Our Little Army and the need for discipline reforms
The Washington Post laments falsification in two Fifth Infantry marksman records and condemns lax discipline. It notes officer accountability, cites Brownsville and past cases, and urges officers and enlisted men to restore trust and discipline across the Army while praising the overall record of the service.
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Fifth Infantry
Hartford Cour@n
Ofilera
Brownsville
Rex
Ohio
Courant
Rabbit Legislation Sparks Debate Across States
A report from multiple state capitols describes rising alarm over rabbit pests and legislative actions. Kansas moves to declare rabbits game and start extermination, while other states lag or hesitate. The piece hints at federal regulation if states fail to act and alludes to national leadership resisting the threat.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Loeb League
Asnembind
Lolgenlont
Seb
Vssior
Wenoes
West Virginia
Senate
Kansas
American Commonwealth
Kansan Khow
White House
Government Shipbuilding Costs Favor Private Yard Reliance
The Philadelphia Record argues government construction of the battleship Connecticut shows cost inefficiency versus private builders for the Louisiana. It warns of delays, wage rules, and required navy yard readiness, urging Congress to balance private competition with selective government builds. The piece stresses private yards often cheaper and urges adequate government capacity without overreach.
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Philadelphia Record
Connecticut
Louisiana
The
Record
Navy Department
Congress
Navy
Whipping-post debate and political irony in Delaware
A collection of editorial observations on Delaware punishment, reform, and political satire. The piece critiques harsher penalties like whipping, references a senate committee report, and weaves in assorted national captions about Thaw, Smoot, and other era topics with a tone of pointed editorial humor.
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Delaware
Inly & Tong
Post
Delaware Senate
Senate
Wanted 2 500 Servant Girls at Spokane Demand
A mass meeting is planned for February 8 at the Masonic Temple to recruit young women from the East and South and to establish a free immigrant training school. Ten prominent women lead the effort. Rev H Rice says 2 500 could find Spokane employment at 35 to 40 dollars monthly, despite concerns over quality. A matrons delegation may visit states to secure help.
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Paducah
Cheinnati Enaguirer
Masonic Temple
Rev. H. Rice
15000 Club
Spokane
Snowed Under and Mirth as Winter Fades the Night
A fragment from the Chicago News mixes verse and quip about winter scenes and social wit. It jokes that actionstirring effort brings risk while inaction breeds larger errors, and notes the odd vulnerability of paying for a missing rib.
Turkey to Retain Art Treasures Reuters May 1899 style note
Sultan Abdul Hamid issues an edict forbidding removal of antiquities from Turkish soil and repealing firmans that allowed excavations at Babylon and Nippor. The article profiles Sir Alfred Jones, the Banana King, his philanthropy, and his role in tropical medicine and Anglo American friendship. It also notes Indian noble titles and a countess linked to Napoleon at St Helena.
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Delmas
Napoleon
Alfrad Henry Lewis
New York
Mr. Delmas
Mr Delmas
Deimas
Moran
Boston
Bay State
Abdul Hamid
Italy
Porte
Constantinople
Babylon
Nippur
Sir Alfred, Jones
America
Sir Alfred
Jones
Port Kingston
United Kingdom
Africa
Liverpool
England
West Indies
South America
London
Stretton Street
Piccantily
Lady Burdett-Coutts
FEF
School of Tropical Medicine
Josepl Chamberlain
Order of St Michael and St. George
Jamaica
Britain
Great Britain
India
Burmah
Straits Settlements
Sayed Hassan Khan Bahadur
Murshidibad
Ameer
Omirah
Order of the
Bengal
Mahomet
Yemen
Surat Daula
Plasay
Nizam
Bahar
Orissa
Sir Sayed
Omrah
Nawab Asaf
Edward
Trinity College, Oxford
Legislative Council
Burke
Debrett
Bryan Adopted Son Adorns Lincoln Household Tale
A Humorous 19th century note describes William J Bryan's Lincoln home adopting a Japanese youth named Yamachita Bryan who becomes part of the family and private secretary to a Japanese parliament member touring American industry. The tale blends culture, diplomacy, and a wink at Bryan's cosmopolitan reach.
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Munsey
Bryan
Ruth
William J., Jr
Grace
Japan
Sama
United States
Lincoln
San Francisco
Yamachita
Frozen Beard Broke Off in Maine Cold Snap
Ashland dispatch to the New York World recounts extreme Maine cold with a wind chill as minus forty. Jim Weston’s beard and hair froze after a long winter drive for a doctor, whiskers snapping when a brook cooled and then thawed, leaving his facial fur broken and the horse spooked.
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Ashland
New York
Maine
John Pierce
Stevens
Jim’ Weston
Jim
A Chair of Automobilism Established in Madrid
King Alfonso of Spain orders a chair of automobilism at the Madrid School of Arts and Crafts to train chauffeurs. The course includes machine mechanics, traffic law, national road system, and first aid through surgical dressing instruction. The aim is a comprehensive, modern program for Spanish drivers.
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Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Board of Education
Boerd
Baird
District Supreme Court
Washington
Jong
Pall Mall Gazetie
Spain
Alfonso
Madrid
A Unique Alarm Clock
A Brooklyn businessman praises a novel alarm method, using a self mailed postcard to ensure timely mail and the whistle and doorbell of the postman. He notes rising early several days weekly and relies on mailed reminders to guarantee receiving mail on time.
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New York
Tye
Sam
Brooklyn
Jeff Davis to Shake Up Senate After Arkansas Election
Arkansas elected Jeff Davis to the U.S. Senate promising a vigorous shake up on March 4 as he assumes office. Supporters hail him as a shrewd, dominant political figure who wields a machine built on farmer and mountaineer loyalty and personal allegiance.
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Tittle Rock Greaten
Louie Disputch
United States Senate
Jef Davis
Arkansas
National Congress
Davis
Washington
Arkansaz
Jeff Davis
Senate
House of Lords
Reepul
University of Arkansas
Jeff
Just As We Are From the Baltimore Sun
A reflective verse laments daily costs and comforts. It imagines a world without basic needs like eating drinking or clothing yet concludes life remains worth living when shared in hope and cheer. The speaker finds value in simple, communal optimism despite hardship.
Battle Between Rat and Crab in Paducah
Dlapateh in Paducah reports a salt water crab placed near a warm stove by D E Van Culin, a stationer. A crab attached itself to a fat rat on the stairs, dragging the struggling rodent upstairs as the frightened owner watched the odd scene unfold.
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Paducah
Dlapateh
Cincionati Enquirer
D. E. van Culin
Mame
van Calm
A Journalist Without Arms from Seaton Delaval Miner
A tale from the Pall Mall Gazette cited by the Sheffield Telegraph tells of F Hartshorne of Seaton Delaval who, though born with arms, lost both after an accident. He uses his teeth to write, runs a press correspondence, and supports a wife and three children, proving perseverance beyond many with hands.
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Pall Mail Gazette
Mark Tapley
Seaton Delaval
Sheffield Telegraph
F Hartshorne
Hartshorne
Chevy Chage
Widdrington
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A fragmented humorous piece on matrimony and social rules notes the tension between personal independence and marriage. It jokes about beardng for a woman preventing complaints about meals and hints at drinking habits and social niceties, though the text is garbled.
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New York
New York Press
Ingalls
Hops
Notable Visitors Dialog in Raleigh Hotel Lobbies
Col Cecil Lyons of Texas, chairman of the Republican State committee, and other travelers spoke on Texas politics and party prospects. George G Stocker of St Louis praised Switzerland, while Jamestown Exposition notes, Topeka lawyer A E Enriché discussed Kansas city government, Alaska’s future potential, and municipal reforms.
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Cecil Lyons
Texas
Raleigh
Col. Lyons
New England
Southwest
Union
Bailey
Roosevelt
United States
Switzerland
George G Stocker
St Louis
Stocker
Europe
Norfolk
George Si. Thompson
Virginia City
St James
Exposition Company
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Minnesota Line
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Hotel d’Albertay Et Aix
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