Labor Day reflections and labor unrest in Arizona
An editorial calls Labor Day a tribute to workers, notes widespread industrial peace in Arizona except Tucson where the Typographical Union clashes with the Arizona Star. It urges the Star to recognize union labor and condemns the paper’s anti union stance. The piece also touches on immigration screening for new arrivals and the demand for open histories of strangers entering the United States.
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United States
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Tucson
Arizona Star
Typographical Union
Tucson Post
Tucson Typographical Union
The
Star
Times
Los Angeles
the Star
Hughes
Mississippi Populist Party Declared Dead
Mississippi Populist Party officials announce the party has ceased operations amid dwindling support and organizational challenges. The statement frames the move as the formal end of the party’s political activities in the state.
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Mississippi
Nagging the Aristocragy and American Passenger Rights
Foreign visitors to the United States face renewed constraints as Treasury Department action revives a 19th century law protecting American interests at sea. The measure targets first and second cabin passengers to guard against perceived aristocratic privilege and ensure compliance with national norms.
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Great Republic of the West
New York
Treasury Department
Arthur
Profligate Persian Envoy Sought Duchess Gaining Fame
A fragmentary note recounts a Persian ruler figure and his uncle in London. The uncle allegedly offered 25 000 to the duke for his wife, claiming his harem was short, reflecting sensational gossip rather than confirmed events.
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London
Lamented
Miles Calls for Full Facts on Philippine Campaign
The speaker urges publication of a full General Miles report on Philippine operations noting excess of Smith and Waller over Miles. The comment criticizes the campaign leadership and pokes fun at early morning walks by girls.
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Eral Miles
Smith and Waller
Miles
Insolent Magnate Speech Draws Sharply Divided Opinion
The Reading railroad president Baer replies to a Wilkes-Barre letter urging coal strike settlement with a defense of capitalist authority. The piece questions his claimed Christian stewardship and argues his actions violate charter, constitution, and antitrust laws, warning that God is not mocked.
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Trusdale
The
Lackawanna Railroad
Baer
Reading Railroad Company
Wilkesbarre
W. F. Clark
Christ
Pennsylvania
New York Senators to Visit Rhode Island States
Two New York Senators representing Rhode Island will visit the state soon. Rhode Island residents are curious to see their senators. The note also mentions California having four senators.
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Rhode Island
United States
Senate
California
Miles in the Philippines Tour Sparks Political Clash
The piece questions why General Miles cannot inspect U S forces in the Philippines without stirring Washington and army politics. It asks whether Philippine conditions warrant more courts martial, arrests, or investigations and whether officers fear confrontation with War Secretary Root.
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Philippines
Washington Army
Miles
Washington
War Root
General Wheeler Eyes British Army Study Visit
General Joe Wheeler visits England and urges sending officers to study the British army. Critics say his judgment is warped by entertaining experiences overseas. They note past close examination during the South Africa affair and earlier ancestral military study.
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Joe Wheeler
England
South Africa
Watterson's Assaults Convince Grover Of Big Mint Julep Crop
In a vivid local note, Grover is persuaded by reports of Watterson's activity around Cleveland that the mint julep supply near Louisville is unusually abundant this year, signaling a robust crop and strong production outlook.
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Watterson
Cleveland
Grover
Louisville
Firm Belief and Wordplay in The Chicago News
A brief aside contrasts firmness and obstinacy as a matter of sex, with Wille-Pap offering a witty reflection. The line plays on gendered phrasing in a 61 context from the Chicago News, presenting a compact mental note on character and tone.
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Wille
Chicago News
Dumas as a Cook Revealed in Lively Anecdote
The note recounts Dumas's casual talent as a chef rather than a scholar. He cooked a Devonshire turkey lunch with truffles and calves sweetbreads at the painter Gudin's home, invited Albani to sing, and impressed guests who hailed him as a culinary genius rivaling his literary fame.
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Dumas Pere
Upper
Bohemia
Rossini
Dumas
Gudin
Albani
Brindisi
Seshacer
le Grand Alexandre
Alexandre le Grand
Mme. Rattazzi
Florence
Italy
London News
Old Fashioned Figures Recalled In Atchison Glove
A nostalgic column recalls an old fashioned jury man a circus minded woman a well behaved child a prim schoolgirl a sharp talking mother a fast trotting neighbor a man in a soldier coat and buffalo robe and a gossiping woman from the Atchison Globe.
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Atchison Globe
Onion Sauce for Lamb Chops
A New York Post recipe suggests an onion sauce as an alternative to tomato with breaded lamb chops. Slice 2 to 3 onions, boil briefly, simmer in just enough water with salt until tender, then make a roux with flour and butter. Add stock cream salt sugar and cayenne, press onions through a colander, and mix with the reserved water.
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New York Post
Leading lady sobs over harsh gown note in review
A leading actress cries after a critic writes the gown did not fit her well. She accuses a spiteful writer of the remark, while the manager asks what is wrong as the morning paper lies crumpled at her feet.
Noted insult and affectionate tease in family exchange
The Chicago Post records a brief quarrel where the small brother teases his sister by mentioning a nickname she receives from a third party. She defends herself and questions the remark, while the brother downplays the matter, suggesting it relates to her walk.
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Duckie
Chicago Post
Case In Point on a Wheelman’s Resilience
A rider named Jobbers was thrown from his wheel this morning but rose bravely and remounted. The Richmond Dispatch notes the case as a remark on knowing when one is well off.
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Richmond Dispatch
Floating indebtedness swamps farmer as house drifts away
A farmer in a flood district watches his mortgaged house and barn float down the river. He remarks that the scene represents his floating indebtedness, a vivid symbol of financial strain amid catastrophe.
Flower and Tree Gardening Notes From Old Column
Salpiglossis is a pretty annual easy to raise and worthy a place in the garden. The birch grows farther north than any other tree. Siberian larch and fir follow. The dark spot in a bean blossom nears black. Sunflowers transplant easily on a rainy day or cool evening. Preserve two green lawn centers in the garden for relief and contrast. Mignonette is unobtrusive but fragrant. a large bed helps. Dissolve fresh lime in water and saturate soil where white worms are found. It is never too late to set out roses and earlier is better after frost.
Gossip Underclass Barbs In Wardrobe Exchange
A brief city gossip note from the Ohio State Journal describes Miss Kutt and Miss Gadsby commenting on Miss Gadsby’s new gown. Miss Snarl mutters the gown looks cheap while Miss Kutt suggests it’s from the same budget fabric as another recent purchase.
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Miss Kutt
Stupidity and the Nose in Historical Snuff Use
An old commentary suggests nasal conditions in children arise from ill mucous membranes and chronic irritation. It speculates snuff use among European elites in the late seventeenth century as a possible cause for nasal afflictions and odd behavior.
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Europe
Not Smart at All Says Flanigan About Flaherty
A Philadelphia Record item quotes Flanigan joking that Flaherty is very dumb. The banter mocks Flaherty’s wit and suggests he could not recognize insult spoken to his face.
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Harriet Ann
Flaherty
Flanigan
Faith
Philadelphia Record
Parts of Speech. Teacher Thomas and Tommy Tucker exchange
A brief exchange contrasts parts of speech with stuttering. Tommy jokes that speech patterns reveal how a man talks when he stammers during mental effort.
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Thomas
Tommy Tucker
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Sam
Treasury
Aristocragy
Mamma
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KAMP
New York Tribune
TRE
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