A Century of Debate and Art Scandals Rise in Washington
Washington Post coverage discusses a rising controversy over forged American paintings and a broader push to expose fraud in the art market. It cites widespread dealer and artist involvement, calls for full investigations, and echoes public demand for accountability. The piece also touches on political talk of Tammany, Bill milestones, and reflections on national celebrations and leadership.
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New York
New Disp
Ten
Amerikan Pictures
Semina
Moin
Teputeile Lealer
Ceed
Canhul
Tris
Corcoran
Dems Distrustful of Bryan as Taft and Roosevelt Speculate
An editor in Washington says Democrats fear Bryan's repeated failures and the party's lack of practical drive. Republicans remain disciplined and united, ready to back Bryan if he wins the nomination, or switch to Roosevelt to defeat any Democratic rival.
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Washington
Bryan
Cdme
Tait Ware
Denver
Roosevelt
Taft
Republicana
Financiers Favor Taft in New York Views
Financial district leaders greet Secretary Taft as potential president with cautious optimism praising vested rights and business stability. Reports note Morgan and others support Taft, while concerns about radicalism fade amid favorable counsel and Atlantic winter conversations.
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Holland
Philadelphia
Jacob Schiff
Taft
New York City
Financial
Schiff
Ag Grand
Tts
Ers
Mr. Morgan
Secbitt
United States
Atlantic
Engagement of Danish Princess Thayra Ties Risky European Alliance
The marriage plans link Prince Frederick of Schaumberg Lippe to Princess Thayra of Denmark, daughter of the late Princess Jutta. The union faces English law issues as the deceased wife’s sister ban complicates titles and estates, amid vast Bohemian estates and Nachod Castle holdings. The piece notes historical alliances and the retroactive effect of the new marriage law, warning of potential aristocratic disputes over legitimacy and succession.
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Belles-Frederick
cammberg-Liops
Prineéas Thyra
Denmark
Thyra
Prince Frederick
Europe
Uridhes
Amadeus
Spain
Letitia
Bonaparte
France
Frederick of
Scha
Nachod
Wallenstein
Octavian Piccolomin
Picnolomm
Vandyck
Prccolomini
Italy
Germany
Schaumberg-Lippe
Napoleon
Prince Frederick of
Behaumberg-Lippe
Ratiberitz
Bohemia
Hatibaritz
Francia I
Austria
Alexander I
Russia
Frederick Wiliam
Prussia
Ratihoritz
Frederick Iast
Prince Fredericus
Charlotte
Wurttemberg
Bathlde
Debrett
Burke
United Kingdom
De_brett
Slater
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Drentwood Company
Doubles of Taft and Bryan in Oregon Stump Tour
A Portland Oregonian note says a Salem Methodist minister rooks HM to Taft and Portland’s Bishop Barclay of the United Brethren Church resembles Bryan. It suggests if these two could be induced to stump the state in support of their look alike, the national campaign could be imagined centered in Oregon.
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Portland Oregonian
Salem
Taft
Portland
Bishop Barkley
United Brethren Church
Bryan
Hoch
Kansas
National Capital
Stubbins
Topesa
Kans
Gay. Heen
Electric current used as anesthesia on dog in 19th century study
An experiment by Flower Hospital physicians shows intermittent six volt electrical current can render a dog unconscious for surgery without pain or lasting after effects. Drs King and Dieffenbach report potential to replace ether or chloroform, noting no after effects and possible broader surgical benefits. They seek a human volunteer to test the method.
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New York
Gecette
Flower Hospital
Dewiniam H. King
The
Homeopathic College
William H. Dieffenbach
King
Die
Dieffenbach
Children Led Simple Life Sparks London Court Drama
Edwin Collins, a former teacher, faced a police court over his child education approach. Advocates of Rousseau like him argue against formal schooling until age ten or eleven, citing the children’s wild conduct in Hampstead and a push toward experiential learning. One son learned to read in a week after being deemed ready, while another teenager won a prize in an open competition.
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Ava
Alvi
Leon
Abrahem Lincoln
William
Ben Thiman
Democratic
Republican
London
New York Herald
Rousseau
Edwin Collins
Polices Court
Read
Coline
Hampstead
Inquiriea
Collins
Socrates
Ashion
Mr. Collins
Tiny Chihuahua Dog Receives City License Tag
A six inch long Chihuahua owned by Friedman of Friedman & Co. is too small for standard tags. City Clerk McCabe will arrange a special license tag after the fee is paid. The owner quipped about a ball and chain as officials marveled at the diminutive pet.
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Friedman
Frmal Smoke, Friedman & Co
Jonn BR. McCabe
Arab Marksmanship in Morocco War Reminds of Canrobert Tale
From the London Grove a French journal recalls Canrobert’s remark about how Arabs targeted a fully dressed officer during Zaatcha’s capture. It notes that times have changed as Moroccans are now more precise marksmen, catching French troops off guard in the recent fighting.
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London
Morocco
Canrobert
Zaatcha
Cured Patient as an Occupation in Paris
A striking social anecdote describes a young woman posing as a “cured patient” in Paris clinics. She recounts a dramatic medical history including neuritis rheumatism gout dysphasia appendicitis and hallucination. Several doctors treated her at high cost and failed. a present doctor cured her in three weeks. She returns to thank him while charging a day, though doctors deem the money wasted.
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Jin Paris
Lhe
Taft and aide rescued after slippery mud chase in DC
Secretary of War Taft and campaign manager Arthur L Vorys were rescued from deep mud after a nighttime mishap near the Willard Hotel. A watchman and driver Pat McQuade aided Taft as Vorys slipped and struggled to reach the sidewalk then helped pull the secretary free from the marshy street.
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Arthur L Vorxs
Ohio
New Willard
Senator Warner
War Department
Pat McQuade
White House
Seventeenth Street
State, War, and Navy
McQuade
United States
Vorys
Taft
Secretary of War
Rand
The ILL WIND from the Chicago Record Herald
A reminiscence of a family loss and fear as a narrator recalls a former home with stairs an attic and nightly noises. The tale notes their move after financial pressures stock losses and a change in living style with parents worried about finances and safety.
Vanity and a kitchener tale mix in old clippings
A jumble of verse and anecdotes travels from the London Globe to the United Heroise Gazette. It notes vanity in a mockinbird's song, odd French pommes soufflées on a Paris Saint Germain line, grim tales of Lords Kitchener, and a Punjab dynamite accident miscue with a terse telegram reply.
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London Globe
France
Paris
St. Germain
United Heroise Gazette
Kitchener
Punjab
Reflections of a Bachelor from the Press Columns
A satirical column fragment notes that Freckles delight some women by their absence and jokes that men prefer politics to honest work. It suggests a man can be foolish when wealthy, warns women against marrying fools, and mocks telegrams as briefer than letters. It cites the Chicago News and hints at vanity, honesty, and social quirks.
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Congress
Old Fogy
A'R. Perhans
United States
New York Press
The
Chicago News
Rls Thurston
Tretrolt
Mick
Raleigh Tos
New York
Chlcago
Talked About in Hotel Corridors in Washington Berlin
In Washington and Berlin conversations reveal hopes and plans. Louis Adlon, Berlin hotelier, praises Roosevelt’s fame in Germany and discusses his 34 million hotel near the emperor’s palace with royal permissions. George A. Newman predicts Taft’s Kentucky support and Wilson’s GOP backing.
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Roosevelt
Germany
Berlin
Louis Adlon
Willard
Adlon
Emperor’s Palace
William
Action
Hill
Charlemagne Tower
Hil
Farone
Washington
Europe
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