Washington and Pacific Coast Politics in Taft Bryan Debate
A 1908 Washington Post excerpt argues Pacific coast voters favor Taft over Bryan, citing coast prosperity, tariff views, and Asiatic labor stance. It notes coastal Republicans align with Taft on trade, expansion, and immigration, while warning Bryan’s platform lacks practicality for the region. It also discusses Leprosy research and a Kojpenick tale as broad column filler.
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Washington - Rand
Alexandria
Pacific
Taft
Pacific States
Bryan
Pacific Coast
Mr. Taft
Philippines
United States
Pavifle
Washington
Oregon
California
Sicily
Spain
Australia
Argentina
France
Reol
Let The Post Follow You City Dwellers Abroad
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Emotional Murder and the Emotional Insanity Plea in Key Case
A historical editorial argues that emotional insanity has repeatedly swayed murder trials from Daniel Sickles to recent cases. It praises John Graham for pioneering the plea, notes its use in multiple famous trials, and questions whether the killer should be confined to an asylum rather than face lengthy trials or hanging.
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Wrose
Moore
Navy
America
Rio de Janeiro
Punta Arenas
Callao
Dr. Moore
Faul
Avernus
Manhattan
Daniel E. Sickles
Philip Barton Key
John Graham
New York City
Raham
Graham
King David
Abner
McFarlin
Richardson
Tina
Thaw
Durance
Whaw
Great Political Changes Quiet Yet Potent in Kanoas City Journal
The era of fierce party hatred has faded, replaced by notable calm in U S politics. Veteran voters recall Civil War era clashes between Whigs and Democrats, and parties once viewed rivals now show marked indifference. The shift explains reduced civic friction and business impact during campaigns.
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Kanoas
Republic
Bilow
World oldest land boundary suit settled in Oaxaca
A decades long dispute over land grants and boundary between Yodocome and Nunwoyer in Oaxaca has ended after Porfirio Diaz senior intervened. Ancient records were reviewed and a settlement reached, dismissing the case that persisted longer on court dockets than any other suit.
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lGlty of
Mexico
Philadelpha
Feourts
State of
Oaxaca
Yodocome
Nunw‘oyer
Porfirio Diaz
Diaz
Extraordinary San Antonio Mayor Says He Rules with Open Policy
Baltimore American quotes Capt B B Harcourt praising Bryan Callaghan as an unusually powerful San Antonio mayor. It notes his 26 years in office with one term, his France education, and support from liberal white citizens and Mexican residents. Also mentions his open town policies and election rhetoric.
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Baltimore American
San Antonio
United States
Capt
B. B. Harcourt
Alamo City
Bryan Callaghan
France
Montezuma
Woman, 62, Dies After Sleep Walk Fall at Home
Mrs Catherine Malone of Norwalk, age 62, walked in her sleep and fell headfirst down seventeen stairs at her South Norwalk home at 1 am. She fractured her skull and neck, was found dead and pronounced so by Dr Wolfe. The report notes her husband Mason recalled a headache this morning.
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Rota
New York American
Catherine Malone
South Norwalk Gonn
BR. M. Wolfe
ABYOR
Heir to Baronetcy Faces Death and Humble Fate in Dover
An obituary notes John Cakdwell Lees dies in a Dover lodging house. It traces the Lees baronetcy lineage from Sir Harcourt James Lees back to earlier fortunes, detailing a history of destitution, public scandal, and transfers of status. The piece contrasts noble titles with pauper era and cites Sir Henry Echlin and Moy Castle dealings, including colonial baronets earning lowly livings and pensions. The article surveys peerage practices and cites Australia and Ireland examples of titles held by impoverished holders. It closes with Moy Castle’s historic link to the Mackintosh clan and Jacobite memory.
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England
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Order
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Bledion
Buckinghamshire
Seven ‘Stars
Echiin
Sir Henry
London
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Donadea
County ‘Kildare
Second Life Guards
Liverpool Police
Court of Exchequer of
Emerald Isle
James
Echlin
Down
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Edenderry
County Kildare
Midland Railroad
Bernard Norton
Ann Arbor
Mich
Australagia
New Zealand
Queensland
Victoria
Australian Commonwealth
United States
United Kingdom
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Moy Castle
Prince of Wales
Mackintosh
Atlantic
Legislative Council of
Canada
Maycastle
Prince Charles
Edward Stuart
Culloden
Lord Loudoun
Inverness
Lachlan
James VI
Scotland
Aeneas Mackintosh
George III
Max
Wiliam
David, Bishop
Murray
Hig Bean
Mackintoshes
FonTenor
Cupyzlent
Brentwood Company
Ghost in Hudson Valley House Baffles Family
In Grend View near South Nyack New York Herald reports a vivid ghost haunts the home of Mr and Mrs J M Blauvelt. The translucent figure sits upright on a sofa in broad daylight and moves through rooms turning on lights taps water and opening doors. Neighbors recall a late resident named Uncle John Collins.
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Hudson
New York Herald
Grend View
South Nyack
Nothme
J.M. Higuvelt
Blauvetty
Hudson Valley
Blauvett
Cor Relius Radcliffe
John
Collins
Mr. Collins
Divorces in South Dakota Stir Public Debate
A Boston Transcript excerpt discusses South Dakota's divorce laws and the upcoming vote to decide whether the state will preserve its notoriety or reform the system. It notes residency, publication requirements, and a recent law raising citizenship wait time, framed as a referendum outcome.
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Boston Transcript
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Behind the Scenes on a Boss’s Car Ride
A World period piece recounts a chauffeur’s boastful tale of speed and peril as the boss is away. The driver plans a reckless ride with Mike, promising to blast through streets, frighten pedestrians, and test the car’s limits before the boss returns.
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Mike
Modern Walton and a tale of water and love
A humorous sketch titled The Modern Walton portrays Ike Walton Jr in a lighthearted portrait of leisure sports and romantic musings. The piece contrasts his golf tennis and fishing reveries with the imagined struggles of his namesake, weaving whimsy through a period-tinged verse style. A Detroit dispatch reports a medical case where John Galvin underwent an electrical treatment for aortic aneurism at Grace Hospital after a chest injury, noting the procedure used a insulated needle and silver wire with milliamperes of current to coagulate the aneurysm and improve chances of recovery.
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Detroit Dispatch
New Herald
John Galvin
Detroit
Grace Hospital
Galvin
J. Mary's Academy
Monroe
Mich
HE. L. Obetz
Gnats Vanished by Fish Aid Says Maj Hodder
Maj Hodder, an Englishman, wonders why Barbados remains malaria free among the Antilles. He attributes it to a profusion of fish that eat mosquito larvae. Jamaicans, Colon residents, and British Guiana colonists widely imported gnats, but the fish ate them away. In Africa and Italy, fish are used to fight swamp fevers and insect populations.
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Reinet
Hiya
Rethhaus
Lungomaster
Kaiser
Berlin
Ag Delat
Voigt
Frommi
Koepenick!4
Dead Sea
Rota
Maj. Hodder
Barbados
Antilles
Maj. Hodner
Colon
British Guiana
Africa
Man Heroism Amid Mine Rescue Holds Carnegie Medal
Sidney Rowland an engineer at Little Oak coal mine in Betleville faced a perilous moment last Saturday. He kept a cage containing twelve miners from plunging to disaster, braving a burning arm as a steam leak threatened their descent until the cage reached the bottom safely. The incident underscores Rowland’s calm, steadfast leadership under extreme danger.
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Springners Union
Carnegie Medale
Sidney Rowland
Little Oak Coal Ming
Aonistguté
Rowland
The September Elections in Vermont and Maine
The Boston Globe notes September presidential elections in Maine and Vermont as indicators of Republican strength. It recalls historical Maine results, showing varying Republican leads, and Vermont’s larger September margins, suggesting next Tuesday’s vote may reveal Attitude toward Bryan.
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Boston
Vermont
Maine
Grover Cleveland
Lamer G. Blaine
Benjamin Harrison
Bryan
Views of Visitors on Cuba Politics and U S Ties
A Cuban official, Gen. Calixto Garcia, praises Cuba’s political policy under Roosevelt but cites scarce money and rising living costs. He warns foreign investment could complicate Cuba, condemns the yellow fever quarantine, and notes Havana’s strong sanitary status. Also quoted, H L Burns of Minnesota discusses Mesabi iron ore and farming in northern Minnesota, plus remarks on Taft and Tennessee politics.
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Calixto Garcia
Raleigh
Roosevelt
United States
Nature Life Enterprises
Bie
New Jersey
New York
Cuba
Gen. Garcia
Washington
Havana
National Prison Boards
Mansfield
Ohio
War Wright
Mesabe Range
H. L. Burns
Sparta
Minn
St. James
Steel Corporation
Owas
Minnesota
Burns
Taft
Gov. Johnson
William J. Olver
Knoxville
Tenn
Patt
Tennessee
Patterson
Oliver
South Carolina
Sherman
Real Rainstorm Hits Bohlo With Heavy Downpour
A New York Tapune item notes a severe rainstorm at Bohlo yesterday lasting from 2:20 to 6:30, dumping 7.62 inches on the thirsty earth. The downpour included 4.50 inches in one hour and 1.15 inches in ten minutes, soaking streets and making umbrellas useless as workers continued at the ble canal.
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New York
Bohlo
Ble Canal
The Many Twins of Twinburg Chronicle
A brief note from Ywriveburg correspondents in Columbus Dispatch describes Twinsburg's peculiar population of five twin sets among about 20 residents. The piece ponders whether a named twin lineage inspired the town, once named for the Wheox twins by early settlers who celebrated the discovery.
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Columbus Dispatch
Twinsburg
Wheox Twins
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