The Railroads Enlist Employes in Rate Increase Drive
A letter from J. Q. VanWinkle of the New York Central urges all railroad employes to sign petitions backing higher freight rates. The piece argues the tactic is coercive, links wage effects to rate hikes, and accuses railroads of greed and manipulation to profit at the consumer and investor expense.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
J. Q. Vanwinkle
New York Central Lines
New York Central
Roosevelt
Ba Foilette
The
Times
Illinois Central
The Rail Sinister and the Peril of Bar Rails
An observed critique of American drinking habits, linking bottoms up to delirium tremens and social ills. The piece mentions continental bars lacking rails, urges removal of the bar rail to curb saloon power, and muses on legislative action to remove the Harry rail.
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Billy Sunday
Fraternity Pride Inspires Youthful Style and Allure
A fragment praises being young and wearing a bright jeweled insignia of a high school fraternity on a starched summer shirt. It suggests the look sets one apart from rough crowds and attracts a tuft-hunting girl who also wins.
Frat Convention Critique Calls Out High School Imitation
A curdled opinion notes Indianapolis high school fraternity gatherings resemble college rites but lack substance. It praises genuine college fraternities while urging individual parents to visit the event to understand its social erosion and suggests old fashion discipline as a remedy.
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Vention
Indianapolis
Not Wholly Bad Sayings From Two Papers
The Kansas City Star notes that brass tacks are not wholly bad and Pennsylvania is pretty bad though not as bad as Judge Joseph Crocker Sibley imagined. The Baltimore Sun comments that life is nothing but one Duke of Abruzzi engagement after another.
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Pennsylvania
Joseph Crocker Sibley
Kansas City Star
Baltimore Sun
Insurgents Healthy Amid Quiet Withdrawals
Ohio State Journal notes no insurgent candidates withdrawing due to ill health. The Errand Boy gag reflects Nick Longworth tied up with conferring and unable to step out for a cigarette between meetings.
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Ohio State Journal
Nick Longworth
Ohio
State Journal
Gilded Friendship in Taft Era Circles
Baltimore Sun notes Mr. John Hays Hammond's friendship with President Taft described as a pure gold bond, reflecting elite ties in early 20th century Washington circles.
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John Hays Hammond
Taft
Baltimore Sun
Not Bible Students stock market quip shocks Ohio State Journal
The Ohio State Journal cites a remark mocking Colonel Roosevelt as he departs from classic ten commandments themes, noting that each offhand original idea causes stocks to dip by a few points. It frames the comment as a sharp, opinionated aside in a broader political economy context.
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Col. Roosevelt
Ohio State Journal
Just a Minute Close Calculation at Billowy Beach
A homespun businessman stays home to calculate nightly. He observes summer beauty and notes sun damaged complexions. He returns to work and values without fractions of a cent. He figures bills at Billowy Beach cost about two hundred dollars per freckle.
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Billowy Beach
Washington Evening Star
Soiled Crockery Bemoans 7000 Dish Total
A Pittsburg Post item notes a husband laments his mounting kitchenware total after his wife is away. He grumbles he should have prevented reaching seven thousand dishes.
Official Warning on Gas Use This Month
A Buffalo Express note quotes an official warning urging reduced gas consumption for the current month while a responder questions its necessity and recalls last month’s bill.
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Buffalo Express
Freedom and self pardon in Marcus Aurelius and Macbeth
A compact meditation traces how freedom grows with each truth, indulgence, and reflection as Marcus Aurelius frees himself through virtue and pardon, paralleling Macbeth’s self-enchantment with crime. It argues the same dynamic applies to ordinary life, with youths and quiet villains mirroring the grand figures.
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Marcus Aurelius
Macbeth
Mieterlinck
Rain through the Seasons in a Poem by Laura Porter
A lyrical meditation on rain’s moods across seasons and skies. The verse traces rain’s temperamental shows from dawn to storm, linking nature’s changing colors to human life while praising an eternal sea beneath.
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Laura Spencer Porter
Fear of the Future in Johnson's View
A compact reflection by Samuel Johnson on fear and safety. It argues groundless terrors harm happiness, and overemphasis on the future distracts from present duties. The author warns that seeking safety by compromising virtue undermines true interests.
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Samuel Johnson
The Highest Gift of a Man
The piece speaks of life devotion surpassing wealth as true sacrifice. It contrasts words and money with the commitment of giving oneself wholly, arguing that a man’s constant life and integrity are the greatest gift beyond material offerings.
Grab-Bag Statesmen and the Federal Pork Machine
A critique of re election incentives based on federal funding for Nebraska projects and naval and infrastructure pork. It cites Senator Burkett and a Ukiah Times editorial on trusts bribing congressmen, describes how post offices, lighthouses, and dredging influence votes, and argues patronage costs voters through tariff votes and policy concessions. It cites The Seattle Star on Poindexter and Standpatism, urging readers to judge candidates by policy, not patronage.
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Mark Sullivan
Burkett
Nebraska
Fort Crook
Fort Robinson
Missouri
National School of Forestry
Senator Burkett
Federal Park
California
Ukiah Times
Cannon
Congress
Trusts
So-and-So
Tarif
Rules Committee
Postal
Seattle Star
Prosser
Congresa
Collier’s
Des Moines plan spreads to state cities and hints at school system reform
An article lauds the Des Moines commission form of government as a model reducing partisanship and concentrating power in five officials, with the mayor devoid of veto power. It notes its success in administration and proposes applying it to schools, while praising accountability and publicity in office. The piece cites Ottumwa's mayoral ouster over gambling as a precedent and forecasts adoption in Portland.
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Iowa
Galveston
Des Moines
Texas City
Ottumwa
Portland
Portland Telegram
Kansas City Divorce Sparks Mrs Cudahy Comment
Mrs. Jack Cudahy discusses a recent divorce, calling it necessary and citing meddling as the main cause. She says the couple were happy with their children until outsiders intervened, reflecting on marital life and public scrutiny.
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Kansas City
Jack Cudahy
Roosevelt vs machine politicians in fight over direct primary
The lines of battle form between Theodore Roosevelt and machine politicians over direct primary and popular government. The Hughes primary bill touches a nationwide change as machine privilege fights to maintain control, while Roosevelt seeks to empower the people against party regularity and convention power.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Hughes
Roosevelt
New York
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