Treat Them Alike and the Cuban Intervention Debate
Washington ordered 2800 regulars ready to embark for Cuba if unrest over the Cuban election worsens. The piece compares U S action in Nicaragua with Cuba and Mexico, arguing protection for Americans everywhere and criticizing intervention inconsistency. It also critiques a Melzer donation scheme to Evansville via a $1000 investment growing to $19.95 million by 2162.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Nicaragua
Mexico
Mexican Republic
Republic
Sultan of
Sulu
Russian Empire
Russia
Wagua
Ria
Evansville
Mr. Melzer
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Hypothecating the Future in Evansville Ends in Deposit at 4 Percent
A local Evansville citizen, Adolph Melzer, believes endowments hypothecate the future, but his naive approach prompts scrutiny of social economy. He places a sum on deposit with a bank at 4 percent, illustrating the risk of well intentioned but misguided financial schemes.
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Evansville
Ind
Adolph Melzer
New York's raison d etre as trade center debated
The New York Journal of Commerce and critics argue New York may be overstating its economic centrality. They note the city handles 60 percent of imports and 40 percent of exports, yet question New York's essential role given national growth and interior trade outside the metropolis.
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New York Journal of Commerce
Robert T. Donahue
Public Service Commission
First District of
New York
New York Traffic Club
Donahue
Journal of Commerce
Hudson
South Sea Island
United States
New York Fed as Economic Appendix to Nation
The piece argues New York consumes and produces little of real value, living off the country’s labor. It likens New York to a useless appendix that will face dissolution once an economic plan ends manipulation of essentials for a few.
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New York
United States
Reform Is Needed in Congressional Methods of Action
The piece argues for a complete revision of how Congress conducts business. It cites the Sixty-second Congress as lacking a central objective and teamwork, with duplicated legislation and excessive individual pension cases. It calls for segregating private pension claims from public matters and establishing a pension board.
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United States
Congress
House
Senate
Order of Owls
Pension Board
Rubber Wings for Ships
A Brazilian inventor Pellico Portello proposes inflatable rubber wings to keep ships afloat after iceberg hits. The wings would surround the vessel and be inflated quickly to enable a leisurely sinking only if needed, allowing time for evacuation. Naval experts show interest but offer no feasibility judgment.
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Pellico Portello
Paris
Portello
Philadelphia Record
Pelican Declared Undesirable by Fish Commissioner
In his annual report Sterett denounces the pelican as an undesirable ornithological citizen. He claims one adult pelican can surpass six interior fishermen in trout and red fish catches daily and urges the slogan pelicano est delenda. He also accuses the bird of warehousing fish in its bill, violating the Texas cold storage law with a $2000 license implication.
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Sterett
Texas
Fort Worth
Unusual Reward Offered to Dr Portal by Vestris
Dr Portal, famed as Louis XVIII's medical attendant, declined a gift from the renowned dancer Vestris who offered lessons to improve his manner of entering a sickroom. The gesture, intended as gratitude, cost Portal the dancer's esteem and respect.
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Vestris
Portal
Darkness on a mother's heart after Toulon disaster
A narrator recalls the Toulon battleship explosion and the ensuing misery. At a country station a grieving mother learns her son may be among the missing, while crowds weigh uncertain casualty estimates and gossip fuels fear. The memory haunts the author in dreams.
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Toulon
Marseilles
St. Raphael
France
Provence
Pecaire
Justice
Liberte
Foux
Saint Tropez
Middle Name Illegal in English Law History
The article notes English law forbids two baptismal names and requires naming by baptism name and surname. It cites Coke and cites royal exceptions, explaining that even by 1600 only a few had two given names and two names were rare 150 years earlier.
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Harper's Weekly
England
Coke
Being a Patriot Is No Piker's Game
Washington Post notes the idea that no campaign contribution is too large for a candidate to consider. It cites a claim that Japanese in America gave 2900 dollars for a creche for children in Okayama slums.
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Washington Post
America
Okayama
Beef prices abroad under tariff spark London versus New York contrast
The Democratic committee reports on September 26 price disparities between London and New York for beef and other staples. Beef in London was cheaper than in New York, with prime roast beef at 13 cents in London versus 24 cents in New York. Briskets, sirloin, and porterhouse showed similar gaps, amid debate over tariff effects and meat supply figures.
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New York
England
United States
London
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
American Meat Packers’ Association
Democratic Committee
Tariff “Chamber of Horrors
Beef Trust
George L. McCarthy
Packers’ Organization
Addsda
Argentina
Bedford Street
Tottenham Court Road
Porterhouse
Late Summer by Mildred Howells
Poem in Harper's Magazine describing summer resting after labor and considering its subjects a moment before winter arrives. The verse personifies summer as a ruler counting leaves flowers and fruits under a cloudless sky before winter draws nearer.
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Mildred Howells
Harper's Magazine
Tariff Tax Exposed by New York London Price Comparison
The Democratic committee releases prices showing New York and London per pound costs for beef and ham and per dozen for eggs. Abram I. Elkus says tariffs unjustly tax meals and William C. Redfield urges working people to see the real cost impact. The figures claim high tariffs raise everyday food prices and dispel prosperity claims.
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Abram I. Elkus
William C. Redfield
New York
London
Great Britain
Beveridge Quits Republican Party After Loss
Former Senator Beveridge declares he has quit the Republican party. He suggests the party abandoned him by failing to re elect him to the Senate in a harsh summary of the political split.
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Beveridge
Republican Party
Los Angeles Times
Taft Campaign Ends Whirlwind Close Noted Like Chess
A New York American column likens Taft’s campaign finish to a brisk chess finale, portraying it as swift and decisive amid political momentum.
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New York American
Young Mr McCormick Urges Caution On Balkan War Blame
The Omaha Bee notes that the generous young Mr McCormick has not yet assigned fault for the Balkan war to President Taft, urging restraint in assigning blame.
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McCormick
Taft
Omaha Bee
Observant Streetcar Passenger Performs Caramel Trick
A woman in a fitted suit sits upright on a streetcar, examining a paper bag and caramel. She uses a caramel piece to maneuver a veil pin and slides the candy down the veil to her mouth, drawing amused interest from fellow riders.
First days of school teaching in the Philippines report
Alice M. Kelly of the Manila Times recalls her Igorot encounters in November 1901. Natives feared an American woman yet greeted her with "Good morning Mrs. Kelly" in behavior starkly curious. A courtroom scene shows locals bowing to a judge and saying the same greeting, signaling careful politeness and adaptation.
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Alice M. Kelly
Manila Times
One Best Bet of the Race
The Baltimore Sun notes that bettors favor Wilson as the clear favorite in the upcoming race. It asserts broad public support and expectations of a strong finish.
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Wilson
Baltimore Sun
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