Taft constitutionalist praised in 1908 editorial
The piece lauds William Howard Taft as a constitutionalist and moderate leader. It contrasts his stance with radicalism, emphasizes equal rights under the Constitution, and notes his appeal to labor and capital without overstepping legal bounds. It also touches on architecture debates and broader political context of the era.
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Taft
Div
Iction
Mr. Taft
American Institute of Architects
United States
Celyn
Aig
Hmsea
Uct Plan Peontera
Indore
Belgaum
Englant
Aibert Celmuon
bin Devélopmant
Nazimoff Praises American Printing and Gary Visit
Captain Jean de Nazimoff, czar’s chamberlain and Imperial Printing Office official, lauds U S printing facilities in Washington and Chicago. He cites rapid news production, diligent workers, and cites Judge Elbert Gary of U S Steel as a great American figure. He tours Gary, Indiana’s growth, admiring new town blocks and industrial expansion along Lake Michigan.
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New York Herald
Jean de Nazimofy
Czar
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 Said To Cause Criminals, Says Physician
Dr Frank Wallis of Norristown lectured to the Northwest branch of the Philadelphia Medical Society on light energy therapy. He claimed it aided conditions from toothache to pneumonia, various nervous disorders, and claimed light starvation can cause criminal behavior after citing numerous treated cases in his practice.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Frank Wallis
Norristown
Northwest
Philadelphia Medical
Wallis
Mother Punishes Ranchman in Buffalo Despatch
A Buffalo area dispatch reports Mrs Frederick Graf Ro, enraged by an attack on her daughter, rode to Arnold’s ranch with companions. She forced Arnold and associates from a wagon, compelled his surrender, tied him, and used a quirt to whip him, leaving his face and body covered with cuts and bruises.
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New York Times
Buffalo Wye
Frederick Grat Ro
Verbert
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Arnolds Ranch
Ony
Arnold
Sheridan
Beyind
Graf
Giant Locomotives Ordered by Pennsylvania System
The Pennsylvania system plans fifteen slant rotomotives from Furuta shops to revive Duaness amid idle engines. Each locomotive and tender weighs 384000 pounds with a 7000 gallon water capacity and 1312 tons of coal. The fleet will supply mainline needs and lighter engines to branches as large engines expand usage.
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Pittsbug Dispatch
New York Times
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Furuta
Duaness
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
East Wales
Father of 8 children welcoming twins in Altoona
Charles Porta, father of eight, welcomed twins as the stork visited his home in Altoona. Porta, now a widower with several deceased and married children, expressed a wish to remain a father as he nears retirement. The report notes the twins as the latest addition amid prior twin births in his family.
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Altoona
Bac
Welthia
Roosevelt
Charles Porta
Porta
Stillale
Lay
Girls Give Notice to Sapheads Champaign Illinois
Notice printed in the local paper by working girls for the benefit of University of Illinois students. It warns that students bother them with attention on campus and streets, urging readers to sit up and take notice. Federal authorities are involved regarding a separate matter.
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Champaign
New York World
Benfit
University of Ilinois
Chems
Sir George Young in Alpine Tragedy and Family Ties
Sir George Young, visiting his son in Washington, survived the Alpine disaster of August 186 where his brothers Albert and Samuel perished. The article details the ascent of Mont Blanc, the fatal fall, the rescue under fog and snow, and Young’s long memory of the event, along with notes on his alpine heritage, poetry, and connections to notable British and German families.
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Washington
George
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Kingston-on-the-Thames
Samuel
Mont Blanc
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Chamounix
Directon
Winthrop Mackworth Praed
Goeffrey Winthrop Young
Eton
Cambridge
Youngs
Dorsetshire
Formosa
Thames
Cookham
Louisburg
Quebec
Havana
India
Courtenay Ilbert
Oldest human remains found in France near Paris
Two priests uncovered a skull and bones at Chapelle aux Saints in southwestern France, dated to a late Pleistocene era. Director Perrier and paleontologist Marcelin Boulle describe the skull as gorilla like in crown while facial bones resemble chimpanzee, suggesting a primitive human lineage with simian traits.
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New York Times
Perrier
Paris Museum of National History
Chappele Aux Saints
France
Academy of Sciences
Marcelin Boulle
Neanderthal
Germany
Poem Spurs Fight to Save Trinity Chapel on Varick Street
The New York vestry of Trinity Church contemplates abandoning St Johns Chapel after a history of 1 years prompting public protest. Richard Watson Gilder’s poem Guardians of a holy trust is read at the meeting as clergy and laymen urge preserving the chapel and resisting its demolition.
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New York
Trinity Church
St Johns Chapel
Varick Street
Richard Watson Gilder
Kew York
Yale
Munty Church Corporation
1St Johns Chapet
A Muscular Christian and the Maori Champion
The article recalls Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand and Melanesia renowned in university days for elf defense taught by Christ. A rough Aucklander challenged him in a back street about the Maoris and struck him. The bishop replied teaching him to turn the other cheek, then faced a stronger blow. He removed his glove and declared his duty to God and man, yielding a scientific Christian chastising.
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Springfeld Repubdican
Selwyn
New Zealand
Melanesia
Critain
Auckland
Agai
Colored Labor Unprofitable On The Cullux Mage Farm
The speaker claims colored labor costs eight dollars a month for food and four dollars worth of work, arguing whites or American born workers cost about six dollars a month and that cheaper unskilled labor cuts profits. The text expresses racist views against Black and immigrant labor, presenting a defense of pay scales and labor sourcing on a farm.
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California
Mike Good
Lord Rothschilds Cows in the Tring Herd Milk Totals
The Tring herd of Lord Rothschild produced notable milk yields during the year ending Michellmas. Clarissa, a red Polled cow, gave 127 pounds of tail and 360 gallons, averaging 1223 pounds yearly over three years. Darington Crauford With and Red Rose 24 posted strong figures, while Bar rington Duchess reached over 10 000 pounds.
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Michellmas
Clarissa
Darington Crauford
Red Rose
Barrington Duchess
Panama Canal Benefits From London Mail Progress View
Dr Vaughan Cornish told the Geographical Society that the Panama Canal will open in 1915. He said the canal will cut steam distances: San Francisco to New York by 400 miles, San Francisco to Liverpool by 400 miles, and reduce west coast South American port routes to New York by 300 miles and to Liverpool by 250 miles. Japan, Northern China, Eastern Australia and New Zealand will be closer to New York and Mexican Gulf ports.
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Vaughan Cornish
The
Geographical Society
Panama Canal
San Francsco
New York
San Francisco
Liverpool
South American
Japan
China
Australia
New Zealand
Mexican Gulf
Doubts Funk Marvels Challenge From Metrop olitan Society
President James L Kellogg of the Metropolitan Psychical Society challenges Dr Isaac K Funk to produce a verifiable medium without fraud and offers a partial reward plus $1 as good faith. Kellogg plans to submit in writing and awaits a written proposal from Funk.
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New York American
Isaac K. Funk
James L Kellogg
Metropolitan Psychical Society
Kellogg
Funk
Dr Funk
Frank H Vizetell
Kellogs
Davis
Punk
May
Davin
Tewans
United States
Dutalls
Plimouth
England
Because He Loved Her So From The Thleago Record Herald
Fragmented excerpt discusses devotion and social pressures in marriage, referencing vows and public opinion. Mentions “Oh Christmas Day” and a public series with a German word wassermucher related to water. Contains garbled OCR with unclear dates or participants.
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Dalla Tex
Schneider
Asu
Hey
Wasserm Ckere
Schneiter
Wessermark
Pointed Paragraphs in Odd Fragments About Men and Women
Fragmented verses argue about intelligence and behavior in relationships. It compares a foolish man to a smart person, and notes a man may avoid obligations while a woman’s efforts outpace a man’s. The tone hints at social roles and indulgence patterns without clear, coherent facts.
Reflections of a Bachelor Prom the New York Piece
A bachelor voice notes that flattery by a woman hides from men and that many men pretend not to be away on trips. He says a man’s idea of fun ends with a late return and a guilty conscience. A woman frets about future worries more than present dangers.
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New York
Blesster
Latin scholars and cabinet talks stir Raleigh visitors
Col Richard Randolph McMahon cites Taft Latin misquotations while praising presidents famed in classics. The Raleigh crowd debates Latin scholars among senators and the value of capable, well paid officials in cabinet roles, with notes on wages and railroads aiding national growth.
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Eugene Casserly
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Morave
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Heolumbia Meat
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