Mere Patchwork in Philippine Civil Government Bill
The Philippine civil government bill, born of conference committees, shows two main flaws: a dubious subsidiary coinage replacing gold standard and an autocratic military regime perpetuated by a census and peace condition. Critics call it a stage show of independence rhetoric masking subservient rule, with Taft, Knox, and Chaffee cited amid public jabs and back-scratching.
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American Congress
Senate
House
Tay Commission
Whipela
War Department
Philippines
Chaffee
Making and Unmaking Trusts in the Roosevelt plan
The president’s Pittsburg address urges new legislation on trusts and combinations in restraint of trade. Most agree on tougher rules, but many oppose regulations aimed only at restraining and controlling industry. Roosevelt’s policy favors preserving trusts and environmental regulation over wholesale unmaking.
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Pittsburg
Congress
Roosevelt
Michigan convention backs protective lumber tariff
The Michigan Republican state convention rallies for continued “beneficial operations” of the lumber tariff. The piece notes the tariff funds salaries of U S senators and sustains prosperity for Republican Michigan legislators, arguing insiders should defend the income source.
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Michigan Republican State Convention
Michigan
Public praise circles the president in diplomatic salons
The Harvard address scene and the exchanges between Ambassadors Choate and White in London and Berlin show a public display of mutual admiration within the federal administration. The rhetoric calls to mind Root Tafte and Wood, reflecting a cultivated, reciprocal compliment culture in high diplomatic circles.
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Harvard
Root
Tafte
Wood
Choate
White
London
Berlin
Mayflower Yacht Ready for Sea After 50000 Dollar Refitting
The Mayflower, official United States yacht and ocean home of President Roosevelt, has been refitted at Brooklyn navy yard costing 50000 dollars. It features six staterooms for the president and family, lavish silk paneling, and is described as one of the most luxuriously appointed vessels afloat, raising debate on government spending.
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United States
Roosevelt
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Hohenzollern
Rainer William
New York
Washington
Conscientious Elihu on Lawful Employment of Typewriters
The piece mocks Elihu for opposing congressional demands for a detained Cuban expenditure account due to lack of legal authority to use typewriters. It notes his stubborn insistence on legal compliance, mentions his approval of General Wood's $35,000 payment to Maximo Gomez, and critiques the system of appointive judges versus elected ones, arguing patronage and perquisites undermine public trust.
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Elihu
General Wood
Maximo Gomez
Huhu
Maximo More
Salisbury Resigns Premiership as Balfour Becomes Prime Minister
A historic political shift sees Lord Salisbury resign the British premiership with Arthur J. Balfour ascending as prime minister. The text details Salisbury’s four terms, party dynamics, key cabinets, and the timeline from 1885 through the 1900s, including the Cordite shock and subsequent elections and resignations. It also notes related imperial duties and shifts in foreign and domestic offices.
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Lord Salisbury
Great Britain
Arthur J. Balfour
Glanatone
Lord Ballabury
Gladstone
House of Commons
May Depend on the People in Cuban Aid Debate
Senator Hanna vented anger at his party for neglecting Cuba and supporting $1,000,000,000 in lavish appropriations. He claimed the people will not endorse congressional neglect nor endless spending, and he spoke with notable candor about public sentiment.
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Hanna
Cuba
United States
Death to monopoly and equal rights call in party creed
The passage argues for a true gospel of Americanism and loyalty, centering the Populist creed. It urges preaching from coast to coast and declares death to monopoly as the battle cry, demanding equal rights for all and special privileges to none as government rule and practice.
Steel Trust Profits Rise With Tariff Fight
The Steel Trust reports about 151 million dollars in profits for the year, forty million more than the previous year, in an infant industry still sustained by protection subsidies that a Republican Congress has just refused to halt through tariffs.
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Steel Trust
Congress
Absolute Trust Dominations in Cuban Legislation
A terse denunciation asserts a powerful trust combination dominates legislation to defeat Cuban interests, claiming unprecedented influence through triumphs in enacting or blocking laws. The text emphasizes the scope of corporate power and its impact on policy outcomes.
Irish Home Rule Crisis and Salisbury Era Summary
The text traces major turns in British politics from the second Irish Home Rule bill to Gladstone’s premiership and the shift toward Rosebery, with notes on Salisbury’s resignation and Chamberlain’s potential rise. It mentions Balfour’s cabinet strategy, Chamberlain’s aging, and roles including Secretary for Scotland and Leader of the House of Commons, set against the broader party dynamics.
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Resvererseer
India
Oxford University
Turkey
Miniater
Malia
Aa Premiser
Renee
Aes
Etal
Lord Salisbury
House of Commons
Gladstone
House of Lords
Earl Rosebery
Balfour
Chamberlain
Salisbury
Pibeeg Tives Eee
Lord Salisbary
Germany
Scotland
St. Andrew's University
Edinbur
Disease Deadliness Versus Boer War Shelling
The article notes British deaths from disease in the Boer War at 13 260 versus 7 792 killed or fatally wounded in battle, arguing disease was far deadlier under South African climate and conditions. It also reports Uncle Sam’s customs duties for the year ending June 30 totaling 165 500 146 dollars, a New York record, surpassing 1899 1900 by 12 million.
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South Africa
Uncle Sam
New York
New York State
Defiance Starch Co
Omaha
Nebraska
Omaha Auditorium Co
Theemount
Seredhimon Brock
Omaha ‘Auditorian Company
Auditorium CO
Neb
Ancient meaning of meat in Lord’s Prayer revealed
A historical note explains that meat once meant any kind of food. In an old English edition of the Lord's Prayer the line reads Give us this day our daily meat highlighting the shifting sense of the term from general sustenance to specifically animal flesh over time.
Arizona A Large State By Area
Arizona exceeds in area the combined land mass of Rhode Island Delaware Connecticut New Jersey Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont Maryland West Virginia and South Carolina. The statement highlights Arizona as the biggest state by area among these peers.
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Arizona
Rhode Ieland
Delaware
Connecticut
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New Hampahiia
Vermont
Maryland
West Virginia
South Carolina
Present for King Edward and India’s cow memorial gift
A garbled note mentions a magistrate questioning a driver about killings and payment per victim. It also notes a Nagpur council presenting a Marhiw picture of an Indian cow to the Indian emperor, with the cow bearing its own memorial in its mouth, as a symbolic gesture.
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Edward
Gorakuhanee Sabha
Nagpur
Madraa Hindu
India
The Garb of Ministers in Luther's Era
The text notes that black attire as clerical garb emerged after Luther. It recalls Luther receiving black cloth from the Elector of Saxony and having a monklike suit made, with clergyman’s coat cuts diverging from laity’s long after.
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Luther
Elector of
Saxony
Chinese Musical Instrument Description
The Chinese use a mouth organ called cheng. It is a circular bundle of reed pipes of different lengths with finger holes that connect to a shared air chamber. Notes are produced by stopping the holes with the fingers.
Value of Kind Words Inspires Heavenly Bonds
A religious aphorism asserts that every kind word or deed sown returns to bless the giver, forming golden bonds to the throne of God as taught by Lord Shaftesbury.
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Lord
Shaftesbury
Large Corn Plantings Could Span Vast European Areas
The article notes that if all U S land planted in corn this year were gathered together, the total area would surpass the combined size of the British Isles Holland and Belgium, and would cover four-fifths of France and Germany.
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United States
British Isles
Holland
Belgium
France
Germany
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