Railroad Rate Bill Aims to Regulate Common Carriers
A Washington summary outlines sections of a railroad rate bill charging the Interstate Commerce Commission with fixing just rates, defining common carriers to include express and sleeping car companies, and detailing penalties for rebates and violations. The measure requires public tariff filings, prohibits free passes with broad exceptions, and sets enforcement through federal courts and potential imprisonment for repeat offenses.
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Authority of Commission
Washington
Petween
Pitroad
Igwre
Reli
Ng Men's Christian Associations
Ofl
United States
Ita
Supreme Court of the United States
Commission
Ghosts Haunt Homes From Cambridge to Georgia In Rumor
A collection of 19th century house hauntings spreads from Cambridge Massachusetts to New Haven and Georgia. Families report moving out after chairs levitate and lamps fall, doors slam, and visions of women in white roam the halls amid seances and eerie noises.
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New England
Georgia
Cambridge
Mass
Pearl and
Lake Streets
Harvard
Henry Marsh
Arctic
Dawley
Winthrop Avenue
Maplewood Cemetery
New Haven
Bertha
Bertha Stoughton
Herbert
Marsh
Pittsfild
Columbia Mill
Lee
Bradley Street
Dawleys
Gem
Before the Crash A Washingtonian recounts an auto scare
A Washington man describes his near accident with an electric car on a long downhill, detailing brake failure, steering resolve, and a dramatic brush with a telegraph pole and embankment. He emphasizes lessons on control and the occupants' experience before a crash.
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Washington
Treasury
Not So Foolish Rant Sparks Talk On Men and Drinking
Fragmentary gossip in the Chicago Daily News contemplates why men drink and whether such drinking truly satisfies. A quoted exchange questions the notion of quenching thirst and exposes skepticism about moderation.
Local Observatory Musings From Historic Notes
A fragmentary report from Yonkers Statesman notes discussions at a global observatory gathering. It mentions Harvard College Observatory figures and proposals for a worldwide committee to advance earth sciences and related research.
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Ints
International Observatory
Asia
Harvard College Observatory
Ratory
Earth
Merchant and Ditto Exchange Witty Benign Banter
Two men named First Merchant and Second Ditto exchange light hearted remarks about luck and fortune in a brief dialogue. Their banter hints at persistent misfortune and hopeful optimism in a casual street scene.
Head on a Pivot and a Whip Talk Joke
A Philadelphia Press quip jokes about a woman who enjoys talking behind her back. The line mocks her own tendencies with a playful turn of phrase as a rubber neck observation.
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Marsh
Bertha Stoughton
Herbert
Herbert! Give Me Back My Ring.” Mrs. Marsh
Philaddphia Press
Fragmentary Prose Snippet Cites Life as a Game
A garbled passage debates life as a game with fragmented lines and quoted lines. The text blends incomplete phrases and nonstandard spelling, lacking clear sources or full context.
Epitaph Carving Recalled In Chicago Daily News Item
Cutter praises everyone while Myer questions the habit. Gyer recalls that he once carved epitaphs on tombstones in a Chicago dispatch.
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Myer
Cutter
Gyer
Chicago Daily News
Certainly Took It At Yonkers Hurdle
Greene reports the horse cleared the hurdle about 20 yards with him at Yonkers racecourse, per Yonkers States man.
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Redd
Greene
Yonkers Statesman
Gastritis Rumor Quietly Shelved Amid Billing Fears
A Philadelphia Ledger note reports a man’s gastritis being kept discreet. Officials fear a company may bill him, prompting hush in communications and questions about contagion and responsibility.
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Gue Company
Philadelphia Ledger
Mountain sport club counts in Germany rise
In Germany there are 54 mountain sport clubs with a total membership of 142,608.
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Germany
German Labor Welfare Cited in Patrolling Trade Power
Consul Harris reports from Mannheim a German manufacturer attributes global reach not to patents or tech but to workers. He notes housing, meals at cost, fuel, transport, pensions, reading rooms, baths, hospitals, savings banks and cooking schools for girls. The 1905 imperial insurance report shows 1,034,773 accident claims paid and 145,412 annuities, with total benefits around 111.86 million annually, plus 27.6 million in nonwage welfare funds.
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Consul Harris
Manneheim
Globe
Harris
Imperial Insurance Department
Reichstag
Empire
Talk About Seer and Game Ties Mentioned in Cleveland Fragment
A fragmented quote from Cleveland notes a suggestion that two girls work well together and share interest in game items. The text repeats reference to same people and implies teamwork.
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Cleveland
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Somerville
Alexander Wood
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A. P. Surrency
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Heaven
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Sanse
Gyo
Yonkers
Tonist Bai Sci Sze
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