Reaching an Agreement on the Rate Bill Provisions
Senate and House conferees near settlement on the rate bill with amendments on passes and sleeping car companies. The compromise keeps the passes issue as is, while defenses against singling out sleeping car firms ease. The interstate commerce commission will regulate the express trust and pipelines, and the law is expected to withstand Supreme Court review as a significant reform. The asphalt trust has dismissed women workers, with further layoffs anticipated.
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Express Trust
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nieir
Supreme Court
Women Excluded From Barber Asphalt Paying Co
The Barber Asphalt Paying company will discharge all women from July 1, citing incompetence. The move, framed as a business decision, argues women cannot handle street paving tasks or calculate asphalt needs, despite broader talk of progress for women in work.
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Asphalt Trust
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Panama Canal
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Abe
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The Woman Worker and Progress in the Business Era
A 19th or early 20th century commentary argues that the rising role of women in business will not change wages or society. It contends trusts will cut men first, deeming women as cheaper labor, and predicts women will retreat to home life with domestic dreams.
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Asphalt
Trust
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We the richest nation but burdened by expense
A reflective critique notes vast federal outlays and growing costs of running government. It argues Jeffersonian simplicity faded, rail travel costs for the president rising, and argues a Watson bill to fund presidential carfare is just. Riots in Russia prompt scrutiny of government response and investigations.
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Russia
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Centralization of power seen as political evil
An aged Civil War veteran in Denison laments federal centralization since his Washington days nearly twenty years ago. He recalls Blaine and Reed, praises Reed's power, notes a growing national wealth, and comments on Capitol visuals. Mentions Lieut. Gen. Corbin’s travel plans, Southern Senators’ wealth, and various editorial asides on politics and society.
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Reed
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Risine
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Reet
Henry C. Corbin
St. Louis
Claypool
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Chevy Chase
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Senate
James F. Tallaferry
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Virginia
Georgia
Tennessee
Nashville
Tales of Stage Life From Actors and Managers
Fragmented reminiscences recount early stock company tours with large repertories, multiple roles, and stage tricks. Francis Wilson and Ethel Barrymore are cited alongside anecdotes of managers, readers, and a London actor manager’s sharp wit about audience reactions and casting.
Interrupted love robs peace then flees at knock
A fragment describes Love interrupted during a robbery and flinging away his loot when a knock at the door sounds. A later quip from a newspaper mocks a Mormon chicken selling its industry and hints at polygamy for pleasure, implying satire on local matters.
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Puck
Fishy Nonsense Mix Presents Odd Ball Patchwork
Fragmentary clippings blend politics, sports, and poetry from the Philadelphia Ledger New York Press Chicago News and Avalon. Disjointed lines mention dieting investors commencement exercises and a sentimental love sonnet titled My sweetheart and my wife by Freak L Mentos.
Hibernation, Respiration and Survival in Wild Mammals
The article discusses how hibernation differs from torpor in bats hedgehogs and dormice noting respiration may cease while heart action persists. It explains fat reserves, gradual reawakening with spring insect life, and dangers of sudden warming. Also includes anecdotes on a yachting lord, a vegetarian dog, and horn shedding in antelope.
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Ding
Ant
London Spectator
Descrambling Sale of Fine Wash Fabrics Tuesday
Clearing sale offers low prices on Trish Dimities and Irish dress linens, with patterns and colors in 19¢ to 60¢ yard ranges. Heavy Tuesday discounts expected, featuring real Trish Dimities at 19¢, cream lipens with embroidered dots, and Louisines silk-like fabric in popular colors.
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Louisines
Reseda
Roof Developments Propose Roof Leases For City Use
A New York real estate speculator cites cheaper roof leases with potential value, echoing European trends. The Chicago Inter-Ocean notes roof spaces being used for warded hospitals, playgrounds, pigeon lofts, poultry yards, kennels, greenhouses, and winter fruit. Roofs promise less smoke and dust and may improve health, education, and urban life, guiding architects to expand usable city space.
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Europe
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
Iu Sd
No Search for Child Head’s Fourth of July Mole Plans
Albany Journal reports unclear text about restricted topics and a shipment arrival from China to New York. The brief mentions ear ret 204,00 and 200,000 rackers or tospedoce, with garish phrasing and uncertain context.
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Gareship Whitly
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China
Ofirer
Albany Journal
New York paper notes no U S president had an automobile
The Kansas City Journal highlights a quip that the United States never had a president who owned an automobile and calls it the season’s closest to a Tom Johnson boat.
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Tom
New York
Tom Johnson
Kansas City Journal
Jokers Press on After Spanish Royal Wedding Plot
The Jokers of the country, following an assassination attempt on the King and Queen during their wedding, are reportedly active. The plan suggests the king may face further danger after the honeymoon, according to the Detroit Free Press.
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Spain
Detroit
The June Bride Characterized by Hidden Math Work
Reader commentary notes the June bride's admirer overlooks the hidden effort of his partner's math work since last December. Multiple papers weigh in on politics and public sentiment, from Secretary Shaw to food legislation, with remarks on representation and wind as metaphor.
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Detroit Free Press
Jim Crow Outbreak A New Yorker Faces Maryland Train Slur
A crowded Maryland local train becomes the scene of a Jim Crow confrontation as a six foot black man demands the white New Yorker give up a seat. The conductor insists segregation is required, prompting the New Yorker to protest and a brief exchange ends with both men leaving the car. The episode ends with the New Yorker being escorted off the train amid taunts from fellow passengers.
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Cnld
Jim Law
Storyland
Legiura
Bla
Syd Buda
At the Fireside Visions and Memory Scenes
A fragmented verse piece reflects on fireside memories and tales formed by memory. It evokes days of joy and daring woe as scenes pass in panorama, showing the world anew through recollection.
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