House clash over Statehood bill and Senate amendments
The House leaders vow to use Statehood to pressure the Senate, criticizing its amendments to administration measures including the Statehood bill, railroad rate reform, and others. The piece argues the Senate has improved bills while the House risks denying statehood to two territories by not concurring.
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House
Senate
Congress
Hoyas
House of Representatives
Watson
The Patrol Wagon Lucille in Montgomery Police Fleet
The Mobile Register reports Montgomery police place a patrol wagon nicknamed Lucille in service. The piece notes the term Laaite as a whimsical, ice cream soda style name used for the wagon, reflecting local color in an era of municipal vehicles.
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Mobile Register
Montgomery
Alabama
American law clears a title in a Devonshire lineage case
A Minnesota common law marriage deemed valid by English courts grants Edward Devon Newman legitimacy, placing him next in line for the Newman baronetcy and Devonshire estates. The article traces Elurid Newman and his wife’s long sequence of status changes, and notes the Ponsonby family links and Irish connections through Kilkenny and Burrard.
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Edward Devon Newman
Devonshire
Robert Newman
Mamhead
Devonshire House
St- Louis
Minn
Pleasant Avenue
Mra. Newman
Asd A
JL. Newman
England
Edward Newman
London
America
Minnesota
Gorell Barnes
Alured Newman
Brighton
Edward
Newman
Alard Newman
Alured
Lord Duncannon
Bessborough
Iris House
Ponsonby
Vere Ponsonby
Royal Navy
King Wdward
Duke of
Earl
Lord Bessborough
Daniel O'Connell
Francis Burdett
Burdett Coutts
O'Connell
House of Commons
County Clare
Genoa
Dublin
Ponsonbys
Battl
Cumberland
Ireland
John Ponsonby
Commonwealth
John
Charles II
Court of St. James
The Boy and the Judge
A March magazine essay follows a Denver boy's criminal arc from a first burglary at a barber shop to repeated arrests. Judge Ben Lindsey in the newly established Juvenile Court redirects the youth with probation, transforming a problem child into a hopeful case. The piece argues for reform over punishment, noting the boy’s ongoing progress.
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Srancee Maule Byorknan
American Monthly Review of Reviews
Denver
Lindsey
Smith
Caricature of Roosevelt Exhibited by Artists
An autographed statuette titled A Presidential Vacation by Paul Nocquet was praised by Roosevelt but rejected by the Society of American Artists at its annual show opening March 17. Other Nocquet works were accepted. The piece depicts Roosevelt in hunting attire with a bear cub and a grown bear, both smiling.
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New
Roosevelt
Paul Nocquet
Society of American Artists
Nocquet
Arrival of Spring debate and ground hog editorials stir readers
A reader scolds the Post for doubting the ground hog forecasts while noting a heavy four hour snowfall and thirty nine days since the shadow sighting. Victor Smith of New York reports on a ground hog debate and a separate anecdote about theatre patrons and women viewers amid humorous observations on speeches and appetite.
Time by the Palm in Newport Maine Mystery
Walter Nason of Newport Maine reportedly can tell accurate time by simply viewing the palm of his hand. Locals who doubted the claim have observed results, and Nason cannot explain the source of his power. The piece notes disbelief turning to belief among villagers after demonstrations.
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Prom
Tharstom
Aic
Walter Nason
Newport
Her Motherly Way
A Chicago fragment notes Mrs Wrankley famed for making regular dolls of her daughters. The quirky claim states she stuffs them with breakfast food.
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Chicago
President on Coast Defenses Analysis
An editorial argues President Roosevelt’s push to arm ports with large coastal guns signals a shift in defense theory. It contrasts coastal fortifications with naval strength, noting battleships and cruisers, while citing Mahan on sea power and the role of fleets versus fortifications in national security.
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Harper's Weeky
Woodrow Wson
Princeton
WNI
Philadelphia
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Iaan
Cit. Y
London
Plymouth
England
Mahan
Ren
Senate Outlook Dims Yet Not Destined to Fail
The Philadelphia Press notes the Senate at Washington has yet to pass key measures with several bills defeated or stalled. It cites the Santo Domingo treaty, Philippine tariff, and Statehood bills as examples while arguing the outlook is hazy but not hopeless, and that Republicans can unite despite divisions. The piece also includes a satirical poem sequence about Willie and the baby.
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Webster
Clay
Everett
Committee On Agriculture
Spange
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Susan B. Anthony
Don Quixote
Cale Jwla
Erol
Chaucer
Ming Naugal
Napoleon
Macacles
Marcius
Hercules
Volumnia
Jacl
Margaret of
Bradwardine
Peverll
Cincinnati
Ifat
Ti Lz
Republlican
Congress
Mitchell
Mr. Baer
Washington
Snowden Ashford
Ile
Ashford
Jacob Ts
Jacob
Woonington
Jacob Rela
James Madisen
United States
Madison
Republican Party
District of Columbia
Victor Smith
New York
Jess
Philadelphia
Senate
Santo Domingo
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Tillman
Ito
South
D. A. Tompkins
North Carolina
Raleigh
Tompkins
Catton Mills
Charlotte
China
Europe
Tanana River
Alaska
P. J. Habberton
Seattle
Arlington
Barty
Gula
Acme New Willard
John D. Turner
Atlanta
Dr. Turner
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Australia
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Supreme Bench
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No Fathers’ Club
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Andy” Hamilton
HE. W. Rout
Texas
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Tobacco and Paper Trusts
Enos
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John Mitchell
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Japan
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Virginia
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Jerome
Columbus Dispatch
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Earl of Caithness
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North Dakota
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Howell
Livingston County
Putch
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Toronto
Canada
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William III
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Queen’s Rangers
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Baby
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