The Cotton Pool Developments and Market Concerns
The article discusses the collapse of a cotton conspiracy and the looming shutdown of mills if spot cotton does not fall to viable levels. It cites Patten and associates, government actions, and the impact on Southern mills while linking a broader university extension plan for public education in Washington and other cities.
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Washington
Alexandria
Dally
Patten
Patten & Co
Congress
Combine
South
France and Germany population contrasts spark renewed debate
The article weighs 1909 French births showing a deficit against Germany's rising population since 1837. It notes Alsace Lorraine transfers, rising living costs, and industrial growth. It contrasts French resilience and military readiness with German expansion, and surveys public sentiment and historical mob dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
Europe
Alsace
Lorraine
Prussia
Excellent Prospects If Droughts and Frosts Hold Off
The June report from the Department of Agriculture says spring wheat oats and barley crops may be the largest ever produced. Prospects hinge on no droughts floods or untimely frost. labor shortages at harvest could arise, but full harvests would boost farmers railroads and cheaper flour, aiding exports and domestic purchases.
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New York Times
Oklahoma
Kansas
Board of Trade
Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Editorial Praise from Southern Commercial Congress Leader
The executive committee thanks the editor for yesterday morning’s editorial urging young farmers to go South. The message notes the piece should be reprinted widely as the South advances in agriculture and commerce, and expresses appreciation for the paper’s influential assistance. Washington, June 18.
When the Clothier Fainted
A London clothier known for meeting any request lies in the tale of a one legged pants order. A customer asks for special trousers, the merchant cuts off the right leg, offers them as dress pants, and quotes thirty shillings. The customer asks for the left leg instead, and a month later the clothier is pronounced convalescent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mistakes that correct themselves and platonic friendships
Post philosophy notes critique duty as the best vote for safety and child confidence. It contrasts Arizona and New Mexico joining a sisterhood of Platonic friendship and mocks mob lawyers in Louisiana who claim to have hanged Elmo Curl without roughing his hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
New Mexico
Bwana Tumbo
Louisiana
Elmo Curl
Hermit of Tomsk and the Czar’s Alleged Ghost
Grand Duke Nicholas N. presents proof that the Tomsk hermit was an illegitimate son of Czar Paul, not Emperor Alexander I as popular lore long claimed. The piece cites royal visitors to the tomb and letters about Alexander’s death, arguing the Tomsk figure was a Romanov illegitimate brother. Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, an ice yacht expert, features in a second item.
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Nicholas Michaelovitch of
Boece
Revue Historique
Paris
Fedor Kos Behe
Tomsk
Russian Empire
Alexander I
Taganrog
Its
Paul
House of Romanoff
Nicholas
Nicholas I
Czar
Czartoryska
Alexander
Crown Princesa
Sweden
Margaret
Europe
Stockholm
Gustav
Washington Post Subscription Rates and Payment Terms
By mail prepaid daily subscriptions run a year at 800 dollars with Sunday included options and various monthly rates. Payments should be by draft or check payable to The Washington Post Co. in Washington DC. Foreign advertising rep listed as Paul Block at 7 Fifth Avenue New York.
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Washington Post CO
Washington, D. C
Washington, DC
Paul Block
Fifth Avequa
New York
Steger Bulldig
Cr Teage
Let the Post Follow You News Note
Fragmentary OCR notice discusses city delivery, telephones, and address changes. It urges readers to stay informed about affairs and mentions post office contacts and subscription terms. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or dates.
What the Colonel Will See in the Great Campaign
The piece surveys evolving U S political and financial pressures as the Taft administration braces for a broader, faster pace in government, trade, and foreign policy. It forecasts a sweeping agenda of treaties, fiscal reform, and heightened party activity shaping the approaching effort.
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Pola
Congos
Renay cd
Com
Coronadous
Congress
Allarna
Statesmen Leaving Congress for Local Service
A historical reflection argues that great leaders like John Quincy Adams and Caleb Cushing accepted roles in state legislatures after national service, suggesting such moves preserve dignity. The piece cites Lynn Boyd and John Tyler as examples, noting the tension between federal prestige and local influence. It critiques modern calls to abandon national roles for state councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Alefphos
WiUam
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Wash- Enatory
Elonry
Kintucky
Senate
United Stttes
Thia
John Quincy Adams
Wootha Scoaite
Ino
National House of Representatives
Lynn Boyd
Kentucky
John Tyler
Virginia
United States
Caleb Cushing
Massachusetts
Our Republic
Cushing
Congress
The Honorary Degree Controversy and Its Critics
The piece critiques honorary degrees in a tradition of prose on titles and status. It notes colonels and majors common in the North, then argues that honorary letters should reflect real achievement. It calls for varied, substance-based honors beyond LL D and D D, recognizing invention and lifesaving deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
North
Alda
Carnegie Foundation
Boston colleges join eight schools in new extension plan
A group of eight Boston area institutions Harvard Tufts MIT Boston College Boston University Museum of Fine Arts Wellesley College and Simmons College form a commission on extension. James Hardy Ropes chairs the board with Harvard representation. Courses will match the cooperating colleges and offer credit toward degrees. Classes run September to May in late afternoon evenings and Saturdays for men and women aiming to advance their studies.
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Harvard
Columbia
College of the City of New York
Cornell University
University of Chicago
Washington
Boston
Tufts
The
Institute of Technology
Boston College
Boston University
Museum of Fine Arts
Wellesley College
Simmons College
Mun
James Hardy Ropes
Lowell
Ropes
Department of University Extension
Athletics and character in school life
The article argues that honest sport builds body and mind, linking fair play on the field to honesty in academics. It cites physical culture as raising standards of living and thinking, reducing professionalism in sports, and fostering a new ideal of American youth who “plays fair.” It notes dangers of overemphasis but praises physical training as essential alongside mental work.
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The
Christian Register
Hfe
Neighbors sue Chicago musicians over 14 hour practice
Neighbors filed a case against two Chicago musicians accused of playing trombone and cornet for fourteen straight hours. The dispute centers on alleged stalking like behavior and possible restraint under threat, with the authors seeking remedies to prevent further disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pluviose Wreck Victims Provoked Debate On Submarine Risks
A Paris dispatch reports that the French navy submarine Pluviose sank quickly after a collision with a ferry. Two bodies recovered, others presumed dead. Officials consider whether a safer practice would pair submersibles with escort vessels and better lookouts in busy waters.
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Louisville
France
England
Cutting Birds Tongues Story Debunks a Cruel Myth
A Strand Magazine piece argues against cutting bird tongues to make pets talk. It cites shop myths, mentions Sir Herbert Tres and Moss Elise Clerc, and explains starlings naturally show a truncated looking tongue tip, debunking the deception used to sell birds.
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Strand Magazine
Jack
Starling
Elise Clerc
Alhambra
Herbert Tres
Sir Herbert
Who Is Roosevelt? A German visitor meets Roosevelt arrival
A German traveler arrives in New York with his uncle and is astonished by the Roosevelt welcome. The youth, new to American presidents, asks who Roosevelt is while learning of his fame as Rough Rider and leader. The elder explains Roosevelt’s prominence as the incoming leader.
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New York Herald
Broadway
Battery
New York
Germany
Elis Island
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Rough Rider
France
England
Africa
Mr Roostvelt
The
United States
Washington
Lincoln
Micie
Does He Keep a Diary From Theodore Roosevelt era reflections
The Philadelphia Press weighs Roosevelt diaries and compares with historical figures. It notes diaries in American letters are rare and few comparable volumes exist by Adams Hawthorne Emerson Whitman Pepys Greville and Lord Malmesbury. The piece ends with a quip about romance and marriage.
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Philadelphia
Theodore Roosevelt
John Adams
Welles
Hawthorne
Emerson
Whitman
The Parole Law Aimed at Reform Not a Farce
The piece defends parole as a measured, conditional release aiding both offenders and the state. It argues that release under supervision reduces recidivism, noting isolated abuses but overall benefits seen by penologists and even the federal level. Old to new crime patterns are addressed, urging continuation of parole.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
University of Chicago
Charles Henderson
Ilinois
Attorneys’ Association
Henderson Reas
The Road to Ballyclary Ballad in Smart Set
The piece centers on a romance on the road to Ballyclary with a bonny Irish lassie seen from a windowside watcher. A narrator longing for Nora notes longing, church bells and mass, and hope of confession at dawn as life unfolds along the road.
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Halen Combes
Ballyclary
Fenny Hollow
Ireland
Dallydlary
Father Flynn
Heaven
Nora
Serenade by Owen Wister in Harner's Monthly
Poem urging springtime romance and fleeting youth with vivid images of April lovers and the passing season. The speaker pleads to seize the moment before May arrives, promising a memory that will bloom in tomorrow's wilderness.
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Owen Wister
Pointed Paragraphs From The Chicago News
A collection of sharp observations on gender roles marriage and hypocrisy. Witty provocative lines critique male arrogance jealousy and domestic life with a sardonic tone.
Reflections of a Bachelor Failing Courtship Tactics
A fragmented comic vignette from early 19th century press culture shows two men, Fred and Algie, trading quips on luck, tobacco, gum chewing, and memory as they try to persuade a woman about breeding horses. The dialogue lampoons masculine bravado, affection, and social pretensions in a breezy, moralizing tone.
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The
Chicago News
New York
Algier
Fred
Penny
Algie
Views of Visitors in Washington and Canada and Nicaragua
Reports from Washington feature J F Robertson of Toronto praising civic art groups like Toronto’s Guild of Civic Art and their influence on city improvement. Berlin’s George Breutzer notes anti military sentiment among German students. Denver’s J J Miller promotes Colorado as an immigrant haven with farming and irrigation potential. G I Sawyer discusses Niagara Falls frontier peace centenary planned for 1915 and cross border cooperation. H E Scollard abroad comments on U S intervention in Nicaragua and foreign interests preferring Estrada presidency for stable investment.
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Toronto
J. F. Robertson
New Willard
Guild of Civic Art
Council
Guild
Humber
George Breutzer
Berlin
Raleigh
German Empire
Germany
German War Department
Colorado
Canada
J J Miller
Denver
Patek
United States
Arkansas
Rilo Grande
Gunnison
Nigare
Nissa4 Falls
Git Sawyer
Niagara Falls
Niagara Pars
Ontario
Great Britain
Ariminga
Great Willain
Nicaragua
H E Scollard
New York
Bluefields
Shoreham
Mr Scollard
Republic
Madriz
Estrada Sveryhofy
Estrada
Land of Opportunity Speech by Former Gov Black of New York
A column extols opportunity in America praising industry and character as keys to wealth. It argues wealth shifts across generations, with future captains of industry rising from all social ranks, not just the privileged, and notes merit roles in prosperity amid changing fortunes.
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Gov Black
New York
Leslie
Maine
Minevera
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Ursini §O
Pym
Strafford
Oyster Bay
Wall Street
Parr
Pole
Haskell
G Grosvenor Daweh
Southern Commercal Congress
Post Philosophy
Hermit OF
Legation
Liberia
Baron Almeida
Republic of Santo Domingo
Harry Emmanuel
Bond Street
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Immanuel
Hmself
Santo Domingo
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