The Seven Governors and Roosevelt's Third Term Idea
The essay argues against seven governors backing Roosevelt for a third term, noting his past pledge against a third nomination and the public's resistance to any such move. It contrasts Roosevelt's approach with La Follette's and discusses constitutional limits, public sovereignty, and the dangers of demagoguery in shaping law without broad consensus.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Ephesus
la Follette
Roosevelt Quotes Holmes On Law As Morality In Public Policy
President Roosevelt cites Justice Holmes to assert that a law's validity rests on prevailing morality or dominant opinion. He aligns with Holmes but the idea is not new, arguing that law itself embodies morality.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Justice Holmes
Tactics in War and the Trap Notion Explored
Reports from Mexico say government forces under General Salazar were "trapped" by rebels, but the analysis questions this as not a deliberate plan. The piece discusses retreat lines, tactical divisions, and cites Napoleon at Waterloo as context for strategic splitting of forces.
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Napoleon
Wellington
Blucher
Europe
Grant
Vicksburg
Pemberton
Johnson
Salas
Aubert
Salazar
Mexico
Waterloo
Blacher
Decline of American Horse Ends Trotting Era
The Billings stable's departure to Europe signals a blow to American trotting stock due to short sighted legislation. Russia seeks high quality breeding stock, reducing chances of returns to the United States. Government and state actions push racing abroad, weakening cavalry and horse industries nationwide.
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The
Washington Post
Europe
Russia
America
England
Congress
Why He Knew About It
A Washington Post anecdote recounts a naval lieutenant lecturing landsmen on gun maneuvering when a volunteer brigadier revealed a new breech attachment. The officer claimed ignorance, and the brigadier disclosed he invented the device two weeks earlier, proving practical knowledge can outpace official rank.
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Washington
Washington Post
Credit Claimed for Insurgency Invention by Ollette
A Chicago News item quotes La Ollette asserting he should receive credit as the inventor of insurgency and challenges others who deny his claim.
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T. BR
Lingula the Lingering Symbol of Stagnation in Science
In this essay style piece, Garrett P. Serviss contrasts M. Bergson’s ideas with the unchanging Lingula mollusk, using the ancient creature as a symbol for human complacency. He argues progress defines humanity and cites the Stone Age to modern innovations to show how few resist change.
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France
M. Bergson
Herbert Spencer
Adam
Rockies
Andes
Alps
Himalayas
Singula
Suffragette Cipher Code Revealed At London Arraignment
In London the arraignment of Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst and Mrs Mabel Tuke and others from Votes for Women featured prosecutor Bodkin reading a cipher used by the WSPU. The code mapped cabinet members to terms like pansy and rose and signified arrest or avoidance, with the group reported to have about 115000 pounds in funds and having spent over 20000 on hall rentals. The defendants were remanded to March 21 for trial.
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New York Sun
London
Pethie Lawrence
Votes For Women
Emmeline Pankhurst
Mabel Tuke
Archibald Henry Bodkin
Women's Social and Political Union
House of Commons
Bodkin
Old Bailey
Daring 19th Century Rubber Seed Smuggling
The piece recounts H W Wickham’s secret 100000 rubber seeds stolen from the Amazon and smuggled to British Guiana Malay states via a misty steamer, aided by Indians and possibly Sir Joseph Hooker. Brazil’s loss opened cultivation elsewhere boosting global rubber supply and world wealth by about a billion dollars yearly.
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Para
Brazil
H. W. Wickman
Amazon
Wickham
Sir Joseph Hooker
Royal Botanical Gardens
Kew
England
Upper
Manoas
Her
British Guiana
Up-to-Date Verse by William Whitelock Ends with Ball Player
A four son family piece tracks four brothers: John learns trombone earning eight dollars weekly, Joe moves to bassoon for six dollars weekly, Frank studies oboe at five dollars weekly, while Tom rejects instruments and ends up playing ball earning about ten thousand yearly.
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William Wallace Whitelock
John
Joe
West
Seattle
Frank
Bangor
Tom
Earth
Intervention in Mexico War Widening Costs and Risks
The New York Herald argues that intervention in Mexico equals war with Mexico, unites Mexicans against the United States, would require an army of 200000, ends in a long tropical campaign, suspends 150000000 in annual trade, endangers American lives and investments, incurs vast costs, and risks straining relations with Latin American states.
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The
New York Herald
Mexico
United States
Photographic colors via three color process by Capt Otto Fulton
Capt Otto Fulton presents a three color photographic process using blue green and red light, projecting via three lenses onto a white pale green and pale orange tinted screen. The method yields delicate natural color tints on non inflammable opaque paper and suits moving pictures with powerful lamps, reducing fire risk from celluloid.
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Otto Fulton
Australia Faces Shortage of Mechanics
Australia contends with a nationwide lack of qualified mechanics amid rising demand. Workshops report longer wait times and employers struggle to fill skilled positions, affecting vehicle services and maintenance industry growth. Local training programs seek to expand pipelines to meet industry needs.
Spite Fence Sparks Neighborly Feud In Quiet Block
On a calm street two households sparred over yard noise and a dog. Families split into sides and a sweeping insult banner appeared in the front lawn declaring the fence dispute is not the owner’s. An old quarrel escalated into a public mess.
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Mirandy
Yaas
Gath
Doctor’s Diet Mystery and New York Real Estate Oddity
A well known physician narrates a tale of a patient whose weight surged despite a strict diet list. The humorous punchline shows the patient eating only regular meals, challenging the doctor’s guidance. The item concludes with the note that New York City owns 934 pieces of real estate.
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City of
New York
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