Washington Letter Reveals Ku Klux Klan Origins and Capitol Notes
The Washington Letter recounts the Klan’s formation by Josiah L. Pearcy and peers in Pulaski Tennessee, noting its secretive rituals and fear induced among Black communities. It also tours Georgetown writers Mrs. B. D. B. N. Southworth and John Adams descendants, the new House Office Building plans with an $8,000 per member budget, subway access, and three new White House social aides Captain Van Horn, Captain Cheney, and Lieutenant Pelcomb.
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Ku Klux Klan
Pearcy
Pulaski
Tenn
Major Carter
Koklas
South
Forrest
Georgetown
Potomac
Virginia Hills
Southworth
J. Q. Adams
Charles F. Adams
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Massachusetts Avenue
Bishop Hurst
Henry Adams
John Hay
United States
The
Union
Adams
New England
Capitol
House of Representatives
House
Treasury
Congress
Senate
White House
R. O. van Horn
Seventeenth Infantry
Sherwood A. Cheney
General Staff
Army
Thomas Pelcomb, Jr
Marine Corps
Holcomb
Canada
England
van Horn
Cuba
Philippines
Wood
Sheridan
MacArthur
Harding
Carl Schofield
Nations and Motors: Global car origins noted by Outlook
The London Outlook surveys the rise of the car industry across nations. It credits Germany with the first practical car and lauds French, Italian, English, and American contributions to development and market strategies.
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Leonardo da Vinci
London
Turbine Steamers Grow in Merchant Fleet
Lloyds Register notes turbine propulsion has moved beyond experiments with 88,865 tons classed as turbine steamers and 92,410 tons underway. Five ships exceed 10,000 tons, including Cunard’s Mauretania. Nagasaki and Egyptian Mail ships under construction total 92,410 tons. Twenty two turbines have entered service since 1903.
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Lloyd’s Register
Cunard Line
Nagasaki
Heliopolis
Cairo
Marseilles-Alexandria
Egyptian Mail Steamship Company
The Corn Belt States and U S Corn Crop Volumes
The corn belt includes Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Missouri Kansas and Nebraska. Iowa and Illinois lead in production with Illinois at 382,752,000 bushels and Iowa at 305,112,000 in 1905 while Missouri Nebraska and Kansas also produced large totals. In 1908 the U S corn crop approached 3,000,000,000 bushels, a record year cited by the St. Louis Republic.
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United States
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
St. Louis Republic
Too Much For Wolves on Stoney Lake Hunt
Donald McLean of Warsaw recently moved from Scotland and, while deer hunting at the head of Stoney Lake, found his rifle useless in darkness against a pack of timber wolves. He then played bagpipes around a large tree for hours, and the wolves retreated into the night.
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Donald McLean
Warsaw
Canada
Scotland
Stoney Lake
McLean
Toronto Mail and Empire
Mosby on Slavery and State Rights in Civil War Debate
The exchange recalls Colonel John Mosby’s war stance, arguing the Confederacy fought over slavery, not merely state rights. He notes disputes over his 1872 Grant vote and quips that Lee’s army actually deserted him, in a row of anecdotes from the New York Tribune reprint.
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John 8. Mosby
Occidental
San Francisco
Alabama
Mosby
Grant
Virginia
Lee
Funeral Rites Reported for Hindoo Workers in Oregon Camp
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer describes odd Hindu funeral practices at a railroad camp in Oregon after an explosion killed several men. Bodies washed and burned on improvised pyres, ashes scattered in the Columbia River, with toes and fingernails sent to India for burial. Witnesses note restrained emotion at the loss.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Oregon
Columbia River
India
Disturbance at Chusan Spirited by Soldiers and Wives
The North China Daily News reports a disturbance at Chusan where a mandarin tried to pay soldiers in large cash. The soldiers, aided by their wives, nearly bit the officer to death. There is no punishment for biting, so they used this method of punishment on the officer.
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Chusan
North China Daily News
Leipsic Bans Street Music Across Bars and Homes
City authorities in Leipsic prohibit street music and indoor performances with open windows including gramophones pianos and barrel organs to curb disturbances. The measure aims to reduce daily personal crisis reports and murders noted by the local paper.
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Leipsic
Well to the girls phrase from Sir Gilbert Parker tale
A Seattle Times piece recounts how Sir Gilbert Parker once met a breezy Chicago middlewesterner whose slang phrase Well, give my love to the girls sparked Parker’s interest. Decades later in New York, Parker reveals he writes books and has struck it rich, prompting a generous offer from the former acquaintance.
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Sir Gilbert Parker
M. P
Sogie
Sir Gilbert
Chicago
Middle West
Gilbert Parker
Sir Gil
Private savings whispered in a family chat
A dialogue from the St. Louis Republic shows a nephew admitting he saves money but asking his uncle not to tell his wife. The exchange hints at domestic prudence and secrecy within a household.
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St. Louis Republic
Heroism Redefines Impoliteness in Family Dispute
A remark frames persistent interruptions of a mother-in-law as heroism rather than impoliteness. The exchange contrasts social norms with a bold, defiant stance claiming valor in conduct deemed rude by others.
Astley’s Witty Retort In Political Campaign
Sir John Astley, English sportsman and Conservative candidate for Lincolnshire, faced questions at a village meeting in Axholme Isle. When asked about Sir Wilfrid Lawson’s liquor bill he recovered quickly and quipped that his own bill last year was equally deucedly large.
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John Astley
Lincolnshire
Isle of Axholme
Wilfrid Lawson
John
Various World Notes Touch Schools Ports and People
A compilation notes educational funding in the Philippines and New York court limits on spousal abuse. Manila harbor records show 144 802 tons cargo on Aug 30. Keene New Hampshire gifts a Civil War tent to a veterans camp. Other items include a Cleveland school for girls, a 1706 Francis Makemie memorial, and a Lenox style cross in New Zealand.
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Philippines
New York
Newark City
Manila
Cleveland
Thomas C. Rand
Keene
N. H
General Griffin
Sons of Veterans
James Gale
Yokibo
Rangihousa
Bay of Islands
Samuel Marsden
New Zealand
Ostend
Warren
New England
Upper Georges
Holdens Creek
Francis Makemie
United States
General Presbytery
Presbyterian Historical Society of Philadelphia
Lubec (Me.) Herald
Summer Street
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Frank H. Loud
Colorado College
Loud
Amherst College
Harvard
Haverford
Natural History Museum
Jardin Des Plantes
Paris
M. Pierre Hachet-Souplet
England
Thomas Lord
Horncastle
Lincolnshire
Lord
Vernon Paul
Humor of the Hour and Brief Vignettes
A collage of light anecdotes and quips including a widow and widower couple, a murder suspense jokingly linked to hanging, a chatty exchange about looks and preservation, a homely remark about Dottie Wefere, and a football father’s pride.
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Dottie Wefere
Cleaned Out Disease Jokes About Scarlet Fever
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch quotes a humorous exchange about scarlet fever and a doctor's bill. The joke implies the fever leaves no lasting effect, contrasting with expenses. No named persons beyond generic references. no locations beyond city.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Not to Be Trusted
A Chicago Record-Herald quip questions a father’s plans for his daughter’s marriage and a potential dowry as the marquis is discussed, with the father replying he will give nothing, only perhaps a yearly allowance.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Not Mind Readers. A comic exchange about marriage dynamics
The Detroit Tribune sketches a quick interaction where a wife and husband tease each other about understanding thoughts. The joke hinges on the wife's playful remark about mind reading and the husband's reluctant but affectionate reply.
Society Doors Hard to Open for Mrs Begosh
A witty remark from the Cleveland Leader notes Mrs Begosh faced social barriers as society learned of her ambitions. The quip attributes her difficulty to others recognizing her desire to enter high society.
Progressive Woman Speaks on Modern Wives
Chicago News notes progress in women's roles as a singleton man jokes about wives being ahead of dates. The exchange highlights contemporary views on marriage independence and planning for the next year.
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Singleton
Chicago News
A Worse Failing Somnambulist Gomniloquist Quip
A Baltimore American line jokes about a husband who speaks in his sleep, calling him a gomniloquist and contrasting it with somnambulism. The quip highlights a pun on sleep talking and political speeches.
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Baltimore American
Its Usual Way in the Ananias Club
A brief wry note on the Ananias club, once active now described as lying fallow. The Baltimore American records a quip about fading club activity and lingering silence from a familiar social group.
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Ananias Club
Baltimore American
How She Judged by His Wife’s Clothes
A wry exchange about judging men ends with Mrs. Bacon teasing that she weighs a man by his wife’s attire, reflecting Washington humor from the Yonkers Statesman.
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Mr. Bacon
Mrs. Bacon
Yonkers Statesman
Printing quality and price impact business success
The text argues printing quality and cost are crucial to profitability. It contrasts good printing as a sound investment with poor printing as costly, noting a businessman cannot afford inferior presentation or untidy operations.
Individuality in Expression and Thought Power
A reflection on how thoughts are common but expression differentiates value. It notes that language conveys thoughts and that the degree of clarity and impact depends on the speaker. The piece emphasizes personal voice and unique communication.
Insomnia Cures Described as Sunset and Velvet Curtain
Two insomnia sufferers share soothing mental images to induce sleep. One imagines a sunset fading through lavender to purple then night, the other envisions a thick velvet curtain closing out worries until sleep comes. The quotes are attributed to the New York Press.
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New York Press
Armstrongs Tower on Moor Leads Tourists to Elders Advice
English tourists search for Johnny Arm strongs tower on a bright Sunday across the moor. A rugged Scot named Sandy refuses directions, saying the old house is not near. An elder arrives and offers cautious guidance about the inconsistent guide.
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Johnny Armstrong
Armstrong
Sandy
Dundee Advertiser
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Seattle Times
Humor OF the Hour
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Lippincott
Philadelphia Ledger
Farmer Comtesse
Washington Star
Detroit Tribune
Munn & Co
Scientific Americar
All
ANN & Co
F St. Washington
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