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Vesey
New York
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San Antonio
United States
Sympathy Wasted: Colombia Recalls Minister Over Grievances
The article argues Colombia recalled Minister Ospina not from US sentiment but to protest perceived failures in Ospina's diplomacy. It notes Colombia's grievances with the United States over a Panama canal rights dispute and a failed money-making scheme, contrasting forceful US tactics with Colombia's lack of sympathy.
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Colombia
Ospina
United States
Panama Canal
Nicaragua
Panama
Republic
Paradox and the ubiquity puzzle at Yale alumni dinner
The article recalls the Greek roots of paradox and the saying Gambetta used. It recounts Arthur Hadley, Yale University president, missing a Chicago alumni banquet to be in two places at once, highlighting the problem of ubiquity and impossible feats.
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Gambetta
Arthur Hadley
Yale University
Yale
Chicago
Foreign Grand Opera in San Antonio Prompts Debate
San Antonio weighs the merits of grand opera in English against performances in foreign languages as it welcomes foreign artists. The article notes English opera rises as a viable, if contested, vehicle for the music drama while acknowledging strong opinions on language and intelligibility.
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San Antonio
America
New World
Yale Alumni Echo Across 1000 Miles By Proxy Hadley
At a Chicago Yale alumni banquet 260 members placed watch case receivers on their plates connected to a trunk line. George E. Payson presided as toastmaster and announced Proxy Hadley. The Yale yell sounded to President Hadley at his home 1000 miles away and he spoke to the group.
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Yale
Chicago
Hadley
George E. Payson
Eli
Mediocre Books and the American Reader
In 1911 two British authors held the top US best sellers list Farnel with The Broad Highway and Arnold Bennett with How to Live on Twenty four Hours a Day. The piece questions why American writers lag and notes Americans will read heavier topics when presented well, while Farnel’s classification remains unclear.
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United States
Farnel
Arnold Bennett
English writers and American taste in 1911 literature
The piece argues that in 1911 no American novel or philosophy matched Meredith Eliot Bennett Arnold Ruskin or certain American thinkers in quality. It blames publishers for chasing best sellers and notes readers still favor serious, challenging works, while foreign philosophical books selling well reveal a lack of local thinking, yet encourage further writing.
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George Meredith
George Eliot
Bennett
Matthew Arnold
John Ruskin
Farnel
United States
Oregon and the Oregon Country Clash 1792 to 1842
The piece traces the Oregon Country saga from Captain Gray’s 1792 Columbia discovery and 1787 Wash ington voyage to the Ashburton treaty of 1842. It notes Whitman Bent on, early settlements Astoria and Willamette missions, and Benton’s persistence securing U S control over the vast region with its forests valleys and Hood River apples.
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Oregon
Sisterhood of the Union
Oregon Country
Robert Gray
Columbia River
Northwest
China
Gray
Columbia
England
Uncle Sam
Ashburton
Daniel Webster
Captain Winship
John Jacob Astor
Astoria
Willamette Valley
Whitman
H. H. Spalding
Missouri
Rocky Mountains
Dr. Whitman
East
Thomas H. Benton
Benton
United States
Hood River
Roosevelt Questions Chicago Convention Role Change
The Birmingham Press notes President Roosevelt hints Chicago could shift to a Republican board of governors, suggesting a major reorganization in party leadership and convention control.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Republican Board of Governors
Binghamton Press
Dream vision lampoons human folly from Venus
A narrator recalls a surreal dream where a pelican like bird hosts a lecture of Earthlings and their winged contraptions. The comedy mocks humans for balloon and aeroplane reliance and arrogance about intelligence. The narrator concludes the scene likely occurred on Venus.
Where is R s strength
The piece argues Roosevelt’s strong vote-getting image is not borne out by 1904 and 1908 state results in New York Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri. It notes Roosevelt led Taft by only 12 484 votes across five key states while Parker and Bryan faced weaker opposition, questioning Roosevelt’s claimed political strength.
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New York
Roosevelt
Stubbs
Kansas
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Taft
Judge Parker
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Wrong Side of Resignation Halls Wilson in Scandal Review
The Chicago News notes Secretary Wilson's pattern of landing on the losing side as scandals unfold in his department, painting a critical view of his handling and accountability amid ongoing inquiries.
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Wilson
Chicago News
He Isn’t a Contributing Editor Knickerbocker Press
A brief noting that China has a living ex president while addressing the idea of editorial roles. The item reflects a media column style from Knickerbocker Press.
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China
Knickerbocker Press
Muza ben Abil Gazan Fights Granada Surrender Legend
In the late stage of Ferdinand and Isabella war legends tell how Muza ben Abil Gazan opposed surrender at Granada. He urged fighting to the death, then rode from the Alhambra in armor to vanish from sight, while contrasting Spanish accounts claim a mortal duel near the Xenil River.
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Ferdinand and
Isabelle
Spain
Maza Ben Abil Gazan
Granada
Boabdil el Chico
Muza Ben Abil Gazan
Muza Ben Abi Gazan
Allah
Alhambra
Elvira
Muza
Xenil
Fragrant Dream of a Lost Love in March Ainslee's
Poem reflecting longing and heartbreak as speaker recalls a dreamlike reunion with a beloved who appears as radiant but is later revealed to be dead. The narrator expresses enduring ardor across years and the haunting memory of her presence. Will Lisenbee attribution appears in March Ainslee's.
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Will Lisenbee
Ainslee
Rivalry over retiree ease drifts in Washington Post
A quip suggests Dr Sun might have resisted retirement if he had served a full term, hinting at a tense political dynamic between rivals and the editorial tone of the Washington Post.
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Dr. Sun
Washington Post
Glory of the Setting Sun Captured in Chicago Notes
Dr Yat Sen is gathering to himself a lot of perfectly good glory as described in a Chicago News item about praise and splendor surrounding a setting sun motif.
Night watchers view couple in yard embrace near Alamo City
A street gathering forms as a parlor window shows a young couple kissing. A messenger boy and a high school youth join the crowd while an elderly man warns the group and heads toward the gate to report to Lucy about the couple.
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Alamo City
High Sch
T Street
Lucy
Opium Habit Widespread Among Formosan Population
From the Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette the Japanese found opium usage extensive in Formosa among Chinese origin residents. It notes 64 percent of males addicted, with the educated showing the highest rates. The habit often traced to medical advice in 93 percent of cases, and public sentiment shifted from initial opposition to eradicating the drug.
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E Trol
Formosa
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