Washington Post Adopts Security Measures for Royal Visit
Secret service teams from France Spain and Portugal arrive in London to aid English colleagues in tracking suspicious figures around the King’s visit while British battleships convoy a target from Cherbourg to England. The report notes strained efforts amid a broad surveillance push and mentions daily Sunday publication and subscription details for the Washington Post.
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The Cherry Mine Disaster and Football Tragedy Reflections
A sweeping 1909 column laments the Cherry Mine disaster and a Virginia football game death. It argues mine safety failed, praises authorities improving safeguards, and condemns football brutality, questioning the sport's necessity. It also traces presidential origins by state, noting Virginia and Ohio records, with historical death and succession details.
LYNCHING OUTRAGE AND POLITICS IN A FRACTURED AGE
A long analysis reviews the Cairo IL mob atrocity, condemning mob vengeance while weighing the politics of recallable referendums and initiative in Switzerland, Cannon’s bribery charge, and broader U.S. political tensions. It cites President Ridder’s denial and notes public outrage, troops deployment, and moral questions about justice.
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Cairo
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Referendum and political reform debated in century prose
The piece surveys calls for a nationwide referendum and initiative as a cure for political ills, noting socialist influence, the British Clarion, suffragette violence, and cautious London critics. It cites Burkean imagery and flags the rise of desertions in the French army through recent years with numeric trends.
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Snakes to Kill Rattlers by University Curator
Prof J A Adams curator at the emis Normal School raises snakes to release in fields near Greeley to help farmers control rodents and pests. About 10 young serpents thrive in the museum workroom and will be used for natural history classes. Next month he plans to obtain Kansas king and black snakes to aid in eradicating rattlers. Farmers across the county show strong interest.
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The American Murderer In A Parasitic Name
The piece discusses the nematode Necator Americanus, dubbed the American murderer by its notoriety. It notes the worm’s scientific title and its impact on disease naming, with a humorous aside about an anecdote involving Disraeli and Lord Sherbrooke in a dinner conversation.
Royal marriage intrigues and romantic plots across thrones
A sensational gossip page recaps courtly matchmaking among European royals. Princess Patricia of Connaught is named as a potential bride for the Earl of Anglesey, while Princess Palmia and Duchess Alexandra Duff enter Manuel’s tangled pursuit. Amid shifts in royal favors, lovers defy arranged unions as press and public watch. Anarchists and socialists stage a large protest as empire alliances hinge on marriages and prestige.
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Danish Cabinet Moves to Abolish Nobility and Titles
The Danish cabinet led by Prime Minister Zable signals an end to titles and orders of knighthood, baring nobles from honors as King Frederick agrees to reforms. Norway’s two noble families remain abroad, while Greece Romania Serbia and Bulgaria show varied practices toward nobility and orders.
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Republican Primary Law Splits Kansans Over Creed
Kansas voters face a rift as the statewide primary law is tested by insurgents Bristow Stubbs and Murdock who challenge Taft aligned regulars. The dispute centers on who defines the party creed whether the President Congress or voters via the law and primary ballot access.
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Change Inauguration Day Seen In Movement
The movement to shift inauguration day for President and Vice President gains momentum with pledges from four states and territories. A national committee led by District Commissioner Macferland questions the March 4 date and proposes last Thursday in April as the new inauguration day to avoid bad weather and ease attendance at the nation’s capital.
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Steel airship to rival Zeppelin unveiled in New York
An Austrian inventor unveils a steel framed airship designed to replace rubber and aluminum craft. The cigar shaped balloon uses welded steel plates, is pressure tight, and carries two Farman type airplanes for war use. It aims for a three month trial and presentation to the Italian government.
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When She Spoke From the Culerga Neva Verse
A fragmented verse describes a man admiring a street girl with limpid eyes and cultured charm. He longs to hear her voice, feel her gaze, and lay his heart before her feet, while an interruption shifts to a garbled line about “the killin’ gur” and an invitation to get gum and shoot the chute.
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The Cost Of Living And The Bacteriological Risk Of Fans
A New Fir San item notes that cooling fans, amid hot weather, may raise air bacteria levels. Experiments cited by the Societa de Biologie show bacterial counts rising from tens to tens of thousands per cubic yard after one to two hours of fan operation in restaurants and rooms.
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Salt as a Medicine in the Tropics
A longtime tropical resident argues for daily salt use in water and beverages. He claims salt enhances health, cites decades without doctors, and suggests a morning salt-water drink to reduce the need for medicine. He urges others to adopt the inexpensive, simple practice.
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Home Training. From Judge. A boy’s trouble at supper.
Willis’s father returns to find a vacant chair and learns Willie has heard swearing on the street. The mother speaks softly, the father protests, and Willie’s stumble on the stairs ends with a chiding, the scene closing with gentle restraint.
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The Skin of a Unit in a Lesson
A teacher uses the idea of a unit to explain arithmetic. She displays objects a pencil book ruler a flower and an apple and then peels the apple asking the class what remains the skin of a unit prompting a student to answer.
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Antarctic endurance defies cold exposure on long sledging trek
Lieut. Shackletop reports a curious Antarctic phenomenon as explorers endure extreme cold and heavy sledging wear. Despite profuse perspiration and torpid conditions, no adventurer suffered serious illness, though many had catarrh at the first port of homeward voyage. The piece ends with a reflection on mortality and fate.
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Not Yet A Mlasouri Clergyman Tells a Hospital Tale
A Missouri pastor pressured a reluctant church member to contribute to the collection. After a fall, the man was taken to Neworth Hospital. While the pastor consoled him, a fire alarm across the street prompted the patient to ask where he was. The pastor reassured him, noting they were still at Kosworth Hospital.
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Pointed Paragraphs From Chicago News Reel
Fragmented snippets from a Chicago page mix sardonic quips about work and marriage with casual reflections. The tone is brusque and comic, listing playful assessors of behavior and social roles in a brisk, opinionated style.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A satirical column notes that praise is earned not given and pity is a polite contempt. It jokes that asking is refused, even cake yielded, and a mean man savors meanness for its own sake. It imagines a bachelor who clings to forbidden affection forever if unattainable.
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Trade and turf memories dominate Ohio politics talk
In Frankfurt export fears fade as shipments to the United States surge under new German law. In Raleigh and Willard chatter, racing legends Tenny and Salvator are recalled with mixed awe as political maneuvering in Ohio centers on a governor’s race and possible realignment with Harding’s camp.
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