What the Democracy Offers in the 1910 Campaign
The piece surveys the 1910 political landscape with Gov Harmon and Mr Champ Clark as focal figures. It contrasts tariff reform versus revenue needs, questions the sincerity of reform promises, and weighs the Democrats’ ability to deliver on broad plans against the realities of governance and party leadership.
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Lee
Cleseland
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Viarmon
Misi
Revoluton
St Tidmets
Epiounde Mesa Hinnion
Lark
Fool
De'aeray
Republicamiam
Missou
Vin Clark
Cleveland
Agalar
Ohio
Gus
Temovelt
Ingersoll
Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram in Washington as dignified guest
The Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram arrives in Washington and conducts himself with a studied dignity similar to his New York reception. Stripped of power and revenue after his country's land seizure, he accepts a modest pension and does not attempt to smuggle jewels past customs, unlike some.
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Gultan
Sulu
Ham
Washington
New York
Sultan of Sulu Respects U S Institutions and Dines Quietly
The sultan of Sulu, once a ruler, now adopts American law with contentment. He values the country that unhorsed him, avoids public dining room exposure in New York, preferring meals in his rooms. Described as modest and unassuming, he shows deep respect for the U S president and institutions, and even likes griddle cakes.
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Sultan of
Sulu
New York
United States
Criminal Carelessness and Rail Safety Responsibility
Opinion piece arguing railway deaths due to crew disobedience require strict penalties. It cites Tipton and Indiana wrecks where ignored orders led to fatalities and calls imprisonment as a deterrent. Authors urge railroads to enforce discipline and adopt safety measures to reduce future loss of life.
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Tipton
Thia
Nfe
Iaw
Indiana
Jul
Political Evolution and Bolting Leaders in Party History
The piece notes Mr Bryan bolting his party ticket and aligns his stance with historic conscience Whigs, contrasting local option fights with past platforms. It recalls Republican and Democratic planks on despotism, slavery, polygamy, and personal liberty, mentioning Mistress Nelle Gwynne and a question of belonging within the party.
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Bryan
England
Ireland
Stah
Nelle Gwynne
Democratic Party
Temperance Reform in England and Wales Sets Sober Pace
A long running temperance movement in Great Britain and Ireland explores moral suasion and legal action to curb alcohol abuse. Five year England and Wales experiment extinguished 5249 licenses at a cost of 24 187 195. clubs emerged beside pubs, clubs growing despite price supervision and police scrutiny. The movement notes progress yet public intoxication remains widespread as drinkers shift to clubs and secret venues.
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England
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
Wales
eRard
The rising number of clubs and the scholar’s wages debate
The article notes a 1 percent rise in clubs with 7 328 members, despite clubs leaving the register. It cites a 14 club increase and a 2081 percent surge versus population growth under 6 percent, warning that prosperity or duty hikes could boost drinking. It then discusses savants’ wages, praising higher professorial pay and Harvard alumni funding, yet noting scholars prize reputation over money and seldom move to wealthier Western universities.
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Car
Ale
Harard
Columbia
Lous Agassiz
Alexander
Chaucer
West
Taft Eyes Economy Plan Through Government Clerks
President Taft plans a cabinet review focusing on internal reforms to cut costs across executive departments. He will invite suggestions from clerks and bureau chiefs, with worthy ideas forwarded to his personal attention, aiming to unite all government employees in a reform drive and preempt campaign issues.
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Taft
Immaculate Vaughan Helps His Brothers On Boston Common
Augustus E Vaughan, an elderly, impeccably dressed man, devotes himself to aiding fallen and discouraged men on the Boston Common and at the Young Men's Christian Union. Known as the general adviser without pay, he talks daily with his “boys,” guiding them toward better lives with cheerfulness and books.
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Moscow
Augustus E Vaughan
Boston Common
Young Men's Christian Union
Vaughan
Boston
Middleboro
Peregrine White
Hye
Board of Aldermen
City of London
Justice
Police
Lord Mayor of
London
Port of London
Territorial Army
Europe
Canterbury
Jord Jugh
The Four Torch-Bearers of Nineteenth Century Poetry
R H Stoddard surveys early nineteenth century English verse, naming four torch-bearers Southey, Coleridge, Scott, and Wordsworth, with three younger links Campbell Landor and Moore. He contrasts their paths, fame, and poetic aims, noting Byron Shelley's and Keats's rising impacts and the shifting literary landscape from epic and balladry to romantic and historical forms.
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R H Stoddard
Feu
Southey
Coleridge
Scott
Wordsworth
Campbell
Landor
Moore
George Gordon Byron
Percy Bysshe Shelley
John Keats
Apeal
Souther
Childe Harold
Byron
Shakespeare
Miltons
Shelley
England
Keats
Doctor Suggests Daily Showers Amid Financial Struggles
The physician advises a morning shower for the patient as part of his care. The wife replies that they cannot afford showers every morning, highlighting the couple's poverty and daily hardship in meeting basic needs.
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Chicago News
What Did He Mean From the Cleveland Ladder
A speaker recalls a teacher remark about two daughters singing. He notes the teacher said Mamies was good, but Maud I was better still, reflecting on the judgment and its impact on the family.
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Cleveland
Maud
NEXT LORD MAYOR A FOE OF LIQUOR
Sir Thomas Vesey Strong tops London mayoral race as temperance advocate, promising to moderate hospitality traditions at the Mansion House. He leads Strong, Hanbury & Co, paper suppliers to colonial governments, and ascends amid long-standing ceremonial duties, municipal powers, and a public banquet culture.
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Thomas Vesey Strong
London
Lords Major
Mansion House
Thomas
Sir Thomas
Strong, Hanbury & Co
Upper Thames Street
City of
Lille Harrnol
Guild of Stationers
Common Hall
Overheard at the Zoo in London Globe Tatet
A lively scene at the London Zoo draws a child and parent watching a bear catch and eat a bun tossed by a spectator. The vignette captures playful mood and one child's remark about a likely difficult, one sided dame.
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London Globe
Willie’ Witlie
Papa
East Side Educational Theater Turns Working Youths Into Players
A compact boys and girls run educational theater on the East Side turning workday students into stage performers. Admission is ten cents, with untrained youth cast chosen from applicants, aiming to offer wholesome entertainment away from Bowery shows and penny arcades.
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Idea Womans Magazine
New ‘York
Shine Theatrical Stors
Dream of
East Side
Bowery
Houston
Grand Streets
Lace Creations in Elyria Spark U.S. Lace Leadership
An Elyria Ohio plant opens to produce superior lace under Nottingham trained workers. The facility claims to boost American lace making, reducing imports and duties as it rivals European artistry with vast machinery and hundreds of acres of lace output.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
America
Elyria
Ohio
Park City
England
France
Germany
Nottingham
Europe
Elgin
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Pacific
Orient
Asia
Great Britain
Ireland
Atlantic Ocean
A Friend Went Then Yw Foley Poem Echoes in Silence
A sorrowful poem recalls a friend who stepped away in silence after a harsh exchange. The speaker laments the loss, noting the friend’s quiet dignity, uncomplaining passage, and enduring memory across the stony path of years.
Financial optimism and bank lending in the Northwest
Bankers in Minneapolis and other centers claim credit is readily available and deposits are stabilizing after midyear declines. Experts say July and August saw banks cleaning house, with loan repayments reducing deposit balances. Crop prospects are strong nationwide, though political strife and labor movements shape the economic mood. A Missouri labor convention opposes statewide prohibition but backs stricter liquor regulation and worker protections. An Alaska land probe and the Cunningham case stir public attention, with Ballinger’s interior department under scrutiny.
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Newark
Chicago St Laws
Decker
Eas
Countis
Kansas
Middle West
Oklahoma
Missouri Federation of Labor
Jefferson
Saul Heu Henson
St Louis
Arlington
Missouri Federation
Missouri
Missour
Tennessee
Maine
Alaska
Cummingham
Ty Heme
Pacific
Broughin
Cunningham
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Six Little Suffragettes and a Seattle Probe
A jumble of phrases ties six little suffragettes to a Seattle and Spokane political probe. Mentions Mercy sakes alive a joke five who found bargains and clues to an Alaska land office inquiry. Officials Ballinger Taft and others rumored to direct a secrecy laden investigation into vast natural resources and corporate greed.
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Harold Susman
Lippincott
Mercy Sakes Alive
Seattle
Spokane
Alaska
Thors
Christenson
Carr
Ian
Loum P Graing
Armes
Taft
Ballinger
Alatya
Pointed Paragraphs on Marriage and Wit in Classic Sayings
A fragmentary column discusses wedding rings, honesty, and marriage dynamics with a humorous tone. It notes how truthfulness, cunning, and control shape relationships while poking at blues, ambitions, and social foibles with pithy anecdotes.
Reflections of a Bachelor From the Sew York Ploeg Ansbod
A humorous piece discusses wives, jealousy, and thrift with a playful nod to honesty about incomes. It notes small purchases and the grocery trade, arguing that 2 cent and 3 cent tokens could boost liberal small-transaction shopping, referencing past coinage.
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St Louis
New Identification Method Proposed by Camassia An Italian
Camassia an Italian presents a new identification method arguing the back of the hand offers unique, consistent vein patterns unlike the fingers. He notes bilateral hand vein differences and distinct marks that remain uncopiable, even under denial, and claims the hand photograph provides better observation than Bertillon thumb impressions.
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London Globe
Camassia
M. Bertillon
Is Central Bank Needed for Currency Reform Debate
As the American Bankers Association prepares for its Los Angeles meeting, debate over currency reform resurfaces. While some back a central bank of issue, many influential bankers oppose it, favoring other protection methods like the New York Clearing House. The ongoing political climate and a six week campaign may dampen any push for reform.
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Los Anggeles
American Bankers Association
Congress
Dorsing
Central Bank
Moody's Magazine
Henry Clews
New York Clearing House
National Association
Los Angeles
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