Controversy on Army Navy Horseback Tests Sparks Debate
An article debates whether aging officers should face annual horseback tests. Surgeon General Torney argues for simpler walking drills for aging generals and a year round readiness approach, while Admiral Rixey defends keeping riding requirements for naval officers. The piece questions how to balance fitness, duty, and costs across services.
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TORNY
Rixey
Gemerale
Torney
Farragut
Porter
Davey
Schisy
Surgeo Torney
Amy oMcers
Washington
Fragmented 19th century politics and Democratic fortunes discussed
A historical remark worries over a political pattern similar to 1275 with William Allen, Hayes, and Tilden, noting Dragoons and money debates. The piece speculates on a 1912 Democratic nomination, Sewardant prospects, and the fate of the old party as leaders like Harmon and Gaynor appear in commentary about reform and power shifts.
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William Aten
Bilwar
Qhio
Ttm Hayes
JB Hayes
New York
Angean
Tammany
Allen
Tilden
Judson Harmon
William Allen
Accor
Ohio
Democrats
Sewardant
Gaynor
Ike
Starman
Democratic Party
Local option phenomenon and its reach in prohibition era
A report from General Superintendent P A Baker states that about 41 million people in the United States live under local option rules with 70 percent of the area under such bans. He notes over 1,000 saloons closed in the year, 4,000 more forced to close, and that prohibition areas now encompass a large portion of the nation, while arguing stricter enforcement is the best path to removing the statute.
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P A Baker Chie
Antimaloon League of
Ameria
United States
Baker
Harvie Joran
Atlanta
Southern Cotton Growers Association
Raleigh
Jordan
The British Crux and a Nation Lacking a Written Constitution
A long column discusses the English political stalemate caused by disputes over money bills between the House of Commons and House of Lords. It argues for a comprehensive written constitution to prevent impasses, noting limited existing prescriptive usage and suggesting a formal charter could restore order and clarity.
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House of Commons
House of Lords
Holland
Lea Ettoyens
Century Dictionary
Great Britain
England
Evermora
Accusers claim plots to indict Dr Cook with forged Arctic records
The New York Times cites two alleged scoundrels an insurance broker and a master pilot navigator claiming they aided Dr Cook with forged nautical data to support a polar travel tale. They sought 52050 and 41600 later if Copenhagen confirms, but Cook allegedly failed to pay. The case remains unclear as further reaction in Copenhagen is awaited.
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New York
Cook
New York Times
Coo
University of
Copenhagen
North Pole
Dr. Cook
Ar. Cook
Ome Ote & Fone
Dr Cook
Viewpoints on Waterways and Bond Financing Debates
A collage of editorials from major papers debating U S waterway policy. Taft era calls for bond funding clash with anti-borrowing sentiment as Congress considers inland river development and river and harbor grants. Critics warn of overpromising and regional money grabs while engineers’ findings urge balanced, delayed action.
Trapping Baboons in Traps and Rodent-Like Escape Tactics
The article details hunters luring baboons into traps by baiting huts and closing traps behind them. Captured baboons go on loud protests, banging walls, and some attempt to escape by forcing their heads through hut gaps. Baboons repeatedly escape and return, with groups sometimes overwhelming trappers as they defend themselves with firearms. The scene ends with the baboons triumphing by tearing up traps and freeing others.
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Hagenbed
Hla En Hook
Esperanto stamp offer sparks world movement push
The Esperanto movement promotes learning via a 2 cent stamp to Amerika Esperanto Institute in Chicago. A tiny text book teaches pronunciation and the campaign notes 300000 copies in France and plans to distribute 1000000 in America ahead of a Washington world congress next year.
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Proms
Uncle
America
Washington
Press applauds Taft message. relief and gratitude spread
The Herald reproduces the nationwide press response to Mr Taft's message praising the President's tone. The piece commends the press for independence, liberal tendencies, and patriotism in viewing his remarks.
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Taft
Was She Nearsighted From Home Nopwp A Promising South
A fragmented page caption recounts a child asking his father if his mother loved him and whether she was near sighted years ago. The dialogue hints at affection and a test of honesty as the boy questions if past blindness affected love.
British Baronets Who Need Money
A critical piece notes that many English baronets face destitution and insolvency, urging the nobility to fund relief for distressed peers rather than pursue prestige. It cites a London arrest of Sir John Murray of Blackbarony for uncharged bankrupt credit, and threads through historical references to the Murray family and Jacobite era figures, ending with a remark on liberal peerage gains versus Conservative control of the Lords.
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England
Wildaym
Court of Bankruptcy
Eivasbounes
Hoxphala
Boniface
Bakers Dogen
Baroneta
Murray
Lon Jon
Surbiton
Hugush Law
Misa
Hisie Brown
South Africa
Yoomanry
Bervica
Blackbarony
John Murray
Mira Helen Sanger
Uttoa
Duainess
San Nago
London
Blackberony Lige
Murray of
John de Moravia
William the Lion
Alexander III
Abraham
Wolfe
Wolfe-Murray
James Walfe-Murray
Monroe Doctrine debated as Taft era policy questioned
In a letter from Mount Vernon dated December 3, Edmund L Pendleton debates Tafts Monroe doctrine stance. He cites Champ Clark and Fitzgerald comments on whether the doctrine has outlived usefulness, arguing Taft did not intend an obituary for the vital policy and that European powers would misread any change as weakness. He asks if a coalition might extend influence over Canada.
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New York
Champ Clark
Fitzgerald
Edmund L Pendleton
Mount Vernon
Atlantic
Taft
Dominion
Canada
Football changes conference may curb fatalities
Yale president Hadley Harvard's Lowell and Walter Camp met in Cambridge to discuss football safety. They hinted reforms to reduce injuries and possibly abolish the game if rough play persists. Camp pledged to collect facts to back rules for a safer, open game with less danger to players.
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New York
Hadley
Yale
Lowell
Harvard
Walter Camp
Cambridge
Sur Camp
Camp
Trust in Food Editor Post Sparks Taft Mention
In a Washington dispatch dated December 9, an editor critiques a food trust and high prices. The writer argues cold storage and market collusion inflate costs despite good crops, noting farmers and processors profit from scarcity. The piece links price gouging to trusts and questions awareness of price levels.
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Taft
Washington
Old and New Rivalry in Chautauqua Circuit Debate
The piece argues environment shapes people yet individuals like Napoleon Washington Jackson and Socrates could adapt to modern times. It contends they would fare well today, potentially influencing politics similarly, challenging the idea that eras determine a leader's impact.
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Vecrates
la Follette
Chautauqua
Statemmin
Napoleon
New York
Elbert Hubbard
Frestl
Washington
Jackson
Socrates
Sullivans
Congress
Allkelihood
la Foliette Cummins
Tillman
The Man in Gray and Sir Walter Scott
A Chicago Evening Post verse piece honors the patient Man in Gray who bears news through all weather to the doorsteps of America. The poem contrasts the everyday mail carrier with the historic valor of soldiers and sailors, then shifts to a brisk sketch praising Sir Walter Scott and his verse.
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Chicago Evening Post
Man In Gray
Pullman Reforms Touted By Pittsburgh Gazette Times
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times reports planned Pullman Palace Car Company reforms to curb congestion and passenger disruption. New rules will limit trunk handling, prevent blocking platforms, and require conduct of brushing passengers and belongings to end the practice of collecting tips and dust from travelers.
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Pittaburg Gazette Times
Pullman Palace Car Company
Arlees
Nancompeti Ave
Sambo
Reflections of a Bachelor and a New York Theater Reunion
Reflections on distributing Christmas cards to Southern children from Tuskegee Institute founder and a New York theater anecdote where two men from the same western state share seating with locals. The tale contrasts charity with social familiarity and yields a story about hometown connections.
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New York
Islegmad
Fortunate is the man whose wife is his chum
A jumble of quotes on marriage and vanity from the Chicago How To section, noting how a wife’s influence can shape a husband, with satirical lines on sentimentality and social quirks. It includes an anecdote about Emil Williams, a Newark man, who had his jaw dislocated and reset by a police officer with a nightstick, praised by a surgeon for its surgical use.
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John Brown
Harpera Ferry
Brown
F B Sanborn
Concord
Mel
Kansas
Willard
Sodera
Kansan
Prince Charlie
Murray Famly
George Siddons Murray
Broughon
Murray of
Broughton
Chevalier
Rome
Mrs Murray of
Edinburgh
Prince Charle
Tower
Loniep
House of Hanover
Mr Evidence Murray
Sir Walter Scott
Murray
Holinburgh
Chicago
Jal
New York
Mulberry Street
Nerol Emil Williams
Scott Street
Newark
Man Dunn
Weat Twentieth Street
County Medical Society
Duan
Butterfield
Williams
Toledo Mayor Whitlock Sees Washington as Model City
Brand Whitlock of Toledo voices views at the Shoreham on Washington governance and democracy under initiative referendum recall and merit system. He cites police helmet abolition, federalism, and city models while noting cotton, immigration, and Canada’s rising wheat output. Governor J Sanders of Louisville comments on cotton prospects and Taft bond advice amid rivers and harbors sessions.
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Brand Whitiock
Toledo
Ohio
Washington
Even &S
Civde Marvice
Gov J . Sanders
Louisvanle
Bates
Govanders
the Post
South
Rivers and Harbors
Gor Sandershen
Congress
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Dickinson
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Coors
Pittsburg
Terk
Philadelphia Caguirar
House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Misetusipy River
Esperantists
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Pears
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Sir Walter
Pullman Reform
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