Tax to militarism and the Boston defense creed
The Washington Post reprints a 1904 editorial arguing Boston’s history shows fear of invasion should not curb naval and military buildup. It defends strong sea power, flags the navy’s cost as prudent, and questions the Boston Post’s protest as excessive. It contrasts Northern views with European standards.
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Boston
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
McKinley
Bay State
Commonwealth
Navy Department
Great Britain
Massacchusetts
United States
Boston Post
Missichusetts
Democratic Party
Reunhiein Party
Washington Post
Europe
Asia
Cotton and Negro Labor in Cotton Market Debate
A New York cotton broker promotes an early market boom while acknowledging uncertainty. The piece cites crop acreage vs. Negro population growth, arguing against the belief cotton depends on Black labor. Historical references to white labor producing over half the crop are noted.
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Cotton Belt
New York
South
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Mbor
Tumpe
Times-Democrat
New Orleans
Princess Xenia May Wed Grand Duke Michael of Russia
Princess Xenia of Montenegro is linked to a possible alliance with Grand Duke Michael, brother of the Czar, a match seen as politically significant given imperial decrees and interwoven royal ties. The report traces prior marriage rejections and notes Xenia’s suitability for Russia, with two of her sisters already well established there and broader dynastic implications for Italy and Serbia.
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Xenia
Montenegro
Michael
Black Mountain
Menia
St. Petersburg
Helen
Europe
Czarina
Nicholas
Italy
Trousseau
Alexander of
Servia
Cettinje
Belgrade
Kenia
Andrew
Greece
Turin
Abruzzi
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Russia
St Petersburg
Peter
George of
Leuchtenberg
House of Romanoff
Czarevitch
Alexis
George
Alexander Michailovitch
Scotland
Hector MacDonald
Mac
Green Hill
Dingwall
Ross-Shire
Paris
Ceylon
Sir Hector
London
Hector
Castel Gantiolfo
Albano Lake
Rome
Urban VII
Barberini
Maderno
Gandolfi
Alexander VII
Clement XIV
Cardinal Cybo
Pius VII
France
Montainebreau
Napoleon I
Pius IX
Castel Gandalfo
Vatican
Castel Gandolfo
Merry del Val
Marquise DE Fonthnoy
Political Gossip Prompts Indiana Campaign Showdown
Republicans plan to interrupt Bryan during Indiana speeches with hostile questions citing his previous remarks about Parker. The Gold Democrats reportedly weigh in, while Indiana polls hint at Parker gains as Democrats unite under ex Senator Davis and a shift in Republican support. In New York, battle for governor dominates ahead of open conventions as Odell blocks Woodruff and Higgins emerges, with Stanchfield favored by Dems and tariff reform revisited by Babock.
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Roosevelt
New Jersey
Providence Journal
Parker
Ireland
Fels
Republican Party
New York
Col. Watterson
Miss la Follette
Chicago
Chesty Gullet
Illinois
Oyatter Bay
Manassas
Scorchem
Odell
New York Republican Committee
Arkansas
New York Evening Post
Port Arthur
Liao-yang
Tom Watson
Bryan
Indiana
Seary
Gond
Judee Parker
Dhing
Brooklyn Facile
Brooklyn Eagle
Dispatches
Honsier
Indianapelis Sentinel
Tagrart
Earle
Ergie
West Virginia
Davis
Saratoga
Root
Woodruff
Cullen
Brooklyn
Court of Appeals
I Higeiba
Higgins
New York City
Hill
John B Stanchfield
Elmira
Babcock
Habcock
Washington
Marienbad
Austria
Milwaukee
Se Congresa
Law and a Judge In Colorado Raise Conscience Over Death Penalty
From the Chicago Post and Philadelphia Bulletin excerpts a Denver judge reportedly vows not to impose death for murder, risking impeachment if a jury seeks the death penalty. It questions whether Colorado can uphold law when judges cite conscience over statutes. A second tale recalls an Atlantic City hotel dining room scene where a waiter cites elderly patrons needing medicine as the reason for reminders and potential tips loss.
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Ingerstown Globe
Philosophy
Ien Ferdicaiie
Anothe
Rassoull
United States
Ferdiaris
Maryland
Jon Perdicaris
Sheik
Raisoult
Raiscult
Perdicaria
Rassouli
Perdicaris
Bultan
Ferdicaris
Tangler
France
Ratsouli
Chicago
State Department
Raisouli
Morocca
Ramouli
Colorado
Piacea
Chicago Post
Mullins
Denver
Union
Philadelphia Bulletin
Atlantic City
Miss Pitcee
Rica
Mrs. Stout
Getting Even with the Girls in Minnesota Journal
A Minneapolis youth wins first prize for fancy work at a fair, matching the girls in skilled needlework and mocking gender rivalry. The clippings jostle with jokes about biographies, misread names, and light distant quips from various papers, ending with humorous misprints.
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Minneapolis
Northwest
Women and social gambling circles in New York and abroad
In hotel lobbies and elite circles, women are portrayed as a rising gambling force, with high stakes bridge games and pool room bets while a British observer recalls early modern labor, and American figures discuss politics, economics, and social trends at Washington venues. The piece blends anecdotes on gambling, class privilege, and political talk across New York, Yokohama, and national events.
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New York
Arthur M. Tryon
Gotham
Raleigh
Faint Reminder in Philadelphia Press Cartoon Snippet
A comic panel from the Philadelphia Press shows Mrs Starvem asking Mr Crabbe what ails him as he stares at the ceiling while hoping for soup. The Rural Visitor character in the dime museum chimes in with a tormented remark, recalling a faint memory and a summer exertion.
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Philadelphia
Dime Museum
Weil
To Be Regretted and Inside Information Snippets
A collage of playful quips and social snapshots from 19th century papers. It cites Parker sisters and London society, a bantering exchange about English lords, and brief riffs from Chicago and Cincinnati papers on manners and politics. It ends with a light note about Mrs Henpeck and the baby.
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Opera Bouffe
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Mourzouk
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Offenbach
Hagerstown Globe
Police Court
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Philippines
Louis
Jones
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Benny Oxnard
United States Senate
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Col. Bryan
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Jeff Davis
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Walla
Keuropatkin
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Berlin
Rourke Cochran
Bell
Kuropatkin
Truth
Shanghai
Chefoo
Pittsburg
William Avien White
David B. Hall
Hague
Peking
New York Street Railway Company
Shaw
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Detroit Free Press
Sam
New York Press
Henpeck
Thomas Higes
Higgs
Higes
Robert Boggins
Boggins
Hoggins
Duke of Wellington
John Henry Newman
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
At &T
Lous
Laura
Widgerly
Detroit Free Preas
Milweukes Sentinel
Paria
Troy
Antaeus
Hercules
Butte
Narciveus
Jipin
Charles Sydney
Yokohama
Arlington
Japan
Sly
New Yorks
J R Clem
San Francisca
Riges
Ldeuhitt
Tennessee
Col
Bob Taylor
Littleton
J . Laipton
Ebbitt House
C O Marston
Poona
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Decatur
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Dixon
Pan Selby
Jacksonville
Lincoln
Hopkins
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Mary
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Chicago Journal
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