Ex Presidents by Congress Pensions Debate in 1908
An editorial discusses a proposed measure to provide pensions or allowances to former presidents. It notes strong nationwide interest and mixed opinions on how such support should be structured, balancing dignity with fiscal prudence. Debates cover eligibility, scope, and congressional oversight, aiming to honor service without compromising governance.
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Washington Post CO
Washington DC
New York
Mca Ftatron
Paul
Grove
Cleveland
Oka
Tsa
Roysey
Legisamy
Persi Uly
Eos
Karly
Alvisera
Something Rotten in New York Fire Department Graft Probe
A Chicago style editorial rails at graft in the New York fire department and rotten hose age. It calls for a sound department and public safeguarding against corruption, linking fire risks to municipal reform and accountability.
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Callum
New Sorkness
Bose
Wien
Sage and Fool Journeying With Jests on a Lonely Road
A Chicago Record Herald item blends verse and anecdotes. A sage and a fool walk toward a town sharing thoughts on learning and usefulness, while a satirical note and medical column offer mustard bath lore and fashion remarks about hats without feathers reflecting social commentary of the era.
Snakes Used as Fuel and Other Fragments From Port Jervis Dispatch
A chaotic clipping recounts locals using frozen snakes as wood after a blasting accident exposed a cavern full of rattlers and blakynake and milkawake varieties. A man burned the reptiles in a woodpile, later discovering the danger as the snakes thawed and writhed. Other items touch on moonshine in Georgia, color vision experiments, and a town legislator courting another man’s wife.
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Port Jervis
Philadelphia
Bluestone
Patrick Boolan
Pointed Paragraphs From Chicago News
Tomorrow is the happiest day in a men's tie. Tears of joy and laughter come from the same tank who speaks from experience. It was too much, a prelude that got old Adam into trouble. The best way to get money is to work for it. Fate seems to delight in handing misfortunes to some people in bunches. The exclusiveness of some favors to a fortunate thing for the neighbors, as well as that low.
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Bryan
Democrate
Mg Usehe
Chicago News
Denver
Philadel
Adam
Have we two parties in America the eighties view
Foreign observers saw no essential difference between Democrats and Republicans in the early United States and well into the 19th century. The piece traces party evolution from Jefferson and Jackson through Whig, Republican rise, and modern alignment, noting cross-party voting and potential future realignments driven by economic issues rather than core platforms. It highlights periods when parties acted as a single bloc and warns of new party formation requiring a distinct program.
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Boston Globe
Jefferson
Jackson
Old Hickory
Whig Party
Webster
Clay
Fife
Attie
New York
Pierce
Lincoln
Congress
Ins
Oyster Bay
Republicana
Inquiry into Loss of Famous Jewels
Sir Arthur Vicars the Ulster King of Arms and official custodian of the Order of St Patrick jewels faces a government inquiry into the theft of the regalia on the eve of King Edward VII’s 1908 visit. The piece outlines Vicars career at Dublin Castle and the controversy over missing jewels, with calls for a full probe and possible resignation.
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Arthur Vicars
Order of St. Patrick
Ulster King of Arms
Heraldic Department of Ireland
Ulster
Edward VI
Bartholomew Butter
England
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College of Heralds
London
Ireland
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Bernard Burke
Europe
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Arthur
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Dublin
Order of St Patrick
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Yree Regal
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Royal Arms
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Mamry
Edwards
Trelang
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Matton
Timothy Healy
Nationalist Party
Court of
Lord Aberdeen
Sir Arthur Vicars
Sac
Spiritualists in Russia Shake Court and Czarina
A St Petersburg World report describes the czar and czarina drawn into seances by spiritualists. Stolypin protests as Verestchagin's spirit warns of him. The czarina's health worsens from seance pressure, doctors urge rest. legends spread of royal madness and romantic ghostly indictments.
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St. Petersburg
Ceara
Iimperial Palace
Biolypin
Stolypin
Tim
Nicholas
Verestchagin
Makaroff
Petropaviovak
Port Arthur
Japan
Tha Czar
Alix
Hesse
Sergius
Never a One day President from the Pittsburg Past
A historical note questions the claim that David Rice Atchison was acting president on Sunday March 4 1843 when James K. Polk had not yet assumed the office. It explains the 179 Congress succession rule and how the line of presidents operated with the Senate president or Speaker and cites 1849 events with Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore. The piece argues Atchison was never truly president and that oath instances in 1900s by Arthur and Roosevelt do not alter the fact.
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Pittsburg
Pelatiah Webster
Benjamin Franklin
David Rice Atchison
Missouri
Senate
United States
Congress
House
Zachary Taylor
Millart Fillmore
Washington
Atchison
Taylor
Reed
Arthur
New York
Brady
Roosevelt
Buffalo
Hazel
Atchigan
Unlucky Coin: Thirteen Markings Highlighted by Numismatist
The Philadelphia Bulletin cites a numismatist claiming the quarter dollar bears thirteen symbols. He notes thirteen stars on the coin, thirteen letters in the scroll, thirteen eagle feathers, and thirteen stripe lines on the shield.
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Philadelphia
The Oddest Want of All from the St Louis Post Dispatch
A rhymed recital lists varied desires from rich men to maidens and voters, culminating in a playful oddity about cannons and a wish for family names. The verse hints at broader social yearnings and whimsical ambitions, ending by naming Uncle Joseph and Uncle Ram as a quirky refrain.
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St Louis Post Dispatch
Ram
Joseph
Laughter as Medicine from a Maryland Patient
A Baltimore physician prescribed funny stories as a cure for a overworked Maryland business man. The patient initially resisted but followed the course and was restored to health. The account lauds laughter as a cheap, effective remedy that improves mental and bodily stagnation and elevates overall well being.
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Nashville
Tennescau
Baltmore
William B Parse
Maryland
Duncan
The Romance of a Glasgow Boy
A Glasgow boy George McCulloch arrived in Australia with little money and died a millionaire. He missed a first mine opportunity by losing a game of poker with a tiny stake that grew into a fortune worth around £1 250 090 years later.
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George McCulloch
Glasgow
Australia
McCulloch
Wild Horses Across The Nevada Desert Regions
A narrator recounts stories of wild horses in southern Nevada deserts and on Virginia’s eastern shore. Former Chief Byrnes describes a thousand horses shadowing an automobile ride from Tonopah to Hot Creek, their curiosity, possible origin, and the danger of stampede.
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Brooklya Rogie
Virginia
Chincoteague Island
Accomac County
Africa
Nevada
New
Nevada Gold Region
Thomas Byrnes
MacDonald
Goldfield
Tonopah
Hot Creek
Byrnes
Gobi Desert
Constitution tale from a muddled verse in New York Times
A fragmentary poem-like text references George, tyrants, and a Constitution with a mock origin. It parodies founding debates and notes “the Constitution wrote” on paper after grinding wood into a deed of mighty note. The passage uses archaic language and random capitalizations without a clear news event.
Careless Hospital Care Highlighted By Foreign Patient
A Finnish youth aboard a ship suffered a pleural abscess on the way to New York and was hospitalized. Surgeons found forgotten rubber tubing and a loosened safe spin from a prior operation. He cannot recall the hospital’s name but suspects a Rotterdams line affiliated institution. The surgeon cites nurse negligence during wound care and notes such lapses occur where many patients are treated.
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Red Lodge
Mont
Toew
York Times
Charles Joakinen
New York
Rotterdam
Felled with Difficulty Remonds Mahogany Trade
The article notes a decline in demand for mahogany furniture as it becomes pricier and scarcer. It describes the hidden Honduras forests, logging methods, scaffolded felling, and labor practices, with wasteful losses of valuable wool. It also covers plague control by rat extermination, government bounties, and historic efforts in India, Tokyo, and Japan to curb spread.
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Remondon
Horduras
Lor
Darin
San Franci D Ory
Health Department
Philipp Neg
India
Japan
Tokyo Stoke
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A fragmentary opinion piece discusses perceptions of love and honesty, asserting women are misled by men who manipulate affection. The text satirically notes gendered notions about happiness, fidelity, and social behavior, reflecting dated attitudes and broken phrasing.
Montana and Minnesota in Taft Capper debate at Raleigh
Fletcher C Maddox of Great Falls Montana heads the state GOP and asserts Taft will command Montana's delegation at Chicago even without presidential endorsement England Japan alliance discussed by Capper and Minnesota Shipyard head Loftsr notes Follette gains in the Northwest and Democratic hopes in Minnesota and New Hampshire trade and military cautions dominate the chatter in hotel corridors.
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Taft
Fletcher C. Maddox
Great Falls
Mont
Republican State Central Committee of
Montana
Raleigh
T Tink
Republian
Chicago
Monana
Bryan
Jon
Republica
Roosevelt
la Follette
Minnesota
George $ Lofts
Follette
fHpublican Party
Northwest
Manes
P Jae
Wille Taft
Guy Jinams
Callette Lim
Deaf patient maps stomach ache to diagnose gastritis
Bellevue Hospital Dr Leroy Lth reported Kesselman was hard to gain information from yet conveyed his pain with hand signals. The doctor described how Kesselman finally drew an accurate stomach diagram with arrows showing pain location and intensity, confirming gastritis.
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Jaco Keeseman
Bellevue Hospital
Leroy
Kesselman
Hessele Mans
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