Washington Post 1908 Senate coverage and editorials
The March 5 1908 Washington Post issue discusses Senator Redfield Proctor and his political career. It comments on his education, service, and influence in committees, noting his role in agricultural and industrial legislation and the political context of his time. It also reflects on the broader state of national affairs and the Vermont Senate seat history.
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Nisarith
Baldy Smith
Alan
Edmunds
Snir Progtor
Leon
Ralais
Moor
Vale
Agni Toowti
Ion Wade
Proust
Ollean
Calico
Stace of
Vermont
Oregon senate talk sparks recall and direct election debate
The text discusses the U S Senate, political reform ideas, and the push for direct elections of Senators by the people. It mentions recall, spending limits for rich candidates, initiative and referendum, and Oregon’s role in constitutional revival. It references Theodore Roosevelt and a candidate named Ren, with notes on voters distant from the capital.
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Rod Demure
Jeo
Lin Alto
Gregon
Cook
Ren
The Great Fire Tax and Fireproof Building Debate
A lengthy discussion on American fire losses, fire department costs, and insurance impacts contrasts European practice with U S standards. The piece advocates stricter landlord accountability, fireproofing, and labeled buildings, while touching on political shifts and public safety concerns amid a turbulent era.
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F W Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
United States
Nho
Europe
Firepatrick
Parker
Sponge Women Sting Southern Beauheau Case in Rome
A fragment reports a woman associated with the Southern Beauheau case traveling to Rome and being compelled to spend time there. The odd detail leaves readers unsettled and relieved not to have visited that town.
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Nebraska Supreme Court
Rome
Young Rochester Youth Cleared of Fever Hype
An eighteen year old, Peter Burtch of Rochester, traveled from Cuba on the Niagara and arrived at quarantine with a bloomed red face. Doctors, suspecting Cuban fever, conducted a full exam but concluded he was the healthiest lad they had seen.
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New York
Peter Burtch
Rochester
Adam Burtch
Peter
Niagara
Cuba
Burtch
Increase in Gold Output and Treasury Wealth Claim
New York correspondent Maurice L Muhlemann argues gold production in 1900 could push U S bullion holdings to about ten hundred million dollars by 1910 if mining resumes in Africa. He notes Treasury vaults held around one hundred million, with broader wealth publicized in a House debate.
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Guid Carter
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America
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England
Europe
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California
Fragmented Bits of Gossip and Global Labor Debate
A collage of antiquated anecdotes spans a whist game with a German functionary, Labouchere’s card reasoning, Japanese labor politics and expulsion of cheap foreign workers, a Hong Kong dinner letter to a buyer, and Chinese poets praising wine amid opium folklore. The Sunday miscellany ties social quirks to broader labor and cultural trends.
King Manuels Curious Title and the Portuguese Mausoleums
A 1903 survey discusses Manuel II titled King of the Algarves, Portugal’s southerly province with Moorish origins, and explains the royal titulary as a historical artifact. It then explores Portugal’s morbid imperial pageantry, mummified royals kept under glass, and the royal funeral rites at Santa Cruz and other sites. It notes Inez de Castro’s posthumous queenhood, plus legends of Pedro and Isabella, and ends with reflections on Morocco’s sultan and European perspectives.
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Inez
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Camoens
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Fragmented Newarker notes on illness and curiosities
Observations on a near death illness and rapid recovery referenced to Edison era ailments. A strange frog in cement exposes moisture sealing a cement barrel. A civil war veteran George Morrison dies from necrosis after false teeth and cancer treatment. A jocular note ends with a mistaken call to an undertaker.
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St Louis Mich
Ann Arbor
War scare looms over paper promises and garden plans
A sweeping column from the Springter Republican warns of a new war scare with claims that Germany and Japan could land troops on both coasts and seize major cities within weeks. The piece questions urgency, unity, and national defense while contrasting comic verse and domestic musings on Congress and seed catalogs.
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New York
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New York Times
Japan
Pacific
Chicago
Arma
Germany
Washington
Pacific Coast
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America
Pointed Paragraphs on Money and Morality in Urban Life
Fragmented excerpts critique mohservants of wealth and thrift in Chicago politics and daily economy. It contrasts strong will with financial restraint, noting the allure of simplicity, the social envy of savings, and the satire of labor for small gains amid urban pressure.
Views of Visitors in Washington Reflect Partisan Shifts
Gen John A Wise of New York and others discuss current politics in Washington, lamenting the loss of issues and the clash of factions. Topics include Roosevelt and Bryan dynamics, English and European finance impacts, Japan China tensions, and skepticism toward the New York party scene and leadership.
Poisoning as a Fine Art in the Renaissance
A historical note on late medieval poisoning as state policy. It cites a 15th–17th century trend where governments documented secret assassinations by poison, listing conspirators in a formal record and detailing payments for eliminating emperors princes and nobles. It recounts John of Raguba offering targets and terms, with trials by council and escalating pensions and fees for various rulers, including Maximilian, the Sultan, the King of Spain, the Duke of Milan, and other dignitaries.
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The Old Soldier Vote and the 1924 GOP Field
A Chicago Tribune style analysis notes no candidate is courting GAR veterans as the Civil War generation nears obsolescence. It observes the 43-year window since the Civil War surrender, the shrinking veteran vote, and that pension legislation has largely removed pensions as campaign leverage. It concludes candidates are unlikely to stress veteran issues unless a contender shifts stance.
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