Payne and His Probe Turns on Washington Post Office Oversight
Washington reports detail a probe into the Washington city post office led by an expert from the comptroller’s office. Ex postmaster general Merritt and Bristow are cited as pressing for a full report on changes, disbursements, and alleged irregularities while noting a cautious investigation concluded with no proven excesses.
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Ployer
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Payos
Interwave
Bristow
Tracewell
Theshington City
Ell
Bloomington Whipping Case Ties Seven Suspects as Victims Testify
Bloomington Ind May 2 Thirty one witnesses including the Stew girls and Shively victims testified in the Whitecapping case. Seven men are named as implicated Policeman Kiam Shinn David L Gray Lon Shaw William Shinn and two unnamed youths. Shinn identified by three victims and faces an alibi challenge as the inquiry widens.
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Loomington
Ind
Shively
Tix Cox
Kiam Shinn
David L. Gray
William Shinn
Jay Duvy
Shinn
Public Debt and April Finances Reported
Washington on May 2 reports the monthly public debt total at April 30 plus cash in vaults standing at 508,035,418 a decrease from April 1. Interest due amounts to 11041,590. April 1908 receipts reached 48,326,100 expenditures 41,763,814 leaving a surplus of 1,563,286. Chicago notes labor in twelve months shows gains in hours wages and better conditions for workers.
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Washington
Hicago
Chicago
Itis
Bryan Denies Oil Interests in Wake of Ad Push
In Livevin Nebraska May 1 William J Bryan released a statement to correct a misapprehension and protect the public saying he has never had any interest in oil wells or lands nor in any business enterprise except his paper. He notes an oil company used a prior notice as ad copy and reiterates he has avoided taking stock in corporations.
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Bryan
Bryan Bes
Origins of Old Sayings and Phrases
A compact look at origin stories for common terms. The Honeymoon recalls Teutonic mead customs after weddings while The Bridegroom notes that the groom served guests on his day. Sirloin of Reef links a royal nod to knighthood. Spinster traces to spinning wheel duties and Cabal to Charles II’s cabinet initials.
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Reef
Charles I
Sir Loin
Charlies II
Clifford
Arlington
Buckingham
Ashley
Lauderdale
Murder Verdict in Kruger Case Ties Death to Assassin
A coroner's inquest at Mabel Minnesota returned a verdict that Emile Kruger was killed by an assassin. The jury did not name Mrs. Kruger as the killer but she remains under suspicion.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Mabel
Minn
Emile Kruger
Prominent Americus citizen injured in cartage accident
The cortage of Walter Calloway from Andersonville Georgia overturned. his son suffered a broken leg. With no other physician available Governor Garvin stepped in, removed his coat and set the limb as a surgeon.
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Andersonville
Walter Calloway
Americus
Garvin
Scandinavian wood carving in churches and homes
The article notes carved woodwork in early Scandinavian churches in Sweden and Norway, with Stockholm museums preserving many pieces. It highlights Borgund and Hitterdal as richly adorned structures and observes abundant wooden utensils in homes, especially large wooden tankards worthy of study for their design and craft.
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Scandinavia
Stockholm
Borgund
Hitterdal
Sailor and Horse Tale of the Captain and Barnacles
A retired sea captain named Captain Bean inspects Barnacles the horse with a wary eye. Jed vouches for the animals steadiness, wind, and limb, claiming the horse will mind his helm and stand all day. Bean contemplates signing articles for the ponderous, capable mount.
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Captain Bean
Barnacles
Jed
Cap'n
Hess
Bean
Red Flannel Money Through Island Trade
A Scotch missionary recounts how a shipwrecked sailor's red flannel shirt became currency on remote south Pacific isles. Islanders, seeing cloth for the first time, cut the garment into pieces and used the red fabric as money, circulating it among fearlessly curious natives.
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South Pacific
Remarkable Properties of Gold Highlight Tenacity And Divisibility
A piece of gold drawn into wire 0.05 inches thick can bear 500 pounds without breaking. Gold's malleability allows a grain to be split into 2,000,000 parts and a cubic inch into 9,523,800,529 parts, each visible to the eye.
Engaged Couple Kiss Debate Sparks Lively Quip
A Brooklyn Eagle quip suggests kissing an engaged partner who says no is improper yet amusing, highlighting social norms and flirtation in contemporary courting. The remark frames propriety as a playful half of romance rather than a strict rule.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Beware of Quinine Preparations Cited in Cold Cure Ads
A short notice warns that quinine preparations can cause deafness and promotes Bromo Lax as a new cold cure claiming it contains no quinine and promises quick relief from colds and headaches.
Roosevelt Adjourns Senate in Mock Ceremony Tale
Francis E. Leupp recalls how Theodore Roosevelt, invited as an honored guest, nearly presided over a presidential inauguration from within the senate chamber as the oath was to be administered outside. A mistaken adjournment motion led to a comic moment with the vice president directing the processional then joining Heitfeld at the presidential stand.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
McKinley
Hettfeld
Mr. Heitfeld
Francis EB. Leupp
Century
Quite Opposites. Student-What is pessimism?
A dialogue contrasts pessimism as the faith of cowards with asks about optimism. The philosopher labels pessimism as cowardice and questions the value of hopeful outlooks.
The First Tailor and the Adamic Attire
A retrospective sketch portrays Adam as the first tailor and first customer, chronicling his humble start, open air workshop, and the origin of clothing as a pivotal industry. It links his self reinvention after the apple incident to an enduring belief in being well dressed.
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Adam
Eden
Bineelf
Ile
United States
Carlyle
William George Jordan
Fashioner
Little Willie and the moral of arguments
A fragmented An Argus style exchange opens with a joke about moths before clothes and a sharp remark on arguing with fools. A brief anecdote about Kate at age two shows a parent rushing in to a non perilous moment, misunderstanding a child’s call for a cup as danger.
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Kate
Starting a Trade from Harper's Magazine Tale
A rustic tale recounts a push to start a trade despite principles. An old man with worn boots and cast-off scraps trades for rags and other items, illustrating barter ingenuity and a stubborn zest for commerce in a playful colonial voice.
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Anya
Julian Raiph
Harper's Magazine
Knowing Too Much And The Margins Of Ignorance
A discussion on the social strain of conversing with an overly informed person. It favors neighbors with “kindly stupidity” and avoids highly clever interlocutors who feel like live wires. Includes quotes from S. M. Crothers and others.
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S. M. Crothers
Atlantic
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promoted as Stomach and Blood Remedy
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for dyspepsia and stomach disorders, promising renewed health and cheerful temper. It claims to purify blood by removing toxins, increase blood activity, and provide new life and strength, citing a testimonial from M. H. House of Arkansas. The notice also offers the Common Sense Medical Adviser and asserts no substitute equals the product.
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M. H House
Charleston, Franklin Co
Ark
Dr. Pierce
Common Sense
Cash2 Seeley Himself 18 A Claimant in Postmaster General Case
Washington May 2 government wrestles with a $200,000 dispute over cash Charles P Neeley allegedly stole from Cuban postal revenues. Money held by Postmaster General Payne after transfers through Secretary of War and General Wood, with Cuban government and Justice Department weighing ownership and return. Neeley demands immediate return, claiming private property and no Cuban conviction.
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Charles P. Neeley
Neeley
Payne
Reet
Leonard Wood
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Rochester
Cochran
Wood
Root Neeley
War Department
Hay
State Department
Department of Justice
Knox
Fire wrecks O'Donnell livery barn after dream vision
Reports from Logansport Indiana describe how the O'Donnell livery barn burned claiming three animals. A prior series of arson attempts is noted including the Dyke man and Clingenpeel stables. A dream allegedly foretold the fires and local insurance covers the losses.
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Ind
James O'Donnell
Dykeman
O'Donnell
Frear Resolution and Woman Suffrage Bills Fail in State Bodies
In Madison on May 2 the Frear joint resolution proposing direct senatorial elections was defeated in the assembly. Also in the senate the woman suffrage bill was killed by a 14 to 12 vote. In Manila on May 2 Governor Cailles of Laguna province and volunteers captured Rios in a Japanese led action.
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Frear
United States
Assembly
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Manila
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