Taft to Confer on Cabinet Prospects in Charleston
Augusta dispatch reports President Taft plans a Charleston conference with Philander Knox Frank Hitchcock on cabinet material for his administration. Taft travels by special train to Magnolia crossing for a golf date with Mayor Rhemwt, then attends a banquet and church service before boarding the North Carolina with Mrs Taft and seven engineers bound for the Panama Canal zone.
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Augusta
Philander Knox
Frank Ti. Hitchcock
Taft
Charleston
Taft Lis
F. R. Korere
Panama Canal Commission
Magnolia Crossing
Rhemwt
Mr Taft
Unitarian Church
North Carolina
Mra. Taft
Panama Canal Zone
Mr. Taft
Taft Family Plans Savannah Stop En Route to Cuba
Mr and Mrs C P Taft and their daughter won a handicap tournament yesterday and will depart here tomorrow for Savannah before continuing to Cuba.
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C. P. Taft
Savannah
Cuba
Butter and tomatoes joke at dinner with London bishop
At a dinner a young lady asked the bishop of London whether the butterfly could fly because the tomato could not. The bishop laughed, then an English guest pressed the host for the point of the joke and its meaning.
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Bishop of
London
Remarkable claim on alra waters and mineral springs effects
The passage questions whether any mineral waters or alra have a proven chemical action on those who benefit from them. It notes that no one has demonstrated a specific chemical ingredient in air or water at any resort that causes the claimed benefits.
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Jess
Mending rubbers with home cement
A Harper's Bazar tip explains repairing thin spots in rubber at home using a cement made from real rubber dissolved in chloroform. Keep the bottle corked and apply quickly with a mucilage brush to prevent hardening. For holes, cut a patch, stitch, and seal with the cement.
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Harper’s Bazar
Unsought Encouragement From Quiet Exchange
A young woman says she is awful at repartee and doesn’t mean it. A young man recalls a girl who was similarly shy and improved by practice. The pair discuss whether the woman smiled at this encouragement, noting a subtle sign in a moment that hints at progress.
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Tohnow
Burlington Officials Confer on Colorado & Southern Split
Denver January 22 Officials from Burlington meet Colorado & Southern leaders in Denver to run the latter as an independent road for now with Denver as a headquarters. President Harris refutes moving Burlington headquarters to Denver. Denver terminal and stock yard facilities to be expanded. Frank Trumbull to be replaced at stockholders meeting in New York February 12 with likely George Harris succeeding him. Extensions along the line to be pushed forward.
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Denver
Colo
Burlington
Colorado & Southern
Harris
Omaha
Frank Trumbull
New York
George Harris
Hill
Powers. Are Unable to Agree at Naval Conference
London January 22. Britain hopes to avert deadlock as committees study technical topics while delegates press for views from capitals. The United States resists continuous voyages while seeking reciprocal concessions. Stockton and Wilson represent America as talks预计 February 1 reach a code of laws for naval warfare.
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London
Great Britain
America
Washington
United States
France
Germany
Italy
Austro-Hungary
Russia
Spain
Holland
Japan
Charles F. Stockton
George Gratton Wilson
Brown University
Strange Marriages In Odd Places Reported In England
The article notes unusual wedding settings in England, including a ceremony in a church partially demolished for a new building and a wedding party crossing smoldering ruins as firefighters battled a fire. It highlights how marriages occur despite dramatic disruptions.
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Christchurch
England
National Model License League backs self government at second convention
In Louisville on January 22 delegates approved resolutions favoring self rule over liquor regulation. The program urged prohibition to cover sale and use, oppose intemperance, cancel licenses for violators, and require renewals and caps on licenses with compensation for pre prohibition investments.
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Louisville
National Model License League
Detroit
Naython A . Cole
Peoria
Isls
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
J. P. Caman
Pittsburg
Kas
Iin
Diplomats and Doctrinaires in Washington Gallery
In Washington two diplomats encounter a debater on Voltairean quips about doctors and drugs. The talk turns to a contrived currency reform scheme as the luncheon crowd disperses, with wit and irony framing the scene in Harrier’s Weekly style.
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Hows
Washington
Voltaire
The Magic Tomato and a French Coal Joke
A jumble of lines on ripe tomatoes and a dreamlike garden scene from Newark News, followed by a humorous aside about coal pricing in an English town. A coal vendor quips that “a la carte” costs 20 shillings per ton while “cul-de-wor” adds a shilling for bags, reflecting quaint language.
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Arabia
Newark News
Fire Threatens to Wipe Out Princeton Town
Fire broke out shortly after 1 30 this morning in the Terminal restaurant in Princeton New Jersey threatening a large section of town. The local department sent to Trenton for help as a blackout from cut pipes and broken wires cut power. Students and citizens assist firefighters near Pyne dormitory.
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Princeton
N. J
Trenton
Lower Pyne
Princeton University
Late Marquis di Rudini Remembered As Italian Statesman
The late Marquis di Rudini, notable Italian statesman, led a strenuous life from youth aiding Garibaldi in Sicily against the Bourbons to serving as Palermo mayor before age 30. He quelled brigandage, fought the Mafia, and impressed Sicilians with his resolute rule, dying at 31.
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Marquis di Rudini
Garibaldi
Sicily
Palermo
Boston Transcript
Irish Witness Hesitates in Court as Pat Claims Reading Habit
In a story set by an English paper Justice Warrington hears a case where an Irish witness shows ignorance in the box. A young lawyer probes for information but finds none. The witness finally answers he has read something in his life and awkwardly says he has red hairs on his neck.
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Warrington
Pat
Humorist Crafts Quick Market Joke From Old Sallies
A humorist recalls using an 1885 comic paper to spin a stale gag into a fresh jokelet. He types three clicks changing the word bustle to sheath skirt and bets a real live joke earns at least fifty cents in today’s market.
Reform talk stumbles over divergent audience needs
A Scattering Clientele quotes Senator Sorghum remarking that reform ideas divide listeners. He notes that the very variety of reforms makes it hard to gain a united audience and passage for any single proposal.
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Sorghum
Lively lunch trip ends with dog biscuit reveal
A boy from a Baltimore suburb visits his grandfather and enjoys a dinner, then confesses to munching a dog biscuit on the way home. The tale blends humor and domestic detail from Harper’s Bazar style writing.
Anthrax Fatal to Labourer At Huddersfield Inquest
In Huddersfield an inquest reported the first known building trade death from anthrax. A plasterer's laborer died after contracting the disease while mixing goat hair with plaster, highlighting occupational risk in construction work.
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Huddersfield
England
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