Fall of the Red Republic and Mosby's Failures
The so called Red Republic in Tower California collapsed after Gen John Mosby’s occupation force surrendered to U S troops guarding the border. About a hundred Americans formed the backbone of the insurrection, fought bravely yet failed, while many others from Los Angeles joined the rebels and the movement’s methods proved unsustainable. The episode ends with the insurrection crushed and the Republic name exposed as misnomer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Republic
Tower California
Jack Mosby
United States
Los Angeles
Neitherriag
Madero
John Wmosby
Submarine Fleet's Newport to Gloucester Cruise
A vivid account praises the submarine fleet for its Newport to Gloucester voyage as a landmark naval feat while contrasting it with dreadnought gun trials. It notes the persistent challenges of submarine navigation and the dangers of underwater warfare, hinting at historical tragedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Gloucester
Dewer
Pee
Portents of War and Modern Navies Rise in Press
A reader highlights naval power shifts with France expanding submarine fleets while Britain and Germany back heavy broadside ships. The piece notes Commander Jaberle's Newport to Gloucester cruise stirs naval circles and hints the submarine era nears, contrasted by New York speed and a joke about Philadelphia. It then shifts to Portugal’s first presidential election and Braamcamp’s rise, portraying the republic’s gains amid monarchist threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
Germany
Jaberle
Newport
Gloucester
Republi
Portugal
United States
George
Idebon
London
Anselmo Braamcamp
Braga
Manuel
Braamcamp
Lisbon
Braameeamp
Coronation of King George Receives Rapturous Reception
In interviews with America’s noted representative Mr Jack Johnson, the coronation is praised as a grand event. Johnson recalls cheering wildly, admiring the spectacle, and noting the queen’s confident presence and the king’s reserved reliance on her. He also remarks on the Prince of Wales’s appearance and the emotional reactions of spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
America
Jack Johnson
Jack
Bizigald
Syoost
Walea
Mr. Johnson
London
Marie Corelli
Prince of Wales
Congressional Record
Entertaining Admiral Togo and Kingly Pageantry in America
A wide column recounts public appetite for Admiral Togo’s American visit and royal ceremony imagery, praising journalist Johnson’s vivid recounting while noting American enthusiasm for foreign heroes. It mentions Congress funding lavish entertainment, highlights Omaha Bee’s 40 years in journalism, and ends with miscellaneous satirical notes on monarchy and politics.
Indecisive Elections in Early U.S. History
Washington correspondence explains how a radical Republican suggested the 1912 presidential contest could be thrown into the House. The piece reviews three historical instances where the Electoral College failed to crown a president, notably the 1800 contest between Jefferson and Burr, and notes the constitutional shift after the 1804 adoption of the twelfth amendment to vote separately for President and Vice President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brooklyn Eagle
House of Representatives
Taft
Electoral College
Board of Registry
Thomas Jefferson
Anron Burr
Jefferson
Burr
House
Bullet Through Dog's Brain Targets Woman in Newark
A Newark woman, Mrs. Pasqualino Pastino of 223 Eighth Avenue, was struck on the head by a stray bullet fired by Park Po Heeman Clarken during a mad dog incident. The bullet passed through the dog's head. doctors fear rabies development. Clarken faces a formal complaint from counsel J Victor D Alola. The dog was chased from 218 Eighth Avenue to a fire escape before Clarken shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pasqualino Pastino
Eighth Avenue
Newark
Park Po- Heeman Clarken
Fortunato Ungarro
Pastillo
Richard N. Connelly
Newark City Hospital
J. Victor D’alola
Eight Avenue
Clarken
Russian Princess Wedding Delayed by Imperial Council
Emperor Nicholas has held a family council at Tausikoé-Selo Palace over Princess Tatiana Constantinovna’s engagement to Prince Constantine Bagration. No marriage before early next year, with Bagration to travel abroad and Tatiana kept away from him until the new year. If still resolved, the wedding would occur at St Petersburg, marking a rare royal union.
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Nicholas
Tausikoé-Selo
Imperial House
Tatiana Constantinovna
Duk
Constantine Constantinovitch
Constantine Bagration
Bagration
David
Chevailev
St Petersburg
America
St. Petersburg
Crimea
Black Sea
Peter the Great
Romano
Nowroyal
Maria Nikolajevna
Alexander II
Max de Beauharntis
Leuchtenberg
Nicholas Stroganoff
Nice
Marie
Russia
Napoleon [I
Ruasis
Senate of the Empire
Union
Widows ashes mistaken for machinist’s grip in bag mixup
A Chicago widow’s ashes and papers were placed in a baggage mixup, leading a Pittsburgh bound traveler to carry a bag containing a dead man’s urn. Frank Cheske of a national bureau investigated as baggage officials traced the confusion across Chicago, Pittsburgh, and New York.
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New York Frees
Frank Cheske
National Metal Trades Association
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mary E. ‘White
Fletcher Street
Chiicago
Cheske
George Shires White
New York
Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvers
Graceland Crematory
Chicago
Nine-Lives Dutchie the Human Cat Splits Gravity Rules
Evan Sherman aged 15 known as Nine-Lives Dutchie or Kitty the Human Cat survives an eight story fall from the Scott and Bowne building near Brooklyn Bridge landing on a Magetonés on his feet. He walked to St Gregor's Hospital with torn trousers bruised knees and a lacerated hand. He recalls hundreds of prior falls including from trees barns fences boats and bicycles and claims to have a knack for landing on one’s feet. The incident left him stunned but conscious as an ambulance arrived and Sherman joked about his lifelong tumbling habit and quick thinking during the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutchie
New York World
Evan Sherman
West List Street
Kitty
Sherman
Scott & Bowne
Brooklyn Bridge
St. Grégor’s Hospital
Pickwick and Vanity Fair Titles Stir Readers
The London Chronicle notes how Thackeray and Dickens benefited from strong titles. Vanity Fair proved apt, while The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club sounded stiff. Readers gravitated to Pickwick and the books’ grip outweighed any label.
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London Chronicle
Thackeray
Brighton
Vanity Fair
Pickwick
Thacksray
Dickens
Pickwick Club
Pickwick Papers
King Caucus Rules in the House Debate
Washington Correspondence notes that Democrats now praise caucus driven rule while Republicans deride King Caucus. The piece traces shifts from Cannon era to present, highlighting how two thirds of a party caucus bind members, and how caucus decisions shape the legislative program and committee leadership. It contrasts past unaffiliated action with current party cohesion and majority control.
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Washington Correspondence
New York Post
House of Representatives
King
Champ Clark
Ways and Means Committee
House
Cannon
Payne
New York
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Mann
Illinois
Olmeted
Pennisylvania
Rules Committee
The Iceman's Game and Echoes of Spring
A quirky verse collage contrasts the iceman era with modern life. It lampoons the iceman's plain duties against a restless crowd while weaving poems about parting, tears, and a comic automobile quip from urban newspapers.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A collection of wry quips on marriage work and life. The jokes touch on wives money luck and public opinion with a sharp Chicago News Bat style. Read as a light column of punchlines reflecting social norms and gender roles of the era.
Chicago preferred for Republican national convention says Texan leader
Col Cecil Lyon Republican committeeman from Texas advocates Chicago as the best site for next year’s Republican national convention citing central location and favorable weather. The West Coast and Buffalo were also discussed as bids. Other notes include South and Alabama Democrats weighing Wilson or Clark, and visiting British Maj. Woolmer Williams in Washington.
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Chicago
Cecil Lyon
Texas
Ralelah
Buffalo
Lake Breeses
Col. Lyon
Pennsylvania
Washington
Mexico
Republic
South
New York
F. H. Friel
Alabama
Raleigh
Woodrow Wilson
Champ Clark
New Jersey
Empire State
Taft
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Uwlashington Post
Washingto Alexandria
Eavoan
Ally
Washington’ Post
Washington, DC
Paul K
Fifth Avenue
Stegering
Aldrich National Reserve Association
Sary
Congress
Calla
Monetary Commission
Mem
Commission
Aldrich
Philadelphia
Broadway
John Scott
Tomba
Scott
Ainment of
Togo
Amerijcans
Ana Bleon
The
Omaha Bee
Rosewaters
Father and Son
Great West
Capitol
Shade of
George III
Edward
Indiana
American Eagle
California
Willis Moore
Nationals
Senators
la Folletts
Mr. Ziegfeld
Col. Bryan
Westminster Abbey
Paris
Woody Wilson
Capt. Hobson
Tom Watson
Jimmy Garfield
Leong Ling
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Fortland Press
Oldtown
Penobscot
Newcastle
Erie Canal
Bloomsburg
Paten
Joseph Myers
Erwick
New York Amerneon
John S. Brownson
Bloomfield
N. J
Rate
Broad Street
New Hampshire
Gais
Bozeman
Mont
Grover Watson
Watson
New York Mat
Jupiter
Worl
Felix Hunolstein
Mignard
Areien
Luxemburg-Piney
Huttalstein
Asdoth
Luxemburg
Hapaburg
Aignilles
Marshal de Luxemburg
Madeleine
Edouard de Montmorency
Beaumont
Prince de
Tonkin
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Detrot Free Press
Kansas City Times
Itoman
Margaret Jeannette Gates
Boston Transcript
Chicago Record-Herald
Hel
New York Press
Chicago News
Towa
I. Pepper
New Willard
Mr. Pepper
White House
Liice Clark
Pepper
Clark
King's Regiment
Woolmer Williams
New Epbitt
Maj. Williams
Honorable Artillery Company
King George V
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Massachusetts
London Company
Boston
London Corps
Boston Regiment
Old Guard of
Seventh Regiment of
New England
Gov. Foss
Statehouse
Senate
Grand Lodge of English Freemasons
Williams
Ramsdell
Major
Royal Statistical Society
Royal Society of St. George
Father
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Newspapee
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