Roosevelt and the self reliance question in politics
Editorial argues Roosevelt embodies sincerity and seriousness in his Philadelphia speech. It questions if his words favor self reliance or restrict government aid, warns against tariff benefits for special interests, and cites possible influence on policy and ship subsidy debates. The piece links these claims to broader Republican policy and civic consequences.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Republic
Republican Campaign
Republican Party
Congress
Colorado Fuel and Iron Sociological Department
The article notes the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company runs a formal sociological department with a chief and thirty five assistants. Its stated aim is to educate and amuse workers to foster better citizenship among a workforce of about sixteen thousand and the sixty thousand dependents they support. The piece frames the social program as impactful in shaping employee behavior and community relations.
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John W. Gates
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Objections to Statehood Split Across Desert Territories
The Des Moines Leader denounces Arizona and New Mexico admission to statehood, aligned with Republican leaders who oppose the omnibus bill. It argues Oklahoma deserves priority, notes Arizona’s larger current population than Iowa at statehood, and criticizes prejudice and ignorance in delaying potential state status amid upcoming Congress sessions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Oklahoma
Nevada
Congress
Arizona
Union of States
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Colorado
Arizona Statehood Debate Attacked as Ignorant
The piece argues against the Des Moines Leader's stance on Arizona statehood, contending it stems from prejudice and falsehood. It highlights Arizona’s native birth rate near ninety percent and widespread adoption of American language and customs, contrasting with Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin where many residents are foreign born or retain native languages.
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North Dakota
Arizona
Des Moines
America
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Arizona debates Omnibus amendment and statehood stance
Arizona residents hear that backers of amending the Omnibus bill are viewed as opposing Statehood. The remark frames the political clash over constitutional change and territorial status.
Christian Science Leader Supports Vaccination Compliance
The article notes Mrs. Eddy urges followers to obey infectious disease laws and vaccination rules. It concedes her stance that vaccination is dangerous, but argues Christian scientists who comply can seek gospel support to counter any adverse effects.
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Eddy
An Incense Party From Japan Described By New York Post
The article outlines a Japanese incense party etiquette. Guests avoid odors for 24 hours, enter quietly, and handle doors slowly. In the drawing room, four to five incenses are burned and guests sniff each, note the scent on cards, and a prize is awarded to the best guesser. The piece contrasts Japanese and American guessing rates.
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New York Post
Lest We Be Forgotten Motto for Trades Adverts
A fragment quotes Printers’ Ink praising the motto Lest we be forgotten as fitting for men in trade. It highlights advertising persistence and notes public memory is short.
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L’rinters
Fragmented Note on Mrs Down and Bar Sales
The readable lines pose questions about Mrs Down and her habits in a bar. They mention buying eggs and reference a quotation from Harper's Bazaar style prose. The text appears fragmentary and speculative without clear events or names beyond Mrs Down.
When a man Seeks a Chance to Propose in Chicago Record-Herald
A Denver era quote notes that a man who struggles to propose must decide the woman does not blame him. It reflects social attitudes about courtship.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Inns of China Innkeepers and Meals in Mud-Walled Rooms
A New York Mail and Express article describes Chinese inns lacking registers and clerks. A bridle is seized by a dirty boy, rooms are twelve feet square with mud walls, paper windows, and beds across the room. Meals are rice and tea, with extra food self-supplied. beds are slept on after long travel and charges are low under a European plan totaling about 5 cents for traveler and two servants.
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New York Mail and Express
Pickpocket Trick Fails in City Car Scene
In a Fordham car a boastful man seller explained a patented vest pocket chain trick to deter pickpockets. The crowd laughed until at Wendover avenue the patentee discovered his watch was stolen, a thief clipping the chain and lifting the watch.
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Fordham
Wendover Avenue
New York News
A Story of Two Necklaces
Don Carlos Palanca sent two $20 000 necklaces to Mrs Weyler in Manila to win favor with General Weyler. She thanked him and kept both necklaces, unable to choose between them.
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General Weyler
Spain
Manila
Don Carlos Palanca
Mrs. Weyler
Hene
The Oldest Force Storage Water Clock Origins
The article explains water wheels as ancient force storage, initially driven by rivers then streams. Damming streams creates continuous power even in droughts, with minimal evaporation loss when properly managed. The Romans used water clocks as an elaboration of this stored‑force method, effectively their sole motor.
Dietary Oddities From The London Chronicle
A London Chronicle note links diet to temperament and mental acuity. It claims pork breeds pessimism, beef builds strength and audacity, mutton fosters melancholia, veal drains energy, eggs and milk boost female health, butter causes laziness, apples enhance brain power, potatoes dull the mind, and mustard preserves memory with age.
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London Chronicle
Three Great Navigators and the Route to the Unknown Sea
The article argues that Magellan proved Earth’s roundness by circumnavigation, but credit also goes to Vespucci for pioneering South American coast exploration. Vespucci’s voyages suggested the strait to the supposed eastern sea lay beyond the south and west, leaving the hoped-for route to the unknown sea unachieved through the lands west of 54 degrees south.
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Columbus
Vespucius
Magellan
New Sea
E.earth
Atlantic
South America
South Atlantic Ocean
South Georgia
Cape Horn
Asia
Amazon
Rio Janeiro
la Plata
The Teacher and the Shirt in New Jersey Town
A memory of a strict school scene in New Jersey where a Brooklyn born teacher disciplines a incorrigible boy named Tommy Russell. He returns with the torn shirt and a note from his mother prompting him to mend it. The tale contrasts blunt discipline with a humorous exchange about notes and singing.
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New Jersey
Brooklyn
Jersey
Tommy Russell
Tommy
Brooklyn Eagle
Their Branch of Service Jokey Pun By Sasecuee Harald
A quip from Sasecuee Harald presents a jokey exchange about captains of industry belonging to the artillery branch since they are “big guns.” The surviving party member admits defeat with a weary laugh.
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Sasecuee Harald
Horses of Venice Myth and Monuments Revealed
The Chicago Herald notes that Venice houses more than six horses, four bronze statues in St John and St Paul and many plaster and marble horses in public buildings. It recounts the Colleone sculpture by Verrocchio as the finest bronze equestrian work and traces the St Marks horses from Lyssipus through Rome to Paris and back to Venice, weighing about two tons each and now green from verdigris.
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Venice
St. Mark’s
Victor Emmanuel
Colleone
St. John and St. Paul
Ruskin
Andrea Verrocchio
Michael Angelo
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
St. Mark's
Lyssippus
Rome
Nero
Trajan
Constantine
Constantinople
Doge
Daundolo
Napoleon
City
Alps
Paris
Place du Carrousel
Francis I of
Austria
William BE. Cumtis
Chicago Herald
Cool Trees Create Cooling Shade For Summer Heat
The passage compares the cooling effect of trees to ice, noting that a tree's shade lowers air temperature and contributes to a cooler microclimate. It emphasizes that the tree itself helps, with the air around it becoming noticeably cooler than 98 degrees, especially in a dense clump.
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