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A fragment from a Washington Post page discusses voting rights and Congress with a rhetorical question about the impact of smoking on classrooms and eminent jurists. It includes a subscription notice, delivery options, and contact details, urging readers to keep up with Capital affairs and to send address changes to The Washington Post.
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Congress
Mall
Washington
Alexandeia
Daly
Neutralization of Honduras urged by U S State Department
A historical analysis argues that Central American wars center on Honduras control and cites Zelaya’s 1900s actions as a trigger for lasting instability in Nicaragua. It proposes a conference and a formal convention to neutralize Honduras completely with U S guarantees and regional backing from Estrada Cabrera and Figueroa.
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Central America
Honduras
Guatemala
Salvador
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Manuel Bonilla
Davila
Washington
United States
Estrada Cabrera
Figueroa
Good Reads and Sound Health
An essay on the value of the good roads movement highlights health, tourism, and economic benefits. It cites Gov Quinby of New Hampshire estimating $14,000,000 in summer visitors, notes improvements in Maine and Vermont, expanding highway networks, and attractions that boost local economies and walking health. It argues New York could host a major exhibition linked to safe transportation without delaying Panama Canal celebrations.
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Gov Quinby
New Hampshire
Crawford Notch
Iowa
Wisconsin
Maryland
Maine
Vermont
Britain tops foreign trade while naval power and shipbuilding reigns
An extended critique contrasts Great Britain and Ireland’s vast trade with the United States, noting Britain’s huge imports and exports, adverse balances for years, and a focus on naval strength, merchant marine share, and shifting from sail to steam. The column mocks political economy factions, then meanders through contemporary issues and satirical observations about leaders and policies.
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United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
England
Wiles
Scotland
Ireland
United States
Colorado
California
Great Britain
Weas
High Seas
Fragmented verse on social conduct and luck in old prose
A jumble of aphoristic lines critiques informers reforming for pay and human behavior. It contrasts dog eat dog ethics with social etiquette, cites gendered courtesy, and notes how people react to luck and opportunity in old moralizing tone.
Telephones in government homes spark city dispute
An editorial condemns use of city funds for telephones in the homes of the district attorney and general sessions judges. It notes the privacy of bail considerations, public necessity, and the mayoral comptroller's duty to weigh private vs public reasons, while criticizing the notion of a telephone as mere convenience. The piece also references mob justice cases in West Virginia and Virginia, arguing state leaders must curb lynch tendencies and ensure accountability.
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New York
Bening
Warren Fosters
Brender- Bast
Foster
Criminal Courts
Lock¢C-Bp
Prendergast
Farle
Glanespek
West Virginia
Gassaway Braxton County
Gn Ue
Pascin
South
Iilvinia
Cairo
Daneen
Glasscock
Not Proper Tasks for Boys
The Baltimore American reports debate on domestic science in public schools. Dr L B Coulter from Duluth argues boys should not learn cooking, cleaning, or bed making, claiming it feminizes youths and weakens manliness, urging focus on traditional male skills instead.
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Baltimore
L B Coulter
Duluth
Minn
Stafford
Poya
Secretary Meyers and the Paymaster General Rift
A garbled 19th century passage discusses friction between Secretary Meyers and Paymaster General Rogers over Navy Department reforms. It notes Meyers sought changes, Rogers resisted, and public and congressional reception varied. The article hints at administrative clash shaping Navy supply and accounting reforms.
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Rogers
Bureau of
Aupntiew
Navy Department
Yecrelary Meyers
House Naval Commune
Raymaster
Rogers Wo
Ionk
Congreys
Ubtaln
Zundarich
Bursau
Ale
Ue Nis
Meyer
Jude
Tom
Kipling Criticized and Chicago Suffrage Debate Sparks Fire
A controversial critique of Kipling in Britain stirs debate on poetic restraint and national image. The piece shifts to Chicago where women delegates push a smoking ban during the socialist party convention, prompting questions about women’s suffrage and male influence in the movement.
New York Exposition Sparked by City Pride and History
A movement in New York aims to commemorate the continent’s founding with a three year hence exposition. The plan seeks to elevate New York as a potential world metropolis, drawing support from public officials and reflecting the island’s long history at the Hudson and its ties to national development.
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New York City
Metropolia
Secon
Manhattan
Chicago
Hudsona
Alexandria
New York
Stenographers Ethics Debate Returns to Ballinger Case
From the New York Evening Post a review argues stenographers must uphold absolute fidelity to superiors. It cites Kerby’s disclosure of Taft era matters, condemns betrayal as disloyal and warns against unsafe professional ethics. It stresses the need for secrecy akin to doctors and lawyers in confidential relations.
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New York
Ballinger
Gifford Pinchot
Kerby
Secretary of the Interior
Europe
Springfeld
Puble
Taft
Infanta Isabella Popular Envoy to Argentine Centennial
Infanta Isabella, aunt of King Alfonso, sails to Buenos Aires for the Argentina centennial ceremonies. Spain’s royal presence marks kinship ties with Spanish ancestry across South America and supports Alfonso XII’s aim of a broader Spanish federation, as Isabella accompanies a grand royal delegation aboard the liner Alfonso XIII.
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Infanta
Isabella
Alfonso
Atlantic
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Spain
Wilagsura
Alfonso XII
Alfonso XIII
Infanta Hiulaire
Chicago
America
Columbus
Gaetan of Bourbon
Girgenti
Naples
Geneva
Asturias
Mercedes
Cristina
Madrid
Buenos
Airea Bire
Alfonso X17
Argentine
Carlos V
Comet Visitation in Memorial Hall Sparks Timeline Reflections
A reader views a Bayeux tapestry style depiction of Halley’s Comet in Memorial Hall Farmount Park. The article links medieval awe to modern science, comparing eras from William the Conqueror to present perceptions of the comet’s vast, unending journey through space.
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Halley
England
Mathida
Genafiexton
Herold
Andrew Jackson
United States
Edward
Francis Joseph
Europe
Louis Napoleon
Shaw proposes violet ribbon as mourning for royalty
George Bernard Shaw argues in a letter to the Times that public mourning for King Edward is overdone. He suggests defining violet ribbon as appropriate mourning, arguing it would be inexpensive and tasteful while avoiding the burdensome black dress codes.
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George
Renfrew
Edward Weed
Rothasay
Scotland
David
Robert III
Robert Duke of
Albany
Faulkland Castle
Bue Beaton
Larrick
Robert de Bruce
Robert I
Margaret
Heieas of
Nail
Carrick
Chester
Brentwood Company
George Bernard Shaw
New York Globe
London Times
Edward
London
England
Queen Victoria
Shaw
King Esward
Jess
Toolong
Pledged to Discourage Kissing in Chicago Schools
A New York World notice reports a national pledge campaign urging Chicago public schools to discourage kissing to curb spread of tuberculosis, diphtheria and other diseases. The campaign includes circulars from Mrs Nechtp ig, Cincinnati, and notes kissing as a health risk. Also recounted are a humorous cow epitaph from Milldale and campus misadventures at Cornell.
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Chicago
New York
The
Worlds Bewth Organization
Schoola
Nechtp
McMillan Street
Cincinnati
Kinsley
New York World
Austin Young
German Valley
Young
Milldale
Hughes
Lonsuin
Howland
Ohio
Raleigh
Tme
France
America
British Post Office Telegraphs A Costly State Run Burden
The New York Tribune argues nationalizing the UK telephone system has failed after 46 years of government ownership. It notes a cumulative deficit exceeding 87.5 million and an ongoing annual shortfall over 2 million, funded from the consolidated fund, despite modern telegraphic improvements. It contrasts higher efficiency and profit from private lines with poorer results from public ones.
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Yurk ‘Tribune
United Kingdom
Post Office
Engishmen
The Beginning and The End in Amidst a World’s Storm
A fragmented poem fragment presents verses about schooling and nature, with references to a little girl answering about going to school in outdoor imagery. The text shifts through oblique lines on leadership, endurance, and Lincoln, echoing a 19th century style.
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Hugh Ludlow
Philadelphia Bulletin
Fragmented Chicago News Woman quotes and moral adages
The readable text fragments voice warnings about deception and trust in money matters. It cites Jonah as first to gain inside information and questions how wealth and male pride influence behavior, noting risky behavior, distraction, and self importance.
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Chicago News
Bry
Jonah
Reflections Of A Bachelor From The Prom
Reflections on intimate life with a bachelor mindset, noting distance from home and social expectations. The piece critiques vanity and praise in relationships, comparing trivial winnings to real effort and pondering what a woman seeks when she has multiple lovers. Sensational tone and dated language reflect a period column.
Roosevelt praised by French in Raleigh hotel chats
Report from Paris and Berlin observers at the Arlington Raleigh describes Henry Garis and Paul Hermann extolling former President Roosevelt for strengthening Franco American ties. They discuss depopulation claims, republican vs monarchist navy views, emigration schemes, and European political dynamics with a Pennsylvanian politics thread.
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Roosevelt
Henry Garis
Paris
Raleigh
France
Europe
Germany
Paul Hermann
Berlin
Arlingtton
Socialist
Make Fidward
England
Great Britain
Emperor Williams
Kaisor
Polityéat
Mms
Washington
Hermann
Berhe
New York
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