Maine Vote Redraws Political Tide in New England
The Maine election saw a Democratic governor win and at least three Congress seats, signaling a shift linked to temperance policy and national issues. The defeat of Asher Hinds and the party’s House candidates reflects cautious Republicans facing a year shaped by prohibition law enforcement and regional sentiment. Old guards weaken as Maine realigns with its New England peers.
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Maine
Congress
Nnstone Log Cabin
Kent
Swasey
Hinds
Burleigh
Guernsey
Hale
House
Republian
Asher Hinds
Reagan
Republicana
New England
Canada
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Philip M. Judson
New York
Shoreham
Text House
Old Men as Messengers in Reform Debate
A British reform debate proposes replacing boy messengers with older men in the telegraph service to curb lazy labor. advocates argue retired or older workers could handle tasks suited to limited alertness, while supporters warn of broader social benefits like pensions and savings. The proposal targets the post office and telegraph departments, envisioning a government backed shift in labor roles and training.
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Cind
Great Britain
Telegraph Department
Great Britain and Ireland
Post Office
Wisconsin primary ethics and a fight over ballot access
The piece examines Wisconsin Democrats facing a primary law percentage hurdle that may disqualify parts of their ticket, risking a La Follette legislature shift. It notes irony in party support for the primary clause and critiques national economic costs, monopoly concerns, and grocery prices, urging cheaper goods to aid consumers.
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Wisconsin
Davies
la Follette
Neime
Democrata
Restoring Suburban Lights Shows City Spirit
District commissioners restored street lights in suburbs after residents' protests, signaling responsive governance. Banking blacklist by Comptroller Murray targets incompetent bank officials and directors, aiding charter approvals and improving supervision, with closer national and state examiner cooperation anticipated.
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Washington
United States
Lawrence Q. Murray
Murray
High Art in the Pension Building Exhibition Revealed
The Pension Building displays over 250 busts arranged ten feet above, once a two year mystery. Workmen uncover identities of busts that were at risk of falling, confirming a cohesive, eminent scheme praised for consistency and proportion.
The Tongue We Speak. English Dialects and Public Figures
A witty injected essay through fragments praises English diversity and cites Kentucky’s educated speech as notably pure. It references John G Carlisle Henry Watterson and others while weaving social commentary on language, politics, aviation, and public life with ironic quips about census data and cultural stature.
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Boston
Kentucky
John G. Carlisle
Dean Swift
Proctor Knott
Burke
Wiliam C. P. Breckinridge
Congreve
Henry Watterson
Thackeray
Lord Bolingbroke
Voltaire
Carl Schurz
Milton
Chaucer
Gladstone
Bacon
Pope
Poe
Elephant Affinity Sparks Bronx Zoo Scandal
A New York World report details Khartoum the Indian elephant at Luna Park who abandons his mate Sultana for Alice. After a tense scene and failed keeper interventions, Khartoum defies control, ignoring alimony and keeping odd payments, signaling a permanent shift in elephantdom relations.
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New York
Bluebeard
Bronx
Khartoum
Alice
Luna Park
Sultana
Khar_toum
Hartoum
Dick” Richards
Richards
Shartoum
Ice cream boom in Indianapolis drives record summer sales
Indianapolis dealers report unprecedented ice cream demand this summer, driven by population growth and rising view of ice cream as a food. Fancy flavors peak in May and June, with July the biggest month as heat and weddings boost sales. Vanilla leads adult sales while children favor chocolate, as strawberry and chocolate follow.
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Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis
Old Mrs Corbett and a Humorous Neighbor Tale
Readable excerpt from National Monthly and Independent pieces describes a Southern town mix up over Mrs Sorbett’s age and a child’s blunt reply. The second anecdote recalls a devoted slave named Rastus serving Gen Jackson and judging his afterlife prospects with plain speech.
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National Monthly
Mamma
Lord Kilmarnock and the Hay leadership in Scottish royal lore
The article profiles Lord Kilmarnock as a godson of Queen Victoria with royal blood, detailing the Hay family line from the seventeenth Earl of Erroll through Lady Elizabeth Fitzclarence to the current era. It recounts coronation privileges, the Lord High Constable prerogative, and notable ancestral anecdotes from Errolls through Culloden, ending with a note on the Butcher of Culloden sobriquet and a Brentwood copyright 1916.
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Kilmarnock
Balmoral
Queen Victoria
Kingdom of
Scotland
Earl of Erroll
Elizabeth Fitzelarence
William IV
Jordan
London
James
Edward VII
Prince
F of Wales
Marlborough Club
Allan
Lordilmarnock
Robert Bruce
Gibert Hay
Erroll
Lord Kimarnock
Earl of
Kingdom of Scotland
Walter Scott
Errol
George III
Tower Hill
Westminster
Lord Erroll
Walpole
England
Loncarty
Slaing Castle
Aberdeenshire
North German Sea
Hays
Gilbert Hay
Cruden Bay
Duke of Cumberland
Culloden
Sis
Charles Edward
George Iit
Marquish DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Tribute Joseph Chamberlain Pays Tribute to His Wife
The Boston Globe profiles the devotion of Mary Endicott Chamberlain, an American from Salem, to her husband Joseph Chamberlain. It notes her constant care during his illness and her influence in his political career, including the Boer War period, and cites his praise of her as his best and truest counselor.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Boston Globe
Continents
Mary Endicott
Salem
William C. Endicott
Cleveland
Joe” Chamberlain
Mrs. Gladstone
England
Chamberlain
Birmingham
South Africa
New England
Queen Victoria
Romance Ends Quickly as Immigrant Marries for Passage
Miss Sofia Praewarska, an 18 year old Russian immigrant, lands on the Finland and marries Omiry Wayne to gain entry. Officials face a deportation dilemma as Wayne travels from Cleveland to New York for the ceremony. The couple wed in New York then travel west, but the wife abandons him in Binghamton, leaving him to continue alone. She now stays in New York at a Slavonic Society mission while her case awaits a labor department ruling.
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New York Tribune
Omiry Wayne
Russia
Finland
Wagne
Sofia Praewarska
Ellis Island
Special Board of Inquiry
Omfry Wayne
America
Flo
Cleveland
Wayne
New York
Wogne
Binghamton
Tis
Department of Commerce and Labor
Hero Rescues Drowning Boy In Lincoln Pond
G R Harrington of Pawtucket Rhode Island, riding an electric car, leaped into Scott's pond at Lincoln fully dressed and with a pipe in his mouth. He saved a boy who had submerged three times, pulling him to the surface and clinging to him until both reached the banks. After the rescue Harrington remained in wet clothes and boarded the waiting car to continue his trip.
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Boston Herald
G. R. Harrington
Pawtucket
R. J
Scott’s Pond
Lincoln
Truth Will Out from the Ladies' Home Journal
Hubby challenges the idea of women having the last word and Wite replies that they do not claim it but often have many arguments left when men are exhausted.
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The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Sheriff Bob Chanler in Dutchess County Estate Dispute
Reports from Red Hook say the popular Sheriff Bob Chanler may be pressed by family estates and prenuptial terms as his divorce from Mme Lina Cavalieri surfaces. He retains a Red Hook farm of about 300 acres not included in the settlement, while three large New York City estates—Astor, Delano, and Warama—provide further revenue via trustees.
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The
New York Tribune
Mme
Lina Cavalieri
Bob" Chanler
Dutchess County
Red Hook
Bob
Paris
Robert Chanler
Taver
New York
Townsend
Bob’ Chanler
Sherif Bob
Mme. Cavalieri
Chanler
Bob' Chanler
New York City
Astor
Delano
When Pa Is Late A Columbian Verse Card
Poem depicts a family waiting for a father’s return. The mother keeps vigil by the window as dishes wait and the house feels empty. Relief comes with pa’s arrival and a loving kiss at the door restoring warmth and merriment.
Search Ever For Good in Every Heart Poem
A National Monthly feature invites readers to seek the good in every heart and to act with harmony. It urges nurturing love in children, spreading sunshine, and guiding even small blooms to endure cold so they may thrive and unfold into beauty.
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Alice Baker
Nile boat confuses river commuter on New York river
An old gentleman commuter aboard a river boat notices a peculiar craft tied at a dock and mistakes it for a Nile boat. The captain explains it is an ile boat from nearby ile factories, sparking a brief, humorous exchange about what it is doing there.
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New York Sun
Jim
Quotations From Chicago News on Love and Wit
A series of pointed paragraphs satirizing jealousy affection and social pretenses. It muses that keen observers miss subtleties and that misers hoard moral taint. It notes habits gained from kissing and flirting by widows and the cost of smiles. It comments on the sleepy past and money ethics. It jokes about women and doctors and boarding schools.
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Chicago News
Wise
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A column notes that farewells lose sincerity with repetition and mocks strong opinions on red hair and inherited virtues. It casts lighthearted jabs at the vanity of forebears and imagines a theoretical scene of confined inmates raising a mob of engaged couples in a playful, satirical mood.
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New York Press
Mary
Views of Visitors in Washington
A compilation of remarks from travelers in Washington on rail wrecks and U S business practice. Allen Melcher recalls near misses and unusual wreck features while H D Ligier notes how American catalogues fail abroad until Abbie Phillips in Havana helps adapt them. Cronkhite discusses Los Angeles aqueduct plans and the city’s water power, costs, and timing. Judson keens political shift and Maine election implications for the House.
Timeis City Welcomes Knights Templars in Chicago
At a Knights Templars conclave in Chicago the hospitable Timeis residents displayed a Witton inscription reading Ask Me I Live Here. The common reaction provoked by this signal of kindness is noted as why.
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Argonaut
Knights Templars
Chicago
Timeis City
Witton
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