Government Files Suit to Break Harriman Rail Merger
The Justice Department begins a major action to dissolve the Harriman railroad merger and block future combinations. It targets the Oregon Short Line and other railroads led by Harriman, accusing artificial rates and illegal discriminations harming the public. The case aims to dismantle the alliance spanning Chicago to the Pacific and affecting ocean traffic.
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Personal Punishment Versus Corporate Fines Debate
Governor Hughes as a presidential candidate defends fines on corporate offenders, arguing personal punishment of the right men is often impossible and fines are the only viable alternative. He discusses attacks on the administration over law enforcement.
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Enforcement of anti trust laws and corporate accountability
The text argues that lawyers and editors resist strong punishment by imprisoning corporate heads, favoring fines on corporations to avoid personal liability. It cites cases like Gaynor, Greene, and Chicago banks to show federal effort against powerful offenders, while blaming corporation lawyers for obstructing just laws. It condemns ties between politics and high finance and urges robust enforcement.
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Gaynor and Greene
Chicago
Roosevelt Board Revises Spelling List For Ease
President Roosevelt's simplified spelling board released a supplementary list of revised words. The board typically changes phonetic to fonetic and campaign to campain, noting scissors to sissors as significant though painful to some.
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Roosevelt
Murder alters throne as turmoil swirls in realm
A drastic ruler is killed amid a tempestuous monarchy causing ongoing political upheavals. The murder signals another ruler will rise, inviting further assassinations by rivals and new struggles for power.
Jerome Convicted as Nesbit Thaw Acquitted
The jury convicted Jerome while Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was acquitted. The court record notes the jury ignored Thaw and the judge pressed the ruling.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Thaw
Vanderlip Named Successor to Stillman at National City Bank
James Stillman plans retirement as president of National City Bank and will become chairman. Frank A. Vanderlip, current vice president, will assume the presidency and have served as director of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. Vanderlip, 44, previously guided bank affairs during Stillman’s absences and helped run the treasury under McKinley.
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Vanderlip
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Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles Excerpt
A brief literary fragment presentspoems quoted from an anonymous source in Trans-Atlantic Tales. It contrasts a beauty praised by an ancient mariner with caution about storms and warns to fear her more than nature.
Solo that Amazed the Church
A Unitarian minister recounts a western childhood memory in Roxbury. In a small town the village blacksmith, a bass with rough English, sang a misread line in a new anthem, turning the choir's solemn moment into a comic miscue as “And dying brides are filled with fire.”
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Barytone
Boston Herald
Struggling Author Misreads Support, Publishes Book
A young writer, buoyed by friends predicting fame, prints his book hoping they will buy copies. He signs no autographs, his friends buy none, and the venture fails, leaving him with no friends. The vignette from Success Magazine humorously cautions against overreliance on praise.
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Success Magazine
Barrett Leaves Dinner to Seek Ambassadorship
John Barrett, chief of the bureau of American republics, travels from Oregon to Washington during Cleveland's second term seeking a post. He and supporters stay in hotels then cheaper lodging, and after a delay he plans to appoint Barrett minister to Liam. He rises from a table and declares this is no place for the minister to Siam to dine.
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Saturday Evening Post
Work and Mills Debate On Size In 1905-06 Lecture
The account notes John M. Work, socialist lecturer and author, and Walter Thomas Mills appearing in Cincinnati during 1905-06. Mills, shorter and thicker, claimed Work is his size, prompting laughter as Mills joked about height and build comparing themselves on stage.
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Snapshot of You Angers Lodge Couple
He compliments a picture of her, saying he never tires of looking at it. She sulks over a late hours resolution, then suggests framing and hanging the snapshot in the lodge, replying tartly.
Florida Special Kiss Ends In Telegraph Request
A fragment shows a woman aboard the Florida special kissing a man at a window. He instructs her to telegraph upon reaching Ormond, asking how much to send, while she agrees and expresses gratitude.
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Ormond
Preparations Under Way For Democratic State Convention
Milwaukee central committee with local business groups completes plans for the Democratic state convention on February 13 and 14. Local politics heat up as leaders focus on the state meeting rather than the mayoral race.
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Wis
Central Committee
Donnelly to Speak at Sundown Club Banquet
Joseph G. Donnelly the celebrated Irish wit and Milwaukee politician will be the principal speaker at the Sundown club banquet in Portage Wisconsin tonight. His topic is Fits and Misfits and is expected to draw laughs from Milwaukee club members.
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Joseph G. Donnelly
Milwaukee
Sundown Club
Where the Heart Is and the Stomach as One
A reflection on love and appetite compares romance to a vaudeville song about the heart and liver. The piece suggests love evokes strong physical sensations, likening emotional hunger to a stomach urge and proposing the heart and stomach function as a single, intertwined force.
Dainty Lawn Apron for Small Girls with Embroidery Bretches
Fashion note describes a protective lawn apron for girls aged 4 to 8, featuring a two-piece yoke, apron, and shoulder frills. Variations include hemstitched finish, flouncing, and chambray or wash fabrics for durability. Pattern 5897 available by mail with 10 cents and extra 2 cents postage.
Joke on the mayor Marinette saloon license joke
In Marinette Wisconsin on February 3 a prank signed by Dr. J J Sherman the town's prohibition mayor appeared on a saloon license application. The signature was later revealed as a practical joke since Sherman opposes liquor and was tricked into signing under the belief it was for a street light.
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J. J. Sherman
Dr. Sherman
Milwaukee observes Wagner death anniversary with concert
Milwaukee music circles mark the twenty fifth anniversary of Richard Wagner's death dated Feb 13 1882. The Musik Verein plans a Wagnerian concert tonight in observance, scheduled ten days earlier due to other engagements.
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Richard Wagner
Musik Verein
Groundhog Indications Hint at Quiet Weather Outlook
Local readers note signs from a groundhog that suggest an early spring retreat or extended winter, with little forecasted change in conditions. The quip implies a cautious tone about upcoming forecasts.
Strangers in Hampstead and the Caves Below
Alban Kenedy searches for freedom after leaving Hampstead and wanders toward the Caves. In London he confronts moral questions of wealth and pleasure while wary of foreigners and hidden dangers. A late-night encounter in St James Street foreshadows police intervention in a perilous pursuit.
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Broad Street
Hampstead
Richard Gessner
Alban Kenedy
Cheapside
St. James’ Street
Jimmy
Oldest Ohio ex congressman Gen Ephriam Eckley honors
General Ephriam R Eckley of Carrollton Ohio at 96 remains vigorous and politically active. He has attended every Republican convention as delegate or spectator and remembers Napoleon, Jackson and Harrison. Eckley fought in the Civil War rising to brigadier general and served three terms in Congress before retiring from politics. Plans consider a Washington visit with Ohio delegation gifts and a Republican reception.
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Ephriam R. Eckley
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Napoleon
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Hair in the Oyster Soup Sparks Family Dinner
Nellie points out a supposed hair in the soup at a South-road Street dinner with her mother. The mother dismisses it as a crack in the plate. Nellie tests the crack with her spoon and asks if a crack can move. Philadelphia Ledger reports the exchange.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Molly and George Bank Question Sparks Borrowed Money Tale
Molly asks if father was told about a $500 balance. George confirms yes and reveals his father said he borrowed it. The brief exchange appears in Sketchy Bits.
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