Gambling in Green Goods On The Twentieth Century Limited
On a Chicago to New York trip, Doc Floyd and partners gamble on a green goods scam with aldern Manhenty and Jack Cleland. Plans to swap old currency with phony packages unfold in a bank vault sting and a hotel dinner scheme ends with Solomon Rosenberg discovering a deceitful cash cache.
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Doc Floyd
Mehanty
Floyd
Cleland
Jack
Col. Powley
Jack Cleland
la Salle Street
Chicago
New York
Solomon Rosenberg
Solomon
R Epen
Bure
Broadway
Gotham
Nineteenth National
Danny Roberts
Danny
New Street
National Bank
Wall Street
Washington
TRUE TO PLEDGES Conclusive Taft pledge defense at Yale
The article argues Taft remains faithful to Republican pledges, urges patience to judge his administration, and defends his steady, non-spectacular leadership. It notes the Yale address as evidence against claims of party indifference and calls for time to implement tax reforms and Roosevelt policies. It stresses measured assessment over premature condemnation.
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Washington
Yale
Taft
White House
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Tariff debate splits and tax questions in tariff era
The Washington Star foresees limited party divisions from tariff disputes but notes Louisiana MPs loyally push protection for their sugar industry. The piece weighs income versus corporation tax, court rulings, and the path to revenue through customs and revised schedules.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Times- Union
Star
Louisiana
Congress
Supreme Court
Taft
Treasury
Aldrich
Washington Star
Asking the Impossible in Tariff Debate and Democratic Decline
A New York editorial argues against a hastily revised tariff lacking data, citing Taft’s December speech and the impracticality of a scientifically based bill. It laments the death of great Democrats like Morgan Pettus Lamar Wilson West Palmer Thurman Gorman Carter and others, deeming Congress filled with temporizers and demagogues.
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Hera
New York
Taft
Congress
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
John T. Morgan
Edmund W. Pettus
L. Q. C. Lamar
William Li. Wilson
George G. West
John M. Palmer
Illinois
A. G. Thurman
Ohio
Gorman
William ©. Russell
Massachusetts
James C. Carter
New York Mall
German Interest in Our Tariff Debate
The piece notes German, English, and French manufacturers interest in U.S. tariff legislation and says there is no proof of impertinent conduct by any foreign party. It mentions printing transmitted information for public judgment on domestic protection levels and cites the Charleston Nova and Courier urging modest protection for South Carolina tea.
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Floyd
Fellows
Solomon
Cleland
Finance Committee
Sterling
Charleston Nova and Courier
South Carolina
Mr Bryan Says He Wants No More Newspaper Notoriety
The quotation notes Bryan declaring he desires no further press notoriety as he bids farewell and wishes self care. The fragment reflects a personal stance amid public attention.
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Mr. Bryan
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High Rollers
McCleland
Cle‘land
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