Americans in Mexico Arm averted crisis reflects new policy
Washington and Mexico City announce the U S will arm American residents in Mexico to deter mob violence. Ambassador Wilson will distribute rifles and ammunition with Mexican approval. The move marks a historic shift from deploying troops to arming civilians abroad and implies stronger U S protection for foreigners if needed. It signals broader political debate on presidential tenure and empire concerns in Europe.
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Mexico
Wilson
United States
No Third Term Debate Stirs Thinkers at Cornell
The third term issue sparks speculation from Prof. Jacob Gould Schurman and others on Roosevelt potential Caesarism and danger of hero worship. Critics argue breaking sacred precedent once could make it possible again, though supporters find the view pessimistic.
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Roosevelt
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Mr. Roosevelt
Hungarian Demands Strain Dual Austrian German Ties
The article notes rising Hungarian power within the empire as Budapest presses for control over Hungarian reservists and for Magyar language command in Hungarian regiments, challenging Vienna's unity. It discusses Slavic power as a balancing factor and the risk of prompting Czech and Pole demands, with potential military inefficiencies.
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Hungaria
Khuen Hedervary
MM. Kossuth
Marie Therese
Austrian Empire
Empire
Vienna
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Budapest
Boomer’s Parody Warns of Winsted Boost Weekend
A satirical salvo mocks a booster who inflates small town Winsted Conn as a national reform target. It ridicules a boastful writer’s antics and a “bargain day” with cheap liquor, lingerie and trains from Grand Central, urging vigilance against a restless, careless crusader.
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Grand Central
Broadway
Sand-hiller’s diary shows 90 bushels of corn per acre on worn land
A South Carolina farmer on a fifty year old sandhill plot built a diary based program of soil, seed, planting, and fertilization. From March 26 to harvest he records harrowing, ploughing and nursing the crop to 90 bushels per acre. He compares with adjacent acres to prove care and fertilizer boost yields.
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Department of Agriculture of
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Columbia
Sandhill Belt
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Abouis
Jersey
Yonkers
Illinois
Marvels of Science answers on moon Venus and Canopus
The Moon’s influence on vegetation is negligible as its light and heat reach Earth in vastly reduced amounts. Canopus could be seen from Ur 6000 years ago only if the horizon differed. precession moved the star. Wireless telegraphy uses ether, not air, and earth-to-planet communication by light is not feasible with current science.
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Canopus
Chaldea
Celestial
Aries
Celestial Pole
Abraham
Solar System
Mars
Seasickness remedy from cotton in ears anecdote
A suburban physician recalls a liner anecdote about a pretty girl who blocked seasickness by stuffing cotton in her ears. She explains deaf mutes on a crossing seemed not seasick, suggesting stomach and hearing nerves are in sympathy. The doctor confirms trying the cotton remedy.
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Botton
New York Press
State nicknames misspelled as Sunshine and Valentine
A brief note claims New Mexico will be known as the Sunshine State and Arizona as the Valentine State, reflecting a playful but incorrect pair of sobriquets for the two Southwest states.
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New Mexico
Arisona
Valentine State
Steel cars prove safe in emergency on railways
The New York Evening Sun notes that steel passenger cars withstood a dramatic derailment scene. Passengers were tossed about but escaped serious injury, proving steel cars to be a major advance in railroad safety despite possible roadbed and track repairs needed for high speed service.
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New York Evening Sun
Ohio Governor Harmon Quietly Positioning for President
In a tone likened to an October sunset, Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio mounts a presidential bid with restrained public activity. Commentator K Knickerbocker Pregg notes Harmon's campaign carries quiet persistence rather than loud, sweeping moves.
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Judson Harmon
Ohio
K Knickerbocker Pregg
Fortune and Poverty in a Moorland Poem
Poem narrative by Martha Haskell Clark in Ainslee's Magazine presents Fortune serenading through a latticed pane while Poverty sits nearby by the fire. The speaker travels the open ways with Poverty as a companion, sharing the wander trail under blue moorland skies and valuing simple peasant life over jeweled halls.
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Wise
Martha Haskell Clark
Ainslee’s
Absinthe Consumption Surge in France 1870 to 1900
Absinthe intake in France expanded from 15 621 hectolitres in 1870 to 238 000 hectolitres by 1900 reflecting a rapid rise in the spirit's domestic use and related cultural patterns.
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France
The Missing Mr Spring In A Hotel Lobby
A prosperous man questions a hotel desk about a friend named Mr Spring who is overdue. A bellhop and staff search the dining room and lobby, calling for Spring, but the man vanishes without a trace as two travelers confirm the joke. The clerk hints Spring will wear verdant green with pink blossoms when found.
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Spring
Mr. Spring
Page
Chickens or Nothing Poultry Venture Ends Quietly
A theater actress tried poultry farming as a summer pastime using a barnyard hen and 18 store eggs. She asked a neighbor how long eggs take to hatch and was told three weeks for chickens and four for ducks. After three weeks she found no chickens and removed the hen, deciding she did not want ducks.
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