Power of Pillage and the Alaska Syndicate
Senator Beveridge denounces a Morgan Guggenheim Alaska syndicate seeking control of coal copper fisheries and railroads. The Ballinger Pinchot hearings expose the scheme and calls for immediate anti monopoly legislation to prevent further extraction of national resources for a few. The fight focuses on whether the senate will back Republican platform promises and Taft requests to curb the alleged legal theft of public wealth.
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A. J. Beveridge
Ballinger
Alaska
Morgan-Guggenheim Syndicate
Cunningham
Madison
Kansas
Stephen S. Birch
J. P. Morgan & Co
M. Guggenheim Sons
Alaska Syndicate
Northwestern Commercial Company
Northwest Fisheries Company
Alaska Steamship Company
Kennecott Mine Company
Copper River Company
Northwestern Railway Company
Katella Company
Birch
Steamship Company
Valdez
Thompson Pass
Beveridge
Senate
Aldrich
Taft
Editorial Afterthoughts on Indiana Politics and Progressives
The piece reflects on Indiana Republicans, Democrat insurgents, and reform, noting Taft era tensions and Beveridge quotes. It cites figures like Cannon, Aldrich, R. T. Roosevelt, and mentions Michigan a local option election, Maude Adams casting, Carnegie, and a Milwaukee mayoral race with socialist victory, plus last minute mood shifts in Illinois households.
As Others View It Do Standpatters Care?
A lengthy editorial discusses conservation bills in the senate, party reform, and the fate of the Republican program amid insurgent and regular factions. It questions future electoral outcomes, condemns bossism, and urges honest Republicanism aligned with public service and progressive aims. It also covers ship subsidies, business fear of agitation, and Arbor Day observance with emphasis on tree planting for conservation and youth engagement.
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Senate
Chicago Record-Herald
Congress
Republican Party
Portland
Ore
Illinois
New England
Montreal
South
J. Sterling Morton
Cleveland
Kansas City
Star
Weather Terms in Pictorial Verse from Boston Transcript
A playful weather verse from the Boston Transcript links light, fair skies to calm days and predicts stormy spells with a wedding of whimsy. It notes a child’s fall risk, a lover’s quarrel, and a tailor’s presence as indicators of unsettled weather.
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Boston Transcript
Pointed Paragraphs and the Divorce Mill
A caustic survey of social pretenses and moral double standards. The piece laments rain checks and charity rhetoric while accusing a stingy man of exposing himself by acts. It mocks flirtations, fashion on sale, and the divorce mill, noting women seek novelty yet guard their tongues.
Too Much for Him Hotel Clerk Brings Mock Challenge
A hotel clerk teases a guest by quoting Millard Fillmore sleeping in the bed last night. The guest replies that that feat is beyond him, highlighting a light hearted exchange during a stay.
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Millard Fillmore
The Will and the William Johnson Corporation Tale
A true story recounts how Edward Lauterbach advised a dying man to form a family run corporation. The plan placed most assets in stock, kept 40 percent with the founder, and yielded a lucrative outcome. After decades, the corporation prospered with the widow as president and the family educated in finance.
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Lauterbach
William Johnson Corporation
Wiliam Johnson Corporation
Willian Johnson Corporation
Lauterbrch
Great Women of History Mary Washington’s Enduring Virtue and Influence
A tribute extols Mary Washington as the moral center behind George Washington. It praises her steadfast self reliance, practical wisdom, and grave seriousness shaping a nation’s leader. Her quiet, dutiful guidance reportedly forged Washington’s character and resolve during the Revolution and beyond.
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Recamter
Mary Washington
Sericuaneas
Washington
George
Jokes and jibes from old humor pages
A collage of light humor snippets and cartoon style gags from early periodicals. Jests range from courtroom quips and sly puns to domestic foibles and social hijinks featuring characters like grocers judges and stern landladies.
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Indiana
T. R
Messrs. Cannon
Michigan
Lew Shanked
Maude Adams
Rooster
Andy Carengie
Morgan
John D
Carnegie
Pittsburg
Senator Beveridge
Milwaukee
Ulinois
Billy Sunday
J. Frank Hanly
Nagel
St. Louis
Merchant Marine
Merchant Marine League
League
Singapore
Ohio State Journal
Cordelia
Ity
Pesalmista
Chicago News
Elbert Hubbard
Edward Lauterbach
Corporation
Thomas B. Gregory
Mary
London
Mrs. A
Mrs. B
Cleveland Plain Dealer
de Smarte
de Sharpe
New York Weekly
Buffalo Express
Linda
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