The Emergency Currency Debate In Congress 1908
A lengthy U S House and Senate discussion on issuing emergency currency to commerce papers, framed as stabilizing panics and avoiding credit crises. Experts describe the measure as vital to prevent disruptions in rails, banks, and market confidence amid looming fiscal stress.
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Camereli
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Nereharis
Hanes
Dyer Renis
Wallyards
Merigares
Omer Boy
Tata
Dbusinése
Pneumonia Theory Debated By Chicago Doctor
Dr Manning Fish of Chicago presents a new pneumonia theory before the Chicago Medical Society claiming the disease originates in the nasal bones and not the lungs. He cites progress in Chicago with famed surgeons like Dr John B Murphy and Dr William A Evans, noting Pasteur Institute work and rapid germ remedy claims.
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New York
Manning Fish
Chicago
Fish
Chicard Medical Society
Agateners
John B Murphy
William A Exans
Frank Johnson
Frank Billings
Murphy
Senn
Evans
Clei
Tor Kurper
University of Chicago
Dr Fish
Kings Keep Gold in Royal Bank Deposits Across Europe
The sultan of Turkey maintains about four thousand incomes yearly with the Bank of France, while monarchs like George of Greece and the czar favor major European vaults. The Bank of England holds the Russian sovereigns cash, rarely released without royal order, a pattern noted as a steady, noncirculating fund. In other news, Bellevue Hospital sees the death of piano mover Alexander Melville, famed for lifting pianos without aids, weighing over 69 pounds and standing tall. A Plymouth Rock rooster in Ashley Falls is filmed chewing tobacco after a neighbor’s drop. A Taft rooter battle and a Chicago crowd’s cheers loom as June approaches. Indiana’s poets inspire homegrown plots from Mrs Guinness for Booster school readers.
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Turkey
Bank of France
Wkewige
George
Greece
Keonold
Bank of England
Ina
Taft
Johnson as 4 leader and his Minnesota appeal
The piece reviews John A. Johnson as a reform minded statesman with broad appeal in Minnesota and the Northwest. It notes his balance of radical and conservative traits, his stance against corporate abuses, and his decisive actions against mining-induced lawlessness. It compares his career to national figures and discusses potential party outcomes in the Northwest.
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Philadelphia
Minnesota
John A Jonnson
Northwest
Johnson
Western Federation of Miners
Mienorce
Thia Commonwealth
Abe
Tippecanoe
Tyler
Andy Johnson
Tailors Bench
Garfield
White House
U S Grant
Memoirs of the Duchess de Dino and Talleyrand link
The Duchess Dorothea of Courland its marriage to the Duke of Dino and her close tie to Talleyrand are explored. The piece traces her origins from Courland nobility to the Ducal title through political alliances, and notes Goethes humble ancestry while touching on Talleyrand's role and family connections.
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la Revue de Paris
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Elizabeth Curtis
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William Livingston
New York
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Courland
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Pair in Greenwich Street Warehouse Discharged for Drunken Loss
A New York warehouse worker on Greenwich Street was discharged after getting drunk and losing a valuable parcel. He claimed the shock spurred him to vow sobriety and seek reinstatement, but authorities ignored his plea. He later recalled the parcel’s location while intoxicated and recovered it.
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New York World
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Criminology Debate on Crime Cause and Insanity Line
In Ballimors American a discussion on crime asks whether depravity stems from inherent defect or social factors. It notes Lombroso McDonald and others and weighs if crime is a disease or vice. The piece argues perpetrators are accountable unless insanity is proven and warns against excusing vice as mere abnormality.
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Italy
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America
Two Democracies Split In Minnesota And Massachusetts
The New York World contrasts Minnesota Democrats who rally for Johnson with Massachusetts Democrats who push Bryan. Minnesota shows strong party vigor and victory on Johnson while Massachusetts lags,’s shrinking to third-party status after Bryan guidance. Boston falls under Republican mayor.
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New York World
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Bryan
Johson
Roosevelt
Parker
Wiliam L Douglas
John A Johnson
Johnson
Congress
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Independence League
Boston
Massachusetts Democracy
William J Bryan
Doctors Marvel at Patient in Philadelphia Hospital
Michael Tighe of Hazleton arrived with a broken arm and a wooden leg. He claimed he fell three weeks ago, yet walked to Polyclinic Hospital for X rays revealing a fracture above the ankle. Doctors marveled at his nerve as he traveled with a broken arm, broken leg, and wooden leg.
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Philadelphia
Medical art in China and various period musings
A critical, period tone survey contrasts traditional Chinese medicine with Western observation. It notes supposed ignorance of anatomy and physiology, reliance on superstition and costly remedies like ginseng, and lists authentic ingredients tied to antiquated beliefs. It also weaves in unrelated poetry and light diary-like vignettes about springtime街 and urban life.
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Nowa
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le Comte
American Pharmacopoeia
Gift of tongues grips Chicago child says Chinese
Irene Piper a ten year old Chicago girl began speaking fluent Chinese during a spell lasting weeks. Her father Rev H Piper explains the strange phenomenon occurs without warning at home or with friends and even a Chinese laundry proprietor understood her tale of God and faith. The Cr ramen who converse with her attest to the perfect accent though she cannot summon the language at will.
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Witham H Piper
Nn Independent Religious Organization
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Nothing Like Statistics by Homer Hoch on cattle math
A humorous fragment discusses calculating livestock impact with playful hyperbole. The narrator claims a single hog could dig the Panama Canal in two and a half roots, its squeal powerful enough to reach the aurora borealis, mixing tropical imagery with cold climate references.
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Kansas City Journal
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Pointed Paragraphs and Jokes From Press Chats
A collage of quips from the Chicago and New York press remarks on marriage luck vanity and social aims. It critiques fake piety and clever talk while noting a man’s family shields him from dying poor. The tone is wry and observational.
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New York Press
Notable NY Society Meeting Roars With Political Parodies
Judge C F Moore recalls the Hiinala State Society of New York gathering at Raleigh where a mock banquet led by Andrew Carnegie mocked Taft Roosevelt and other political figures. The piece also covers Arizona education and dry farming, journalist networks, and remarks on Congress and Tammany influence with references to Taft Harrison and Bellamy.
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Joe Cannon
William J Bryan
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Benbow City Becomes Rich Wettest Town in America
The newly formed village of Benbow City near Alton grows around Standard Gas Company's refinery. It includes eighteen registered veterans and twenty three saloons with seven brewery agencies. With 300 residents, the town assigns one saloon per thirteen people and opens with a $15,000 nest egg. Voting next Monday will decide use of funds from saloon licenses.
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