Williams and the Leadership in Congress Debated
The Washington Post reports on the push to depose John Sharp Williams as minority leader facing opposition from Burleson and others who argue leadership must be natural, not imposed by commission. The editorial asserts true leaders are born, not appointed, citing historical generals and figures to argue Williams’ authority hinges on bold, independent command.
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Fabius
Burleson
Witams
Texas
England
Napoleon Bonaparte
Feld
Aulic Council
Bonaparte
Carnot
KeNermann
Marlborough
Jayont
France
Wink
Clay
McDuffie
Stevens
Blaine
Reed
Randall
Mr. Willams
John Sharp
Missouri Immigrant Push Targets State Growth and Jobs
The St Louis Globe Democrat editorial outlines Missouri efforts led by the Missouri Immigration Association to secure a $60 000 appropriation for agents at foreign ports. The goal is to attract skilled and unskilled workers to boost population from about 3.6 million toward five million, countering steamship and union restrictions. The piece notes reliance on new legal avenues under Secretary Straus to bring immigrants without violating old laws and asks how Jefferson City will respond.
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Missouri
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Missouri Immigration Association
Commonwealth
Ty the Globe-Democrat
Immigration Society
Comepanies
Tabor
Globe- Democrat
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Congress
Jefferson
Eureenes
Indian Senator Curtis Seen as Indian Race Benefactor
The piece lauds Charles Curtis elected to the U S Senate from Kansas as a self-made leader with Kaw heritage. It highlights his Indian affairs expertise, stamina, and long pursuit of policy knowledge, noting Kansas gains a capable legislator after Burton. It also discusses the Brownsville case and religious tolerance progress in America.
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Charles Curtis
United States
Kansas
Senate
Curtis
Congress
House of Representatives
Joseph Ralph Burton
Renominated Senator Elkins and varied political notes
The piece surveys West Virginia Republicans renominating Stephen B. Elk ins for a six year Senate term and lauds his service. It then wanders through a string of satirical vignettes about politics, industry, media, and social quirks, referencing figures like Alger, Shaw, Bryan, and Roosevelt with droll skepticism.
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Elkins
West Virginia
Stephen B
United States
Rich Fostmer: New York Letter Carriers Worth Fortunes
The New York World profiles several postmen at Station 8 on Third Avenue near 68th Street who, while earning about 1000 a year, have amassed fortunes through real estate investments. Martin L. Henry leads with an estimated 150000 to 250000, plus properties across boroughs. William Munroe plans a move to a Saratoga farm after twenty years in service, possibly aided by a pension bill. Louis Gates and Sam Fitch also hold substantial wealth from land deals and real estate ventures in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and New Jersey.
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New York
New York World
Amasa
Uncle Sam
Third l Avenue
Sixty-Eighth Street
Martin & Henry
Bathgate Avenue
Bronx
William W. Munroe
East Seventy-second Btreat
Louis Gates
Third Avenue
Sam
Martin L. Henry
Fifth
Madigan Avenues
Seventy-second Street
Wall Street
25Th Street
Munroe
Uncle Sem
Saratoga
Congress
Gates
Henry
Sam” Fitch
Lincoln
Battle of the Wildernessa
Mr. Fitch
Manhattan
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Napoli and Ravenna Tales Through a Latin Lilt
A fragmented column blends a playful Napoli tale with Italian town lore and flirtatious chat about Napoli, Ravenna, and Chianti. It contrasts a lighthearted foreign voice with a stern Rockefeller Bible class sermon urging prompt action. The tone shifts from travel fantasy to practical life advice.
Southern Progress in Six Years Shows Large Gains
In six years the South added about 2.4 million people, raising farm product value by 972 million and manufacturing value by 761 million. Cotton mills expanded by 3.493 million spindles, and mills used about 275,000 bales of cotton, up 43 percent since 1900. Pig iron output rose 536,000 tons, coal by 24.202 million tons, exports at ports by 177 million, while railroad mileage grew 11,441 miles and property value increased by 2.49 billion.
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Ite
Tte
King Edward's Royal Train Guarded by Elaborate Safety Net
The royal northbound journey features electric saloon and sleeping berths, constant contact between cars, and a full guard, with an officer and superintendent in the rear. A pilot engine precedes the train by fifteen minutes, while lines of platelayers and detonators ensure security for up to ten miles ahead. A prior rule once froze traffic between stations for fifteen minutes, but exceptions allowed passenger and freight unloading under special arrangements.
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Chambers’ Journal
Traf
Heen
Hach
Suston Station
Ballater
Highlands
King
Scotland
Board of Raiway
Billingsgate
Ita
Waa
The Work of the X Ray at Beth Israel Hospital
Isidor Berkowitz of 40 Forsyth Street had a 2.5 inch object embedded in his bronchial tube for nine months. Surgeons located and removed it using X rays at Beth Israel Hospital after Dr Francia Huber devised the approach. The child reportedly recovered completely and was to be discharged.
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New York American
Isidor Berkowitz
Forsyth Street
Beth Israel Hospital
Francia Huber
Bey
Last Time in Mont Dispatch Reports Teen Elopes with Elder Suitor
In Sheridan Montana a teen named Miss Mattie Colter elopes with Abraham Seeley a man eighty plus years her elder who had been married three times. She made him sign a pact that if she dies before him he will not wed another. Seeley objected but signed after she insisted. Colter’s father, a miner, strongly opposed the courtship.
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Tyaseme
Mattie Coller
Abraham Seeley
Miss Coller
Besley
Miss Colter
Seeley
Lord Stanmore
Ceylon
Arthur
Victoria
Colonial Service
Gladstone
Arthur Gordon
Lord Aberdeen
Ar-thur Gordon
House
The
Chicago Tribune
Tre
4 Ble Place
Beechh Papers Americanisms and Reflections of a Bachelor
A fragmented note on Americanisms in foreign papers cites the French Sunday paper and a Riviera page. It observes misrendered phrases and humorous anecdotes about Mrs Perkins, daughter of a cowboy, with reflections on social pretensions and the perils of money and politics.
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Anon
Riviera
Ancients Knew Source of Nile and Royal Tales
Prince Maximilian Waldburg of Württemberg maintains his home in the Wolfegg castle where a 1607 map by Waldseemüller suggests ancient Nile sources. The piece blends historical claims with remarks on aristocrats, Jesuits, Gladstone, and the shifting role of the Lord Warden of the Stannaries as Cornwall’s tin mining faded.
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Maximilian Waldburg
Europe
Wolfegs
Wurttemburg
Alto-Gether
Fischer
Feldkirch
Waldseemuller
Speke
Grant
Semel Baker
Aristotle
Waldburg
America
Frederick
Society of Jesus
Gladstone
Arthur Gordon
Lord Stanmore
Mr. Gladstone
House of Lords
The Strange Tale of a Homeless Dog
A first person account from a Chicago Tribune piece narrates a stray dog’s day. The narrator meets people, dogs, and a charity ball, expresses hunger and envy, and ends in a dog pound with grim visions of future acts of cruelty and a possible euthanizing plan.
Retrospection in verse on love and marriage rites
A compact antiquated verse fragment recalls a bachelor’s mock parade of bridal vows and sweet customs. The speaker jokes about amours, the saintly prerogatives, and a maiden’s charm, noting playful irony in spelling shifts and social rituals.
Hat and Bird of a Feather at Bronx Zoo
Miss Jennie Willetts of Englewood New Jersey visited the Bronx Zoo with a younger sister. Her parrot wing trimmed hat drew attention from South American parrots. A parrot seized a hat wing and caused a brief uproar lasting about two minutes before guards dispersed the crowd and they left.
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New York
Tespone
Jennie Willetts
Part Avenue
Englewood
WN. J
Zoological Gardens
Bronx
Miss Witletts
Use of Protade Language Sparks Democratic Debate
Analysis from New Orleans discusses rising profanity in American speech. It argues the issue stems from a limited vocabulary and gendered patterns in expression, with men often resorting to oaths to convey inadequacy of thought.
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New Orleans
Czar Nicholas Appears Rested After War Turmoil
Tsar Nicholas I has regained a cheerful demeanor during a court function at Tsarskoye Selo, according to a St Petersburg Dispatch to the New York World. The Czar now seems inured to trouble though danger lingers from an entourage that resents his perceived indifference to ministers and his family’s protection from the Terrorist party’s vengeance.
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St .Petersburg
New York
Nicholas
Tsar~skoe Selo
Ney
The Old Home Town remembered in foggy streets
A fragment recalls a hometown ambiance with tough boggy streets and foggy lights. The writer hints at a lingering warm feeling from returning home, describing the atmosphere as a breath of peaver visiting the old town.
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
Fragmented text from a Chicago page includes stray proverbs and garbled lines about trouble, silent watches, lawyers and health travel. It reads as an editorial fragment with pithy observations and hiccuped phrasing. The piece hints at social commentary but lacks coherent narrative.
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Chicago News
Casey Savage
Graus Witow
West Virginia political figure touts prosperity in Raleigh visit
Gen C C Watts of Charleston, attorney and former West Virginia official, says Democrats are temporarily out of politics to focus on making money. He notes West Virginia’s strong coal, coke, and hardwood furniture sectors and cites Charleston’s growth and major factory employment. Also mentions Wisconsin Adjutant General Boardman discussing militia uniforms and other travelers in Washington.
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West Virginia
Gen
C. C. Watts
Charleston
Raleigh
Gen. Watts
Representative Gaines
Gaines
Cleveland
United States
Gen Watts
Samuel J. Randall
Pennsylvania
Wahtts
Bailey
Cc R. Boardman
Wisconsin
C. R. Willams
Wisconsin National Guard
Riggs House
Gen. Boardman
War Department
Gaekwar's Son in New York at Horace Mann School
Prince Jaisingrao Gaekwar, son of the Gaekwar of Baroda, attends Horace Mann School in New York after visiting the United States. He plans to enter Harvard next year, studied at Harrow, and aims to learn practical matters and industrial conditions. He enjoys theater, music, art, and sports, and travels with a liberal royal allowance yet avoids ostentation. He boards with Dr. Hermon C. Bumpus's family in New Rochelle and shares class with Cary, the museum director's son.
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New York
Heraid
Horace Mann School
Jaisingrao
Gaekwar
Baroda
United States
Horace Munn
Jarsingrao Gaekwar
Harvard
Lkely
Oxford
Cambridge
Jaisingrao Gaekwar
Horace Mann
Harrow
Atlantic
Horate Mann School
Jalaingrao Gaekwar
Maharan
Hermon C. Bumpus
American Museum of Natural History
New Rochelle
Cary
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Southern Progress
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Buseh
Okla
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