International law gains public interest in war era
The Washington Post discusses growing public interest in international law amid wartime questions such as the Chinese boycott, immigrant treatment, and missionary protection. It notes experts built public trust long ago but urges broader understanding to temper passions and support diplomacy over war.
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United States
Jess Joose
Spain
Boot
American Journal of International Law
Jianis ‘Faviot
American Law Review
Ling
Hague
New York
Navona
And Then He Was Sore
An actor with no funds finessed a second class steamer ticket for a Seattle to San Francisco voyage. He skipped meals and slept to save money, then ate the boat’s best meal on the third day, only to learn the meal was included in his ticket. The story unfolds as he imagines a San Francisco bastille cell while dining.
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Billy
Lush
Billy? Lush
Yale
Washington
Billy Lush
Nature
Seattle
San Francisco
Bryan
Taft
Theodore
New York Sun
Carnegie
Cubs Break Cuban Championship in Tense Clash
An intense scene at the ball field ended with Umpire Borrato’s controversial call awarding the game to Almendares 4 to 2 over the QCubs, prompting a 29,000 strong crowd to surge as guards protected the official and players. The winning team shared a $6,000 purse amid the uproar.
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Havana
Havrana
New York Herald
Borrato
Qcubs
Almendares Club
New York
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A fragmentary Chicago News passage discusses money, inheritance, and reputation with observations on honesty, behavior, and the contrast between talk and action. It notes that appearances can mislead and hints at social expectations within church and gendered contexts. The text reflects terse, aphoristic commentary on personal credit and credibility.
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Chicago News
Ohio's factional feuds threaten 1907 Republican unity
The piece warns that Ohio party feuds have toppled local leaders and altered national outcomes, noting Roosevelt’s 1904 lead and earlier margins for McKinley and Harrison. It cautions that the Foraker Taft dispute could imperil Republican supremacy and hints Ohio’s electoral votes could decide the 1908 presidency. It also includes a separate satirical verse about Kaiser Wilhelm.
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Lestie
Ohio
Roosevelt
Oho
Republica
McKinley
Chase
Sherman
Mark Hanna
Benjamin Harrison
Onid
Cleveland
Thurman
Calvin S. Price
Senate
Bishop
Hoadley
Campbell
Tason
Buckeye
John M. Pattison
Ohi
Melba Has a Blue Voice and Colorful Sounds
London lecture on color music links voices to hues. Mme Melba’s tone toward blue with purple hints, Alice Gomez to orange, Forbes Robertson’s voice described as green. Mrs Wilson argues each sound conveys color to a vibrating mind, with blind listeners more sensitive to tones. A rough voice allegedly yields dirty green impressions for a blind man.
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London
New York Sun
Northesk
Mme, Melba
Alice Gomez
Forbes Robertson
Flag on Corncrib Keeps Painted Flag With Stars Added
A probate notice describes George D Higgins’s will requesting the flag on his corn crib be kept painted and stars added as new states join, placed in proper order per a pattern in his chest reflections from the New York Press. Higgins, Civil War veteran, loved the flag and sought constant care of its colors.
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Dexkerri
Ards
New York
George D Higeing
Higgins
Satan Saltoun of Clan Fraser details lineage and rescue tragedy
The piece traces Satan Saltoun of Clan Fraser, heir to Lord Saltoun, describing his daring rescue attempt at Pilorth and his late father's Victoria Cross heroism. It surveys Fraser lineage from Pierre Fraser to the barony, notes the burg of royalty history, and comments on royal descent myths among Americans, ending with a note on Persian as a court language.
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Satan
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Ireland
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Pilorth
Aberdeenshire
Lin
Eructeca
Col
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Gordon Highlanders
Princes Christan
Msatan
Staton
New College
Oxford
Alexander Fragen
Gs Mae
Fraserburg
Alexander Frager
Baltoun
Lord Lovat
Fragere
Pierre Fraser
Scotland
Anjou
France
Pierre
Frezet de la
Coldstream
Alexander I
Simon Fraser
Oliver Castle
Alexander VI
Edward I
London
Tower Hill
House of
Durham
Alexander Fraser
Plorth
James
Earl Douglas
Rome
Lify Alexander
Chartes
Worcester
England
State Departments
Britain
Royal College of Heralds
Eiither
Edinburgh
Orient
British India
India
Europe
Ameer
Afghanistan
East
Calcutta
The Crime of Murder and the Law's Challenge
A lengthy critique from the Indianapolis News examines a pattern of acquittals in murder cases across multiple states. It argues that insanity defenses and unwritten laws undermine justice, urging strict adherence to the rule that individuals must control themselves and that society must punish crime to preserve order.
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Indianapolis
Virginia
Missouri
Tima
Chicago
Nebraska
Frank Brink
Ohio
Breinstorm
Br. Stormi
Maryland
United Statend
Jas
Cleveland street railway war risks a city walk
Long standing transit dispute in Cleveland nears a crisis as the Cleveland Electric Railway may tear up tracks on Central and Quincy avenues after cease negotiations with the Three cent Fare Company. Mayor Johnson faces pressure to provide replacement transport for residents along five miles of line. In unrelated items Miss Robb of Edinburgh dies at ninety four after a life linked to Sir Walter Scott. A Long Beach man pays a daily hush money to shield his wife from building noises.
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Conkling
New York
Pratt
Senate
Albany
Garfield
James G Blaine
Pertor
Brutus
Rome
Republican Party
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New York Times
Supreme Court
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Bence
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Quincy
Johnson
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Robb
Edinburgh
Royal Navy
Havelet
Walter Scott
Bainburgh
Sir Walter Scott
Fila North American
R. H. Moore
Long Beach
G. W. Ray
Ray
Separe
California
Stolen Taft Decision Ties Political Ring To Court Records
A copy of W H Taft's 1898 circuit court ruling in the Pullman strike dispute has vanished from the Southern Ohio district records. Clerks and guards say no one recalls removing records, fueling speculation of theft to hinder Taft and Roosevelt opponents. The ruling itself was cited in Albany as support against utilities bill provisions on strikes and labor rights.
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Cincionati Dispatch
New York
United States District and
Circuit Court
Southern
Ohio
Federal
Taft
Weir
St. Friends of Taft
Albany
John T. McDonough
United States
Philippines
Hughes Public Utilities
United States Circuit Court
United States Interstate Commerce Law
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railroad
Wvas
Pub- Fe
Arthur
Presidents, governors, and rugged years in Washington chatter
In crowded Arlington hotel circles James J Hil of St Paul and wife stay without registering as The Post notes. Former Governors Larrabee of Iowa and Crawford of Kansas discuss Roosevelt, tariff, and national policy with hints of Taft and Cummins. Montana rancher Mile recounts Alaska copper mining hardships, crossing Yukon to obtain native placer copper and return with ore.
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St Paul
Great Northern Railroad
Northwest
Mrs. Hil
Ariington
Hill
Post
Edgar
Interstate Commerce Commission
Orient
Mr. Hill
Alaska
Arlington
Edward J. Mile
West
Montana
Butte
Fort Selkirt
Yukon River
Canada
White River
Wetterset Range
Quoung
Tto
Kletson Creek
Mount St. Elias
Yukon
Wedderly and Smgtetan Face Adieu in Shakespearean Echo
In a fragment from the Columbus Dispatch the scene shows Wedderly and Smgtetan bidding farewell, with Wedderly recalling Much Ado About Nothing. The brief dialogue hints at theatrical allusion in everyday exchange.
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Smgtetan
Noth
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