Bryan Losses Ground in Latest Presidential Returns
The article surveys official returns from the recent election, noting Taft's lead with 7,627,676 votes and Bryan's decline from prior runs despite population growth. It highlights Bryan trailing governors’ races in most states, Taft’s constitutionalist stance, and changes in Democratic strength across states as part of a broader political shift.
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Taft
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Oklahoma
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Russian envoy praises American printing and work culture
Captain Jean de Nazimoff, czar's chamberlain and head of the imperial printing office in St Petersburg, lauds U S efficiency after visiting Washington and Chicago plants. He cites rapid news dissemination, long hours, and Gary’s steel empire as exemplary, noting the Gary townscape seen from a special Chicago train ride.
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Jean de Nazimofy
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Imperial Printing Office
St Petersburg
Russia
Government Printing Office
Washington
Weston Chicago
Capt de Nazimoff
America
BE H Gary
United States Steel Corporaton
Berlin
London
Vienna
Paris
Europe
Median Ee
Judea
Lake Michigan
Light starvation cure claimed by physician in Inquirer report
Dr Frank Wallis of Norristown presented evidence to the Northwest Philadelphia Medical Society that light energy treatment improves physical and mental illness from toothache to pneumonia. He cited nearly a thousand cases across tuberculosis, skin diseases, neuralgia, anemia, nervous disorders, and more, claiming light starvation causes criminal behavior.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Frank Wallis
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Philadelphia Medical
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Woman Rancher Punishes Man Near Buffalo
A Buffalo area dispatch reports ranch owner Mrs Graf attacked rancher Arnold near Arnolds ranch, forced him to dismount, hogtied him, and beat him with a quirt and pistol, leaving his face and back bruised and life nearly extinct. The assailant pursued through Sheridan and inflicted wounds as bystanders watched.
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Giant Locomotives Ordered by Pennsylvania System
The Penosilunia Baiiroul tas placed an order for fifteen slant rotomotives Cheyai to be hurried from the Furuta shops in anticipation of a revival in Duaness. The locomotives weigh 384000 pounds with tender and carry 7000 gallons of water and 1312 tons of coal. The move signals an expansion to outfit the entire main line and send lighter units to branches. Two years ago a locomotive weighing 2 tons was built at Pittsburg for lines west of Pittsburg on East Wales, whose success spurred this plan.
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Porta Family Welcomes Twins Amid Large Irish Brood
Charles Porta, father of eight with twins the latest arrivals, remains strong and hopeful about fatherhood as he nears retirement. Several children have died or married, and last night the stork brought a double portion to his home, marking a notable moment in a long line of offspring.
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Roosevelt
Charles Porta
Porta
Lay
Girls Issue Notice to Sapheads in Champaign
Local paper reprints a stark notice aimed at university male students, warning them to stop harassing employed women. The piece, attributed to the New York Sun and printed in modern English, reflects campus tensions and the authors urge attention from all concerned.
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New York World
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University of Ilinois
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Sir George Young in Alpine Tragedy and British Embassy Ties
Sir George Young, recently arrived for a visit to his son in Washington, survived an August Alpine disaster that claimed the life of his brother Samuel. The party descended Mont Blanc after an accident caused by Albert’s fall, with a fog and snowstorm hindering rescue. Samuel perished, while Sir George and Albert escaped largely uninjured, and the tale links to Youngs long service as royal commissioner and poet, with ties to Formosa on the Thames and to the German and British legations in Washington.
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Goeffrey Winthrop Young
Eton
Cambridge
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Dorsetshire
Formosa
Thames
Cookham
Louisburg
Quebec
Havana
India
Courtenay Ilbert
Oldest human remains found in France claim
Two priests unearthed skull and bones at Chapelle aux Saints in southwestern France. Director Perrier says the Pleis tovens skull shows simian traits but larger brain capacity, suggesting a possible early human ancestor between monkey and man.
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New York Times
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Paris Museum of National History
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France
Academy of Sciences
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Neanderthal
Germany
Poem Sparks Debate Over Trinity Church Chapel Fate
The vestry of Trinity Church weighs abandoning old St Johns Chapel on Varick Street after a long history. A poem by Richard Watson Gilder is read at the meeting, urging preservation of the holy trust and opposing the plan to abandon the chapel. Protestant Episcopal laymen and the New York diocese join the protest against the church corporation’s move.
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A Muscular Christian and a Maori Champion
A Muscular Christian tale from the Springfield Republic reflects Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand remembered for self defense. In Auckland a rough challenged him and struck his face. the bishop quoted turning the other cheek and the assailant was struck again, prompting a vivid account of his Christian restraint and the era’s martial rhetoric.
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New Zealand
Melanesia
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Auckland
Agai
Unprofitable Labor Costs On California Farm
A fragment claims colored workers cost $8 monthly for food and $4 worth of work, while unskilled immigrant labor is cheaper. The speaker asserts higher profits from American labor and warns against using cheaper labor types, citing farm profitability and food costs.
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California
Mike Good
Lord Rothschilds Cows at Tring Herd Milk Yields Revealed
In the Tring herd belonging to Lord Rothschild four cows produced standout milk. Clarissa yielded 127 pounds of fat around Michellmas, roughly 360 gallons, with a three year average of 1223 pounds per year. Darington Crauford With delivered 1231 pounds that year and eight‑year average of 10002, Red Rose 24 produced 11 pounds, and Barrington Duchess 10047 pounds.
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Panama Canal Benefit Forecast by London Mail
Dr Vaughan Cornish told the Geographical Society the Panama Canal will open in 1915 and cut sea distances. San Francisco to New York would be 4,400 miles, to Liverpool 4,400 miles, with reductions of about 300 miles to New York and 2.50 miles to Liverpool for West Coast South American ports. Japan, Northern China, Eastern Australia and New Zealand would be closer to New York and Gulf ports.
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Doubts Funk s Marvels
The New York American reports President James L Kellogg of the Metropolitan Psychical Society challenging Dr Isaac Funk to produce a medium who can demonstrate extraordinary phenomena without fraud. Kellogg offers $1 as good faith and promises $5600 to those who prove spirit communication after preliminary testing, with one professional Plymouth England medium proposing a simple test to verify claims.
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Because He Loved Her So A Tarnished Hymn Of Wedded Fate
A garbled poem style item references a man who loves a woman, plans economic risk to please her, facing social pressure and divorce. It weaves in a public debate about a word wassermucher meaning water and notes from President Schneiter regarding recognition by lexicographers.
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Fragmented Readable Fragments on Behavior and Beliefs
A garbled paragraph discusses foolish behavior and social norms. It contrasts a foolish man who mocks with a friend and a woman who outlasts effort, noting indulgence by husbands and a man who declines to meet obligations. The text reads as a rough reflection on manners and duty without clear events.
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Reflections of a Bachelor Prom the New York Piece
A satirical piece on male vanity and social manners. It humorously contrasts male pretensions with perceived cleverness in women and argues men cherish false bravado as a sign of a good time. It notes differing worries between women and men regarding future versus present events.
Latin scholars in Congress and cabinet members debate
The Raleigh column recounts speeches praising and critiquing Presidents and lawmakers for Latin skills and general intellect. It notes figures like Taft Adams Roosevelt and Hoar, plus senators Turple Mallory and others, discussing salaries and cabinet recruitment amid signals about railroads and national progress.
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