Democrats Struggle With Division Across States
The piece portrays deep rifts within the Democratic Party as leaders in Massachusetts fail to unite behind a nominee, splitting between Eugene N Fossa and Charles S Hamlin while Col William A Gaston declines to run, signaling broader party disharmony ahead of elections.
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Woodrow Wilson
Col. Roosevelt
Iowa
Bryan
Ohlo
Harmon
Tung
Bryaniam
Massachusetts
Eugene N Fossa
Charless. Hamlin
William A. Gaston
Ganton
Committee of Tour
Portugal and its overseas colonies in a changing world
The article surveys Portugal’s distant possessions, noting historic exploration, early wealth from Ophir legends, and later decline under misrule. It discusses the Mozambique Company’s 1888 privilege, colonial administration shifts, and debates on whether Portugal should retain or cede its colonies amid rising centralization in Spain and the United States’ expanding Far East role.
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Portugal
England
Germany
Iberian Peninsula
Africa
Vasco du Uma
India
Do Gama
Tay
Sofala
Pedro da Caviha
Mozambique Company
Mozambique
Zambest
Spain
Far East
The Colonel and Southern politics in a shifting era
A broad essay on the Colonel's influence in the South and the East, contrasting Southern loyalty with national party pressures. It discusses the appeal of strong centralized government, republican ideas in Spain, and the potential for Portugal East Africa to shift colonial power. It also notes cadet hazing at Annapolis, postwar labor dynamics, and reflections on travel, tourism, and national figures.
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Spain
Pot Gal
October in Britain and America through a poet’s lens
A British newspaper critic debates Poe and October, praising America’s vivid autumn scenes while noting Britain’s weather bends the season toward gloom. The piece contrasts Keats and Spenser’s October visions with British penchant for longer indoor life yet praises hunting and pheasant season, claiming October holds ample daylight for outdoor pursuits.
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Allan Foe
Tennyson
Poe
America
Great Britain
Britain
Keats
Spenser
Thomas Browne
Insurgency in Military Schools
A historical critique notes cadets at West Point and Annapolis defeating efforts to curb youthful impulses, implying future generals outpace senior officers. It argues antiaging laws failed to curb conduct, cites Capt Longan, and says cadets kept united, warding off expulsion as insurgency overrode ineffective law.
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Errat&ry
Annapolis
West Point
Congress
Longan
Arabs Ab World Rulers from the News York Herald
Ameen Al- Rihani spoke at Sunrise Club about Islam and Turkish reform. He argued the Turkish revolution lacks moral substance, favors army rulers, and stresses religious reform over government change. He noted declining polygamy, the Koran as literature, and predicted Arab rise in India with a broader Asian railway network.
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News York Herald
Sunrise Club
Cafe Boulevard
Ameen al- Rihani
Turkey
United States
Europe
India
Asia
Orient
England
Aeroplanes May End War Says Moisant in NY Post
John B. Moisant, famed aviator, argues the aeroplane will end war within years. He notes air fleets could outpace dreadnoughts, destroy battleships, and deliver decisive blows over cities like New York, all while pilots control planes with ease. He urges rapid practical adoption and capital investment.
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New York Evening Post
John B. Moisant
Paria
British Channel
London
Hotel Astor
Molsant
New York City
Mofsant
Believing the Worst in Everyday Silliness and Ironies
A collection of brief jokes and wry anecdotes from syndicated columns. A Cincinnati Times-Star playful tale about judging others too harshly, a Lincoln State Journal quip on bigotry versus polygamy, a New York World gag about a magistrate’s humor, and a West Orange police tale about a dental mishap.
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Lincoln State Journal
Omter
Beaconsfield Letters Edited For Publication In Five Volumes
The first volume of Lord Beaconsfield Life and Correspondence edited from diaries and letters held by Montague Corry Lord Rowton and later overseen by William Monypenny will publish in London with Murray. The work covers Beaconsfield's ancestry studies travels finance journalism and early career with letters from Scott Peel Lyndhurst and other statesmen. It notes royal involvement Queen Victoria Edward VII and the Rothschilds shaping what will be released and that no major scandals are expected.
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Lord Beaconsfield
Lord Rowton
London
House of Murray
Beaconsfield
Benjamin Disraeli
Queen Victoria
Hughenden Manor
Coninzaby Disraeli
Montague Corry
Ltter
Windsor Castle
Rothschilds
Coningsby Disraeli
D. C. Mill
William I
Monypenty
The
London Times
Lord Beeconsfield
Edward
Murray
Abbotsford
Walter Scott
Robert Peel
Lyndhurst
Georgi T
William IV
Lord Rawton
William F. Monypenny
Man
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Jolly from Puck and Pirate Echo in Verse
A fragmentary collage of literary allusions from Stevenson to a college novel and a tourist journal. The piece riffs on football songs and stage banter as spectators react with cheers and jests, ending with a cryptic line about imprisonment.
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Puck
Stevenson
Poisoned Through Scalp Mercurial Head Powder Fatal to Baby
A two year old Philadelphia boy, John A. MacFarland of 20 North Nepe Street, died at Mary Drexel Home from mercurial poisoning after his mother rubbed mercurial head powder on his scalp. Deputy Coroner Braun and home officials found no one to blame. mercury entered bloodstream through pores, harming kidneys. Doctors warn the preparation endangers thousands of children and was used as a common remedy.
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New York
John A. MacFarland
North Nepe Street
Philadelphia
Mary Drexel
Baid
John
Playing Cards in Spain Consular Report Highlights Industry and Trade
The Consular Reports describe Spain as a card making hub led by Barcelona firms producing all deck styles. Spanish 48 card decks dominate local use with French 52s in play elsewhere. Spain exports cards to South America, the Philippines, Cuba, Argentina, and Uruguay with tax and stamping rules. imports from France and England influence pricing and clubs. American cards are not common and large imports are unlikely.
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Barcelona
South America
Spain
Philippines
Cuba
Argentina
Uruguay
Madrid
France
Paris
Out of Harmony Poser for the Preacher
A San Francisco Chronicle vignette tells of a clergyman who, amid farming profits, quietly weighs reform with an Irish plowman. The conversation turns to pruning shears for brushes and a tub of potatoes in the pulpit as a humorous farming moral.
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San Francisco Chronicle
John
The Baby's Bath From Judge
The baby’s bath should be neither too hot nor too cold. If the baby screams, test temperature by dipping a hand in water and adjust quickly. Avoid sand soap or chemicals. Frequent baths require caution to prevent facial immersion and potential choking.
Passenger's Complaint and a Field Trombone Tale
A country paper prints a wag letter asking to curb street hawkers on trains, with a note about a weary mendi cant and polite solicitations. A field trombone player, after a night out, plays into darkness and earns a bull’s mocking reply, ending with a defiant retort.
Child's mind mirrors fetish like sacred object in study
A Boston Herald piece examines a two year old boy whose devotion to his shoes and stockings shapes behavior. The child’s joy in new footwear leads to distress when removed, guiding actions and even sleep, suggesting a primitive religious instinct or savage-like attachment manifesting through objects.
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Boston Herald
Alluring Daughter and Suitor’s Tenor Tells of Woe
From the Chicago News a neighbor praises a sweet lass as a dream, a winsome beauty who stirs the heart yet brings sorrow because her suitor has a tenor voice. The verse-toned note blends admiration with pathos in a small-town sentiment.
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Chicago News
Sweet
Tia
Irie
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A quip filled note on temper, propriety, and marriage life. It mocks how men blame others for bad temper and observes that women wear mens clothes if they suit them. It notes that chatter on engagements is usually from strangers and that grammar is valued over morals. The piece ends with a remark on terms of endearment before and after marriage.
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New York Press
Wes
Prom the Chicago News Even pretty girl and wise cook
A column of aphorisms and social observations comments on finance, gender roles, and public perception. It blends wry humor with opinions on marriage, work, and wealth, noting contradictions in everyday life and the talk vs. action gap. The piece uses pointed, facetious insights about friends, money, and opinions.
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Chicago News
Cordelia
Snoresa
West Virginia Hooverites See Voter Unease on Tariff
Former West Virginia governor William M. C. Dawson says voters show unrest over tariff methods and corporate influence but expect Republicans to win both legislative and congressional races. He cites 1892 parallels and notes West Virginia may back the Republican ticket though margins may shrink. H. E. Lesan discusses advertising as future political campaigning and postmaster P. D. Sarke predicts a Democratic win in mobile Alabama amid Roosevelt backlash in New York.
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Atlanta
Saratoga
John Brown
Kansas
South
William M. C. Dawson
West Virginia
Washington
Supreme Sequrt
Virginia
Daw
Willard
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Trey
Scott
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Jim
P. D. Sarke
Mobile Ala
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Barker
Mobile
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Mr. Barker
Abbitt House
Col Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Union League
Republican Party
United States
A Happy Compromise from St. Louis
Senator Crane at a Dalton luncheon extols compromise. He recalls a Dalton builder and wife who argued over two motorcycles versus a runabout, finally settling on a baby carriage as their compromise.
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St. Louis
Crane
Dalton
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