Comm endable Inconsistency In Taft Recalls Reciprocity Debate
The piece notes President Taft’s Chicago speech faulting the Senate and trusts for aiming to kill Canadian reciprocity via amendments. It argues the President showed courage in switching from defending the Payne Aldrich tariff to supporting reform, viewing his stance as a duty-bound correction and not about motives.
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The Tariff, The Courts and The Trusts
Analysis contrasts tobacco and Standard Oil cases, noting the U S Supreme Court decision on tobacco commerce and restraint of trade. It recalls Knight Sugar Trust precedent and emphasizes that monopolies and conspiracies in restraint of trade are unlawful with potential fines and receiverships. Com Brems argues two methods to destroy monopoly.
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Special Privileges Up Port Legislation and Tariff Tactics
The passage argues that foreign competition is blocked by duties making domestic markets easier to cartel while high tariffs are used to attack trusts in court. It warns that lawmakers shield domestic producers by tariff fences, encouraging price hikes and potential evasion of the law.
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Congress
Edison Announces Major Storage Battery Breakthrough
Thomas A Edison proclaims a perfected storage battery for surface cars and trucks. The inventor, after years of work and repeated near-misses, asserts this achievement could transform street traction, making overhead trolley wires obsolete and speeding urban transit, with wide benefits to the automotive industry and population congestion.
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Thomas A Edison
Questioning Sherman as Democratic vote getter for Taft’s running mate
A brief from Charleston News and Courier notes the Democratic Party seconds the motion on a Taft running mate. It asks what a candidate nicknamed Sunny Jim Sherman’s appeal or viability is, hinting at concerns about electoral pull.
Murphy Urged To Save Income Tax In New York Legislature
Legislative debate centers on Thomas Murphy’s role in preserving the income tax in New York. Supporters argue his leadership could mark a major reform, while critics question whether this move proves him the greater reformer compared with Hughes.
Democratic hopes tremble as Bryan faces 1912 leadership
The New York World notes William Jennings Bryan’s failure in three presidential races and the fear that Democratic victory under new leadership in 1912 causes him distress. It suggests he contemplates undermining the ticket before its nomination.
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Editorial comment on business ethics and political stances
A compilation of editorials arguing that business is not merely arithmetic and condemning the saying business is business as a shield for sharp practice. It critiques Drunken driving, suffragette era issues, and various political maneuvers led by Bryan, Martin, and party leaders, noting distrust of trusts and party dynamics.
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Brother‘hood
Wet Weather Visitor Upsets Village Folks in Katie’s Lane
A drenched wanderer seeks shelter among Katie’s clan but is turned away as Katie refuses to accept his advances. The visitor taunts neighbors causing chickens to scatter while an approaching grandfather with a hat looms, promising punishment for the intruder. Published in Harper's Weekly.
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Sleepy Senate Delaying Direct Popular Senate Election Plan
On May 1 the Senate Judiciary committee favorably reported a House resolution to amend the U.S. Constitution to provide direct election of Senators by the people, ending legislative involvement. Five weeks pass with no further action while the House quickly disposed of the measure. The piece mocks the delay as the Senate lingers, calling it a slower body on earth.
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Thoughts Worth Reading A Quotations Fragment
A compact collection of aphorisms on deception wisdom and trust. Notable lines attribute reflections from Demosthenes Burton and Napoleon emphasizing self insight restraint and disciplined use of wealth and cheer. The piece invites contemplation of personal virtue and prudent conduct.
Success Counsel and Honest Effort in Public Life
The piece highlights Tunnel Builder McAdoo’s advice to youths to work harder than others and stay honest, noting that higher-ups notice such effort and promotion follows. It also critiques the Horse Democrats over wool tariff and Supreme Court rulings, arguing Congress should seek its own judgment rather than deferring to Bryan.
Fragmentary Note Mentions Wik Et Senna Reference
A fragmented OCR line mentions Wik et senna in unclear context with no full sentence or dates. The legible portion provides only sparse text and no identifiable event or names to fix a proper summary.
Fifty Years Ago Today Prices In Chicago Market
Flour per barrel seven dollars wheat per bushel one twenty corn per bushel one eight y potatoes per bushel twenty three cents article notes historical price listings from Chicago market with terse figures for grain and produce exchange.
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New York City
Personal notices from Passaic and nearby towns
Local items list visits and movements of residents including Mrs Walter Venable in Passaic Mrs George Corlies and daughter in New York Chester Van Brunt new clerk at Red Swan Inn Warwick N Y Anderson Case Ringoes Memorial Day visit Harry Norman family Red Bank Edward A Smith Matawan Frank S Smith Long Branch William H Tuthill Matawan Henry H Tuthill Long Branch Stanley Cranmer Long Branch plus a note on a Danish legend about the cuckoo and marriage fate.
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New York
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Warwick
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Red Bank
James Campbell, Jr
Norwood Avenue
Edward A. Smith
Matawan
Frank S. ‘Smith
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Henry H. Tuthill
Stanley Cranmer
Barnegat
Grinning Contests and a Cobblers Ring Wedding
In early English sport a grinning contest awarded a gold ring to a cobbler who invented grins to transform faces. Addison notes a performer's rapid shifts from plain features to spout, baboon, bass vial head, and nutcracker expressions. A wench wooed by him married the cobbler the week after the event.
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Coleshill Heath
Warwickshire
Addison
Keystones and Cow Themed Debates Stir 1896 Commons
In 1896 debates on the Irish land bill and budget featured leaders like Lord Londonderry and Sir Frederick Milner warning against imperiling key measures and revenue sources. A Shoreditch meeting on licensing drew a rousing call to action with a vivid phrase about stripping to the waist.
What Is Electricity A Preface To Understanding Power
The article discusses how people, young and old, wonder at electricity and how electric cars, trains, and locomotives operate. It notes our limited understanding of what electricity is, acknowledges control achieved so far, and likens electricity to a fluid, highlighting its importance among natural forces. It reflects on progress and the need to observe and learn more.
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St. Nicholas
Fishing Without Bait On Nadoo Creek Hukow Novel Method
Two small parallel boats along Nadoo creek Hukow use a sixty foot line with unbaited hooks attached to sticks. Each boatman jerks to snag fish as the line is drawn in. They reported four to five strikes with fish from half a pound to over two pounds. The North China News notes China may be unique in catching fish this way.
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Hukow
China
North China News
Indestructible Lizards and The Ancient Tuatara
The tuatara lizard of New Zealand is an ancient survivor with two functioning eyes after losing one pair. It lays eggs that hatch after fourteen months with winter hibernation. Small, about two feet long, tuataras can regenerate lost limbs or tails and have reportedly grown a new eye after losing the old one.
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