Taft selects national campaign leadership in Ohio move
The executive committee of the Republican National Committee met in springs, Va, approving Taft’s recommended officers. George Shelton of New York named treasurer, Arthur T Vorge of Maine to oversee national committee roles, with roles based in Cincinnati. The full committee’s vote was unanimous and followed discussion of the treasurer position.
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Rot Eprings
Frank Ji. Hitcheonk
Mosesuhusetts
Hharmama
Republican National
George Shelton
New York
National Committee
Arthur T Vorge
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Witaois
Repullican
Bart Razor Strop and Hungry Butterflies Notes
Fragmented reading records show a barber lamenting a broken razor strop and longing for a suitable replacement. The piece shifts to Countess von Ligden reporting on butterfly hunger endurance, then notes generous donations to fight consumption by a Missouri heiress. It ends with a story on training for British ships and foreign officers aboard Brisk ships.
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Brkivherglaere
Mtin
Uninese
Olamega
Bris
Banner Cut At Midnight Sparks Street Talk
A midnight banner removal in Lincoln near Pwolfth aug stirred strong reactions among Tony Bryan supporters. The event drew little crowd and no protests. The torn banner, said to belong to the opposite church, dangled high above the street, suspended by a telco pole.
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Lincoln
Pwolfthaug
Tonny Bryno
The Ganny Beat and the Cannineus in Carriage Tale
Aarchant and a farmer discuss political economy in a railroad carriage. The merchant fills a pipe and settles to smoke while the farmer hums and eyes the bowl. A quarrel over a match and a missing pouch drives the punch line as tension builds.
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Sol
Unclear ancient title query about royal lineage and return
Fragmentary question asks if Mlax Atnry Woodman served King Garion and King Chilon of Portugal, mentioning 4 numbers and a promised noble title upon return, but details are garbled and names appear nonsensical.
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Chilon
Portugal
Baptist Baptism in Cold Norristown Church
The article recounts a frigid Norristown baptism at a Mennonite church led by Rev. Frank Howe. Immersion occurred in creek at four inches of ice while congregants stood shivering, as observers recalled ancient Greek travelers and Roman head coverings as badges of servitude, noting English fashion history.
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Norristown
Bey
Zed
Hatfeld Creek
Frank Howe
Walle
Olen Sratth
Kya Byunner
A Kind Deed Story From a Denver Town
In a small town near Denver a Band of Marcy class recalls recent kind deeds by the children. Teacher asks Emily to name a kind act she had done and she blurts out a tale about removing a tin can from a dog's tail. She hesitates to identify the dog or owner, saying she does not know the kind deed to report.
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Marcy
Denver
Emily
Queen Alexandra Keeps Humble Milk Jug in Sandringham
A fragmentary tale describes Queen Alexandra's most treasured item, a small earthen milk jug kept in her Sandringham boudoir. The jug, gifted by a dying girl, is presented as priceless to the queen who hosted tea at Bivins Chalet, underscoring a theme of humble value over grand wealth.
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Alexandria
Sandringham
Alexandra
Aftornoon
Labor Men Endorse Plank In Democratic Convention
Denver July 8 labor sub committees of the Democratic convention debated and refined platform planks after Bryan suggestions. They formed targeted subcommittees on injunct unions trusts railroads resources and tariff and approved measures on income tax and Oriental immigration while endorsing labor dispute framing and a broader tariff reform plan with pulp paper lumber and related provisions.
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Massachusetts
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Sey York
Sullivan
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Williams
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Juder Parker
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Lari
Hepblican
Naper
City official pays clerks for false reports, drink offered
In a Cleveland Leader item, E. W. Bemis head of the city water works asks two clerks from another department to prepare estimates. He hints at buying them a drink, leads them to a bar, and the clerks fear they are being lured into a scheme as the bartender serves soda and the attendants wait for answers.
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Cty Water Works
Mr. Bemis
Spool Roulette Tale In A Yard Garage Scene
A group of rewaboys describe a makeshift roulette game using a sharpened spool as the wheel and letters P T N S A to indicate outcomes. The top’s fall determines winners and losers as players place and reclaim stakes while a banker pays the winners. The scene centers on a wayfarer narrator in a rough, improvised setting.
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Kayn
New York Sun
Jouker Waathers
Corpunishment Forms in Henry II England
The text discusses early English corporal punishment as defined by Henry de Brant in Henry II’s era. It outlines two kinds of penalties: initiated with torture and without, mentioning the stock and pillory as grim methods, along with branding and other tortures used to extract confessions.
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Carport
Henry de Hrnnton
England
Fragmentary Persian travelogue snippet on canola and camels
A garbled OCR passage discusses Gray and Brown Canola and a journey through Persia. It references a Jengin or jinn like figure, rough country scenes, and uncertain measurements. The text includes stray lines about travelers, camels, and a curious dish, with many corrupt names and phrases.
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Persia
One Man and his Fear of Luck and Superstitions
A New York Sun item cites a man whose life is ruled by superstition. He fears failing to catch the right subway, missing an express, or misplacing keys, and he notes that his luckless worries accompany every trip uptown and every return home, though he admits no major misfortune has yet occurred.
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Lénox Avenue
Lenox Avenue
New York
Conference on Refrigeration Efficiency in Paris July 3
A congress on refrigeration efficiency is planned for Paris in July 3 bringing together funding exporters and representatives from major industries worldwide. The aim is to improve standardize and promote cold storage and transportation methods to enhance preservation and international commerce through practical and scientific collaboration.
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Paria
Ibely
Odd Electric Lighting System on Sistland Island
An electric Helting system on the Danish Sistland island uses windrails driven wheels 46 feet diameter, supported by a 43-foot tower. Blades cover 540 square feet and a 23 foot per second wind yields 9.6 horsepower, with 24 revolutions per minute. The current powers 378 medical peat lamps and several binary motors.
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Sistland
Duss Buya Palace Purchases Lapposi Estate for HQ
Eleanora Ouse, the Italian heiress, buys Lapposi palace in Hlorenes to use as her future headquarters. She already owns a Grand Canal palace in Veniea but prefers a milder climate. Her Set Ugdano villa near Floranca and ties to Gabriale d'An nunzly remain part of her estate, while the Grand hotel in Morence no longer suits her. The Faluzzo Lappont, a new and beautiful building, awaits furnishing to become a princely residence, with rumored payment around $13,000.
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Eleanora Ouse
Adrose
Lapposi Palace
Hlorenes
Grand Canal
Veniea
Venice
Mary
Set Ugdano
Floranca
Gabriale d’Annunzly
Morence
Liverpool fight against pests undermines city health drive
The piece discusses Liverpool efforts to combat disease spreading pests in the city. It outlines breeding sites, development history, and the plan to check multiplication. It raises questions about expected enforcement and potential reduction of insect numbers next summer.
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Liverpool
What Ears Are For Kindergarten Class Mischief
A Cleveland kindergarten lesson devolves into a fractured scene as children imitate sounds and claim body parts in a noisy exercise. The dialogue shows playful yet chaotic exchanges about ears fingers mouths and a pretend telephonic device as the class mocks simple anatomy.
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Tiene
Maarker
Tegen
Elasa
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