Fragmented Draft on German Policy and War Threats
A damaged text fragment previews German foreign policy debates centering on Germany's war potential and diplomacy with Britain and France. It mentions Kiderlen-Waechter, von Bülow, and Berlin's stance on peace efforts, with references to Persia, banking pressures, and naval power as leverage in negotiations. The prose is garbled but centers on impending confrontations and strategic banking tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Horr Son
Rten Waechtor
Khoor
Kolehn-Warcater
France
Britain
Kiderlen- Wienter
Resson
Becton
Robertes
Walicus
Cermany
New York
Sentir
Kiderlen-Waechter
Debates Rise Over Clearing Obsolete Public Records
The piece discusses the push to purge obsolete documents and records from government storage in New York and other states. Proponents cite freeing up Capitol space and cutting costs, while opponents warn of potential loss of information and the need for court orders to authorize destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qaynor
Supreme Court of the State
Gaynor
Garreta
Valiel
Theiv
Haa
New York
New York 13
Senator Bailes Retirement Sparks Debate in Texas
The article debates Senator Bailey’s planned retirement at term end. It weighs motives, noting speculation about defeat and shifting political tides. It cites his courage, influence waning in the Senate, and a sense that continued service would be impractical given party shifts and his own conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailes
Bailey
Senate
Halley
Odda
Texas
Batley
Not Going Into Millinery. Blacksmiths’ tariff talk in Washington
A column mocks claims that blacksmiths will enter millinery and argues metal hat schedules tied to tariff politics. It links La Follette and Underwood to a metal schedule influencing cotton prices, while noting a broader push to restrain trade and shape policy through tariff debates. It also reports on Costabile and the Black Hand case, the Polish National Alliance convention in St Louis, Polish language preservation, and assorted society notes in a rapid-fire, opinionated roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis Republic
Sons of Toll
Washington
Capitol Hill
Milady
Tinker Bob la Follette
Oscar Underwood
South
Handy Smith Boys
la Follette
Underwood
Paris
America
Polish National Alliance of America
St. Louis
United States
Chicago
Warsaw
Lodz
Foul Black Hand System Transplanted in America Faces Crackdown
The piece condemns the Black Hand network and its alien roots, praising New York officials for Costabile’s capture and urging continued action against leadership. It highlights Carrao and Petrosino as figures in the crackdown and stresses the organization’s dependence on its directing mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortabile
Carrao
Petrosino
America
Italy
Blind Girl's Quest Marks Barnard Graduation and Beyond
Miss Margaret Hogan, Barnard's only blind graduate, faced many barriers to obtain her A B degree and now seeks teaching or tutoring roles after graduation. She studied Latin German French and history with a secretary reading notes and embossed typewriter work. Funds from New York State and a senior class gift of 40 supported her final year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Margaret Hogan
Barnard
Miss Hogan
Mise Hogan
New York Institution For the Blind
Ninth Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
New York Institution For
New York State
The Officer Dog and His Silver Collar Inscription
The New York Times profiles Mutt, a refined bulldog terrier known as the officer dog due to his exacting nature. A lustrous silver collar bears an inscription that highlights his distinctive status among aristocratic animals.
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The
New York Times
Mutt
Mutt the Hf Found on Shore on battleship Michigan
A dog named Mutt, aboard the battleship Michigan, is described as an aristocratic only-to-officers pet. He roams the ship and prefers officers' quarters, avoiding enlisted men, with Navy personnel noting his finicky, admiral-like etiquette and patience for only shoulder-strapped peers. The excerpt captures his daily presence during a Hudson River passage.
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Battleship Michigan
United States
Atlantic Fleet
Michigan
New York
Hudson
Comdr
Sellers
Matt
Mutt
Algeria
France
Africa
Legion of Honor
Mad Dog Rampage in Cypress Hills Sparks Police Rescue
A terrified silken coated spaniel wearing a newt leather collar fled through Ridgewood avenue as about 200 youths hurled missiles. Bicycle Policeman Harry Walsh intervened, calming the crowd and rescuing the dog in Hale and Ridgewood streets, noting no bites were confirmed and blaming the mob for the scare.
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New York Times
Ridgewood Avenue
Cypress Hills
Hale and
Ridgewood Avenues
Harry Walsh
Liberty Avenue
Walsh
France’s Legion of Honor and Gothic Goring lineage tale
The article notes 47167 Knights of the Legion of Honor with foreigners making up about 40 percent and explains how the honor is awarded and worn in France. It then shifts to Sir Forster Gurney Goring, a 37 year old baronet by inheritance with limited income, possible future peerage uncertainties, and a history of costly estate losses.
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America
French Legion of Honor
Paris
France
Legion of Honor
Cabinet du Ministre
Chamber of Deputies
Forster Gurney Goring
Royal Sussex Regiment
South Africa
James I
Goring
Sir William
Edward VI
John Goring
Lancing
Henry
Sussex
Forster Goring
Gorings
Norwich
Charles I
House of Goring
House of Lords
Baronet
Silverstreet
Tamworth
Sir Forster
Craven Goring
Slayer Lives Six Days on Apples
Stroudsburg dispatch reports Harvey Osborne aged 17 confined in county jail over the murder of George Bellis aged 14. Osborne says he lived all days on apples and today told how he shot and escaped in the mountains.
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Stroudsburg
Philadelphia Ledger
Harvey Osborne
George Bellis
Osborne
Lapples
Alabama Colonel’s Neckwear Habit Turns Into a Ten-Cent Tale
In 1887 Col Wert of Decatur Alabama refused neckties due to chin tickling, except once when a tailor offered eight dollars off for wearing a tie. He bought a suit, wore the tie, but the price dropped five dollars and two necktie related items appeared on the bill. He later vowed never to wear a necktie again.
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Scvanneh Morning News
S. T. Wert
Decatur
Ala
R. L. Colding
Bogge
Worley
J. H. Turner
Col. Wert
Two Husbands and a Legal Cloud Across a Divorce
Edith Beaven Brooks Moore seeks annulment of her second marriage after her first husband William Brooks was believed dead. She married John J Moore in good faith, later learned Brooks may still be alive, and a Delaware county divorce proceeded with Moore staying away. Her counsel seeks annulment to clear title to inherited real estate.
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Enoch Arden Gusta
Ife
New York Herald
Enoch Arden
Edith Beaven-Brooka-Moore
Supreme Court
Brooks-Moore
Manhattan Avenue
William Arthur Brooks
Mr. Brooks
John J. Moore
Moore
Stephen O'Brien
Oldest Swiss Alpinist and Youngest Scout Peak Feats
The oldest woman alpinist, Mme Louise Favre, 81, near Bex in Valais, still active and climbed Champpussaire, 6940 feet, with a grandson to light a summit bonfire. The youngest Swiss climber Armand Meyer, age 11, ascended Grand Muveran, 10040 feet, with his father and a guide, in nearly eight hours.
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Geneva
Pall Mall Graette
Switzerland
Mme ‘Louise Favre
Bex
Canton
Valais
Champussaire
Mme. Favre
Armand Meyer
Grand Muveran
Valais Alps
Adrift at Sea Three Days Off New England Coast
Miss Ellie Henderson and Thomas Dennison were rescued after three days adrift in a small catboat off the New England coast. They credit prayers and signal attempts as Commodore Strong of the Rob Roy arrived to save them, with Dennison delirious and Henderson unconscious but revived. Both were taken to Portsmouth Hospital where their condition remained serious.
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New England
Portsmouth
N. HH
Philadelphia
Public Ledger
Ellie Henderson
Thomas Dennison
Dover
Rob Roy
Lynn
Robert Strong
Lynn Yacht Club
Mias Henderson
Dennison
Portsmouth Hospital
Miss Henderson
Tom
Strong
Mr. Strong
Evening Song Under Moonlit Sky
Poem recounts a sighing breeze and sunset glow as day ends. Night settles with a moonlit stream and faint stars. Mission bells ring and a lonely bird sings, prayers for peace and brotherhood under divine mercy.
Easy Payments and a Vanishing Home Scheme
A verse from the Chicago News laments paying for a home that has vanished as the plan collapses under debt. Rita’s jewels were stolen from Rita Humphreys’ Bournemouth home Cliff Cot Studland road Westbourne while the authoress and husband were away, with valuables totaling several hundred pounds taken.
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Rita
London Daily Chronicle
Desmond Humphreys
Bournemouth
Pointed Paragraphs on Marriage and Gender Roles
A reflective piece critiques marriage norms and male dominance, contrasting wife obedience with male authority. It asserts women’s affection diminishes with declining love and suggests men’ s mean temper prompts wives to acknowledge his odd disposition. It also satirizes bachelors delaying marriage and a woman’s indignation at a kiss masking inward consent.
Reflections of a Bachelor on Courtship and Cooking
A male voice riffs on romance advising that a greenhorn improves with experience. He notes a woman can convey meaning with a single look, while a man struggles with words. He suggests a wife’s thoughts on card play, finance, and social thresholds shape a marriage, and that dancing and cooking matter in varying orders.
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New York
Yen
California suffrage views split in Raleigh hotel talk
J F Atkinson of Los Angeles and wife discuss the proposed constitutional amendment on woman suffrage. He doubts its passage citing voter control by husbands, while she supports it and vows to study politics if it passes. Mrs Atkinson notes pastor Bob Burdette at Temple Baptist is eloquent.
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California
J. F. Atkinson
Los Angeles
Raleigh
Atkinson
Mr. Atkanson
Mrs. Atkinson
Colorado
Temple Baptist Church
Bob Burdette
Burdette
Temple Church
Alabama Honors Underwood at Raleigh Convention
Alabama figures favor Oscar Underwood for president with the state delegation likely to give a solid vote at the Democratic national convention. W H Graves of Birmingham cites Underwood’s popularity and notes possible second choices like Woodrow Wilson or Champ Clark. The piece also reports on Colorado’s Taft support and political shifts, plus a brief note on temperance laws and business revival in Alabama.
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Alabama
Oscar Underwood
W. H Graves
Birmingham
Ala
Raleigh
Congress
Underwood
Democratic Politieiang
Woodrow Wilson
Channy Clark
Princeton
Taft
Mr Graves
Colorado
United States
Clyde C Dawson
Denver
Shafroth
Spear
Adams
Teke
Dawson
Couse
West
American Bar Association
Boston
Meade
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Washington Post
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourreenth Street
Black Hand
Costabile
Fox
Black Hand Society
Carrac
Beattie
Jersey
Senator la Follette
England
Cedarcuret
Long Island
Atlantic City
Interstate Commerce Commission
U. S. S. Michigan
Baltimore Sun
Grand Hotel
Lawrence Bendann
David Bendann
Baltimore
Mr. Bendann
Louvre Gallery
Leonardo da Vinci
China
Peking
Seattle
Japan
George McMartin
Tacoma
Berlin
Smarquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Louvre
Pall Mall Gazette
Napoleon
Hon
Cassel, I
Austria
Spain
Holland
Prussia
Cusack
Pall Mall
Chicago News
Hofbrau
Detroit
Ibi Hlvre
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