Rebels sack Ayotcingo near Mexico City in bold attack
Report from Mexico City says rebels sacked and destroyed Ayotcingo, twenty five miles from the capital, after defeating two federal detachments totaling about 250 men. Unconfirmed word claims two more detachments were beaten. Government insists the loss is minor and that 180 rebels caused the damage, but observers call it a sign of government weakness and a possible wider insurrection.
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Mexico
Ayotcingo
San Antonio Loses Investor Over Slow Street Paving
A Midwest investor arrived with $25,000 to inject into San Antonio but judged the city’s pace on Commerce Street as too slow. After weeks to pave six blocks, he concluded the town cannot deliver and moved on, calling San Antonio a fine starter but an indifferent finisher.
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San Antonio
Middle West
Manana
Commerce Street
Latin America
San Antonio urged to improve tourism and government effort
The speaker lambasts two years of inaction in San Antonio citing zero tourist entertainment or city enhancements while the Chamber of Commerce spends on ads. He warns complacency costs money as competitors gain ground, urging civic action beyond election day and a completed Commerce Street project.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Commerce Street
Zarzamora
On the Road to Reason Crítica of The World’s Peace Stance
The essay traces The New York World newspaper from its pacifist stance to a critique of its opposition to the Panama Canal policy and the Hay Pauncefote treaty. It argues that the paper under Taft era policy vacillated and questions whether the U S acted duped by Britain.
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New York
United States
Great Britain
United States Senate
Carnegie Peace Foundations
Taft
Panama Canal Zone
Congress
Panama
Roosevelt
Senate
America
Theodore Roosevelt
Third Termers Slipping Amid Party Fracture
The Third Term movement shows signs of breaking up as Roosevelt followers drift away and alignment forms between Third Termers and Republicans in Maine. Backer Frank Munsey hints at uniting with regular Republicans, while Roosevelt remains opposed to such deals and the dissident faction is seen as a protest group with little reform agenda. The article predicts a rapid disintegration within two months after the election.
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Maine
Frank Munsey
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Wilson
Chicago
No Arbitration If Britain Ends Interest In Oceanian Trade
The author argues the United States should reject arbitration with Great Britain over a shell game of unequal terms. He contends such a bargain lacks honor and self-respect for a sovereign nation and that no court would bind the U.S. to a deceitful arrangement. There is nothing to arbitrate.
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Great Britain
United States
The Late James Molloy and His Humorous Country Jabs
An excerpt notes James Molloy as a writer of Love's Old Sweet Song and humorist. It recalls a London Devon exchange about country living with a sharp punchline on costs and life in the country versus city. The dialogue satirizes savings through death and various expenses.
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James Molloy
London
Devon
Happiness insight from a marriage irony line
A brief witty exchange notes a man only learns happiness after marriage, while the woman suggests it's too late once wed. The quip captures a sardonic view of married life in Le Rire.
Blen A Modern Maid Dialogue Sparks Love Promise
A Boston Tran script presents Blen A Modern Maid where a character declares love as a condition for marriage. The exchange centers on a pledge to wed for affection if no better match appears, highlighting themes of romantic choice and social expectations.
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Boston Transcript
The Light's Daily Story of a Grotesque Show Sabotage
Meval recalls sketching a Parisian grotesque troupe led by Otto Pilnitz at a January cafe. A deadly sabotage by M. Trappe, the armless wonder, toppled a scenic railway car, maiming nearly twenty and ending the spectacular act.
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Meval
Boulevard de Strassburg
Otto Pilnitz
Monsieur Pilnitz
Impressario
Monsieur
Ostend
Karl
Big Kate
Curio
M. Trappe
Skelton
Wonder
Ohio Senator Sentenced Over Bribe in 3 Year Term
Ohio state senator who accepted a $200 bribe has been sentenced to three years in prison. The St. Louis Republic notes the case as a立 example of political corruption.
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Ohio
St. Louis
Right Man to Head Bureau of Chemistry Vibrant Debate
Detroit Free Press reports Dr Wiley proposes himself as head of the bureau of chemistry stirring a controversy over leadership. The piece questions the suitability and precedent of self-nomination for a key federal post.
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Doc
Dr. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Detroit Free Press
Madam Butterfly at Grand Opera House Review
Aborn English Grand Opera Company presented Madam Butterfly at the Grand Opera House. Edith Helena excels in the title role but the cast is imbalanced and wardrobes are dated. English dialogue used. Battain’s Pinkerton known for English lines and strong Italian tone. Il Trovatore slated for tonight.
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Madam Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
John Luther Long
David Belasco
Cho-Cho-San
Heise Suzuki
Hattie Belle Ladd
B. F. Pinkerton
U. 8
Navy
Arthur Green
Ernest Lambert
Kate Pinkerton
Camilla Elkjaer
Marie Sutter
May Ward RO Aer Seretckiess Sande
Julia Lambert
Edgar Poe
Edith Helena
Aborn Company
Eugene Battain
Lieutenant Pinkerton
Eugene Battaii
Almanacs and their publishers in London history
Whitaker of Almanack fame is noted beside John Greenleaf Whittier as a lesser known name. The oldest surviving almanack is the 1686 Almanach national de la France, now over 1600 pages, followed by the 150 year Gotha almanac. The Stationers Company once held publishing rights. a later French edition and royalist efforts attempted to bypass the monopoly. Prices paid to copied works are detailed, including three to ten guineas per copy.
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London Chronicle
Whitaker
John Greenleaf Whittier
Whittier
France
Alamanach de Gotha
Stationers Company
George III
London
Moore's
Two Families and a Big House Debate
In a pointed quip from Detroit Free Press, it notes even the White House isn’t large enough for two families. Pittsburg Gazette Times adds a political jab, suggesting James Wilson’s successor as agriculture secretary may be Obadiah Gardner.
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Wilsons
Messrs. Wilson
Bryan
White House
Detroit Free Press
James Wilson
Obadiah Gardner
Pittsburg
Explorer’s Quest Echoes in World Leader Ambition
A South American explorer, not a British home secretary, expresses a bold aim to conquer the Amazon or perish. The New York World notes the iron-willed ambition reflecting early 20th century imperial imagination.
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Amazon
New York World
Rockefeller Advice Urges Contentment With What They Have
The Milwaukee News reports on John D. Rockefeller urging the public to be satisfied with their current possessions and avoid envy, promoting frugality and gratitude in daily life.
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Rockefeller
Milwaukee News
Doctor Fincham Heals Mayor With Copper Wire Cure
In a city tale, Alderman Fincham jokes he can cure Mayor Jones neuralgia using copper wire. The mayor tries the method and reports rapid relief, while the physician explains neuralgia as a foot disease requiring similar remedy. The exchange mocks medical jargon and confirms the odd cure.
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Alderman Fincham
Jones
Mr. Fincham
Mayor Jones
Fincha
St. Anthony
Doc
Odd Bits From Far and Wide Headlines
A collection of quirky clippings and notices from various papers. The Austrian paper notes a bride in a pale blue linen frock. A Dublin headline jokes about a white elephant. A Missouri lawyer cites a poison scare in a divorce case. An Oxford Register quips about a zoo reopening after a pig and dynamite incident. A South Dakota journal comments on a refined bride and groom. Corydon Republicans offer a frugal ant deterrent recipe with turpentine.
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Boston Transcript
Dublin
Missouri
South Dakota
Smith
Oxford Register
Corydon Republican
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