Tariff battle and German response in Washington post clash
The Washington Post reports the tariff dispute with Germany, noting the maximum clause may not be used aggressively and that the US will exercise forbearance in foreign tariff rearrangements. It cites Berlin protests over US pure food law enforcement and fears of retaliation, plus possible use of new labor and rail strike measures.
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Germany
Gilmer
Wallington
Cnat
America
Hla
Berlinalgoatoh
Washington
Berlin
France
State Department
Woman Bookie Says Bookmaking Pays Big in Chicago
Laura Jobson pleaded guilty in a Chicago court to keeping a book on horse racing and was fined with costs. She recounted her rise from party talk to running a book, installing a phone and messenger service, and betting from Belmont to New Orleans. She described earning substantial sums, noting many women in Kenwood and Hyde Park also bet daily.
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Laura Jobson
Chicago
Bret Casa
Récort
Oman
Soney
Ana
Smootly
Belmont
New Orleans
Kenwood
Hyde Park
Sar Lee
Mexico’s Gen Terrazas Named World’s Richest Man
The article profiles Gen Luigi Terrazas, 78, Mexico’s wealthiest man and rival to President Diaz in age. It details vast land holdings in Chihuahua, large stock and horse ranches, and extensive cattle, goat, and sheep populations. It notes 10,000 workers, 1,000 fence riders, and numerous ranch towns across northern Mexico.
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Wikcan
Luig Terrazas
Mexico
Terrazas
Diaz
Ter 1
Terrazes
Perrazas
Terra- Bas
SCREW LOOSE and political unrest at the hub
A 1909 Washington page reports Argentina exporting more wheat than the United States, debate over tariffs, and rising political tension in Boston? or hub politics. It highlights monopolies pushing bread costs, labor strife, and reformers facing entrenched bosses amid a murky primary scene.
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Argentina
United States
James J. Tul
New York
British South Af
Towa
Kanye
South Africa
London
Coduers
Oyster Panic Sparks New York Health Fears
A London court ruling about oysters carrying typhoid germs alarms New York. Officials debate whether sewage polluted waters tainted Chesapeake Bay harvests. some doubt if oysters cause typhoid, while buyers flee amid sharp price moves and conflicting expert opinions.
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New York
Montauk Point
Gothamites
Gothamite
Washington
Potomac
Chesapeake
Merchants’ Association
United States
Mal Commission
Fish Commissioner
The New Slavery and a Chicago Hero
A biting 19th century op ed rails at servant tyranny in modern America. A Chicago diner incident prompts a bold act of rebellion, as a man throws dishes and defies the head waiter, provoking a magistrate to hail a new movement toward abolishing the new slavery. The piece praises courage and cites Senator Stone and the Pullman porter as symbols of a coming change.
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United States
Chicago
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Audh
Ad Benator Stone
Misnouri
Arbitration of Strikes in Pennsylvania Conference Forecast
A joint conference in Pennsylvania in January between coal miners and operators faces discouraging prospects. Miners seek higher wages while operators push for reductions. Experts urge arbitration to avert winter strikes that threaten coal supply for the nation. Harvard President Emeritus Dr. Eliot cites Canada’s arbitration law as a model, proposing a three‑member commission to settle disputes before strikes.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Serioud
Eliot
Emericus
Harvard
Canada
Vn Gillonsey
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department of Commerce
Gepartment
Alan
Publc
Yooye
Bavhacard Uys
Rise in Gold Coin Values Across American Rarity
The article notes a dramatic rise in gold coin values from earlier decades, citing World’s records like a $1000 piece sold for 25,000 and others. It highlights reversals in collector interest, rare pieces such as the Dubosq & Co. 1900 gold piece, and Ephraim Brasher patterns, showing modern prices far surpassing bullion values and historical sale records.
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W Woodin
New York
Dubosq & Co
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Ephraim Brasher
Wer
B. Davis
Bushnell
The Trivial Side of Great Statesmen and Gossip
The piece notes that even famed statesmen show human foibles such as desk tapping and gossip. It describes politicians snatching a hay frill, admiring gossip, and liking various literary topics from detective stories to erotic studies, kept private unless surprised.
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Congress
Consresemien
Statesman
Where Our Money Goes in the Saturday Evening Post
An analysis based on Treasury figures argues that if every hundred dollars of property were taxed two dollars annually, federal state and local expenses would be covered without duties or internal taxes. It notes direct property tax yields two dollars per hundred and total government spending far exceeds receipts, with estimates of twenty dollars per head annually and calls for fair assessments amid broader tax debate.
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Lord Tennyson
Wront
United States
Statistical Bureau of the Treasury
Unknown Riches Stir Budapest Society Over Mysterious Heiress
A New York Evening Sun dispatch from Budapest reports society buzzing over Count Anton Sigray, once best man at a famed local wedding, and his engagement to an unnamed young woman with a rumored dowry of 920,000. Rumor suggests her father is an iron magnate, but her identity remains unknown, a secrecy unusual even in liberal Europe.
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John J. Fitegerala
Boyton
James J
Fitzgeratt
Fite Vrald
Amireh
Wall Street
Cammron Weil
New York
Mic Miorvan
Iegerald
Upuney
New York Evening Sun
Budapest
Anton Sigray
Hungary
Francis Joseph
Atlantic
Aero Club Formed By Philadelphia Chauffeurs
The Chauffeurs Association of Philadelphia formed the Aero Club at 142 Spring Garden Street to learn flying. Four members, led by Willie Hampt the race driver as consulting engineer, will train in a garage with a glide machine. The club pledges sober conduct and rejects joyriding or misuse of aircraft.
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Tennyson
Swinburne
Jim
Dan Chaucer
Murle
Chauffeurs Association of
Philadelphia
Aero Club
Spring Garden Street
Willie Hampt
Wills of Great Lawyers and Naval Intrigue Traced
Fragment from a late 19th century paper surveys failed wills of famed jurists and peerage, noting Lord Selby and Sir Edward Sugden’s contested probate struggles. It links mislaid documents to fortunes and recounts naval intrigue around Lord Beresford, Fisher, and Captain Bacon amid court and Admiralty intrigue.
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Lord Selby
House of Joras
Therafrott
House of, Commons
Bia
Ewan Wil
Choate
Francis Jeune
London
Hny
Court of Probate
Hannen
Penzance
Edward Sugden
Lori High
Eideward
Henry
Frank Sugden
Charlotte Sugden
Richard Wilmot
Panion
St. Leonards
Lord Hannen
English Court of Probate
Waugh sets atropine as hemorrhage stopper not depressant
A medical professor in Bett Medical College challenges modern atropine teaching, claiming the drug acts as a strong hemostatic in large doses and can halt internal hemorrhage. He cites extensive physician reports and urges testing against recent regulatory warnings while contrasting Rome's collapse with U S social changes.
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Chicago
New York
William F. Waugh
Bennett Medical College
Waugh
United States Agricultural Department
Red Cloud Death Ends Sioux Chief Era
The New York World recounts Red Cloud as the last great Ramats leader, a noble foe and steadfast man. It notes rising Indian numbers while warning against expectant generational stock, and contrasts future hope with the fading of renowned chiefs like Red Cloud, Geronimo, and Sitting Bull.
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Red Cloud
New York World
Ted Cloud
A. George
Deadwood
Raleigh
Spotted Tail
Sitting Bull
Fed Cloud
Pine Ridge Reservation
Pine Ridge
Whom Should I Blame For My Lowly Station
A reflective poem questions who bears responsibility for a common man’s degraded status. The speaker declares the burden lies with the man who begs his trousers at the knees and keeps him in drudgery, while noting moral accounting after death. The verse laments social ranks and personal dependence, urging responsibility beyond mere debt.
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Aulekland Gian
Chicago
Prison House of Pain and Surgical Feats
Florence Earle Coates evokes a moral view of pain as a prison house while a medical feature discusses Dr Jon Nesco and the Mayo Clinic. It notes that the table side viewing of opened abdomen is not soothing despite its intellectual achievement and compares Nesco’s method to Mayo surgeons performing thousands of operations annually with remarkable safety records.
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Florence Earle Coates
New York
P. Jor
Woods Hutchinson
Jon- Nesco
America
William J. Mayo
Rochester, Minn
Hhis Hospital
Jonmnesco
Mayo Hospital
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A fragmented humorous dialogue exploring female perceptions of men and appearances. The piece hints at how clothes shape judgments and how phrases like convictions signal heated arguments. It touches on Christmas gift stereotypes and the nature of imagination versus reality.
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago Nee Snippet
Fragmentary text shows satirical lines about marital roles and advice. It mentions wives looking forward to clothes and husbands paying, urges following own advice, and notes about matrimony and widows. The piece appears as social commentary with distorted phrasing and typos.
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Chicago
Visitors to the Capital Discuss Asquith and Missouri Senate Hope
A mix of political commentary and anecdotes from the Raleigh and Willard gatherings. Alyn Williams questions Asquith on Ireland and women's suffrage while Missouri Governor D. R. Francis is tipped as a strong Senate contender amid party factionalism. Red Cloud and tuberculosis remarks frame broader frontier and public health discussions.
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Asquith
Alyn Willams
Royal Society of Ministure Painters of
England
Wilard
Ireland
Trish Aiken
House of Lords
Mr. Willams
America
D. R. Francis
Missouri
United States Senate
William Waner
H. E. Dulanes
St. Louis
Raleigh
Gov. Francis
Mr. Dulaney
Taft
Wily Warner
Senate
Stone
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