Government intereated by law and its dangers warned
The passage critiques congressional influence in legal matters and warns against undue influence on courts and departments. It references a proposed Meat Inspection bill, mentions Senator Beveridge, and notes Tim es change and caution amid Reed Smoot case discussions. It emphasizes the dangers to federal authorities and constitutional ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Supreme Court
Beveridge
Deer Trust
Sanate
Chief Metzger Lesson for Campaign Against Crimes
The News expresses hope that after a recent trial Chief Metzger has learned a lesson. The verdict, prompt, signals that earthly power will not hinder his humane work for little girls. It declares the ravisher and thief have no better standing than a loyal citizen before the court and urges continued action against those preying on children. Indictments rise against heads of the fee trust in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metzger
Ravisner
Court Meteger
James D. Brown
Passentier
Slo
Claypool
Crown
Erle Railroad
Ryan
Thas
Shell
Erie
Postal Clerks of
United States
Michigan Fire Ravages Northen Forests and Homeless Citizens
The Michigan fire, rivaling California’s disaster, scorched 409 square miles across northern forests in two days. Towns vanished, two thousand people lost homes, and remaining vegetation was reduced to ashes. Residents showed American grit by rebuilding, some choosing to stay rather than evacuate. A separate note mentions an Indiana saloon keeper appealing a local court ruling on selling liquor inside his establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Michigan
Cai Horna
Philadelphia
Gamuel I. Ashnridge
Dorset
Smith
Senator Burton Case Clarifies Congressional Privilege
The Supreme Court of the United States upholds that Senator Joseph Burton of Kansas must serve jail sentences and pay fines for aiding Rialto Grain and Securities in a fraud order before the Postal Department. The decision rejects private party influence and confirms that a member of Congress cannot appear for personal gain in such proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of
Waiten States
Joesph Nl Burton
Kiunsas
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
Postofffra Department
Casta
United States
Burton
Supreme Court
Congress
Beveridge Bill for Strict Meat Inspection Aims at Reform
A 1900s editorial lauds Senator Beveridge for introducing a comprehensive meat inspection bill. It seeks federal power to destroy tainted meat, oversee livestock before slaughter, post-dressing checks, and regulate canned goods. Support comes from Wilson Garfield and Moody as part of pure food reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Beveridge
United
Congress
Beveridge
Agricultura
Wilson
Garfield
Moody
Heveridgs
Railroads Target Interst ate Commerce Board Members
A heated piece argues railroads seek to reshape the Interstate Commerce Commission by ousting Knapp and Prouty, replacing commissioners and shifting control from the president. It questions the vitality of the rate bill, praises the current commissioners, and notes talk of raising salaries to attract top talent. The column also touches on Missouri’s Bryan endorsement, Frick under guard after anarchist fear, and a Chicago gar bage contract bid facing court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Knapp
Prouty
House
Senate
Earnest
Interstate J Commerce Commission
Audh
Moffett Pushes Tax Reform Bill at Claypool Stop
Hartford City traveler Ai Moffett unveils an 8 TX BUI aiming to reform delinquent tax payments. He argues current laws burden the poor and promote injustice, praising a payment plan while criticizing costly interest for late taxes. He says the bill deserves unanimous support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Moeffett
Hartford City
Claypool
Indiana
Ai. Moffett
Fairbanks AdDress Scrutinized At Birmingham Church
Minneapolis Journal notes Vice-President Fairbanks spoke at a Birmingham Alabama church convention. The piece defends his remarks as not attacking the president Roosevelt or his policies. It argues no politician believes laws solve civilization problems and cites Christian charity as key alongside labor and capital issues.
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Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Birmingham
Ala
Roncevale
Fairbanka
Fairparite
Shaw
Cleveland
Dai 1Hia
Caesar
Crigar
God
Minneapolis Journal
Public Opinion and Railways in Turbulent Russia
A torn column discusses public opinion in Russia and the press stance on czarist authority, with references to a five year old autocrat on the throne and the Standard’s red signal. It notes railway magnates shaping opinion, Japan’s defeat and Port Arthur’s surrender, and a New York burglar’s penitentiary sentence. A July State Tax Board meeting is mentioned for assessments of railroads and telegraph companies, while Russia faces another bomb blast and anarchist violence.
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Aliting
Tusula
Rusula
Stoesser
Port Arthur
Dynamica of Ideas
Paul
New York
Chas
Hoan Hy H
Rogers
White
Thoger
Detroit Journal
A Matter of Course in a Spectator Post
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes no remarkable remarks in Speaker Cannon's umpire decisions last Saturday as final. The Washington Post mocks Standard Oil for not pleading guilty and hiring high priced legal talent by the year, implying mercy of the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speaker Cannon
Cleveland Plain- Healer
Standard Oil
Washington Feet
Orator Wolcott’s Odd Gallery Moment and Curious Anecdotes
A garbled reminiscence unfolds with Senator Wolcott at a political rally in a southern Democratic setting. A line about a waiter and a Chinaman sparks attention as the crowd watches the colorful gallery. The piece then shifts to anecdotes about Samuel I. Ashbridge, Commodore Vanderbilt, Lord Ado Russell, and Gabrielle d Annunzio, ending with a travel inventory of D Annunzio’s trunks and items.
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Wolcott
Chlorads
South
Avi
Gabriele d'Annunzio
D'Anpungie
Indinn
State Flags and Their Peculiar Medley of Honors
A fragmented description of various state flags and banners. It notes the white standard associated with Massachusetts and the Maryland banner with Calvert arms. The piece remarks on heraldic elements and garish symbolism, reflecting a nostalgic, semi-humorous view of state insignia and their display in battles and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maryland
To Interest Science Infallible Remedy for Insomnia
A snippet critiques a New York physiologist who claimed an infallible insomnia cure and asserts Congress did not get a fair trial of the idea. The Washington Post cites the remark as a killjoy line, with Fact Magazine labeling the critic as a pedant of praisism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washingston Post
The Fish Brigade Tells All In River Tales
A garbled river tale speaks of a Fish Brigade traveling toward a distant arch and a persistent hum. The narrative blends odd speech about boats, catfish, and a legend of a flame that burns forever with elusive, almost ceremonial protestations.
Manners and Medicine of Oklahoma Indians in 1900s
The article surveys Native American healing practices among Apache Sioux Osage Cheyenne and Apache groups. It describes medicine men using chants, animal imagery and ritual whittling to drive out spirits, plus notes Osage wealth and modernization. It highlights Johnny Mine a Kickapoo linguist critical of white governance yet admiring some tribal prudence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Johnny Mine
Washington
Dniarest
Johnny
Squaw
Stories Leak Out of Washington Satire From Debates and Jests
This column of quotations and anecdotes plateaus in Washington humor and wartime reflections. It features Dan Arensman Himphreye of Missouri defending tax law revisions, Senator Frye on sentiment, a prison chaplain and a convict rat story, a Camden waterman quip, and a New York traveler’s Maine pinprick of jokes about Camdmenites and York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan- Arensman Himphreye
Missouri
Nortis
Nebraska
Mumphreys
Frye
Camden
New York
Maine
Tarrmon
York
Bones of heroes fade in a Philadelphia quip
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes that the bones revered as John Paul Jones lie with “plain Bill Jones” whose deeds were not heroic. The piece mocks claims of glory while reflecting on the legacy of Paul Jones and the notion of valor beyond bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Jones
Bill Jones
Paul Jones
John Frown
Koes
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Case for Waterway Preservation in Angling History
In a historical column, an angler laments pollution destroying game fish and the economic loss to commercial fisheries. It recalls New England streams, Hudson sturgeon, and shad fisheries once valued in millions, noting how pollution and habitat degradation reduce access to prized fish and income, with practical tips on bait and frog casting from early 20th century sources.
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UMS
Lng
Sportamen
New England
New York
Hudson River
Albany
Russia
Sam Layer
Connecticut
Lousatonts
Hudson
Newark
Hurson River
Afraid of Success and the Office Boy Philosophy
A garbled humorous essay about politics and labor, noting Republicans fear losing the ticket and contrasting ambition with contentment. It adds a vignettes from a boiler room worker who labors hard yet earns little, while others are idle yet paid well, illustrating social tensions and disillusionment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnath Ene
Auirer
Ground Floor investment lure and the savings solution
In many communities men were drawn into mining stock and land schemes by alluring stock certificates and cheap prices. When dividends stalled promoters urged more contributions to rescue the venture, steering savers toward the safe route of a savings account with Indiana Trust Co. Capital 1,000,000.00 Surplus 326,000.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Trust CO
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West
Wild West
Miseguri
Bryan
Misaoura
H.C. Frick
Berkman
Ir. Frick
Chicago Tribune
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Flea Trust
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New York Yacht Club
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Caribbean
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Reed
Vander- Ht
Avira
North Star Bh
Ado Russell
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Berlin
the Killjoy
The
Killjoy
Fact Magazine
the Fish Brigade
Marehin
Eash Street
Mohey
Wright Colore
Bihu Root
Peary
Pettis Dry Goods
Dresden
Anderson
Office Boy
Hart
Lfe
the Union Trust Company
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Ada
Imarion Trust CO
Golden Gateway To Success
Citizens Savings Deposit Co
Market Street
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Cor
Dave Hill
John Sharp Wil- Minco
Tommy Tageart
New York Mail
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