Tucson Editorial Promotes Samaniego for Councilman
In the Tucson editorial, M. G. Samaniego is praised as a solid, progressive taxpayer who would safeguard public interests on the city council. The piece endorses his election and argues against trusts and unsafe hiring practices. It also notes James Flynn for Treasurer Joaquin Legarra for Marshal William Taylor for Councilman at large and ward candidates. Senator Beveridge arrives home. author suggests prayer.
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Frank Treat
James Flynn
Joaquin Legarra
William Taylor
Philip Contzen
M. G. Samaniego
Tucson
Information as to trusts and Republican critique
A letter criticizes Republican misgovernance and outlines three steps to curb trusts. It argues to enforce the Sherman Act, stop freight-rate discrimination, and remove tariff protections on trust controlled products, using anthracite coal as an example while denouncing opposing views.
Marriage Syndicate Schemes Groom American Heiresses
A San Francisco Chronicle London based report reveals German and European aristocrats forming syndicates to win rich American brides. The piece argues American families and parents, especially mothers, profit from arranging marriages, often without substantial funds from nobles. It notes that money buys trips and aid, not always yielding a marriage, while parents collect fees.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Germany
France
England
Land of the Free
Home of the
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Contzen Campaign Push for Tucson Council At Large
In a spirited appeal, supporters frame Phil Contzen as a progressive candidate who understands Tucson needs and should be elected councilman at large. They dismiss wider syndicate fears and urge intelligent civic involvement to guide good government.
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Phil Contzen
Tucson
Boston presumption of guilt shifts with color in murder case
In Boston the law's presumption of innocence is described as unequal by color. The passage argues white men are presumed innocent while a black man is presumed incapable of crime, noting the shift in public view as evidence mounts against a colored citizen and Mason is suspected of murder.
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Boston
Mason
Democrats Pledge Reform and Progress for Tucson
The Tucson Democrats commit to reform progress and economy and address living issues affecting city welfare. Their platform avoids glittering generalities and offers sound, progressive pledges aimed at thoughtful voters in the city.
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Tucson
Democratic Ticket Plans for Tucson Mayor Race and Council
The Tucson Democratic Party endorses Edward Hale for mayor by default after several nominees declined. It backs Phil Contzen Dan Evans M. G. Samaniego Frank Treat Jannel Flynn Joaquin Legarra and William Taylor for city positions, arguing for balanced party governance and cross-party cooperation. The piece also notes support for wartime duty by Dan Evans and critiques the Missouri whisky tax ruling in a separate strand.
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L. H. Manning
George Martin
Olcott
Judge Cowan
Chris Christiansen
Edward Hale
Phil Contzen
Dan Evans
M. G. Samaniego
Frank Treat
City Recorder
Jannel Flynn
Joaquin Legarra
William Taylor
Tucson
Schumacher
Treat
Flynn
Legarra
Taylor
Contzen
Evans
Samaniego
Becet Mem
Berchtesgaden Salt Mine Excites Tourists With Dark Rides
A London Tatler correspondent extols Berchtesgaden Bavaria noting two main sights the Konigsee lake and the salt mines. Visitors endure a candle lit slide and a ride through darkness to reach daylight while miners illuminate a salt lake creating a eerie experience and a quirky absence of actual salt for breakfast tables.
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Bavaria
Salzburg
London Tatler
Berchtesgaden
Konigsee
Salt Lake
Notable Authors and Their Writing Paces Through Time
The passage surveys Bret Harte Hawthorne Cooper Longfellow and others noting traits such as Harte’s reclusiveness, Baxter’s long manuscript hold, Cooper’s rapid six month creation of The Spy, Longfellow’s yearly poem output, Dante translation duration Alfred Tennyson’s early poetry, In Memoriam publication timing, Thomas Moore’s impromptu verse, and Lalla Rookh preparation and writing durations.
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Bret Harte
Hawthorne
Baxter
Cooper
Longfellow
Alfred Tennyson
Thomas Moore
One Brick Short. Cork hodcarrier seeks number fourteens
An anecdote recounted by architect Richard M. Hunt recalls a Cork migrant hired as a hodcarrier who must carry fourteen bricks in his bed. When bricks ran short he managed thirteen, and a mason on the sixth floor shouted down asking for a brick to throw up to reach the required count, prompting the quip about making his number good.
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Richard M. Hunt
Cork
Pat
New York Times
Too Cautious Dr Slocum Gets High Praise
A patient praises Dr Slocum for careful judgment and weighing cases from every angle. A skeptical friend notes his caution at times nearly delaying diagnosis to the point of impassable risk. The exchange appears in Youths Companion.
Prayer ends with watchful child and mother quip
A three year old girl recites in prayer asking God to watch over her papa and adds a playful line to guard her mother as well. The mother aloud jokes about keeping an eye on thamma, a lighthearted domestic moment reported in the Exchange.
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Thamma
Maude Faces Charley in Stuttering Question
Maude predicts a match with Charley. Constance notes Maude spoke of his stutter as a slight hesitancy in enunciation. Boston Transcript report.
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Bertha
Maude
Charley
Constance
Boston Transcript
The Mantle of Charity and Witty Quips
A collection of quotes from Chicago Post and Baltimore News noting lively exchanges. The Chicago Post questions a man’s marriage motive with a wry remark about charity. The Baltimore News calls a balky mule an animal that can work at both ends and yet not work at all.
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Baltimore News
Behind the Scenes of Famous Illusions and Tricks
The New York World exposes secret mechanisms behind classic tricks. It details the box trick with a hidden exit, the vanity fair illusion using double mirror layers, a levitation act aided by a concealed iron bar, and a trio of leg illusion using mirror placements to hide one leg’s reflection.
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New York World
Time Cards For Railroads Spark Public Curiosity
The New York Press notes railroad time cards aim to simplify schedules for travelers yet fear public queries will persist. The cards detail speeds, water stations, yard limits, clock locations, holiday schedules, bridge crossing times, and station lists, with a separate page on speed per mile.
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New York Press
The Whitechapel Burial Record on Charles I’s Beheader
The 1649 Whitechapel register notes Richard Brandon as the beheader of Charles I. Brandon died six months later and was hurried to Whitechapel churchyard. Reports say remorse shortened his days. A public executioner’s confession claimed coercion and payment for the act.
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Charles
Whitechapel
Richard Brandon
Rosemary Lane
Brandon
William Howlett
Whitechapel Church Yard
London
Harper’s Magazine
Washington's Birthday First Legal Boston Holiday
Washington's Birthday became a legal holiday in Massachusetts by legislative vote on April 15, 1856 making February 22, 1857 the first legal observance. Before that Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis hosted a city wide reception on February 22 and Boston military companies paraded past her house. The earliest recognition noted was February 12, 1781 by French troops at Newport in the old calendar.
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Massachusetts
Harrison Gray Otis
Boston
Newport
R. I
Checking a Hemorrhage Advice on Home Care
The text notes that a small hemorrhage may come from stomach, lungs, or heart issues and stresses a physician's judgement. It advises patient rest, quiet, cold drinks until a doctor arrives, and suggests salted water as a simple household remedy.
Turkish Cemeteries and Bird Water Basins Beliefs
In Turkish cemeteries small vessels of water are placed on graves for birds. Marble tombs sometimes feature basins for the same purpose, a superstition that birds carry messages to the dead and are believed to be wary or spiteful unless appeased.
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Turkey
Lightning Brilliance and Speed Compared
The article explains lightning’s extreme speed, noting a flash lasts under one millionth of a second. It adds that the eye requires about one tenth of a second to perceive light, giving a faint sense of lightning’s brilliancy.
Cause For the Condition in Town and Country
A witty exchange noted in Town and Country quotes an oil lamp and wick debating a romance. The wick claims Miss Maude turned down a simple suitor who is returning, casting light on social snubs and bright curiosities in a bygone page.
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