Central America talks and American concerns in 1907
The piece discusses a general Central American conference after Nicaragua and El Salvador negotiations, weighing Mexico City Washington and the Caribbean for meeting sites. It defends Washington as logical, urges peaceful treaty obligations, and warns against vigilantism while noting Thaw case jurors doubting murder certainty and rights.
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Washington
Central America
Alvador
High Seas
Mexico City
Pacific
Caribbean
Mexico
Guatemala
Uncle Sam
Unwritten law debate and legal figures in 19th century era
A long critique arguing against entangling alliances with European powers while praising American nonintervention, and a historical account of John Graham and the unwritten law. It covers Sickles, Key, and related trials, highlighting tensions between written statute and social justice. The piece notes the Philippines and domestic tranquillity as key policy concerns.
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Berlin
Germany
America
England
Japan
United States
Berlin Post
Spain
Philippine Archipelago
Europe
Great Britain
John Graham
New York City
Rufus Choate
James T. Fready
Daniel E. Sicktes
Edwin M. Stanton
Philip Barton Key
Sickles
Gen Cole
Hiscock
Macfarland
Richardson
Graham
Tom Buford
Judge Eltlett
Kentucky Supreme Bench
Diplodocus Gift From Carnegie Wows European Leaders
The Emperor of Germany sent thanks for a replica diplodocus gifted by Andrew Carnegie, similar to the Edward VII tribute. Public curiosity swirled over what a diplodocus is, with rumors ranging from a jewel to armor or a creature, while Carnegie continues gifting these famed replicas to royals and states.
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Carnegie
Germany
Andrew Carnegie
Skibo
Poat
Edward VII
William
French Republic
Edward
Pittsburg
Grorla
Handsome Men in the Senate and Hawaiian Query
The Portland Oregonian mocks The Washington Post for claiming a handsomest man in the Senate while praising Jonathan Bourne of Oregon as a paragon of looks. A reader’s plea about Hawaiian affairs leads to a broader quip on executive departments and patience.
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Government Printing Office
Library of Congress
Civil Service Commission
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Cortelyou
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Santo Domingo
Hawaii
The Old Apple Woman and Nora McHugh
A comic verse sketch from the Catholic Standard and Times praises Nora McHugh the apple seller with humor and blarney while contrasting her wit with Mistress De Vere’s pride in ancestry. It recalls immigrant roots and cheeky pride in the first apple woman.
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Mora
Arappie
Nora McHugh
Mistress de Vere
Nora
Epple
Nora MerHugh
Dog Master and His Poodle on West Side Street
A West Side man trails his poodle like a shadow as the dog leads daily on walks. The sidekick, a heavy cord and a jeweled collar mark the odd pairing. Neighbors and a policeman recall the years of this tame spectacle and a tale of a wife who claimed the moneyed husband.
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New York Press
Upper West Side
Stovey
Man-eating shark battled Norwegian ship aboard
The Norwegian steamship Bodo arrived from Santo Domingo with bananas and a 15-foot man-eating shark and fifteen 1-foot pups found on deck after a gigantic wave. Capt. Larsen and crew fought the shark for hours and preserved the carcass, along with six large snapping turtles and other items.
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Philadelphia Dispatch
New York Herald
Larsen
Santo Domingo
Hatteras
Lewis Harcourt a Favorite of King and Parliament
Long profile traces Lewis Harcourt from Berkeley Square to Nuneham Park, noting his rise to cabinet rank as first commissioner of works and his high favor with the King. It chronicles Harcourt lineage from the Harcourt dynasty, ancestral ties to Vernon and York Archbishop, and the family’s restoration at Nuneham including recent enhancements and planned royal visits.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Lewis Har Court
America
Harcourt
J. Pierpont Morgan
Walter H. Burns
New York
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Sir William
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United Kingdom
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Tin
Bosworth
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Virginia
Anne
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England
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George Bimon
Howard Harcourt
York
Aubrey Harcourt
Lords Harcourt
Archbishop
PAY OF CONGRESS IMEN
Retrospective salary increases for Congress during 1873 led to widespread acceptance of back pay. The article notes checks of 6% mailed to members, with historical context of prior pay laws and retroactive effects. It highlights that most senators and representatives accepted retroactive compensation, including Charles Sumner who drew back pay shortly after the law's effect.
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New York Evening Post
Congress
Senate
House
National Treasury
Fnally
Charles Sumner
Trial of a noted case and stolen letters examined
A Baltimore scene recalls famous political forgeries from Mulligan letters to Dupuy de Lôme and Storer letters, illustrating how forgery shaped American political history. The report notes public complicity and prompts a surprisingly swift reply as a young traveler named Charles Montague begins a cross country journey to reunite with his father after an inadvertent detour.
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Baltimore American
New York Mall
Amercan
A Mulligan
Bind Weed
Feadng
Morey
Gen. Garfield
Hancock
Murchyson
Sackvill-West
Cleveland
Harrison
Washington
Dupuy de Lome
Havana
McKinney
Storer
Nobility Roams New York's Second Avenue Eateries
A New York Press piece quotes a man of town praising Second Avenue Hungarian restaurants. He claims the owner is an exiled baron, the pianist a prince, the violinist a duke, and that waiters and patrons are nobles banished from Russia, Germany, or Hungary for various years.
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New York Press
the Waldorf
Second Avenue
Newark
Reflections of a Bachelor Satire on Men and Women
A satirical piece lampoons bachelor fortune and gender dynamics. It mocks men spending freely, women’s perceptions, and jokes about humor and trust in relationships, reflecting dated social attitudes and stereotypes.
A Human Clock Williamson Shows Time On His Hand
Williamson has lived on Darrygowan Road for eight years and suffers from inflammatory rheumatism with movable fever spots on his skin. One spot on his left hand circled every seventy-two hours, leading him to tattoo a three day clock dial on his hand. He avoided liquor to keep in sync, seeks medical adjustments when off schedule, and declines public exhibition despite offers.
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Lesener Gminn
Cor St Louis
Bud
Williamson
Darrygowan Road
Murbank
The Burnings Question Poem Excerpt
A Chicago Record Herald verse laments graft and corruption in civic life. The speaker challenges reform rhetoric, invokes St Patrick driving serpents from Ireland, and notes stories of honesty and renewal in country lanes as an appeal to public virtue.
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St. Patrick
Son of Harvard Professor joins Trappist order
Boston Dispatch reports Joseph Dwight, 22, son of Professor Thomas Dwight of Harvard, has entered the Trappist Order of Our Lady of the Valley at Lonsdale, R. He left MIT due to ill health and worked a year at Houghton Mifflin & Co. before pursuing a religious life. Monks live in silence with early prayers and strenuous farm work. The piece also notes Nevada desert motor roads boosting commerce as automobiles replace camels.
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Boston Dispatch
New York
Creo
Joseph Dwight
Thomas Dwight
Harvard University
Order of Our Lady of the
Houghton, Miffin & Co
Nevada
Card Shuffling Machine Attracts Card Players
A recent item from Popular Mechanics describes a compact card shuffling device that hides cards from Merit, randomizes nine of ten cards, and creates a perfect shuffle. The four pound mechanism attaches to a table and stands about twelve inches high.
Delegates and Virginians discuss Bryan and Ohio politics
In Washington, Col W C Waite and others praise William Jennings Bryan and weigh Republican contenders. Ohio figures Foraker and Taft draw strong support as the next GOP presidential nominee, while travelers share views on politics, Jamestown Exposition and hydro electric power growth in the South.
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Buckeye
B. E. Milliken
Washington Court House
Raleigh
Milliken
Coil
A. B. Miil-Ken
Foraker
Taft
Senate
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Cincinnat
Republican Party
United States
Mule on Rampage Delays Trains Between Camden and Vineland
Vineland New Jersey dispatch reports a mule caused chaos on Pennsylvania road trains. The animal halted two freight trains one work train and three electric trains, toppled a carload of household goods, refused to disembark in Camden and triggered a wreck as three cars jumped the track. The mule proudly let out a loud hee haw as crews worked to free it.
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Pennsylvania Road
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