Mayor Gaynor and the Governor Promise Dilemma
An editorial probes whether ante election pledges, especially a mayor’s vow to serve his full term, can be voided if political tides shift. It notes Gaynor’s pledge, his rise after a riot incident, possible gubernatorial candidacy, and the ethical question of keeping or canceling such promises in New York politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publc
New York
Gaynor
United States
Jayner
Willam FR. Hearst
Gerard
Tammany
New York State
New York World
Fifth Avenue
East Side
Broadway
Athens
Hermes
The Science of Prevention and Public Health Progress
A historical view on how prevention became central to medicine. It notes shifts from deference to divine wrath toward hygiene, vaccines, disinfectants, quarantine, and public health systems, highlighting reduced reliance on drugs and greater trust in sanitary measures and doctor-led disease control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leas
Jess
London
Care for Public Records Urged After Fading Declaration
A call to safeguard national archives urges a hall of records and improved copying methods after the Declaration of Independence faded. Emphasizes preserving every scrap of public and official records to enable future historians and sustain loyalty and citizenship.
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John Hancock
State Department
United States
Macaulay
Lbrarian of Congress
Capitol
Congress
The Isle of Pines Case and Citizens Rights
A disjointed editorial asserts the U S will protect American citizens abroad and urges responsible conduct by travellers. It cites treaty and consular protections, mocks overregulation, and laments high living costs while lampooning foreign policy and public health debates. It ends with a cynical remark about absorbing capacity and social behavior.
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Isle of Pines
United States
The Microbe Law and Venice in a Old Newspaper Tone
A humorous column riffs on the Illinois food commission limit of five million bacteria per cubic centimeter in ice cream and envisions a bacilli inspector. It shifts to a Venetians in peril satire about radicals seeking to upend Venice’s charm for industrial modernity, then veers through contemporary topics with playful digs at politicians and culture.
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State Food Commission
Ulinois
Food Commission
Lago
Falstaff
Pan
Bacilli
Hima
Monkey Terror on Trolley as Baboon Attack Sparks Panic
Passengers on a Smith Street trolley bound for Coney Island fled after a moving picture crew attempted a stunt. A concealed baboon leapt onto a man and was subdued with whips as the crowd realized the hoax. The prank disperses as the crew escapes by auto amid a city-wide uproar about the portrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Smith Street
Coney Island
Church Avenues
Moving Picture Company
Church Avenue
Coney
Post Philosophy and Arizona Politics Echoes
A satirical Psalm of the era questions on living costs tariff and politics. It quips about war versus politics, forest fires staged, rich men, and indignant consumers. It hints that Arizona politicians await Frank Hitchcock as a potential senator from the new state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Frank Hitchcock
Titles of Nobility in French Republic
France's justice minister explains to deputy Leboucq that noble titles were not abolished by the republic. Only authentic male-line titles registered with the keeper of the great seal gain legal recognition. Misconceptions persist about noble status. unregistered titles used in official documents risk felony charges. The text also recounts Gen Ducrot's wartime actions and a note on Herbert Dering, British envoy lineage, with a final portrait of Marquise de Fontenot.
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France
Charles Leboucq
Seine
Department of Justice
Louis Philippe
Napoleon
Republic
Pilla IX
Vatican
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Chamber of Deputies
Lebouecq
Bucrot
Ducrot
Sallles
Marshal MacMahon
Sedan
Napoleon III
Wimpffen
A. Bossan de Garagnol
Posen
Bossan
Belgium
Paris
Trochu
Herbert Dering
New York
England
Mexico
Washington
Henry Dering
Scots Guards
Henry
Edward
Edward Dering
Viscountess Forth
Bernard
Beers
Whitehead
Thackeray
Derings
William the Conqueror
Marquise DE Fontenot
Conyrlacht
Brentwood Company
Old Maids and the Joys of Youthful Living
The column argues against fixed aging milestones for women, urging Penelope to pursue youth through charm, dancing, swimming, and new interests. It asserts that age does not define happiness and that women can cultivate talents and grace well into later life.
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The
Kansas City Star
Panelope
Greg
Penelope
Hfe
Penélope
Pénelope
Laterife
Breaking News from Westminster Gazette Tyrol tale unfolds
The Westminster Gazette recounts a Tyrolese village anecdote by poet Peter Roseggeer showing how bad news travels among villagers. A thunderstorm ends and a peasant tells a young man that his family was killed by lightning, delivering the grim message with a grim irony.
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Westminster Gazette
Ifs
Peter Roseggeer
Mast
Mat
Floating the Oyster Edict Reaches Purée Food Centers
The essay notes oyster quality improves when not fattened by floating and criticizes preserving methods that harm flavor. It argues fattening affects propagation and that edible quality lies between acceptable and terrible, reflecting public food inspection aims to protect consumers.
How Portugal Does It Pickings In Family Politics
The Philadelphia Press argues Portugal’s political system mirrors a South American pattern with two interlocking parties controlling graft through offices contracts and state funds. It notes repeated reforms and a pending election likely to consolidate conservative resistance while promising continued plunder and limited improvements.
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Philadelphia
Portugal
Amall
Pennsylvania
Franco
Manuel
Spain
How to address unreadable signatures in letters
A Columbus Dispatch note explains two routes to decipher a firm signature. If the signer’s full name is in the letterhead or in a stenographer’s addendum such as BPG, use that to identify the writer. If all else fails, cut the signature from the letter and paste it on the envelope, then address him as My Dear Sir.
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The
Columbus Dispatch
Aven
Swimmer Survives Break in Rockaway Beach Dash
James Mack, a salesman from 549 Gates Avenue Brooklyn, swam 500 yards at Rockaway Beach despite a broken leg. He toppled from a steamboat gangplank at Steeplechase Pier Cimbria and was swept out by the tide after the plank crushed his leg.
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New York Press
James Mack
Gates Avenue
Brooklyn
Rockaway Beach
Mack
Objectionable Picture Card Traffic Targeted By Inspectors
Philadelphia postal inspectors crackdown on abroad produced objectionable picture cards sent to city cafés. Cards arrive in plain envelopes and are claimed in person to shield unlawful content. Chief Inspector Cortelyou says manufacturers face no action. illicit mail is sent to dead letter office when sender is unidentified. The volume has fallen versus a year ago.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Rnds
Phiadelphiais
Cortelyou
Washington
Summer Longing and a Twist of Fate in Verse
A pair of poems recount longing for summer and unseen love. Eltye Kaufman laments a vanished beloved and the season's heat, while Carlyle Smith recalls heartbreak as a daughter ages into his wife. The tone blends nostalgic imagery with a wry twist of fate about a mother-in-law reveal.
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Eltye Kaufman
The
Philadelphia Ledger
Alaskan Mosquitoes In Alaska Factored In Soldier Tale
A. C Gardner, sergeant of Company C, Twenty second Infantry, recalls fighting relentless Alaska mosquitoes near Nome and Milwau kee during two years at Fort Gibson. He notes six posts, government telegraph work, and signal corps presence while praising far north insects as unmatched. The tale follows other brief clippings on marriage and wit from multiple papers.
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Kansas City Journal
A. C Gardner
Company C
Twenty-second Infantry
Union
Gardner
Milwaukee
Wis
Fort Gibson
Alaska
Nome
Yukon
Signal Corps
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Mississippi River
Philippines
Views of Visitors in Washington on Minstrelsy and Gas Prospects
A Philadelphia visitor recalls an old minstrel joke about a train anecdote and notes an unusual railroad quay system in Bremen. Toronto’s Hackeil discusses a Lake Erie gas pipeline and wells, while Detroit observer Beale praises a House of Providence cradle system. Mexico City's grand plans include a new national theater costing about 6 million dollars, designed to resist earthquakes and subside by the government, signaling a cultural boom.
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A. P. Davis
Philadelphia
Afington
Bremen
Ett
Lake Erie
George A Hackeil
Toronto
the National
Erie
Selkirk
Ontario
Mathead
St Catherines
Hamilton
Detroit
Davidson H Beale
Shoreham
Tree
House of Providence
Mexco City
NW Mytton
Raleigh
Myttom
United States
Mexico City
National Theater
Venetia Warns On Live Crabs At Luncheon
A Buffalo Expres s note recounts a Southern newcomer’s luncheon forcibly teaching about live crabs. A crab pin with a note warns not to eat one crab that was kicking, while the others appear healthy. The episode blends a lecture on seafood safety with a humorous warning to the cook.
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Buffalo Express
Buffalo
Venetts
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Turner
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Joe Sibley
T. R
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Korea
Jim Sherman
Uncle Jos
Lees
Minnesota
Post Philosophy
Sherman
Sunny Jim
Wheel OF Fate
Carlyle Smith
New York Sun
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Cleveland Leater
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Fia
St. Joseph's Hospital
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Ali
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