Compressed Misinformation and Monroe Doctrine Debates
The piece analyzes a New York Tribune claim about Cuba and Isle of Pines and defends US stance and treaty language. It also discusses Canada’s view on the Monroe doctrine, Canadian defense, and Sir Frederick Borden’s position. It critiques Gen Keifer's congressional representation theory and speculates on Thomas Benton’s potential presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Toronto Mail
Kropie
Ing
Frederick Borden
Laurier
Empire
United States
Toronto
Sir Frederick
Mall
Danby
Charles II
France
Sir Frederick Borden
South African
Britain
Fredrick
Pire
Great Britain
Pole
Ground Hog Folly And Weather Bets In The News
A reader letter discusses the Ground Hog forecast and its six week weather rule, noting recent mild, sunny days vs lingering gloom. It defends journalistic independence on weather superstition and mocks ribald mail over ground hogs and frontier carnivore tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Kingdom
Jimpaon
Pisen
Hanks
Wilson
Howling Frontier
Excessive Railroad Rate for Mails Criticized
The piece denounces excessive railroad mail pay as a government drain and calls for a straightforward reduction. It argues Congress has power to curb abuses, notes past horizontal cuts, and urges a 10 percent rate cut to realign railroad charges with public interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
House Committee On
Administration deadlock in Fifty ninth Congress debate
A condensed survey of political clashes in the Fifty-ninth Congress. The Santo Domingo treaty, the Philippine tariff, and statehood for Arizona and New Mexico are cited as defeated measures. Key figures include Salley Batley Williams and Foraker, with discussion of tariff reform versus anti monopoly policy and the influence of Roosevelt era politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Arizona
New Mexico
Joseph W. Salley
Alviduel
Batley
Foraker
Thia
Wulliama
Williams
Ballay
Democratic Party
Congress
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
Fragmentary OCR notes outline reflections on courtship and marriage with scattered phrases about reactions to proposing, the idea of losing a wife, and women in crying scenes, all described in a rough, imperfect transcription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Intrigue Surrounds Townshend Marriage and Mental State
Recounted in court proceedings in London, the case centers on Lord Townshend’s alleged insanity and the savvy maneuvering of his wife Beem Townshend and her father Thomas Sutherst. The article details mortgages, entailed estates, and the influence of Rev. Robins, with colorful background on the Townshend family and past scandals involving the Dowager Marchioness and the marquis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Townshend
Inaue
Thomas Sutherst
Sutherst
Marquis Townshend
Dublin
Privy Council
Kingdom of Ireland
Caligula
Eternal City
Ruthers
Loral Townshend
London
Thoras Suthorst
Callas
Princess Royal
Duchess of Fife
Marquis
Beem
Geoffrey Robins
Lord Townanend
Mr. Robins
Townshend
Robing
Iewal
Robins
Lady Townshend
Marauis
Imsane
Marchioness
King Williams TV
Jordan
Piccadilly
Marquise
DH Fontenot
A Perfect Man and Other Verses Sent For Mrs Henderson
A collection of verses praises a husband elected speaker of the house, with lines on his strength and gentleness. The piece moves to a humorous exchange about children and a note from various papers. An added anecdote mocks paternal guidance versus cigarette laws in Britain and an old hunter’s remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta A. Henderson
Chicago
Scott
Mrs
President Roosevelt confronts foes in bold diplomacy sparks
A critical piece critiques President Roosevelt for bold unguarded remarks on Japan and Russia, warning that his straight from the shoulder style unsettles diplomacy. It cites a naval general order quoted from Admiral Toro and notes warnings about imaginary Dutch estates and consular reports from The Hague.
Mixed Wives in a New England Burial Mixup
In Harper's Weekly an early 1900s tale recounts Mr. Church who lost four wives buried in one lot. To rebury he moved remains himself but bones mixed. He sourced new headstones inscribed with humorous, haunting lines about Emily, Hannah, Mary, and Matilda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Weekly
Old
New England
Church
Demand Congress Abolish Free Seed Graft, Press Admonishes
The Philadelphia Press calls for abolition of the free seed appropriation in the Agriculture bill. It argues the program is a demoralizing, class-based graft that has persisted despite protests and misgovernment, urging the House to cut the $250,000 allocation and end the scandalous distribution of seeds to favored constituents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Patladelphia Press
House Committee On Appropriations
Agricultures Bil
House
Thes
Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau Changes Monthly Bulletin Focus
The Weather Bureau announced future bulletins will cover only prior month weather. Previously the bulletins included crop conditions and farm work status by state. Now crop reports will be issued by the Division of Statistics under the Agriculture Secretary with limited bureau cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Division of Statistics
Div Nm O
Statiatican
Secretary of Agriculture
Standard accuses rival over anti-discrimination law
Topeka Kansas March Earl Evans attorney for the Standard Oil Company in Kansas told Gov Hoch and Attorney General Coleman that the National Oil Company, their main Kan sas rival, sold coal oil to the State penitentiary at 8 12 cents a gallon while charging other customers a higher rate. He says Kansas officials know this and calls it a violation of the anti discrimination law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka, Kens
Earl Evans
Standard Oil Company
Kansas
Hoch
Attoney
C. C. Coleman
National Oil Company
Standard
Kanags
Evans
State Penitentiary
Sai
Mark Confederate Graves Headed for Presidential Appointment
Gen Charles M Shelly of Birmingham Alabama has been named to be a commissioner to mark Confederate soldiers who died in Federal prisons during the Civil War. Senators Pettus and Reps Underwood and Taylor recommended him for his service and honors. President Roosevelt favors an exposition proposal by Peter De B Rossi for a California exhibit at Milan Italy to celebrate the Simplon Tunnel link to Switzerland. Congress must decide. The President also declined to attend Wheeler memorial exercises in Atlanta due to pressing duties at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Cuba
Isle of Pines
Tribune
United States
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Root
Leonard Wood
Congress
Wood
Cines
Secretar
Isle of Finer
Guta
Wer
Isle of Piney
Republic of Cuba
Isle of Pinen
United Sates
Kelfer
J. Warren Keifer
Morth
New Fingland
Herschell M. Hoge
Colorado
Cyrus A. Sulloway
New Hampshire
Phug
New
Keifer
Vermont
Montana
Kansas
Campbell
Tom Reed
Amos Allen
Maine
Oregon
Gen. Kelfer
National House
Springield
Tckel
Champ Clark
Clark
Jefferson
Jackson
Tuden
Thomas H. Henton le
Benton
Taylor
Monterey
Buena Vista
New York
van Buren
Free Soil
Alabama
Mieslastppi
Virginia
Cass
Mississippi
South Carolina
Calhoun
Beech
House of Representatives
Bailey
Roosevelt
Senate
Bia
Lnw
Property Inn
Bryan
Tuman
Batley
Whey
Dolliver
Cullom
Aldrich
John Sharp Williams
Iowa
TomJohnison
Cox
Commercity
Hoosevelt
Precedenta
United
White House
Taft
Toro
United Squadron
Fogo
Japan
Russia
Saujore
Russie
Washington
Charles M. Shellay
Birmingham
Ala
Pettus
Underwood and Taylor
Shelly
Peter de B. Rossi
San Francisco
California
Milan
Italy
Flint
Simplon
Switzerland
Alps
Atlanta
Charles Edward Hellier
Boston
New Willard
Henry Cabot Lodge
Williams
Howard Mannington
Urbana
Onio
Ohio
Mannington
Columbus
Forzke
Pearce
M.kintey-Hanna-Dick
Carnegie offers ten thousand for Wesleyan building
Nebraska Wesleyan University near Lincoln reports a conditional gift from Andrew Carnegie of 10000 toward the 28000 needed to complete the C. C. White Memorial Building. The donor’s condition requires the public to raise the remaining funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Nevt
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln
Andrew Carnegie
C. White
Carnegie
Spelling Reform Debate Moves From Pedantry to Change
The New York Wast discusses Dr. Benjamin Andrews and the National Educational Association pushing spelling reforms. They favor simplifying twelve words and adopting variants like pimneys for business and thro for through, arguing a smaller change could redefine a vast 300000 word vocabulary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Addison
Will Honeycomb
Benjamin Andrews
Department of Superintendents
National Educational Association
Josh Billngs
Noah Webster
Andrew
Macaulay
Notable Public Figures Facet in Hotel Lobbies
In hotel lobbies, prominent figures from the North and South reflect on Lodge and Williams, praising intellect and public leadership. Anecdotes recount social gambling scenes in Hot Springs and Oklahoma roving coyotes, with colorful local color and political chatter amid early 20th century leisure scenes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Washington Post
Pennsylvania Avene
Alexandria
Washington Post Co
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Vanderbilt Building
Paul
Plock
Chicago Gage
Paul Bloch
John Marshall
Tate
Philippine Commission
Col
Democratic Congressional Committee
Houston
Tex
Patrick Cage
M. Loubet
State Department
Igeard
Reat
Peoria
Ill
Gen. Grosvenor
Statistician
Putnam
Bradlee Strong
Shanghai
May Yohe
May
Plaster of Faria
Tilman
New York Herald
Mia Yerkes-Mizner
Altoona
Redator la Follette
Maj. Gillette
Philadelphia
Miss Ascumi
Roxie
Misa Knox
Miss Ascum
Miss Knox
Tria
Philadelphia Record
Yulla O2unico
Man
Margaret Sullivan Burke
Biethaus
Indiana
Dayton
Aters
Togo
Holland
Hagie
Halland
Anneke-Jans
Meteger
Edward Downes
Amsterdam
Bank of Holland
Mark
Charles M. Shelly
Dan Waggoner
Oklahoma
W. E. Halarll
Vinita
Ind
Ter
Raleigh
Hot Springs
Ark
David Quiller
St. Louis
Arlington
Indian Territory
Jet
Acarcely
W. C. Hoyt
T. Louis
Germany
England
Tater Fund
Haf
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!