The Devil and His Brother in a Political Scroll
A 1906 Washington Post column surveys party politics with caustic humor. It critiques Bryan’s policy on government ownership, praises Republicans as shrewd, and laments South’s political role while touching on Massachusetts’ perpetual-lawmaking and the broader national debate over taxation, education funds, and social reform.
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Culberson
Texas
Bryans
Daniel
Batley
Carmack
Watterson
Williams
Bacon
Rayner Tylman
Morgan
Martin
South
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Poli
Bryan
Cannon
Lodge
Shaw
Hughes
Tan
New York
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
United States Patent Office
Legislature
Massachusetts
Bay State
Patent Office
The
Boston Herald
Herald
Fragmented Text on Tickets and France Travel Reflections
Readable fragments discuss a family druggist ticket file and an article by Gaston Deschamps in Le Temps. Mentions an American traveler, theater tickets, and observations on France beyond Paris including rural landscapes and tourist routes through Brittany and Brittany’s coastlines.
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Wkring
the Riggs
Gaston Deschamps
le Temps of
J Martin Miller
the Americans
Washington
Divorce Decree Signed After Turbulent Testimony
Judge Gary grants the divorce petition of Max Berger against Anna Selbenhaar-berger after disputed testimony. The record shows Berger’s multiple marriages and alleged German connection as motives behind the case, with family interruptions and accusations of intent to prosecute. Ostrich farming gains attention as a promising new American industry with European investment potential and favorable climates across Africa and India for future expansion.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Gary
Max Berger
Anna Selbenhaar-berger
Mre Berger
Siebenhaar
Germany
Leibenhaar
Berger
Conant
Max
Fie
Siebenhast-Berger
Chicago Tribune
Cape
Egypt
California
Africa
Arzona
New Mexico
America
India
Sind
Balochistan
King Edward Takes a Cab in Piedmont Gossip
A fragment from the Pall Mall Gazette recounts King Edward securing a cab after missing the Jockey Club rooms. The piece then shifts to a wide-ranging survey of labor, railways, and politics including comments by William Chalk, David Lockte, and Maryland representative George A. Pearce, with notes on Canadian premier Laurier and New York politics.
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Pall Mall Gazete
Jockey Clubs Rooms
Mde
Zentieman
George A. Pearce
Maryland
Gaithersburg
Raleigh
Raisigh
Ottawa
Canada
R.I Manton
Clerre Launét
Dominion
Laurier
Alberta
Rockies
JAPANS MONOPOLY IN MANCHURIA
From the Far Eastern Review, the piece argues Japan will push settlement and trade in Dalny Manchuria. It details rail and depot use at Te Shih chiae Liaoyang Mukden Kaiyuan and Changtu to funnel raw products to seaboard under Japanese control. It warns of monopolistic finances and open door theory eroding foreign access.
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Far Eastern Review
Dalny
Mukden
Tte
Dolny
Manchuria
Newehwang
Te Shih-chiae
Liaoyang
Tilehjing
Kaiyuan
Changtu
Althia
Japan
Our Star and Odd Tailor Tale From Pell Mall Gazette
A fragmented column blends a romantic verse about a pale star with a humorous local anecdote about a tailor who laughs at a wife’s request to avoid pockets on her husband’s clothes. The piece mixes sentiment and a light domestic joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pell Mall Gazette
Ex governor Oxley faces embezzlement charges at St Albans
From the London Chronicle a former St Albans Prison governor, William Henry Oxley, appeared before local magistrates to answer four charges of embezzling £260 of the treasury. He drew large checks, vanished with keys to the safe, and was later arrested in Birmingham.
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London Chronicle
St Albans
William Henry Oxley
D. H. Frynne
Treasury
Oxley
Wakefield
Et Albona
London and County Bank
His Majesty's
Prynne
Ozley
Birmingham
Paint Stuck Seat Sparks Court Suit in Wacky City Tale
Joseph Roghan and his fiancée, after a damp trolley ride, were trapped by a freshly painted seat. They pulled free, ruined clothes suffered, and sued the New York City Railway for 395 dollars, winning at Judge Heyer’s court.
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New York
Herat
Joseph Roghan
Broadway
Municipal Court
Cortlandt
Greenwich
Roghan
New York City Railway Company
Heyer
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Roat
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Iowa
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Mahony
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House of Commons
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Dicken
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Ebreran
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