The East Fares Well As Taft Leaves On Trip
The Washington Post reports President Taft’s departure on a multi day journey amid widespread discussion of his renomination prospects. Eastern supporters pledge loyalty and godspeed while analysts weigh how the trip may influence public opinion and political dynamics ahead of the journey westward.
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Taft
Harenton
Farinera
la Follette
Recghment
Buchram
New England
Waft
Beverly
Rant on Hackneyed Words Echoes in Literature
The essay critiques overused phrasing in prose from newspapers to polished works. It cites Brander Matthews and Ed Howe, lamenting dull expression and the loss of sharp diction. It compares stale clichés to vivid coinage and argues writers should seek precise, enduring terms.
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Meditat
Brander Matthews
Edt Howe
Pally Brander
Elasa
Mark Twain
Turkey
Cotton pool folly and governors at Spring Lake
A reflective column critiques the National Farmers Union cotton pricing scheme, arguing a 12,590,000 bale crop and 16 cent price are unrealistic amid market manipulation. It also lampoons the Spring Lake governors conference as dilettante, railing against failed efforts on uniform divorce law and other stale issues, while poking at political swindles and current events.
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Overalla
National Farmers’ Union
Hartford
Farmers' Union
Spring Lake
Bohemia
Dilattantes
Wonders of Surgery Move to Transplant Frontiers
An American lettered account describes skin grafts and blood transfusions yielding dramatic results. It cites Mrs Luke Lea and her senator husband as emblematic cases and details a New York surgeon using a dead donor bone to save a woman's leg. The piece muses on future feats such as leg transplants and even brain replacement.
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Luke Lea
New York
Cool Weather and Humanity Amid Unsettled Autumn
The region enjoys a late Indian summer after an unusually hot season. European heat and a London Lancet note link high temperatures to social unrest. The piece argues strikes are not caused by heat, though sunshine coincides with labor trouble.
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Grigo
America
Europe
Congress
London Lancet
England
Lancet
Tariff Board Works On Cotton And Wool Schedules
Washington reports the tariff board will present a comprehensive December report on cotton and wool schedules to the President. About 114 workers, including field experts and clerical staff, have conducted extensive global investigations to compare domestic and foreign production costs, with special wool schedules for Eastern and Western producers and forest reserve grazers.
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Tariff Board
Congress
Argentina
Australia
Great Britain
France
Germany
New Zealand
United States
Texas
Montana
Wyoming
Southern Cotton Mills
New England
Sioux Bullet as Antemortem Gift to History Society
Osiank Olson of Baldwin Lake Wisconsin, aged 88, donated the Sioux War bullet that lodged in his shoulder for 49 years. Recounting the 1862 Forest City fight under Capt Whitcomb, doctors chose not to operate as the bone was cracked, preserving the bullet as a historic relic at the Minnesota Historical Society.
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St. Paul
Osiank Olson
Minnesota Historical Society
Olson
Mr. Olson
Baldwin Lake
Wis
Capt
Whitcombb
Forest City
Hutchinson
Theuuflet
Dimensions of Heaven sermon on heaven’s size in 1500 cubic miles
Rev M E Dodd preached that Revelations 21 16 says heaven is 1500 cubic miles but a building 792000 stories high could fit an infinite number of rooms. He calculated 10 cubic foot rooms on the first floor totaling 627,264,000 rooms and multiplied by 792,000 stories to claim vast capacity for multitudes.
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Louisville
St. Paul News
M. E. Dodd
Hats and coatroom profits at New York hotels cited
The New York Herald notes the booming profits from coatroom concessions in major hotels and eateries along Broadway. Reported figures claim operators earn up to ten thousand dollars a year, with names like Louis Martin and Churchill cited and the Hotel Astor paying less due to a former concessionaire background.
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The
New York Herald
Main Street
Louis Martin
Churchill
Hotel Knickerboecker
Cafe Boulevard
Hotel
Astor
Let Bridal Couples Alone. From Judge. Somerville Wedding Warns
A Somerville judge laments wedding day pranks that lead to serious accidents. He notes brides and grooms often become victims of boisterous jokes at ceremonies and receptions. Such disorderly conduct undermines marriage solemnity and can trigger thoughts of divorce among young couples.
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Judge
Somerville
Mass
Royal Invitations Not All Commands At St Moritz
Royal etiquette debates highlight that incognito princes are not owed royal deference abroad while service in court circles, discussing Prince Adalbert of Prussia and the limits of invitations as commands. The piece also chronicles the death of Prince William Radziwill, his family, and Princess Catherine Radziwill’s highborn ties and Rhodes case links.
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Prince Adalbert
Prussia
Prince Henry
St. Morita
Switzerland
St. Moritz
Count Heinstein
Hemstein
Queen Victoria
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
Charles Beresford
Marlborough House
Ste
William Radziwill
Vienna
Warsaw
Catherine Radziwill
South Africa
Cecil Rhodes
Russia
Anthony Radziwill
Radziwill
Albert Radziwill
Dorothy Deacon
Wanda
Blucher
Wahlstatt
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Prince Nicholas Radziwill
Madeleine Zawisza
Louis Krasinski
Rzewuska
Ceristocracy
Europe
Germany
Jahak
Britain
Rhodes
London
Moberly Bell
London Times
Berlin
Empress Augusta
Lord Salisbury
Hatfield
Egeria
Jameson
Colossus
England
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Hunting Season Humor Narrated by Joseph
In the Hunting Season, from the New York Sun, Joseph dons a coat of many colors and jokes that LE should not be mistaken for a deer. The story blends whimsy with seasonal notes as the narrator riffs on attire and misperception.
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New York Sun
Joseph
Future of Flying Moves At Portsmouth Meeting
The Pall Mall Gazette reports the British Association sessions in Portsmouth focusing on aeronautics. Algernon Berriman argues for attracting minds from other fields to advance aircraft efficiency, stability, and design, with discussions on plane sweep angles skin friction and load capacity for long durable flights.
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Pall Mall
British Association
Portsmouth
Algernon &. Berriman
Fandott
Berriman
Shaw
Petavel
Worthy Beaumont
William White
Hat in court and a grinning fashion judge
A New York Herald report centers on the court scene where clerk Beese orders a man to remove his hat, only to discover the wearer is Miss Lucille Pugh in masculine attire. The moment brings laughs as etiquette clashes with woman lawyers and a history of similar rulings surfaces. The piece also cites M. E H. Olmsted’s critique of Congress’s special session tariff efforts and the cautious Pennsylvania economic mood amid potential future tariff moves.
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New York Herald
Clifford D. Beese
Supreme Court
Mr. Beese
Lucille Pugh
Miss Pugh
Pendleton
Goff
Lne
Otto Kempner
Brooklyn
Elizabeth
N. J
New York Sun
M. E H. Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Congress
Harrisburg
Congressman Olmsted
House
Tariff Board
Prairie chickens fined in Laporte county Indiana
A note from Indianapolis reports four Laporte county men paid 33.70 each into the state fish and game fund for shooting prairie chickens. One man was Laporte’s mayor and another the county sheriff. two birds were found in their game bags. The prairie chicken is nearly exterminated in Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Laporte County
State Fish and Game Fund
Laporte
Indiana
Scotland
British Isles
Europe
Asia
Northwest
Jengih
Turkey
On Quarley Down and Muley Hafid in Morogo
A collage of verse and prose items notes On Quarley Down with Roman history echoes and a modern lament for dead soldiers. Elsewhere Muley Hafid of Morocco laments imperial meddling while a note on passengers mocks Shakespeare and Bacon as a literary pairing aboard the Majestic.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
The piece argues about male attitudes in courtship and marriage. It notes that small actions by women provoke strong reactions in men and that financially supportive men gain social leverage. It contrasts a man’s endurance in gambling with the fatigue caused by a baby.
Pointed Paragraphs from the Chicago News
A collection of wry reads on politics and marriage with sharp witticisms. It pokes at crooked politicians, vanity, and the burdens of domestic life, noting how tact and humor fail to hide human foibles. The pieces mix social satire with pointed observations about men and women and the costs of folly.
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Chicago News
Wauaily
Visitors to the Capital Debate Mexico and Brazil Cotton Plans
C T D Taylor American consul at Guaymas says Mexico’s rise with Madero will bring progress. He asserts Americans faced no danger during the revolution and credits education for change. Brazil seeks revival as a cotton power. Brazil's Pereira outlines past declines and future plans, while US expert Rehm contrasts European farming methods with American practices.
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Mexico
Madero
C. T D. Taylor
Guaymas
Sonora
Arlington
Diaz
Heyes
Madera
Sierras
Turks Scorn Intoxicants and Trade Views
William Walker Smith of Cincinnati, third secretary at the U S embassy in Constantinople, says Turks are temperate, with foreigners more prone to drunkenness. He notes limited meat buying due to cost, absence of dance houses, and that U S exports goods like sheep and wool to Turkey but long credit favors Germany, France, England, and Austria in shaping Turkish foreign trade.
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William Walker Smith
Cincinnati
United States
Constantinople
Arlington
Smith
Washington
State Department
Mr. Smith
America
Constantinome
Turkey
Germany
France
England
Austria
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