von Lind
Boston Transcripa
Adjectives in Language Teaching and Literature
The article laments excessive adjective use in English across schools and media, citing Chesterton and Johnson as advocates for sparing adjectives. It highlights Johnson’s Rasselas as an example of restrained language and praises its concise opening paragraph.
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Indianapolis News
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Samuel Johnson
Rasselas
Prince of
Abyssinia
Not a Passing Fad Eugenics in Public Thought
From the New York World the piece argues that eugenics, while attacked by Cardinal Gibbons, is a lasting social movement shaping marriage through education rather than sterile laws. It warns against legislated perfection of marriage and doctors policing morals, noting broad public endorsement and long term influence on society.
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New York World
Cardinal Gibbons
Ingrates and Inauguration Clothing Controversy
The Philadelphia Record notes the phrase Ain't the Peepull the Ingrates. It reports Sulzer wore his old clothes to his inauguration and referred to the executive mansion as the people's house reflecting a public clash over appearances and access.
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Sulzer
Executive Mansion
People's House
Philadelphia Record
No body missing Colonel Roosevelt noted in St Louis Republic
The St Louis Republic asserts a lively era with no indication that any body is missing Colonel Roosevelt as a sign of continuing public stability and prominence. The brief remark reflects a buoyant tone about Roosevelt and ongoing public attention.
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Roosevelt
St. Louis Republic
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