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Half Baked Legislation and the Court’s Role in Reform
The passage argues that thousands of yearly laws clash across states and federal levels. It contends codification rests with few lawmakers, judges settle disputes, and reformers seek remedies while courts may hinder progress. It warns that constitutional limits, not courts, threaten effective policy.
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Keeping Washington Clean and the Health of the City
The article praises Washingtons street cleaning efforts and urges citizen cooperation to maintain cleanliness. It highlights Superintendent Vines and the Street Cleaning Department, noting that a clean city reduces disease and that public participation is essential to sustain progress.
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New Kingdom of Montenegro Reshapes Balkan Boundaries
Analysis notes how the fragmented Balkans evolve as kingdoms and principalities form within a previously vague no man’s land. The act of establishing political borders under King Nicholas in Cetinje is seen as fostering patriotism and nationalism across Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro.
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Cettinje
The Kaisers Dwindling Power and Modern Europe
A reflection on European peace efforts behind the ceremony, contrasts between German imperial authority and American presidential power, and social notes on stage careers, clerical salaries, and suburban life. It discusses the Danube region, Russia’s Black Sea reach, Turkey’s resistance, and the evolving balance of power in Europe. It also covers celebrity clergy turned actors, stage pay scales, and the social pace of modern urban life.
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Europe
Danube
Russia
Black Sea
Turkey
A Toil of Pleasure From a Vacation's Hidden Toll
A girl carries a message that a tired father cannot come to work after a country rest. The piece argues vacations don’t yield immediate health or mood benefits and that Sunday breaks can feel dull amid a busy, unrelenting business life. It notes the lonely hours of businesspeople reading Sunday papers.
The British Mint and Its Money Making Record
The British royal mint is a flourishing concern with a long record of profits and limited deficits over 38 years. It issues coins for Britain, colonies, and dominions, including India and Canada, with direct links to London. Public curiosity is low, as only 8712 visitors in 1909 show.
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W. Ellison Macartney
British Royal Mint
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British Honduras
Ceylon
East Africa
Uganda
Newfoundland
Nigeria
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British Colonies
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India
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Dominion of Canada
London
May Have Leprosy Cure Reported By US Scientists
Three surgeons from the United States Public Health Service claim to have grown lepra bacilli outside the human body in pure culture. At Molokai in Hawaii, Dr. Moses T. Clegg and colleagues at the leprosy investigation station report success after months of toil, using ameba, guinea pig intestines, and other life forms. They anticipate a potential serum or vaccine and a test for early detection similar to tuberculin, though the work is preliminary.
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Happy Marriage Recipe From The World And Globe
A compilation from The New York World and The New York Globe argues noninterference as the key to lasting marriage. It cites Levi Sherwood and wife who claim harmony by minding own business and tending own affairs, urging broader use to reduce domestic and public discontent. It contrasts Kaiser's pride with German discontent and praises wife devotion aiding ex-prisoners reintegration.
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New York World
Levi Sherwood
Baroness Berhardstein's English-German marriage scandal
Baroness Berhardstein the English heiress daughter of Sir John Blundell Maple has married Baron Hermann von Eckhardstein once attached to the German embassy in Washington. After legal battles and a costly trust arrangement, she sought a judicial separation while her husband pursued divorce actions amid court rulings and imperial remarks. A London reception hosted by the baroness and the latest investiture plans for the Prince of Wales are noted, alongside warnings about fraudulent French noble titles and a quirky Winfield party fad called swaght.
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Archibald Weigal
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Lincoln
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Maple Retail Furniture Emporium
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Baron Hekhardstein
Stock’ Exchange
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Kans
J. Pink Willoughby
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Mies
Gamble With Nature in Western Canada Grain Fields
In August the Canadian homesteader faces a ten day ripening period when a killing frost may strike grain. The yellow color conquers green as the grain ripens and the field nears harvest, while fears of frost linger. Elevators, merchants, and farmers share the anxious mood as they gamble with nature.
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Success Magazine
Canada
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Northwest Prairie
Amazing Marriages in Insect Life
Maurice Maeterlinck surveys insect marriage customs noting the female’s strength and cruelty. He describes violent outcomes for husbands in mantises and other species, including the mantis regalis eating multiple mates as a ritualized fatal courtship.
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Maurice Maeterlinck
Whiting Allen asserts age of 1835 proven by tale
In a lively hotel lounge, Whiting Allen claims to be born in 1835 citing a 1873 Columbus to Cleveland trip as proof. He recounts meeting Frank G. Carpenter on a rail journey and asserts he remains vital, entertaining younger friends with political anecdotes and tall tales.
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Allen
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Ohio
Cleveland
Little Way
Mansfield
Chicago News
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Ta Lake
Whiting Allen
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Burglars Who Jest and the Jokes of a Crime
A humorous burglar is captured after raiding Bronx and Harlem homes, exposing a trend of jokey crimes. The piece condemns witty theft and urges harsh justice, while contrasting the absurdity with the need for seriousness in law and order. Also recounted is a tale from the Popular Magazine about Dr. Harvey Wiley at the National Press Club, an absent minded lunch episode illustrating his appetite and wit.
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Daily Prospector
New York Evening Gun
Bronx
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Hughes
Harvey W. Wiley
National Press Club
Tint Faces Waning Support As Women Rally Against Him
In a sharp shift, voters turn away from Tint after remarks demeaning women. The piece notes women cast ballots against him, foretelling a near definite defeat. The candidate’s plain speaking about women is blamed for the political downfall.
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