The Primary Fraud in Philadelphia Elections
A Philadelphia editorial denounces the Republican primaries as a perfunctory show of democracy. It argues machine influence will fix delegates and nominations, noting rural frauds and the likely outcome of the Philadelphia vote reflecting party control rather than public will. It warns that Durham and Quay will determine Harrisburg choices, opposite to state sentiment.
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Philadelphia
Tioga
McKinley
Elin
Mr. Durham
Harrisburg
Quay
Wissahickon preservation extended by city leaders
The Wissahickon’s wild beauty is protected within city limits as plans extend the reservation to chief tributaries Paper Mill Run and the Ovesheim valley. The City Parks Association urges park commissioners to add a creekside strip along Germantown Avenue Mermaid and Towne ship Line to shield the stream from encroachment.
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Philadelphia
Wissahickon
Lincoln
Oresheim
Chestnut Hill
Mount Airy
City Parks Association
The
Park Commission
Gerwe Avenue
Townehhip
Proposals to Extend Wissahickon Park Boundaries Described
The article urges adding two boundary extensions to the Wissahickon reservation to preserve open spaces and prevent loss of natural beauty. It favors preserving the ravine toward Roxborough reservoir and argues no future improvement can recreate Wissahickon or Gresheim creek once destroyed.
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Wissahickon
Roxborough Reservoir
Wissahickon Reservation
Gresheim Creek
The Reb atty Folly on Cuban Sugar Rebates and Reciprocity
The piece argues against rebates on Cuban raw sugar, contending they would subsidize Cuban interests and middlemen, undermine protection, and invite embezzlement. It warns rebates favor sugar trusts over planters and threaten the tariff system’s integrity and credibility.
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Washington
Cuba
Senate
Sugar Trust
Philippine Civil Government Bill Seen as Step Toward Autonomy
Editorial writer argues the Philippine Civil Government bill, though not perfect, advances toward independence by educating Filipinos for self rule, granting greater personal freedom and treating natives as capable of governance. It notes two rights are omitted, bearing arms and jury trial.
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Congress
Philippines
Senate
Philippines land limits and self government plan discussed
5000 acres of land to be struck out and homesteads limited to 40 acres. Congress must decide corporate land ownership. Philippines to have silver coinage for Far East commerce. Civil government bills go to Congress and President with Supreme Court appeal in major suits. A census to assess self government suitability. Critics question the motives and Cuba link.
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Congress
Philippines
Far East
Supreme Court of the
United States
Republic of Cuba
Break on Reciproc ity and Republican Party Split
The piece argues McKinley’s reciprocity policy would have advanced Republican progress, urging a move from old prejudices toward tariff reform. It notes a split in Congress over Cuba trade, with Democrats pushing for freer trade and Republicans divided between liberal reformers and Bourbon obstructionists. It suggests the minority could press a duty-cut bill if the majority fails to heed Cuba and modern trade needs.
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McKinley
Buffalo
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Cuba
Cuban
The Automobile Peril and Public Safety Standards
An editorial warns that auto accidents rise faster than car numbers with two Staten Island deaths last Saturday and many injuries. It argues reckless driving and cheap regard for life drive most crashes, urging public opinion to uphold a strict standard of permissible risk and oppose high speed races on public roads.
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Staten Island
Btaten Island
Restrictions on speeding cars and penalties for reckless driving
The article argues speed limits and fines equal to the car’s cost or confiscation as penalties for reckless driving. It condemns arrogant wealthy owners and notes mobs taking punishment, urging stern repression and simultaneous tackling of the root causes of auto-related disorder.
The Neighborly Life and City Neighbors
An essay argues that city life erodes neighborliness and urges cultivation of the common interest across classes. It cites Wayne MacVeagh on social cohesion, notes intraclass distinctions, and promotes a universal duty to contribute to the surrounding environment for communal well being.
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Jolly Miller
Europe
England
Washington Irving
Silence and Obstruction in Congress Over Hay Memorial
The piece scolds minority lawmakers for objecting to the majority and mocks Democrats in the House over a resolution about Mr. Hay's memorial address to President McKinley. It says the speech was not grand and contained avoidable lines, but the uproar harmed the speaker more than Hay, urging Congress to value restraint.
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Congress
House
Hay
McKinley
Oregon Governor Election Signals Shifting Republican Discipline
The Oregon governor race shows weakening party discipline among Republicans as independents favor the Democratic candidate. Republicans win two Congress seats and will control the Legislature, but voters independently chose the governor, suggesting discontent with contradictory party policies rather than a clear Democratic victory.
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Oregon
Simon
Watered stocks and bucket shop rumor in political race
A recent dispatch likened campaign money to flowing water and described a bucket shop atmosphere where customers could buy watered stocks if they paid enough, suggesting a lax, cornery financial pool surrounding the contest.
Iceman Strikes Back if Strikers Interfere
The passage argues that unions or strikers who disrupt winter supply lines may lose public sympathy. it claims capital should resist concessions and warns against hungry consumers penalizing workers, noting Chicago as an example of disruptive action.
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Chicago
Views of State Editors on Coal, Politics and Leaders
A collage of editorials from Pennsylvania papers briefs on coal and fuel tensions, Pattison as governor candidate, and lawmakers' conduct. It notes oil and gas interests challenging coal barons, critiques of leadership choices, and calls for party support and policy stances across multiple cities.
Personal and Otherwise in Brief From National Gossip
A collage of brief items notes Spokane merchants eyeing a midweek half-holiday, long-time Typographical Union members McEvoy and McCutcheon in Chicago, Ziegler becoming a grandfather at 34 in Louisville, Lotta Crabtree in New York contemplating marriage, Baylor University’s new president H. P. Brooks once a Santa Fe track repairman, Dartmouth’s William Craig Burke as the oldest alumnus died in Cheyenne, and various quick mentions from Edward Cassel to a chess remark about royalty.
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William Craig Burke
Dartmouth College
Cheyenne, Wio
Church Council
Henry Ward Beecher
Political briefs reflect party lines across states
A compilation of political commentary spans disputes over ballot staffing in Philadelphia, Arkansas negroes nominating a governor candidate, Senator Hanna urged restraint, and Senator Hoar’s persistent party alignment. The items illustrate cross party tensions and regional contrasts in the lead up to elections.
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Arkansas
Dallas News
Dem
Cecil Rhodes and Radziwill affair amid forgery notes
Arthur Field argues in the New Haven Evening Register that Rhodes had no romantic ties with Princess Radziwill, a Pole linked to forgery and Skoboloff. He notes Radziwill’s past, the forged notes, and Rhodes’s own sworn Cape Town statement denying making the notes, dismissing blackmail claims.
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London
Arthur Field
New Haven Evening Register
Cecil Rhodes
Radziwill
Rhodes
Skoboloff
Princess Radziwill
Cape Town
Theos
Skoboleff
Mr. Rhodes
Cape’ Town
Radziwil
Personal View on Mr Rhodes and Princess Radziwill
A longtime associate of Mr. Rhodes reflects on his reserved nature. The writer suggests Rhodes tolerated Princess Radziwill’s actions, aware they were impositions, yet sympathetic to the financial situation the woman faced and how it affected Rhodes financially.
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Rhodes
Oriel College
Radziwill
Philadelphia Times Readers Letters Policy
The Philadelphia Times invites letters on any subject with writer name shown for good faith. Letters must be free from offensive personalities and may be published at the paper's option.
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THE
Philadelphia Times
Ths
Common Things and Simple Grace in The Spectator
A lyrical reflection on valuing ordinary beauty like sunlight dewdrops grass and sea and the enduring grace of a woman’s love. The speaker requests guidance to keep feet from fouling simple wonders and recalls ornate old style phrasing.
Tales Worth Telling Tales Worth Telling column seeks Philadelphia stories
The Philadelphia Times invites submissions for Tales Worth Telling. Stories must be about people known in Philadelphia or local affairs, be narrative in form, and can be humorous serious or informative. The six best weekly stories win prizes of 5 00, 3 00, and 2 00 for the runners up.
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The
Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia
Seconi
Last Week's Contributors to Tales Worth Telling
A list of readers contributing stories printed in the week ending May 8. Names include Thomas H. Neilson, R. N. Kelly Jr., Mrs. Romaine E. Washinger, F. J. Donaghey, H. C. Boehmer, C. J. L. Jones, J. A. Wurzbach, M. W. Tester, W. B. Orr, Charles E. Holmes, John R. Wagner, Carrie Crawford, R. J. Lehman, Margaret Byrnes, J. H. King, E. Hammond, J. S. Murphy, A. R. Wight, Louis Wiley, J. L. N. Channel, and Joseph Whitten. A tale recalls Joseph Whitten, treasurer of William Wheatley’s troupe, with a humorous jab about a donkey and a stubborn wife.
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Thomas H. Neilson
Broadway
New York City
R. N. Kelly, Jr
North Seventeenth Street
Romaine E. Washinger
South Second Street
Chambersburg
F. J. Donaghey
The
Philadelphia TimEs
H. C. Boehmer
Springfield
J. A. Wurzbach
M. W. Tester
North Thirtieth Street
W. B. Orr
Germantown Avenue
Charles E. Holmes
Medford
N. J
John R. Wagner
Girard College
Carrie Crawford
Berks Street
R. J. Lehman
East Washington Lane
Germantown
Margaret Byrnes
Thirty-eighth Street
Haverford Avenue
W. B. Fisher
Sout
Salford Street
J. H. King
City Hall
Co. E. Hammond
Coulter Street
J. 8. Murphy
North Twenty-second Street
A. R. Wight
Fifteenth and
Chestnut Streets
Louis Wiley
New York Times
J. L. N. Channel
Pottsville
Barrys Boston Court Session Spurs Streetcar Witness
Boston lawyer Thomas Barry questions a Celtic witness in municipal court about a streetcar accident. The witness recounts crowds shouting that the man is killed and a bystander pushes aside onlookers to clear a path, urging the crowd to let the injured man breathe.
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Thomas Barry
Boston
al Shields
Hub
Barry
Carr
Father’s Whereabouts in a Farm Tale of a Wayward Youth
A story recalls a naive farm youth who travels to the city with his guardian's guidance. He resists drinking smoking and cards, fearing what his father would think. A farmer's son visiting a Stranger in the suburbs is drawn into hospitality, until a punchline reveals the father is literally under the hay.
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John Drew
Lincoln’s Favorite Story of Boss Medicine
A correspondent recalls an old negro farmer near Richmond whose rheumatism vanished after using liniment from a stable shelf. He later refilled the bottle after his wife also suffered. the producer, also an aged negro, warns not to give it to the wife, joking that she is as good as the boss medicine.
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Mary Lease
Wichita
Kas
Ben Hur
Lease
Lincoln
Richmond
Pleasantries and Parodies Across Press Fragments
A garbled mix of quotes and jests references Mark Twain and a double entendre, noting humor and social remarks in a collage of newspaper bits. The text contains scattered mentions of religion, drinking, and public figures in a fragmented editorial voice.
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Bryn Mawr
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Lancaster Intelligencer
Angela
Hellprin
Bethlehem Globe
Elkin
Judge Pennypacker
City
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Lima
Columbia Spr
Pattison
Wilkesbarre
Salter
York
John Dalzell
Dispatch
Spokane, Wash
William McEvoy
Abe McCutcheon
Typographical Union
Valentine Ziegler
Louisville, Ky
Charlotte Crabtree
Lotta
West Fifty Seventh Street
P. Brooks
Baylor University
Waco, Texas
Santa Fe
Edward
Ernest Cassel
Lord Salisbury
Cassel
John P. Clyde
Congregational Church
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Yale
Davis
Little Rock
Ark
Second Baptist Church of
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Major Gantz
Fairfield
Iowa
Tom Thumb
Commodore Nut
Lavina Stratten
Littl
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Hanna
Washington Star
Ind
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Billy
Cecil
Des
Cape Colony
the Spectator
Joseph Whitten
William Wheatley
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Father
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Mark Twain
Chicago Post
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