The Paris of America and New York City’s Civic Pulse
The Paris of America is hailed as New York becomes the nation’s playhouse and financial hub. The essay extols New York as a center of business, culture, and sport drawing Western buyers, miners, and cattlemen, while contrasting Parisian parallels and the city’s growing liberty and luxury.
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America
New York
Metropos
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Landon
Popult Lea
London
Clarater
Taft Salutes Grant and Turkey Talks Mark Era
President Taft honors General Grant at Meilan House as the “Hero of the War” and reflects on his simplicity and leadership. The piece then surveys European power politics with Italy pressing the Ottomans by naval show of force and other nations watching cautiously.
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Grant
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Army of the Potomac
Sierdar
Melean House
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Turkey
Iran
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Harops
Ben Boots
Rome
Italy
Constantinople
Sasaniki Smyrna
Jerusalem
Sublime Porte
Abdul Hamda
Bryan and party lines loom over looming showdown
The article surveys Bryan’s repeated nomination contests and party splits, arguing his electability is constrained without broad state carry and highlighting political theater from New York to Oklahoma. It notes a string of speculative opinions, anecdotes, and provincial observations on the 1900 political landscape.
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Peel
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Rouna
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Faera
Ota State
Ald
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Moe
Minnesota
Dakotas
Repubans
Johnson
Canno
Twiste
Democratic Party
The King Business and Kaiser Salaries
A humorous look at royal salaries across Europe. It compares the Kaiser Wilhelm I and other monarchs with figures for each throne, noting how costs of living and family burdens shape the need for higher pay. The piece humorously questions the appeal of running for king in a crowded field.
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Germany
Dietrese
Felow
Reichstag
Prussia
Dentecker Kaiser
Kaiser
Nicholas
Czar
Russia
Wilhelm
Ting
Italy
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Widward
William
Edward
Jonks
King
April Fool Anniversaries from the New York Press
A playful account lists notable figures celebrated on April Fools Day. Names include Prince Bismarck Agnes Reppier Rockhill Edwin Abbey Hamilton Hamilton Ned Sothern Harria Amherst Anthony Rhode Is McCosh Princeton Lucas Iowa Rehard Butler Hindman Samuel Bard Fred Corwin Fi Ce Page one of America’s leading journalists.
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Prince Bismarck
Agnes Reppier Rockhill
Edwin Abbey
Hamilton Hamilton
Ned Sothern
Harria
Amherst
Gov Anthony
Rhode
McCosh
Princeton
Gov Lucas
Iowa
Count Rudolph Festetics Seeks Belgians Jewels Sale in US Suit
Count Rudolph Festetics, newly arrived with his American wife, challenges Princess Louise of Belgium in Austrian and Brussels courts over loans and claims for Jewels of the late Queen. Creditors pursue sale by public auction to settle debts. Princess Louise’s supporters cite charity while others decry usury and coercive demands. Archduke Joseph Ferdinand and other Hapsburgs face court scrutiny as imperial tension grows.
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Gardner Wetherbee
New York
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Belgium
Prince Philip of
Saxe-Coburg
Ella Haggin
Louis Haggin
Vienna
Louise
Leopold
Brussels
Max
Rudolph
Southern Pacific
Tristin
Budapest
Sizmund Festeties
Austria
Princess de la Lone
Ausergne
Americain
Tauray van
Chamberlain
Arhduke Joseph Perlinart
Ja Ie
Yi Morinth
Trans Jaserh
Hapsburg
Areldale
Josep Peahend
Leopold Wolfling
Crown Princess of
Savon
Bressel
Tus
Tagary Moreau
Sireny
Roth
Archduke Trancis
Joseph Wyrdin
Archduke Teopold
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand
Archduke Henry
Tuscany
Archduke John
Cape Horn
Terrtory
Archduke Louis
Majorca
Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Culberson Looming Up as Bryan Fails Nomination
Chicago Post reports Washington Democrats debate Culberson as Bryan falters for the 1908 nomination. Culberson, a Texas senator and Bryan ally, is seen as a strong, non radical southern option who could unify Democrats if Bryan loses two thirds of the convention.
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Bryan
Chicago Post
Washington
Anti- Bryan
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Culberson
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Culbersons
Democracy
United
Democrats
South
Confederacy
Justice to life savers by Roosevelt offer urged in Congress
The New York Amerian reports President Roosevelt urged Congress to pension life savers disabled in service, citing Raynor of Bellport who was wounded rescuing shipwrecked sailors. The plea seeks protection when age retirement would end their government service.
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New York
Amerian
Pres Dent
Franklin With a Wig Photo Piques Philadelphia Viewers
A Philadelphia Record photo on Chestnut Street shows a Benjamin Franklin statue with a wig. Taken in early March, the snowy scene covers the head, and a playful retouching gives Franklin a lifelike appearance as if the statesman returned for a portrait.
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Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Benjamin Franklin
Richard
Franklin
Pot Office
Homes of Our Presidents four times discussed in notice
The article discusses preservation of presidential homes noting McKinley’s Canton Ohio residence sold for 200 dollars and monuments exceeding that sum. It laments Americans’ difficulty saving these sites and asserts Mount Vernon remains the best preserved former president’s home.
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Lark Herou
McKinley
Canton
Ohio
McFannie
Mount Vernon
Enon Ohio Mayor Keeps Wooden Woman As Homely Oddity
Enon mayor C T Johnson, unmarried at fifty-one, resides in a secluded home with a pine-wooden woman he carved after months of study from photographs. The tale emerged during a trial of a Virginian minister accused under game laws after an incident involving a wild-bird based draft.
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Sphingnaia
Ohio
New York
Herait
C T. Johnson
Enon
Sun
Wrlkine
Johnsons Hermitage
Major Johnson
Long Virginian
Maxor Johnson
The Smokers Gad Lot
A fragmented reminiscence on smoking and health. The piece imagines the smoker’s habits, effects on voice and teeth, and social judgments. It weaves in anecdotes about voices, trains, and the dangers of smoke, with dated social tones and scattered references to public figures and places.
Visions of Politics and Trade Echo Through Southern Capitals
A乱 fragment heavy with political debate details Tennessee gubernatorial rivalry between Carmack and Patterson, local option versus statewide prohibition, and shifting views on liquor regulation amid broader Southern commerce notes. The piece weaves in Memphis as a major hub with lumber and bookbinding sectors and touches on national tensions with Britain and Japan, plus a roam through election talk and public sentiment.
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Memphis
Tenn
Sside C Tool
United States
Riggs
Clearing House
Chattanooga
Nashole
Atlanta
Carmack
Malcolm R Patterson
Patterson
Great Britain
Mary
Tim
Besar
Terry Foe
Bryantie
England
Tower of Kelindwatt
Pat Beeas
Heessett Spore
Pointed Paragraphs on Life and Attitudes
A set of brief, ironic observations on pride, confession, and adult choices. The text contrasts men’s appearances with truth, hints at miscommunication, and notes how social expectations shape personal paths from work ethics to education.
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