Telegraphers and Congress Clash Over Labor Bills
Labor groups press bills in Congress while Republicans hold committees. Champ Clark calls for bipartisan action with 28 Republicans. Beardless portraits in Capitol paintings prompt museum anecdotes. Ecuador to hold centennial independence exposition in Quito. US representation funded by about 50,000 dollars.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Congress
House
Champ Clark
Missouri
Rules Committee
Clark
United States
Quito
Root
Uncle Sam
Ecuador
Chicago
Buffalo
St. Louis
A Present Craze Bookbinding as a Path to Work
The article notes bookbinding as a growing interest among American girls. It highlights drawing or design talent, personal contact with authors through binding, and the financial appeal of a skill that can support livelihoods if needed. It also observes the profitability of well bound rare editions and collections.
Mary had a little wink and a jeweled ring
A poem about rival suitors and a ballroom scene where a bride wears a diamond crescent sent by another man. It contrasts pale roses with a yellow diamond crescent, then shifts to a playful puff about Mary’s blue eye and a baby's first steps.
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Medhlin
Minna Irving
New York
Mary
Chicago News
Oh the Kind Men Fattening a Kitty
A brief verse notes kind men who care for animals and stay up late to fatten a kitten, as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
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Philadelphia Press
Len Leads Glee Club After Duet Split Incident
From the Yale Record, Len formed the glee club earlier and, despite a cracked voice, performed duets after a recent split. The item highlights Len stepping into a more prominent singing role and the group adapting to the change.
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Len
Glee Club
Yale
Prize at baby show crowns cutest child of all
A Boston Globe snippet notes a baby show prize for the cutest child, with a playful line about a belle among the crowd. It also references quotes from Hewitt and Jewett about excuses a man might give his wife, as reported by the Boston Post.
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Boston Globe
Hewitt
Jewett
Boston Post
Domestic Problem Between Romeo and Juliet
A brief dialogue fragment shows a domestic dispute over memory and sums, with a playful exchange about what is forgotten and what depends on fair Juliet. The line is attributed to the New York Press.
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Romeo
At the Masked Ball Snapshot of playful exchanges at a masked ball
A lighthearted scene from a masked ball features a speaker noting a kiss with his wife and another person confirming the same moment in a humorous exchange. The vignette captures social gaiety and intimate conventions of the period.
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Jove
Bhi
Harper’s Weekly
How It Happened to the Old Cow
A limerick style tale recounts an old cow with a crumpled horn explaining she was hit by an auto after crossing the road. The incident highlights a roadside collision causing the cow injuries and a humorous, cautionary tone.
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Chicago News
Bright Outlook in Somerville Business Talk
Karr questions the chance of success in business while Bagster cites a $500000 partner stake as the basis for confidence in the Somerville Journal discussion.
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Karr
Bagster
Somerville Journal
Little Things and Tiny Germs in Food
A St Louis Republic excerpt describes how small microbes in food accumulate wealth for doctors while harming patients, highlighting concerns about food safety and medical profiteering.
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St. Louis Republic
Governors to Meet Roosevelt on Conservation Plan
Governors from many states have accepted invitations to gather in Washington May 13 to 15 to discuss a practical working basis for conserving the nation's natural resources. The conference aims to outline a comprehensive plan covering rivers forests irrigation drainage flood control water power soil erosion and resource preservation.
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White House
Washington
United States
New York Post
Lea
Delaware
George Gray
Roosevelt
Congress
Inland Waterways Commission
United States Inland Waterways Commission
American Society of Civil Engineers
Mysterious Hamlet Mustard Plaster Incident
In Spirit a man applied a mustard plaster on his back and the paste drew his diamond stud toward his body. Doctors continue probing for the missing jewel as the case unfolds.
Steeplejacking Described By Sailor In New York Press
A New York Press excerpt argues steeplejacking is overrated, noting the false safety of ropes and ladders. It imagines a steeplejack aloft in a gale, 150 feet above deck, held by willpower while danger looms and the crew pressures below.
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New York Press
Jury List Drawn for March Term Court
The jury list for the March term was drawn. Names include W. E. McNurlen Keota J A Marsh Ainsworth Geo L Laver Richmond W S Henderson Wellman O Bailey City W B Kerr City A H Harmeter City J W Brinton Brighton R S Fry Kalona L B Bennett Keota H A Shannon Second ward W D Hesseltine Washington C E Mumper Brighton J A Donaldson Washington M E Brown Riverside R C Keller Second ward J E Palmer Wellman R M Black Richland U S Bishop Wellman H B White Brighton
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W. E. McNurlen
Keota
J. A. Marsh
Ainsworth
Geo
L. Laver
Richmond
W. S. Henderson
Wellman
O. Bailey
City
W. B. Kerr
A. H. Harmeter
J. W. Brinton
Brighton
R.S. Fry
Kalona
Bennett
Johnson's Bakery advertises best bakery line
The notice proclaims Johnson's Bakery offers complete bakery goods. An Eastbound passenger Ira Sproull appears in the column. A help wanted ad seeks a girl for general house work at The Journal office. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Fleming return from Kansas visit with relatives.
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Johnson's
Ira Sproull
Journal Office
W. F. Fleming
Kansas
Hogs and Cattle Markets in Chicago February 24 1908
Chicago market report shows hogs mixed from 4.05 to 4.30 with light and rough grades, while cattle and sheep receipts total around 25 000 and 25 000 respectively. Estimates and official totals are provided with shipments and price ranges from light packers to western cattle and lambs.
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Texas
Fresh Air School in Providence Aids Tuberculosis Fight
Nearly all of twenty pupils at the first fresh air school in the United States study in Meeting Street Providence. Children with signs of consumption or with tubercular histories gain from cool air and warm cotton leg bags while under close medical supervision. The program, led by Mrs. Mary Appleton, runs 9 to 11 45 a.m. and 12 45 to 3 p.m. and aims to reduce disease while teaching healthful habits.
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Providence
United States
Meeting Street
R. L
Small
Fresh Air School
League For the Suppression of
Mary Appleton
Window Cleaning In College Course In London
A new domestic theory course at King's College London will devote much time to the ethics of scrubbing and window washing. The first class starts next October and graduates in science may compress the course into one year, a claim not yet tried in Europe.
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Macon
Arkansas
John Wesley Gaines
Tennessee
Gaines
New York
King’s College, London
Europe
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