Roosevelt Roils Congress Over Negro Soldier Controversy
A 1906 dispatch from Palo Alto reports looming clashes in Congress as President Roosevelt challenges the status of three Negro regiments in the Brownville and Fort Worth area. Senator Yoraket leads the opposition, promising a hard fight while pundits speculate on political alignments and postmaster intrigues.
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Roosevelt
Goingield
Brownville
Texas
Congress
Yoraket
Forward gaze fuels wealth in Moody's quote passage
The excerpt contrasts short term focus with long range vision. It notes that those who act now under uncertain future conditions become wealthier than others, and the best profits go to those who anticipate the distant, decisive future rather than brief fluctuations.
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Sean
Tyre
Thomas Gibson
Moody's Magazine
Furs Not Always What They Seem in 19th Century Bulletin
A column warns fur buyers that many so called furs are misrepresented. Eastern mink may be dyed marmot, black lynx are wildcats, white ermine pillows are weasels, sable lynx scarfs may be coney, and caracal sets may be kid astrakhan. The piece cites Weasel and Tibet imports as common substitutes and urges buyers to beware.
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Astrakhan
Broadtal
Nugent’s
A Daring Bishop of New Zealand Yacht Rescue
Commander Gambler recounts Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand risking shark danger at Port of France New Caledonia aboard missionary yacht Southern Cross. He dives under the vessel to assess damage and nails copper sheets himself after careening the hull, while sharks vanish.
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New Zealand
Gambler
France
New Caledonia
Wheat Farmer's Harvest Destroyed by Greenish Cloud
A farmer recalls a 600 acre wheat crop that looked to yield forty bushels per acre and earnings of about 7000 dollars. A sudden northwest storm and heavy rain flattened the crop in ten minutes, forcing partial salvage as hay and leading to foreclosure of the mortgage. He questions the boast of farmers before the granary.
Oldest tunnel near Jerusalem aqueduct tale told
The Oldcat Tunnel at Biloah near Jerusalem is the world’s oldest known tunnel. It served as an aqueduct and its inscription records a historic meeting of diggers from both sides. Likely dated to about 700 B C during King Hezekiah, it shows ancient Jewish civilization.
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Biloah
Jerusalem
Hezekiah
cHurope
Fragmented OCR note on a voyage scene and vision tale
The readable bits describe a crushed ship, a molten splash, a young woman near a thicket, and a Christian recounting a heaven dream asking who would be there. The garbled text ties to a Tribune style maritime vignette with an absent refit and faded names.
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Hafir
Anfir
Hipsten
Devotees End Ghastly Fire Walk At Idol Ceremony
A chilling rite unfolds as several participants light embers and walk through them at an Indian idol ceremony. A goat is ritually sacrificed before crowds push forward in frenzy. Priests whip and guide devotees through the glowing coals and water, with women and infants later traversing the embers.
Trades and Diseases Among Professions
A detective notes how each trade carries distinct health risks. Blacksmiths risk paralysis on the right side and eye strain from forge glare. carpenters develop varicose veins from standing and arm strain from sawing. bakers and miners suffer weak lungs, miners from dust and poor light. Cooper workers face swollen knees, household scrubbing causes kneeling aches, Indian laborers endure headaches and mood decline, painters suffer lead poisoning.
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India
Might Have Qualified Not Irish but Delightful
An automobilist on a Dakota country tour breaks down near a Swede’s home. He asks for a monkey wrench, prompting bemused humor from the Swede who quips about local “ranch” folk and mocks the odd request in a humorous regional exchange.
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Dakota
America
Sucosen
Gull Attacks Man Aboard Flandria Near Copenhagen
Report states a seaman aboard the Flandria en route from Dropstadt to Copenhagen was washed overboard by a heavy sea within fifty miles of his destination. He was a strong swimmer and reportedly attempted to save himself by removing clothing though he ultimately perished.
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Dropstadt
Copenhagen
Daisy and Jack at Star Lake romance and peril
Daisy Leonard flirts with multiple admirers while Jack Rawlinson pledges devotion. A rescue at Star Lake follows Jack saving a boy from a canoe, nearly drowning himself. Daisy admits engagement to Jack, then they share a kiss as he recovers, confirming their bond.
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Dick Oater
Jack
Daisy
Miss Leonard
Danny
Dick Carter
Farmer Legislator Tackles Party Line In Rural Speech
A young farmer elected to a state legislature rejects harsh party discipline and cites a parable about plowing toward a moving red cow. He argues his followers must adapt to changing guidance from the state central committee, amid constituent concern over a party measure.
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Tors
Towed plants stored in chilled chambers with lamps
The report describes a system where potted plants are placed in divided chambers for dormancy. Each chamber holds plants in dormancy and is kept cold with a dense frost deposit on the walls. A heated air or dye-dye protected setup, using lamps, delays growth for eight months to a year.
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Witumbeibe
Andion Bach
Chicago News Aay
Untidy Paragraph Reflects Social Gossips and Vices
A fragmented paragraph hints at busy lives fueling mischief and jealousy. It mentions gossip, the idea that memory fails under social pressure, and a warning about adoptions, mothers, and drinking. The text references Ke! labe and Clovelly, with a note on a large neglected or overlooked issue.
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