Washington Gossip Seeks Roosevelt World Tour After Office
Washington gossip predicts Roosevelt plans a world tour after his 1909 presidency end and speculates on a New York senate run. It highlights Taft as potential secretary of war and notes Moody Metcalf Hitchcock as athletic public figures with varied sports careers.
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Ashington
Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate
New York
Platt
United States
White House
Congress
Grant
Mr. Roosevelt
Martha Washington Bible Restored To Mary Custis Lee
The long lost Bible of Martha Washington, seized from the Lee home at Arlington during the Civil War, was restored by G. W. Kendricks of Philadelphia to Miss Mary Custis Lee. The volume, printed in London in 1702, remains in fine condition with preserved inscriptions and pressed leaves from the Lee family. The text notes it lacks Martha Custis Washingtons marriage record and records the Custis marriages and births up to 1710.
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Martha Washington
Lee
Arlington
G. W. Kendricks
Philadelphia
Mary Custis Lee
Robert E. Lee
Kendricks
Stein
Lee Mansion
London
Charles Bill
Thomas Newcomb
Martha Custis
George Washington
Fannie Park Custis
Daniel Parke Custis
Martha Dandridge
Roosevelt Said to Be Top All Around Athlete
The article notes President Roosevelt as the greatest all round athlete among the public figures of Washington with particular skill in wrestling. It mentions his riding boxing and shooting abilities and that he keeps fit mainly through wrestling and boxing.
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Moody
Eaie
Cunsbach
Metcalf
Andover
Harvard
Yale
California
Olympic Club
San Francisco
Hitchcock
Roosevelt
Waslington
Army Relief Work in San Francisco Sparks Debate
The war department may pull back troops from San Francisco as Taft urges civilians to handle relief and order. The army's actions earned broad respect, while Democrats face scrutiny over tariff pledges and past legislation.
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United States Army
San Fransicio
War Department
Taft
San Francisco
Congress
Mount Cajo
Pacific Coast
Philippines
Burmese Inch The pulgar unit aligns with our measure
A note explains that the pulgar, the Burmese inch, is the only foreign measure that exactly corresponds to the local standard. It highlights its exact equivalence and clarifies its use in comparison to other foreign units.
Political party notes on travel tariff reciprocity and policy
A collection of opinion items discusses Bryan’s travel, a potential presidential run, and tariff revision being in the president’s hands. It mentions the American Reciprocal Tariff league promoting reciprocity and tearing down protective tariffs, plus a note on most favored nation treatment with Germany and treaty abrogation.
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Mr. Bryan
William
Boston
Congress
Dubuque Globe-Journal
American Reciprocal Tariff League
Germany
T.e Burlington
N. J
Tariff debate skewers Whitney view of a cheap market
The Buffalo News rebuts Henry M. Whitney’s Inter Nation piece arguing for tariff revision. It questions the claim that 91 of 100 Americans would gain from free trade, notes wages and domestic industry risks, and cites German wages and hardship to illustrate the dangers of abolishing tariffs.
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Henry M. Whitney
Massachusetts
Inter-Nation
Buffalo News
Whitney
United States
Mr. Whitney
Germany
Berlin
Europe
British Isles
England
Roosevelt Led Push for Railway Rate Regulation
The Troy Times notes Congress is pledged to pass a rate regulation bill, with Roosevelt’s advocacy shaping broad support. The principle of curb on excessive interstate freight rates is established, and both House and Senate move to implement it, reflecting executive influence and public backing.
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Congress
Troy Times
National Congress
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
How He Stood
Dialogue fragment shows Willie avoiding company while asking for dinner, with Mamma noting he wants nothing for dinner if guests arrive. The exchange frames a domestic moment from the Doston Transcript.
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Willie
Doston Transcript
Massachusetts revisionists fail to muster tariff caucus votes
Report says 17 revisionists in Massachusetts fail to rally support for a tariff caucus. They win only nine votes in the House outside their own group, suggesting Cannon and Payne may have been right about limited demand for revision. Pitueburg Mapateh.
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Massachusetts
Cannon
Payne
Cure for a skin humor using Cuticura products
A Newark reader recounts a long illness described as a humor affecting the limb from knee to ankle. After ineffective remedies, the patient uses Cuticura Soap and Ointment, reporting a full cure in three weeks and no recurrence since.
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Newark
Cuticura
Jin
S. Newark
New
Clothes and Conduct: Dress Shapes Behavior Across Society
The piece argues clothing deeply influences conduct from archangel ideals to everyday actions. It notes that dressing well can refine manners, while uniforms or outfits can elevate or reveal character in various social roles.
Bunko Steerer Sought by Rural Visitor
A rural visitor asks a policeman where to find a bunko steerer and jokes that after losing all his money a bunko man would be good for a dinner. The exchange comes from the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Garfield Tea Purifies Blood and Aids Digestion
A fragment quotes Uncle Eben on arguments and coyly contrasts ads from the Washington Star and Life magazine. The excerpt ends by praising Garfield Tea as a blood purifier and digestive aid, followed by a quip about gasoline powering the world.
Dyspepsia Cure Praised By Tennessee Letter
A Columbia Tennessee reader credits Pe runa with curing years of dyspepsia after being bed bound. The letter quotes her gratitude and notes a physician endorsement promising a slight laxative addition to Peruna.
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Peruna
Perqna
B. Hanrwan
Locating the Blame in a Stray Story Exchange
In a short stray piece, Bice Posey questions a spouse’s money saving theory as she tallies prices of desired goods. She notes a total of 535 dollars in wants, yet only 4.37 dollars cash on hand, challenging the savings claim.
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Bice Posey
Bahamas
Hadn’t Changed at All in Stray Stories
Short prose vignette hints at a long-haired pianist with diamonds, a poor musician origin, and patience as a theme, cited in Stray Stories fragment.
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Patience
Patrice
Tre
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