Health in the Schools and the Washington Post Editorial
An editorial critiques the Green bill on medical inspection for District of Columbia school children. It warns that the plan relies on teachers and adds a meager pay for a physician while diminishing overall medical oversight. The piece urges stronger inspectors, broader coverage, stricter quarantines, and Congress action to fund a comprehensive health system in schools.
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IO Medical
Large Corp of
Evers
Ceott
Sioo
Distriet
Snow and Sleighing Dwindle in Big Cities
Amid rising automobile use sleigh rides fade from New York and Chicago, with the Road Drivers and Riders Association noting public interest declines. Despite nostalgia for classic sleighs and festive scenes, a recent Speedway event at Ninstesnth and Bstreaty featured a snow carnal with low cutters, aiming to keep the tradition alive through a picturesque display.
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Road Drivers and Hers
New York
Chicago
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Ninstesnth
Football reformers push for safer rules in major colleges
New York discussions signal changes aimed at reducing dragging pushing and piling in football. The Intercollegiate Athletic Association favors reforms but big schools like Yale Princeton Harvard and Penn may not be bound. Harvard declines binding rules though willing to follow others. Big colleges urged to unite and craft rules to curb barbaric play or abolish football if injuries persist.
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Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Pennsylivania
University of Pennsylvania
Jess
Ifeep
Conference demands and railroad wage dispute spill into politics
The piece outlines wage raise arguments of railroad workers citing increased maintenance costs and price trends, while rail interests defend mild price shifts. It also weaves in political commentary about reform, Congress, and Senators Lodge and Taft, with tangential notes on court cases and international topics, reflecting a dense, opinionated late 19th to early 20th century discourse.
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Amooba
Jerusalem
Lowell
Reformam
Tow Railroad
Tailway
Harvard Iy
Ratiroad
West Azcomp
Congress
Chicago
New York
Frey
Ron
Rescue of Guerin From Devils Island Told by Teats
The Dearne Post recounts Eugene Teats's tale of freeing Edward Guerin, an American imprisoned on Devils Island, by diverting him via St Laurent, Dutch Guiana, and Georgetown. Pat Sheedy allegedly provided substantial funds. the plan spanned continents and saved Guerin at a total cost under $500.
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Edward Guerin
Devils Island
Coset
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South America
Jis
Eugene Teats
Denver
Mreats
W H Bradliey
Colorado
iDutch
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Chicago
Amiericann
Paris
Pat Rhetdy
Teats
America
Bob Pinkerton
Deed
Shogdy
Pat
Eacape
France
M Lue
Jana Hua
St Laurent
Marowyne
Atantia
O ‘Trudy
Alphonss and
Lucie
Georgetown
British Guiana
Quebec Steamanin Company
New York
Duse and dAnnunzio Reported to Settle Differences
Reports from New York say Duse and d Annunzio have met again and patched up their quarrel. The piece notes their intense egoism and artistic clashes, and suggests the past episode affected Duse's vitality. It adds that they reunited after years apart, with both sides enjoying their charged dynamic.
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dAnnunzio
York
d'Annunzio
Duge
Duge Fa
Annunzio
Duce
Eyolet
Italy
Almanach de Gotha Updates European Royal Ties
The Almanach de Gotha adds American Anne Stewart to royalty lists following her Scotland marriage to Dom Miguel of Braganza. It notes titles come from Prince Michael’s father and that Miguel’s line is not a sovereign royal claim. It also covers other American brides and noble connections, plus Methuen family history and Lord Methuen’s Natal governorship in South Africa.
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New York
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Braganza
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Viseu
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Schleswig-Holoten
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Eingland Op
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Boston
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Taft
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Great Britain
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Preventorium opposition in New Jersey and Connecticut roots
Reports from New Jersey and Connecticut show widespread resistance to establishing preventoria for tuberculosis patients within local neighborhoods. Proponents argue sanatoria lower death rates and do not depress real estate values, while opponents fear infection and aesthetic impact.
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New York Times
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Childres
New Jersey
Connecticut
Siverybody
Ismal
Larga
Mestura
Hazing at West Point prompts reinstatement doubts
An analysis argues that seven cadets ousted for hazing may be restored, contending the act is often overreacted to and that hazing reflects harsh but not criminal behavior. It notes cadets face extreme, coercive conditions and that relief from punishment would restore serviceable, dedicated officers.
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New York
West Point
Secretary of State Knox Report Proposal Stirs Debate
Leslie Weeks argues for an annual Secretary of State report covering a year’s work. The piece notes Taft preferred selective briefings by the President or Congress, but Weeks suggests Congress mandate a yearly State Department survey led by Knox, highlighting foreign relations and broad US activities.
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Aetyyra garden tale and southern labor debate
A fragmented narrative mixes a humorous scene with Merle Tompkins and a long legged creature on a garden wall, then shifts to a stark Labor Problem in the South. The piece quotes Mr J B Bummets on reliance on negro labor and resistance to outside workers, depicting intimidation and social pressure in Southern communities.
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Merle Louise Tompkins
Aetyyra
Hun
Atherton on Women in Love in Harper's Bazaar
Gertrude Atherton writes for Harper’s Bazaar on The Women in Love. She predicts women’s broader roles and intellectual growth will outpace past expectations while men’s resistance to suffrage may shape future gender relations. The piece reflects Chicago’s viewpoint and features pointed remarks on society and celebrity.
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Harper's Bazar
Mex Atherton
Atherton
Belmont
Tates
Reflections of a Bachelor in a Fragmented Note
A garbled excerpt presents reflections by a bachelor, mentioning money, wants, and moral characters. It hints at social expectations and frayed reasoning, with stray phrases about vices, brotherly love, and tracts. The legible bits suggest a magazine style page but lack coherent narrative.
Minnesota politician backs Taft for President in 1908
Former Minnesota representative Adam Bede speaks in support of William Howard Taft, noting Taft’s reception on West tours and his potential as a presidential candidate. Bede discusses Taft’s judicial leanings, internal party dynamics, and the impact on Minnesota’s congressional delegation while recalling Sherman antitrust history and recent legal cases.
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Adam Bede
Congress
Minnesota
Wird
West
Tait
Eeto
Fuller
White House
Roosevel
Theodore Roosevelt
Minneavia
Republican Party
Mi Bode
Tawney
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