War Taxes and Tariff Revision Debated in Washington
A Washington dispatch reports that Republicans and the president may cut war taxes reducing internal revenue to pre Spanish American War levels. Beer tobacco and whisky levies could drop, wiping out war taxes and shrinking the surplus. Leaders warn against broad tariff changes as business could falter and prosperity could be unsettled.
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Washington Dispatch
New York World
Congress
World
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Payne
Russell
Connecticut
Babcock
McKinley
Washington
Savages in Samar and U S Imperialism Debate
An administration organ argues that week Savages in Samar were stirred to renewed hostility after reading accounts of McKinley’s assassination. It claims these Savages are a product of imperialism born from U S revolutionary notions.
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Samar
McKinley
United States
Tribune Opposes Asset Currency Scheme Ahead of Campaign
The Chicago Tribune signals opposition to administration policies including the asset currency scheme, noting it will reassess stance when a formal campaign begins.
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Chicago Tribune
Gold Price Theory Faces Legislative Obstacle
The article argues that gold and silver price movements are not dictated by natural laws but by legislation and protectionist policy. It contends over production and tariff barriers shape prices and notes Britain could starve the Boers by withholding supplies, highlighting the influence of protectionism on economic outcomes.
Let Our Ideas Conquer
A Philippine provincial president calls for sending two Filipino students to the United States for study with monthly stipends and asks other provinces to contribute salaries. The piece argues education abroad will advance American ideals and civilization, claiming educated foreigners back home will broaden trade and counter imperial wars. It warns against alien rule and carpetbag governance, suggesting a global mission through education.
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Lipa
Batanzas
P. I
United States
Philippine Islands
Orient
Republicans Gain Influence Over Statehood Shaping
The article argues the Republican National Committee could influence selecting U S senators to secure statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. It claims reciprocity aligns with Republican leaders during campaign contributions and promised favors from trusts.
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Republican National Committee
United States
Arizona
New Mexico
Roosevelt Faces Split Over Reciprocity and Railroads
The article notes Attorney General Knox will not confirm details of a railroad combine until it is complete. It cites President Roosevelt’s pledge to follow his predecessor’s policy while warning that protectionists and manufacturers may push him away from reciprocity proposals.
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Knox
Great Railroad Combine
Roosevelt
Governor Van Sant Faces Pressure From Financiers
If Governor Van Sant's performance improves as projected, he could soon attract strong financial interest and scrutiny from key financiers.
Negro problem fades from northern cities as race issues ease
The article asserts that in northern regions there is effectively no negro problem to address, indicating a settlement of racial tensions and a shift in the public discourse on race.
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North
Evils of Protection Tariff Critique Highlights Income Tax Support
Senator Morgan of Alabama criticizes the tariff system and its benefits to manufacturers in a sweeping interview. He argues reciprocity and selective tariff cuts fail to help the general public, endorsing income taxation as fairer and noting that other nations struggle to enact just tariffs.
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Democratic Party
Republican fraud in Pennsylvania elections taints state results
An analysis denounces Republican election fraud across Pennsylvania with Philadelphia as epicenter. It cites repeaters, police complicity, and machine influence, claiming the Democratic vote would have won outright in fair conditions. Courts and overseers failed to protect voters and restore rights, leaving widespread fraud.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Press
Union Party Committee
Philadelphia corruption criticized by citizen voice
A strong quote laments city government corruption and the machine era in Philadelphia, accusing municipal agents of tolerating and accelerating wrongdoing as the system’s control remains in place. The speaker condemns the political machine and urges accountability.
American Imperialism and Traitors in the Philippines
A critique accusing the United States of extreme imperialism and brutality in the Philippines. It claims Americans punish natives fighting for their own rights as traitors with death, contrasting with British conduct and labeling actions as grimly absurd.
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United States
Chamberlain
Philippines
Fallacy of Protection and Tariff Policy
The piece argues tariffs fail under universal application as no country can stand alone in modern trade. It warns prohibitory protection would erode commercial relations and cites violations of international commercial law as folly. It endorses Democratic tariff policy as sound based on ongoing global economic logic.
Public Opinion Shifts on Trusts and Democratic Teaching
The text notes public opinion rapidly endorsing Democratic teaching on the trust question and Republican defense of trusts shifting to show how monopoly evils might be avoided.
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Republican Party
Wool Growers Think About Protection Policy
Wool growers who heard talk of protecting domestic industry show little spoken position yet appear to dedicate most of their time to thinking about the issue.
Suppers that Delight Young Guests at Parties
For a 6 o'clock children party supper, serve a cream soup such as clam corn or oyster, with rolled sandwiches. Next choose creamed chicken or creamed oysters with small potato croquettes, then a plain celery salad or pond lily salad with a lettuce leaf star and pollen-like egg yolk specks.
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Harper's Bazar
Name spellings spark social faux pas in a derisive anecdote
A New York Press tale notes mispronounced names causing embarrassment at a social affair. Lord Ailsa, Cassillis Castles, and Lady Edgerton are mentioned as examples of mispronunciations and overlooked invitations, ending with the in jest verdict that the incident served him right.
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Derby
Chalmondeley
Chumley
Lord Ailsa
Miss Watts
Kennedy
Bowling Green
Washington Building
Lord Cassillis
Lady Edgerton of
Tatton
Cassillis
Lady Edgerton
Castles
Picture In Feathers at Mrs Stevens Curiosity Sale
A Chinese garden scene in relief using kingfisher blue feathers as figures buildings and trees is offered at Mrs Stevens curiosity sale. The artwork measures 25 by 30 inches and sits in a carved black frame described as fairyland like. Also included are three volumes of the imperial Chinese family daily records.
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London Mail
Canada Education Drive Prompts Emigration Interest
In over 3000 British schools boys study Canadian textbooks detailing history and resources. Free books are supplied by Canada and Lord Strathcona the high commissioner will award medals next spring to top exam passers. The aim is to promote Canada as a favorable field for emigration among British youth.
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Canada
Great Britain
Dominion
Lord Strathcona
Strathcona
Plan for Filipinos and A Path to Independence
A debate over the Philippines asks whether to keep the islands as subjects or grant full incorporation. Proponents of federation and eventual independence call for equal representation and taxation, while critics warn against harsher measures and imperial overreach. The piece frames independence as the only practical solution.
Consolidation Push Forming Northern Securities Company
A new railroad consolidation advances as the Northern Securities Company forms with a $400 million capital to hold stock in the Northern Pacific and Great Northern lines, signaling a move toward unified U S rail ownership under a single capital group.
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United States
Northern Securities Company
Northern Pacific
Rail barons unite western rail mileage under one control
The consolidation of 47 372 miles of western rails costing about two billion dollars creates a near monopoly west of the Mississippi. It argues concentration serves public or private interests and predicts government may only need to assume debts and appoint the general manager, as capitalists align to full control.
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Northern
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Mississippi
United States
America
Trust Shoe Pinch Hit By Ohio Banker Leader
John S. Reber president of the Ohio bankers association, addressing Ohio bankers, warned that prosperity invites disaster and urged protection against the Wall Street stock gamble and the New York money trust. He argued trusts threaten local banks and labor, pushing business to central offices and urging union of banks and labor for defense.
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Ohio Bankers’ Association
John S. Reber
Dayton
New York
Ohio Association
Wall Street
United States Treasury
Money Trust
Gates Forgetfulness Realizes Pearl Necklace Duty
John W. Gates of the steel trust reportedly bought his wife a $35,000 pearl necklace a year ago and failed to declare it to the customs collector on arrival in New York. He has now disclosed the matter and paid the duty, apologizing for the lapse.
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John W. Gates
The
Steel Trust
New York
Supers in King Henry V Rally For Yale in Stage Joke
Richard Mansfield's touring company relied on local supers and found humor when Yale students, cast as knights in the battle, chanted For God for country and for Yale echoing the line from the play. The Boston Journal notes the clash of artistic intent with college pride.
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Mansfield
Henry V
New Haven
Yale
God
Hal
Country
Boston Journal
Lazy Glasgow joiner buried as prank joke ends in punch line
A Galashiels joiner famed as Scotland's laziest was carried to burial by coworkers after firings. En route a farmer asked if the man was dead and offered two potatoes. The man asked if they were peeled, and the farmer said no, leading to the coffin lid being closed again.
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London
Germany Dominates World Coal Tar Dye Supply
Germany furnishes about seven eighths of the world's supply of coal tar dyes with an annual income from this source over 25 million dollars.
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Germany
Tea trade expansion alters southern drink customs
A New Orleans Times Democrat report notes a tea consumption surge across Texas and Mississippi. Merchants stock larger quantities, and Negro communities adopt tea beyond sickroom use, replacing sassafras in tea making as the beverage gains popularity and reshapes modern southern commerce.
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Sascafras
South
New Orleans
Texas
Mississippi
New Orleans Times
lDemocrat
Europe Shows Practical Advances Eluding US
A Chicago Chronicle excerpt praises European innovations such as Berlin street cleaning with sand, color coded mail slots, affordable Stockholm telephone service, Belgian hospital cars, and Austrian racecourse casualty rooms. The piece notes workers in Berlin earn five cents hourly with weekly premiums and highlights international efficiency comparisons.
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United States
Europe
Berlin
New York Post Office
Germany
Sweden
Stockholm
Austria
Chicago Chronicle
The Girls of Limerick Admired by San Francisco Argonaut
A San Francisco Argonaut piece extols Limerick Ireland as home to the world’s prettiest girls. It praises their freshness of face eye lustre healthful color and blemish free complexion while comparing Irish beauty to English and Parisian standards and noting charm and ingenuousness.
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Limerick
Ireland
Cork
Iskes
Dublin
San Francisco
Argonaut
Velvet Vestments and Waterbury Watch Jest
A young preacher and a bishop clash over attire in a humorous exchange. The preacher admits wearing fine clothes while the bishop hints the vest is cotton velvet and the watch is a Waterbury affair, revealing a playful ribbing about appearances.
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Waterbury
Atlanta Constitution
Charcoal Feeding Found to Increase Turkey Weight and Tenderness
Experiments show turkeys fed charcoal in their diet gain more weight and yield meat that is tenderer and better flavored than those not given charcoal. The findings suggest charcoal as a beneficial additive in poultry feeding.
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Senator Morgan
Alabama
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Sugar Trust
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England
New York Tribune
Hartford Courant
Courant
Mr. Chamberlain
South Africa
John Morley
Gates
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