Editorial contrasts Roosevelt with Andrew Jackson in The Nashville American
The Nashville American notes a Boston Globe editorial comparing Theodore Roosevelt to Andrew Jackson. It weighs strength, popularity, and potential succession plans. The piece suggests Roosevelt will remain neutral on successors and laments modern political constraints in securing nominations.
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Andrew Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
Nashville American
Boston Globe
Old Hickory
Mississippi
New Orleana
Roosevelt
New York
White House
Boston
Jackson
van Buren
Polk
Toot
Secretary Root
Rooseelt
Secretary Root and Tariff Revision Struggle Looms
The article analyzes the tariff dispute centered on reciprocity with Germany, predicting leadership by Secretary Root in a coming revision push. It notes opposition in Congress to shifting revenue bill origins, speculates on political risks for Republicans, and argues general tariff legislation as the feasible path to concessions and retaliatory measures. The piece praises Root as a farsighted statesman guiding a careful, broad approach.
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Root
House
Senate
West
Bilhu Root
Germany
United States
Tariff history as a political lever and hope for Democrats
A Democratic newspaper argues tariff revision was central in past elections and warns that Republican inaction leaves gross inequities in the current tariff. It cites 1904, 1960, 1968, Cleveland’s 1992 victory, and references figures like Blaine, Bryan, McKinley, and Roosevelt while noting currency debates and Homestead unrest.
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Democratic Hope
Lewiston
Lewiston Journal
Neilson Dingley
United States
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Harrison
James G. Blaine
McKiniey
Pingley
McKinley
Bryan
Kansas City
Chicago
Hoosevelt
Greas
The President and the Future in a Changing Nation
The article extols a president whose career spans civic, literary, military, and political spheres and credits him with guiding reforms, economic growth, and open diplomacy. It warns that overwhelming power may threaten constitutional liberty, urging vigilance against centralization and the drift from old standards as Protestants of democracy recall past glories and challenge the coming tenure.
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Sisera
Spala
Albany
Washington
McKinley
Europe
Hay
Panama
Athens
Aristides
Apsley House
London
Waterloo
Theodore Roosevelt
Parting of the Ways and Odd News From Philadelphia
A column ponders political paths for a leader amid constitutional limits and rival factions. It also recounts bizarre local items from Philadelphia and surrounding notes about mountain lions, Bengal tigers, and a parade of oddities, from clashing clocks to escaped frogs and beer statistics.
Faith Frances Anna Kemble and a Kansas City prize answer
A Kansas City Star item notes Mrs. A J Stanley of Lincoln won a $250 prize from a Boston firm for answering what constitutes success. Her essay praises living well laughed often loved much and leaving the world better, highlighting virtue, kindness, and inspiration.
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Kansas City Star
Kansas
A. J. Stanley
Lincoln
Boston
Earth
Fragmented reflection on wonder and vision in Carlyle text
The passage critiques a thinker as a powerful yet unseeing force, noting a vast mental apparatus behind a single head and spectacles. It suggests that those with true sight can see beyond surface intellect to find real peril in such all encompassing authority.
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Jimtown
Simon Hawkins
Lon
Animal Kingdom
Medical Corps
Ecommissariat
Jingating Brothers’ Circus
Earth
Mademoiselle Tutti Fratti
India
Frog Lével
Simon
Joskins
Commer Grocery
Jingaling Brothers P
Deller
Thomas Carlyts
Hegel
Remarkable Mix of Family Ties in Gouverneur
In Gouverneur a tangle of marriages between Brown and Price families creates a complex web of in laws. Francis II Brown marries Electa Price, adding stepchildren who blend with new spouses. Earl Brown and Alice Price Brown wed, followed by Eugene Price marrying Lena Brown, who is also linked by marriage to Alice Price Brown. The four children form an intricate, evolving family network with potential future marriages among the younger generation.
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New York
New York World
Gouverneur
Brown
Price
Francis II Brown
Electa M. Price
Price Farm
Harmony
Earl Brown
Alice Price
Eugene Price
Alice Price Brown
Léona Brown
Lena
Lena Brown Price
Poor rehearsal tale of Collier bluffing wife over raise
Kansas City Star recounts a backstage tale of William Collier urging Louise Allen to seek a raise. Collier mimicked Smythe to frighten his wife during a pretend audit, joking that the scene might become a better performance. The anecdote questions whether Louise ever secured more pay.
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William ‘Collier
Kansas City Star
John B. Hogarty
Gods” Company
William Collier
Louise Allen
Hogarty
Collier Tour
Smythe
Collier
Sears Wellman's Assignment in Emporia Gazette
William Allen White critiques Walter Wellman over Chicago Record Herald orders to reach the north pole by airship. The writer recalls past Lawrence Journal work under Col Learnard and a fiery office dispute that led to a bold, unpublished assignment.
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Sears Wellman
William Allen White
Emporia
Kens
Walter Wellman
Chicago Record-Herald
North Pole
Col. Learnard
Lawrence Journal
Washington Post quotes spark mockery across papers
The Washington Post is cited by multiple papers as reporting humorous or critical takes on politics. Citations from Saginaw Michigan to Duluth Minnesota reference wooden legs, horse shows, and cost of campaigns. The roundup mocks and questions editorial focus and accuracy.
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Charleston
Ohio
Wilmington
Messenger
Hearst
Washington Post
Marion
Qhio
Star
Washington
Congress
East Hoston
Advocate
Springfield
Jacksoniire Times-Union
Hdison
Eric
Panama Canal
Duluth
Minn
The
United States
Sénate
The Late Harrison Weir Obituary in London Art Circles
Harrison William Weir, died in London, born Lewes 1824, longtime bird and animal painter. He shaped 120 books, wrote Our Cats and All About Them, and founded the Crystal Palace cat show raising cat values. He illustrated widely, joined the New Society of Water Color Painters, and remained an invalid yet prolific until his death while married to J. F. Herring’s daughter.
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New York Sun
Harrison William Weir
London
Poplar Hall
Appledore
Kent
Lewes
Illustrated London News
England
Crystal Palace
British Institution
New Society of Watercolor Painters
The
Institute
Royal Academy
News
Field, Graphic
Chatterbox
Children's Friend
J. F. Herring
Something Doing in the Country Across Several Notices
A collage of brief items from Chicago and other towns recount a tarantula at a holiday dinner in Chicago, a near-fatal collapse while tearing down a prick house in Brookville, a dynamite trap thwarted by a rat outbreak in West Chester, and social notes from Kilmarnock and Shenandoah. Also mentions marriage license antics in Guthrie, violence in Moscow, and the evolution of soccer terminology in New York.
Lawson's Few Picture of H. H. Rogers From Frenzied Finance
Descriptive portrait extols H. H. Rogers highlighting perceived personal traits and character. The prose emphasizes strength, power, and intellectual force as reflected in his facial features and bearing.
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Lawson
H. H. Rogers
Ex Mayor Gilroy's City Reform Cautions
From the New York World, the piece lists cautions for Bingham including avoid ruling by fear, avoid stopping all projects at once, resist crowd pressure, stick to plan, and finish one job before starting another. The tone urges steady policy while accepting constructive criticism.
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Gilroy
Bingham
New York World
Campbell-Bannerman attacks protection and fiscal reform
London January 7 The election address of Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman Prime Minister condemns the late government’s protection policy and mismanagement. He pledges Liberal principles of liberty economy and self-government while opposing Balfour free trade and predicting mischief from fiscal reform. The Morning Post notes retaliation must combine with colonial preference and Canada’s help could shift wheat tariffs.
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London
Henry Campbell-B Bannerman
Jon
Mr. Balfour
The
Morning Post
United States
Canada
Russia Seeks Ready Money as French Bankers May Aid
Paris reports former Russian finance minister Kokovtsov confirms French bankers may advance funds to support Russian finances after loan postponement. Budget notes for 1908 foresee 24.5 million extraordinary expenses. internal loan delayed to midyear. plan favors foreign operations to avoid straining national resources. Novoe Vremya cites 1906 revenues at 1.014 billion rubles with expenditures near 1.009 billion.
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Paris
Jan Z.—M Kokovsc
M Kckeysoft
Russia
Council of the Empire
Far East
Japan
M. Kokoseff
MM. Kokovseft
St. Petersburg
Novae Vremya
Miners Trust Connell in Effort to Preserve Peace
Wilkesbarre Pa January 7 miners expect tomorrow’s meeting of the individual Anthracite Operators Association to aid peace in the industry. Chairman William Connell of the conciliation board is a key figure and is seen as unlikely to strike. Workers and operators have progressed under his guidance, while President Mitchell of the miners union will not attend the field until after the national convention in Indianapolis. The convention likely will urge efforts toward an amicable agreement with operators.
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Washington
Wilkesbarre
William Connell
Connell
Cannell
Adw
Mitchell
Mine Workers’ Union
Indianapolis
National Convention
Mexican town faces famine after floods and quakes
Igna de la Fuente, government director in Abome, reports the people in Abome and surrounding areas are starving as crops are ruined by floods and roads are impassable. Seismic shocks add fear. malaria deaths rise and thousands of cattle perished in Northern Sinaloa with multi million dollar losses. Provisions will be sent to the Ahome district.
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Washington Post
Mexico City
Ignaety de la Fuente
Abome
Sinaloa
Ahome
Sun Worship in Chicago Reveals Pagan Practices
Special to The Washington Post reports in Chicago that the self immolation of Mrs Concetta Rizz last week appears to be part of a sun worship cult. Investigators say a small group of ten people practice rites venerating the sun, reviving ancient fiery symbolism with incense and libations.
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Washington
Chicago
Concetta Rizz
Apollo
Buffalo Bill Cody Seated in Hotel Lobby Amid Talk With Notables
In the New Wizard Hotel lobby Col W F Cody known as Buffalo Bill passed the evening chatting with Gov Richards and Gen Burt. The discussion touched on frontier drama and Cody’s planned European tour while recounting his covert caution during a Willow Springs ambush and recalling allied frontier figures.
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W. F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Gov. Richards
General Land Office
Gen. A. 8. Burt
Cody
Redskins
Gen
Burt
Buffalo Bil
Injuna
Hazan
Wilew Springs
Cheremy
Ling Yugon
Gen Tagen
Larned
Eter McGinn
Petr
Willow Springs
Advance in Steel Sheets Prices in Pittsburg
Pittsburg, Pa Jan 7 The first advance for the new year in prices of steel sheets and tin plates is authorized to take effect tomorrow. The increase is 10 cents per 190 pounds on all black and galvanized sheets and 3 cents on blue annealed sheets. The price for black and galvanized sheets rises to 2 dollars. the tin plate list shows a 10 cent advance on base box and all tin mill products black and coated.
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Pittsburg
Southern Yarn Spinners to Meet in Atlanta Meeting
Secretary A C Hutchison of the Southern Soft Yarn Spinners Association issues a circular calling a meeting in Atlanta Georgia on January 20. William Whitlam Jr of Charlotte editor of American Cotton Manufacturer will speak on Immigration. Hutchison says the gathering will be very large.
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M. C
A. ¢. Dutchison
Southern Soft Yarn Spinners’ Association
Atlanta
Willian Whitlam, Jr
A American Cotton Manufacturer
Hutchison
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