Democratic push to nominate a New York winning Democrat
The Washington Post discusses the Democratic split over William Jennings Bryan. It argues New York must be carried to win the presidency and urges selecting a Democrat with a real chance in New York and the East, potentially uniting the party with Bryan as vice president.
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New York
Willam J Bryan
Denver
Bryan
New York State
Mr Bryan
Bryans Opinon
Bryans
Democratic Party
Viscount Morley Raised in Peerage Debate
The American press weighs John Morley's elevation to the peerage as a signal honor yet notes reluctance and practical motives. Morley, famed for literature and politics, will join the House of Lords as Viscount Morley, while critics question the need for titles and the cost of public life.
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John
Viscolnt
Morley
John Morley
House of Lords
Tariff Reform and party shifts recalled in Roosevelt era debate
A survey of tariff reform politics traces Roosevelt's stance as a Republican and reformer, contrasts with Samuel J. Randall, and notes the paradox of two presidents linked to free trade and protection. It discusses Sherman, Morrill, and the tariff's central role in Democratic campaigns across decades.
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Hoosevelt
Thia
Samuel J. Randall
Republican Party
Cobden Club
Ngland
Justin Morrill
John Sherman
Henry Watterson
Frank Hurd
David A Wells
Ohio
Sherman
Winfield Scott Hancock
Madison Square Garden
Req
Denver
Statistics of Employes Show Veterans and Wages in Civil Service
A government bulletin notes 15207 war veterans on civil service rolls and nearly 10 percent are over sixty. Women earn about 950 yearly versus 953 for men in clerical work. Marriage rates rise with age but salaries have little effect. older clerks tend toward bachelor life despite growing pay.
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United States
Civil Service
Bulletin
The Assault on Hoke Smith Bombarded by Lemons
A Marietta crowd pelts Governor Hoke Smith with lemons and cow bells as he seeks a speech in support of a second term. The episode highlights Georgia politics and public reactions while juxtaposing other national figures and era commentary.
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Hoke Smith
Hon Hoke Smith
Georgia
Marietta
Gov Hoke Smith
Gos Hoke
Hoke
Lemons
Alexander
Bucephalus
Ray Diaz
Babicca
Rairoad-Queller
Hoke Braith
Lemane
Matittia
Taft Seen Through Abbott Lens Quiet, Steady Leader
Rev Lyman Abbott notes Tafts intensity expressed in action and bonhomie, contrasting him with Edwin Stanton. Taft remains calm and unhurried under pressure, able to work with diverse colleagues, including those who are cold or crotchety, due to patience and honesty. Abbott recalls Tafts time with Harrison and Civil Service, praising his high ideals.
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Lyman Abbott
Secon
Air
Mr. Taft
Mr Taft
Bishop Brooks
Cbild
Harrison
Civ
Taft
Letters Move Congress in Senate Action
E B Clark notes the power of letter writing to spur Congressional action. He cites petitions and telegrams shaping bills from parcel post to eight hour laws and anti trust measures, highlighting a vigorous nationwide campaign by labor groups and a single Connecticut representative receiving 690 letters in one day.
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E B Clark
Chicago
Congress
Senate
Connecticut
Wildcat snarl ends with farmer’s shot at Lackawaxen cave
Port Jervin Dispatch to New York World reports John Burrows and daughter Maude of Philadelphia visiting a friend near Lackawaxen. They bagged a wildcat after a hogtied attempt to smoke the animal from a cave. Three kittens were found in the cave.
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Port Jervin
New York
John Burrows
Maude
Philadelphia
Lackawaxen
Miss Burrows
Presence of Mind in Oxford Rowing Recall
Westminster Ganette recalls Christchurch's win at Oxford and an older rowing incident. Br. Smith later Dean of Curialth church saved a companion who fell overboard by striking him on the head with a boathook, a move marked by presence of mind.
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Westminster Ganette
Christchurch
Oxford
Br. Smith
Curiath Church
Iffey
Smith
Australia Eyes Dalgetty For New Capital City
The article discusses Australia’s push to move federal capital from Melbourne to Dalgetty New South Wales, amid disputes over site acquisition and political maneuvering. It highlights Lord Dudley’s potential role as governor general, Australia’s democratic spirit and expectations of social but not political dominance from the viceroy, and notes royal concerns about Princess Royal health with upcoming arrangements for her care and education of Prince Albert of Wales.
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Lord Tindley
Australia
Commonwealth
Melbourne
Sydney
Dalgetty
New South Wales
Arid
Leard Dudley
Dalgerty
Washington
United States
Ottawa
Dominion of
Canada
Berlin
German Empire
Empire of Japan
Kyoto
Tokio
Bay of Yeddo
Siam
Ayathia
Bangkok
Peter the Great
Neva
St Petersburg
Moscow
Dudley
Ireland
Antipodes
Duke of Leinster
Charles Fitzgerald
Reddall Creek
Victoria
Lord Dudley
England
Avustrala
London
Royal Princess
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Princess Royal
Duke of Fife
Gibraltar
Europe
Brighton
Mar Lodge
Highlands
Braemar
Royal Naval College
Osborne
Prince Albert
Prince Edward
Naval Academy
Devonport
Heltelberg
Marquise of Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Wit of a Political Convention at Ayers Age
A Chicago News column mocks political conventions as cages of monkeys and notes the power of bosses over delegates. It criticizes the hidden influence of chairmen secretaries and bosses, while delegates believe they represent the people. The piece portrays the will of the people as weak and the bosses as dominant.
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The
Chicago News
Watterson for President From Barrels and Bottles
A rousing call praising Henry Watterson as a Democratic potential candidate. The piece extols his decades of influence and envisions him uniting the party from Texas to Massachusetts, calling him the idol of the South and a defender of liberty and justice. It likens him to a guiding Cyclops in Cincinnati.
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Henry Watter
United States
Prince of God
Saul
Kentucky
Milo
Mason and Dixon
Lake Tiasca
Flaglers Railroad
Key West
Democratic Party
Jed Wn
Moses
Joshua
Grover Cleveland
Watterson
Texas
Massachusetts
South
Henry Watterson
Cyclops
Death of a Dog Patriarch from the Chicago News
A 20 year old black and tan terrier, cherished since a girl spent seven dollars on Easter hat funds, dies at Lake Calumet with ceremony. The dog, esteemed as a remarkable family fixture and second longest living Chicago canine patriarch, is remembered for intelligence and the era of bartered beginnings.
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Chicago News
Emma Lane
Lake Calumet
Chicago
John E Tillot
Tinker Earns His Freedom for Tiny Cent Kettle
New York Sun reports traveling tinker O Rourke, jailed for vagrancy, released after proving ability to support himself by sending Magistrate Moss a copper kettle hammered from a single cent. The half inch kettle with thin wire handle demonstrated livelihood skill. Release ordered today.
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New York Sun
Corse
Q O Rourke
Moss
O Rourke
Harlem
Rourke
Temps
O'Rourke
America's Biggest Man Louis Mollanen of Calumet
Louis Mollanen, claimed as the United States' biggest man, is 22 years old, 8 feet 5 inches tall, and weighs 442 pounds. He wears size 18 shoes and size 834 hat, has stopped growing taller but may gain weight, and plans another circus tour next summer.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Calumet, Mich
United States
Louis Mollanen
Mr Mollanen
Calumet
Louis
Big Louis
Molanen
Agai
Sioux Falls Divorces Spark Panic and Profits for Lawyers
A Chicago Inter Ocean report notes Sioux Falls shows a halted divorce market as moneyed conditions slow filings. Lawyers, boardinghouse keepers, and local businesses count on the divorce trade, with anecdotes of nonresident cases and varying sums spent by seekers and their spouses during temporary stays.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Sioux
Sioux Falls
New York
South Dakota
The Great Question and Tougher Tales From The Night
A composite glimpse of old newspaper snippets recounts a Harlem reporter ambushed on a subway route, a Chicago sportscaster Spike Donahue facing cannibal trial indignities, Delaware politics in a partisan debate, and a New England quip linking Chelsea’s quiet fire to real estate lore.
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Soa
Pointed Paragraphs and Witty Adages
A collection of brief aphorisms on human folly and social quirks. The verses lampoon foolhardy anger, grass widows, fair exchange, personal philosophy, crowds, women’s motives, and stage fright before authority figures. Each line delivers a sharp, comic insight.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
People insist on morality unless it's for themselves. The piece opines on divorce era double standards and social judgments, noting a wife’s faithfulness versus a husband’s wandering gaze, and mocks strict codes when applied to personal life.
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New York
Chats of Visitors to the Capital at the New Willard
Chicago prepares for 100000 visitors next June with venue capacity to seat 12000 on the floor and in tiers. Taft is favored in Illinois while Bryan is seen as likely in Denver. New York voices split on Gov Hughes with some leaders backing him, others opposing. Language barriers among Americans abroad noted. Oklahoma and Kansas City hog and corn markets projected to rise as the Southwest expands.
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New York
Chicago
Frea Upham
Anion Manufacturers' Association
Focal Committee
New Willard
National Committee
Dover
Illinois
Unham
Taft
Mwinolls
Denver
Bryan
Hughes
Mit Davidson
Brooklyn
Arlington
Davidson
Union League
Empire State
Kings County
Albany County
Gov Hughes
Waldo
Republicans of
Roosevel
Philadelphia
Platt
Platts
Gov Johnson
Minnesota
Judge Gray
Delaware
P C Anderson
Cincinnati
Ebbitt House
United States
Missouri
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Fox Hunt Cited as Beneficial Exercise
In a Baltimore American piece the fox claims rapid improvement through exercise, saying it participates in an amateur country club fox hunt. The dialogue frames physical activity as healthful, with the wolf querying and the fox affirming involvement.
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Baltimore
Wolf of the Fox
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