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The South Side Project Amid Washington Beautification Debate
District commissioners report land and improvements values for a Triangle on hoof Che Avenue between Third and Fifteenth streets. Estimated land value 11 9229 dollars and improvements 45000, with goodwill and machinery adds bringing total near 19 300 060. The plan aims to acquire property for government buildings and streets, while raising concerns over cost, planning, and impact on merchants and existing businesses in Washington.
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Indiana tariff revision plank sparks party unity call
The Indiana Republican platform urges early extra sessions in November 1908 to revise the tariff with maximum and minimum rates to shield export trade, backed by President Fairbanks’s steady public service image. It praises Fairbanks and rebukes critics, arguing a timely, data driven revision is needed.
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Bridge Whist as Social Evil Dominates Columns
A satirical survey criticizes bridge whist for eclipsing reform speeches as a social evil. The piece mocks elite players, notes women’s dependence on bridge parties, and hints at domestic strain and financial strain from ongoing games and social obligations.
Stamps Cast Up by the Sea at Cuttyhunk Island
Postage stamps valued at over 100000 from a New York to Newfoundland shipment aboard the steamer Sylvia washed ashore at Cuttyhunk. The Newfoundland stamps, current issue, were to be sent by the American Bank Note Company to the Newfoundland government. A box was found and readied wreckers left it. women seized it and distributed or sold sheets. One woman reportedly holds all the 50 cent stamps worth eighty thousand dollars.
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Women Use Telepathy in Illinois Polls Report
Providence Journal notes a mock practical test of mental telepathy by women in Illinois during spring elections. It describes groups of half a million women, white arrayed lines at polling places, and alleged visual influence on men voters and opposition speakers, with staged scenes of ministers losing clarity after telepathic pressure.
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Why Hughes Will Win In Chicago Convention
The piece argues Hughes will win on later ballots after Taft the front runner falters. It cites Tre Washington Post tables and predicts New York pivotal votes, with Keats and Tailbanks backing Hughes as others shift. The narrative moves through historical precedents and the pivotal role of New York in nominating the candidate.
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Remarkable Drug Victim in Los Angeles Exposed Habit
A man identified as a patient from Los Angeles, detained in a hospital on an insanity charge, claims long term morphine cocaine and chloral use. Surgeons say if true, he has consumed more drugs than any patient they treated. he appears burned and scarred by injections, police have given morphine to ease shock, and warn continued use may drive him insane or lead to death.
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Spanish Coins Declared Not Legal Tender in 1812 Case
The Philadelphia Press reports that old Spanish milled dollars used to pay ground rent in December 1906 were ruled worthless as legal tender by the Court of Common Pleas in Cook v Lovett. The deed dates to March 20, 1812, with ninety coins totaling 845 plus interest paid in two installments. the court orders payment in lesser money.
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Attempt to revive Canadian nobility sparked controversy
A Viscount de Fronsac asserts a private drive to create a Western Hemisphere aristocracy through a Montreal tercentennial parade and a decorative order. Dominion officials dismiss the plan as unauthorized. Canada has no official College of Arms and historic titles in New France are extinct.
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The Immortal Craft of Rewriter Johnson and Debates
A historical view of how Dr. Johnson avoided penalties for publishing debates. He reported parliamentary discussions without naming bodies or members, creating the imaginary Senate of Lilliput. The piece notes his influence on journalism, his inventive notes, and the lasting fame of his method and writing from Exon Street garret.
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Recreation in Honolulu as an unmatched welcome and variety
A Honolulu correspondent extols a recreation paradise with volcanoes at Kilauea and Mauna Kea, surf canoeing at Pearl Harbor, golf in Nuʻuanu Valley, fishing in Molokini crater, and pineapple picking at Wahiawa. He praises warm hospitality, diverse activities, and a welcoming, humorous local spirit unmatched elsewhere.
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Nobility and oddities in late 19th century press notes
A collage of opinions and snippets from the era critiques nobility in France, mocks various titles, and lampoons public figures. The piece references Prince Helie de Sagan, Jay Gould, and a New York satire on press methods, plus a vignette of a horse, a banker, and street life near Fulton Street.
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One Family Runs Tiny Lane County School
Jugene correspondence from Portland Oregon describes a single family running a small district in No 4 Lane County. The father serves as board chairman and the mother as clerk and teacher. The four months term ended with a flawless attendance record, no tardies, and excellent conduct. The teacher boarded with pupils’ family, with daily parent visitors at the school.
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Peculiar English Wills and the Law of Property
A Pearson's Weekly discussion traces how wills evolved from oral declarations with witnesses to modern formal documents. It notes that early practice allowed unwitnessed handwritten wills and that adding signatures and witnesses became standard, with special rules for sailors and soldiers. The piece recaps historic limits on widow and child shares from Henry VII era and how marriage or birth could affect bequests.
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Lament of the Old Timer and scattered headlines
A collage of humor and social snippets from early 20th century papers. It laments Prohibition era restrictions, notes New York gambling crackdowns, street fashion in yellow shoes, and a sudden surge of sensational oddities across Detroit Chicago and Philadelphia with quips on fame and money.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humorous column touching on gender quirks and social expectations. It jokes about why women resist certain gestures, notes that minds differ between sexes, and wittily suggests common sense weather lore. It closes with a quip about a grandmother’s motto shaping good-looking children.
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Roosevelt renomination argued by Colorado GOP leader
A. M. Stevenson, Republican committeeman from Colorado, backs Roosevelt for renomination at Chicago. He predicts a large delegate majority for Roosevelt and argues Wall Street sentiment is irrelevant, urging a strong Republican ticket to defeat Democrats as Taft backs and Kentucky politics mix in national fight.
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