Washington Post 1909 Century Plan Seeks DC Headquarters
The Washington Post reports on Washington as the proposed headquarters hub for Southern interests. It details plans for a new building on H Street with a bond-funded site purchase. The piece notes prominent locals on the board and broad support from religious and cultural groups, framing Washington as a national gateway.
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Washington
South
H Street
Ind
Parker
Congress
Daughters of the
Bureau of American Reths
National Colonization Society
Ite
The
Knights of |Has
Fragmented 19th Century musings mix romance and science
The piece blends weathered romance between New York and Chicago with speculative astronomy about Halley’s comet and a sleuthing streetcar quarrel. It threads in political calls for reform, insurance scandals, and reflections on societal norms, ending with a satirical jab at observer’s credulity and a quip about tuberculosis and astronomy.
Pressure on Insurance and Rail Regulation in National Policy
The text discusses federal involvement to curb insurance dishonesty and regulate railroads, suggesting that strong state actions could reduce the need for federal intercession. It cites a New York Times overview of proposed appropriations for Washington projects and notes debates on urban improvements, waterways, and public works. It also reflects on Anglo-Saxon identity in Kansas and historical views on sectional conflict and migration patterns.
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Texas
Sun
HC Pierce
Missouri
Pierce
Winspurl
Kansas
Stas
Waters-Flerce Ot Company
Standard
Texna
Taft
Presa
New York Times
Alexander Shepherd
Cricrnet
Congress
Congrestor
Hesutifica
Washington
Balimore Amwrison
Bodiea
Mr. Tett
Anacosts
Rock Creek
Harbor Front
President's message noted in calm, judicial Philadelphia record
The Philadelphia Record adopts a calm judicial tone describing the President's message as holding steady with familiar documents of the era. The piece indicates the message is not unwelcome to the country and reflects steady governmental discourse.
Taft's First Regular Message Appeals to Conservative Voters
The Pittsburg Gasella Thees notes Taft's first regular message to Congress will urge sober-minded citizens as a contrast to recent documents. The New York World says Taft remains moderate in views and temperate in speech with no startling changes or demagogic appeals. The reform proposals are patient and well considered, presenting government as a plain business in the public interest.
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Cooe
Dr. Sook
Conmiander Peary
Theew York Times
Brooklyn Explorer
Cook
University of Copenhagen
Lanother Insurance
George Preston Sheldon
Phenix Fue Insurance Company
New York
Luriizh
Gov Hughes
United States
Hughes
Phenix Company
Sheldon
Inguranes Department
Yey
Nebraska
Bryan
Senate
Phenix
Gav Hughes
Susur
Electric
New York State
American League
Browning
Basi Acotar
Halley
J F Morgan
Pittsburg
Taft
Congress
Frean
Tait
Dti Pines
Arizona
Hamilton Jast Imight
Pinney
Idaho
Montane
Limon
Betta the birthday bird to be honored at Hebrew Orphan Asylum
The New York World notes Betta the parrot will celebrate her thirty fourth birthday at the Hebrew Orphan Asylum Broadway and 150th Street with a birthday speech by Mayor Benjamin Stein. Benjamin Stein, mayor of the Boys' Republic at the asylum, will deliver remarks and Benjamin Goldberg the boy judge will present a cracker on behalf of all the orphans.
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Benjamin
Stein
New York
Betta
Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Broadway
150Th Street
Asylum
Benjamin Stsin
Benjamin Goldberg
The
Republic
Tafts Weight Causes Strike and Taft Tale Abroad
A jumble of anecdotes recount Tafts weight prompting a sedank carrier scene in Hong Kong and a secretary Taft forced to walk up a hill. Also a Harpers Weekly style tale of Mark Twain and Lord Goschen in London and a Texas preacher who spoke out about penitentiary abuses prompting eventual calls for investigation and reform.
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Fatt
Frederick Poole
Bic
Hongkong
Mr. Poole
Egn
Far East
Taft
Wer
Professor Twain
Harpers Weekly
London
Mark
Clemens
Still Feeding the Elephant in Globe Banquet Remarks
Arik Bryan spoke at a Globe banquet in his honor noting he does not intend to seek a presidential bid again. He cited Roosevelt and Taft reflecting on third term objections and preferred to let others do the work while he travels to meet friends and enjoy time away.
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Globe
Arik
Bryan
Roosevelt
Taft
Reader requests pamphlet reprint of The American Congress
E. J. Moore of Washington urges The Post to reprint Frederic J. Haskin's The American Congress in pamphlet form. He praises clarity and conciseness and says many readers want a preserved reference. Letter from December.
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American Congress
The
Frederic J. Haskin
Post
Eleridge J. Moore
Washington
Dec
Earls of Moray and Gray barony tale of feuds
The Moray line's long, blood feud history is recounted with notes on the earldom’s origin, the Bonnie Earl of Moray, and Darnaway castle. The Gray barony’s succession via Mrs James Smith is explored amid birth, baptism, and legal irregularities affecting title transfer.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Holyrood Palace
Holyrood
Mar
Kelle
Moray
Huntly
James V
Honora
Bonnie Earl
InJaw
James Stewart
Marquis of
Donibristle Castle
Stuelt
Darnley
Earl of
Ives
Earl
Dorsetshire
Pa Uwwaton
Esrl
Gray
Earldom of
M. Scotland
Ferrie
James Smith
Pounden
Defends Bachelors in District Letter to the Editor
In Washington on December 7 a District newspaper prints a reply to M B C who attacked bachelors. The writer argues that fashionable young women seek husbands who provide full support and comforts, while blaming modern girls for failing to cook and share burdens. The piece defends bachelors and mocks the idea of fashionable women.
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M. BC
M. B.C
Ms the Best
Giis
Washington
Faithful Visitors of Congress Gal leries
Regulars, both men and women, fill the visitors' galleries in the House and Senate, patiently watching debates. Casuals leave quickly unless sparked by clashes, while regulars stay through dull statistics and penal cage details, drawn by a stage‑like instinct and interest in public life. Women, once department workers, join the regulars and grow more engaged with each day.
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House
Senate
Washington
Titman
Bailey
Congress
Young Dams and the Kukens at Columba College Mines
The article recounts Jef Davis and classmates studying mining engineering at Columba College New York. They work in mines, endure rough conditions, clash with a German homeowner, who initially refuses them bread and kukens then apologizes with gifts after learning their lineage.
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Jef Davis
Columba College
New York
Taines
Lousfrau
South 3
Young Davis
Christmas Spirit on the Western Frontier 80 Years Ago
The piece recalls how Christmas on the western frontier was celebrated through self sacrifice and giving, with gifts as tokens of labor rather than toll, contrasting with modern commercial Santa Claus influenced celebrations. It cites Abraham Lincoln's 1848 views on waterways improving commerce and saving life, deemed sound then as now.
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Halley
Bellime
Washingtonian
Tate
Viatt
Uncle Joe
Spraker Cannon
Leetia
Western Frontier
Stowe
Santa Claus
Lincoln
Joy of Crying and Modern Science’s Tearful Devices
An article discusses crying as a modern joy aided by evolving tech research and stage performances in Chicago. It claims crying offers emotional release, notes both genders cry for various reasons, and previews inventions to remove crying drawbacks while praising tearful catharsis.
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Ike
A Funny Garden Story of Pennyroyal and Pups
Irene Elliott Benson recalls a garden in Harpers Weekly where pennyroyal near the fence bloomed with coins and strong odor drew people to the bank. She planted dogwood and puppies nearby, but the pussy willows and other trees created noise until she devised a plan to tame beasts of prey with a bemused result. The garden’s odd crop paid only with pennyroyal rewards.
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Irene Elliott Benson
Harpers Weekly
London Solitude in Stephen Philips Poem Excerpt
A fragmentary verse passage depicts solitary despair in London with stark imagery of isolation. The speaker endures a sea of indifferent crowds and vast, unfeeling landscapes while yearning for a human connection that remains unanswered.
Faithful to Bre Trust I was waiting near the elevator
A boy sits in a factory building corner with a large sandwich. He repeatedly peels back bread and removes pickle and meat, then reassembles it, drawing curiosity from a bystander. The boy insists it is not his sandwich.
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A collection of jumbled sayings and aphorisms about behavior courage and love. The text critiques impulse honesty strength and loyalty through brief, quasi-philosophical lines and reflections on men women and fate.
Texan views on national ticket and southern influence
The text records a Texas discussion featuring Gov Hermot as a favored presidential candidate prospect, with Judge Walter Gresham remarking on his national and state recognition. It notes Bryan as a factor but not a candidate, and argues for a southern vice president choice, naming Senators Bates and Culberson as possibilities. It also touches on tariff policy, Virginia Republican splits, French judicial procedure, Mme Steinheil trial, and Idaho statehood prospects with quotes from Senator Heitfield and remarks on Idaho fruit produce.
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Hermot
Sale
Walter Gresham
Galveston
Rigas House
Perhepx
Bryan
Parm IC
Bates
Culberson
Congress
Orial
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Kellogy
Durlarg
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Cae Napoleon
Mme Steinhell
Thor
Paris
Wisi
Mme Steinheil
Henry Weiifeld
Tahoe
United States
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America
Sovrmary
Wilson
Lewiston
Idaho
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Senator Heitfield
Lewiston Commercial Club
Rivera and Harbors Congress
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