Washington Post 1908 Long Article Fragments Pelting US News
A dense OCR fragment from The Washington Post includes notices about subscription terms, office locations in New York and Chicago, and scattered historical commentary on politics, industry, and public affairs. It mentions the Hudson tunnel cost, Napoleon, railroads, corsets, and political figures, with varied nation-wide references and incomplete sentences.
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Post Office
Washington Post CO
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New York
Flatiron
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Chicago
Hartt Et Bliging Pals
Ancient Indian Order The Wood Face Rites Among Seneca Tribe
Remnant of New England tribe in Oklahoma reports a secret Seneca group called The Wood Face. Masks carved of wood painted red and black with silver eyes and horsehair dance with turtle shell rattles to drive out evil spirits from sick people. The ritual, performed across generations, is tightly guarded like Masonry and claimed to offer spiritual benefits.
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New England
Kansas City Times
Bryan as a Humorist in Early Political Gaffes
A Minneapolis Journal summary recalls public misreadings of William Jennings Bryan. Reporters report his public persona shifted from gloom to humor, noting episodes from 1896 to 1900 where his statements were misinterpreted or ridiculed as policy proposals, with observers debating whether Bryan was serious or joking.
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Minneapolis Journal
New York
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Philippines
Europe
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Moses
Ornithological Weddings and Notable Local Marriages
A whimsical report details two avian themed weddings at Westchaster in which Mr Bad Jed Moss and Mr Wien wed their brides, plus a ceremony featuring Mr Crowe and Miss Crome as the Fe Caton Peacock couple. Additional notes cover a 19th century census curiosity in Saxon records and political chatter on Johnson’s Minnesota appeal.
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John Crow
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Family Secrets in Royal Library at Windsor Revealed
King Edward requests a full card index and recataloguing of Windsor’s royal library to protect its privacy and archives. Fortescue, now royal librarian, uncovers notable items including Victoria era correspondence and a renowned French translation linked to Jacques Armagnac, with restoration of pages long missing.
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Man's burial a sequel to shipwreck death in open boat
Jean de Dios Tejada, a New Jersey based inventor and engineer, died at East Orange home. He requested his ashes be incinerated with an old storm overcoat and cast into the Atlantic, honoring his wife and four children who perished after a 12 year voyage ended in disaster. Funeral services were held yesterday. the cremation followed at the local facility. Tejada, who worked on the Panama Canal project, invented devices for nitroglycerin and acetylene gas manufacture and won a Paris Academy gold medal.
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Washingtons New Station in Congress Row
The Washington new central station sparks a heated Congress debate over universal streetcar transfers. Proponents say transfers burden travelers across the city while opponents insist the focus is on central access and affordable egress from the station.
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New York Sun
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Midgets Seek Civil Union In Brooklyn Marriage Bureau
A Brooklyn marriage clerk scene unfolds as a man of small stature helps process a union between John Brandish a 4 feet tall man and Lida Kimball a 3 feet 9 inches woman. The couple await legal approval with a deputy city clerk assisting as chaperon amid surprised bystanders.
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Sleepy toddler found unharmed after tumble down stairs
The two year old Matilda Helly of 17% North Dallen Street was believed killed by a fall from the cellar stairs when her mother found her asleep in the kitchen. She was rushed to Children’s Hospital where doctors confirmed no injury and the child awoke unharmed.
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Mra Kelly
Decline of Panic Rhetoric Compared With Earlier Attacks
The New York Evening Post contrasts current mood and political rhetoric with the fierce attacks of 1893 to 1896. It notes fewer partisan outcries against President Cleveland, blaming aggressive Republican and Democratic press campaigns for economic distress, and cites James T. Montague and a Chicago Inter Ocean dispatch on unusual gas pressure events as contemporary context.
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Heaven and Earth
Congress
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Country 1
Pointed Paragraphs From The Chicago News Bharth
Columns mock social norms and sayings about truth appearance luck and marriage with wry humor. Observations on naming banknotes faces listening habits vocal bravado and advice from the New York Press appear as aphoristic quips. The tone is satirical and reflective on human quirks and social expectations.
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Chicago News
Views of Visitors in Washington
Prominent Missouri Republican Col Kerens reflects on political life state of the party, mentions ties to St Louis papers, and notes Missouri’s growing Republican strength. He discusses reform interests, national figures, and his expected continued involvement in politics while traveling for business and civic duties.
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Where Girls Marry Most From the Philadelphia Bulletin
The article notes that girls in department stores marry men from counters they frequent such as pajama, pipe, and haberdashery. It argues nurses also marry well, becoming wives to promising young professionals, while seafaring families often yield marriages to ship mates or stewards.
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