Tariff clash and presidential power over raw materials
A satirical critique of tariff revisions led by Aldrich and Taft, detailing how the new bill raises duties on clothes and essentials while granting free raw materials. It portrays the president’s kitchen cabinet role and family-scale economic effects, with sharp political caricature and global references.
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Aldrich
Rhode Island
Taft
Butler
Joe
Mestown
Mary
Dad
Mother
Steel Trust
Andy Carnegie
Piero Morgan
Charlie Schwab
Argentina
Bill
White House
John D
New York Fashioned Oddities Draw City Gawkers
Norman notes a scene in midtown Manhattan as a tall woman in a black satin sheath and two foot tub hat attracts crowds. He describes her dramatic appearance, painted face, and awkward elegance before recounting a streetcar incident and a city fire causing a cascading water spray that drenches passengers.
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New York
Sixth Av
S Second St
Broadway
Paris
It's Dog Days and the Hoax Behind the Phrase
A reflective column debunks the phrase dog days as a hoax while mixing science and folklore. It covers mad dogs and rabies myths, ancient Greek connections to the star Sirius, and cautions about rabies treatment and this season’s heat dangers.
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Jdowe
W.ee
Pasteur
Lataud
Why August and the Dog Days Myth Explored
The article surveys August star lore tying the Dog Days to Sirius and a bright sky dog. It notes heat, not astrology, drives heatstroke myths and mentions Pasteur cures, European dogcatchers, and urban hydrotherapy death rates in Chicago.
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Europe
Chicago
Fragmented Star Dust Notes From Detroit
A garbled diary style extract mentions artist Mise Dantor and a tourist tale. The piece references a Cleveland leader and a portued Portuguese remark, with unclear dialogue about evidence and a change of stance.
Meeting With a Mysterious Gentleman on the Boardwalk
From Diana's Diary, a brigaded scene on meeting a bronzed man in Blenborough Marbleheim seeks needle and thread, hints at a seafaring life, and suggests his work as an agent unseen. Diana notes his yachting cap, plans an evening encounter, and wonders about his true occupation.
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Luna Park
Bowery
188Th St
Cleveland
Poe i
Pat
Blenborough Marbleheim
Blenborough
Iname
Finn
Intimate Correspondence on Tariffs and Wright Flyer Note
A Washington letter to a newspaper writer critiques the Aldrich tariff bill and tariff policy affecting yachts and raw materials. It questions Senator Jann A. Hemenway’s government role and ponders Taft’s stance, concluding with a brief note on the Wright brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jann A. Hemenway
Indiana
Senate Offee
Aldrich
Kitty Hawk
N. Y
Wilbur Wright
Suit Case Brigade Keeps Wet in Kansas
A fragmented clipping describes a humorous temperance scene at Atchison and Saint Joseph, Missouri, with a “suit case brigade” crossing the Missouri River. Report mentions Gov. Stubbs of Kansas and a crowd in a crowded car, noting awkward exchanges and the oddly staged protest crossing the river.
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Case Brigade
Kansas
Winthrop
Missouri
Here
Johison
Kan
North America
Joseph
Missouri River
Gov. Stubbs
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