FIRETRAP SCHOOL BUILDINGS DRAW REACTION
The Washington Post reports the board of education faces unsafe school buildings after the fire chief advised seven sites be abandoned. It seeks a Congress grant of 1000000 to add exits and fireproofing, warning otherwise pupils and teachers lose jobs and spaces. The piece questions the board’s plan to patch and keep using the premises and calls for a permanent schoolhouse commission with expert oversight.
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Poupsilvenia Avenue
Fourtes 1
Washington
Alexandria
Washington Post CO
Washington, D. C
New York
Flatiron
Faul Block
Chicago
Hartford
Paul Block
Board of Education
Fre
Congress
Ives
Rena
Chief Belt
Belt
Jerefie
Cor
Board of Elucation
The Big Stick Case Speech From Grafton
A parody speech targets a farmer near Rowlsburg on Cheat River claiming milking cows by a hot afternoon led to strange injuries. The author defends veracity, lampoons critics, and calls for authority figures to confront alleged pretenders, ending with a jab at President and an urged challenge to the foe.
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Grafton
Rowlsburg
Tate
Tt Ds
Thendine Rossel
W. Lane
Fie
Lempel
Winkie Mouse
Swamp Lands and National Development Debate
The essay argues the United States has vast swamp lands in Louisiana and other areas that could yield immense farm wealth if drained. It contrasts this potential with military spending in the Philippines, claims draining swamps would create millions of farming jobs, and laments a shift from agrarian to urban growth, citing Jefferson and Webster as bucolic ideals.
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Thomas B. Reed
Philipsinea
Mr. Reed
Louisiura
Philippines
Wien
Jefferson
Webster
Egypt
Hawaiian Islands
Eure
Europe
Hawaii
Capitol
Pacific
Japan
Lear
Congress
Black Hand Society
Chicaga
Taina
Baxter
Arlington
Tang
Attarney
Chirace
Thinkilaeed
Alieoy
Bowdra
Universal
Udlias
Montana
Santana
Ata
Moray
Helena Mont
Wollara VA
Rotente Azo
Clark
Als
Tiene
Dale
United States Senate
Daly
Broadwater
Hamner
Agan
Wlark
United Verdi
Government offices and the push for a new Washington building
A long column argues for a permanent federal building in Washington led by Senator Scott of West Virginia, urging that scattered rented offices waste money and time. It condemns short sightedness in funding while praising the plan as a saving measure, and notes related debates on Hawaiian labor and broader political strategies.
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Scott
West Virginia
Washington
Senate Committee On
Lkely
Heatt
Fragmented notes on politics and culture across years
A long blend of commentary on party shifts and leaders, references to Campbell-Bannerman and Bryan, plus assorted jokes about Denver, newspapers, divorces, and theater. The text intermixes political opinions, editorials, and social notes with scattered anecdotes and humorous asides.
Johnson 18 Formidable in Presidential Prospects
From the BoringBeld Wasson analysis argues any Republican can beat Bryan but Taft remains favored if Johnson is Democratic nominee. It notes New York and Massachusetts reluctance to Bryan, a powerful Democratic push for Johnson, and Taft’s strong record may offset GOP dissension. Johnson portrayed as formidable yet uncertain challenger.
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Campbell-Bannerman
Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman
Great Britain
Superman
Cratham
Gladstone
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Liberal Party
England
Trish
Sir Henry
Wasson
Bryan
Taft
Gov. Johnson
Johnson
New York
Massachusetts
South
Democratic Party
Hughes
Ohio
Indiana
Roosevelt
Relic of Andrew Jackson Farewell Address Found in Cincinnati
Daniel W. Thornton of Chicago owns a rare copy of Andrew Jacksons farewell address delivered March 4 1837. One of fourteen satin copies printed in black type, the relic was set by Charles G. Thornton in Canton Ohio and passed to his son in 1887. The preserved document warns against civil war and banking excesses, and has attracted high offers.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Daniel W. Thornton
Chicago
Andrew Jackson
United States
Thornton
Canton
Gen
Jackson
Baptisms on icy Androscoggin spark river patrols
Easter morning spectacle in Ashon Falls shows twenty five Shiloh believers aged five to seventy eight immersed in freezing river water. Elder Jewell fainted after first service and others suffered hysterics and a limp elderly woman on the bank. Police establish riverbank patrols to prevent repeats.
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Ashon Falls
Philadelphia
Androscoggin
Jewell
Child Inhaled Safety Pin Found In Throat
Elizabeth McGonigal, six year old daughter of Lansdowne merchant Charles McGonigal, suffered chest pains for six weeks. Dr Dunn removed an open safety pin from the throat after an examination to treat indigestion. The pin was coughed up as the doctor withdrew his finger. The child is expected to recover.
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Chester
Philadelphia
Elizabeth
Charles McGonigal
Dunn
Duke of Orleans Dines with Kaiser in Palermo Cruise
The Duke of Orleans met the German Emperor during a stop at Palermo aboard the Hohenzollern as they moved toward Corfu. Dinner aboard the yacht was hosted by the Kaiser and Empress with guests including Counts Francis and Max von Thun and others. The meeting signals shifts in Franco German royalist attitudes and Bismarck era policy changes toward France. A separate note debunks a fake Count Rudolph Schirnding who claimed vast wealth and kinship, revealing his true identity as Frederick Ferdinand Hahn and his fraud. Also, Portugal's King Manuel faces a bleak outlook after a recent election, with regicides near the throne despite the republic’s victory. Marquise de Fontenoy.
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French Republic
Russia
Duke of Orleana
Emperor
Empresa
Palermo
Corfu
Hohenzollern
Duke of
Orleans
Imperial House of Hapsburg
France
Francis
Max von Thun
Milo. de Gardier
M. de Barnault
Bismarck
Europe
Germany
Alsace
Lorraine
Seine
Count Arnim
Paris
Rudolph Schirnding
Count Rudolph Schirnding
Cedric
Monte Carlo
New World
Ti Ns Island
Oskar Beck
Austria
Schirnding
Klein-Zbesie
Bohemia
New York
Frederick Perdinand Mahn
Prague
Count Lehrending
Hahn
Monaco
Frederick Ferdinand Hahn
Manuel
Polis
Portugal
Lisbon
Jong
Peter
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brestwood Company
Independent vote dooms Bryan in New York says NY World
The New York World argues no Democratic presidential winner can carry New York without independent voters and cites historical margins to claim Bryan cannot win the state. It notes varying governor and district attorney results, showing independents swing large in key races and predicting Bryan’s defeat if nominated.
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New York
Mr. McKinley
Bryan
Roosevelt
McKinley
Odell
Roozevelt
Higgins
Jerome
New York County
Hearst
Hughes
Tammany
Manhattan
Bronx
Porter
Mr. Bryan
Stanchfield
Democratic Party
Selling Baths in Paris From a Nearby Bath Man
In Paris hot baths are delivered by a mobile bath service using a two wheeled cart carrying a tank and tub. The bath man transports hot water in metal buckets hung on a yoke, lifts the tub to rooms, fills it, and returns the tub and buckets downstairs after use. The practice is common and visible on the streets.
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Paris
Vparis
Seine
Mysterious spring tale and village scarecrow legend
A long excerpt from the New York Press recalls a colorless electric spring near San Diego once sought by Indians and Spaniards for cures, noted for its energy and a possible revival by Admiral Evans. It also describes a London Daily Mail vignette of a Suffolk village scarecrow who moves only when birds threaten crops, earning eighteen pence daily.
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New York
San Diego
Evans
London Maily Mall
Suffolk
The Merry Widow Cat
The poem from the Baltimore Sun laments a widow cat’s nine lives in a night of wailing and envy of the milky way. A narrator battles the urge to strike the cat for its grief while acknowledging life is sweet and cats have nine lives. The scene shifts to a crossed street as a milkman’s clamor ends the dream, leaving stillness in dawn.
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Baltimore Sun
Bartender Kills Horse With Bare Fist N E Indiana
On a city street corner Indianapolis bartender Harry Hill knocked down and killed a full grown horse owned by August Blue to settle a $10 wager. Blue estimated the horse’s value at $15 and Hill posted a $500 forfeit challenging to kill twelve steers in twelve minutes with his fist.
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Indianapolle News
Harry Hill
Indianapolis
August Blue
Blue
Hill
Presidential Courtesy Across Presidencies and Inaugurations
Historical notes trace how outgoing presidents greeted successors, from Adams to Garfield. Instances include Polk inviting Clay to dine at the White House, Cleveland inviting Harrison for guidance, and Cleveland inviting Stalwart rivals. The piece argues that courteous acts toward successors sustain public respect and reflect chivalry in leadership.
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Alex. K. McClure
John Adams
Jefferson
White House
Adams
Folk
Henry Clay
Polk
Clay
Cleveland
Harrigan
Starrison
Garfield
Trancock
Gefield
The Spring Cry and a Wife’s Simple Saving Secret
The Detroit Free Press piece laments fashion waste as men lose last year’s garments to wives who claim they are still usable. It contrasts aging clothing disposals with the rising death rate for those over fifty five, citing insurance figures and census data to argue longer life expectations despite men’s frustrations.
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Detroit Free Press
Taq
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A collection of aphoristic lines on social quirks and common pitfalls. It notes trouble arising from neglect, brewing mishaps, disguise in beauty work, and trust in financial deals. The piece comments on appearances, persuasion, and advice for men and women in everyday life.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humorous piece notes a bachelor’s views on domestic quirks. It jokes that a boy enjoys a bathtub when the water won’t run and jokes about breakfast in bed representing sanity. It observes women’s hats and lips and the difficulty of expressing love in many ways. It praises a vegetable garden as saving money that would be wasted otherwise.
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New York
Labor and anti trust debate at the Willard hotel
Beth Lew of the National Civic Federation says no clash with Mr. Gompers, defending a proposed Sherman act amendment. The discussion covers labor rights, boycott limits, and how U S law should treat labor versus trusts, with voices from Representatives and public figures on naval build up and national policy.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Beth Lew
National Civic Federation
Willard
Cwie Federation
United States
Great Britain
United State
San Francisco
Tohser
Pacife
Panama
Atlantic
Pacific
Enen
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