The Washington Post 1907 Political Show and Immigrant Views
A Washington Post column from January 9 1907 covers New York political maneuvers for mayor with McClellan Hearst and Roosevelt intrigues, plus a discussion of immigration policy modeled on Peru, arguing for selective entry and consul examinations. It critiques Oregonian state rights arguments and weighs naval reviews and national policy, mixing satire and serious policy notes.
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Benjamin B. Odell
Darla B. Nill
Mr. Roosevelt
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Abraham
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Ben Wada
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Taft
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Philadelphia
Japan and the immigration question in political debate
In a Senate speech on the Japanese question, the debate tracks fears over immigration, Manchuria, and defense. It contrasts warning against Japanese influence with calls to strengthen the navy while condemning bombings by foreign anarchists and the risk they pose to native Americans, urging decisive action.
Composer Carl Stix Carried From Theater To Ward's Island
The New York World reports that Carl Stix, musical director of the Faula Edwardes Opera Company, was taken to Ward's Island insane pavilion on the eve of the premiere of Princess Beggar at the Casino. Once in America two years, Stix had reworked the score and added his own tunes, but recent mood swings intensified after boasting of Manhattan Island gifts and Bronx paradise plans. He submitted to treatment rather than stall the production.
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America
Col. Savage
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EBL
Cincinnati Enquirer
Benjamin Easton
M. G. Block Island
Seattle
Wash
Mary Crowley
Easton
Off the Water Wagon Again Dream Scene and Pub Gossip
A fragmented verse from the Chicago Record-Herald narrates a dream of island champagne and mint juleps ending with a hangover as the speaker proclaims I am off the water wagon again. The piece blends reckless revelry and a sharp awakening to sobering illness and appetite.
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Pointed Paragraphs From The Chicago New
A bald man may have a great head for any ked of business except that of a barber. Today a girl is a beautiful bride and tomorrow Abe to Just Mr. etc. Those who didn't go broke buying holiday gifts can now get their money’s worth at the bargain counters. Hetuean Christmas presents and the summer vacations of his family married man truly has his troubles. After a man is married about six months he begins to motres bow, his wife resembles her eel.
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KHEDIVE TITLE TO ISLE OF THASOS AND ALLIANCES
Ambitions over Thasos fuel tensions between the Khedive and the Sultan with German leasing ambitions, while Mehemet Ali’s lineage and Armenian Greek ties shape regional power. The piece also recounts court intrigues involving Senor Ojeda, Papal matters, and a portrait of aristocratic marriages including Hermine of Reuss and Carolath-Beuthen.
Miles of Moving Pictures from the Kansas City Ster
A look at film use in vaudeville shows describing production, costs, and methods. Details include weekly and seasonal footage, chase scenes, wind effects, and the behind the scenes work of photographers, stunt actors, and organizers in early moving pictures.
The Queerest of Steeds and Curious Feats in Notts
A pal Mall Gazette note recalls William Riley, a 78 year old Crimean veteran famed for riding a sow through Nottingham streets. The piece compares Riley to Charles Waterton’s riding of an enraged caiman, quoting Waterton’s amusing escapade in Guyana and a jeweler’s cautious budgeting advice amid a shop sale.
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Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humorous column notes dating advice and social quirks. It satirizes where men misread women, discusses beauty and modesty, and mocks pretended virtue. The piece sketches gendered expectations with light sarcasm and period tone.
Trial Divorce Idea Sparks Social Debate in New York
A New York World dispatch details Mrs Cortane Rider Kelsey and her husband proposing a one year trial separation as an experiment in wedlock. They claim mutual happiness yet seek a higher ideal and plan to resume or seek divorce after provisional separation. The idea draws mixed reactions at a fashionable gathering.
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Herbert Parsons
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Kelsey
Thal
My Precious One From the New York Times
A lyrical excerpt extols a beloved woman calling her the fairest and most coveted among thousands. The speaker declares deep love and enchantment, praising her beauty and rare status with repeated hyperbolic phrases.
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New York Times
Remarkable spinal operation at Medico-Churchal Hospital
Dr Ernest Place conducted a delicate procedure to relieve pressure on the spinal cord by removing about fifteen bone splinters from a sixty year old patient with two broken vertebrae and paralysis. The plan includes inserting silver plates to replace fractured vertebrae. The aim is a full recovery under careful saline and oxygen therapy. A Newport note recovery mystery ties to a $100 bill found after five years.
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la Placé
Chicago mayor talk sparks lobby corner remarks
In Raleigh Hotel lounges, Postmaster Fred A Buss discussed possible mayoral candidacy, noting busy Chicago duties and pending statements on his position. Caspar Betancourt of Havana argued for US protectorate in Cuba, citing business interests and a need for stable government amid unrest.
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