The Fire Devil and the Call for More Police
A Washington Post page railingly blames criminal negligence for fatal disasters and urges Congress to fund more police, warning that crowded buildings with narrow doors and poor exits threaten public safety. It argues for stricter enforcement and harsher penalties for builders and officials who neglect fire safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyertown
Dev
Iroquois Theater
North Collinwood
Sumas
Washington
Polls and party politics in an 1908 Washington Post page
A verbose 1908 Washington Post page fragment discusses Democratic and Republican positions, public sentiment, and electoral dynamics. It references party leaders, voters, and national political alignment as it reflects on recent elections and enduring party loyalties.
Truth and rumor swirl in Washington chatter
A Springfield paper critiques rumors that Senator Crane will back Taft for president in exchange for GOP chairmanship. It argues Washington reporters mix truth with fancy to suit readers, notes the feverish hunt for news harms accuracy, and muses on distance from the capital yielding clearer light on events. The piece also touches on other light items and international tensions between Japan and China, plus human foibles in small towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
China
United States
Germany
Japan
Kwangto
Great Britain
Springnet Repupnican
Washington
Crane
Taft
Gloria Calla
Springfeld
Prince of Monaco
Mass
Springfield
Ill
Oshkosh
Wis
Republican
London
Ontario
Bob Emilie
Origin of word quack from English slang and oblique vignettes
A collage of notes traces the word quack from early salver dealers to 17th and 18th century slang, cites Sir Edward Clarke’s definition as a boastful pretender to medicine, and sketches examples from theater, journalism, and public talk. It also includes scattered reflections on hats, unverifiable cures, and contemporary political sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward Clarke
Henley
Farmer
Wycherly
Earl of Rochester
Tower Hii
Eanpress
Boolmapo
Grand Cairo
Moroora
Fipflop
Prince of Formosa driven from Paris headline
Paris moves to expel a charming yet penniless adventurer known as the Prince of Formosa. He faced police custody after being linked to disreputable gambling houses and a lifestyle depending on luck at cards. French authorities see him as a symbol of a broader purge of foreign aristocrats in Paris.
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Paris
Marquise de Paiva
Champs Elysees
Lord Grimthorne
Prince Murat
France
England
Riviera
London
Formosa
Heriot Maitland
James Heriot Maittland
Royal Engineers
Egypt
Cairo
Monroy
State Department
Rome
Consults Heraldica
Travelers’ Club
Cercle de la Moditerranee
Nice
Lord Grimthorpe
Prince d’Essling
Cercle de la Mediterranee
de Formosa
Prince d'Esslin
Paria
Cercle de la Mediteranee
Interior
Sisiatro
Ee Jatier
Europe
Wing
United States
New York Thugs and the Death Penalty Debate
A Brooklyn Eagle column urges vigilantism against killers on the river front. It denounces criminals who murder for six dollars, calls for the electric chair, and advocates arming homeowners to shoot intruders on sight, arguing mercy toward burglars is misplaced.
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Judas Chambers
Brooklyn Eagle
River Front
Bingham
New York
Local Lyceum Show Draws Front Row Fuss
In a South Lyceum town an entertainment bill featured a magician. An older colored woman tried to sit in the front row reserved for colored folks. The magician read news through a red flannel and then through doubled flannel while the woman squirmed. She warned others she must leave, claiming the outfit was not suitable for a respectable colored lady.
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Municra
Swing South
Lyceum
Lyceumite
Magican
Hearst as National Figure and Betting Evil Debate
The New York Son notes Hearst as a growing national figure drawing favorable attention for denouncing gambling as criminal and un American while praising Supreme Court decisions and opposing privilege. It suggests Hearst may influence Denver with Bryan and questions his character against conservative constitutional ideas. The New York Press discusses the betting evil and its two outcomes, elation when winning and ruinous despair when losing, affecting the gambler and family.
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New York
Mr. Hearst
Boreatting
Supreme Court
Denver
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
New England Urges Vice Presidential Bid from Guild and Region
The Boston Globe argues New England should supply the next vice president if New York and Indian factions fault the parties. It cites Gov. Guild of Massachusetts as a strong Republican option and notes New England’s historical underrepresentation in the vice presidency. Electoral weight and regional sentiment are highlighted as factors.
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Boston Globe
New York
New England
Massachusetts
Gov. Guild
John Adams
Quincey
Mass
Elbridge Gerry
Marblehead
Hannibal Hamlin
Paris
Henry Wilson
Farmington N. H
Franklin Pierce
Chester A. Arthur
Fairfield
Despised Needful and Sign of Spring in Old Columns
A set of humorous and opinion notes from old papers features verses on money’s pull and moral vanity, then a light Chicago Herald spring sketch about father’s trout gear and seasonal signs, followed by a brokered joke about a rich patient and a doctor’s fee pattern over years.
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Father
Mather
St Andrew Seeks Recovery After Van Wert Incident
Stinemets urged Andrew McGowen Friday as he rests easier now. Reflections of a bachelor and NY pros bits appear, including lines about love letters and debt, with commentary on relationships and high ideals.
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Andrew
van Wert Qhia
Vruemen Stinemets
Andrew McGowen
New York
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
Help theater along by giving him the pled hand as women assert influence. A pointed discussion notes how power shifts from man to woman and urges supportive action in the arts scene.
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The
Chicago News
Very Large Lemons and a Century of Patience
A quirky note from a bygone issue about an Irishman who watched the Tay Orea caw and a grocery store display of extraordinarily large grapefruits. The piece pegs the man’s fifty second birthday and mocks credite struggles while preserving a playful tone about fruit and fame.
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Kidnespolis
Elty
Yale Men and Taft A Yale View On Taft Support
Washington discussions in Chicago and Washington relate Yale alumni to Taft as a potential GOP nominee. The piece notes War Secretary Taft’s popularity among Yale classmates and contrasts loyalty to school with party aims, while acknowledging Yale men’s diverse political leanings and lasting reputations formed by college days.
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Washington
Chicago
Yale
William Howard Taft
Harvard
Princeton
Taft
New Haven
Achoo
War Department
Mfe
Army
Navy
Naval
Military Academy
French Scholar Praises American Energy Across U S
M Louis Madella, French scholar and lecturer for Alliance Francaise, departs for home after a five month tour of America. He praises American energy, cites sixty lectures including Napoleon as a type, and notes impressions from West Point, Wellesley, Smith, San Francisco, and Port Arthur. He foresees a distant future for conflict and lauds the dispatch of the Pacific squadron.
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New York Herald
M Louis Madella
Society of Historical Research
Savoie
America
Alliance Francaise
M. Madelin
M Madelin
Napoleon
Roosevelt
West Point
Wellesley
Smith Colleges
San Francisco
Washington
Pacific
Port Arthur
Sam
San Francisco Bay
New Jersey and California Roles in Republican Convention
Gen. Stewart L. Woodford at the New Ward declines to discuss politics while Peter Shields of Cane May outlines New Jersey’s likely, uninstructed delegates to Chicago. He and others espouse Roosevelt or Knox taft prospects, tariff as a campaign issue, and predict a vigorous convention fight with Davis brothers noted as influential in West Virginia and California factions.
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Stewart L. Woodford
Spain
Sovernor
New York
Hughes League
New Ward
Woodford
Gov
Hughes
New Jersey
Chicago
Peter Shields
Cane May
New Willard
Ger Fort
Gay. Fort
Knox
Taft
New Jerse
Mr Shields
Roosevelt
Tait
Hansvelt
Smelds
Dave Baird
Saint
Jersey
Nan Tin
Theodore Roosevelt
California
W. F Herrin
Lemper
Perkins
Gtheot
Porclar
Senate
T B. Davie
Keiser W. We
Gard
D &S
Taftani Pryan
Days
West Virginia
Bryan
Commeh
Dawcon
America
Leon Album
Athuama
Raleigh
France
Republic
Russia
United States
San Francisco
Brouler
Wavis
The Door to Your Town Through a Viaduct View
A reflection on how a traveler’s impression of a town changes when arriving via a well lighted viaduct rather than through shabby rail yards. It contrasts dumps and dingy backyards with blossoming plants and green plots filling every available space.
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Washington Post
Wylvaptt Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Congress
Garrier
Alexandria
Danly
Taly
Statis
Calimbia
Barkinek
Ford
Capva
Distran
Arity
San Franca
SLO
Ihree Ag
Tala
Vermont
Solomon Foot
George ©. Ramunds
Rom
Redfield Proctor
Jacob Collomer
Luke PB. Poland
Justin S. Morrill
William P. Dillingham
Kentucky
Justin
Morrill
Wiliam R. Alison
Joha Sherman
Gladstone Wae
House of Commons
Charles James Gx
Commons
Pitt
House of Congress
Burke
Bristol
Commmons
Conkling
Thurman
Carlisle
Los Angeles
Miss Mitten
Dratta
Washington Post CO
Washington, D.C
Paul 7
Paul Block
Verge
Wwe
Polatic
Wisy
Niicania
Roarmy
Berrow
Hielming Siggak
Victor Coneresses
Po Demaisey
Xdial
Oren Cone
Osain Helmingly
Hipsat Vie Pedeval
Marao
Yalu
Kwangto Amber
Kansas
Hla
Baltimore American
Shippy
Pennsylvania
Mr. Maxim
Sryan
Hargis
George
New York World
Albert Cheeter
Oak Street
Naumack
Sonny
Station House
Lieut. McCarthy
Museum of Anatomy
Bellevue
Boston Transcript
Santiago
Cervera
Com. Sims
Prince OF
Lord Curzon
Persia
Rusa
Marquise Or Fontenor
Brentwood Company
Gould
Wanner
Billy
Nashville
Chicago Recorr-Herald
Fether
New York Press
Great Tobacco Company
Dolor
Upper East Side
American Energy
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