Municipal Officials Set for October Ballot
Recorder Frank Treat is named assessor and James Flynn treasurer in the list of town officials. Joaquin Legarra is marshal and William Taylor is councilman at large. Philip Contzen is a council candidate for First Ward, Daniel A. Evans for Second Ward, with M. G. Samaniego as a second council candidate.
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James Flynn
Joaquin Legarra
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Philip Contzen
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Daniel A. Evans
M. G. Samaniego
Isthmian Canal Crisis Reflected in Panama Route Debate
Washington dispatch suggests Roosevelt administration doubts rapid Isthmus canal progress. Panama route shift angering Colombia concessions talks and potential transfer of canal rights to foreign or private control. Critics warn of earthquakes and Nicaragua option leaving United States with no viable path and political blame on Hanna-Morgan influence.
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Citizen
Roosevelt
Panama
Republic of Colombia
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Colombia
DeLessep
France
Congress
Panama Canal
Nicaragua
Congress of the United States
Mark Hanna
John T. Morgan
Elect Democratic slate for Tucson city posts
The message urges Tucson voters to elect Democratic candidates for city council and for recorder marshal treasurer and assessor to prevent a single party rule. It warns that electing Republicans would make Mayor Schumacher the undisputed autocrat for two years and calls for division of responsibility.
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Tucson
Mayor
Chumacher
Preacher's Love Letters Book Promises Candid Insight
The Rev Joseph Lester of Indian Territory received over a thousand love letters after his wife died and will publish 250 of the most ardent epistles as models of style with signatures omitted. The volume aims to illuminate why women marry preachers and hints at missionary motives, sewing circles and church fairs. The piece notes moral questions and previews the book’s potential popularity.
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Joseph Lester
Indian Territory
United States
England
Lester
Dorcas Society
Protests Over General Wood Promotion Stir City Politics
The piece recalls General Leonard Wood once served as an army doctor at captain rank in 1898 and questions a presidential favor. It endorses the Democratic city council candidates described as level headed business men and urges readers to vote for the names printed at the front.
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Leonard Wood
Wood
Cuban public demands cock fighting as national pastime
Cubans present to the Senate a request to preserve cock fighting as a national pastime after President Palma refuses to hear the plea. The article notes the public push and the government's stance on the issue.
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Palma
Senate
Cuba and Cock Fighting as National Sport Debate
A heated editorial argues for Cuban autonomy and rights to cock fighting, mocking annexationist critique and insisting on local cultural choice. It defends cock fighting as a harmless, natural tradition and a preferable recreation compared to bull or man fighting.
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Cuba
Nature
Republican machine cements control and Schumacher to rule
The Republican candidates are mere creatures of the machine and Mayor Schumacher is its undisputed master. If the ticket wins, Schumacher would practically govern single‑handedly for two years.
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Schumacher
Persia Greece relations resume after 2393 years
After 2 393 years the diplomatic relations between Persia and Greece, severed by Darius, have been resumed with the Shah envoy to Athens. The Murphy Akers feud rages on in the Arizona Republican party with no end in sight.
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Greece
Darius
Shah Eendea
Athens
Murphy-Akers
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Arizona
A Sag Fit from Scottish Rail Carriage Comedy
An English tourist recalls a summer rail journey in northern Scotland where four burly farmers occupy a single side seat. A tall gaunt man tries to wedge in and cites parliamentary law about space. The farmer retorts he has not been compressed by parliament.
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Highlands
Scotland
Scotch Irish and Welsh Roots in Early American Leaders
Charles R. Hanna notes in Celt In America that Washington era cabinet members Knox and Randolph were Scotch Irish and Scottish connected, Hamilton traced to Scotch French, Jefferson to Welsh heritage, John Jay to French Huguenot lineage, Rutledge Wilson Iredell Blair to Scottish or Scotch Irish origins, and Marshall sharing Scotch Welsh descent.
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Knox
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New
Wilson
Iredell
Blair
John Marshall
Jefferson
Charles R. Hanna
America
A Choice of Hymns in South Africa Camp Sermons
A dean acting as chaplain at Orange River Colony camps asked Lord Kitchener whether to sing Peace Perfect Peace for a vine service. Kitchener replied by telegram that Onward Christian Soldier would be equally fitting.
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South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Orange River
Why He Objected
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt quotes a wealthy father resisting his daughter’s wish to marry a poor suitor. The daughter pleads that it is no disgrace to work for a living, while the father objects to being the one who must provide it.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Henry Clay as an Actor in a Murder Trial Tale
A Chicago traveler recalls Henry Clay defending a doomed defendant from Pewee Valley lore. Clay used a fierce gaze and a practiced look to sway jurors, claiming self defense if looked at with hate. The jurors found the man not guilty after fifteen minutes.
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Pewee Valley
Henry Clay
Kentucky Statesman
Mr. Clay
Clay
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ancient Latin Bible Long Thought Lost in Crown Records
The Cottonian manuscript, a Latin four gospel Bible from the end of the ninth century, is linked to coronations 300 years before the stone of destiny’s 13th century move and possibly owned by Athelstan the Glorious before being gifted to Dover church.
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Cottonian
England
London Chronicle
Scone
Westminster
Ashburnham House
Edward the Elder
Athelstan the Glorious
Dover
Vampires Haunt Guiana Forest and Endanger Livestock
In Guiana forests bats replace parrots at dusk as vampires roam in search of meals. Domestic animals suffer from attacks and travelers risk wounds, though vampires are rare and can be kept out with proper care.
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Guiana
Longman’s Magazine
Ideas of Happiness on a Crowded Trolley
Two young women discuss desire in a Philadelphia Times snippet riding a Chestnut Street trolley. They compare wishes from silk dresses to endless money, revealing a playful contrast between material dreams and daily routines as they move from Chestnut to Broad to Twelfth Streets.
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Will
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Broad Street
Sade
Philadelphia Times
French Maid Script Exchange in Boston Tran
The dialogue shows Bridgett McShane questioned by Mrs Houseleigh about her Irish birth and French influence. The applicant insists she is Frinch, claiming to have taken French ways from Ireland. The scene captures a humorous miscommunication in a Boston setting.
Origin of the Jinrikisha in Yokohama Debated
An Yokohama resident writes to the Kobe Chronicle challenging the native origin of the jinrikisha. He credits an American, Mr. Goble, described as half cobbler and half missionary, with popularizing and possibly building the first jinrikisha after funding a local blacksmith to construct it.
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Yokohama
Kobe
Goble
Taking Him at Kin Ward: Ward Refuses Poison Before Death
Joseph Jefferson recounts Artemus Ward's last test as he lay near Southampton. Tom Robertson urged Ward to take medicine, but Ward declined with humor, saying the nauseous drug was dreadful. Ward died a few hours later with Robertson by his side.
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Joseph Jefferson
Artemus Ward
Southampton
Tom Robertson
Jefferson
Ward
Robertson
Tom
Napoleon Spanked on Elba Inherently Humble Recall
The account tells how Napoleon, during exile on Elba, was spanked by his mother after a grandmother caught him and Pauline mimicking an old woman in Ajaccio Corsica. His regimentals prevented punishment for him while his mother bided her time and later summoned him to dine with the governor.
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Corsica
Pauline
Mme
Letitia
Babel Tower Rumors and Theories From Ancient Texts
The article surveys varied estimates of Babel's height noting a sky scraper claim and cites St Jerome's 4000 paces equals about 10,000 feet. It compares to the pyramids and mentions Father Calmet's height guess and language origin ideas linking Chinese and old German.
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Tower of Babel
St. Jerome
Babel
Pyramids
Father Calmet
South American lovers use magnolia petals as message
A curious custom in South America uses a magnolia petal as a message board. Lovers press a pencil mark onto a white petal and send the flower to reveal the motto when the petal browns and the ink shows in a few hours.
Family Dialog Reveals Hints of Betrothal
A father notes a young man hopes to marry his daughter. The bride-to-be confirms, while comments about the suitor's salary arise. The exchange includes a remark that Herbert asked the same question about the daughter, signaling mutual interest and curiosity.
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Mabel
Herbert
The Baby and the Pastor
Exchange between a mother father and pastor about Horace. Father recalls sleepless baby nights while the Mother comments on how Horace has changed since infancy. The brief quip captures a family humorous moment from the Boston Transcript.
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Horace
Boston Transcript
Beyond Him Uncle Josh at the Theater
A Town and Country note gutters on Uncle Josh in a review style blurt. It mocks the blood and thunder melodrama as overly mellow and questions what real ripe stuff is.
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Josh
Mean Thrust Letter Sparks Romantic Rumor
A brief exchange reveals Nance and Jack Morton proposing in a letter while pondering true affection after a week of acquaintance. The dialogue hints at doubt, suspicion, and possible romantic intent within a tense domestic dispute.
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Nance
Jack Morton
Cook Bridget Plans Wedding Amid Sudden Departure
In a Philadelphia Press item, a maid named Bridget informs her mistress she will marry next week and must leave that morning. The mistress urges patience, but Bridget explains she is not well enough to delay or introduce the groom.
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Bridget
Philadelphia Press
A New Piece of Music
General Horace Porter once asked Li Hung Chang for his photograph for his daughter. Li drew figures on the portrait and explained the left column listed titles while the right showed posts he had held. Porter gave the photo to his daughter with a quip about playing it on the nanal if unreadable.
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Horace Porter
Li Hung Chang
Porter
Siam's Royal Palace A Hub Of Temples and Courts
The royal palace of Siam sits inside dazzling white walls over a mile in circumference. It houses temples, public offices, seraglios, a palace for a sacred elephant, stables for 1,000 troops, war elephants, an arsenal, and a grand theater where English French and German troupes perform before the king. The king himself is fond of the arts.
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King of
Siam
Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters Retains Public Health Lead
The remedy claims fifty years as standard for stomach liver and kidney issues and promises to cure headache nausea belching flatulence indigestion dyspepsia and kidney troubles. It urges avoiding substitutes and imitators and notes the genuine bottle bears a private stamp over the neck.
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