Oxford Cambridge Boat Race Report and Tariff Debate
The article recalls the Oxford crew's win over Cambridge in a lengthy boat race analysis noting the weather, course, and time of 20 minutes 14 seconds. It also surveys Democratic and Republican positions after a Massachusetts election, discussing tariff policy, party prospects, and national implications for 1912.
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Oxford
Cambridge
Pei Hatton
Trier
Trewnford
Mortlake
Mars
Momirk
Cambridge of
verLmere
Tina
Camorlige
Merchatten
England
Embride
Arog Best
Washington Post urged pens to be issued for era
Fragmented OCR text notes payments and postal handling terms for a Washington Post edition. Mentions drafts checks money orders and registered setters for express delivery to IME Washington Post Co Washington DC. References post time and distribution details with unclear context.
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Washington Post CO
Washington DC
Post Amecat
Washington, DC
Hatpin Hazard Prompts Public Debate and Reform Talk
An article argues hatpins are a danger in crowded transit and public spaces. It urges women to limit pin length, citing injuries including an eye wound, and questions vanity versus safety. The piece calls for common sense in fashion and restraint to end the nuisance.
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Chicago
Tan
The Right to Do the Right in History and War
A reflective piece argues that true success belongs to the right, citing Henry Clay and Taft themes. It contrasts Napoleon’s failure with justice, noting Saint-Cyr and Saint-Cyr’s honesty as pivotal, and ponders how justice guides leadership and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Henry Clay
Unncorn
Tus
Napoleon Bonaparte
William Howard ‘Taft
Europe
Napoleon
Juius Caesar
Holt
Hadle
Saint Gyr
Keneralg
Ulsantrous
Saint-Cor
Addie
Napolew
Dining Car Tipping Debate Across Rail Travel
A high official urges a dining car tip of about 1 percent of the bill, arguing it ensures fair pay and service quality while meals run at narrow profit margins. He dismisses moral cowardice as a source of dishonesty and suggests disciplined, respectful staff handling rather than indulgent tipping. The piece notes service aims for traveler convenience amid competition and predicts varied traveler responses and Easter season baseball chatter.
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Wallers
Ava
St Isl
Provident America questions postal savings system need
The essay argues against adopting a postal savings bank system in the United States, noting U S private savings banks are large and widely trusted. It cites world deposit figures showing private banks dominate, with high per capita deposits in the United States and low government involvement. The piece contends no government led savings program is required here.
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New York
United States Senate
House Committee
United States
Savings Bank
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Caneda
Jever Earls Atn Umes
American Bankers Association
Massachusetts election not a tariff or Democratic victory
The Boston Transcript argues the Massachusetts vote for Foss did not prove a Democratic triumph nor a tariff victory. It notes Buchanan’s defeat of Douglas affected the result, calling the election not a clear party win but a mixed outcome with Republican and Democratic influences shaping the race.
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Massachu-sat
Democratic House
Witlam
William J Bryat
Congress
Zorelen
Lome
Aii
Presilon
Taft
Offi
Massachusetts
New England
Pose
J Tivering
Mpess
Br Saw
Tresmient
Union B
Radeeyel
Sat
Democratic Party
Henry Watterson
House
Senate
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachuselts
Becaus
Scilor Post
Foss
Representative Lovering
Boston Transcript
Buchanan
Joss Buchanan
Harris
John L Bates
Pourterath
Douglas
Ian
Iis
Aly
Repub
Means
Washington
A Wonderful Railway Across South America
An article lauds a forthcoming rail line across the continent claiming it will be the most wonderful railway in the world. It describes climbs above 1260 feet, passes near the Andes, and quotes immense snow risks mitigated by snow sheds and bridges. Highlights include a spiral tunnel costing over £10000 and 113 bridges linked by solid permanent way over three miles.
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Sion Praniens
South America
Clouda St
Bernard
Buenos Aires
Argenta
Vale Paras
Chile
PasT Philosophy and Fragments on Fortune and Fear
A collection of aphoristic reflections on fear, luck, manners, and human behavior. The text notes how questions are restrained by fear, pennies and outcomes appear alike, and prosperity seduces self-perception, with social judgment on manners and family dynamics.
Queen Sophia of Sweden makes England her home
Queen Sophia of Sweden resides largely in England with a London house a Buckinghamshire estate and a Bournemouth villa. The exile label misleads as she has lived away from Sweden for over 30 years due to health, religious views and temperance work. Her influence over Sweden’s government waned as her son rose, while she pursues Salvation Army activities in exile.
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Sophia
Sweden
England
London
Buckinghamshire
Bournemonts
Kingdom
Great
Guears Regn
Norway
Duke of
Prince Bernadotte
Iiss
Elbe Munck
Bernadette
Cael
Quidh
Tauld
Bernadotte
Paniipal
Charles
Betdank
Unwarranted Change in System 1 Pension Rights for Professors
Arthur A Lovejoy in New York aimed science condemns a policy shift in Carnegie Foundation pensions from service pensions to disability pensions. He argues the change threatens academic independence and signals broader tensions within higher education, predicting wider controversy and potential turmoil for Carnegie.
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New York
Arthur A. Lovejoy
Carnegie Foundation Fund
Pritchett
Mmki
Loveyay
Carnegie
Damn Not At All Bad Verdict in Dover Office Row
A Morristown judge acquitted Surrogate David Young after a jury found his use of the phrase damn was merely an emphatic adjective. Mrs Xelle Fitzherbert had accused Young of swearing and of altering a will copy by omitting the word not.
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York
Justice of the Peace
James H Beiheim
Morristown
Damm
New Jersey
David Young
Omma
Xelle Fitzherbert
Dover
Tim
Youne
Fitzherbert
Young
Manstown
Fatzherbert
Fitshervert
Roosevelt
Poliician
Poughkeepsie
Tealers
Lecome
Congress
Amer Anic
New York State
Gaynor
New
Raupire Beate
Toner
Hs Lewdae Aly
Rougevetto
Pronouncing Tongue Twists Spark Reader Debate in New York
Kansas City professionals including doctors lawyers a teacher and a preacher joined a YMC A march in New York where one word per line on the blackboard was pronounced correctly by twelve. The average error count was eleven as authors debate the authority of pronunciation and spelling trends.
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Kansas City
Dortors
New York
Yours Men’s Christian Association
Recentis
William Henry P Pryfe
Constable Wolski Known For Strikingly Varied Face
Milwaukee constable Frank J Wolski recalls being mistaken for many nationalities on the street as locals and reporters confuse him with Irishmen and others. He laughs at the mix ups and wonders why he appears to suit so many identities.
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Dowhie
Frank J Wolski
Kotech
Europe
Milwaukee
Trade in Human Hair Across Bohemia to New York Markets
A historical report details Bohemia Moravia and Silesia hair trade with New York and Europe. It describes harvesting, sorting, bleaching, and dyeing processes, home labor by women and girls, wage ranges, net weaving, and export markets to the United States England France and Germany. It notes Chinese hair and local head hair used for nets and the variability of quality by region and prosperity.
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New York
Rvaws
The
Tribune
Pacific Coast
Austria
Brittain
Prague
Bohemia
Moravia
Silesia
Trhow-Kamenits Chotebar Chrast
Raubowrte
China
United States
England
France
Austra
Siena
Sears
Lilacs and Twilight Mystery in a Rainlit Scene
A young woman in a drenched lilac setting gazes toward a distant house under gray skies. Purple blooms bow with rain and perfume, while a stray girl near the path clutches a lilac spray, silent amid sorrow and hush.
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Gracey
Tm Columbian Magazine
Rain
Rai
Mary
Steeter
Barter of Hearts in Gunter 6 Danae tale and a baronet sale
Fragments recount a mythic barter tale with Danae and a shower of gold. The text shifts to mentions of a president in New York, a dinner honoring Herbert Parsons, and a Peace Arbitration League event, with references to a baronet and a gold delivery amid social bars.
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Leesa
Gunter
Danae
Saud
New York
American Peace Am
Deteron
Herbert Parsons
Washington
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humorous column notes a good fellow in the city often complicates home life by being disagreeable. It argues that men overestimate their virtue after folly, mocks rich men intruding into all affairs, and jokes about gender dynamics at social events. The piece closes with a comic image of theatergoers enduring loud whispered explanations.
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New York Press
St Peter
Gare
Pointed Paragraphs From Chicago News
A critique from the Chicago News argues that blaming others hampers work and progress. It contends many men disparage truth yet cannot prove it and warns against excuse making and exploiting friends.
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Chicago News
Lumber interests urge calm as Canada tariff talks loom
E P Stone of Saginaw and Charles A. White editor urge restraint in a dispatch from Raleigh. They warn a Canada tariff dispute could raise export duties on rubber and lumber, harming Northwest mills and border states. They support U S officials in seeking amiable adjustments before federal tariffs bite.
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Canada
E P Stone
Saginaw
Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association of
Bllehngan
Raleigh
State Department
Dominion
Northwest
Espera
Taft
Tam
Kwaa
Lightning Destroys Copper Ball atop First Presbyterian Church
A copper ball atop the First Presbyterian Church spire was struck by lightning on Sunday afternoon. Witnesses described a bright flash and a split ball burning away, with ashes found at the ground below. A church official verified the scorched remains and noted the ball’s rapid destruction from the storm.
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Newark
Pirst
Ry Williams
Iosey
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