Publicly minded talk on railroad rates and reform
President Stickney argues for a thorough public investigation into railroad tariffs. He proposes a seven member Interstate Commerce Commission with experts in law math finance engineering and operations to ensure systematic examination and public, nationwide transparency. He credits Theodore Roosevelt and urges public opinion to guide railroads. The note also remarks Grover Cleveland’s declining health and inability to visit his dying brother.
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Stickney
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Columbus
Emma
Roosevelt
Senate
Repub | Postamisa
Washington
Dean Renate
Baltimore anti smoke league inspires city cleanup drive
An Indianapolis reformer compares its own city's air to Baltimore where the Antismoke League has grown to 1300 members in under a month. Baltimore officials pledge coal burning curbs, smoke consumers at hotels, and legislative steps against engine smoke, improving health and skies. The piece urges Indianapolis to adopt similar reforms and question the Board of Safety.
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Indianapolis
Baltimore
Arundell Cut
Woman's Auxiliary
Civil Service Reform League of Maryland
League
Baltimore City Medical Society
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Honest Railroader Opposes Rate Regulation Monopolies
An article discusses public opposition to railroad rate regulation. It highlights support from leaders like President Silchney and Roosevelt allies, arguing monopolies harm liberty. The piece notes railroads as public highways, urging legal rate controls to protect property and ensure fair distribution.
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Roosevelt
Taft
A. B. Silchney
Great Western
Minnesota Municipal and Commercial League
Ireland
France
Campaign for Health Targets Unclean Food Premises
City sanitarian Buehler pushes inspection of restaurants groceries and meat markets as part of a public health drive. He highlights bread boxes at store entrances as unhygienic seats for loafers and dogs while noting many bread cases vegetables and meats are poorly kept. The State Health Board will issue bulletins distinguishing pure from impure foods and public newspapers show why press independence matters.
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Buehler
State Health Board
Desiz Gate
Abolition of poverty debated by Indiana professor
A. G. Weatherly of Indiana University argued that poverty is not truly abolishable, only improbable, during a Roberts Park sermon. The piece cites Robert Hunter and socialist thinkers noting poverty vanishes with universal brotherhood and humane economic policy, while human greed remains the obstacle.
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A. G. Weatherly
Indiana University
Roberts Park At. E. Church
Prof Weatherly
Robert Hunter
Body Policie
Pizarro
Miltton
Ake Robert
Hunter
Tke ‘Folstol
No Poverty in Present Sense and Salaries Debate
In a late discussion Prof Weatherly critiques wage justice and high pay. He argues salaries follow supply and demand with top executives earning far less than potential value and urges no change from the basic market principle despite repeated objections.
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Prof. Weatherly
Wos
Duty of the Press and the Judge in Public Funds
The piece criticizes Judge Andrew Hamilton as New York Life’s legislative agent and questions the use of 415000 spent to sway public sentiment toward federal insurance supervision. It hints at hush money, press complicity, and calls for accountability while mocking a congressman’s tobacco capacity remark and noting odd cigars left unburned.
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Andrew Hamilton
Hamilton
New York Life Insurance Company
Wongworth
America
Pittsburg
Sheridan
Nia
New York
Tamitton
Kunsar
City Journa
Farce of Life Chemical tied to conspiracy claims
Numerous officials allege Farce of Life Chemical executives conspired to sell a nostrum Jethectn touted to extend life and even raise the dead. Gen. James B. O Hearne, a notable figure, is named as president amid broader debates on euthanasia, public safety, and North Pole balloon ventures. The piece critiques physician assisted death and notes calls for public board meeting transparency.
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Life Chemical Company
James B. O'Hearne
Polluticlan
Reasury Department
Immigration
Newark
Charities
Miners Press for Eight Hour Day as UMWA Meets
Miners at Hotels A J Benson in Indiana discuss pay and hours for Pennsylvania and Appalachian mines, urging operators to recognize the United Mine Workers and grant an eight hour day. They warn of strikes if scale is cut and explain subpar earnings despite hard, dangerous work. Politicians in Indianapolis debate district outcomes and party dynamics ahead of state committee meetings.
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A. J. Benson
Jnd
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Gandtiehi
Shideler
the Grand
Indianapolis
Republcan
Manship
Sameone
Claypool
Joseph Barr
Bruceville
James PL Goodrich
Winchester
eorRe A. H. Shutoler
Marion
Agatnst Goodridy
Denison
Churaday
J. A. Sandson
Ohio River
Ohio
Pomeroy
Krado
Sats
Sandson
The Newspapers Were Uncorrupted in Campaign Era
A critique defends honest journalism amid claims newspapers are bought by wealth. It cites Wayne McVeagh and the North American Review praising independent press in election eras, noting New York World praise for uncorrupted papers resisting corrupt influence. It argues newspapers drove reform and protected honest government nationwide.
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North American Review
Goo
Wayne McVeash
Ata
Great Night at the Opera Amid Odd Advertising Tangles
A fragmented 19th century style note describes an opera night with garbled phrases about borrowing and trouble. It mentions Harriet McDwon Kendall and a New York Evening Sun reference, hinting at a theatrical or social snippet rather than a full event report.
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New York Evening Sun
A Serious Operation and a Restless Search
A man finds a mole left by his wife on a table and, in a panic, rushes to see Mrs Brown before anesthesia. The nurse reveals no Mrs Brown is present. He blames a mysterious note and frenziedly questions where she has gone, while a cryptic message hints at a missing witness.
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Santos-Dumont
Walter Wellman
North Pole
Wellman
Land of Nowhere
Brave Teaenea
Mrs. Brown
Merchandt
Henry HL Roger
Attormeygen
Hadtey
Missouri
Engina
Fairhaven
Coon
Longworth and Cox Clash Seen in Political Strife
The article outlines a tense political clash involving Congressman Longworth and Cox with Roosevelt allies, noting Broad opposition from the Cincinnati faction and warnings about party leadership. It also recounts anecdotes about Henry Cabot Lodge, Edward Hale, Peter V. De Grow, and John D. Rockefeller related to public life, wealth, and influence.
Washington Senate Feuds and Courtroom Anecdotes
A collection of Washington anecdotes recounts feuds among Senators including Tillman and McLaurin, Berry and Clarke, and Wellington with McComas. Judge Brewer recalls a courtroom quip about the Supreme Court. The piece mentions Secretary of Agriculture Wilcox and tea tablets as a gift item and riffs on Roosevelt era officials and promotions.
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Bpoonsr
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Gallinger
Chandler
New Hampshire
Senate
Tillman
Senator McLaurin
Wellington
Senator McComas
Maryland
Berry
Senator Clarke
Arkansas
Clarke
Senator Berry
Paraphrased News Puzzles From A Century Ago
Fragmented clippings reference Standard Oil admission and Taft cabinet delays. Mentions Detroit News remarks about public information, New York Evening Sun on concealing length, plus satirical lines from multiple papers, including Boston Journal and Karsan City Journal.
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Nura
Zumale Times
Standard Oil
Ita Methoda
Detroit News
Poultney Bigelow
Oman
Taft
Karsan City Journal
Bhaw
Ts Lenthualaam
New York Evening Sun
Thomas W. Lawson
Demona
Lawson
Plesee
Himsapolla Journal
Cour As
Boston Journal
Life In Cypress Ford and scattered anecdotes
A miscellany of local oddities and distant notes, including Hen Luggins baling turnip fodder for goats and plans to ship them next week, oddities about a ten pound Sunday hen, a new preacher’s family misadventure, and quirky items from London and Cape May. The piece weaves in statistics on birth and marriage rates in England, a Cape May mayoral punishment proposal, Arctic missionary travel, a Maine court scene, and other brief vignettes about notable people and places across regions.
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Cypress Ford
Ktellig Grong
Royal Statistical
Clary
London
Socity
Piper
England
Waites
G Udny Yule
Mr. Yule
Englad
Arctic
Labrador
Vent Hna
Blickland Island
Battin Land
Mr. Peck
Sir. Bilby
Basin Land Dialec
The Gay Life of Western Editors
A satiric letter from a South McAlester News note mocks editorials and readers. It recounts omitting sensational items and exposes reader complaints about missed obituaries and local notices. The piece frames a quirk of small-town newspaper culture and reader expectations.
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the Gay Life of
Western Editors
What, Indeed What reason city official for keeping dark
A brief note in the Buffalo Time questions why a city official hides information about the business entrusted to him by the writer, Jetty. The fragment suggests concern over transparency and accountability in local governance.
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Buffalo
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Harriet McDwon Kendall
Longworth
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Boas
Hoke
Hamilton County
Edward Everett Hole
Gutsta
Dr. Hale
Peter V. de Grow
Postminster
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John D. Rockefeller
Lamont MM. Bowers
Mr. Bowers
Rockefeller Trust
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Waller Christ
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George F. Haley
Biddeford
Supreme Jedicint Court of Maine
John A. Peters
Hatey Wan
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Richard Dan Winkle
Bergen County
New Jersey
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Cy- Mage
van Winkin
Shepherdavilla
Ancestora
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Nowa
Retuea
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Wye
Paris
Bill Tesa
Columbia National Bank Foreign Exchange
Indiana
Union Trust Company
East Market St
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Jorne
Holliday
Charles 3. McBride
Karstat's Dye Works
Retan
Mase
W. Zag
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Art Pehast
Citizens’ Loan
E. Market Street
Gribe
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Horning
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