Wall Street to Take Control of New York Subways
An unnamed New York City plan, led by J. Pierpont Morgan, would grant a 49 year control to a Wall Street syndicate over the city subway system. The city would guarantee an annual net profit of 8% to the investors while savings banks largely fund the bonds. The arrangement means the public treasury would cover shortfalls, paying over millions while a few financiers reap substantial gains.
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New York
Wall Street
J. Pierpont Morgan
Gaynor
Willcox
City of
New York City
Morgan
Savings Bank
Senator Root’s outburst over Panama tolls debate unfolds
The piece describes Senator Root accusing the government of ignoring the people's will in the Panama Canal dispute. It notes skepticism about his claim, cites supportive and opposing newspapers, and mentions Senators O Gorman Martine and Newlands defending free tolls while rail interests backing a continental system are seen as backing efforts to limit tolls.
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Root
Chicago
United States
Congress
Panama Canal
New York
O’gorman
Martine
New Jersey
Newlands
Nevada
Arbitration, Panama Canal, and railroad influence
The author argues for arbitration over domestic issues protecting canal sovereignty and rails. Root is condemned as a corporate ally, while Panama Canal tolls would raise costs for coastwise shipping and boost railroad revenue. The piece also questions British interests and condemns anti American efforts, framing them as self serving.
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United States
Senator Root
Tweed Gang
Corporation
Root
John Bull
Panama Canal
Great Britain
Regulating Marriage Debate Questions Practical Paths
A regional editorial discusses how to identify physically unfit candidates for marriage. It argues that medical screening would miss many infections, would be costly and burdensome, and could undermine marriage as a social institution.
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Texas Society For Social Hygiene
Beefsteak dinner theft taints Chicago claim to Texas custom
A Chicago promoter takes credit for a Southwest Texas beefsteak al fresco dinner style already popular in San Antonio. The piece calls the act a theft and an impostor stunt stealing from Texas traditions, urging proper attribution and gratitude.
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Eetral
Chicago
Fair Fingers
Parklands
Newport
Texas
San Antonio
The Beneficient Banana in Indianapolis Daily Life
The banana is praised as a highly interesting natural product with a sterile-feel peel and broad appeal. Food experts note its cheap, well ripened status, its rising popularity in American households, and its competition with apples, while cautioning about minor physical hazards of slipping on peels.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
Ottoman Rise and Decline in Europe Through History
The article traces Turkish expansion from Adrianople in 1361 to the fall of Constantinople and the shift of the capital, noting Suleiman’s 1529 Vienna siege and the start of Ottoman decline in Eastern Europe as chronicled by the Indianapolis News.
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Turkey
Europe
Adrianople
Murad
Kossovo
Constantinople
Byzantium
St. Sophia
Constantine
Suleiman
Vienna
Indianapolis News
Australian bill defines joy ride as unauthorized fast car theft
Parliament of Victoria considers a bill to suppress clandestine and fleeting pleasures causing Melbourne motor casualties. If passed, using a motor car without the owner's permission will be punished severely. The minister notes the term originates as an American phrase for taking a car and speeding with companions.
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Victoria
Melbourne
London Chronicle
Sizing Them Up from a Grove Kansas News
An observing farmer offers rules for judging a farm household based on barn and house sizes. Large barn with small house signals a boss man. fine house with small barn signals a wife with sway. both good barn and house imply equal partnership.
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Grove
Kan
Nightfall in Per a City of the Turk
A juvenile narrator wandering the Grand Rue of the City of the Turk recounts a wary night. He encounters a suspicious landlord, old dangers, a police chase, a music hall with rouged games, and a Spaniard warning him to go home. He finally returns to his rooms near the Crimean Memorial Church as night settles.
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the Turk
Grand Rue
Crimean Memorial Church
Gog
Effendi
Bourregan
Memorial Church
Sunlight in the Tropics and Heat Effects on Skin
A discussion on tropical sunlight stresses heat as the fatal factor and notes that dark skin may absorb and radiate heat differently. It compares human and animal heat regulation, cites Journal of the American Medical Association cautions, and ends with a cryptic narration about a Greek family and the Bosphorus.
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Tropics
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Lorimer's New Club Aims Republican Core
The St. Louis Republic notes the Side Entrance club will be strictly Republican in its leadership while remaining open to Democrats who backed Lorimer for the Senate, signaling a cross party appeal.
Letters on city charter and taxes in San Antonio
G. F. P. Olmstead appeals to readers to oppose a strong mayor power and five million dollar bonds. He argues the commission form limits once and warns of higher taxes, urging vigilance over property assessments and political influence in San Antonio. He cites property inequities and voter concerns ahead of the charter vote.
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the Light
Commission
San Antonio
San An
Tonio
Houston Street
Houston
Commerce
G. FP
Olmstead
Farmhand Disrupts Cowboy Film Scene at San Antonio Theater
A country man, curious and bashful, pays five cents to enter a San Antonio moving picture theater. He sits in front row as a thrilling cowboy chase unfolds, then orders a crying child to quiet or leave, drawing laughter from the audience.
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San Antonio
Villian
Was Fine as Contributing Politician
St. Louis Globe Democrat notes Munsey as an editor and active contributor in politics, praising his influence and public service within the party and city affairs.
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Munsey
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
After the Ball Is Over Washingtonians Stirr Up Baltimore Sun
A terse line from the Baltimore Sun notes that Washington residents are making a loud fuss after a ball event ends, signaling public disruption or controversy tied to the occasion.
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Baltimore Sun
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