The Joke That Clark Cracked in Washington
The reciprocity party would have an intelligent public fallen with the idea that Representative Champ Clark was joking about annexation and free trade. He is said to favor reciprocity but would raise revenues, keeping Canada’s schedules while planting the flag. Critics question if the joke exposes real plans and greatness in Clark as a successor to Mark Twain.
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Clark
Champ Clark
Mr. Clark
Canada
New Ways and Means
Party of Protection
Mark Twain
Sheehan
Bird
Coler
New York
Albany
Democratic Party
Judge Shepard
Washington
Income Tax Vote Fails in West Virginia Legislature
West Virginia’s Democratic legislature rejects the income tax amendment to the Federal Constitution mirroring Old Dominion stance. The piece notes several states balking, public indifference, and the uncertain future of direct elections reform as twelve states needed to block the Senate amendment push.
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West Virginia
Old Dominion
Senate
The Curfew Bell Invasion Sparks Public Debate
The Curfew Club pushes a plan to invade homes and detain children, seeking congressional sanction. Critics say without verifiable proof of the alleged conditions the public will not back such drastic authority. The group argues for vigilance while opponents warn of puritanical rule and martial law over families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Viglance Committee
Warth
Our Attitude Toward Russia and China Open Door Policy Critique
The piece argues curfew and youth detention measures mock justice and threaten innocent youth while Congress debates mercy. It urges bold U S action to defend China open door rights against Russian pressure in Manchuria and Turkestan, warning delay endangers US interests and treaty obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
United States
China
Peking
London
Russia
Manchuria
Turkestan
Ito
Mither ‘Horn
Londo
Japan
Korea
Why Hogs Are Thinner in American Agriculture
The article argues thinner hogs trade weight for better meat quality and flavor. It notes market shifts toward leaner hogs as pork prices rise per pound and fattened hogs lose value, contrasting Virginia razorbacks with Western hogs and citing Secretary Wilson’s figures as indicative rather than explanatory.
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Wilson
Iowa
Virginia
Toleration in Death of Two Philadelphia Prelates
Two Philadelphia prelates Archbishop Rian and Bishop Whitaker died within days of each other. They labored for humanity, preached without bigotry, and in death sent each other messages as their churches prayed for the others’ souls. Their passing drew universal mourning and offered a timeless lesson in toleration.
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Philadelphia
Rian
Catholic Church
Whitaker
rell@ion
Export Statistica Doubts On American Exports Data
The charge that the figures of American exports from the bureau of statistics are doctored is serious and disturbing. Denials follow, but public confidence hinges on accurate, specific figures. Legislation and business rely on them, and great injury could arise if doubt remains. It is urged that the highest authority address the issue conclusively.
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Bureau of Statistics
Old Kentucky Coin Unearthed From Farm Depths
Danville Kentucky story reports Col George F Anderson receiving from the National Museum a 2100 year old coin found twenty feet underground on his farm. Found during well digging, experts say the coin dates to King Ptolemy and suggests earlier European contact with America. Value is cited as one thousand dollars.
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Danville
George F. Anderson
National Museum
Washington City
Erperta
Christ
Ptolemy
Christopher Calumbus
Andersor
Aldrich Plan for Banking Reform Wins Praises
The Saturday Evening Post reviews Senator Aldrich tentative plan for reorganizing the banking system. It highlights three core aims a central reserve structure a scientific note circulation base and a discount market like Europe to keep liquid funds from funding stock lending. The piece notes opposition may arise over details but calls the plan an admirable working basis and commends the senator for bringing the issue to the fore.
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Raturday Evening Post
Aldrich
Europe
Reserve Association
Stock Exchange
Making Battle News and Recall Debates Across Regions
W Dithridge critiques sensational coverage of Mexican conflicts, defending Diaz's orderly government and denouncing Madero’s uprising as a minority-led disturbance. The note from Philadelphia Public Ledger warns against using recall to manipulate judiciary power. Portland Maine highlights a rare double four generation Groves Gage family with ages totaling 210 years in Smithfield.
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W. Dithridge
New York Times
Mexico
Hemisphere
Diaz
Young Maderg
United States
Texas
Rio Grande
Madero
Transborder
Maine
Portland
Groves- Gage
Paul Holmes
Hls
Naomi Groves
George Alonzo Groves
Clara Gage
Eliza Groves
Gage
Smithfield
Lady Sykes and Her Eccentric Spouse in Society Scandals
Mark Sykes, newly promoted lieutenant colonel of a Yorkshire regiment, is the sole heir of Sir Tatton and Lady Sykes. The couple, famed in London society, are judicially separated yet amicable, with Mrs Sykes renowned for bold journalism and social prowess. The piece recounts lawsuits, racing, court battles, and the couple’s influence in aristocratic circles, plus Sir Tatton’s wealth and church-building hobbies.
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Mark Sykes
Yorkshire Regiment
Sir Tatton
Lady Sykes
Eldon Gorst
Egypt
Peach
Sykes
Mayfair
Mrs. Craigie
Wse
Duke of Portland
George Cavendish Bentinck
London
Britannia
Tate
Jockey Club
Edward VII
Lord Marcus Beresford
Baron Hirsch
Lord Marcus
Baronet
Carte Blanche
Evan
Yorkshire
Cumberland
James I
Richard Sykea
Leeds
Mark Sykea
Constantinople
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
When Johnny Counted
A brief item from the New York Sun noting how Johnny Jones counts ten before a fight and how Tommy asserts that after that count he counts for nothing, capturing a lighthearted glimpse of a street or playground taunt.
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The
New York Sun
Johnny Jones
Tommy
Vyep
Ellis Island Divorces Threaten Wives of Deserters
The New York Sun reports four women at Ellis Island face deportation as husbands in the U S abandon or refuse them. Legal defenders note America offers options to husbands seeking to discard wives. Cases include Hedwig Biesath, Valenty Sabun, Ludmilla Peretz, and others awaiting Washington appeal decisions.
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New ‘York Sun
Hiha Island
America
Reno
Hillis Island
Hedwig Biesath
Board of Special Inquiry
Albany
Washington
Valenty Sabun
Valenty
Mount Pleasdirt
Ellis Island
Board of Inquiry
Ludmilla, Peretz
John
Hoffman Island
Boy Mauled by Bull Terriers Over Stuffed Cat Incident
Arthur Bayer, several years old, suffered severe injuries after two bull terriers attacked him through a wire yard fence while he clutched a stuffed cat. Mrs. James Atchison intervened, pulling the dogs apart and beating them away. The attack began when the boy retrieved the cat from the yard below.
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The
New York Herald
Arthur Bayer
East End Avenue
James Atchison
Ant
Marble pedestals and wooden tricks at the Capitol
A Beaton Advertiser片 column criticizes Capitol bust pedestals as deceptive, noting Lincoln on white marble pedestal, Washington on stone with wooden mimicry for Lafayette. Also features a towering 48 foot concrete Indian by Lorado Taft on Rock River bluff near Oregon, Illinois, praised for art and engineering. A Philadelphia Bulletin cartoon panel closes with a joke about an engagement ring purchase.
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John Lorance
Beaton Advertiser
Capitol
Lincoln
George Washington
House of Representatives
Lafayette
Washington
Ruskin
Brom Popular Mechanics
Rock River
Oregon
Lorado Taft
Taft
Edison suit against Gould and Atlantic and Pacific telegraph dismissed
From the New York American Thames Edison and Joseph C. Reiff sued Jay Gould and the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company in 1876 alleging duplex and quadruple telegraph inventions and stock. The United States court of appeals dismissed the case on a technicality regarding Reiff's right to sue.
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Frome
New York
Atlantic and Pacific Company
Jay Gould
Costa
Court of Appeals
Edison
Pan Americans At Washington Conference Parade
A liberal pan American gathering in Washington brings four thousand delegates from Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Uruguay, El Salvador, Paraguay, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and others. The event aims at commercial brotherhood under U S leadership with Taft and Knox backing.
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A. J. Burgoyne
Pittsburg
Mexico
Diaz
Argentina
Collombia
Peru
Panama
Venezuela
Ecuador
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Guatemala
Uruguay
Salvador
Paraguay
Haiti
Honduras
Nicaragua
San Domingo
Costa Rica
Particpate
America
Europe
Dreary sermon on Leviticus and a Derby death sentence
A Elizabethan style verse mocks Dr Charles W. Eliot and the Book of Leviticus urging large families. A New York World note reports Volodyovski the Derby winner is to be shot at Theobald Park after Lady Meux’s death. Her will also provides for pensioners or execution of carriage horses and dogs, with weekly dog support of 1.25 dollars.
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New York
Volodyovski
Lady Meux
Theobald Park
Waltham Cross
Hedworth Lambton
Volotyovski
Pointed Paragraphs From Chicago News
Cold coffee may rile boarders and a locked safe spares burglars. Finishing tasks keeps workers busy as they finish. Fair exchange can rob one party, self-denial means denying nothing. A man visits in-laws if no other place. Fortune telling by bank tellers undercuts the teller. A man spills a band on a two for five cigar to fool buyers. A woman snaps up a 1 cent pan marked to 9 cents despite a full kitchen.
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Chicago News
Fair Exchange
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A social sketch titled Reflections of a Bachelor satirizes marriage and domestic life. It argues that good habits do not guarantee good character and that matrimony forces men to hustle for money while trivial concerns can magnify personal grievances.
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New York Press
Trade talk and fears over Canadian reciprocity
Wilbur F. Wakeman of the American Protective Tariff League voices strong opposition to a House bill on Canadian reciprocity. He cites a New Brunswick exporter letter warning of cheap potato imports and notes potential political and industrial harm, urging defeat of the agreement.
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Wilbur F. Wakeman
New York
American Protective Tariff League
Arlington
New Brunswick
Maine
New
Atlantic Coast
Gulf Ports
United States
Alaska and politics tied to gold declines and booms
Banker B M Behrends from Judeau in Raleigh argues Alaska’s gold slump stems from broader prosperity drawing workers away, noting Fairbanks and Nome mines are worked out while other rich placers await discovery to spark a future boom. He also cites emigration patterns and economic cycles as factors.
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Alaska
B. M. Behrends
Judeau
Raleigh
Mr. Behrends
Fairbanks
Nome
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Alexandria
Daly
Mall
George
Tanner
Export Statistica
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Heyburn
Wall Street
Uncle Sam
Mr. Drexel
Mr. Bennet
England
Turing
Kentucky
Aldrich Banking System
Vencedora
Chihuahua
Judiciary
Philadelphia Public Ledger
California
Judge's
Henham
Johnny
Shams
Philadelphia Bulletin
Barrett
Knox
Hearl
Pentateugh
Ted Robinson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Dr. Eliot
Rome
Venice
Genesis
Maithis
Denver
Hugh Butler
Colo
Atchison
Kans
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Mr. Butler
Willard
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Charles J. Hughes
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