Rathbone seeks whitewash and revenge in Republican party clash
The editorial argues Rathbone, freed by Cuban amnesty, demands GOP leaders justify his conviction and attack General Wood. It notes his plan to influence Ohio campaigning and criticizes contrasts with Tracey’s Oregon Washington escape while surveying Mrs. Stanton’s views on divorce liberalization and its societal impact.
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Rathbone
Mark Twain
Prospector
Major Rathbone
Congress
Reeves
Tracey
Oregon
Washington
Hypocrisy of a Michigan Republican Platform
The piece criticizes a Michigan Republican platform as evasive on key issues including Cuban reciprocity, praising its neutrality while revealing bias toward party ascendancy. It contrasts endorsements of both Roosevelt and Congress with warnings of conflicting interests, then notes an Eastern official indicted for bribery lamenting his family.
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Michigan
Congress
Roosevelt
Republic of
Cuba
Washington
Rathbone's Appeal to Congress Communion Address
The latest Congressional Record includes Major Estes G Rathbone's communication to Congress denying any attempt to cause discontent. The carrier notes the message concludes with a cautious argument defending Rathbone against criticisms while urging consideration.
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Congressional Record
Major Estes G. Rathbone
Congress
Major Rathbone
Does She Speak for Women Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton on National Divorce Law
Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton a publicist and woman suffragist discusses a national divorce law from a women’s needs perspective. She argues for a complete reorganization of government rather than a constitutional amendment and criticizes bishops and judges as conservative leaders with limited dialogue on the issue.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Illustrated
Governor Bradie to appoint with council in mind
In making his appointments to office we expect Governor Bradie to consider council review of qualifications early next spring. The commentary notes support for the automobile as a useful device. It is claimed the car never runs away when a child detonates firecrackers nearby.
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Bradie
China
John
Compulsory Arbitration and the Strikes Dilemma
The Los Angeles Express argues compulsory arbitration could end strikes but questions its practicality and enforceability. It urges starting with public industries like transportation, noting railroads such as Union Pacific face strikes and existing laws on discrimination and mergers remain defied. The piece views the proposed remedy as worthwhile but uncertain.
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The
Los Angeles Express
Union Pacific
Express Calls for Arbitration and Law Enforcement unity
The piece argues compulsory arbitration as natural and just after public sentiment supports enforcing laws. It urges securing public officers to do their duty, then pressing for compulsory arbitration, and criticizes Republicans for Cuba stunts and mistreatment of Black people in Illinois Ohio and Indiana.
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Cuba
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Fielding’s Tom Jones Secures Large Royalty After Publisher Reconsideration
The text recounts Henry Fielding’s risky sales of Tom Jones where a £25 offer nearly doomed the work. Thomson the poet intermediated, Andrew Miller and his wife read the manuscript, and after a dinner bargain Fielding earned about £200 for the story. Miller later profited greatly from the novel’s success, including a substantial legacy to Fielding.
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Fielding
Tom Jones
Thomson
Ike
Andrew Miller
Miller
Fern spores and permanent blades alter fern growth
The text explains fern reproduction via spores and seeds, noting that most ferns form a green membrane where flowers appear, then dry and die. It mentions a New Holland fern Platycerium with a permanent green blade that enlarges yearly as part of the plant. It also briefly describes Chinese commerce practices.
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New Holland
How did she get here a new comer at a dance
A debutante enters an exclusive dancing assembly and faces sneering married belles. She casually answers a pointed critic by noting she drove to the event, while seamlessly mingling with most women and joining lunch parties, proving herself equal to the occasion.
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Mrs. Crossbeam
Lippincott’s
Judge Aspinall and the Paper Chase in Court
The humorist judge Joseph Aspinall quizzed Assistant District Attorney Martin W. Littleton about athletics then quipped about the “big paper chase.” Littleton, caught off guard, learned the judge’s line about the chase for greenbacks in a sharp courtroom exchange.
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Joseph Aspinall
Martin W. Littleton
Martin
Cannon
Mr. Littleton
Greenbacks
New York Times
Mammon's Acrobatics in Baltimore Hore La
A clipped fragment notes a financial crash and a breakup rumor in Baltimore with a sarcastic remark about a man who failed financially and a woman who left him. The brief hints at social distress and personal collapse in a mid century column.
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Baltimore
The Turbaned Turk and the Talking Camel
A Wise Turk recalls a camel story about investment promises from a mutual benefit company. A Hodge offers thirty years of teaching for a talking camel with a fixed annual fee and a heavy penalty if it fails. The setup hinges on guaranteed income for the teacher regardless of outcome.
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Hodge
the Hodge
New York Commercial Advertiser
Odd Wedding Customs From Around The World
The article lists varied marriage rituals including Swiss brides being kissed only by nobody, Scottish weddings on December 31 to start life with the new year, Italian bans on sharp gifts due to a knife superstition, and the bride tossing her bouquet to her single friends to determine the next bride.
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Switzerland
Scotland
Word blindness cases noted in Lancet report
The Lancet describes curious instances of word blindness. An Englishman aged 34 lost knowledge of English yet read Greek well and Latin and French moderately. Another man could write from dictation but could not read his own writing. Word blindness resembles color blindness but causes greater inconvenience.
Inquiring Miss Light Ly Diagnosed by Cynic
In a humorous exchange the cynic laughs at Miss Light Ly’s curiosity about exotic plants. The scene includes an Italian table and a remark about maca ron growing seen only as a bread tree in flower. The couple ends with the cynic carried home in an ambulance.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Sarcastic Quip Over Illness Of Lord and Bright
A noble lord faiths Providence punishing Mr Bright for talent misuse with a brain disease remark. Mr Bright retorts that Providence could not inflict the disease on the noble lord, offering a biting consolation to his friends and family.
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Bright
Providence
B. Bright
Spinach derives its name from Spanish monks
Spinach gets its name from Spanish monks who first used it during fast days. It belongs to the beet family and is typically served as a vegetable though it can be a delicate salad. In spring fresh mint aids flavor for vegetable or salad service.
O Connell Cleans Up Rainy Speech Claim
The Irish agitator Daniel O Connell joked about a London speech report that allegedly echoed his views. A reporter explained rain washed out his notes, prompting O Connell to quip that the shower also injected an entirely different speech.
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Daniel O'Connell
House of Commons
London
O'Connell
Fleet Street
O’connell
First Man Question Sparks Foreigners Remark
A Sunday school boy answered George Washington to who the first man was. Upon correction that Adam is the first man he quips that if Adam is "speaking of foreigners" perhaps he was. This stray story note captures a muddled joke about origins and language.
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George Washington
Adam
The Game of Games and the Golfing Mind
The piece argues golf is the simplest game at base yet demands art, patience and inspiration. It notes three strokes driving, approaching and putting and describes how wind, distance and obstacles shape each shot and the pressure of final putts on nerves and courage.
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William G. Brown
Everard
Rip Martin Conway Graceful Guest at New York Reception
At a New York reception of the Authors' Club the guest of honor was Sir Martin Conway, famed explorer and mountain climber. A guest asked who he was, and the other replied that Conway is the mountain climber merely traveling from climb to climb.
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Authors
New York
Sir Martin Conway
Rip Martin Conway
Conway
Red butter and red labels stir racial contempt
A fragment from a London Chronicle item shows racist harassment of black people in the West Indies. It mocks their preference for red colored butter and red clothing, and dismisses nonred labeling as an impossibility or folly.
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Darkies
London Chronicle
Ethan Allen Phrase Debated in Fort Ticonderoga Tale
A lecturer argues that Ethan Allen did not shout Come out of that you old rat at Fort Ticonderoga. He claims the British commander demanded surrender in the name of the great Jehovah and the Continental Congress, a misremembered schoolboy line.
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Ethan Allen
Fort Ticonderoga
Continental Congress
Lamps That Talk Promise Singing Electric Arcs
An ordinary arc light can be made to speak or sing. By placing the arc in a telephone circuit as receiver or transmitter it can pronounce words heard at a distance. The electric arc may function as both receiver and transmitter in a telephone system.
Forgiving and Forgetting Quote From The Baltimore American
A crusty remark notes that a woman may forgive and forget yet insist you never forget she forgave. The Baltimore American highlights the wry distinction between forgiveness and lasting memory.
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Baltimore American
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