Taft’s Inaugural Promises Tariff Revision and Reform
President Taft outlines a bold program including an extra session to revise the Dingley tariff, tighter federal control of railroads, and enhanced antitrust enforcement. He calls for Panama Canal funding, strong army and navy, and measures to curb labor disputes. He also addresses Asiatic immigration and southern race relations while pledging monetary reform and federal protection of aliens’ rights.
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Panama Canal
Washington
Mar
Taft
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South America
Consulting Board
War Department
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Gatun
Col. Goethals
Army
South
Taft Takes Oath in Senate Chamber Amid Snow
William Howard Taft becomes the United States president in the senate chamber, the first to do so in 76 years, amid a blizzard that cancels outdoor ceremonies. Roosevelt, Sherman, and a vast parade mark the day with a grand inaugural ball at the pension building.
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William Howard Taft
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Taft
White House
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Sherman
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New York County Committee
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Congress
Practical Fashions Paris Pattern No 2758 for girls
Pattern No 2758 presents an Atlantic blue cotton voile dress for girls aged eight to twelve with a broad-shouldered tuck design across the shoulders. It lists five sizes from four to twelve years and yardage requirements for 27, 36, and 42 inch widths, plus tucking and insertion details. pattern price is 10 cents with mail order instructions.
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Paris
Japanese Emigration and Return Flows to United States and Hawaii
Foreign office records show from June to December 1908 a net outflow of 1 354 Japanese to the United States and 3 500 returning. For Hawaii the same period accounts indicate 1 151 sailing from Japan and 2 951 returning. In January 1909, 152 Japanese sailed for the United States.
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Tokio
Japan
Foreign Office
United States
Hawaii
Australian wartime tale of a stock trader saves wagon
A Stock Exchange member guarding a wagonload of goods during a night of cold explains to a colonel that he will visit the camp to pay about £200 for the wagon. He says he would not catch his death of cold for twice that amount, ending with the colonel’s response left unrecorded.
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Stock Exchange
Melbourne Times
By Boiling Grease Skin All Came Off One Side of Face
A woman suffered severe burns when hot grease boiled over, burning and blistering the left side of her face and head. Doctors warned of lasting disfigurement and potential scarring from the incident.
Baby scar healed by Cuticura ointment in five weeks
A caregiver recounts a baby’s severe scald from hot grease and quick recovery after using Cuticura Ointment. The child’s skin healed with no marks after about five weeks, leaving it smooth and velvet like. Mrs. Hare narrates from South Shields England, dated March 22 1908, with Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. noted.
Deceitful Men Strain Trust Among Friends
A fragment notes strain in friendships as deceitful men erode trust between best friends and betray confidence. No specific people or places are named, leaving a general social observation.
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Maude
Percy
Paris Pattern No 2788 All Seams Allowed
The simple and practical model for a working skirt in serge tweed cheviot mohair linen khaki or Venetian cloth is cut in narrow gores and shaped at the waist for a slim look. For Victoria lawn summer wear it suits separate waist outfits in batiste or nainsook. Eight sizes 22 to 36 inch waist. yardage given for nap and non nap options across widths.
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Paris
Victoria Lawn
Batiste
Nainsock
Record-setting Trousseau of Late Empress of China
The late Chinese empress reportedly amassed a trousseau costing over 1 million dollars, making it the most expensive on record.
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China
The Real Thing Automobile Scene Causes Laughs
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes a theater scene where a supposed car breaks down before it appears on stage, prompting Egbert to remark the drama felt real due to the malfunction.
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Bacon
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Willie Vet-Whats an army endurance test ma
Fragmentary dialogue about a veteran and mother describing life after pension money with a rough, rural tone and missing context. The piece appears to be an oral reminiscence or theatre of almanac style dialogue, lacking clear events or names.
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Willie Vet
Mother Vet
Puexk
No Temperament Quips on Marriages and Temperament
The Houston Post quotes a dialogue about marriages to an artist and a coal heaver. It notes the artist’s temper and abuse, contrasting with the coal heaver's devoted but quiet life, implying the sisters’ unhappy and uneventful paths.
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Houston Post
Bromo Quin ine Adverts Mention Signature Claim
Advertisement notes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE and cites signature of RE W GROVE. Claims the product used worldwide to cure a cold in one day. Includes a Euripides quote and promotes a sharp tongue as a disease.
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RE. W. Grove
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