Money for Politics Legislation Faces Senate Debate
Congress expected to debate two main measures next session one to ban corporate political contributions and another to tax patent medicines to help the deficit. Supporters cite public disclosure while opponents warn of corporate influence and revenue battles. Patent medicine makers vow to resist targeted taxes arguing alcohol already taxed.
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Congress
Treasury
Patent Medicine
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Heart of Things Lies in Country Homes, Not Cities
A column argues New York City rests on rural strength and open lands, citing James J. Hill and economic ties to farms, mining, and lumber regions. It contends cities depend on country resources for labor, materials, and money, with New York as a pivotal but parasitic hub.
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Chandler
New Hampshire
United States
Senate
Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
Congress
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
John H. Girdner
New York City
Wall Street
Western Hemisphere
Merchants Association of New York
Merchants Association
York
East Side
Madison Square
Stock Exchange
Prehistoric Stone Head Found in Moriches Field
An ethnologist notes a crude stone head found in a Moriches field reflects early human brain capacity and savage prehistoric people. Though rough, the sculpture hints at limited brain development and prominent jaws, suggesting it is a basic but telling artifact.
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Moriches
Long Island
Fortunes in Charch Steeples Debate Reform
Rev Dr Forbes of the Methodist Board of Extension argues that church steeples are wasteful and should be redirected to paying church debts. He calls steeples relics of barbarism, while others insist spires bring grace and beauty to towns and cities, enriching the visual landscape.
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Dr. Forbes
Board of Extension
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Theatre Trust War Escalates in Capital Production Battle
David Belasco leads an anti trust coalition with Harrison Grey Fiske John C Fisher Frank L Perley and the Shubert Brothers against Klaw and Erlanger. They control Lafayette Theatre Washington and plan bold productions defying the theatre trust. Belasco paid 25000 to fire proof Convention Hall conversion.
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David Belasco
Theatrical Trust
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Harrison Grey Fiske
The
Dramatic Mirror
Shubert Brothers
Klaw and Erlanger
Theatre Trust
Belasco
John C. Fisher
Frank L. Perley
Lafayette
Washington
Seward
Lincoln
Blaine
National Capital
Adrea
Leslie Carter
Convention Hall
New York
District of Columbia
Trust
Theatrical Combine Or “Trust
Environment a Moulder of Character Reflections on Child Life
An essay contrasts a grim theatre poster scene with memories of childhood by a river and woodland. It argues environment shapes character, noting how street life harms some youths while recalling guardian memories that uplift resilience and moral formation.
Mary Washington Monument tale of heritage and founding
Fredericksburg Virginia marks the Mary Washington Monument on Marye s Heights honoring George Washington s mother. The grave lay unprotected for a century and was later memorialized through efforts by Betty Washington and the Mary Washington Monument Association with support from Silas Burroughs and President Andrew Jackson referenced in the saga.
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Mary Washington
George Washington
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Marye
Betty Washington
New York
Silas E. Burroughs
Andrew Jackson
Burroughs
Mary Washington Monument Association
Washington
Tea leaf cigarettes rise as new London vice
London reports a growing habit of tea leaf cigarettes led by women. Medical observers note dizziness and a need to clutch for imaginary objects while smokers drift into exhausted, dreamlike states resembling narcotic intoxication.
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London
Dreamland
Balzac Outsmarts a Student’s Sanity Test
Esquirol and a student dine with two guests. The quiet well dressed man seems sane yet believes himself God the Father. The other guest, Balzac, appears lunatic but is the famed French writer Balzac, revealing the danger of judging sanity by appearance.
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Esquirol
God
M. Honore de Balzac
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Depews
David and Golian
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Blanch Bates
H. S. Bigelow
Mary
Balzac
Ernest
Haskell
Eugene P. Lyle, Jr
John Dinwiddie Driscoll
Maximilian
Mexico
Jacqueline
St. Louis Republic
N. S. Times Saturday Review
N. Y. Globe
Doubleday, Page & CO
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