Taft’s frontier leadership praised amid attacks and tests
The piece surveys President Taft’s response to critics and insurgents, arguing his handling of the Sherman law and tariff battles demonstrates courage and resourcefulness under pressure. It links his Detroit speech to a broader defense of his policies while condemning sensational rhetoric. Stolypin’s martyrdom is examined as a high stake in Russia’s political struggle, noting the perils of a reformer caught between radicals and reactionaries.
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Taft
Concatema
America
Mr. Taft
Tatas
Mo Taft
Arcine
Detroit
Mc Bryan
Supreme Court
Albert
Tafts
Stolypin
Russian Empire
Motor-Drawn Fire Engines Planned to Replace Horses
Fire Chief Wagner urges district adoption of motor propelled fire engines, proposing a 350 000 trial fund for motor trucks and hose wagons. He argues quicker response, better weather reliability, reduced horse risk, and overall safety and efficiency, insisting sentiment should yield to utility and cost savings.
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Wagner
Congress
United States
Boy Scouts Seen Harnessing Good in Youth
Critics argue Boy Scouts of America promotes militarism and warlike aims, while supporters say it channels boys energy into moral growth. The movement teaches trustworthiness, helpfulness, courtesy, obedience, bravery, and cleanliness, shaping initiative and character for future generations.
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Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
Varloua
Heatdimas Dreneth
Cholera Ravages in Italy Spark Global Alarm
Reported cholera outbreaks in Italy trigger international concern as authorities deny spread, prompting quarantine measures, reduced immigration, and warnings to Italians abroad. Foreign medical officials in Italy challenge the silence amid fears for the tourist season and trade.
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Italy
United States
America
Razors and Gunn in Jacksonville Courtroom Anecdote
A Jacksonville report notes lawful inconsistencies as William Isom, a drunk Black man, is fined 100 dollars for possessing a black-handled razzah. George Hardy, a hack driver, also fined four dollars after firing a pistol at an unpaid fare. The piece ends with a cautionary, purposeless digression on razor use.
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Jacksonville
William Isom
George Hardy
George
Japan Versus America and Other Witty Observations
A collage of foreign affairs and satirical notes. Japan’s cabinet reshuffle signals shift toward party government while maintaining war readiness. The West reads cautious modern reform with hints of American and British influences.QUotations on crime, science, and quirky epigrams pepper the column.
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Japan
Europe
Katsura
Karen Uchida
Washington
America
United States
Great Britain
Saionji
Russia
Epicurean Center Critique Sparks City Culinary Debate
The New York World reports Bosaya Rutherford of Chicago praising Boston cuisine while scorning other American cities for lacking culinary individuality. He favors New Orleans Philadelphia and Baltimore for dishes like gumbo and terrapins, while Antwerp and New York are deemed duplicative of Chicago cooking. The piece humorously questions his palate and hints at broader American food pride.
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New York
Bosaya Rutledge Rutherford
Chicago
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Rutherford
Brillat-Savarin
Boston
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Maryland
Baltimore
St. Louis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Iate
Washington
Norfolk
Passuro
New England
War Fought by Boys From Civil War Remembrance
From the New York Evening Post and New York Press. A reflection on Col John J McCook and Maj Gen John Sedgwick shows Civil War casualties among young officers. The piece notes McCook family losses from Bull Run to later guerrilla killings and Harvard Memorial Hall displays. It also cites Standard Oil dissolution and a signings device, plus a fire engine prank in Elmira and Bayonne.
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New York Evening Post
John J. McCook
Col. McCook
John Sedgwick
John
Guerrilas
Robert L. McCook
McCook
Walla
Memorial Hall
Harvard
McCooks
New York
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Broadway
Meanest Man at Last at St Vincent's Asylum Burglar
A burglar forced entry on the fourth floor of St Vincent's Orphan Asylum and stole candy from a nursery table. He fled down the fire escape with sweets from Nurse White's dress pocket after being startled by a nurse's scream and 30 crying babies.
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Chicago Dispatch
New York
Earl of Cathcart A Bachelor of Fifty
George Cathcart has just become fifth Earl of Cathcart and a noted bachelor. The article traces the Cathcart lineage, military service since 1307, and says the family castle is now a ruin with Thirsk as a seat. It notes Sir Reginald Cathcart and the Cluny branch, plus marriages linking to royal circles and other colonies.
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Earl of Cathcart
Smart Bachelors’ Club
London
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Copenhagen
Andrew Eliet
New York
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Wellington
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Ascot
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France
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Cecilia Rose
New York City
Edward Temple Rose
Tenth
Hussars
Sir John Rose
Montreal
Charlotte Temple
Robert Emmet Temple
Rutland, Vt
Dean of the Climbers Edward Whymper Pioneer Explorer
Edward Whymper, famed for the Matterhorn ascent in 1865, influenced global mountaineering from Switzerland to the Himalayas. He pioneered climbs in the Andes and Canadian Rockies and authored enduring mountaineering classics, while contributing to science with Greenland fossils and Ecuadorian specimens.
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New York Sun
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Switzerland
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Ruwen- Xorl
Himalayas
Whymper
Chimborazo
Zurbriggen
Vines
Aconcagua
Sorata
Wlimani
Willam Martin ‘Conway
Mr. Whymper
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Canadian Rockies
Greenland
British Museum
Snake halves slain in West Cain hollow and other rural curiosities
Reports from Coatesville and Catskill recount a huge blacksnake slain near a farm, with its head half attacked by a hunter and the rest beaten away, a 52 inch long serpent measured, and a farmhand aided by two Peters. Other items include a swimming hen guiding a brood of chickens on rice flats near a houseboat and a dog Sven retrieving a medicine case after telephoned directions from Clinton New Jersey, then delivering it to Dr. Wiberg.
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Philadelphia
Calvin Wright
West Cain Township
Albin Peters
John Griffith
Harry Peters
Stony Hollow
Peters
Catskill
N. Y
New York World
Charles Delong
New York American
Essex County
Gordon Setter
Axel Wiberg
Clinton
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Sven
William van der Voert
West Caldwell
Army of Craba Delays Trolley Traffic in Jersey City
An army of soft shell crabs clogged Exchange Place delaying 700 crabs escaped from Adams Express barrels halted trolley cars and ferries to New York. Police restored flow as 3,000 onlookers watched and 300 crabs were recovered.
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Jersey City
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Exchange Place
Adams Express Company
Express
Ruins of Cyrene travel plans spark hopes of finds
Boston archaeologist Prof. Richard Norton leads an American team to Cyrene for six months of excavations. The expedition, funded by Boston supporters, aims to uncoverGreek tombs residences and temples with potential sculptures and vases. The party will depart to Tripoli, travel via steam yacht, reach Bengazi in October, and move through Turkish guarded terrain to Cyrene.
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Boston Herald
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Charles Eliot Norton
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Cyrene
Tripoli
Cambridge
Archaeological Institute of America
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Italy
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Bengazi
Tripol
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A collection of terse observations on love finery ambition and politics with wry counsel about bachelorhood fatherhood and self improvement. The quips suggest social reflections on male behavior and public life in compact lines.
Reflections of a Bachelor in a Humorous Sketch
A satirical slice shows a bachelor away from home saving for a telegram to brag of wealth. A husband’s economy lecture triggers a cab ride to the office. It mocks disputes by laymen and contrasts a lifelong expert with yesterday’s debaters. The piece ends noting a man’s redressed after a family trip leaves him exhausted.
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New York Press
Champ Clark Favored by Senator Taylor for President
Senator Taylor, in discussions at the Willard before returning to Tennessee, endorses Champ Clark as the Democratic nominee and predicts Clark will be the nation’s strongest campaigner. He credits Clark's role in the extra session on tariffs and reciprocity, praising his appeal to both House Democrats and voters who never supported the party before.
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Champ Clark
Bob Taylor
Tennessee
Taylor
Democracy In National Convention
United States
Missouri
Willard
Clark
Congress
Taruf
Democratic Party
House
Lark
Crown Prince Not Popular At Bonn University
London student at Bonn, Charles Corbishley, reports the crown prince’s poor standing at the famed university. He says the prince caused trouble, rode bicycles on sidewalks, and was seen as unreliable. The kaiser’s second son impressed Bonn more, leading some to fear for Germany if he ruled. The exchange sits among anecdotes about Bonn’s 4000 students and cross-university study.
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Walliam
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