Senate in Flux As Elections Narrow GOP's Edge
Washington report notes five senate deaths since adjournment and a Republican majority of 22 in the 92-member body. Democrats gain nine seats next Congress, old guard retirements reshape power while Elkins is dead. Remnant organization members listed. control may shift with elections.
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Washington, D
D. C
Senate
Aldrich
Burrows
Carter
Depew
Hale
Kean
Scott
Elkins
Cullom
Frye
Gallinger
Lodge
Perkins
Smoot
Warren
United States Senate
Banks must have more money
Postmaster General Hitchcock told the White House that the postal savings bank cannot be extended without additional funds. He said the original $100,000 appropriation, meant to install the system, will barely maintain the experimental offices already operating.
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Washington
D. C
Hitchcock
White House
Postal Savings Bank
Postal Savings Banks
Harvesters Provided by Topeka Agency Report
Charles Harris, free employment director, submitted his annual report to the governor. He states the bureau, during the present administration, furnished directly 8,833 harvest hands and indirectly more than 40,000 through correspondence and information gathered for the press.
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Topeka
Kansas
Charles Harris
Beveridge For Lorimer Case Calls Illegal Election
Senator Beveridge a member of the privileges and elections committee will file a minority report on the Lorimer case and plans a speech urging the Senate to declare Senator Lorimer’s election illegal.
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Washington, D. C
Beveridge
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Lorimer
Senate
Panama Canal Slides Force Panama Railroad Relocation
Washington reports unexpected slides along the Panama canalbanks at Culebra cut require moving the Panama railroad line. Secretary of War Dickinson told the house that the project totals 1 750 000 dollars.
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Washington, D.C
Panama Canal
Culebra
Panama
House
Dickinson
Youngest Governor Inaugurated In State At 37
The youngest governor ever inaugurated in this state took office after the oath was administered to Robert P. Bass, who is 37 years old.
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Concord
Robert P. Bass
Murdock Pushes Parcels Post Expansion
Representative Murdock of Kansas proposes to allow the post office to handle parcels without new legislation. Citing an old Wayne MacVeagh ruling, he argues the postal service may interpret packets as more than letters and transport parcels.
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Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
Representative Murdock
Kansas
Wayne MacVeagh
Postal Service
Murdock
Trade Tangles In A Pine And Chestnut Sermon
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, Elder Harris and Brer Reuben debate coveting and the law under the ten commandments. The elder tries to trade for a pony while Reuben questions whether the commandment against coveting applies. The exchange ends with the elder conceding the point via a humorous note.
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Elder Harris
Reuben
Elder
Harris
Chicago Tribune
A Discouraging View in Rural Affairs
A rural official says an investigation is needed while farmer Corntessel doubts the value, arguing investigations rarely alter personal opinions. The exchange highlights skepticism toward government inquiries in local life.
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Farmer Corntessel
Quotations on Contentment and Self from The Limit
The excerpt presents a humorous note on car trouble from the St. Louis Star and quotes Sir James Mackintosh and Goethe. It contrasts contentment with aspiration and suggests self-knowledge comes through action rather than thought.
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St. Louis Star
A Young Philosopher Delights in Slow Recess
A child ponders time as a relative quantity and explains why he stays idle during recess. The teacher wonders at his calm, while the boy reveals his wish for recess to last longer, not shorter.
His Specialty Draws Maltese Cross Showings in Papers
The exchange notes that young Mr. D'Auber, once marked by drawing talent, has found ample work now. He creates maltese cross showings indicating where a body was found, appearing in evening papers.
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D'Auber
Cleveland Leader
Quote exchange on worry from The Catholic Standard and Times
Joakley notes some people worry due to what they possess. Coakley asks what they have. Joakley answers nothing, a sly jab from the Catholic Standard and Times.
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Joakley
Coakley
Catholic Standard and Times
Blue Monday Joke Recalled By Judge
A humorous courtroom exchange features a judge quipping about the origin of Blue Monday and noting the abundance of blue ink or blue language in the proceedings. The remark highlights a light moment amid legal dialogue.
Between Two Women with Hatpins
A wry quip recalls Damocles seeing danger and contrasts it with his past fright. The speaker asserts fearlessness after surviving a harsher scrape, implying resilience through danger and humor.
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Damocles
It Takes More Than Stinging Language to Make a Prophet
A brief aphoristic note argues that clever insults do not define a true prophet, emphasizing substance and character over sharp rhetoric. The line contrasts rhetorical fire with genuine insight.
Really Opened Their Eyes Rev Henry R Rose Story
Newark Star recounts a Vermont parish pastor ambitious for a broader field. After a moving sermon his audience misreads praise as advice to marry, while a millionaire, amused by the minister’s calculations, offers a $100,000 gift on condition he raise as much.
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Henry R. Rose
The
Newark Star
Vermont
Fate and Opportunity in a Meeting Tale
A short, whimsical note from Harper's Bazaar describes Fate asking Fate asks if you called. Opportunity replies yes but she was unavailable, sent word by her servant that she was not in.
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Fate
Opportunity
Fortune of a Man Who Leaves Many Friends
A terse reflection notes that true wealth lies in the enduring value of friendships built over a lifetime. The quote underscores social capital as greater than material gain.
Breaking It Gently Callahan Heads To Confession
Callahan is confronted by Father Clancy about breaking Hogan's head and injuring two long time friends. Callahan apologizes and explains he was compelled yet acted with gentleness out of respect for their friendship.
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Callahan
Father Clancy
Hogan's
Lippipcott
Shopping Early Sparks Household Procurement
In a domestic note from The Cache page a reader mentions planning shopping ahead. A spouse reports having already hidden a 49 cent tie in the top bureau drawer as part of early preparation.
Clean Food Defends Factory Cleanliness Under Libel Suit
In Battle Creek, factory workers testified under oath to clean duties and high standards as defense in a libel case by a New York weekly. Witnesses described strict checks on wheat and barley, open facilities, and workers' attire, with all sworn statements kept out of trial to avoid harming the defense.
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N. Y. Atty
Battle Creek
Geo. Haines
Edward Young
Bis
H. E. Burt
Attys
F. B. Martin
New Orleans
Postum Co
Horace Brown
Luther W. Mayo
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W. H. Hill
Scandia
Brer
Sin
Sir James Mackintosh
Goethe
FIEAS
Swift
Swift & Company
Packers’ Ave
Chicago
Illinois
Capital Card Co
Dept
Kan
Watson EK. Coleman
Kansas City
Putnam Faceless
Apowroe Drug CO
Quincy
Mlinolss
Jenkins
Benedict
Cook
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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