Statesboro Horror and Tibet Policy Debates In The Post
The Washington Post comments on Gov. Terrell in Georgia over the Statesboro lynching, urging prosecution of delinquent militia rather than the mob and criticizing militia failures. It also discusses Tibet’s fate under British expansion, citing treaties, occupation claims, and possible Russian restraints.
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Terrell
Georgia
Geal
Terrall
Stateshoro
St. Louis
United States
Classes in Ancient History and Civic Debate in 1908
The piece argues for extending current topics classrooms to ancient history to reflect contrasts with modern politics. It critiques using old issues as campaign tactics, cites Andrew Johnson impeachment and reconstruction debates, and predicts lawyers and historians will teach ancient history in future campaigns. It notes the Springfield Republican and New York lawyers pushing historic topics into living political discourse.
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Plutarch
Josephus
Andrew Johnson
Israel
Egypt
Joshua
Jordan
Svt
Tilden
Hayes
New York
Parker and Davis
Springfield Republican
Republican
Various political opinions and curiosities in a summer column
A eclectic editorial snippet notes the President’s letter of acceptance and Secretary Shaw’s speeches while reporting on crime in New York, a German baron suspected of insanity, and odd remarks about Chicago and several politicians. It mentions moonshine destruction in North Carolina, war tax talk in Manchuria, and upcoming links between Chicago and Milwaukee via a pneumatic tube.
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Carrol G. Wright
Shaw
New York
Pace Pase
Alee
Nate Ees Lae
Tia
Mansesas
Manchuria
Chicago
Milwaukee
Colorado
Senator Wolcott
Russia
Japan
Adlai Stevenson
Cleveland
Wave of Moral Hysteria Across Small Towns
A Des Moines Register and Leader item argues that reports of missing girls and enticement to St. Louis are inflated, noting many cases end with safe returns or explanations. It urges careful verification before spreading sensational tales that ruin communities.
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Des Moines Register
Onme
St. Louis
Iowa
Siald
Silly Abuse of the Rich in Hartford Courant
An opinion piece argues intelligent people should halt indiscriminate abuse of the rich. It states the issue is honesty, not wealth, urging removal of dishonest rich from commerce and society to effect real cleaning up in daily business and social circles.
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Torrow
George B. McClellan
New York
Amstrican Bankers’ Association
McClellan
Bea
Legislative Department
Ziver Congress
New York Evening Mall
Republican Party
Congress
Fux&kt
Grover Cleveland
Hartford
Conc
Washington
Geoise Turner
Turner
United States Senate
The Meal for a Nebraskan
A Lincoln Journos account extols a hearty supper featuring ripe tomatoes with sugar and cream, four hot buttered biscuits, a baked potato, and several slices of cold mutton. The writer claims the dish sustains a person for twelve hours and strengthens tissues continuously.
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Lincoln Journos
A Lockout
A Philadelphia Press snippet features a clubman asking a question about entering a house last night. The reply notes one man reached the front door at 2 am but found his wife on the other side, implying a lockout incident and humorous domestic timing.
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Philadelphia Press
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A collection of quirky aphorisms and misprints on politics temperance drink and I ll building a portrait of flawed judgment. It mentions a counterfeit dollars arrest and mocks unteachable youthful schemes while hinting at vanity and life s foibles.
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Chicago News
Owen
Empress Alexandra and Smoking in Royal History
A broad survey traces Alexandra and Italian royal stance on tobacco, noting James I’s 1604 anti smoking edict and Russia's use of bans, pensions, and diplomacy. It reports on M. Manoulloff, a Russian diplomat tied to imperial police, recalled from Paris after Rome investigations.
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Virginia
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M. Manoulioff
Seine
Russia
Pasis
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de Plehve
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M. Catakazy
Washington
Grant
Count Milnovaly
Copenhagen
Denmark
DE Fontenoy
Bishop Potters Rival and the Bubble Wagon Debate
An article critiques New York Magistrate Pool’s calls for police to use automobiles to transport intoxicated individuals home, arguing it undermines accountability and humorously contrasts it with a Boston judge’s stance. It lampoons the idea of the “bubble wagon” and notes public skepticism about such measures and broader social progress.
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Subway
New York
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Police Commission
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Pool
Boston
Two-cent daily allowance debate in a divorce case
A Brooklyn divorce case hinges on whether 2 cents a day suffices as a wife's allowance. The piece argues a wife with a $12,000 annual income can manage with shopping, dress, and home duties, while noting varied travel costs and expenses. It cites a Chicago Tribune reflection and a joke about autumn headgear to illustrate unequal views on allowances.
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New York Evening Telegram
Brooklyn
The Great Need of Exercise in Modern Life
A compilation notes the call for an accessible winter exercise suitable for busy people. It cites golf and lawn tennis as healthful pastimes, critiques ping-pong as lacking, and suggests inventors create an indoor, trunk-and-arm engaging activity. It also references rail traffic growth and social quips from multiple papers, including Boston and Philadelphia papers, in a collage of quotes and anecdotes.
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Chicago Tribune
Saturday Evening Post
Easily Explained. Bram the Boston Transprint Uncle George
A fragment dialogue features a young man and uncle George debating college, with Harry praising a bright coach from the Philadelphia Press. The exchange brands a writer as amateur yet professional in plagiarism.
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Boston
Uncle George
Harry
Philadelphia Press
Mythology Snippet and Odds on Ghosts and Donkeys
A fragment from a satirical column blends Prometheus and Mercury with courtly quips about punishment and jokes. It touches on cinema, betting on horse racing, and the idea that attendance and profits shape bookmaker success, ending with a quip on customers and expenses.
After Effects of the War in the Far East
The Detroit Free Press outlines postwar costs for Japan and Russia, noting immense military expenditures and rebuilding needs. It warns sustained conflict will strain nations, raise naval and land forces, and hamper economic recovery, with the ultimate bill unclear as the war drags on.
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St. Petersburg
Liaoyang
W. S. Schuyler
Second Cavalry
Montgomery Macomb
Seventeenth Corps
Carl Reichmann
Seventeenth Infantry
Brackelberg
War Department
Schaut
McCully
Chefoo
Detroit Free Press
Far East
Fred
United States
Spain
Japan
Russia
Asiatic
Korea
Manchuria
Hotel Encounters and Opinions From Washington
A collection of anecdotes and remarks from guests and correspondents at the Willard and Raleigh hotels. Topics include a Philadelphia man recounting an act of courtesy on a streetcar, political forecasts from Spokane and Virginia, a tale about a Virginia church incident, Venezuelan visitors praising Washington, reflections on the Isthmian Canal Commission, and Col. Harrod’s views on canal workforce and timelines.
Say what they will prize fighting debate in papers
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quotes a bantering exchange on prize fighting with a salty miner tale and a Chicago News jab about Swift missing opportunities. The dialogue teases public attitudes toward boxing as an elevated occupation and notes a miner rising from hard labor.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Eeman
Butte
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