What a Straw Vote Shows in The Washington Post
The Washington Post reports on a Success magazine poll of 12,000 subscribers from across the United States. It covers questions on interstate regulation, naval buildup, and presidential choices with tabulated results and editorials urging cautious reform and national strength.
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Success
Life
United States
Vtaarch
Busii
Art Congress
Mds
Congresa
Remist Ang Island
Liberal Victory in England Sparks Political Doubts
A 1960s political analysis argues that Britain's Liberal victory, while commanding a large Commons majority after Campbell-Bannerman's era, risks instability. It contrasts Liberal factions with conservatives, notes Peel’s reform and free trade, and cites Chamberlain’s colonial federation idea as a shaping influence.
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England
Liberala
United Kingdom
Fox
India
Sinscore
Commons
Campbell-Bannerman
Democrats
United States
Robert Peel
Bryan
Abraham Lincoln
Wendell Phillips
Joseph Chamberlain
International Law and the Rise of Public Opinion Power
A historical survey links the growth of international law to public opinion and neutralized humanitarian efforts since 1864. It notes how nations now follow interlaced rules through conventions, citing 1909 China and broader shifts toward enforceable norms without a single sovereign enforcer. The piece reflects on education, press, and public sentiment shaping global conduct amidst political speculation.
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American Society
Grotius
Red Cross
Secretary Root
John Hay
China
Married on a Dog License in Swatragh Ireland
A local tale from Swatragh Ireland records a couple marrying on a dog license. The groom had paid 60 cents the day before for a license for their terrier and the ceremony occurred quickly. The narrator notes the couple hailed from Rathmelston, about thirty two miles away.
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New York Press
Swatragh
Ireland
Rathmelston
Whiich
Roosevelt presidential policy of appointing Negro federal officers
The article praises President Roosevelt for recognizing Black merit by appointing eight Chicagoan Laing Williams as United States attorney to head the Immigration Bureau in the region. It claims no prior president appointed as many Black officials in Northern cities like New York, Chicago, and Boston, and argues Roosevelt’s approach extends federal appointments beyond the South to the North, signaling nationwide racial recognition and policy.
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Roosevelt
United States
Laing Williams
Chicago
Bureau of Immigration
New York
Boston
South
Effect of Whistle From the New York Frets
A short sharp whistle from the mouth can stop a rabbit or antelope, even a wary elephant in fear. The note advises not shooting, but using a whistle to startle wildlife as a deterrent or curiosity response. The piece cites an African hunter remark about elephants being timid and frightened by a mysterious sound.
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New York
DUCHESSE DE BERRY WEDDING MARRIAGE CLAIMS PROBED
The long studied question of the Duchess de Berry and her marriage to Count Lucchesi Pall is examined in Mme de Boigne's forthcoming volume. It asserts no secret marriage occurred before the birth of Rosalie in 1833 and that Lucchesi Pall did not meet the duchess until after the birth. The piece also notes Irish and British links, with commentary on Sir Henry Fowler and John Morley, and outlines the role of the duchy of Lancaster and its chancellor in late Victorian politics.
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Virginia
Annie Walters
Martial
Paris
Royal Duchessé de Berry
Rosalie
Chateau de Blaye
Hector
Lucchesi-Pall
Mme. de Boigne
Lucchesi-Palli
Duc de Berry
Hague
Legation
Holland
Mme de Boigne
Nonay
Agathe
Palermo
Patermo
Baron de Charrette
de Charrette
Amy Brown
Sir Henry
Great Britain
Gladstone
John Bright
Sunderland
Privy Council
India
America
Henry
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
House of Lords
England
John Morley
Duchy of Lancaster
Henry Fowler
Council Board
Itea
Hfe
Royal Duchy of
Lancaster
County of
Leicester
Lincoln
Derby
York
Engeland
Wales
Tolstoy on Death and a More Real Life
A Tolstoy piece from the New York World reproduces his belief in life after death and a more real world beyond earthly dreams. He says earthly life is a dream, death is awakening, and in the next life love becomes real rather than a mere aspiration. He concludes he will be happy after dying and enter a world more real.
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New “York
Matin
Happines
Pascal
God
Earth
Immense US Gold Industry Showcased in Leslie's Weekly
Leslie's Weekly uses a vivid illustration of ten dollar gold pieces laid edge to edge from San Francisco to the Atlantic to show the vast scale of US gold production. It notes gold profits exceeding 200 million dollars in 1907 and argues the industry yields extraordinary national wealth and widespread benefits. The piece ties in global sources of gold and emphasizes the magnitude of mining profits.
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Leslie’s Weekly
San Francisco
Sacramento Valley
California
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Great American Desert
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Nebraska
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
New York
Massachusetts
Atlantic Ocean
British Isles
United States
North American
America
Mexico
South Africa
Australia
Height and depth of land and sea from Belgatitfe News
The article cites Lyell on mean land height above sea level about 100 feet and ocean depth at least 12 900 feet, noting land peaks are rare while ocean depth is widespread. It asserts the surface area ratio where the ocean is roughly two and a half to one over land and could hold land thirty times over if poured into it.
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Tokyo International Review
R. Koyama
Texas
Houston Post
Fred
China
Japan
Nis Homesn
Canton
National
Saks
River Tone
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Lyell
Fences and Offenses in a Gossiping Garden of Morality
A playful verse and a Chicago Tribune note mix satirical sketches on virtue, gambling, and morality across states, from a poem about Pussy Willows signaling spring to a unique baseball crowd moment. It contrasts fences of propriety with public wit and a question about a woman in the stands.
Massaging the Heart in Early Modern Surgery
A vintage exploration of heart surgery advances from a 19th to early 20th century magazine. It recounts the first successful heart wound repairs, rapid stitching to control bleeding, and the daring technique of direct heart massage to revive the organ after collapse under anesthesia.
Sir Robin Redbreast Battles a Cat in Spring Tale
A bold robin in scarlet and gray marches into town and sings of spring. A prowling cat detects the song, and the bird flees to a high branch, trembling as it peers down and fears the hunter below.
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Robin
Flo
Birdie
Washington visitors weigh in on policy and rivers
A. Hitchcock of St. Louis, once in McKinley’s cabinet and minister to Russia, urges focus on inland waterways, river improvements, irrigation, and forest preservation. He notes St Louis’ stable business, banks with funds, and calls for congressional funding to boost river transportation and western prosperity.
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St. Louis
McKinley
Russia
Arington
Union
Washington
West Maes
Congress
Mississippi River
Reflections at the Shoreham on classical philology and Freer manuscripts
Prof F W Kelsey of the University Wrgan visits Ann Arbor’s Shoreham to discuss Latin pedagogy and the Freer collection of ancient Greek Bible manuscripts. He notes a paragraph at the end of Mark unseen elsewhere and previews a three to six year translation effort by H A Sanders.
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University
Wrgan
Ann Arbor
Shoreham
University of Michigan
H. A. Sanders
Freer
Detrot
Charles Knapp
Jaarnard College
New York City
United States
American Prilotogical Association
Kenney
Classical Association
Middle Werst
South
Ypsilant
Twentysix States
New England
Walliamstown
Mass
Atlantic States
George Washington
Tnri
Pointed Paragraphs From The Chicago News
A quirky column notes on luck and charity, with aphorisms about fame and wives. It cites insomnia as a major cause of functional nerve disease, arguing worry exaggerates fatigue and that lying awake worsens nervous exhaustion.
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Schofield
Gsufferer
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