Public notices and debates echo through a crowded Washington Post
The page surveys legal notices and public affairs with wide ranging columns on politics, oratory, and social topics. It references Congress members such as McLaurin, Harrison, and Bryan, along with observers of public life, mothers congresses, and editorial takes on Hitchcock.
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Lan
Bern
Fresahel
America
Migsty Webster
Clayde
Washington
Alhound
Wenry
Tinton
Gramme
Lord Breckinridge
Poe
Tos
Padead
Tor Tients
Grim Boiler Explosions Record From Hartford Times
The Hartford Times reports grim nationwide boiler explosion stats from The Locomotive showing 471 to 197 incidents in the United States and nearby Canada and Mexico. Over a year more than two boilers blew up daily, with 300 patients filed and 420 treated by doctors, and February the peak month.
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Hartford Times
United States
Canada
Mexico
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspectiony and Insurance Company
New York Births Versus Deaths Reach Big City Growth
New York City statistics show births at one every three and a half minutes and deaths every five minutes seventeen seconds. The city would grow significantly even without immigration, with consumption as the leading cause of death and Brookyn leading smallpox fatalities. A table by boroughs outlines births and deaths, noting potential population rise if trends persist for a decade.
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New York American
New York City
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklen
Queens
Richmond
New York
Rivers de Dive
Motora
Remarkable Seven-Year-Old Yale Exam Passer and Aged Politician
A Connecticut report recalls John Trumbull born in 19 who passed Yale exams at age seven and entered at thirteen, later living to eighty one and noted for scholarly impact. The piece also discusses a law-abiding saloon-keeper in the Northeast Virginian Pied Brooklyn and broader reform sentiment.
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Connecticut
Waterbury
Yale
John Trumbull
Atention
Brooklyn
Dr Long Quidone at Last
Fragmentary excerpt describes a deep sea fish with a globular electric light at the mouth, powered by a cord from the head. The light supposedly illuminates the depths to attract small fishes, leading them toward the larger creature for a feast. The passage notes the ease of a substantial meal for the holder.
Log statistics mock a canal digging challenge
A fragment from the New Haven Journal Courier quotes a Marion Record statistician joking that Kansas logs could dig the Panama Canal in two and a half feet if combined. A contested overheard remark in a restricted apartment house involves children and a misheard Mormon query about ambiguous marriage.
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New Haven Journal Courier
Marion
Cans
Kansas
Panama Canal
Missouri
Bourbon Prince Wot in America
A Philadelphia observer exposes a man claiming to be Prince Charles de Bourbon as a would be Bulgarian throne claimant. The piece distinguishes him from authentic Bourbon princes and notes legal and diplomatic scrutiny alongside Spain's Alfonso XIII era measures on dueling, art export, and expulsion of anarchists.
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Philadelphia
Prince Charles de Bourdop
Prince Ferdinand
Parma Bourbons
Francis Joseph
Mr. Conger
China
Europe
Portuge
Iquiries
Prince Charles of Bourbon
Prince Charles
Bourbon
Madison Avenue
Conger
Archduke Albert
Austria
Bulgaria
Frances Charles of
Hourbon
Don Carlos
Spain
Loredan
Venice
Bertha Rohan
Duke of Orleans
Wood Norton
Madrid
Alfonso
Egypt
Naples
Caserta
Charles
Parma
Duke of Parma
House of Bourton
Charles of Bourbone
Carlos
Don Alfonso
House of Bourbon
Prince I
Alfonso of Spal
Merry del Val
Vatican
Tfingiers
Italy
Holy See
Africa
Reading Room in Family Tomb Sparks Curiosity at Estate
In Kittery Harriton J Phiterick has fitted up a reading room in the tomb of his ancestors on the lawn of his colonial estate. The setup includes magazines, an armchair, flowers, book cases, a couch, rugs, and a reading lamp, creating a curious domestic display amid the tomb.
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Kittery
New York Tribune
Harriton J Phiterick
Timothy Woodruff repeatedly mentioned for New York offices
Saturday Events Post notes Timothy L Woodruff is repeatedly named for every New York political post and even national roles. He has only minor rewards for widespread name cultivation, serving briefly as lieutenant governor while often being linked to future offices and presidential hopes.
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Timothy L. Woodruff
New York State
New York
Tims
Woodruff
Brooklyn Bridge
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Timothy L Woodruff
Taft
Tim
Strength of Man Hindoo Coolies feats in the Far East
A Baltimore American synopsis reports on heav y lifting by Hindoo coolies during a Tibetan expedition. Average loads run eighty to ninety pounds with some carrying much more. The piece contrasts this with English unions restricting loads to fourteen pounds, prompting questions about civilization and individual progress. It also mentions a street motor poker game, a child injury tale, andWisconsin Taft sentiment favoring Roosevelt.
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Hindoo
Far East
Baltimore
Mr Bengon
London Times
Younghusband
Tibet
Bome
America
Rottenbdiller
Budapest
Rottendiller
Hungary
Rettenbiter
Germany
Particaars
Frankfort
Rettentitter
Mothers Congress
Grant relative touted as postmistress of St Albans WV
A Caswell Hotel guest cites Mrs Baldwin, daughter of William Grant, brother of General Ulysses Grant, as long serving postmistress of St Albans in Kanawha County. After community protest, a congressman proposed replacing her with a man active in campaigns, but the plan was abandoned and she is likely to keep the office for life.
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Hia
Gould
Wartimore
U S Grant
St Atbansa Uttle
Kanawha County
W Va
Joseph Thurmond
Caswell Hotel
Baldwin
Wham Grant
Genoise
Bringing Back to Life and a Failing Revival Tale
A compilation of sensational notes on revived persons from New York World reports. It recounts a Versailles girl said to revive after apparent death via rhythmic electrification and hypnotism, followed by a morphine overdose. Other cases include Miss Ida Sharp’s heaven visit triggered by electricity and Mrs Christina Hirt’s fright waking her at embalming.
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New York
Paris
Versailles
Ida Sharp
Stockton
Heaven
Christina Hirt
St Louis
Bill's Bad End From West to Congress News
A St Louis reader laments his son Billy who left for the West against parental counsel. Letters describe a drifting road, a troubling end, and the boy’s sudden disappearance. The father reveals Billy has been sent to Congress but offers no details on the charge or purpose.
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St Louis Post Dispatch
Billy
Denver
Congress
Pointed Paragrap hs From the Chicago Nema Talent
A fragmentary set of aphoristic lines from a Chicago source contrasts appearance and virtue and mocks press agents and male foolishness. It notes womens independence and cautions against deceit. tone is cynical andjuxtapositional with social commentary.
Chicago Mayor Busse visits Washington amid political chatter
Chicago Mayor Fred A Busse arrived in Washington for rest and to address rumors of anarchist threats. He downplayed danger, backed police lead Chief Shippy, and spoke on Sunday saloon closing, endorsing a public vote while noting the old 1845 law remains obsolete. He signaled support for Cannon if possible and discussed Taft, Roosevelt, and national party dynamics with reporters and foreign observers.
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Fon
Anselm
Joseph Melaurin
Monalssigel
Lachy
Harrison
Brositat
Arfml
Rousewate
Hee
Amitat
Cleveland van Reap
Civis
Mathvely Democratic
Roosevelt
Eatangel
Tiemocracy
Harris
al Polly
Bryan Les
Watinat Urcyer
Cleveland
Ben Harel
Aly Istrath
Rose
Taft
Wisconsin
Roosevelt Taft
Fred A. Busse
Chicago Toland and Jolly
Washington
Busse
Aittle
Chicago
Shippy
Busss
Yates
Deneen
Major
Hopkins
Timolata
Cornon
Mert
Uncle Joe
Eernest
Cannon
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