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Death of Lafcadio Hearn Revered Writer and Transcreator
A long tribute notes Lafcadio Hearn as a master of English and a translator who captured the essence of foreign works. It highlights his achievement translating Gautier and his Congo studies in New Orleans and the Caribbean, his studies of Japan, and his global lifetime of travel shaping his profound literary reach.
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Philippines policy critique by The Post in late imperial era
The Post argues against publishing Gov Luke Wrights letter on Philippine unrest. It asserts Filipino hostility to American rule predates the current campaign and condemns the document as a partisan seeing device. It states officials view military civil strike as flawed and that peace hinges on hard governance, not rhetoric.
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Dreaming and its mysteries through history and science
A discussion exploring whether dreams are supernatural or physical in origin, tracing beliefs from biblical and classical eras to Hindu and Chinese ideas and modern materialism. It notes dream recall, dreamless sleep, and famous cases like Lora Holland, highlighting the ongoing quest to rationalize dreaming.
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Psychic debate on presidents and laws provokes debate
The piece surveys theories on mental phenomena and critiques a Philadelphia Telegraph discussion of The President and the Law. It argues the president's role in legislation is clear under the Constitution and condemns misstatements about presidential authority. It calls for full disclosure of government conduct and criticizes recent tragedies and policy actions.
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Reflections of a Bachelor From the New Rorsures
A reflective piece on trust and male vanity with advice on relationships. It critiques men who pretend to know best, notes women’s reactions to suitors, and suggests wives are deeply affected by a husband’s views on child education and spending.
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Rumors of Piedmont Prince's Claimed Deformity Looked On
The column dismisses rumors that the infant Prince of Piedmont is deformed, citing Italy’s old Savoy superstition and noting prior princes with varied physiques. It also covers Paris gossip on Countess de Turenne and Arthur Meyer, detailing Meyer’s Catholic conversion and the family’s financial obstacles and social disapproval surrounding a planned marriage.
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Pointed Paragraphs From The Chicago News
A fragmentary column presents wry observations on love ambition and media. It riffs on speed of thought humor about heiresses manners and weather men while hinting at sensational stories and social clichés in a brisk satirical tone. The piece entertains with quick aphorisms and playful paradoxes.
Parker Seeks Democratic Harmony and Pacification
A political reflection notes Parker’s role as peacemaker within the Democratic Party. It claims union grows in several states, contrasts Republican strife under Roosevelt, and highlights Parker’s push for Hearst renomination and reconciliations between Bryan and gold factions. It discusses Babcock’s campaign-management tactics and looming House outcomes, with West Virginia and New Jersey scenes shaping the contest.
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Indian School Report Praises Day Schools Progress
In her annual report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Misa Estella Rees praises marked improvement in instruction methods and English teaching across reservations. Day schools show strong effects on older Indians, with Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations yielding best development. Rees recommends updated staffing and immediate enrollment in day schools, then orderly transfers to non reservation training schools, condemning transfer practices aimed at boosting boarding school enrollment.
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McCleary and the Primary Reform Dilemma
The Minneapolis Journal examines Minnesota politics and tariff reform. It lauds McCleary’s blunt pro revision upward stance and discusses voter loyalty, misrepresentation risk, and the danger of party drift in the Second Minnesota district. The piece argues steady veteran representation over shifting reform.
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Distances From Colon Calculations for Southern Ports
Mr. Thomas G. Garrett catalogues longitudinal distances from Colon Panama to southern ports. Figures list Galveston 886 3 4 miles west, New Orleans 601 miles, Mobile 483 1 4, Pensacola 422 1 2, Port Tampa 140 1 4, Jacksonville 98 1 2, Brunswick 8 west, Savannah 86 1 2, Charleston 1 1 2. He notes routes via Windward Passage to Atlantic Europe and Yucatan Passage to Gulf ports, plus four seconds per mile to Charleston for westward trips.
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Roosevelt Joins Old Boys Club As Junior Member
President Roosevelt met with Murat Halstead and Alb ert Reyburn at the Riggs House and White House to learn the aims of the Old Boys Fremont Lincoln Republican Club. Only voters for Hale Fremont Lincoln in specified years or their descendants may become members, with Roosevelt enrolling as a junior member.
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Civil Service Test for Washington Post Office Carriers
The Civil Service Commission announces a city examination on November 16 for a clerk and a carrier in the Washington post office. Open to U S citizens meeting requirements with an age limit of 18 to 45. Male applicants must be at least 6 feet 4 inches tall and weigh at least 125 pounds. Application blanks and instructions available from the secretary of the Fourth district examining board, with filings due by 4:30 p m October 11.
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Anthracite Roads Hearing Set by ICC for October 11
Interstate Commerce Commission will resume the Hearst coal carrier case in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania in Chicago on October 11. Also set for October 11 are hearings in the Tindel v New York New Haven Hartford case and the Tindel v Boston and Albany case regarding cotton piece goods from New England to Denver, to be heard in New York.
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International visitors mingle in hotel lobbies in Raleigh article
Wealthy Brazilian Clovis Soares discusses diversifying crops from coffee to tobacco in San Paulo while praising American farming methods and climate. Judge Spencer Adams recounts Indian citizenship cases, noting many bogus claims and savings to Native communities. Senator Culberson backs Judge Walker as a strong presidential candidate and criticizes graft. Local business policy requires high school graduates for employment. British MP Whitaker comments on embassy official Gurney’s immunity and respect for law. Annapolis cadets dine in Washington, and Raleigh debates the race for a U.S. Senate seat with Speaker Biiton noting potential re election for Senator Poster.
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Professor Shisaburo Kitasato Wins High Honors in Japan
Prof Shisaburo Kitasato a renowned bacteriologist visiting Washington after a World’s Fair trip. He studied under Koch in Berlin and introduced bacilli study to Japan. He helped investigate a 19 plague outbreak in Hongkong and received the Third Order of the Rising Sun. He presides over three institutes and holds several government and medical society roles. Heat wave hits Pittsburg with temperatures rising from 69 to 79, relief from a late rainstorm.
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