White House in every town urged by Augusta plan
A long political editorial argues Augusta Ge or place for a proposed White House expansion and urges spreading similar houses to towns over 2000 inhabitants. It condemns single-seat government in Washington and calls for a nationwide, state by state adoption to energize the president’s residence campaign.
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Hes
Nave
Congress
White
Bombay
Intel
Mall
White House
United States
Stord
Podunk
Mexican Gulch
Main Street
Washington
Squibbs Center
Possum Corner
Ach
Cummins and Cannon clash threaten GOP harmony in Congress
A late autumn political stir centers on Cummins and Cannon as insurgents challenge party leaders. The article argues the rift could hinder legislative progress through tariff and platform disputes, with leaders like Payne and Aldrich named among those guiding Republican strategy.
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Hale
Wwe
Brussis Canyon
Payne
Aldeich
Impgent
Magsc
Rebban Party
Republican Party
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Cupeota Nordoen
Rae
Congress
Imp
Alrid
Keith
Great Britain pension costs rise against forecasts
The New York World reports that Britain’s first nine months of old age pensions show far higher uptake and costs than government estimates. By September 12, 78,000 more recipients than expected drew pensions, with nine months spending surpassing a quarter of the annual estimate. The piece compares Britain’s experience with the United States military pensions and notes political sensitivities around the policy.
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Great Britai
New ‘York World
Great Britain
Rot
England
Wales
Ireland
Great Brita
United States
Warner
James A Guyfield
House of Representatives
Balfour
Ure
Ford
Scotland
Northcliffe laments Canada copying United States type
London press lord Lord Northcliffe denounces Canada for adopting American public school styles and looks to western Canada where 70 000 American settlers enrich provinces with 370 000 in property as evidence of a growing American influence. He warns of a homogenized, similar youth and questions immigration trends while citing Winnipeg and Calgary as examples. A separate dispatch describes a Texas rattlesnake ranch operated by Fr Anthony of Brownsville with snakes shipped from across the U S and Mexico, details of capture, handling, and sale.
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Northcliffe
United States
Ottawellapateh
New York Herald
West
Winnepeg
Kansas City
Calgary
Portland
Orex
Canada
Northerffe
Europe
Chidren
Little Buster Browns
Latte Mamien
Wet
Lord Northcliffe
Ita Orzin
Galveston
New York
Anthony
Tevas
Tess Mexico
Zona
Cal
Atrike
Congressman Finds Pearl in Oyster at Luncheon
Ole James of Kentucky, dining on raw oysters in a cafe, struck by a comic moment when a shell yielded a pearl. A New York World representative reported the scene as a jeweler at luncheon valued the pearl at 160.
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Ole James
Olle James
Kentucky
Theory of Royal Tragedy Exploded in Meyerlng Tale
An extended, fragmentary account traces Baron Louis Vetsera and Marie Vetsera’s family history, linking Vetsera to Meyeri ng and public scrutiny of aristocratic conduct. It weaves through Viennese society, Baltazari lineage, and Rouvier’s French politics, outlining marriages, excommunications, and later French diplomatic circles surrounding Delcasse and Orsay fetes.
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Louis Vetsera
Marie Vetsers
Meyerling
Rudolf
Austria
Ring
Prater
Nis Pers
Muscade
Utfsted
Marie Vetsera
Uved
Baltuszis
Constantinople
Anna Ugarte
Hector Battezzi
Wirth
Hector Baltazar
Vienna
Tye
Paris
Cadiot
Mather
Acarcely
Constantine
Eliphas Levy
Blangi
Fells Pyat
Mme
Napoleon II
Napoleon
Clanta Vignon
Paria
Brussels
the Independence Belge
Rouvier
Chamber of Deputies
Sach
Mme Houvier
Tte
Mme Delcasse
Delcasses
Houvier
Mimself
Aazomec
Department of Foreign Adairs
Mme Rouvier
Quai d Orsay
Trench Capital
Marquise DE FontEsor
Brentwood Company
Smuggling in the Philippines and Far East Topics
Report covers opium smuggling in the southern Philippines from Cebu with US Revenue evidence. It notes high profits, seizures in Manila, outdated defense vessels, and repeated Philippine Assembly blocks on funding for fast revenue cruisers. Also includes items on fish hawks near Swanzey, a Rangoon smuggling gadget, and Greece royal finances.
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Victoria
New York World
Philppines
Cebu
J Evans
United States Revenue Sea S
Monteagie
Manila
Phiwpina Assembly
Praha
Agan
Philippines Assembly
United States
Marriage by lottery proposal sparks New Jersey debate
Montclair resident George Da Cunha advocates state laws authorizing annual municipal drawings to pair unmarried men over 21 with women over 25. The plan, likened to a lottery, would require mayors to oversee draws and issue certificates of marriage. Reactions split along taste and fear of abuse of power, with officials warning of logistical and legal fallout.
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New Jersey
New York
George Pa Cunha
Montclair
Mr. de Cundt
Varius
Smurthiana Mery Brown
Cupd
Chief of Police
Rauli
da Cunha Hag
Mondar Gaid
Sugar trust iniquities exposed in New York
A critical tira de sugar trust abuses blames Republican leadership in New York and Washington for shielding the Sugar Refining Company. Herbert Parsons heads the local Republican organization, linked to the trust, with charges of false weighing, treachery at the U.S. Treasury, and calls for accountability of directors and officials. The piece condemns top-level manipulation and political protection of the alleged frauds.
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Euterial
New York Sun
Herbert Parsons
John H Parson
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Parsons
Caf
New York Custom House
United States Treasury
Washuston
United States
John E. Parsons
Winch
Sugar Trust
Washington
Wiliam Loebs
P HK Harriman
Zaccheus
The Soft of Heart and a Day in Town
A quirky slice of a New York Sun item juxtaposes a tale of a devoted animal lover with a capricious cat and a crying baby mule, then shifts to a Chicago Inquirer anecdote about a husband and wife choosing a gift. The playful sketches capture domestic quirks, humor, and social manners in a breezy 19th century voice.
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Chicago
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A satirical sketch remarks on war and gender roles. It notes that war exposes grievances and questions a man’s desire for his wife to be an angel while criticizing harsh treatment that harms a relationship. The piece contrasts men's aims with their treatment of women.
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Falladelpha
Amalia
Gaynor
James Sullen
New York
Metropoltan
Becaues
Tammany
Bryan
Gov Johnson
Minesota
Pointed Paragraphs From Chicago News
From a Chicago publication the piece presents satirical and aphoristic lines about politics and social behavior. It notes that agreement with a stance matters, contrasts personality traits in public life, and comments on public opinion and curiosity with sharp, compact turns.
Open town talk and courtroom contrasts in Frisco politics
In San Francisco discussions, Theodore Wilcox cites the city as wide open in the past with gambling dens and liquor, while current reform efforts push for law and order. The piece riffs on Texas campaign tricks, French trials, and the allure of dramatic court cases, concluding with remarks on Judge Gaynor as a leading Democratic presidential prospect.
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Frisey
Theodore A Wilcox
San Francisco
America
Wilcox
Calvert
Frisco
Reyision
Tan
Benderman Sweliigd
Ventur
Steinhal
Pury
Jobson
Honalulu
Shoreham
Johnson
Europe
Schley Sampson
Iequiry
Acs
Swinnie
Coulin
Cas
Peron
Madane
Elessl
Mieden
Teledore
Jude
Parr
Culde
United State
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Philippines
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