Gravity versus gayety in political success
The article argues humor aids or hinders political success, citing Beaconsfield Gladstone and peers like Marlborough Peterborough Pitt Sheridan Reed McKinley Knott and Proctor Knott. It contrasts grave wit and intellectual brilliance, noting notable figures’ careers and speeches across Britain and America.
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Gravity
Tan Maclaren
Beaconsfield
Gladstone
Disraeli
England
Beacons- Hela
Marlborough
Peterborough
Jan Maclaren
Blenheim
Barcelona
Pitt
Sheridan
Thomas B Reed
William McKinley
Reed
McKinley
Swift
Proctor Knott
Congress
Hila
Jeremiah
Duluth
London
Paris
Rome
Constantinople
Calcutta
The Stility of Beauty and Utility in Public Works
The Boston Herald argues whether Great Dam projects justify destroying historic sites like Philae. It favors beauty and utility coexisting, praising parks and trees as profitable, while noting vandals threaten natural wonders and that preserving beauty often benefits mind and body.
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Boston Herald
Herald
Assuan
Egypt
Umea
Philae
Greece
Rome
Thomas Circle
Trashington
New York
New Jersey
Hudson
Niagara Falla
Debate Over Direct Senator Election Spurs Reform Calls
The piece surveys the push for direct election of U S Senators, noting Illinois and other states considering amendments and predicting likely passage. It discusses constitutional routes, party dynamics, and how a constitutional convention could broaden proposals beyond direct election, with political commentary on Cortelyou and New England sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finois
Congress
United States
Illnois
Senate
Chicago Record-Herald
Tilindz Ig
Changeable Man and Musings on Art and Love
A jumble of items: a humorous tale of a man altering attire to woo a lover, then a London lecture on music and imperialism arguing Beethoven’s limits and Wagner’s drama. Brief notes recount flood antics in Pittsburg and a New York burglary of a 700 pound safe, plus social commentary on wealth, hats, and weddings.
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Biill Helch
London
Germany
England
Beethoven
Tme
Wagner
New York Times
Henry Segel
Victor Fisher
Union Corners
Betwee Mount Vernon
Tuckahoe
Boniface Fisher
Ethiopian Commerce and the Skinnerian Trade Vision
The article praises Robert P. Skinner for shaping US Ethiopia trade under a 190 treaty with MeneHik II. It notes slow growth due to Abyssinia’s lack of roads and purchasing power, reliance on peddlers, occasional droughts, and political delays hindering a railroad. American producers favor established trading partners.
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Ethiopia
Skinner
Consul Skinner
Africa
Post Skinter
United States
Robert P. Skinner
Mr. Skinner
Abyssinia
New York
Foreign Titles in Great Britain and Irish Links Revealed
A long survey traces American Isaac Hell's engagement to the Duc de Stacpoole daughter and the Bells of New York. It outlines Stacpoole and allied families in Galway and Meath, their Paris ties, and the nonrecognition of foreign titles in Britain. It notes Selkirk and Hamilton heirs, Lady Selkirk’s Berkeley Square house, and Lady Burdett-Coutts’s will linking church endowments to state status, with a digression on archbishops and colonial sees.
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Issac Hell
Duc de Stacponle
Galway Hunt
Ireland
Isaac Bell
United States
Netherlands
Jeanette Hennett
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Edinburgh
New York
Matts
Barclays
Remeens
Vanderpilte
Gertruda Stacpoole
Countess
Duc de Stacpoole
Galway
Meath
George Stacpoole
Violet Hill
County Dublin
Grosvenor Place
London
Count de Provence
England
Louis Xvit
Paris
Richard
Rome
Leo XI
Gregory XVI
George
Pive IX
Eternel
Order of Christ
Leo XIII
County
Gelwey
Zouche
Duke of Stacpoole
Great Britain
Hornyold
Re Salis
Bentincks
Selkirk
Frank Barr
Isaac
Lord Selkirk
Duke of Hamilton
Marquis of Douglas
WiLiam Douglas
Anne
Duchess of Hamilton
James Hamilton
Spain
Earldom of
Earl of Selkirk
Great Sea of Scotland
Berkeley Square
Lady Selkirk
Lady Burdett-Coutts
Church of Ringland
United Kingdom
Church of England
Church of Haglang
Caps Town
Bannes
Durdett-Coutts
Baronese
South America
J. W. Davies
Arlington
Davies
Root
Orient
Far East
Parama
Cuba's Rew Fever Germ Gaining Attention In Havana
The New York Herald reports typhoid like illness in Havana showing cerebral complications and high fatality. Investigations focus on dairy supplies, butter, lettuce, and the milk industry. Officials acknowledge pervasive unsanitary milking and processing conditions with few sterilizing machines.
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New York Herald
Ito
Helen Caldwell
Denmark
Havana
Cuba
Havens
Cubs
Saddened by Death of Mascot Billy the Goat
A Philadelphia newspaper reports the death of Billy the goat mascot of the Denver US cruiser squadron. The animal died aboard the ship after a brief illness, prompting a funeral with twenty crew members present. The goat had attended games, wore a gold collar, and was fed delicacies during shore leaves. A black coffin and wooden cross mark the burial at sea-side grave site.
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Philadelphia
Billy
Snelgrove
Church of England
Lewis
Buly
Denver
Sunflower Sun as Fever Remedy in Quinine Substitute
An eminent Spanish professor cites sunflowers as a febrifuge usable as a quinine substitute. Historical notes include Moncorvo’s Paris report and Russian experiments with coloring matter from sunflower leaves. In tests with 100 children aged one month to twelve years, results matched quinine in speed of cure.
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New York
Syic
Moncorvo
Therapeutical Society of Paris
Peru
Mexco
Wrestler Miss Imes Tops Father In Bout Fractures Reported
William H. Imes of 4414 Vincennes Avenue and his daughter Miss Jona Imes staged a friendly catch‑as‑catch‑can wrestling match. The daughter, former Rensselaer College basketball star, pinned her father, injuring his knee and leg. He lies in Mercy Hospital with a split kneecap and other injuries. recovery expected.
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Chicago
Wapchem
The
New York Herald
William H. Imea
Vincennes Avenue
Mercy ‘Hospital
Jona
Rensselaer (Ind
Imes
Neleon
Maxim fuse could increase war lethality say New York World
The New York World quotes inventor Hudson Maxim describing a safety detonating fuse for high explosive projectiles. He says the device delays explosion until after armor penetration, maximizing interior damage and giving the navy an advantage. Tests at Indian Head reportedly demonstrate potential effectiveness against battleship armor.
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New York World
Hudson Maxia
Indian Head
Potomac River
Washington
United States
Proving Ground
Maine
Mr. Maxim
Impartial Mr Roosevelt and Pencils in a Patchwork Span
The Kanesa City Times records Roosevelt taking no side in the nomination, urging support for any good Republican and stressing voters should pick their own candidate. It also surveys Cedar Wood pencils, noting cedar supply strain and high yearly usage. A wildcat chase ends with a deer dying in a hen shack and a New Gricams Times Democrat note on a Chicago woman’s hat dispute.
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Alaska
F C Miles
Montana
Miles
Arlington
Charles
United States
Ralph Voorhees
West Herkshire, VI
Metropolitan Hotel
Tve
Owor
Voorhees
Vermont
Washington
Frank H. Higgins
Dallas
Tex
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A fragmentary column from Chicago News riffs on social morals and human foibles. It critiques credit at wrong times, religious sentiment, risk and prosperity, and the reliance on luck while cautioning about public reform and foolish trust.
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Chicago News
Coffee and tea views mix in hotel lobby talk
In the New Wilard lobby G R Larkin of Toronto discusses coffee as America's national drink while tea remains favored in Britain and Canada. He notes tea costs, methods, and Summerville tea gardens with labor concerns limiting production and prices.
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United States
G. R. Larkin
Toronto
Canada
New Willard
Larkin
Ceylon
India
Summervills
NSC
Great Britain
Germany
France
Austin
States
England
Australia
China
Aes
Summerville
Larkins
Lerkin
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Alesandoia
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PIX
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New England
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Cortelyou
Press of
Secretary of the Treasury
Beaton
George B. Cortelyou
Green Mountain Boys
Whits House
Mince Pie
Mince
White House
Post Office Department
Atlanta Constitution
Herriman
Rockefeller
Desima
Richard Mansfeld
Syracuse
eThey
Canal
Panama
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Jing
Commodore Barry
Hobson
Dees
Kansas City Journal
Col Bryan Ea
Trama
Delaware and
Georgia
Perking
Douma
Texas
Burton
Louisville Post
Kentucky
Colum
Buffalo
City Hall
Ong Eng
Harvard
Belmont Park
Circus
Colosseum
Madison Square Garden
Proparion
Pompeii
Troy
Madison Square
St. Augustine
Barnum
Man
Pittsburg
Pita
North America
William Holgar
Groveton
Charles HE. Fite
Glenfield
Fite
Walter Mucke
Aarquise DE Fontenoy
Toland
Atlanta
Maxim
MR Roosevelt
Kanesa City
Roosevelt
Taft
Bulletin Agricutural Department
Waterbury
Bristols Woods
Prospect
Edson
New Gricams Times
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