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Chicago
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Commission
Aldrich's Reply to Bristow in Kansas Campaign
The article argues Senator Aldrich rebutted charges from Senator Bristow about tariff amendments and the rubber trust. It notes the Kansan public, hearing but not reading, should be shown the facts. It describes antitariff speeches, chautauqua campaigns, and insurgent gains in Kansas and Iowa, framing Aldrich's reply as a crucial enlightenment in the campaign.
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Bristow
Aldrich
Strivton
Kansas
Kansan
Congress
Messrs
Payne
Tuwa
Alditch
Muzzle the Humans Order Imposed in District
A historic imperial style decree demands muzzling all dogs in the District to curb rabies while critics question extending the policy to humans and other pests. The piece argues that if obedience prevents disease, then all beings and creatures should be muzzled to stop infections.
The Charms of Music and the Snares of Birds and Beasts
A Utah ranch picnic tale shows a woman singing Nearer My God to Thee to calm a rattlesnake, prompting a moral about picnics near snakes. Another Maine game preserve tale features a moose guardian chased by a bull, interrupted by a second keeper with a graphophone.
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Utah
Mains
Moose frees prisoner after curious woodland wanderings
In a woodland episode the Moose investigates a disturbance and releases a prisoner. The motive is uncertain, with hints of curiosity or indignation. A graphophone tune remains unspecified, leaving the exact trigger unclear.
Absurd Comparison of Assassination Echoes in Press
An English press analogy links the Boutros Pasha murder and Mayor Gaynor’s attack to critique Roosevelt and home troubles. The Egypt case stems from revolutionary sentiment against English control, while Gaynor’s assault was personal and not part of a political movement. The piece criticizes English ignorance of American politics.
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Boutzon Pasha
Egypt
Roosevelt
Guildhall
Boutros Pasha
Lberty
Gallagher Nas
London
Ice and Southern Farms
Ice use is American and risky for overheated bodies. Southern farms lack natural ice supplies due to rare freezing lakes, hindering perishable product marketing. Farmers in the mountains delay ice access, affecting transport, storage, and diversification of crops for regional prosperity.
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United States
Great Britain
Europe
New England
South
Auld Brig of Ayr Restored as Burns Legacy Stands
The famed Auld Brig of Ayr, tied to Robert Burns, has been rescued from decay. Lord Rosebery reopened the restored bridge, urging that as long as Burns’s works live, the bridge will stand as a tribute to him. Ayrshire, birthplace and inspiration for Burns, remains central to his enduring worship.
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Ayr
Lord Rosebery
Dumfries
Ayrshire
Burns Wortshiper
Rosebery imagines Burns as wealth and fame altered life
Lord Rosebery praised the poet Blacklock of Edinburgh and speculated how Burns might have fared in the West Indies as an overseer. He suggested Burns could have become a rum, tobacco, or sugar lord if he had wealth, yet poverty often fuels genius.
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Blacklock
Edinburgh
Burns
Jamaica
Blackrock
Scotland
West Indies
Pulpit Defenders Spar Over Narragansett Club Raid
Clergymen of Narragansett Pier dispute the constable’s raid findings and call the gambling label into question. Rev Rafftery argues borrowed money makes it not gambling while Rev Allen says even if it is gambling it is none of the constable’s business. A swift exodus of summer residents follows as preachers threaten sermons against the Pier. The episode leaves Narragansett Pier with a black eye from the constable’s report.
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Narragansett Pier
Yeagan
Leisura
Lasue
Father Raftery
Allen
Nar- Tragansett Pier
Aerial Warfare and Women in Military Service Debate
The piece reviews early aerial warfare concepts including dropping bombs from planes and the defense against aircraft, with notes on regulations and international conventions. It shifts to a column excerpt arguing against women serving in arms and stresses physical training for women as preparation for motherhood and community usefulness, closing with sharp political jabs about figures like Senator Aldrich and Bristow.
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Germany
France
Russia
Japan
Yorkers Statesman Quip Highlights Broad Views
In a witty exchange, Bacon remarks Bragg is broad in his views and Egbert agrees noting Bragg remains broad. The dialogue underlines a shared perception of openness and expansiveness in Bragg’s stance.
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Bacon
Bragg
Egbert
Women in Congress Question in Colorado Candidate
The Indianagetts Star discusses the possibility of a Colorado woman, Mrs Katherine Williamson, running for Congress as the state’s population growth grants another seat. The piece notes suffrage in Colorado, the ages and citizenship rules for representatives, and the constitutional questions if a woman is elected.
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Indianagetts Star
Congress
Colorado
Katherine Wil- Mamsgon
Williamson
Coursse
Wold Congresa
House
Supreme Court
OTL May Replace Coal In Steel Plant Oil Heating Plan
The Philadelphia Press reports experts debate coal depletion timelines while oil fuel experiments gain traction in steel making. A Pottsville plant plans an oil heating process for two new hearth furnaces to cut fuel costs, signaling a potential shift away from coal in global industry.
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Philadelphia
Ccologista
Alaska
China
America
England
Pottaville
Flower Girls at Piccadilly Stay Amid London Cleanup
The London Globe defends the Piccadilly flower girls against eviction threats amid city street tidying drives. It notes the “flower mother” petitioning for indulgence and praises the girls for adding color and relief on damp days, while condemning no definite grounds for removal.
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London Globe
London
Piccadilly
Piccadilly Circus
King Albert Cracks Down on Ostend Gambling Rings
The Belgian king denounces M. Marquet and enforces bans on gambling at Ostend. Police raid the Cercle Privé and casino, seize roulette wheels and tables, and arrest club managers as new ruler guards enforce anti gambling laws across Ostend. Leopold II formerly backed Marquet, but King Albert warns seizures will continue. European gambling hubs face pressure as Spain and Egypt ventures draw scrutiny.
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M. Marquet
Leopold II
Ostend
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Poace
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Warret
Marquet
Monte Carlo
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Monte Carlco
London Saturday Review
Chamber of Deputies
Brussels
Cercle
Prive
Europe
Defense of the Classics Stimulates Imagination and Craft
A Philadelphia Bulletin note argues the classics restore imagination essential to practical work. It cites Greek philosophers as early models for linking imagination to art, military, and statesmanship, urging parents to view classical study as a capstone tutor for the mind and a counter to overemphasis on math and modern languages.
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Bulletin
Aga
Hudson
Pugilist Kentucky Rosebud Loses Custody Of White Child
In Philadelphia, Judge Staake denied Walter Edgerton known as the Kentucky Rosebud the custody of 8 month old Nettie August. The court commended Director Neff for rescuing the child from a disreputable South Warnock Street house while criticizing police afterwards. The safeguarding order places the child with the health and charities department under court supervision.
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Philadephia Public Ledger
Staake
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Neff
Chia
Walter Edgerton
South Warnock Street
Nettle August
Mollie August
Idgerton
William A. Connor
Bureau of Health and Charities
Connor
Sherman
Edgerton
Seret. Fenn
Fifteenth
Locust Streets
Station
Nettie
Reuben Levy
Rosebud
Wilson
Fifteenth and Locust Streets
South Cutton
South Warnock Streets
Warnock Street
Locust Street
Atlantic City
Canada
Fenn
Hoyses
Reese
Department of Health and Charities
al- Yich
Humane butchers in turmoil as Brooklyn sugar strike ends
Brooklin Eagle reports that American Sugar Refining plants on Brooklyn’s water front reopened after weeks idle. About 100 strikebreakers at work while unions deny readmitting strikers and threaten further actions. Communities face hunger, but retail butchers and grocers sustain families, provoking sympathy and debate on leadership and responsibility.
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Brooklin Eagie
American Sugar Refining Company
Brooklyn
Grace Ory
Names of California towns singe the Tongues of Argonaut Patrons
The piece celebrates California place names and pioneer names, praising native and frontier sobriquets such as San Gregorio, Slippery Ford, Fresno’s Lone Star Mine, Buckeye, Chinese Camp, Happy Camp, and many others. It contrasts rich toponyms with a comic aside about a disappointed town figure in Puck, who laments noise and pest during a rural night.
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Pasito Robles
Mojave
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Tebachapl
Slippery Ford
Yankee Hill
Lone Pine
Rough and Ready
Sawyers Bar
Fresno
Lone Star Mine
Railroad Flat
Shasta
Grizzly, Flats
Butchers Ranch
Placer
Drytown
Bear Valley
Elk Creek
Dutch Flat
Squaw Valley
Smith Flat
Yuba Way
Angels Camp
Badger
Bullards Bar
Buckeye
Deadwood
Stanislaus
Happy Camp
Dana
Larsen
Golden State
Fallon
Emmet
Yole
Loughlin
Lynch
McNear
Yankee Argonauts
Jason
Alturas
Alviso
San Geronimo
San Bo
Peddier's Acre Highlighted In Local Church Window
In Lambeth's Old Church a window features a full length figure of a pedlar with pack staff and dog, commemorating the unknown donor who gave Peddier's Acre to the parish on the condition his portrait and his canine companion be preserved in the church and that the dog be buried in consecrated ground.
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Peddier
Where Man Would Be From the Pittsburg Leader
A suffragist raises her right hand and proclaims credit to women while a heckler responds that a man would be in the workhouse if she received all credit. The remark reflects tensions at the rally and public debate on women's rights.
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Pittsburg
Pointed Paragraphs on Men Women and Heart Claims
A Chicago fragment quotes lines about gender behavior and social expectations. It notes a woman’s reactions to a man and mocks the idea that heart disease affects marriage. The text suggests misimpressions about who should marry when health concerns arise.
Visitors in Washington see large Atlantic Deeper Waterways convention
In Washington observers praise Providence plans for a major Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association meeting starting August 31 in Narragansett Bay. The event will feature Navy Fleet Division Five, led by Rear Admiral Staunton, with ships Tennessee Montana and North Carolina, plus prominent speakers and entertainments.
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Providence
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
New Willard
Moore
Navy Department
Narraganaete Bay
Staunton
Tennessee
Montana
North Carolina
Govs
Fort
New Jersey
Ansen
South Carolina
Weeks
Connecticut
Pointer
Rhode Island
Robert Peary
North Pote Fame
Knox
Gov. Broward
Florida
Simmons
Page
Vermont
Aldrich and Wetmore
Richmond P. Hobson
Hughes
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
Politics is poison to a man's principles. The article discusses building facade changes for a railroad view, proposing English village like fronts with sloped roofs and gables. The plan envisions pebble and cement fronts at an estimated cost over 9,000 dollars, aiming to make Wheaton a traveler’s attraction.
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Rela
Jey Waa
Wheaton
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