Improper Washington Post page tribute and 1907 naval policy notes
The fragmentary Washington Post page discusses subscription terms, a Bryan platform issue on government ownership, and then outlines naval personnel reforms. It includes editorials on the navy staff board, equality before justice in capital punishment, party unity debates, and various political commentary items reflecting early 20th century concerns.
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Morria Sheppard
Texas
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
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Atock
John Sharp Willams
House
Williams
Chicago Chronicle
Bryan
Chronicle
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Wiliams
The Artillery Bill Passes Senate for Coast Defense Redesign
The Senate approved a reorganization bill for the Coast Artillery, praised for national scope and low cost. The piece argues House action should follow, stressing defense readiness and sound leadership, with comparisons to party platform duties and legislative independence.
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Coast Artillery
House
War Department
Congress
Democratic Party Platform Debate and Bryan Nomination
A fragmentary discussion questions how Democratic Platform rhetoric should address government ownership and socialism. It recalls historical party splits and Bryan’s 1908 stance, asking if Bryan will seek the nomination and how monetary policy debates influence the ticket.
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Democratic Party
Walhiam Junings Bryan
Cat Mankest
Comention de
Bryan
Wie
Cherished Delusions and the Public Mind
Weekington Dispatch surveys how public delusions persist about political figures. It cites Roosevelt's third term appeal, Taft’s hinted ambitions, Osler’s supposed quote, and Fairbanks’s opaque statements, arguing prominent leaders fuel myths while keeping actual aims hidden.
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New Yoork
Evaning Poat
United States
Root
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Hierl Grey
Roosevelt
Taft
Supreme Bench
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Dr Osler
Fairbanks
Kickers Clus and Race Track Betting Debate
From the Newark Herald report Jerome denounces betting at race tracks as a public vice. He urges action to stop wagering, appeals to church leaders, and cites a Chicago track opening to argue betting drives attendance. He cites clergy support and potential church representation in Albany.
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Jerome
Albany
American Federation of Churches
Bible House
Belmont
Chicago
English Phone Joke Sparks Hanwell Telephone Trouble
A Pall Mall Gazette item recounts a Hanwell row over prank calls to the chief lunatic inquiry. A Piccadilly club page boy made grotesque requests to many, including institutions, and has been dismissed for his hobby, deemed relatively harmless.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Hanwell
4 Club
Piccadily
Social Revival at the Austrian Court
Vienna's Ballplatz society awakens as Baron Lexa d Aerenthal and his wife inject vitality into imperial hospitality. The Empress and Parisienne countess face aristocratic prejudice, while Lucious circles near Metternich era resurface. Nobility, marriages, and alliances shape the social pivot of the Dual Empire amid global royal intrigues.
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Lexa d‘Aerenthal
Ballplatz
Vienna
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Baron ‘Heymerle
Count Kalnecky
Golouchowski
United States
Spain
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Prince Metternich
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Dld
Caroline Prax Ser
Philadelphia
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Goloushowski
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Queen of
Sattony
Gotha
Germany
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Schleswig-Hontein
Gluckaburg
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Prussia
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Etter
Chateau Lucksburg
Herlm
Oldenburg
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Marquise DE Fontenoy
Little Bit of a Fellow Poem Fragment
A fragment from a poem describes a restless infant and a tired mother. The speaker recalls a night of crying and sleeplessness, ending with the belief that God blessed the child and he slept at last. The verses reflect maternal weariness and relief.
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Atta Constitution
Traveller the Confederate War Horse Story Remains
A long recount of Traveler the horse once owned by Captain James Johnston and later favored by General Robert E Lee. The tale traces its purchase in 1861, transformation into Lee’s favored mount, and the horse’s journey from Greenbrier County to Virginia battlegrounds, with notes on pedigree and the generals’ praise.
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Argyll
Duke of Argyll
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Traveler
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Richmond Dispatch
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Tees
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Traveller
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Let Her Have Her Way On Foolish Household Strife
A comic verse from Chicago News urging a balanced view of marital finances and duties. The speaker alternates between permitting the wife to have her way and warning of costly consequences, preserving a casual regional voice with playful chiding and lines about love, obedience, and household management.
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Fenan
Wouma
Rome
Dandy Cop of Broadway Squad Accused of Beating Citizens
Police officer Thomas ONeil on Seventh Avenue near Hotel Navarre attacked multiple pedestrians including Louis Sainty and Joseph Gaynor with his club and fists. A crowd gathered as he roamed the block beating individuals until fellow officer John McCarthy intervened and Gaynor was handed over for arrest.
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Thirty-second Street
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Conscientious Expressman resigns over tobacco stance
Loren Baker, an agent for American Express, resigns rather than deliver a tobacco package. A devout Christian, he opposes tobacco and refuses to enable others to become “slaves to the weed.” The resignation is accepted.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Loren Baker
American Express Company
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Waterways talk and political talk at Willard hotel
In Washington at the Willard hotel, visitors argued for making the Mississippi navigable from the mouth to Minneapolis, boosting trade and cutting costs. They praised waterway improvements, discussed Chinese and Japanese labor in California farming, and speculated on 1908 Republican nominees with Maj. L. W. Sathers naming a mystery candidate.
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