Editorial on Haiti crisis and McCrea’s role in policing
The piece supports a strong U S guardianship over Haiti. It praises Commander McCrea for pressuring Washington to act and argues the United States must jail Haiti's leaders to restore order or risk European intervention. It cites Monroe doctrine and criticizes hesitation to intervene.
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Europe
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Germany
France
Great Britain
Will A Cooper Declines Campaign Role in Arizona Politics
Prescott Journal-Miner reports Will A Cooper announced candidacy for Delegate to Congress but Phoenix Gazette says he will not run. The piece portrays Cooper as wary of Republican bosses and warns Arizona voters will reward the GOP with a November defeat.
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Prescott Journal-Miner
Pima County
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Arizona
Prescott
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Republican Party
Despotism of Trusts Shredding Anthracite Market
A historical critique declares the coal trust the most absolute in the United States, controlling mines and transport when not operating removal of supply paralyzes mining. It argues this industrial relic wields despotic power, smothering competition and challenging moral and legal rights of collective control.
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United States
Standard Oil Company
Beef Trust
Steel Trust
97S Steel
Coal Trust
Public rights and reforms in industry and politics
The piece argues that railroads and anthracite mining deserve public regulation as quasi public concerns. It notes a circus trust and assures small boys can still water elephants. It hopes St Louis shows its lawmakers at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and considers the risk of nominating a candidate for Michigan governor.
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St. Louis
Trusts blamed for shoddy goods and high clothing costs
A historical clipping argues tariffs on wool raise cotton use and shoddy in woolen goods, making honest wool cloth scarce. It cites census bullets noting wool usage up 12.2 percent since 1890, shoddy up 28.8 percent, and cotton up 25.5 percent, blaming tariffs for higher prices and poorer home goods. It also touches on Tucson politics and Panama tensions.
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Ialse
A Pound of Feathers Weighs More Than a Pound of Lead
A science note explains a paradox by weighing feathers and lead. In air the feather bag’s buoyancy makes it require more than a pound to balance lead, and under vacuum the feather pan sinks while the lead pan rises, proving the apparent difference.
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New York Press
Fins of the Flying Fish Parachutes Not Wings
A Pearson's note explains flying fish rise from warmer seas and glide up to 500 feet. Their fins act as parachutes for stability, while the tail provides propulsion. The fish measure about a foot, with large folded pectoral fins and brief, intermittent flights before diving again.
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Pearson’s
Securate Delay
A quip about southern railroads mocks punctuality with a New England traveler and a conductor. The traveler praises on time service while the conductor reveals the timetable mix up showing yesterday’s 11 o'clock train and today's lateness likely to arrive tomorrow.
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New England
After the Dance and Empty Dances Mentioned in New York Herald
In a night scene from the New York Herald, Miss Oliver and Mr. Roland comment on dancing partners. They praise Mr. Van Twister as the best dancer they have seen, noting his pairing with Grace Turner and admiring Grace as his partner.
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van Twister
Grace Turner
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New York Herald
Early sewing thread factory opened at Pawtucket in 1794
A joke exchange about boiling eggs precedes a note that the first factory for cotton sewing thread was established in Pawtucket Rhode Island in 1794. The brief item places early American textile industry history alongside a light domestic quip.
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Pawtucket
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Dont Do It Just For Now Habits From A Victorian Page
A Tokyo educator condemns Japanese ladies indolence citing a peer's daughter who is pampered to sleep and dressed by maids. English Sabbath laws are described detailing fines and penalties for Sunday violations. A moral note urges forming orderly habits to avoid future trouble.
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Tokyo
Chicago News
Fish Proverb Usage Across Historic Expressions
The article surveys numerous idioms tied to fish and nautical lore, tracing origins from Shakespearean references to sailor slang. It notes sayings like there are other fish in the sea and very like a whale, and discusses terms such as kittle and land shark across literary and seafaring contexts.
True Literature and Court Anecdotes Across Borders
A selection of notes discusses inner stimulus to literary output, a judge who never charges juries, and Stockholm’s priceless Bible in the Royal Library. The Bible weighs heavily, uses 160 asses’ skins for parchment, spans 309 pages nearly a yard long, and features four inch thick wooden covers.
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Stockholm
Trial reveals countryman witness defies pressure in Virginia case
At Auburn Virginia during a trial a green countryman witness faced a severe cross examination. The government counsel pressed him about attempts to alter his story but the witness firmly stated that no one had succeeded. He implied the counsel had tried as hard as others to induce a different account.
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Auburn
Displayed Some Strength
A dialogue excerpt features a witty exchange about a young woman’s character. The speaker defends a sister’s supposed strength by noting that she can be quiet and gentle yet plays hard to impress a skeptical listener. The discussion hints at rumors of a romantic setback.
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Willie
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