Republican Tariff Troubles Spark Press Attack on Babcock
In a sharp Republican era clash the New York Press denounces Wisconsin congressman Babcock over tariff stance on steel and beer interests. The piece accuses him of aiding campaign funds through suggested steel trust concessions, while critiquing party leadership for alleged influence over Ways and Means tenure and fiscal policy.
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New York
Babcock
Wisconsin
Orhays
West
Ways and Means Committee
House
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Montreal
United States Steel Corporation
New Jersey
The
Trust
Concock
Common Steel Company
Montres
United States Steel Corporation of
Babcock 2
David H Henderson
Ways and Means
David A. Henderson
Treasury Department
United States
Political rancor over Babcock and party leadership
A fiery critique targets Babcock and Henderson, accusing them of corruption and protecting the treasury while calling for removal of weak leaders. The piece argues Republican tariff factions are in disarray and warns that reform steps must uproot the “marionette” speaker to restore party integrity.
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Babcock
Randall
Reed
Menderson
Payne
Calipre
Dingley
Caryous
Spearer
Senate
Philadelphia Sees Warm Welcome for Southern Industrial Convention
Philadelphia newspapers give extensive coverage to the upcoming Southern Industrial convention. The North American sends Southern correspondents, The Press notes broad southern interest, and Philadelphia is praised for its intimate stake in the South's industrial rise. The convention promises to highlight rapid progress in agriculture and manufacturing across Virginia to Texas.
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Philadelphia
South
Quaker City
Btaf
Virginia
Texas
Dooley on Supreme Court and Election Returns
The article cites Dooley’s remark that the Supreme Court follows election returns, not constitutional law. It rebuts insinuations of improper influence on justices, praising their independent judgment and rejecting claims that the 1900 election settled territorial issues or dictated colonial policy.
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Dooley
Supreme Cour
Supreme Court
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Supreme Bench
Philippines
Philippine policy and court rules shape uncertain future
Analyzes the American stance on the Philippines after the Spanish-American War, noting prosperity rhetoric in campaigns and the absence of clear policy. Explains the McEnery resolution, the Bacon resolution, and the treaty of Paris provisions, stressing that ultimate independence or annexation remains undecided as Congress and the people assess the island governance and timing for self rule.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Senate
McEnery
Louisiana
Spain
Philippine Islands
United States
Philippines
Newspaper Library for Soldiers Home Readers
Readers applaud Mr Georges W Adams suggestion in The Eatonton Messenger for a newspaper library at the soldiers home to keep ex soldiers in touch with home affairs via county papers. The note envisions weekly home newspaper readings as making veterans feel at home and predicts success.
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Georges W. Adams
Eatonton
Adams
Atlanta’s Cheap Imitation of New York Fashion
Washington Post notes Atlanta’s sensational divine figure mimics New York Parkhurst style and questions how long locals will continue imitating New York and New Yorkers.
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Washington Post
Atlanta
New York
Parkhurst
New
Love and memory haunt ruined Georgia scenes in verse
An au courant Georgia exchange fragment blends poetry and prose. It recalls a ruined garden, memory’s shadow, and a dream of Love, with notes on Andrew Carnegie and Maurice Thompson. A rural note and satirical items follow, including a painter’s accident at Tennille and a quip on Chaffee’s World stance.
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Andrew Carnegie
Tennille
Harlequin
Georgia
Georgia Exchange
Johnson
Ike Jon- King
Hig
Universal Interest in Mrs McKinley's Condition
Washington reports describe a public death watch around Mrs McKinley's illness with constant White House and press attention. President McKinley maintains bedside care and limited public contact, aided by Secretary Cortelyou. Miss Barber and junior aides brighten the scene amid ongoing medical updates and anxieties for the nation.
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Washington
Rixey
Executive Mansion
Blaine
Harrison
Hurrison
John Sherman
Garfield
Sheridan
McKinley
Wifa
Ha Fa
Cortelyou
White House
Victoris
Abner McKinley
Miss Barber
California
Hfe
Miles Barber
Miss Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Mia Dawes
Miss Merriam
Ofelock
Reforming Marriage and Divorce Across the States
An essay argues that the uneven state laws on marriage and divorce create widespread anomalies. It urges uniform standards either via state reform commissions or a constitutional amendment empowering Congress to set nationwide marriage and divorce law. The piece cites polygamy cases, cross state divorces, and the constitutional view of marriage as a life partnership. It endorses simultaneous pursuit of both approaches to heal the system.
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States
R. W. Taylor
Congress
Harper’s Weekly
Mr. Taylor
Lelfilly
Utah
Turkey
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Marriaid
Court of Appeals of
Fora
New Jersey
The
Jedi
National Divorce Reform League
Legis Lattes
Divorce Reform League
Waite
Justice Matthews
Murphy
Ramsay
Matthews
Reverence for a Rav and the Silent Gift's Mystery
A scholar extols public admiration for a Rav as a relic of a noble gift from Hobart. The nation’s guard Langley is expected to know the full tale, while the average citizen longs for meaning in this quiet happiness. The piece ponders vandalism, heroism, and the desire to witness the glowing history behind sacred guardianship.
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China
Washington Post
New York
Washington
National Museum
City of
Pekin
Tront
Imperial Residence
Miniater Conger
Hobart
Conger
United States
Langley
Eampie
Ion
Gfenong
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Bempoen
W. HL Workey
Charles EH. Donnelly
Woodliff
Meewrs
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James T. Carter
Claude A. Sergey
Bi ‘Constitution Publishing CO
Postoffice
Atlante
Wichols & Houlidat
Constitution Bute Qa
Canada
Mexico
Atlanta, GA
Jane Do
Quay
Atlantic
Depew
Chauncey
Morocco
Edward
New York Yacht Club
Tara Lawson
Freams
Maurice Thompson
Georgia Woods
North Georgia
Edgar Fawcett
Freea Brook
Billville
Geral Chaffee
New York World
Lana EB. Chaffee
Ching
W. B. Taylor
Harper's Weekly
Commonwealths
Union
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