Recession of Territory and Riverfront Plan debated
The Aug 7 1910 Washington Post column discusses Virginia side territorial changes once part of the District. It cites the palisades riverfront project extending to Four Mile Run and Arlington Cemetery, with a park plan if Congress acts. Also comments on milk price protests, prison reform debates, and a profile of Alexander J Cassatt’s tunnel project and visionary commerce.
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Virginia
Alexandria City
Palisades
Four Mile Run
Arlington Cemetery
The Kaiser and Women Conquer Rural Road Work
A rural transport reform tale describes a coordinated effort by county committees and farmers. They pledged an hour of labor with hired help and tools, planned every step, and completed the road by 10 o clock after starting at 9. The work involved about ten thousand men and now calls for ongoing maintenance.
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Tian
State
Davenport
Mississippi
Council Bluffs
Missouri
Political satire and economic notes in a 19th century column
A collage of political commentary on Bryan and the Democratic party, interwoven with social satire about liquor power, Wall Street, and references to a Texas antisaloon stance. The piece also covers early 20th century financial pawnbroking in France, detailing the Mont de Piete monopoly, interest rules, loan practices, and the fate of redeems.
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Bryan
Parker
Nebraska Democracy
Texas
France
Chicago News
Mont de Plate
Mason
Mont de Piete
Velte
Eheledt
Montite
Agtnet
New Novels Barred From Library From Detroit Public Library
The Detroit Public Library barred several novels deeming them unsuitable. Superintendent Amelia Poray says classification is by suitability, not morality. Titles listed include Three Weeks by Elnor Giyns, Arabian Nights unexpurgated, and works by Balzac, Sand, De Maupassant, and Flaubert in expurgated or unexpurgated editions.
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Chitagsgaminer
Detroit Public Library
Amélia Poray
Toro Bungay
Ann Veronica
KH. G. Weltz
Robert W. Chamberg
Robert Herrick
Damascus
H.A. Mitchell Keyes
Eilner Giyns
Balzac
George, Sand
de Maupassant
Flaubert
Beaumarchais House in Havre long linked to American aid
The faded three story Havre house at Rue Beauverger and Rue de la Hate housed Beaumarchais offices from 1782. Beaumarchais funded American war supplies, later sought repayment from the United States. Alexander Hamilton offered about 146000, but Beaumarchais died in 1799 unpaid. His daughter later claimed funds, accepting 160 dollars in 1841 and again in 188? as her inheritance.
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Preston Beecher
Harper‘a
Rochambeau
Lafayette
United States
Beaumarchais
Beaumarchain
Alexander Hamilton
Congress
Hamibure Gartet
Pilla
Providence
America
Reclaim the Swamps
A historical call argues that draining malarial swamps across Italy would yield vast fertile lands and curb disease, comparing it to a great enterprise like the Panama Canal. It extols northern vigor, credits climate, and urges active swamp taming to boost agriculture and national strength. Also notes Washington Potomac palisades destruction viewed as cultural loss and laments civic inertia.
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Italy
Romulus
France
Spain
Panama Canal
Youthful Abyssinian Emperor Divorces His Wife at Fourteen
The young Abyssinian emperor, who succeeded Menelik last winter, has divorced Princess Romana Onok at age 14. The regent, wary of foreign influence and regency control, ordered the divorce and banishment from Addis Ababa. The estranged couple reportedly remain grief-stricken, raising questions about possible reunion when the regent's power fades. The tale sits among broader notes on royal lineages, estates, and historic seats in Europe.
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Moflarchs
Jeassu
Menelik
Romana Onok
John
Titu
Addis Ababa
Negus
Solomon
Israel
Sheba
Opera Season Opens in Mexico City Aids Curtain Rise
A grand opera season debuts at the Arbeu Theater on September 6 with Verdi’s Aida. A world class company from New York’s Metropolitan and Manhattan Opera houses will perform, aided by a 68 member chorus. The Arbeu is being rebuilt to Metropolitan scale, with plans for future seasons and the completion of a National Theater. The singers sail August 2 on Ward Line steamship, arrive Vera Cruz September 1, then travel to Mexico City for rehearsals and acclimatization to high altitude.
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New York
Mexican Herald
Arbeu Theater
City of Mexico
Verda
Masterpiece
Sesson
Metropolitan
Ward Line
Vera Drug
I Arte
Ministers’ Sons Prolific in Public Life Across Nations
Essay notes that ministers' sons dominate conspicuous careers, citing figures like Hughes Harmon Folk and Asquith ministers. It argues better education and political culture in ministerial homes foster public life, with examples including Folk, Ingersoll, the James brothers, and Jeffries, while labeling some cases as atypical.
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St Paul
Gov
Hughes
New York
Harmon
Ohio
Folk
Missouri
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme
Syria
Bolliver
Mr. Norton
Tait
Mornay Williams
Ollie James
Levi P. Morton
Asquith
David Liord George
Augustine Birrel
Richard Burdon Haldane
Charles Tupper
Canada
Joseph W. Folk
St. Louis
Gratt‘ers
Robert G. Ingersoll
James Brothers
James J. Jeffries
Actress Mrs. Fiske Ministers Hope to Marjorie Mabr
Portland paper recounts actress Mrs. Fiske visiting maimed chorus girl Marjorie Mabr at Good Samaritan Hospital. They converse about future work and health, with Mrs. Fiske urging Marjorie to write and promising ongoing support for finding a vocation.
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Portland Oregonian
Marjorie Mabr
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vonnet
Merjorie
Lady In Blue
Marjorie Mahr
Why He Was Excluded in Kept Humorous Anecdotes
A collection of pointed paragraphs about James Whitcomb Riley at a literary dinner in Indianapolis. The humorist, famed for shunning society, is teased by anecdotes involving a host’s sister and a debate on Chaucer. Riley quips that a nun forever shuts him out because she died centuries ago, highlighting social tensions and witty reflections from 19th century press.
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Indianapolis
Mr. Riley
Chicago News
Chaucer
Chaur
Riley
D. Wallace
Washington
Indiana
Minois
Terre Haute
Bank Casmer
New York
Fashionavie
Philadelphia
Civilization
American fashion shifts to England in updated dress norms
In Raleigh hotel lobbies, New Yorker P. E. Miller discusses how American ready-made clothing now influences British fashion. He notes American designers favor generous cuts for comfort, while English tailors push tighter fits. Other conversations touch on health diet folklore, bullfighting nutrition, cross country tourism, and riverboat gambling habits among deckhands.
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London
P. Miller
Raleigh
Tre
Great Britain
England
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