Belgian Crown Prince Leopold Steals Hearts at Independence Day
Amid celebrations of Belgium’s independence, the crowd cheered Prince Leopold, eldest son of Prince Albert, shown held by King Leopold II. Baron Moncheur praised the “cute and sharp” heir as future ruler, with Leopold’s age and succession uncertain as the king ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Leopold
Begum
Prince Leopold
Count de Flandres
Belgium
Idingaren Moncheur
Wavey
Toy
United States
Brussels
Count of Flandres
Count of
Flandres
Baron Moncheur
Rascal
Naton
Moncheur
Elzabeth
Bavaria
Algo
Httle
Varied State Rules Bar Voters Across United States
The survey notes how each state enforces voter eligibility differently, listing examples such as Florida excluding idiots and duelists, New Hampshire denying payers who request tax relief, and Rhode Island grouping paupers with lunatics. It highlights exclusions for Indians, Chinese, bigamists, and soldiers, among others, showing a broad patchwork of suffrage prohibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Washington
Oregon
Maine
Michigan
Texas
United States
Indiana
Ohio
California
Idaho
Utah
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
The Scuppernong and a Lyrical Drink Tale
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century extract blends mythic strains with praise for wine and health claims. It references the Scuppernong grape and Bacchus, cites poetic lines about wine’s pleasures and dangers, and mentions Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption alongside an old dictionary joke. The garbled text includes Greek names Horus and Stanely G. Fowler, and ends with a drugstore advert for a cough remedy.
Taming Zebra to Harness in Congo Forest Reserve
Belgian Congo Free State opens a zebra farm in Katanga to train zebras for transport. Lieutenant Fernand Nys captured about ninety three zebras and twenty antelopes in a single day, built a kraal and stables, and began gentle taming with native caretakers. Zebras showed docility after two weeks, with water and feeding challenges addressed. over 80,000 zebras estimated in the district, protected from hunting, and potential harness work cited as a great transport boon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo Free State
Africa
Katanga
Fernand Nys
Lafira
Kraal
Eteut
Nys
Europe
Euirope
Otto Ehlers
Est Afrca
Influence of the Jews in modern world analysis
A London Express piece argues Jews wield vast influence in finance and world affairs, noting global population figures and city distributions. It claims Poland, Russia, and Britain show varied Jewish proportions, with substantial impacts of laws and social conditions beyond mere head counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Express
London
Greater London
British Empire
British Isles
Canada
British Columbia
Australasia
India
South Africa
Trinidad and Barbados
Gibraltar
Cyprus
Malta
Hongkong and Straits Settlements
Nee Wate
Europe
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hurgery
Poland
Fugala
Geremany
United Kingdom
Spain
Portugal
Palestine
United States
Great Britain
New Zealand
Amerin
Amsterdam
Vienna
Philadelphia
Constantinople
Berlin
Chicago
Hamburg
Paris
Rome
Blair
St. Petersburg
Madrid
Manchester
Leeds
Dublin
Glasgow
Birmingham
Russian Empire
Ag Grodno
Lods
New York
Mranchester
Hell roarin Jake explains why he roams abroad
Gen Jacob Hurd Smith a retired U S Army general known as hell roarin Jake tells Chicago friends why he leaves home to loaf. He describes a life of daily meetings with busy professionals and officials, visits to the Masonic Temple, and journeys across Europe as a self styled scientific loafer seeking companionship and leisure. He notes Paris and Sicily as favorite loafing spots and plans to return to Europe with his wife.
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Washington
New York
Jacob Hurd Smith
Jake
United States Army
America
Europe
United States
Smith
Oscar
Barry
Mugear
Chicago
Masonic Temple
Mystic Shriners
John
Chicampauga
Halle
Paris
Matte
San Antonio
Parla
Catch Bag of the Treasury Division Leader’s Career
The article profiles Judge Lewis Jordan administrator in the Treasury Department’s Internal Revenue Division, outlining its duties including tax refunds and permits for alcohol, and recounts Jordan’s Indiana roots, Civil War era family history, and long career from clerkships to U.S. commissioner, auditor candidate, and law career. It notes his twelve years in the present post and mentions his a local lyceum circle with notable figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thea
Areeury
Srabaiy
Thor
Internal Revenue
Secretary of ‘the Treasury
Court of Claims
Mbtacel
Lewis Jordan
Corydon
Indiana
Virginia
John Morgan
Morgan
Ind
War Department
United States Marshal of
Jordan
Washington
Indianapolis
English
First National Bank of
Gresham
Carlisle
Judge Jordan
Tenth and
EE Streets
Lyceum
Gov. Shepherd
Thompson
Dilly” Moore
Andrew Johnson
Emerson Unity Study Class Grows At All Souls Church
A Unity Study Class at All Souls Unitarian Church explores Emerson with Hugo Munsterberg inspired three postulates. Led by Maj. J A Clark with Col. RA Whitman emeritus, the group meets Sunday evenings, numbers about sixty with forty regulars and twenty occasional attendees, after moving from classroom to main hall then gallery.
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All Souls’ Unitarian Church
Emerson
Hugo Munsterberg
Harvard
RA. B. Whitman
Maj
J. A. Clark
Deas
Maj. Clark
Col. Whitman
The
Closs
Gome
Smart novelties in jewelry from the Jewelers' Weekly
Beautiful and costly rings and brooches dominate this display featuring a marquise brown diamond edged with white stones, a yellow topaz heart, a canary diamond on a gold hoop, and ruby and emerald settings. Elaborate watches, tiaras, opera glasses, and leather jewel cases round out the collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyater
Challenges Dewey's Views on Naval Command Ages
A reader rebuts Admiral Dewey's claim that victories waned when younger officers took command. The letter argues that many late Civil War naval actions were led by officers over forty, citing Potomac, Roanoke Island, Port Royal, Farragut era clashes, and later battles. It asserts no sustained disasters due to age, praising seasoned captains while cautioning against blanket generalizations.
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Admiral Dewey
Point Bank
Apri
Potomac
Admiral Porter
Roanoke Island
van Brunt
Mercer
Gillis
Chauncey
Rowan
Marston
Port Royal
Merrimac
Morris
Joseph BR. Smith
Monitor
Dahlgren
John L. Worden
Leutenant
Naval Academy
Worden
Lieut
Greene
Foote
Memphis
Togo
New Orleans
Arkansas Post
Mobile, &c
Alabama
Kearsarge
Winslow
Dewey
Origin of tipping evil letter to editor
A reader objects to tipping practices in hotels arguing white waiters earn a dollar a day and need tips while colored waiters are paid about 50 cents, must clean their own rooms, and face insults from guests. He warns small tips provoke clashes and cites social tension in dining rooms. R. M. West signs.
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Walter
R. M. West
Barrie Peter Pan Morality Play in The Make Believe
A review lauds Barrie as weaving a morality play in Peter Pan signaling youth’s value and dangers. It praises Miss Adams for elevating the production and notes the childlike heroism and the steadfast faith in family and home as the tale’s core.
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Poitor Post
J. Mi
Barrie
Heaven
Lincithiren
Peter Pan
James Hook
Kidd
Umea
Misa ‘Adams
J. M
Civilization of the North contrasted with Southern leaders
William Speer contrasts the civilization of the North with the South in an editorial titled Yancey’s Philosophy Fifty Years Ago. He argues Northern achievement in politics, law, literature, and education surpassed Southern claims, citing Webster, Emerson, Phillips, Stowe, Garrison, Bancroft, Prescott, Ticknor, and others, and notes Northern universities and schools thrived with 135,074 students in colleges and 10,645,306 pupils in public schools.
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William Speer
Yancey
Efort
Daniel Webster
Demosthenes
Pericles
North
Eimerson
Whit
Ler
Parker
Sumner
Seward
Phillips
Stowe
Garrison
Greeley
George Bancroft
Wiliam H. Prescott
George Ticknor
America
Europe
Story
Heat
Greenleaf
Shaw
Washburn
Curtis
Fipcins
New World
Webster
Atlantic
Holmes
Longfellow
Bryant
Lowell
Whittier
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Federal control urged for life insurance firms
Letter to editor proposes federal oversight of old life insurance companies amid pending investigations. Argues that directing profits from policyholder and public funds to the nation could cut the debt, aid policyholders, and benefit the public. Questions stock issues behind bond purchases and names individuals in view.
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Remety
Mfe
Lfe
Thomas A. Hyland
Modern Gherstefields In Blue Coats And Helmets
Easter Post remarks on Washington police, praising their courtesy and gentleness in dealing with the public. James W. Head defends the force, noting their gentlemanly bearing and restraint while performing duties.
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Easter Post
Munierer
Washington
Brinfly
Guardians of the Peace
James W. Head
Federal Control of Insurance Opinion Letter
Editor Post argues the general government should assume control of insurance companies. The writer asserts national control is necessary to prevent state failures and protect policyholders, citing banking regulation as a precedent and urging honest conduct and government supervision.
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Mezuranes
Swipe
Potey Hoalders
Ww. c Dodge
Local Warning Urges Public Alerts Against Lynchings
A notice from H. H. Tarver urges county citizens to issue public warnings to lynching provokers. The locally issued notice targets 24 and proposes a year of revealed purpose. If county meetings occur, a printed poster should be distributed to deter potential violence.
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Easter Post
H. H. Tarver
Sea and Shore Poem of Endless Battle at the Coast
A critical poem by David James Evans contrasts sea and shore as whetted warlike forces. It envisions waves as cavalry attacking the coast, then reforming for renewed charges. The verse ends with a dated note from Plymouth Massachusetts in 1905 and a humorous exchange about automobiles.
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David James Evans
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Jupiter
Horus
Stanley G. Fowler
Old Konteye
Kolidga
Prince Lhopold
Congo
Harper's Weekly
Boston
Somerville Journal
Jacob H. Smith
Americam Friends Ail Buey
Pailadelphia Press
Catch Bag OF the Treasury
Jochen
BR. E. Whitman
Eimeritus
James Albert Clark
Clasa
Houster Post
Admiral
Wortises
Civilization OF the North
Federal Control OF Insurance
Pole
Wether Pole
Plymouth
Mass
Puck
Quibbie
Great Caesar
Mrs. Quibble
Anheuser-Busch
Anhéuser-Busch 1 Brewing
Louta
U.S. A
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