Washington Post 1807 June 28 Reform and Patronage
The Washington Post issue notes subscription terms and offices, then includes long editorials on rail steel quality and political factions. It critiques Roosevelt Bryan Knox contrasts, rails at grand juries in the West, and discusses patronage as political currency. It ends with a cable about a bag of jewelry found in New York.
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Lewis
Colorado
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Nebraska
New Mexico
Utah
Nevada
Wisconsin
Missouri
Springfield Republican
Openhagen Cable Dispatch
New York
Shirt Sleeve Town and Panama Canal Delays In City Scene
A Chicago dispatch blends a poem about longing for a shirt sleeve town with a critique of slow Pennsylvan ia avenue improvement work. It notes readers and local elites in coats on hot days, and remarks on Yale honors for two Filipinos. Also reported is Prof Watson of the University of Chicago studying two monkeys and arguing for primate reasoning after a banana provokes a stone-triggered sequence.
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Chicago News
Pennsylvania Avenue
Panama Canal Commission
Coate
Yale
Chicago
New York Times
John B Watson
University of Chicago
Gulf of Mexico
Garner
Watson
Florida
Profesor
Hiyas
Men of title who like simple life in colonies and wilds
The piece surveys aristocrats preferring rough living in Canada, Australia, or Africa. It highlights British East Africa settlers Lord and Lady Delamere, Lord Cardross, and Capt Van der Weyer, detailing family origins, bankruptcies, and eccentricities of the Buchan line and Schwarzenberg wealth, influence, and historical roles in Europe.
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Court of St. James
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Boston
Capt van der Weyer
Scots Guards
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Lorne
Joan
Scotland
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Comyn
Bruce
Alexander Stewart
Wolf of
Badenoc
Robert II
John Stewart
Adolphus Joseph of Schwarzenberg
Frauenberg
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Europe
Ida Schwarzenberg
Lari’ Schwarzenberg
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Hungary
Mendante Metternich
Ger von Koller
Kalman Hunyad
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Training Horses for War From the Circle Magazine
The Circle Magazine describes a vast wartime horse program with Germany seeking 100 000 horses for cavalry and artillery and France potentially needing 760 000. It covers costs ages 5 years old at about 20 dollars, prices up to 150 000 a year for service, and schools teaching deep river swimming and galloping while under fire. It notes trainer selection, cross country field work, and the riderless horse phenomenon at battles like Balaklava. The piece ends with a New York Sun note on diver Bill Hoar's death after a 1904 incident at the Boonton reservoir and the failed rescue due to a torn diving suit.
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France
Great Britain
South Africa
England
Balaklava
New York Sun
John M Rice
Bill Hoar
Boonton
N. J
The First Bareback Rider and Women at the Polls
A juxtaposition of women voting standards and early bareback riding history. The World notes regulations guiding voters inside booths and mentions a prior male-centric rule, while Everybody's Magazine recounts E B Washburne’s 1854 circus feat of a rider circling upright on a horse with an American flag, highlighting rapid progress in equestrian feats.
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Everybody's Magazine
E .B. Washburne
Boston
Robert Almar
Making Use of Lava Near Vesuvius New Uses for Lava
Chicago News reports residents around Vesuvius reviving lava as a practical material. In Naples and nearby areas lava fills streets, stairs, statues, and even jewelry. Guides profit by collecting coin fragments and selling lava souvenirs to visitors amid ash shores.
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Chicago News
Vesuvius
Naples
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Presa
Satirical reflections on college learning and social life. A comic list notes how people flirt on streetcars and how a man would mismanage wealth and marriage. The tone is humorous and observational about gender expectations and luck.
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New York
Let The Post Follow You Keeps Washington Readers Informed
Washingtonians planning to leave the city can arrange for The Post to follow them to any part of the country. Change of address is simple, and the paper will be delivered promptly wherever they reside. Notify the carrier or send your order directly to The Post. Telephone Main 4205.
Milk Commission Report Urges Pure Milk Safeguards in District
The milk commission urges Congress and the District to appoint inspectors at dairies and to allow exclusion of milk from uninspected sources. It calls for centralized responsibility, on‑the‑spot destruction of diseased milk, and shifts in public attitude toward higher costs for health. It also condemns the Post Office clock for mischief and urges action.
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Congress
Washington
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Commission
Post-office Department
United States
Fruits and Ferments in the Diet From Southern Farm Magazine
A historical excerpt discusses how fruits are generally wholesome yet may distress certain individuals and notes that many claimed medicinal virtues are unfounded. It highlights juices and ferments like papaw and pineapple, warns against overreliance on artificial digestive aids, and cites opinions from the Chicago Record Herald and Chicago Trade Journal.
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Southern Farm Magazine
Roosevelt and Jackson in Resemblances and Mistakes
Brom Leslie's Weekly compares Theodore Roosevelt with Andrew Jackson, noting similarities in public reaction to their mistakes. It argues Roosevelt has endured more missteps without hurting his support, unlike Jackson's blunders such as opposing the Bank and the Eaton affair, which shaped party loyalties and political fortunes.
Health department warns on lockjaw and fireworks timing
The health department issues a yearly bulletin urging precautions before the Fourth of July. Parents should seek medical attention for every wound immediately, wash wounds, keep them open to air until tetanus antitoxin is injected, and avoid delaying treatment to prevent deadly lockjaw.
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Health Department
From Uncle Remus to the Baltimore Moonlit Musings
A fragment from Uncle Remus' tale contrasts with a Baltimore Sun piece on everyday knowledge. The column quotes advice on buttoning coats, brushing hats, and paste care, then notes prophecy and a Newport incident where scissors shattered but hurt none, amid nightly lightning pranks.
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chinese News
A collection of aphorisms on wisdom and folly noting that where there is a will there is an heir and that fear and pride hinder success. It warns against borrowing from someone you argued with and mocks gossip, offering concise maxims on human behavior and relationships.
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Shere
Brazilan Magnates and Naval Ambitions Recalled in Raleigh Gossip
Jose de Sa of Bahia Brazil discusses schooling for his sons and Brazil's push to expand trade with the United States while praising Secretary Root. Other speakers at the Raleigh address naval needs, Russia’s state, and American politics with comments on Taft, Foraker, and Ohio sentiment. Separate notes cover Oklahoma crops damaged by a green fly and cotton issues amid cool weather.
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de Ba
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Newsport News Shipbuilding Company
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Peterhof
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Taft
K Watson
Genere
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