Leading figures and global affairs in a week’s miscellany
A weekly Fairfield Post Office notice frames the issue with classic quips and opinions. Highlights mention David Bennett Hill and Henry Gassaway Davis in a simple life, commentary on tariffs and markets, Morocco and Kamranhbay diplomacy, Delcasse resignation for health reasons, Andrew Carnegie’s enduring greatness, a niece marrying the hired man, and Mr Gates aligning with views on wheat market dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Bennett Hill
Henry Gassaway Davis
Moral antiseptics and politics stain the national birthday plans
The piece critiques municipal street railway timing, rail managers in Washington, and the Anti-saloon league preparing to curb drinking and fireworks on July 4. It notes Senator Daniel of Virginia delivering a eulogy for Senator Hoar in Worcester, praising his loyalty and Democratic alignment despite Confederate roots.
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Washington
Anti-saloon League
Daniels
Virginia
Senator Hoar
Worcester
Massachusets
Roosevelt era politics and railways in defeatist notes
A Republican column by Charles A Edwards criticizes Roosevelt era policy and tariff reform while discussing rail rate debates, Hearst battles with Tammany Hall, and Ohio politics. It questions the use of railway agitation to distract from tariff issues and mocks political maneuvering in Washington and New York.
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Elihu Root
New York City
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Ohio
Charles H. Grosvenor
Washington
J. P. Morgan
Grosvenor
Hearst
City of
Tammany Hall
McClellan
Charles F. Murphy
Tammanys
Legislative Committee
Lighting Trust
Oakley
Hughes
Mr. Hearst
John T. Oakley
Newark City
Chicago
Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
West
Iowa
Charles A. Edwards
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