Haiti a Century of Revolts and Rulers
The article surveys Haiti history from 1804 to 1912, noting six presidents in a generation, swaps between republic and despotism, and constant revolts. It cites Toussaint to Leconte, Albania? no, Leconte 1912, and cites 1889 constitution shaping a military republic with five departments and generals in command.
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Legitime
Leconte
Haiti
Hippolyte
Santo Domingo
Toussaint -Ouverture
Toussaint Vouverture
Fabre Geffrard
Dominique
Window trimmers back living models for gowns display
More than 200 trimmers meeting in Chicago voted to replace wax dummies with living models in store windows. Critics say expressionless faces repel buyers while three models in gowns contrasted with the dummies showed a striking effect.
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National
Jess
Aris
Government Buys Island in Hell Gate for 25000
The United States government purchased Mill Rock, a rocky Hell Gate island, for $25,000 from William R. Peters. The site will serve as storage and a field plant for nearby harbor and river work. Previous owners traced back to Captain Sandy Gibson, who squatted there for decades, and hotelman Charles Leland who bought in 1863 for $800.
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Mill Rock
Hell Gate
United States
New York
William R. Peters
Hallett’s Point
Astoria
Fort Stevens
Alexander Gibson
Sandy” Gibson
Charles Leland
Rocky Island
Gibson
Leland
Leland Island
Hallett’s Point Reef
Mr. Higgins
Peters
Higgins
Saving the Robin leaflets crusade by Mrs Sage
Mrs Russell Sage funds a national Audubon Society drive sending 200000 leaflets on native song birds with a focus on the robin. She contributes 5000 dollars for three years to boost robin protection as open hunting seasons persist in seven states.
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Russell Sage
National Association of Audubon Societies
New Horse for Taft Receives Royal Welcome
President Taft received a new riding horse from West Virginia named Reciprocity after the Canadian reciprocity fight ended. The sixteen-hand dappled iron gray steed can bear the president's weight and was warmly welcomed in Washington.
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Taft
West Virginia
Standard Oil is Broken Up and Scattered Among Pieces
poem notes the breakup of Standard Oil into thirty three fragments, with John D. Rockefeller quietly smiling and winking as the pieces move to Broadway. Archbold avoids public reaction while the global oil empire is divided yet remains in business under separate entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Trust
John D
Archbold
Broadway
Tom W. Jackson
Nameless witness ties Cuba link to Maine blast story
The Havana harbor wreck of the Maine fuels renewed debate on the cause of the 1898 explosion as officials reexamine exterior mine theory and debate whether the primary cause will ever be learned. The investigation recalls a nameless witness who overheard talk of sinking the ship and prompts continued mud lifting as the hull is raised and bones of sailors are recovered.
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United States
Maine
Havana
Spain
William H. Bixby
General Bixby
Naval Board
Reglas
Navy
Naval Court
Bixby
Sigsbee
Ferguson
Merritt
Congress
Taft Planed Early 1912 Campaign Tour Beginnings
President Taft plans a major four to six week tour starting September 16 to launch the 1912 Republican campaign. The trip will traverse the Midwest and northern states, with stops including Knoxville Tennessee and Hutchinson Kansas. If extended, the journey would cover Nebraska South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin Colorado California Oregon and Washington before returning via a northern route.
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Taft
White House
Pacific Coast
Beverly
Washington
Middle West
Missouri
Mississippi
Knoxville
Tenn
Hutchinson
Hypnotized Burglar Stopped by Lawyer's Gaze
Luther S. Kauffman a Philadelphia attorney used hypnotism as a hobby to freeze a burglar for twenty minutes at his residence. His four daughters and wife alerted him, then pursued downstairs finding the man transfixed with arms upheld until suburban police arrived. The milkman fled in fear as the scene drew a crowd.
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Luther S. Kauffman
Philadelphia
Yale Football Aids Scholarship With Free Game Passes
Yale Football association plans free passes to Yale games for New Haven public school students who excel in grammar and high school. Captain Arthur Howe proposes the scheme to boost scholarship, with Manager Kirk Raynor to finalize details with the superintendent. The New Haven board of education debated abolishing football last winter but chose to keep it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Yale Football Association
Yale
Arthur Howe
Kirk Raynor
Howe
New Haven Board of Education
New Bureau Aims to Help Specially Equipped Women Find Work
Intercollegiate Bureau of Occupations plans to assist women beyond teaching by matching specially equipped graduates from Barnard Bryn Mawr Cornell Radcliffe Smith Vassar and Wellesley with suitable careers. It will charge a small fee and a share of the first month’s salary, seek self support, and operate from New York with plans for city bureaus nationwide. Mary Abby Van Kleeck chairs the board.
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Barnard
Bryn Mawr
Cornell
Radcliffe
Smith
Vassar
Wellesley
Bureau of the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Boston
Young Women’s Christian Association
New York
Mary Abby van Kleeck
Million Dollar Dog Damage Suit In Chicago Mansion Dispute
Dr. and Mrs. W J Morrison sue Cornelius R Clark and wife in Chicago superior court for 1 million dollars over a Spitz dog that roamed the Medill mansion halls. The families, sharing flats, quarrel led to a barred entrance, removal of Mrs Morrison to a hospital, and ongoing disputes.
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Chicago
Medill Mansion
W. J. Morrison
Cornelius R. Clark
Medill
Morrison and Clark
Clarks
Morrison
Trackless Trains Trial in Yorkshire England
Trackless trains are being experimented with in Yorkshire England. It is anticipated that the low capital expenditure which is 20 per cent less than that of a tramway system will enable many districts not served at present to obtain an efficient service for passenger and freight traffic at a moderate cost.
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Yorkshire
England
Amsterdam Diamond Cleavers Earn Up to 120 Dollars Weekly
In Amsterdam a group known as diamond cleavers can earn as much as $120 per week. The article notes the pay level and the regular weekly income for these workers, highlighting a steady if modest wage.
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Amsterdam
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Antoine Simon
Cincinnatus Leconte
Little Black Republic
Robin
Rais Unk Aine Regal
St. Nicholas
Tie
Weather Bureau
Intercollegiate Bureau of Occupations
Dog
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