Vanity and cleverness hinder both genders in society
The piece argues that vanity rests with both men and women, noting that clever women are not universally admired and that wit should be a servant, not a master. It contrasts male egotism with female wit and warns against pampering vanity in both sexes, urging prudent use of intelligence. It also covers Russia seeking American agricultural methods, strong U.S. leadership, and farm wealth growth amid price slumps, plus social cautions on parental indulgence and a London health fad of hot milk.
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London
Prince of Wales
Savage Club
Veteran Soldier From Maximilian Firing Squad Dies at 104
A Mexican member of the firing squad that executed Emperor Maximilian has died at 104. The unidentified veteran’s single shot helped end Napoleon III era and reshaped Europe, reflecting a history focused on Mexico’s role in a wider imperial drama.
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Maximilian
Napoleon II
Europe
Napoleon
Spring style and fish season claims spark supply talk
A fragmented report notes spring fashion remarks and hints at a closed season proposal for minnows that could affect sardine supplies. It mentions codfish, small fish, and market conditions with garbled phrasing on fisheries policy.
Porto Rico Messsage Delay Highlights House Quorum Failure
Washington May 11. For want of a quorum the house took no action on Taft's Porto Rico remedial legislation. Speaker Cannon faced splits over reference to Ways and Means or Insular Affairs committees, as only 166 members were present. Taft urged action in a later session, criticizing island governance under the Foraker act and urging changes tied to appropriation powers and executive council authority.
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Washington
House
Porto Rico
Cannon
Committee On
Garrett
Tennessee
Payne
Senate
Perul
Taft
Congress
Legislative Assembly of
United States
Executive Council
Legislative Assembly
Foraker
Philippines
Hawaii
House of Delegates
Sas
Isle Tariff Bill Reported in Washington
Washington May 11 The Philip Pine tariff bill was reported to the house yesterday by Chairman Payne of the Ways and Means Committee who gave notice he would call it up Thursday next.
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Aldrich
Beveridge
Senate
Indiana
Carter
Montana
Congressional
McCumber
Committee On Finance
Ways and Means
Weston Pedestrian Reaches St Marys After Breakfast Stop
Edward Payson Weston, the famed pedestrian, arrived in St Marys yesterday after a stop for breakfast. He continued on toward the west, with about 20 minutes spent in the town before resuming his journey.
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Weston
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Edward Payson Weston
St. Mary's
Pleads For Captain Hains In Death Trial In New York
In Flushing on May 11, closing pleadings began for Capt Hains in the trial for killing William B Annis. The defendant’s mother embraced him in court before being led away. McIntyre argued the act was God directed and the meeting accident. The defense challenged the sanity burden, claiming the defendant was sane beyond doubt and that medical science shows rational acts can occur in a mass of matter.
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Flushing
N. Y
John F. McIntyre
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William B. Annis
Hatne
John Hains
McIntyre
Capt. Hains
Capt
Haine
Boyles Go to Prison in Whitla Abduction Case
Mercer Ps May 11 James H Boyle sentenced to life in western penitentiary for kidnapping Billy Whitla. Wife Mary Doe given 25 years and $6000 fine. Both collapse after verdict. Mrs Boyle vows innocence while Boyle cites a 12 or 14 year old murder tied to a third party. Threats of self harm noted as a razor and morphine were found.
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Mercer
James H. Boyle
Western Penitentiary
Pittsburg
Billy” Whitla
Boyle
Court House
Chess
Livermore
Williams
Youngstown
Alice Roosevelt Longworth May Ohio auto trip license
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth plans time in Ohio or a possible automobile tour through the state and has applied to the state automobile department for a license.
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Longworth
Touk
Ohio
Columbus
Alice Roosevelt-Longworth
State Automobile Department
Fifteen Families Homeless After Lake Saskatchewan Fire
Fifteen families in the Rush Lake district near Winnipeg Sask were left homeless by a fire that burned their homes. Two children were reported badly burned and receiving treatment. Local prairie air relief efforts were mentioned as part of the response.
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Winnipeg
Rush ‘Lake
Sask
Prairie ‘Aires
Gird on the Sword Ascends the Ottoman Throne
Mehmed V was proclaimed sultan as a grand procession marked the coronation rite. The girding on the sword occurred in Ayub Mosque with limited foreign witness, then the sultan traveled by launch to kiss the prophet’s robe at Topkapı Palace. Government aid rises for Adana victims as Armenians demand justice and restitution.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Mehmed V
Ottoman Empire
Ayuob
Dolmahagtsche Palace
Sheik Ul-Islam
Kappu Palace
Adana
Ferid Pasha
Arsharini
Patriachate
Smyrna
Iberty
Strike Protest Ends in Buenos Ayres May Day Disturbance
The May day strike protest in Buenos Ayres ended yesterday after authorities fired on a gathering, and the protest action was inaugurated here as a response.
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Buenos Ayres
Fragmented note on a vote in Tallahassee May event
Fragmentary OCR mentions a vote in Tallahassee on a May date. The text references a house decision and a person possibly named Alier, with unclear context and wording.
Death stalks on trail of T. R. Kills rhino
Nairobi May 11 Col Roosevelt bags a rhinoceros during a jungle hunt near Machakos. The rhino charged Roosevelt at 14 paces before he fired. The expedition reports 15 game varieties captured, with naturalists preparing trophies for Smithsonian. Roosevelt and son Kermit bring in daily.
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Nairobi
British East Africa
Mr Roosevelt
Kermit
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Playground Association Opens Third Annual Congress in Pittsburg
Pittsburg hosts hundreds of leaders in education hygiene and civic movements as delegates and visitors gather for the Playground Association of America fifth day congress. Dr Halsey Gulick presided last night after welcomes by Mayor Magee and Buelan Kennard. topics begin with a report urging festivals as a safer Fourth of July and New Year alternative.
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Pittsburg
Playground Association of America
Carnegie Art Galleries
Luthe
Halsey Gulick
Magee
Buelan Kennard
Committee of Festivals
JOKE EXPLOSION KILLS THREE AT PETERMAN MINE
At the Peterman coal mine near Fredericksburg two men died and a third was fatally injured when a stick of dynamite exploded in a stove in the shanty at the mine mouth. The victims are Harvey Hubnut and Culter Kyle. Kyle had lit a fire earlier, and the blast occurred minutes later. No prior trouble reported and the employer cannot explain the dynamite's placement.
Prominent Omaha Man Dies by His Own Action
May 11 Omaha reports Julius Meyers a longtime Omaha business figure died by his own hand amid unclear circumstances. The obituary notes his status in local business circles and hints at a possible motive, with limited readable details from the damaged text.
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Omaha, Neb
Julus Meyer
Omaha
di Sponderby Oni
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