Gas Regulation Fight and City Franchises Clash
Chicago officials spar over enforcement of a street vehicle ordinance after gas trust interests resist licensing. Commissioner McGann reports near misses, while Mayor Harrison doubts license reach. The piece details gas company franchises, Supreme Court rulings, and a call to test the Gas Consolidation Act amid alleged evasions.
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Commissioner of Health
Billings
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Equitable Gas Light and Fuel Company
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Universal Gas Company
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Universal
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Ogden Gas Company
Chicago Economic Fuel Gas Company
Gas Trust
OGDEN
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40Th Assembly
People's Gas Light and Coke Company
Supreme Court
Illinois Supreme Court
Consolidated Corporation
Illnois
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Consumers’ Gas Company
People’s Gas Light and Coke Company
Equitable Gas Company
People’s Gas Company
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Rethinking Public School Methods to Foster Creativity
A critique argues the system treats children as memory vessels, pouring facts with little interest. It urges drawing as essential to develop independent thinking and originality, noting math fails to engage constructive faculties and triangles are delayed to high school in many districts.
Copy shortage hits London publishers says Daily Mail
The London Daily Mail notes British publishers cry for manuscripts while London book buyers face a shortage. It blames publishers for low author payments and excessive prices for top novels, leading writers to abandon novel writing for other work. The piece suggests a temporary relief for readers if average writers disappear.
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Mail
United States
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London Mail
Global effort educates Europe amid conflict
The United States government and people pursue a long campaign to educate and prepare European nations during ongoing tensions. The text highlights a broad cooperative effort across nations and enduring initiatives shaping regional responses.
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United States
Corn trade shifts as Argentina meets Europe demand
The article notes Europe’s growing appetite for corn and Argentina supplying a large share, risking lower U S exports and prices. It argues American farmers should stay optimistic, as Argentina may struggle to meet demand due to droughts, keeping the U S as a primary supplier. It envisions rail and telegraph lines expanding connectivity from northern settlements to Mediterranean Africa.
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Argentia
Argentina
America
Hotel for Women in New York Prompts Reflection on Past Failures
A plan for a large New York hotel dedicated to women recalls A T Stewart’s earlier fire proof women only hotel which failed as patrons viewed it as an asylum. The piece questions whether modern women prefer isolation or normal social access and whether men will accept shorter trials.
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Booth
New York
A. T. Stewart
Civility and respect in business and public life
Editorial urges corporations and institutions to enforce civility among employees. It argues civility, not servility, improves social intercourse and character, contrasts U S behavior with Europe, and condemns flippant disrespect toward dignitaries and authority as weakness.
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Europe
Controversy over authorship of God Save the King settled
Musical authorities confirm Henry Carey wrote both words and tune of God Save the King and first sang it in London in 1740 at a dinner for Admiral Vernon's Portobello victory. Handel’s amanuensis J Christopher Smith supports Carey’s authorship while Rev Samuel F Smith is blamed for Germanic influence in the melody.
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Chappell
Chrysander von Fallersleben
Grove
Henry Carey
London
Portovello
Admiral Vernon
J. Christopher Smith
Handel
Carey
Samuel F. Smith
Beethoven
Schumacher
Heinrich Harries
Heir to Kabinda Throne Expected to Lead Capable Rule
Readable passage notes an heir to a Kabindwa throne who is described as likely experienced in governing people. The fragment reflects uncertain background about Kabinda and mentions him preparing to assume leadership in a San Francisco context.
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Move to create a department of industry and commerce
Discussion grows on forming a new cabinet department with a president’s representation and a permanent office akin to Treasury Interior or Agriculture. The proposal envisions a centralized agency to oversee industrial and commercial policy within the executive branch.
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Department of Industry and Commerce
Treasury
Interior
Agricultural Department
Public Debate Over Abolishing Handshake
The debate centers on ending handshakes in public life while noting it remains common in private settings where a girl rejects a youth’s proposal of a handshake.
Corset Demonstrated Life-Saving Effect in Shootout
A historic note claims a corset saved a woman's life during a shooting, arguing dress reformers must answer this evidence. The remark frames corsets as protective gear in a violent incident.
Fragmented News Snippets On Courts Wars Railways and Politics
A jumble of quotes notes a jury valuing a boy's leg at 21000 while mocking Armenian pardons by the Sultan. It surveys maps of Tranvaal and Cape to Cairo rail plans, mentions Arkansas crime, Dewey and Montijo, and jokes about long speeches and horseshoe actuaries in a chaotic travel through 19th century geopolitics and technology.
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