Waller's Nomination Battle in Connecticut Democratic Convention
Ex Governor Tom Waller aimed to avoid embarrassment for his Republican son Charles by declining the governor nomination, provoking cheers as Judge A. Henton Robertson was placed on the ticket. Robertson had previously run and lost, while Waller sought Bryan support, hoping to unite the Connecticut Democrats amid Republican divisions.
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Engager and Colonel Seventeen Summers
A Cleveland News quip notes a beardless youth claiming the title of colonel after declaring he has taken part in seventeen summer engagements. The exchange features a fair maid questioning the rank and the youth defending his experience.
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Left Handed Finance and the Lottery Hope
A young railroad man, pressed by a money lender, tries to pay back what he owes. He pleads that he is doing his best, but the collector doubts his efforts. The man explains he buys a lottery ticket each month to improve his odds.
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San Francisco
Wanted Them All
Julia Ward Howe dialogues with a dilapidated bachelor who boasts of wanting youth health wealth and beauty. Mrs Howe counters that he cannot have everything. The quip highlights social wit and gendered expectations in a witty exchange.
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Julia Ward Howe
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Still Vacant in a Parlor Car Narrative
A wandering man of the would be masher type trips down an aisle and sits beside a pretty girl in a parlor car. He asks if the seat is taken, and she responds with a disdainful, encoded refusal in a peculiar tone.
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Draper Chosen as Republican Gubernatorial Hope
The Massachusetts Republican nominee for governor is Ebew B. Draper, noted for shaping the 1896 platform gold standard and his harbor service. He rose from factory work to MIT graduate, later joining textile leadership, with a feared hypnotist stunt and a row over a Times article signature involving Grover Cleveland. A Chinaman in Columbia Law aims for China’s diplomatic service after traveling worldwide and returning from Shanghai.
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Taft as Builder of Church State Liberty in Philippines
Judge Taft’s address at the dedication of the YMCA building in St. Paul Sept 27 praises his work in separating church and state in the Philippines. It lauds his tact integrity and statesmanship in creating a non secular administration, advancing Christian civilization and civil religious liberty across the islands. History will name him a great missionary of American influence in the orient.
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Reade's Dramatic Failures and the Quest for Playwriting Fame
The life of Charles Reade shows a late rise to reputation as a dramatist at forty-two in 1856, yet every play he produced failed commercially. He blamed actors and others but never himself, while his novels reveal his true dramatic talent. He coauthored a few works with Tom Taylor and Dion Boucicault that briefly succeeded, but aside from those, he did not achieve popular favor in theater.
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Poultry Fakes and Old Roosters in Market Trickery
A poultry farmer explains a deceptive practice to turn an old rooster into a pretend young turkey. He details steps: painting feet, breaking the breast bone, pushing the breast up, and using a board during market display to distort the bird’s appearance, intended to mislead housewives into buying the fake poultry.
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Taft’s Philippines social outreach and a clever horse tale
The article contrasts Taft’s inclusive approach in the Philippines with colonial hierarchy, recounting dinners and courtship of Filipino leaders and women, a ball guided by a note Taft studied, and his equal treatment of rich and poor. It then tells of Yousouf reclaiming his stolen horse by asking a kaid which eye it could not see, exposing the thief’s lie.
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Confidence in Taft Impresses Nation As Railroads Seek Revival
Restoration of public confidence described as vital to revive business and railroads. M. Felton of Mexican Central Railway cites Taft election as essential to secure investment funds. Campaign praised for sober, careful debate and conservative handling of issues. Taft portrayed as decisive and active, rallying support for the Republican party amid a mood of urgency.
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Mexican Central Railroad
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Taproot Horseshoe Mystery in Bradenham Wood
Rider Haggard recalls a 200 year old oak felled at Bradenham Wood where a hollow taproot housed an ancient horseshoe. An acorn fell in, the tree grew around the iron, and the shoe became embedded, linking wood and iron as the root filled the circle. The shoe once hung above Bradenham Hall.
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