Washington Post Reprints and Nordic and Far East Alliances
The piece surveys the Washington Post advertisement and subscription terms, discusses a broader debate on forming alliances with China versus Britain, and analyzes U S strategic options in Asia. It also covers Finland Russia relations, and notes the Loeb rabbit rumor satire with humor about a missing secretary.
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Washington
China
Alexandria
New York Herald
Li Sum Ling
Pally
w+ las
Dally
Angto
United States
Asa
Herald
Asia
Far East
Europe
The Country Life Ideal Moves From Rich to Poor
A long, reflective piece notes how American country living has shifted from a rural, hard lifestyle to a more urban connected one. It traces the farmer’s rise from the bottom through the influence of wealthy landholders, the spread of modern conveniences, and the enduring sense of country life drawing city folk toward rural living. It cites social changes, technology, and cultural shifts shaping farm life and national moods.
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Mastig
Daily Mail
Philadelphia
Delaware
Salome dance sparks moral outrage in New York
The author rails against the Salome dance at a Metropolitan venue and vaudeville shows, arguing it corrupts public ethics and art. Citing weather, the Thaw trial’s salacious focus, and debates on true beauty, the piece condemns the dance as a shameless spectacle reflecting base desires.
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New York
Richard Strauss
Wes
Metropolitan
Gera House
New
Modern Farm Life and Attracting Rural Talent
President urges making farm life attractive to draw educated, ambitious men. Agriculture becomes a science and farming a vocation, with specialization guiding the century’s shift. Ambitious country youth stay on farms, learn, and return ready to work better land.
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Cu Uscrous
Cties
Life in troubled Haiti and a criminal return to Nome
The article describes Haitian turmoil with mass generals policing the country, cruel yet sometimes capable leaders, and official harassment of foreigners seen in passport checks and camera seizures in Jacmel. It also notes Taromadi's release from McNeissland prison after five years for stealing golf dust from Wild Goose Mining and his return to Nome as a company clerk despite a large theft.
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C R Miller
Leslies Weekly
Jacmel
Tuis
Chicago
Out of the Mouths of Babes and a Bank Insurance Hint
A Briton describes a classroom tale about pity in a river rescue, ending with a child’s jabbing punchline about drawing insurance money. The article also notes a British inventor’s hand powered icemaking machine that freezes water by vacuum, producing iced water and ice blocks in set times.
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Consuler
Albert Halstead
Birmingham
Reading
England
Kaisers Loeb 15 A Man of Power
Emperor William's private secretary Rudolf von Valentini, appointed to head the civil cabinet's oil department, wields influence over communications to the Kaiser. Valentini, younger than Lucanus, follows a lineage of German Italian origin with a history of service in Prussia. The article explains the Kaiser's three cabinets, the special role of foreign affairs, and the political context in Germany and Spain.
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Emperor William
Thore
Department of Foreign Affairs
Rudolf von Valentini
Baron von Lucanus
von Valentini
Lucanus
Valentine
Prussia
Lucanux
Frankfort
Oder
Valentini
Valentinia
Germany
Frederick the Great
Gan George von Valentini
Salberstadt l
Hermann
Hemperor
Frederick Frederick
Wilam II
Charles von Wilmonah
Kaiser
Berlin
Whchh
Kaisers
Gouné Hussen Hueseler
von Muller
Ministry of Foregn
Keiser
Cvil
Foreign Affairs
Ampéror
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Edison predicts sky sailing will come with power and talent
In a New York Tribune interview Edison expresses belief that heavier-than-air flight will be achieved soon. He notes the main challenge is a light yet powerful engine and envisions a vertical takeoff vehicle with a parachute aid, while doubting the survivability of airships like the dirigible in favor of true flying machines.
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Loeb
Oyster Bay
Ananias Club
Michigan
West Virginia
Hans Molisch
Smithsonian Institution
Loeb League
The
New York Tribune
Eason
Edison
Farman
Robur the Conqueror
Jules Verne
Railroads Put In Large Steel Car and Rail Orders
Philadelphia Press reports several leading railroad companies planning to buy about 690 steel cars totalling 6 to 7 million dollars. Orders are expected within 30 days and signal a rebound in trade. A turning point arrived when a 23000 ton order for standard Bessemer rail was placed by Harriman’s Mexican line after smaller orders from the B and O Chesapeake and Ohio and Boston and Maine.
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Philadelphia
Harrimans
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Boston and Maine Railroad
Whiskers and Politics In American Barber Convention
The annual master barbers convention in New York discusses national hair fashion standards for legs heads and faces. Debates include political figures with notable styles from Uncle Joe Cannon to Rockefeller and Bryan, plus plans to blacklist self shavers and razors.
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Bis State
New York
Hughes
William of
Joe
John D
Columbus Diva Compares Heat From East Indies Weather
The article quotes Conn Rake describing East Indies heat with humidity and daily rains, contrasting it with Columbus summers. He notes Singapore’s 80 degree highs and the damp climate, while cooler autumn and higher elevations offer relief. He says Columbus summers suit him despite the heat.
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Columbus
Eh ‘L
East Indies
Conn Rake
East Norwich
Avenus
Singapore
Man Suffers Electric Shock At Hydrant Stream
James Murphy of Allegheny Avenue near Thirty Fifth Street was found with his head under a water stream from a hydrant on Ferry Road and Park Drive Falls of Gebuylkiff. He told police he was trying to wash electric currents from his head. At the station he asked for Edison to relieve him, then was sent to Philadelphia Hospital.
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Mtaderpnia
Leager
Ferry Road
Park Drive
Gebuylkiff
James Murphy
Allegheny Avenue
Thirty Fifth Street
Horrocks
Murphy
Sergt Heas
Edison
Philadelphia
Maj Sylvester's Bag Job and Johnson's War Portfolio
From the Nerigan Hernia era Washington has a silence squad to curb noise. The squad will extend its scope to Congress next December. Lindsay Johnson of Rome is proposed as the suitable choice to fill the war portfolio if Bryan is selected.
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Thenerigan Hernia
Washington
Congress
Johnson Wiiing
Athena
Banne
Lindsay Johneon
Rome
Bryans
Von Buelow modern German statesman signals change
Berlin reports Prince von Buelow plans a series of conferences at Norderney with Reichstag members and journalists to discuss the coming season. The move marks a shift toward press access and a more open approach, contrasting with earlier autocratic control under Wilhelmstrasse influence.
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Berlin
New York Herald
Atena
Prince von Buelow
Norderney
Reichstag
Prince Bernard von Buelow
Germany
Wilhelmstrasse
Window of chaos in a rural life and weathered woes
A garbled stream of non sequiturs and clippings contrasts with a single clear event. A lightning strike injures Robert Allemang of Bloomington Olin, knocking him unconscious. He recovers at a hotel after a second bolt hits near him. The piece blends satirical "nothing ever happens" musings with the sensational incident.
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Fnquirer
Wich
Robert Allemany
Bloomington
Olin
Allemang
Talks of Visitors to the Capital and Indiana Indiana
A long interview piece notes Dr Bruce Mackall of Honolulu condemning Japanese competition in Hawaii while praising US defenses and American-Filipino relations. It also threads in campaign chatter from South Bend and Raleigh about Taft, Kern, Kitchin, and party dynamics in Indiana and North Carolina with opinions on prohibition and local option.
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Hawaii
Bruce McV Mackall
Honolulu
Raleigh
Mackall
Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Dr Mackall
United States
Japan
Pacific
Liluo Lalant
San Francisco
Poata
Prince David
Indiana
WN Barnes
South Bend Ind
Arlington
Taft
Mr Kern
Willett
Kern
Hanly
North Carolina
Wmww
Kitchin
B F Leith
Wilmington NC
Judge Pritchard
Thompson
Kilchin
Kitelin
Inedible Fragments From a 1930s Press Clip
A garbled mash of phrases from the New York Press and Philadelphia Bulletin about novels, explorers, and social scenes. It mentions women, smoking, a Sahara reference, college boys, and dining out with veiled opinions on gender roles and modern pleasures.
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Wew Yor
Philaelphia Bulletin
Susi
Sahara
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A jumble of social observations and satirical lines attributes wisdom and folly to public figures and common people. The text mocks vanity and hypocrisy while describing a predatory ant called the fourmillon. It ends noting that genuine Democratic opposition is unlikely and Republicans in some areas act as a check within their ranks.
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Whi Lee
United States
Asia
Allance
Great Britain
Chicago News
New York World
Republican Party
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