Wayward New York Girls Now Paying the Wages of Sin
The Poillon sisters Katherine and Charlotte, once famed in New York social life, are imprisoned on Blackwell’s Island. The piece follows their transfer from luxury to the harsh routine of jail life, including antiseptic baths, forced labor, and a stark meal, as well as the guards and warden who oversee their confinement.
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New York
Mintron
Katherine
Charlotte Poiloe Aga
Blackwell Island
Mateae Its
Miss Poillon
Ma ‘Vas Vale
Warde
Peacock Alley
Waldorf-Astoria
Charlotte
Polllon
Slanner
W. Gould Brokaw
Winckwell's
Epolis
Waldorf- Astoria
Bristol
Bebor
oHrmys
Poillon Sisters
Airiix
Satan Himelf
Blackwell's Island
East Fifty-second Street
East River
Jalil
Warden O'Fallon
Javert
Charistte
Murphy
Miss Mortarity
Miss Moriarity
Waaldorf-Astoria
Poillons
Poillon
Blackwell's
Blackwell
O'Fallon
Upper Bohemia
When the Kaiser Travels to Corfu
The Kaiser plans an elaborate Corfu visit with a chief chamberlain two adjutants six guard officers twelve body servants a private secretary and additional intimate attendants. The Empress will have a chamberlain two maids of honor two maids six female servants and a large kitchen and waiting staff supported by twenty grooms.
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Corfu
Regulation of Monopoly and Public Control in Commerce
The Chicago Tribune argues the Interstate Commerce Commission’s Baltic pool ruling embodies a new policy of regulation born from monopoly. It asserts Congress may regulate interstate and foreign commerce where monopoly exists, and public commissions will persist to curb unchecked private concentration.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltic Pool
Congress
America
Public Service Commissions
Boards
Chicago Tribune
Secretary Straus Orders Immigration Officials to Aid Police
Secretary Straus orders commissioners of immigration and inspectors to confer with local police in every city and cooperate to deport anarchists. In light of Chicago crime and the Denver priest assassination, the 1907 law allows deportation of newcomers who have arrived in the last three years, with names on record and proven crimes. The move is praised as energetic and a deterrent to future arrivals.
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Straus
Commissioners of Immigration
Denver
Do Not Depend on the Tariff Says Wazleton Sentinel
A Wazleton Pennsylvania editorial argues monopolistic combinations arise from openings in law and control of supply or transportation. It contends tariffs cannot alone prevent monopolies and urges enforcement to deter abuses and protect the public from consolidation.
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Wazleton
Bryan Meeting in Chicago Praised for Successful Turnout
The Chicago Tribune notes the Bryan meeting in Chicago was a great success aided by a brass band. The report highlights strong attendance and festive atmosphere as key features of the event.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Bryan
Amending the Sherman Trust Act for Reasonableness
The Hepburn bill to amend the Sherman act aims to outlaw only unreasonable restraints on trade and follow common law’s reasonableness test. It seeks clearer standards, registration of proposed agreements, and protections for labor unions while extending government oversight of interstate commerce.
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Hepburn
National Trust
White House
Lincoln's First Speech in 1832 Campaign at Poppsville
The Bricelyn Sentinel recounts Abraham Lincoln's first political speech from a wagon in Poppsville Sangamon County 1832. He announced support for a national bank internal improvements and a high tariff. Lincoln lost that race but later won four legislative campaigns and by 1846 entered Congress after again defeating Peter Cartwright.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Finois
Peter Cartwright
Poppsville
Sangamon County
Congress
Bricelyn
Minn
Sentinel
Acceptance of Mikado's Invitation Promises Asiatic Ports Visit
In Asiatic Ports the invitation from Japan guarantees the fleet's visit to at least one Japanese port and likely to Chinese waters. The move aims to show off American craft and crew while strengthening friendships. Senator Hale cautions the reliance on foreign-chartered colliers, noting vulnerability in war without auxiliaries.
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Asiatic
Hale
Naval Committee
Poor outlook for Massachusetts industries on tariff shifts
The Boston Post argues that tariff revision aligned with Republican protection theory spells a poor outlook for Massachusetts industries. It notes demand for free wool, coal, lumber, and Canada trade, claiming Democrats champion such moves.
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Boston Post
Canada
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New York American
O’fallon
Interstate Commerce Commission ON Sea Monopoly
Concreteman Hepburn
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