San Antonio Rail Plan Aims to Unite City Growth
The opening of the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railway to the gulf and Rio Grande is hailed as a boon for both major political camps and all citizens. The project promises deeper harbor access, more factories, greater population, and improved finances, with unity urged across factions to fund and build the line.
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Brownsville
San Antonio
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican
Rio Grande
Gulf
Roosevelt’s Nomination Defeat Reassesses Republican Path
The piece argues Roosevelt failed to secure the nomination due to party dynamics and public apathy. It suggests his misread of “the people,” the Chicago convention actions, and the anti third term stance shaped outcomes. It calls for reform in the Democratic committee and leadership changes.
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Roosevelt
Perkins
Nceforth
Mr. Roosevelt
Fly
Taft
Tait
Chicago Steamroller
Republic
Chicago
Republican Party
Two National Conventions in Session Possibility
The article notes a likely simultaneous national conventions for Democrats in Baltimore on June 25 and Republicans at Chicago's Coliseum with a possible one week extension. It cites potential scheduling congestion as both parties may run concurrently.
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Baltimore
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Roosevelt faction contemplates compromise third candidate
Roosevelt men in Chicago consider a third candidate such as Hughes Hadley Cummins or La Follette to avert a party split. Taft supporters refuse to bargain as Roosevelt’s tactics push toward an inevitable Taft victory and a crushing consensus.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Hughes
Hadley
Cummins
la Follette
Taft
Colonel Roosevelt
Lepers Strike at Kameyama Hospital in Japan
In Japan lepers at the Kameyama hospital run by French monks demanded one cent daily pocket money. When refused, over 100 escaped and were recaptured by police and returned to care. Costs are funded by subscriptions and garden produce. Patients receive board lodging medical care and a small pocket allowance.
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Tokyo
New York
Japan
Kameyama Hospital
Cuckoos story hints at spring and nest tricks
A narrator describes a cuckoo's night arrival and daybreak song. The tale covers its courtship, the hen cuckoo, and the risky egg swap in a meadow pipit's nest, illustrating cunning to shape the brood. Russia weighs a vast Volga Black Sea canal plan.
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Russia
Volga River
Black Sea
Leprosy Fear and Public Attitudes in Early 1900s
A Washington state case of John R. Early, a malaria survivor labeled leprous, sparked debate on stigma and public policy. The piece argues leprosy is less contagious than tuberculosis, criticizes journalistic sensationalism, and urges rational fear over panic in society.
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John R. Early
North Carolina
Washington, D. C
John Early
Tacoma
Journal of
The
American Medical Association
London
Up-to-Date Verse on a World Stage
A Washington Star poem reflects on life as a stage with daily scenes from morning to night. It notes transforming seasons from autumn green to summer gold, acknowledging both sorrow and glee as critics debate the performance.
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The
Washington Star
The Girl Graduate and Her Duty to Society
Harper’s Weekly urges the modern girl to expand beyond family and class limits and apply free intelligence to life’s problems. She must labor for the common good, live healthily, and sacrifice personal happiness when needed, preserving the race’s future. A closing note humorously claims a pound of soap makes 25,344,000 bubbles.
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Harper's Weekly
Observant Citizen on Smokers Seats and Women
A Tobin Hill-Sap depot car passenger cites a rule allowing smoking on rear right seats since pay as you enter cars. He notes women occupy those rear seats on every car, while conductors attribute it to human nature and seating habits. The company acknowledges smokers’ seats are usually filled by women and non smokers.
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Tobin- Hill-Sap
Traction Company
The Law of Progress in Government
A Cassier's Magazine excerpt by Charles Easton proclaims progress as absolute, condemning entrenched privilege and conservatism for hindering reform. It denounces privileged interests who shield motives behind fearf
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Charles Easton
Cassier
At German Court Balls
The Kaiser favors strict standards at German court balls with selected couples rehearsing dances months ahead under Frau Gasperini. The Kaiserin critiques any shortcoming during rehearsals while final runs occur the eve of the ball at a royal residence. Princesses carry long trains while married ladies wear about eleven feet six inches trains, others slightly shorter.
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Faulein Gasperini
Giornale da
Italia
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San Antonio Light
San Antonio Gazette
Associated Press
Charles 8S
Diehl
Harrison L. Beach
United States
Beckwith
Tribune
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
America
Europe
Democratic National Committee
Urey Woodson
John J. Martin
the Light’s Daily Story
Law of
Sherlocko
Monk
QUICK
Uma
Watso
Jake
Astounding
Jooko
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