Editorials spin on Minnesota rate decision by the press
The Press on the rate decision critiques the Supreme Court ruling invalidating Minnesota railroad rate laws. It notes Justice Harlan's dissent as Southern bias and discusses federal power versus states’ rights, Wisconsin’s precedent, and the need to study the ruling’s impact on state statutes. Excerpts from Chicago Tribune and Record-Herald frame interstate transport control and equal protection for railroad property.
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Supreme Court
Justice Harlan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Com
Record-Herald
Chicago Tribune
Courts Open to All Denies State Railroad Rate Control
A discussion of federalism follows a Minnesota court ruling on railroad rate regulation. Editors caution that state power to set inter state rates may be curtailed, with Justice Harlan dissenting and a trend toward centralization. The piece notes potential impacts on commerce and executive policy across states. It also previews a theater review of Kerry Gow with Bernard Daly delivering songs and Irish wit.
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Minnesota
Milwaukee Journal
Justice Harlan
Supreme Court of the United States
Harlan
Washington
Bernard Daly
Kerry Gow
The
Minneapolis Tribune
la Crosse Theater
Joseph Murphy
Metropolitan
Daly
Erin
Minneapolis
Dan O'Hara
Clara Drew
Norah Drew
Dan
Anna McNaughton
Alice Doyle
Marie Curtis
Jack
President urges Congress to act on a long list of duties
The president reiterates calls for congressional action, urging national legislators to perform their duties. He warns they have shirking obligations to their constituents and implies accountability for stalled reforms.
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Unwelcome American Representation in Berlin Debate
Dr. David Jayne Hill faced Kaiser opposition over serving as America's Berlin representative. The article notes the monarch preferred blunt dislike to reluctance, and critiques Republican reactions to Senator La Follette’s praise of Mr. Bryan as a display of partisan bias versus fairness.
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America
Berlin
la Follette
Bryan
Simple overcoat for boys with velvet collar pattern 5946
May Manton presents a boys overcoat design suited to all season fabrics. It features pockets, a velvet or alternate collar, tailor stitching, and a simple front back construction. Sizes 6 to 12 years. pattern 5946 available by mail for ten cents plus postage.
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Fashion Department
Leap year joke sparks grim quip in Baltimore paper
In the Baltimore American a brief exchange jokes about leap year as a chance for dead girls to jump at us, reflecting a macabre tone in a local item.
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Wally
Baltimore
Growing Stronger with Advancing Age Story
A 50 year old Missouri man describes collapsing from heavy coffee use in 1896 and decades of disability. After switching to Postum his health rapidly improved, allowing he to work daily and write with improved speed and skill, claiming stronger health with age. Read The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
In Too Great a Hurry Proposals in a Winter
Gladys says she had thirteen proposals this winter and Natica notes the run of luck. Gladys explains twelve proposals followed after she accepted the first, highlighting a rush of offers and a sequence of commitments.
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Natica
Lengthy speech provokes critique from Senator Sorghum
A candid critic notes constituents will skip a long speech. Senator Sorghum replies he made it long on purpose to give the appearance of a substantial, fault-proof work. Washington Star reports the exchange.
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Washington Star
Hair Loss Ruins Fame Says Celebrated Pianist
A sad-eyed man recalls his downfall as a famed pianist after losing audience support and income following a personal misfortune. He confesses the misfortune was hair loss affecting his public appeal. The Bohemian anecdote frames a fall from grace in the performing world.
Making Assurance Doubly Sure Buckwheat Cakes Tale
A 7-year-old shows a prodigious appetite for buckwheat cakes. When asked how he knows he has had enough he says he eats until a pain comes and then one more cake to be sure. The grandfather witnessed the scene and asked about past experiences. The boy answers that many times he felt he'd had enough but kept eating.
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Convict Reads Cook Book After Bread and Water Diet
A western prison inmate, labeled No 213, resists reform. The superintendent orders a harsher punishment, but the warden notes the convict is already on bread and water. The exchange suggests giving him a cook book to read as a countermeasure.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Doctor’s Mysterious Removal Sparks Police Doubtful Van Heist
Max Barclay searches for the vanished Doctor Petrovitch and learns from Harmer’s Removals chief that no such job occurred. The vans seen at Cromwell Road were faked, suggesting amateurs staged a hurried, secret removal. The hidden dress and burned papers hint at a deeper confession Maud mentioned.
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