Humorous Senate Card Game Anecdotes From Pettus Era
Senator James B. Frazier of Tennessee relays a Hot Springs tale about warning Senator Pettus of Nashville players who were sharpers. Pettus jokes about age and card games as wives chide late nights, illustrating long serving attitudes and humor in early Tennessee Alabama political circles.
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James B. Frazier
Tennessee
Senator Pettus
Alabama
Senator Frazier
Hot Springs
Ark
Nashville
Appeal to a Thief in Paris The Pocketbook Loss
M Alfred Ed wards reports losing a pocketbook after leaving the Antoine theater following Papillon. The note to the thief asks for the return of papers and photographs, noting 10 bank notes of 1 000 francs and 12 of 100 francs missing, with a modest reward only for the papers. The thief is urged to reply promptly via the Figaro.
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M. Alfred Edwards
Figaro
Antoine
Paris
London Telegraph
Homage to Noah at sacred Jebel Judi fete
Capt Bertram Dickson describes a yearly August ascent to a sacred summit at Jebel Judi where thousands of Moslems, Christians, and Yezidis climb 7000 feet for homage to Noah. The area is famed for its dramatic cliffs over the Mesopotamian plain and local villagers point to Noah’s descent site Hasana where his grave and vineyard are said to lie.
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Noah
Royal Geographical Society
Bertram Dickson
Jebel Judi
Hassana
London Evening Standard
Origin of Life Keeps Mysteries Unsolved
The article argues life originates only from life and remains an impenetrable mystery. It notes Huxley’s stance that creating life from nonliving matter is a fool’s dream, a view the piece says remains unchallenged since his death.
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Huxley
Ending a Book with Marriage Yet Again
The quoted exchange questions standard fairy tale conclusions and proposes a twist. The author declares the couple is now happily married but warns that the future remains uncertain, expressing cautious optimism for what may come without promising a guaranteed happy ending.
Deneen Warns Over Illinois Waterways Bond Vote
Gov. Deneen in a message to the Illinois General Assembly argues the deep waterways project is being threatened by insidious forces seeking private control of public wealth. He cites Roosevelt and federal findings to urge defense of a $20 million bond plan and explains the state’s role in funding channel development and its economic stakes at Dresden Heights and surrounding water power sites.
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Springfield
Illinois
Deneen
General Assembly
Roosevelt
Minois
International Improvement Commission
Economy Light and Power Co
Des Plaines
Kankakee
Dresden Heights
Sanitary District
Chicago
Waterways report urges canal caution and rail rate restraint
Inland waterways commission warns against monopolies and rail rate hikes that kill boat traffic. It favors natural waterway improvements over costly canals, except for sea routes to bypass major barriers. Taft pushes for two new battleships amid naval debate.
Fight on Hook Worm to Begin in Washington
Rockefeller hookworm commission opens headquarters in Union Trust building Washington. Work directed from the capital to combat hookworm disease.
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Washington, D. C
Rockefeller Hookworm Commission
Union Trust
Washington
Japanese anger grows over Knox plan on Manchuria railways
Tokyo resents the U.S. intervention in Far Eastern affairs after the government rejected Secretary Knox's plan for neutralizing Manchurian railways. Japanese officials say future proposals will be rejected and that Japan must pursue its own Manchurian policy.
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Tokio
Japan
Knox
American State Department
Manchuria
America
THINK MAGICIAN IS SLAYER IN HIGHBRIDGE PARK
New York City. Herbert Jerome Dennison a former stage magician spent twelve years in an insane asylum and is held on charges of murdering two boys, Arthur Shibley and Robbie Lomas, who were shot to death in Highbridge Park while coasting two weeks ago. Detectives seek statements to build evidence and clear up the case. Dennison is held without bail.
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New York City
Herbert Jerome Dennison
Little Arthur Shibley
Robbie Lomas
Highbridge Park
Dennison
Ex convict saves woman in gas fumes case
John Rogers a guest of the Arlips at St Joseph Kansas who had earned a pardon at Lansing rescued Mrs. Arlip from asphyxiation after she fainted from natural gas fumes. His medical skill enabled her revival and she was reported out of danger last night.
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St. Joseph
Arlip
John Rogers
Kansas Penitentiary
Lansing Tast
Rogers
Paris Flood Threatens Capital as Seine Rises Unstoppably
Widespread inundation across Paris as the Seine climbs to 24.7 feet, the highest since 1802. Wreckage fills quays, bridges blocked by drifting debris, and cellars flood. Authorities race to save bridges, while water rationing and house-to-house boil-water notices aim to ward off typhoid.
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Aris
France
Seine
Royal
St. Germaine
Malmaison
Bois de Boulogne
Bagatella
Battle ships exceed designed speed in trials
Six U S battleships in Guan tanamo under Rear Admiral Schroeder achieved speeds beyond design during full power trials last week. The Connecticut Minnesota Kansas New Hampshire Idaho and Mississippi were among the ships cited in a wireless dispatch to Secretary Meyer, drawing favorable remarks from naval officers.
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Washington, D. C
Guantanamo
Schroeder
Connecticut
Minnesota
Kansas
New Hampshire
Idaho
Mississippi
Meyer
Alleged Bomb Thrower Acquitted in Chicago Trial
Chicago jury finds Vincent Altman not guilty of exploding a bomb that partially destroyed the Chicago Telephone central exchange on June 27. The acquittal ends a high profile case linked to the city’s communications hub and the investigation surrounding the attack.
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Chicago
Ill
Vincent Altman
Altman
Central Exchange
Chicago Telephone Company
Won't Release Sugar Checkers in NYC Court Bail Denial
In New York City the circuit court temporarily denied bail on appeal for former American Sugar Refining company checkers Doyle Kehoe Doyle and Hennessey. The four men face ongoing legal proceedings as their appeal proceeds.
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New York City
Doyle, Kehoe, Doyle and Hennessey
American Sugar Refining Company
Breaks a Cold in a Day Cures Cough Formula
A noted physician claims a cure for colds and coughs using glycerine, concentrated pine, and whiskey. The remedy requires two ounces glycerine, half ounce pine, in half a pint whiskey, dosed hourly. Shake bottle. pharmacists can supply ingredients or obtain them. Concentrated Pine comes in half ounce vials in airtight cases labeled Concentrated. The formula reportedly cured hundreds last winter.
Jones and Heiress Debate Oatmeal Trade Curiosities
A playful exchange centers on why Britain buys American oatmeal while praising Quaker Oats for its vast export presence. The piece notes British and Scottish fondness for oatmeal and the American drive to perfect manufacturing for foreign markets.
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Great Britain
Newcastle
Scotland
Quaker Oats Company
Europe
Wisdom of a Cook Slapstick Interview at Employment Bureau
Mr Honeyman seeks a job and asks if the Norwegian girl Minna can wash, iron, wait on the table, answer the doorbell, and cook. Minna cheerful confirms in halting phrases, while Honeyman notes his wife’s dictates. The exchange unfolds in a humorous, dated tone from Youth's Companion.
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Mr. Honeyman
Yaas
Minna
Kangaroo Not in It in Roosevelt Remark Laughs
Roosevelt jokes about the kangaroo ability while quipping that a woman with a loose mouse near her feet is a greater spectacle. The dialogue connects playful animal imagery with social banter.
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Roosevelt
A Natural Sequence in a Quiet Exchange
A brief dialogue captures Bell and Belle discussing a blush and perception as Jack reviews the speaker’s countenance. The exchange centers on a subtle moment of embarrassment and facial reaction during a quiet social interaction.
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Bell
Jack
Belle
Interesting Problem Knicker New Brooms Sweep Clean
Bocker Will new vacuums, also.
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Bocker
Postum Cereal Aids Sleep According To Testimony
A Topeka woman credits Postum with curing insomnia and related ailments after giving up coffee. She reports rapid improvement in nervousness and digestion, sleep returning, and six years of stability without medicine. The letter cites The Road to Wellville and claims genuine, circulating testimonials with human interest.
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Topeka
Postum
Wellville
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Troy Weekly Call
Troy
Pettus
Aays Waterway
Mesgage
Inter- State Commerce Commission
WA. S
Inland Waterways Commission
Railroads
Mississippi River
Hiie Canal
Hudson River
Kanawha
Monongahela
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Taft
Representative Roberts
Massachusetts
Naval Committee
Roberts
Pyeak
Abangarez
Colon
R. M. Campbell
H. A. Rosenthal
F. G. Ringle
Tiffin
Arosemena
Panama
Rodolfo Perez
New Orleans
P. J. Muller
W. H. Walsh
H. A. Chan
U. S
Boye
Aurites
Foreign Office
Chamber of Deputies
Quai’ di Orsay
Quai D’austerlitz
Palais de Justice
Jones
Heiress Tottle
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