Lincoln Birthday Tribute and City Noise Protests Op-Ed
The Washington Post comments on Lincoln as a singular historical figure, praising his humanity and leadership. It then shifts to a column on urban noise complaints, from church bells to roosters and steam whistles, and ends with a mock civics note on congressional salaries and manners.
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Robinson Crusoe
New York
Nashville American
Long
Democratic Party
Boston
Post
Legislative Committee
Santo Domingo treaty prompts US financial guardianship plan
The United States would guarantee Santo Domingo bonds aimed at paying the foreign debt, collect the island's customs revenues for fifty years, and preserve order to secure bond payments. The policy raises questions about enforcing the Monroe doctrine and potential European pressure while arguing for strength to deter private debt collection by force. The piece contrasts this with railroads and broader political notes on Baer, Roosevelt, and public figures.
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Santo Domingo
Senate
United States
Police in Skirts Plan to Catch Crooks in Cleveland
A Cleveland police chief proposes a secrecy driven unit of six men paired as grass widows real widows matron decoys to trap criminals. They will study wearing women’s clothing and adopting feminine mannerisms to infiltrate dowtown spots stores and streets to deter pickpockets fur thieves and masher offenders.
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Kohler
Achimes
Inspector Rowe
Nnes
Shibley
East End
Cleveland
Praise From Sir Hubert and Cartoons of 1907
A letter from United States Senator Sir Hubert praises a Post cartoon titled Willing to Give His Last Crumb as one of the best to appear, noting its excellence and predicting the artist will be a great acquisition. The rest is a poem from the Chicago Record-Herald, admiring a charming lass with references to astronomy and verse about beauty and wit.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Buddha
Mohammed
Caesar
Napoleon
Galileo
Newton
Luther
Cromwell
Washington
Jincoln
United States Senate
Washington, D. C
Post
Russell
Rainbow Patient At Bellevue Mystifies Surgeons In New York
A three year old girl Mary Elgholz shows rainbow tinted skin that changes with weather, then seemingly heals with atmospheric shifts. Doctors suspect papura hemorrhagica though no discoloration remains and the patient appears healthy. Possible rheumatism linked as a contributing factor remains uncertain.
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New York American
Mary Elgholz
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue
King Edward and Church Reform in the Liturgy Debates
The piece surveys King Edward VII’s independent control of church matters, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s advisory role, and anticipated revision of the Prayer Book to reduce historic sectarian excesses. It also reports on Don Piero Strozzi denying Florence palace sales, and profiles Princess Alexander of Oldenburg’s philanthropic work amid fears for safety of European royals during unrest.
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Enort
Henry “VIII
Bluebeard’ Ory
Church of ‘England
Samuel Wilberforce
Coubet
Canterbury
James I
Mark
Filippo Strozzi
Cosmo de Medici
Florence
Don Piero
Sophie Branicka
Count Branicka
Poland
Paris
Russia
Italy
George Radziwill
Strozzi
Iialy
Robert
Leone
Guicciardini
Feet Big as Hams Warns Moody Church Pastor
Rev Dixon of Moody Church warned last night that if current dancing trends continue, future generations will have feet as big as hams. He blamed public dances and the accompanying tavern atmosphere for moral decline, calling private dancing insufficient and denouncing the dance ball as a major evil.
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Dane
Portland Woman Offers Brain for Science and Sale
Dr Dearborn explains a plan to auction her brain after death to fund her lifetime needs, arguing for brains of well balanced, cultured, noncriminal people for scientific study. She notes buyers have paid up to 1500 dollars for good lobes and expresses interest in witnessing her own brain's dissection.
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Portland
Dr. Dearborn
Lincoln's Spirit and the Nation's Hour of Fate
A reflective piece praising Abraham Lincoln as the guiding force in dark times. It laments liberty lost, recalls providence, and speaks of a miraculous call that led nations to bow their heads when Lincoln departed.
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Lend
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Abraham
Shower of Greenbacks on the Williamsburg Bridge
A New York Sun report details Policeman Fitzgerald finding $102 in cash and $4 in checks on the Manhattan terminal of the Williamsburg Bridge. Suspecting a lost sum, he turned it in. Samuel Pfeiffer later identified the money and checks as his, claiming $54 in checks and 3 percent missing. Police traced remnants of greenbacks on car tracks, noting some bills were torn or ground by traffic.
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New York Sun
Fitzgerald
Williamsburg Bridge
Manhattan Terminal
Sergt. Nichols
Samuel Pfeiffer
Hastern Parkway
Pfeiffer
Manhattan
Engagement Ring From the Feminine Viewpoint
From the Chicago News, a pointed piece on how engagement rings reflect female perspectives. The short paragraph muses on design and sentiment, noting the influence of taste and social expectations on selecting a ring.
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Chicago News
Lincoln impressions from a Civil War era witness
Notes recount Mary Coffin Johnger’s portrayal of President Lincoln from a New York meeting. The account covers her youthful view, first meeting, and the 1865 interview with the United States Christian Commission, plus Lincoln’s humble bearing and compassion for soldiers.
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Philip Phillips
Eay
Nebraskans favor Republicans keep Bryan at bay
In hotel lobbies at Arlington and Raleigh, R B Behner of Fremont and S L Wattle of Chicago say Nebraska is solidly Republican and would resist any Democrat bid, with Bryan likely the strongest challenger but unlikely to win the state. They also discuss Chicago typhoid and other public health concerns and constitutional views on Senate power.
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Lberty
Nebogatoff Sentenced for Ten Years in Japan Sea Losses
In the New York World, W J L Nebogatoff is described as the admiral jailed for ten years for failing to engage in combat in the Japan Sea. The piece muses on luck, risk, and Russia's reaction, portraying Nebogatoff as safe yet grimly awaiting a future reckoning.
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Nebogatoff
Cary
Japan Sea
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