Esch Townsend Hepburn bill eyed in rail rate clash
Ex Senator Chandler predicts Bryan would win the presidency if the radical rate bill fails. He urges Republican support for the Esch Townsend Hepburn measure to control interstate railroad rates through an independent commission. Critics warn against adding terms that invite prolonged litigation and threaten commission efficacy.
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Chandler
Washington Post
W. J. Bryan
House
Senate
Porson
Commission
Congress
Railroads
Postum and politics mix in a 1906 letter and debate
A reader praises Postum coffee substitute for curing nerves and improving sleep and strength, claiming the whole family benefited and his father’s asthma improved. The piece shifts to a public policy debate on railroad rate legislation, defending the Esch Townsend Hepburn bill and criticizing court power to alter rates, endorsing William J Bryan for president in 1908.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Congress
Porson
Friends of the Bill
Democratic Party
Bryan
Spain
Cuba
Roosevelt
William J. Bryan
United States
UW Madison Summer Session Expands Ahead of 8th Term
The eighth summer session at the University of Wisconsin shows a marked increase in work offered with more diverse courses. New professors join and a department of art and design for teachers is added to manual training. Field work in geology biology and botany will be emphasized under Brigham.
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Special Tribune Dispatch
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Claude H. van Tyne
University of Michigan
Henry R. Fairclough
Leland Standford, Jr
Colorado College
L. I. Buhch
Western Illinois State Normal School
W. H. Williams
Platteville Normal School
Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Albert Perry Brigham
Colgate University
United States Geological Survey
Devil's Lake
Dells
Blue Mounds
Baraboo Ranges
Driffless
Burch
Western Illinois Normal School
Lake
University of Illinois
Lowing
Elliott
Tressler
Dearborn
A. B. Phillips
University
Munro, Coffin and Selery
Leland Standford Jr
Showerman
Fairclough
Greece
Italy
Pyre
Lathrop
Elk Lodge 300 Holds Annual Officer Election Meeting
Annual Elk election notices issued for Elks Lodge No. 300. Election of officers set for March 15 along with other matters. Meeting will be followed by lunch, smokes and general good time.
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Elks Lodge No
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Lung Healing
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a quick cure for inflamed lungs and pneumonia. Claims it prevents consumption from a hard cold settling on the lungs. Sold by O. T. Erhart.
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Foley
O. T. Erhart
Funeral Attire and Hearse Rates in Livery Notice
A livery notice lists funeral outfits and hearse services with prices. Hearse at 100 dollars, pallbearers wagon 1 dollar, carriages 1 dollar. Sundays excepted.
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Heileman
Beer of America
William FE. Chandler
NCW Parc Noursesaith
Elsom
Abby Mrayhew
J.p.cushner
IL A
Wisconsin Light & Power Company
Main Street
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