Tariff Reform and Taft Era Plans in Early 20th Century Debate
A 1903 Washington Post column discusses tariff revision under President Roosevelt’s era, urging cautious, informed Republican leadership to balance protection with revenue. It notes the Wilson tariff's impact on West Virginia mills, calls for steady, experienced oversight, and warns against reckless slashing that hurts workers and industries.
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Teriff
Republica Norices
Congresa
Taft
House
Congress
West Virginia
Republican Party
Women on Juries Provoking Debate in Reform Efforts
A discussion led by the New Severus Penal Association questions women in juries and criminal trials. Advocates seek wider inclusion while opponents fear bias, arguing men may be better suited for verdicts. The article notes popular clamor and calls for fair punishment as justice, urging timely reform.
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Highta Association
New Severus
Ree
Rama
Seuker
Protection and cotton tariffs shape Southern stance in election
A historical discussion notes the South’s protectionist shift, highlighting Sea Island cotton tariffs, Northern manufacturing growth, and state interests from Louisiana sugar to Georgia lumber. It asserts Southern states united to safeguard industries while linking election meaning to personalities and tariff lessons.
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Murda
Alauaia
Foundries
Caroling
Massachusetts
Eorgia
Kentucky
Missouri
Lamar
Worida
Sea Island
Thal
United States
Taft
South
Virginia Rate Decision Reaffirms State and Federal Roles
The court ruling reinforces the commission's power over transportation and clarifies procedures for disputes. It notes federal appeals return to state courts on procedural matters, not merits, and warns against framing state versus federal jurisdiction as adversarial. The 2 cent fare dispute remains unsettled.
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Sea States
Virginia
United States
Lost Husband Returns After Thirty-Two Years Absence
New York Times reports Thomas J Malloy returns to his Newark family at 510 Third Street after thirty two years away. He left Newton New Jersey to seek work as a carpenter in the West and never kept contact with his wife and two children. Letters ceased after five years and he was presumed dead until a chance discovery at his daughter's home.
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New York Times
Hest Newark
Thomas J. Malloy
Third Street
Julian Jova
West
Denver
Manchester Justices Declare Incurable Woman Inebriate
The New York World notes Manchester England justices conclude the woman inebriate is incurable after institutional treatment judged ineffective and costly. It cites cases where patients relapsed, and discusses class bias and differing views on sobriety, including a restaurant manager's claim that hard drinking women tend not to stop.
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New York World Sty
Manchester
England
New York
Sentenced to Go to Church for Jubilation
A New York World report describes a prankish punishment of 23 Sundays at church for a Mantoloking, Pa., rat football group of boys for excessive jubilation. The piece mocks church discipline and recalls era preachers and wardens using awakening taps and short sermons, noting the impracticality and humor in such interventions.
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New York
Rat Football Company
Mant
Olare
Lnomia Boston
Bren
Kaiser
Helms
Spelling Bee Laughs At Upper West Side Event
From the New York Press an evening spellery tale recounts guests at an Upper West Side home. A host offered a long sentence for an oral test as varied errors surfaced. The event drew comments on accuracy and wit among attendees including a college president, a learned clereymyn, and a prominent teacher.
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New York
Thte Lhostegg
Sibyl
Clereymyn
Norfolk woman seeks damages over alleged assault and slander
Mrs Adrian Craig, wife of a Norfolk farmer, seeks damages from neighbor George Benedict claiming he forced himself on her at her home when her husband was away, then boasted of it and made slanderous remarks. She lists $20,000 for a kiss and $19 for discussing the alleged act, with the case heading to district court.
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Norfolk
Neb
Adrian Craig
George Benedict
Countra
Craig
Bequest for Chewing Tobacco In Zerbst Will
Sir Louis Dispatch reports in New York that August Zerbst a wealthy pioneer of northern Missouri who recently died by his own hand left a curious bequest to his son in law August Pabst Two cents to buy chewing tobacco when Zerbst's widow's probate filing revealed the clause The odd gift aims to supply tobacco purchases rather than a monetary legacy
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Louis Dispatch
New York Tribune
August Zerbst
Missouri
August Pabst
Zerbst
Curse and Fire Haunt Historic European Estates
The article recounts how former church lands under Henry VII were seized and redeployed among favorites, tracing curses and misfortune to Cowdray Park and New Battle Abbey. It surveys island lordship across Europe, noting autocratic rulers like Michael Waters of Inplymurray, and lists owners such as Lord Revelstoke’s family on Lambay and Cecil Baring’s holdings on Innispatriot, plus Herm, Rhum, Arran, Iona, Colonsay, and Anticosti, with anecdotes from St Patrick’s Landing to ancient bequests and modern transfers.
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Bemont
Sussex
Henry VII
England
Lona Leith
Pyyle
Marie
Louige January
St. Louis
South Africa
Scotland
Fyvie Castle
Weetman Pearson
Cowdray Park
Thia
Montagu
Dijon
Switzerland
Rhine
Ble Weetman
Mari
Chioness
Lothian
New Hattle Abbey
Midlothian
Rome
Linus TX
New Battle Abbey
Europe
Michael Waters
Inplymurray
Sligo Hay
St. Mulasius
King Waters
Kiw
Atead
Revelstoke
Cer
Baring
Flerre Lorillara
T. Suffern
Lambus
Rowth
St. Patrick
Laimbay
Innis-Patriot
Ireland
Cecil Baring
Prince Rhieher
Great Britain
Wellington
Waterloo
Herm
Hagilan Channel
Sir John Buller
Rhum
Kintoch Castle
Marchioness of
Graham
Duke of Montrose
Duke of Hamilton
Arran
Duke of Argyll
Tyree Island
Victoria Campbell
Iona Island
Lord Strathcona
John McNedill
Colonsay
Greenock
Islay
House of Campbell
Hugh Morrison
Art Granville
Brownsey
London
A. van Raalte
Anticosti
St. Lawrence River
The Constitution to Be Cut Up for Junk in New London
The famed cup defender Constitution will be broken into four sections and hauled to Broad Street to be dismantled for junk. It holds 100 tons of lead and 3 tons of bronze among other materials, with a 132 foot length and 19 foot 7 inch draft, and is set to be sold piece by piece.
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Edward.& Reiss & Company & Broadway
Sound
East River
Broad Street
Rels
Vigilant
Colonia
Constitution
Rabbit’s Covert In Mansion Unseen Foxhunters Fear Damages
Pursued by hounds, a rabbit ran into a drain pipe near Alexander A. Fraser’s Long Island mansion at Oakdale. The rabbit entered the house while the Frasers were away and hop pings on the piano keys in the parlor, leaving hunters afraid to force entry. The scene ends with the quarry safely inside awaiting return of the owners.
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New York
Alexander A. Fraser
Oakdais
Frasers
Long Island
Herbert Feldmeir
Saltdale
Fraser Home
Offers to Leap to Death at Queensboro Bridge Ceremony
A New York American excerpt reports a Queensboro bridge celebration plan including a dramatic act where a young woman allegedly offered to leap from the bridge. The letter promises a photograph if granted a permit, and hints at unseen threats if refused. The writer signs as Miss Alice Davenport but cautions that is not the real name.
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New York American
Queensbers Bridge
Ayer
Alice Davenport
Cure General Delivery
Posto Flee
Long Island City
Cats Survived Explosion at Gold Street Sewer
Brooklyn reports describe a cat surviving eight days deeper than twelve lives lost after a November 2 explosion. Police found the meowing animal in a timbered hollow within earth and debris, with a second cat later rescued in similar fashion.
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Gold Street
Brooklyn
Bureau
Coler
Acrai
Trenc
Wise at Croker Banquet Scandal Sparks New York Outrage
Rabbi Stephen Wise blasted the supreme court and city in a banquet critique honoring Mr. Croker. He decried the event as a public humiliation tied to Tammany figures Tweed and Murphy, urging citizens to reject any honor to those who harmed the city.
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Supreme Court
Mr. Croker
Stephen S. Wise
EEK ‘Cal Secial League
New York
P'Ty
Tammany
Jerome
Enor
Isithe
Big York
The Little Green Hat
From Puck a hometown crowd in New York features folks from Madison Square and nearby, each wearer of a little green hat. Ezra Briggs and others note a growing presence, while a humorous mouse quips about fear and squeaks as city life and fashion mix in casual visits.
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Puck
Bera Brigge
Madison Square
Johnny Brown
Ezra Briggs
The Suspected Beaver In A Walkin Stick Mystery
The old man is suspected of hiding a bootleg liquor stash in a beaver in a walking stick. Deacon Jones saw the stick spill and wonders if the beaver hides a hidden contents. Local talk suggests the supicion could lead to action as neighbors seek proof and calm.
High Life on 61 502 a Year in Desertion Case
Frank M. Peet, president of National Pepwall Bank turned promoter, told a desertion court he paid $1,100 yearly for his daughter's Vassar tuition and kept a home at the Majestic Hotel as payment for services while his wife accuses him of goosuupert and devertion. He claimed his wife had independent income and that his automobile had not been used for over a year.
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Gasglos
Plymouth
Signa
Sitting Bull
Geronimo
Tiger
Philadelphia
Vasezr College
Thamyal Media
Frank M. Peet
National
Pepwall Bank
Pointed Paragraphs in Frogs the Chicago News
A satirical digest notes social mores with quips about suitors, mothers giving apples, and girls as deceivers. It humorously warns young men to consider consequences before declaring love and promising support, while a photographer expects seriousness from patrons to look pleasant.
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Chicago News
Eve
Adaur
Five-Legged Deer Shot Near Manchester Camp
Bert Tuttle and two friends from Manchester hunted at Tuttle's camp in Littleton last week and killed a deer with a fifth leg sticking out from the shoulder in perfect form. The leg ended above the ground with all bones to the knee, though the limb seemed detached from the body and not connected to the flesh.
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Littleton
Bert Tuttle
Manchester
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A collection of jaded remarks on gender, patriotism, and social norms. It critiques women's roles and expectations, discusses financial burdens of education, and reflects on widows and marriage with pointed, era-specific opinions.
Oklahoma outlook shifts as Haskell faces rival claim in politics
Oklahoma figures debate Haskell's bid for governor and party realignment. Creager, a Republican from Muskogee, questions Haskell's approach, asserts Oklahoma tails toward a Republican future, and discusses issues from tariffs to bank policy while noting state concerns over taxes and Jim Crow laws. The dialogue includes mentions of Davenport, L. Cain, and Raleigh.
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Haskell
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Creager
Muskogee
Okls
Raleigh
L. F.cain
Chkotah
Okla
J. S. Davenport
Davenport
Bryan
Eng
A Pleasant Prison Description From The Glote
A London Glote report describes Cettinje Montenegro as a remarkable prison with no outer walls. About eight to ten prisoners share cells, well housed and fed with cigarettes wine and no work, endless comfort and no escape risk. Harriman denies plans to chair the New York Central board saying no man is responsible for after dinner speech.
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London Glote
Cettinje
Montenegro
Harriman
New York Tribune
RF. H.harriman
Wall Street
New York Central Board
Economic Club
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