National colors salute sparks debate on liberty and hats
A Columbus post parade prompts Col Glenn to demand removal of hats in salute to the flag, provoking sharp critique that such forced deference trims liberty. The column cites Taft and Watterson, weighs tariff history, and questions party control and tariff policy ahead of Congress.
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Train wrecking fears and Roosevelts third-term doubt
Worries about rising train wrecks and robberies loom as railroads boost patrols and rewards. The Pennsylvania stance on a Roosevelt third term is debated, with the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin questioning party mood and the need for continuity.
Londom's Brook House Bespeaks Sir Ernest Cassel's Opulent Dream
The London palace of Sir Ernest Cassel, Brook House, is shrouded in scaffolding as workers add a third floor and a central dome. Plans involve rooms for the owner and Princess of Wales, Dowager Duchess of Manchester, and space for thirty visitors with forty servants and ten exclusive baths. Strong luxury and global sourcing mark the project. Nearby, a Milford farmer recounts a hawk dropping a live two pound buck shad onto his farm after a scare shot, then cooking it for dinner.
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Insane Belief and Public Urge in New York Panic
Rabid followers of a revived religious fraud in New York Prize press. A former Dowie admirer claims the con artist promises wealth and holy power, while skeptical residents fear a grand deception. Local talks center on prophecies, money schemes, and public scandal in urban life.
Don Jaime Dupes Spanish Police in Madrid Excursion
Don Jaime, son of Don Carlos, repeatedly evades arrest while visiting Madrid Seville and Barcelona. He mingles with officers, discusses politics, and receives public adulation, including a bullfight tribute known as brindar el toro, with no one recognizing him in crowds.
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Remarkable Will Attracts Attention In Exile Of Lounsbury Document
A jurist calls a playful yet grand will by Charles Lounsbury from the Cook County Asylum at Dun ning Illinois the most remarkable document ever seen. The will promises gifts to parents children lovers young men and older kin in vivid scenes of childhood and memory including fields woods waters fields and streams, promising enduring affection and noble acts.
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Cook County
Dunning
Andy
Burns
Shakespeare
Mirrors to Be Taken Out of Stores in World Report
The New York World notes workers including baleswomen stenographers waitresses and other Marcel wave devotees fear employers may remove mirrors from workplaces. Voices vary from cautious to mocking as managers cite efficiency while workers fear loss of appearance signaling daily routine disruptions.
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Mabel
Roosevelt as Senator at Large a dangerous idea
The Philadelphia Telegraph argued for a nationwide Senator at large after Roosevelt’s presidency, but the notion risks upsetting the federal balance. The piece contends state equality in the Senate should not be altered by such a plebiscite proposal.
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Young Girl Pyromaniac Faces Juvenile Court in Fire Tale
Editha Lindhurst, a fourteen year old girl from San Francisco, is charged with arson as authorities examine a morbid fascination with fire. Her motherless background and vivid recollections of last year’s city fires are cited as context for the impulse.
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Sultan's Ragged Soldiers Parade at Kasha Square
From the Chicago News the Sultan's ragged army performs a weekly parade at Kasha Square at 1 am. Four battalions march in double column and salute the governor as he moves from palace to mosque. Uniforms are poorly equipped with short trousers and shiny boots, yet fanaticism could make heroes of these ragged soldiers.
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Kasha
Owever
Alcohol’s value and dangers discussed by London physician
London physician argues alcohol has a good side and a usefulness alongside its abuses. He cites Sir William Roberts on food customs, warns against total abstinence zeal, notes medical support for cautious use, and explains alcohol’s role in cooling and circulatory restoration after cold exposure. The piece contrasts temperance zeal with physiological facts. The Golden Way poem from the Baltimore American ends the item.
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Travels 4000 Miles to Basket on Hamburg Line
A steerage passenger Hulda Carsen, a plump flaxen haired girl of fifteen, travels with her rosy two month old brother in a cradle basket. They sail from Hamburg to Ulm Minnesota under convoy of Jan Carsen, a Minnesota lumberman, after his wife’s death in Sweden. The voyage draws the pity and care of other women in the first cabin who call the baby “the darling.”
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Royal visit of King and Queen ends in beggar encounter
King Edward VII and Queen Victoria’s party aboard the royal yacht Victor and Albert toured Naples noting sights. A monk refused entry at Santa Chiara, provoking a scene as beggars outside misread the situation. The episode prompted mixed reactions among onlookers and royal aides.
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Senators visit isthmus study shapes canal plan
At the Shoreham Senator Kittredge of South Dekots returns with Taft party and will press interoceanic canal laws. He praises Panama progress under Dr. Gorgas and notes 35,000 workers, clean health system, paved streets, and a $1.5 million water project. William Oliver, Tulsa native, urges private contracting and army oversight, while German consul Bardet extols German theater and education. A Catholic priest notes steady church attendance and growing inquiry into faith.
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Brains and the Change Tripure Classification
A discussion of Herr Hausmann's brain classifications outlines four groups: base minds influenced by sensory impressions, infant prodigies whose powers fade with age, pathological cases ending in insanity, and true geniuses preserving sight until old age. Spitzka notes eminent scientists show the highest brain weight on average, followed by the energetic class of statesmen and artists, then biologists and geologists.
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