The New Chief Justice Edward White Named to Supreme Court
The Washington Post reports President Taft selected Edward Douglass White for chief justice, praising his breadth of view and judicial temperament. Senate confirmation was swiftly expected. White, a Democrat, is celebrated for independence from partisanship and for upholding the scales of justice.
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Taft
Tedward Douglass White
Supreme Court
Lst
Senate
Justice White
Marshall
Tansy
Tuller
Guatce
Tait
Opium and Canada routest to smuggling noted
A notable discussion outlines Baltimore as a minor entry point for contraband Chinese and opium, comparing it with larger routes via Mazatlan, Vancouver, and the St Lawrence. It notes Canadian corridors as the most extensive, with arrests and investigations spotlighting immigration service corruption and links to Hong Kong, Mexico, and Los Angeles financiers.
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Baltimore
China
Pacule
Mexico
Canada
Mazatlan
Vancouver
Columia
Los Angeles
Syn Weue
Flongkone
Tisis
St Lawrence
New England
Immigration Service
Angel Island
San Francisco Harbor
Finch
History recalled of Brooklyn fireman Captain Jim McCormick
From the New York Heresy the bravest fireman received a pension after 39 years of service for a 23 year scarred rescue at Engine Company No. 11 in a Pratt Ol Works blaze. Captain James J McCormick led the crew through a wall of fire, saved teammates, and endured severe burns before retirement on full pay at 1084 Macon Street Brooklyn.
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New York
Waldo
James J . Mccormick
Jim
Engine Company No. Ti
McCormick
Pratt Ol
Brooklyn
Hisen
Aingle
MaCormick
Jim” Hves
Macon Street
Senator Depew's double shocks Capitol crowd
Washington dispatch notes Col. Cal W. W. Smith of Topeka mistaken for Senator Depew in the Capitol. Smith, a confidential Cur tis aide, drew attention as he briefly entered a secret session before being guided out. The piece also touches on Smith's Kansas political career and a mix of humorous observations.
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Washington Dispatch
New York Herald
Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Senate
Cal. W. W. Smith
Topeke
Charles Curtis
Kangus
Capitol
Col. Smith
Mr. Capew
Depew
Smith
Col. B South
Mr. McMillan
Michigan
Losing Seats in the House and Chess Origins
A fragmented newspaper page blends political debate on congressional apportionment with a historical note on chess origins. It references U.S. representation losses by states, legislative battles, and court or political figures, followed by an extended biographical sketch of Mitchell Henry and Kylemore Castle in Ireland, and a lengthy discussion of the Egerton family disputes and estates in Britain. The piece also touches on Lord Egerton’s disclaimer regarding his niece’s marriage and the Buckingham and Chandos ducal line, plus a closing item about a New York Telegram remark and wardrobe woes.
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Aldrich
Hele
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Senate
Frye, Catlom
Gallinger
House of Representatives
Lodge
William B. Alligon
Iowa
Post
Allison
Senator Lodge
Atrorney
New England
Congress
House
Hale
W. M Thavis
Agricultural Department
Denver
United States
Delan
Washington
Velve
Yarrow
Wilkie
Mitchel Henry
St Leamington
England
Kylemmore Castle
Duke of Manchester
A. & & Tleary & Co
Manchester
Bradford
Kylemore
Galway
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Henry
Alexander Henry
Great Britain
Mitchell Henry
Tendan
Blakes
Rhevyle
Ireland
Charles Lever
Bishop's Folly
Bishop's
Kylemore Castle
Kylamore
Duchess of Man‘ohster
Eugene Zimmerman
County Galway
Butt
Parnell
Mberal
Gladstone
Egertone
Lord Egerton
London
Helen Egerton
Edward Hildyard
Nbank Hall
Durham
Gaddenby Hall
Leicestershire
Egerton
Countess of
Albemarle
Viscount Bury
Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos
Duke of Buckingham
Tatten
Paris
Earl
Cheshire
St. James Square
Wimbledon
Hyerton
Earl of Ellesmere
Lord Ramrod
Egerton Duke of Bridgewater
Bridgewater
Earl Egerton
Tatton Park
Hig
Duchess of Buckingham
Tallton Park
Knutsford
Cranford
Oriert
Marque DE Fontenoy
Mrentwood’ Campery
Then and Now on Economic Life Across Centuries
The excerpt contrasts Dickensian wit and Ben Franklin with Wat son’s France study to trace living costs over four centuries. It notes a day laborer in old France earned 22 cents a day while items like shoes, cloth, and beef were minuscule in price, and German peasants paid similarly low rates. It emphasizes progress, the Bourbons’ price hopes, and the shift from peasant toil to broader mobility while warning taxes and prices rose.
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Charles Dickens
Ben Franklin
Adam Smith
Wilkins Micawber
Tom Watson
France
Germany
Rhine
Jonea
Representation Debate Remains Heated Nationally
The article argues about apportionment and full representation in the U S Congress comparing Britain France Germany and Russia. It notes that potential gains and state interests shape votes and warns that proposed seat changes could shift power away from the middle states, risking a contentious counting process.
Alaskan Twin Moose Trained by Happy Jack Carr
Spokane dispatch reports Hap py Jack Carr of Spokane trained two Alaskan moose twins to work in single and double harness. He bought the animals for $200 in gold and provisions and now values them at 2000. The pair were captured on a northern desert island by Slavonians seeking food and endured hunger and cold before Carr recovered them.
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Happy Jack
Carr
Spokane Dispatch
Paul Dispatch
Happy Jack) Carr
Spokane
Northland
T&rest
Buffalo Jones
Cutting Across Cape Cod Dredge at Work Nightly With Lights
Historic Scusset marshes show the General Mackenzie, the nation’s largest dredge, digging a new maritime highway across Cape Cod. The machine operates 24 hours, with electric searchlights lighting the site, as it processes material through a suction system and discharge pipes to either bank. Capt. Robert Hulsman leads progress, with over 1.6 million cubic yards moved in eight months, while fish are occasionally drawn through the pipe.
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Boston Globe
Scusset Marshes
Cape Cod
Markenzis
Mackenzie
Robert Hulsman
General Mackenzie
Diary of Thomas Coates Journey to Washington Camp
A 1776 diary excerpt from Thomas Coates of Prince George County details his mission from Annapolis to Washington, his meeting with Congress letters, and observer notes on Philadelphia elections and military movements near Brunswick as Washington’s army maneuvers unfold. The page also includes verse and unrelated literary snippets.
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John Coates
Prince George County
The
New York Times
Thomas Coates
Esa
Washington
New York
John Hansen
Ena
Charles County
Annapolis
Ita
Philadelphia
Congress
Hancock
Bristol
Prince Town
Brunswick
Piscotenay
Rabbit Ain't Got No Tail in Cable Prank Echoes Across Ocean
From Atthizon Globe and Chicago News snippets, a London man bets £100 American papers print any cable message. A tailless rabbit tale leads to injuries in a London church as a supposed can tied to a rabbit’s tail fails. American papers report the food story. the joke endures in proverb and quip.
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Atthizon Globe
London
Fapers
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
A fragmentary item from the New York Press discusses marriage and gender roles with curious, satirical asides about envy and social expectations. The text references women and men and hints at reflections on marriage life and societal attitudes.
CAPITAL'S VISITORS AND WASHINGTON DISCUSSIONS
Lyman J. Gage former Secretary of the Treasury visits Willard in Washington to attend a trustees meeting of a university. He travels from Point Loma California and sees no impending business decline, predicting prosperity as crops move. Other remarks discuss Democratic prospects for 1912 with Harmon Culberson tickets and Justice White’s appointment, plus Florida senatorial races and a Norfolk inventor's aeronautical model potential.
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Lyman J. Gage
the Treasury
Willard
Gage
Washington
Camesic Institution
Point Loma
Cal
Seversl
United Stat
Mr Gage
West
San Diego
California
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Washington Post CO
Washington, D. c
Postoffice
Perelgn
Paul Block
Fifth Avenue
Seger Bulldog
Chicero
America
Harmon
Judson Harmon
Ohio
White House
Gov. Harmon
Gridiron Club
Hongkong
Panama Canal
Ottin
High Seas
Rick
Europe
Champ Clark
el Paso
Hitchcock
Makbe
Zelaya
Jim” McCormick
Senator Depew
Col
W. W. Smith
Kansas
Brazil
Uncle Sam
Reno
Calipsr i Kalifen Mutasin Rillah
Bagdad
New York ‘Telegram
Bev
Hours of Commons
Russia
Legislatiie
Pennsylvania Avenue
James Buchanan
Pennington
New Jersey
Clark
Pennsylvania
Mr. Clark
Diaz
New York Tribune
Porfirio Diaz
Merseo
Ife
Aerses
Jean
Andrew
Yule
Hyo ( la Mote
Amiens
Maude
Molly
Toby
Ted Robinson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago News
Love
Een Eee
Shaileys Judson Harmon
J. C. Rich
Mobile
Ala
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Raleigh
Buckeye
Woodrow Wilson
Ohto
Cleveland
Rich
Culberson
Atl
Harmion
South
Phace
Bs ‘Lawyera
William W. Flournoy
de Funiak Springs
Fla
Col. Flournoy
State Senate
Harlan
Flowrnoy
White
Ilwaya
Supreme Bench
Florida
Taliaferro
Nathan T. Bryan
William J. Bryan
John N. ©. Stockton
W. A. Blount
Bryan
Stockton
Blount
United States Army
Thomas L. Fleenor
Norfolk
Ebbitt
War Department
Alaska
Pacific
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