A Brave Man: Italy's King Confronts An Assailant
A few days after an anarchist fired at the King of Italy, the monarch remained composed as the assailant's bullets missed. Rome praises the king's courage, noting a long lineage of Savoy bravery from Humbert of the White Hands onward. The piece cites Mount Vesuvius and Messina cases as evidence of the king's martial character.
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Italy
Rome
House of Savoy
Humbert
The
White Hands
Emmanuel
Mount Vesuvius
Messina
Presidents and their spoken word in history
The article argues measuring a president by literary output is flawed. It highlights Lincoln Grant Washington Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt as notable for epigrammatic or carefully crafted phrasing, noting their impact and the strength of their expressions.
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Lincoln
Grant
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Cleveland
Mr. Roose
Velt
Cleveland
Roosevelt
New York
McKinley
Herman Eduard von Holst
University of Chicago
Germany
Hamilton
Recall and rhetoric clash in public debate then and now
A discussion compares Theodore Roosevelt and William Randolph Hearst era rhetoric with modern critique. It questions the link between political recalls and sensational violence, notes opinions about judges and reform, and mocks an unnamed reverend bishop’s remarks while highlighting the era’s sharp public discourse.
Virginia courtroom spree prompts revival of judicial recall debate
The article covers a Virginia moonshiner’s one year sentence followed by gunfire in court, killing the judge and sheriff and wounding others. It criticizes clerical support for recalling judges, arguing murder is not a legitimate method to address judicial conduct and urging lawful reform.
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Virginia
Bishop Fallows
Chicago
Samuel Fallows
Reformed Episcopal Church
Bishop
Appellate ruling ties liquor injunctions to local option
The Springfield Illinois Appellate court held that a perpetual injunction against two Shelbyville liquor sellers was error and should last only while local sentiment keeps the town dry or wet. If Shelbyville votes wet, the injunction expires and a new writ must be sought under local option principles.
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Springfield
Illinois
Shelbyville
Birds as Gem Finders From the New York Mall
A New York Mall tale notes birds finding lost jewels. Sophie Alexander’s pigeon yielded a solitaire from an engagement ring after hunters failed. In Lakewood a hen swallowed a gold chain with a shiny pebble, leading to a recovered La Valliere.
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New York
Newbury
Sophie Alexander
Alexander
Lakewood
Malleable glass could reshape future screens and windows
The essay urges development of malleable glass to protect aviators and replace brittle glass in automo biles, car windows, house windows, and roofs. It cites ancient lost arts, recalls experiments such as Kauffeld's 1903 malt glass, and foresees a tough, scalable glass that bends like metal and endures impact. A fortune awaits the discoverer and humanity gains a boon.
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Garrett P. Serviss
Encyclopedia Americana
Wendell Phillips
Tiberius
Rome
Pliny
Kauffeld
Indiana
Sugar as a Daily Heart Stimulant Debate
The article contrasts sugar supporters who cite its nourishing value and quick stimulation with Bakers Weekly opponents linking sugar to organic diseases. An English physician from King's College, London, claims cane sugar can treat certain heart diseases, noting experiments where a mammal heart beat extended 80 to 90 hours after death when sugars dusted the heart.
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New York Gun
Bakers’ Weekly
F. 8S. Locke
King’s College, London
Bells of St Mark’s Campanile Ring at Vatican
The pope, born to common roots and exiled from Venice, longs to hear St Mark’s bells again. As the new campanile nears completion, the bells will ring for the inauguration and be captured on a gramophone disk at the Vatican per Pius X’s arrangement.
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New York Herald
Venice
St. Mark's
St. Mark
Pius X
Campanile
Vatican
Reversible hats debut in millinery shops
From the New York Press reversible hats join coats as the latest novelty. One side suits fine weather, the other withstands rain and snow. Suited for travel, walking, riding. made of pliable straw with neat lining and a large buckle rosette trim.
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New York
Samuel Johnson Rise From Outsider to Lexicographer
A compact portrait traces Samuel Johnson from a troubled boyhood in a small English city through Oxford’s gaze to London’s literary scene. Despite sickness and scorn, he charms examiners, earns respect, and builds a growing reputation via works like a life of Savage and the English dictionary.
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Fortune
Samuel
Queen Anne
Pembroke
Oxford
College
Samuel Johnson
London
Richard Savage
Up-to-Date Verse by Percy Shaw
Poem recalls spring through window view of rooftops and dusty curtains. The speaker dreams of Nell and a long-forgotten May walk as hurdy-gurdy music calls to the remembered day. The verse blends nostalgia with vivid nature imagery and personal memories.
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Percy Shaw
Robin
Nell
Johnson and the Vicar of Wakefield a tale of debt and charity
The passage recounts Samuel Johnson facing poverty yet sharing his earnings. He accepts a royal pension of 300 pounds to gain independence. He helps friends in debt, including one jailed for rent, by selling a manuscript that becomes the tale of the Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith.
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Samuel Johnson
Johnson
Wakefield
Oliver Goldsmith
The Coming of Love Poem Fragment
A moonlit stroll beside a singing sea sparks a fleeting thrill that changes life and desire, as Charles C. Jones notes in February Ainslee's. The brief verse contrasts love's rush with mortality and renewal, capturing a moment of awakening.
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Charles C. Jones
Ainslee
Tommy's Ailment and Aunt's Dinner Table Quip
On a visit, Tommy declines cake saying he suffers not loss of appetite but politeness. His aunt notes his appetite while Tommy wittily replies with a quip about politeness. The fragment captures a light household exchange with humor.
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Tommy
Udge
Traction official hints at loosening smoking ban on streetcars
An observant citizen notes a Traction Company official may ease the long standing rule forcing smokers to stand outside as a car runs. He boards with a cigar and comments that smoke drifts to the rear when front doors open, suggesting a possible amendment to allow smoking on platform.
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Traction Company
Traction
Offic
Havana
George
Meaning of Mint Marks on United States Coins
An inquiry explains mint marks on coins produced in Philadelphia show no mark while other mints bear letters on the reverse or obverse. The active mints are Philadelphia San Francisco and Denver with marks including C CC D O and S, reflecting discontinued mints such as Carson City Dahlonega New Orleans and others.
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Philadelphia
United States
Philadel
San Francisco
Denver
Char N. C
Carson City
Nev
Dahlonega
New Orleans
Francisco
Cal
Phrase about energy and conversation in sidelined note
Fragmentary line shows a dialogue about calling Mar versus belief in the condition of energy. The brief text suggests a casual, incomplete exchange with no clear event or outcome. No identifiable persons, organizations, or places are established.
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Mar
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