American firms seek concessions in Turkey as key contracts loom
Washington Post reports American interest grows in securing concessions to build a road from Alexandretta to Aleppo and access Euphrates headwaters, plus a telephone concession across the empire. Negotiations with US companies promise a prestige boost, with possible private purchases by the government and broad telecom plans for major Turkish cities.
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Alexandretta
Aleppo
Euphrates
Jn Po
Constantinople
United States
Turkey
Washington
Alexandra
Ally
Bally
Dally
Cuet
Denver
Thane
David Bey
Evers
Ana Minor
Angora
Sleas
Harport
Mediterrameda
Dlabekir Ona Mosoul
Haa
Praise for Our Fire Fighters of Washington 1909
A lengthy tribute to Washington fire fighters praising their courage, efficiency, and solidarity amid Philippine weather, with reflections on honesty and prosperity, plus a broad survey of contemporary topics from Turkish affairs to Dr Cook’s polar expedition and theatre figures Clyde Fitch and others.
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Hitivasd
Philppine
Osether
Apollo
Ules
Hipmer
Melssenter
Glynapus
Washington
Democratic party folly and tariff talk muddle the nation
The piece surveys party splits over discipline and reform within the Democratic ranks, notes Republican leverage in Congress, and mocks political sin in party factions. It questions tariff policy, weather impacts on prices, and the fate of government leadership amid ongoing political theater.
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Dent
Garoshes
Democratic Party
Argus
Awakening of China Seen by Chicago Professors
Prof. T C Chamberlain and Prof. Ernest De Witt Burton return from a 1800 mile inland tour to Chen tu and report a modernizing city with clean streets and active lighting. They note revised education, new mining and engineering instruction, and a police system limiting beggars. They contrast coastal life with inland China and speculate on military prospects and possible future restraint.
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Milwaukee
Areney Wixtnsk
T. C. Chamberlain
University of Chicago
Orient
Ernest de Witt Burton
Middle Kingdom
Chentu
Chicago
Berlin
Paris
America
Farreed
Seaboard
Burton
Chamberlain
China
Gen. Grant
Fragmented dialogue from a classroom scene
The text presents a garbled dialogue between Didutt and Jiminte about a Roman story. Jiminte questions a swimmer’s fate reflecting on a line about Tiber crossings. The passage is incomplete and lacks clear incident or outcome.
Blundering Peer Falls From Grace in the Lords Row
A caustic House of Lords outburst by Lord Curzon signals a split in the unionist ranks. Lord Midleton’s turbulent tenure and a bitter feud with Kitchener and Carson are linked to Curzon’s resignation. King Edward visits Rufford Abbey and the Savile family’s long tied history in the area is related, including Rufford Abbey’s Cistercian past and famed ghosts.
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Lord Curzon
Lord Micheton
St. John Brodrick
India
House of Lords
Midleton
Orient
Eton
Lora Midleton
Rominigus
Lord Kitchener
Lord Carson
Vincerey
Germany
Lord Midtatou
Lord Roberts
John French
van Hamilton
Thomas Kelly- Kenny
Ruford Abbey
Edward
Marienbad
Youal AL Rutford Abbey
George Savite
Rufford Abbey
Earl of
Scarborough
Ruthford Abbey
Lumley Castle
Savile
Krancson
Tuford Abbey
Lord
Queen Elizabeth
James I
Charles I
Charles II
Edwinston
Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood
Lord Savile
Charles Stuart
Darnley
Mary Queen of
Beots
Bess
Hardwick
Charles
Cady Savile
Rutford
Redderburn
Fifty-third Regiment
Cocker Court
Godfrey Henesge
DR ‘Cabyreleht
Safety in Aerial Flights A Zeppelin versus Aeroplane
The New York Press argues Zeppelins offer safer travel than airplanes, citing a German inventor’s craft after a Friedr ichshafen victory. A propeller broke a hull hole but repairs allowed safe descent, highlighting buoyant gas compartments and quicker airborne repairs over ocean survival risks.
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New York
Friedirichshafen
Berlin
Zeppelin
Garth
Mauretania
Cera
Partinepte
Beex J
Hermit Willis Island Cabins Show Modern Electric Life
Story from Yardley PA to New York World describes Jamen Willis the hermit of Willis Island who celebrated twenty fifth year on the island. He hosts visitors who must register and partake in hospitality, with a fully electric cabin and secret wiring. Willis, once a Philadelphia businessman, rebuilt after floods and hardships to offer modern conveniences. He invites guests to view the unique residence and its electrical features.
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Clyde Fitch
Clyde Fitsh Amerton
Mr. Fitch
Augustia Thames
Arthur Wing Pinero
Snepshull
Victorien Sardou
Fitch
Sardou
Haan Brymmel
Richard Mansfield
Winmod Coun
New York
Postofica
James H. Glynn
Mr. Glynnn
Beverly
Mags
Lenox
Hitchcock
Mr. Glynn
New Sark
Collacor Loeb
Jersey
Hoboken
River Street
Bonda
Yardley
New York World
Jamen Willis
Willis Téland
Delaware
Willis
Philadelphia
Wilts
Wililahaa
Montclair
N. J
New York Sun
G. Roger Carson
Montague Place
Carson
Cass
Boston
Universite of Pennsylvania
Woodland Avenue
Hip Tall
Thompain
Lieut
E. Tall
H. B. Moulton
Travans
Shoreham
Cuba
Gomed
Finannciai
Cuban Congress
Wouil
United States
Diaz
T. W. Ladue
Mexico City
New Wilford
Vera Cruz
San Juan de Vitoa
Maximilian
Momarchy
Mexico
Dig2
Eussia
San - Juan de Ulloa
Dias
Battle of Boston Town Allegory in The Port
A Chicago Evening Port editorialized on a symbolic clash of minds in a mock battle scene. It comically uses Euclid, calculus, and theoretical warfare to critique arguments and praise order, contrasting it with sensational, fruit and appetite imagery tied to a Spokane visit and a hostile tone toward the South.
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Chicago
Dia
Euclid
Must Not Plate Lincoln Cents
Capt Thomas F. Pacter of the United States Secret Service says gold plating or altering Lincoln memorial pennies violates federal law. He warns agents are vigilant to stop such mutilation of coins and any devious violations.
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Gamereau
Kauai
United States
Tere
Felakaua
Daggett
Chicago
Promhe Chicago None Haven't you often wondered why the grocer carries so many things
A fragmented paragraph set riffs on social quirks and moral musings about women, marriage, and expense. It hints at mothers, daughters, and the burdens of modern life with scattered aphorisms and garbled phrases.
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Chicago
Reflections of a Bachelor in New York Press
Fragmented lines reflect a playful column style with punctuation errors and garbled phrases. The snippet hints at social commentary on trust, gender, and perception, mentioning a canary and a haystack metaphor, suggesting humorous reflections on mating and compliments.
State of Franklin discussed in hotel lobby talks
In Jonesboro Tennessee old capitols of the State of Franklin are recalled by locals and visitors. The discussion covers John Sevier as first governor and the four year existence of Franklin, plus memories of pioneers. Also notes on Mount Wilson and Mount Whitney observatories and sun ray studies.
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Franklin
Jonesboro
Tenn
Abla P.M. Bherrill
Knoxville
New
Willard
Tennensen
Frank- UN
United States
Nort Carolina
John Sevier
Tennessee
Caroline
Gov. Sevier
Smithsonian
Mount Wilson
Cal
I. M. Reynolds
Los Angeles
Raleigh
Mount Whitney
C. G. Abbot
Smithsonian Astrophysical Work
L. F. Ingersol
University of Wisconsin
Earth
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