Recount Demand Persists in New York City Election
The piece argues for a full ballot recount in New York City’s 1905 election. Gov Hughes backs a recount, asserting honesty in results amid contested ballots. Attorney General Jackson seizes boxes. questions about custody and motive surface as legal battles unfold.
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New York City
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McClellan
Hearst
Jackson
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Hendrick
Manhattan
Justice Gaynor
Uendrick
Hughes
McClelan
Opportunist and Doctrinaire in United States Politics
The piece reflects on party evolution in U S history, praising the Grand Old Party as steadfast yet split, noting Lincoln's cabinet, impeachment outcomes, and key races from 1860s to 1880s. It contrasts opportunism and doctrinairism, concluding no party is purely one or the other.
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Andrew Johnson
Horace Greeley
Seymour
Hayes
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Blaine
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Cleveland
Harrison
Silver
Harreyi
Congress
Federal aid to States in education sparks editorial debate
The Atlanta Constitution urges cautious federal funding for education while opposing government control. It cites a Montgomery meeting where Georgia official WB Merritt warned against meddling, yet the paper supports aid if administered by states without national interference, recalling Cleveland’s seeds veto.
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Atlanta Constitution
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Ala
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Merritt
South
Cleveland
House Cleaning Refers To Corporate Power And Reform
The piece argues Americans favor a broad house cleaning of government and business. It blames business interests and moguls like Harriman Vanderbilt Morgan for political influence, rebates, and anti trust fights, citing historical tensions and calls for reform. The public mood and congressional responsiveness are noted as rising with popular will.
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William H. Vanderbilt
Popu- Het Party
Robin Hood
Robin
Morgan Syndicate
Cleveland
Morgan
Gorman
Lawcon
Congress
Wall Street
American’ Finance Kingdom
Wiliam J. Bryan
Bostoniana
Uus
Ice Trust
Chicago
Jean
Intrigue in Santo Domingo Treaty Rows and Cabinet Talk
A column covers Santo Domingo’s treaty pending in the Senate and Colton’s replacement, plus U S cabinet reshuffle rumors. It notes President Caceres seeking another American, Roosevelt influence, and hints at strategic use of treaties versus arrangements. It also mentions Dr Osler, coal smoke, and various political quips from the era.
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Santo Domingo
Senate
George B. Colton
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Newnan
State Department
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Col. Colton
Col Colton
United States
Jess
Traveling Hens Take a Four Mile Ride on a Buggy
Louis H Wright, a farmer near Jonesville, owns two high grade white Plymouth Rock hens with a taste for travel. The birds perch on the barnyard when any vehicle is hooked up and leap aboard as it starts. They recently rode four miles on a buggy rear, drawing curious onlookers, and show interest in the farmer’s automobile once roads improve.
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Vanes
Louis H. Wright
Jonesville
Wright
Royal Victims of Hotel Greed Across European Courts
A discussion of royal annoyance at inflated hotel bills in Bohemia and Frankfurt, noting princes, empresses, and other royals resisting overcharges. It covers Emperor William’s past hotel frictions, the tax on luxury for dignitaries, and how such incidents affect public views of royal privilege.
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News Reflect Witty Prose
Fragmented excerpts reveal satire on New Year’s promises and human foibles. Notes mention a soft man, earthly angels, careful tooks, and warnings about resolutions. The text includes judgments on marriages and misplaced confidence with a brusque tone.
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Chicago News
Alan
Delusions of the Sane at Waldorf Astoria lecture
New York World reports Dr Join D Quackenbos’s metapsychical talk before the Entertainment Club led by Mrs. Hitchcock. Vivid cases include a woman under a hypnotic doctor’s currents and a Paris patient who swallowed a needle. The tale grows with a worms in clothing delusion and a fish-pond sleeping man, ending with a joke on Centralize.
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New York World
Join D
Cara
Paris
Fifth Avenue
Madigan
Congress
Tam
Quackenbos
Constitution Ceremony: Bride and Groom Stand on Copy
John A Wirsching of Jersey City and Anna Lockhardt wed last night with Justice Charles C Sweeney officiating. In a bid to honor the Constitution they stood on an embossed copy during the ceremony, a gesture praised as a novelty by local observers and noted as a relative of Col Brockhardt.
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New York Times
John Herman Wirsching
Newark Avenue
Jersey City
Manhattan
Anna
Lockhardt
Mercer Street
Charles C Sweeney
United States
Wirsching
The Tree of Justice At Brussels Public Place
The London Globe notes in Brussels tourists witnessed a tree of justice erected amid rain and explains Belgium still uses capital punishment though King Leopold II pardons many. It describes records erased, solitary confinement, and a mock scaffold with a royal mercy tradition, with a public display of a criminal’s sentence on paper.
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Egmon
Horne
Port de Hal
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Leopold II
Arizona's Unwritten Law In Jack Harwood Saga
A New York Amerie recounts Jack Harwood known as a fast gun from Tuccon with a notorious record. He killed two faro dealers and four Greasers in Tombstone era, served fifteen years of fortune with a lightning forty five. He claimed the Unwritten Law as his defense after stealing a broncho to protect his wife, leading to a swift execution by hanging at Breen crest.
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Washington
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Shaw
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Mohicans
James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
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Bureau of
Wilson
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Europe
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Biarritz
W. For
Amerie
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Lama
Tuccon
Tombstone
Twin Buttes
Jack
Phoenix Phil
Harwond
Tai
Breen
Girl or Boy in Skirts Stir Public Interest in City Crimes
A youth named Joseph Teddar, age about twenty, appeared in court after a young woman accused him of harassment. The case was dismissed, but the defendant’s gender-fluid life, including dressing as a girl and working various jobs, drew attention as he moved between male and female roles in New York and surrounding areas. The report also notes a separate dispatch about John Huyler funding a large Montreal religious colony with 500 cottages, a hotel for 600, a lake, roads, and a summer Chautauqua.
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Mulal Ahmed Ben Mohammed el-Raisouli
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Torres
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Rangier
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Outa
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Teddar
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Broadway
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Nancy
Eighteenth
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Market Street
Ashaville
N.C
Sai F P. Chapman
Toledo
Ohio
New Willard
Bourne chosen United States Senator by Oregon voters
A Portland observer at the Shoreham extols Jonathan Bourne as the newly chosen United States Senator for Oregon. He notes Bourne's past campaigns, personal canvass, and strong appeal over Harry Lane, praising Bourne as aggressive, knowledgeable, and likely to become a prominent figure in the Senate. The piece also touches on other figures and recent political currents in Oregon and Kentucky.
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Jonathan Bourne
United States
Oregon
F. J. Raley
Portland
Shoreham
Bourne
John Mitchell
Harry Cake
Congress
George E. Chamberlain
Republican Party
Fred W. Mulkey
Senator Gearin
Johnson
Mitchell
Gearin
Raley
Splash! Barkeep Banter From Early Street Scene
A playful street vignette shows a student asking for champagne on ice and the barkeep replying affirmatively. The exchange captures lively urban chatter with a nickel as the implied price, reflecting everyday city life and informal interactions.
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Comellians
Reflections of a Bachelor in a dubious column
A fragment from a New York Preta style piece humorously questions happiness for a woman with two men and hints at social money fears. It notes men and automobiles, a wife visiting her mother, and thin women with pocketbook wealth as ironic commentary.
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