The Question of Honor in Panama Canal Tolls Debates
A Washington Post editorial argues against yielding to arbitration on Panama Canal tolls, stating honor lies in defending U S rights. It compares American resolve with Britain’s stance on the Suez, urging national control over vital interests. The piece notes state referenda and public opinion backing strong American rights.
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Arresting a Princess In Jest Delights English Public
A light moment follows the arrest of Princess Mary described as a bloomin suf fragette. The scene eases fears of a grim England and tests the idea that law and order endure in the island king. The princess protests her alleged suffrage stance while the queen and king react with restrained humor.
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Princess Mary
England
Ghtittle
Villa's Civilization Progress and World Market Battle
A late 19th century tone discusses Villa's treatment of prisoners as civilized, a Saltillo capture report, and a Washington trade convention plan to counter European rivals. It outlines US efforts to back large manufacturers, tariff tensions, and European strategies to block American exports, noting Austria Germany and shipping rates.
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England
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Austin
Does the Democratic party still stand with Jefferson today
A long excerpt critiques centralized federal power and praises Jeffersonian ideals of states rights and local governance. It questions current party alignment with Jefferson’s vision, asking if modern Democrats uphold the same cautious distribution of authority and minimal central interference. The text references federal judges and the Jeffersonian Bible as context for the debate on governance and liberty.
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Democrata
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Washington
Beneral
Democratic Party
Thomas Jefferson
Able Statesman and Safe Counselor Re-Election Appeal
A public notice commends Senator Gallinger as an able statesman and trustworthy counselor. It urges New Hampshire voters to reelect him, praising his experience, conservative progress, and deep knowledge of precedents and nationwide issues he has guided for the Republic.
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Senate
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Bourbon
Mystery Phrase From Obscure Golf Meeting Unclear
Fragments describe a golf meeting involving Dot Oui and A. BG with vague references to Melton and testimony. No coherent event or date emerges from the OCR fragment. Further readable text needed for a solid card.
Legacy and feud shaping Britain’s peerage questions
The article traces the Gibbs family’s long ties to banking and governance, detailing Lord Stanmore and Lord Brambury’s pedigrees, Gladstone’s peerage considerations, and Arthur Gordon’s controversial home rule stance. It notes Fiji and Pacific policing roles, the era’s colonial tensions, and the broader impact on British political alignments.
Senate Session Adjusts Timing and War Dept Funds Bill
The Senate shifted the session to 11 o clock as a war funding bill advanced. debate resumed on the Covington Interstate Trade Commission measure while a deficiency bill sought 35.5 million dollars. The Secretary of State requested 980 thousand to cover anticipated deficits under civil control. Postmaster Burleson sought 200 thousand for a building for mail bags and lock shops in Washington. House adjourned at 6 pm.
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City officials pledge to uphold law amid pay dispute signs
Place of eehout ¢ to arrest. The law is almed at the prat tice of men, spending their weekly or monthly pay checka'treating each other. "It certainly pledged me when I' heard that the galaga men In the city had put their antitreating signa up again," said Mayer Fawcett."I believe now they are prepared to uphold the law and I am going to help them."
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Third sex rising in suffrage debate in Academy piece
Sir William Bell argues in the Academy that a new third sex is forming as women increasingly abandon feminine norms. He notes women now travel unchaperoned, ride in taxis alone, and pursue careers as clerks, typists, telegraphers, actuaries, doctors, and more, challenging traditional marriage expectations.
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Alimony Battle Ends In Rescue By Daring River Jump
Despondent husband Arthur sdngley of Jones Point leaped from a barge into the Hudson River amid dispute over alimony. Louis Bosklen plunged after him and rescued him from drowning. Court order increased weekly alimony from 4% to 7% while his wages had $1.20 weekly cut. The man wrote a note promising to do away with himself.
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Prize Names for Central Park Hippo Dialog
Two girls visit a Central Park Zoo office seeking prize names for the new hippo born there. Letters propose names Bunny Hug or Sally Snyder for a girl, and Woody or Mexico for a boy or girl, tied to a note from residents Caroline Combers and Nanette Cordier of Forest Hills.
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Modern Society Standards and Grapevine Remakes
A fragment from the New York Telegraph lampoons changing social norms. It notes neglected homes and waning church attendance while mocking gender roles with references to women and men and their actions in a playful, era voice.
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Work Clever Scheme In Suburban Hoax
A suburban couple received two raffish tickets to a popular show with an anonymous note saying to guess the sender. They attended and enjoyed the evening, then found their home ransacked on returning.
Relics of an unknown race found in Egypt 3700 years ago
Dr. George A. Reisner reports discoveries near Kerma in upper Egypt showing a pre-Egyptian people with refined ivory stone and pottery. Excavations indicate chiefs buried with several retainers, suggesting a distinct civilization predating known Egyptian culture.
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Father Not In Form Seen In Parlor Departure
From the Indianapolis Star a would be son in law laments his father to be losing form after being kicked out of the parlor for the thirteenth time. He quips that the trip from parlor to steps normally takes four kicks, but this time five, and adds he would try bogey if he were the father. The youth leaves in anger as threats linger at the doorway.
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Maid of the May from the Lattimore Gun
Poem celebrating a mythic figure Maid of the May with vivid imagery of robes, eyes, and limbs. The speaker calls for Mother’s blessing and praises the wraithlike charm, merging dual figures into one as the scene conjures springtime radiance.
Red paint on confirmation dress sparks lynch cry tale
A 14 year old girl in New York, Margaret Mulcahey, was splashed with red paint on her confirmation dress by painter Henry Simolowicz on Amsterdam Avenue. An excited crowd cried murder as the man fled, police intervened, and he was taken to safety in a store until calm returned.
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Henry Simolowicz
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A New York Newspaper Monstrosity At Aix la Chapelle
A London Chronicle notice describes a colossal New York paper called Illuminated Quatruple Corstellation. The issue, supposedly 8 12 by 6 feet, contained thirteen columns each forty eight inches long. The piece compares this to El Telegrama, a tiny Mexican newspaper four inches square.
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Rooster’s Death Shaped by Jealous Companions
In Bilwaukee Sentinel a tale recounts a game cock owned by Harvey Sonneman that defied Wisconsin eugenic statutes. Jealousy over hens led to pecking of ducks, ducks injured fatally, and the rooster reportedly starved himself to death after the harsh confrontation.
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Bilwaukee Sentinel
Harvey Sonneman
Gamecock
Carpenter Cautious Ruse In Private House Visit
A carpenter visiting a private residence with his apprentice signs to secure the jewel case. He removes his watch and chain from his vest and orders the apprentice to return them to the shop, noting the house lacks a sofa and implying a protective ruse.
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Mary
John
Weather and tide table overview for May 21
The Sun and Tide Table notes high and low tides for the day and provides a weather summary from the Weather Bureau. It reports generally high pressure east of the Rockies with a shallow low over the Great Lakes region, scattered thundershowers in the upper lake region and portions of the Mississippi and Texas areas, and cooler, drier conditions across the Rocky Mountains. Temperatures remain above seasonal averages in several regions, with cooler readings in the Missouri valley and Great Lakes southward. Local hourly readings show midnight 62 degrees, afternoon peaks near 87, with humidity around 62 percent and 14.5 hours of sunshine.
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Republicans clash over unofficial convention in New York
A New York May 8 meeting of the Republican State central committee at the New Willard discussed an unofficial convention to draft a party platform and nominate candidates. Leaders like Barnes oppose it while others, including Hedges, back the plan to add geographic balance and direct primaries. The session is expected to be lively with key figures like Butler Hill Wadsworth and Miller mentioned as proponents of strong candidacies.
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Old Guard
William Church Osborne
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Albany
Job B H. Hedges
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Rochester
Berlin
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
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Herbert Parsons
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El Paso Man Aims to Kill Man Believed Access Later
William Berry aged six from Georgia traveled to El Paso to confront William Herrell whom he claims jailed him via perjury in a prior case. Berry, a Civil War veteran recently released from Ikaniqa penitentiary, arrived to find Herrell dead years earlier in BI, Pado, editor reports.
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New York World
William Berry
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William Herrell
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Ikaniqa
Kind Hearted Theatergoer Shows Small Man Fairness
From the Puttadelphia Bulletin a Denver lawyer, George K. Service, comments on a convicted corporation’s trust claim. A theater incident shows a big man blocking another’s view. the little man pleads for sight and the speaker advises him to watch and laugh as he performs.
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Nanda Ag
Kitten Saves Family Awakens to Prevent Asphyxiation
A family narrowly escaped a deadly state when a cat awakened a sleeping member, preventing asphyxiation. An incident near Sept date and Angora setting is mentioned, with a patrolman berated after a crook fled. Details are fragmented but imply a warning or defense during a night disturbance.
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Hank Wolff
Dog Refuses to Aid Law in Night Court
A New York magistrate could not decide the owner of a terrier. Both claimants presented themselves when tested before Magistrate McQuade. The dog wandered the court and finally chose Henry R. Stevens, who held the leash moments before the terrier leaped to Merado, creating a comic courtroom moment on Broadway near Forty-second Street.
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Frank Merado
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New York World Report on Women’s Equality April note
A fragment notes English women gaining equality with men on April 1 under a change described in the New York World. The piece mentions a social privilege previously protected and now challenged, reflecting early feminist discourse.
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