The Republican Party and Prosperity
A historical sketch traces prosperity in the United States from 1879 onward, noting GOP credit for good crops and times, while linking earlier panics to monetary policy. It discusses inflation, currency acts, and the 1897 tariff, arguing current prosperity favors Republican leadership and endorsing the Buffalo convention nominees amid intraparty disputes.
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Republican Party
United States
Repubblican Party
Trush McCul Jock
Treasury
Massachusetts
Ben Butler
National House of Representatives
Garfield
Vepublican
Democrat
Wad Ben Harvison
Boot
Where They Came From and Political Terms
A Richmond News Leader correspondent asks how fence-mending gerrymander sticks and stand patter entered political language. The Post traces origins from John Sherman’s remark about mend his fences to stand pat and big stick phrases, noting usage in Roosevelt era politics and broader party discourse.
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Richmond News-Leader
John Sherron
Senate
Ohio
Mansfieidl
Congress
Elbridge Gerry
Massachusetts
Ohio Brethren In State
Post
Roosevelt
Premature talk on Roosevelt renomination stirs editorials
The New York Tribune and Boston Herald debate whether Roosevelt should or could accept a third term. They note presidents may bow to party pressure despite his stated irrevocable pledge, given possible conditions that would override an absolute declaration.
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New York Tribune
West
Southwest
Roosevelt
Boston Herald
Tribune
the Herald
Bishop McCabe Urges War Against the Sultan of Turkey
A report on Bishop McCabe of Cincinnati who urged military action against the Ottoman ruler in Ishpeming Michigan. The sermon praised war and Dewey’s fleet, while condemning Turkey and Russia, prompting critique that New Testament teaching opposes war and that Christians should avoid urging government conflict abroad.
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Cieinati
Ah Cabe
Ishpeming
Mich
Joshua
Jordan
Prince of Peace
Turkey
Associated Press
Russia
Dewey
Straits
Bosphorus
Alstory
McCabe
Jesus
Constantinople
Enemies of Reform and War Talk Across The Nation
The piece weaves with religious and political fault lines, notingTurkish beliefs about fallen fighters and contrasting them with Western Christian missions. It also critiques annexation debates, labor politics led by Gompers, and a splash of theatrical satire about drinkers and marriage hopes amid a distracted public.
Why Cuba Annexation Sparks Presidential Debate
The piece argues for immediate Cuban annexation under the American flag, claiming Cuba's vast resources and strategic proximity justify US rule. It critiques Taft and other Republicans, notes New York politics, and references Buffalo and Saratoga conventions while predicting a swift annexation path.
Weather Bureau forecasts spark reader skepticism over long range
The New York Commercial Tribune questions 3¢ predictions and forecasts of five to seven days ahead. It contrasts the bureau’s claimed low error rate with recent outright misses and notes Garriotte’s warning of two storms meeting in the Northeast. Readers remain hopeful yet wary of conflicting forecasts.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Prof
Garriote
United States
Cuba
Shadowed Hero and Victorian Verse Across Cities
A blend of poetic lines praising a sunlit hero and notes on Sir Theodore Martin’s upcoming birthday and literary stature. The cut appears to mix verse from Lux et Umbra with brief biographical items about Martin, his health, and his work, plus a Cleveland Press quip about artificial ice and a nod to historic sports feats.
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London Court Jausaon
Theodore Martin
Bal ·Lada
Bryntisillo
Llangollen
Theodore
Motors
Edinburgh
the Prince Consort
Four sure ways to gain weight, says public ledger
A delicate girl asks for fat, and Mrs. Rousekeep counters with a practical tip to obtain lean meat by simply sending an order to the butcher. The exchange frames a curt domestic anecdote about appetite and food sourcing.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago Daily News
Fragmented statements reflect social observations and personal cautions on marriage, friendship, and life choices. The piece snippets critique spendthrift lifestyle and late partners while noting the rowdiness of humor, with references to water wagon days and weighy life events.
King Edward in Irish Controversy and Royal Auto Fatality
The piece outlines King Edward’s alleged involvement in the Ireland devolved scheme and cabinet intrigues surrounding Sir Antony MacDonnell and Lord Dunraven, plus a royal auto accident involving the Duchess of Connaught that killed a child in London. It notes refusals to publish papers, resignations, and shifts in Irish governance amid courtly dynamics. It also briefly mentions Count Tavergi’s mourning and noble genealogies connected to Hohenzollern, Murat, and Bonaparte lineages.
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King Edward
Walter Long
Ireland
Antony MacDonnell
Sir Antony
Lord Dunraven
House of ‘Commons
George Wyndham
Balfour
Bir Antony
Owug
Ulster
Lord Lansdowne
Reflections of a Bachelor in The New York Proc
A breezy observational piece notes a millionaire’s reluctance to call a house a residence and mocks social expectations. It critiques parental support norms, modesty around wealth, and jokes about women and mathematics. It also comments on engagement and marriage as a dangerous prospect.
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New York
Resson
Frugal uncles and city oddities amuse a busy town
A local column mixes humorous vignettes about a stingy uncle and a thrifty family. It recounts a classroom fractions lesson, a hydrant beer myth during heat, judge Mulloway’s hair as a court barometer, and a witty tale of Mrs. Fairbanks’s inauguration sign contrasted with a flag-marking prank by a committee. The piece weaves light political and social curiosities from Washington and local streets.
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Third Street
Indiana Avenue
Christendom
Mulloway
Jacob
Hulsster
Heh
Herons Aly Tong
Supreme Court Opener Faces Nation lengthy agenda
The Supreme Court of the United States will open its next term on Monday October with a slate of national significance. Contempt proceedings in Chattanooga over a prisoner’s lynching, irrigation jurisdiction over the Arkansas River, Philippine writ suspensions, Western Federation of Miners cases, Idaho prison release rights, a Great Isle of Pines dispute, an attempted injunction on Panama Canal purchases, and a vacancy from Justice Brown’s resignation headline the docket.
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Chattanooga
Supreme Court of the United States
Sge
Chattasooga
Tenn
Kensas-Colorado
Arkansas
Berceran
Baker
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Moyer
Haywood
Girl Students Sent Home From Western PA Seminar
Washington Semiary in Washington, Fa, sent twenty four students home after attending the cane rush of Washington and Jefferson College freshmen and sophomores. Principal Miss Christina Thompson criticizes the event and vows punishment while families consider reinstatement.
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Washington, Fa
Tve
Washington
Pennsylvania
Christina Thompson
Washington and Jefferson College
Miss Thompson
They Have No Redress Labor Textbook Declares Rights Surrendered
A labor text book issued by the American Federation council condemns government employees forfeit of the right to petition Congress. It quotes President Roosevelt ordering dismissal for petitioning on redress and condition changes, arguing citizens rights are surrendered to keep jobs. Also James C. Colgate names the executive committee of the Mutual Life Policy Holders Association in New York.
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Congress
Carrer
Washington
Alexandria
Daly
J Sounell
American Federation
Lator
Roosevelt
Ker
Janes C. Colgate
Policy Holders’ Association
New York
James C. Colgate
Salute Honors Pike Peak Dedication With Eleven-Gun Salute
Brig. Gen. Zebulon Montgomery Pike is honored as the highest military salute fires eleven guns from the Twelfth Artillery atop Pikes Peak during the mountain dedication. President Slocum, Gen. Hale, and Mayor Nichols deliver addresses. a bronze tablet is unveiled by Nicholas Caldwell. Vice President Fairbanks visits Denver.
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Pikes Peak
Colo
Twelfth Artillery
United States Army
Zebulon Montgomery Pike
W. F. Slocum
Colorado College
Irving Hale
Philippines
Mayor & E. Nichols
Mayor
Nicholas Caldwell
Nicholas
Fairbanks
Denver
Luzon Typhoon Rocks Tobacco Hub in Cagayas
A powerful typhoon devastated Cagayas Valley in northern Luzon on September 18, destroying Barrios Gallaran An Lung and Bargao and severely damaging four other towns. The principal tobacco region suffered, but fatalities were reported as slight. Earlier, a September 2 Laguné Province typhoon caused road damage crop losses and about 150000 dollars in damage. Judge Morrow of the U S Circuit Court in San Francisco was ordered to stop work and wear dark glasses for months due to eye strain from overwork and overstudy.
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Taft
Odell
New York
Roger Sullivan
Buffalo
Bryan
Pike's Peak
Fairbanks
Sherlock Holmes
Saratoga
Theodore Stensland
Manila
Cagayas Valley
Luzon
Gallaran
An Lung
Bargao
Cagayas
Laguné
No Vacancies in Navy Pay Corps
The Naval Pay Officers School at the Washington Navy Yard yesterday graduated seventeen assistant paymasters, filling every vacancy in the pay corps for the first time in years. The school completed its third and final year, with a high class average of 92.91 percent. The report includes additional whimsical quotes from Philadelphia sources about national flowers and a joke on a business at the old stand.
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Navy Pay Corps
Naval Pay Officers' School
Washington Navy Yard
Navy
Louisville Prosperity and Civic Growth Noted in Speech
Postmaster Robert B. Woods says Louisville’s postal receipts will exceed 800000 this year and the city has grown more in the last five years than in any similar span. He cites tax exemptions for industries, tobacco and whisky trade strength, new office buildings, and a flourishing middle western hub amid Cincinnati and St Louis. Meanwhile Mrs. Gill’s charity excursion aids Richmond Male Orphan Asylum as a boy formerly placed with a Virginia farmer becomes a minister. A Hamilton Ohio manufacturer predicts a Democratic gain in Ohio’s Sixth District with James Campbell set to win, while trade schools in Cleveland attract Buffalo’s Albert D. Jessup, arguing apprenticeships and unions must adapt for national industry growth.
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Louisville
United States
Tennessee
Georgia
Arkansas
Mississippi
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Birs
J. M. Gill
Richmond
Virginia Capital
Washington
Jady
Virginia
Baltimore
Maward Sohagen
Hamilton
Ohio
Tird
Bod Nevin
Uirongi
Col. Nevin
Mim
Va Mney
James E. Campbell
Campbell
New York City
Haminton
Sohngen
Democratc
Dayton
Jimmie’ Campbell
Butler County
Cleveland
Albert D. Jessup
Buffalo
Raleigh
Wives as Lottery Prizes in Smolensk Russia
A Detroit Journal reprint describes a Smolensk lottery where tickets cost about five cents and four drawings yearly yield a capital prize of a young country girl plus her dowry. Five thousand tickets are sold per drawing. the winner may marry the girl and gain $4,373 in addition to the dowry, or may pass the prize to a friend.
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The
Detroit Journal
Smolensk
Russia
Force of Habit Remarks at Guthrie Jubilation
An Oklahoma speaker at the McGuire jubilation in Guthrie notes the force of habit. He says the felons in Indian Territory hid their intoxication, and upon arriving in Oklahoma where drinks are served publicly, their old habit clings to them and they seal their house in the hotel bureau drawer.
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Poxta
McGuire
Guthrie
Indian
Oklahoma
Why the Mail Was Lost From the London Gibe
A Glasgow businessman received a Baghdad message dated August 6 reporting the European mail due July 25 did not arrive in Baghdad. The carrier's horse is said to have escaped while sleeping, and it is supposed the mail perished in the desert.
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London
Glasgow
Bagdad
Turkey
All Summer Resorts Alike from the Kansas City Star
A Colorado returnee to Kansas City quips about vacation costs saying he has lost everything but honor, and even that is plugged, in a humorous remark about travel expenses.
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Kansas City
Colorado
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