School House Row Over Political Sentiment In Cass Township
A Cass township school faced a dispute after Miss Sinclair hung a picture of the President and First Lady. The piece sparked claims of partisan zeal among local youths and parents, prompting calls for broader patriotism and tolerance amid upcoming Republican party planning and district conventions.
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Parks School
Cass Township
Sinclair
White House
United States
Sullivan County
Roosevelt for 1904 Nomination Backed by States
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune rails against Roosevelt nomination but faces a rising tide of support. Eighty state conventions have endorsed the President for his own successor, leaving little chance for opposition at the coming convention. Theodore Roosevelt remains the standard bearer for 1904.
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Chicago
Harry New
Indiana
Auditorium Hotel
New
Fairbanks
Theodore Roosevelt
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Roosevelt
Union
Nye's comical encounter with Major Pond at Everett House
Els X Nye jokes about spotting Major Pond in New York after entering a room to request a lecturing job. He jokes about prior public exposure and claims to have served as a cabinet head with the largest ostrich egg display in captivity.
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Els X Nye
Lill Nye
Meter Pond
Everett House
New York
Tere
Nye
Major Pond
Pye
Barnui
Meeting of Virginia Governor Candidate and Old Classmate
On a train Montague, a gubernatorial candidate, meets a country lawyer friend from school. The lawyer recalls a quiet gesture that shows enduring friendship, asking only that Montague lightens his load with a simple sign of support.
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Montigiuse
Virginia
Fr. Montague
Osside
Eld
Philadelphia Ledger
Rathaie Os
Saved by a King Lady Catherine Wyndham’s miraculous revival
Lady Catherine Wyndini daughter of the Duke of Somerset wife of Mr William Wyndham and mother of the first Earl of Beremont died at Crehard Wyndham in Somersetshire and was buried beneath the Church of St Decuman near Watchet. The sexton opened her coffin at night and tried to remove a finger ring. She awoke and guided him home with a lantern then later bore twins, one becoming Sir Charles Wyndham and Earl of Egremont.
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Catherine Wyndini
Duke of Somerset
William Wyndham
Earl of Beremont
Crehard Wyndham
Somersetshire
St. Decuman'’s
Watchet
Catherine
Sir Charles Wyndham
Earl of Egremont
Justifiable evasions on authorship by Scott Gladstone and Smith
A note recalls Sir Walter Scott denying writing the Waverley novels and claiming not to be the author. Mr. Gladstone praised the evasion as justifiable. Sydney Smith joked that anonymous pieces were included after repeated denials in vain.
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Sir Walter Scott
Mr. Gladstone
Sydney Smith
Sullivan
A Funny Misstatement About Joan of Arc
A country school teacher asks pupils who Joan of Arc was. After silence a bowler pupil blurts out that she was Noahs wife, a humorous misunderstanding captured in a Lippincott quote.
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Joan of Arc
Noah
Lippincot
What Else Were They Fort Stranger
A Baltimore American line notes the region’s abundance of horses and their value in teams, highlighting strong equine stock and the practical use of horses for labor and transport in the local economy.
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Baltimore American
The Lay of the Bird Joke Exchange
A humorous dialogue features Mr Jones asking which song birds he favors and Dorothy noting the hen cannot sing. He retorts that the hen is the only bird whose lay he cares for.
Conversation on a husband staying at home
A brief dialogue shows a young wife boasting of her husband always staying home in the evening while her bosom friend notes he has little taste for pleasures. The exchange reflects social expectations of domestic life.
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Alwys
Jigsen’s Financial Interest In The Concern
A conference notes Jigsen holds a financial stake in the firm. The company owes him six months of salary, according to the dialogue.
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Jigsen
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Muncie
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