Roosevelt calls for valuation of the railroads
President Roosevelt in a Memorial Day address urged a national valuation of U S railroads to curb speculative overreach while protecting innocent investors. He argued for federal supervision of railroad capital and future stock and bond issuance, with public disclosure and physical valuations to support fair rates and corporate growth.
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Indianapolis
Roosevelt
United States
Lawton
Uch
Timnro
Wvch
Fasnian Shah Bis Eid
Supreme Court
Movement to regulate railways gains lasting footing
A discussion defends national supervision of railways, arguing valuation is one element among many in property estimates. It stresses publicity, fair rates, and investor protections while praising Iowa’s experience and warning against sweeping anti-corporate backlash.
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Itaigen
Onc
Trans
Commssion
Iowa
Iown
Grenville M. Dodge
Jona
Voices on Federal Power and Railroad Reform From a Debated Session
The text discusses federal authority to regulate powerful interstate corporations and railroads. It argues for action against abuses, calls for remedies within existing laws, and warns against rebates that favor one shipper over another while stressing the need for justice and public welfare.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
England
Towa
Hps
Blaine
Leask
Tvrom
Lues
Lee
Interstath
Cary Poe
Public virtue urged in defense of honest governance
The piece calls for honesty in government and business, denouncing corruption and urging public officials, lawyers, and railroad leaders to act with integrity. It appeals to citizens to expose blackmailers and demand accountability, citing Lincoln on self-reliance and duty.
Inventor of artificial pearls inspired by pond sheen
From the New Orleans Times-Democrat a jeweler recounts Moise Jaquin a seventeenth century French beadmaker who discovered a pearl paint-like substance by processing fish scales. He scraped washed bleaks scales to obtain a lustrous water that yields a pearly sheen when applied, requiring about 1000 breaks for an ounce.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Moise Jaquin
Jaquin
Expansion Inquiry Sparks Simple Chest Measure
A New York life insurance examiner questioned a man about chest expansion, noting measurements of 33 inches when uninflated and 49 inches when inflated. The patient finally grasps the concept, realizing the expansion reflects chest capacity rather than a mysterious ailment.
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New York
Man borrows from wife claiming martyr status
A man views himself as a martyr after lending his wife ten dollars from her own allowance. The act highlights tensions over money and rights to manage household funds.
Prisoners report harsh abuse at territorial penitentiary
An account alleges guards tortured prisoners by suspending them with iron chains and immobilizing them in a staple tie for seventeen days. Food was bread and water, and releases followed fainting. Investigations are cited by the governor and attorney general.
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Territorial Penitentiary
Zeventeen
Patent Suit Over Growths Returns to Doctor
A court case opens as a man sues a doctor for medical growth removals. The patient claims the growths were taken during an operation and seeks return or compensation. The case references medical procedure and alleged improper handling with a $500 claim.
Boston Youths Plan Protest Over Playground Repairs
In Boston on June 6, 260 Savin Hill boys threaten to march to Mayor Fitzgeralds home to demand repairs to their playground. They plan an informal meeting June 12 and, if ignored, a parade to Wells Avenue to seek satisfaction. They recall a prior promise by the mayor to help with playgrounds.
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Boston
Redcoats
Savinhill
Fitzgeral
Wells Avenue
Lood Old Worm Story Reappears in Week’s Pages
A familiar worm tale resurfaces in the current issue as readers encounter the rattling phrase and a nod to earlier versions. The piece revisits a well-worn motif with no new twists or notable figures.
Young Chicago clerk heads to Kansas wheat belt
Stuyvesant ish, once an office boy turned rate clerk, leaves Chicago for Salina Kansas to serve as assistant to the Rock Island station agent at $40 a month. Coworkers doubt he has learned all there is to know in the Lake Shore freight department.
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Chicago
Stuyvesent Ish
Lake Shore
Salina
K.us
Kansas Wheat Belt
Fish
Public utilities bill passes again over mayor's veto
Albany voters report the assembly approved the public utilities bill by 1169 to 11 over Mayor McClellan's veto. The measure now advances to the senate for final action.
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Albany
Assembly
McClellan
Senate
Darrow Seeks High Iron Fence Behind Park West Flats
Millionaire Charles H. Darrow Jr. applied to Building Superintendent Edward Murphy for a permit to erect a seventy seven foot high iron fence in the rear yard of his apartment houses at 294 and 2995 Central Park West. The stated aim is to block tenants from view of a newly completed six story stable built after a dispute with a neighboring property owner.
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New York
Charles H. Darrow, Jr
Gentral Park West
Edward &. Alurphy
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