Interstate Commerce Commission plan debated by editors
The Free Press argues for a decentralized departmentary commission model with offices in Chicago St Louis San Francisco and St Paul to hear complaints locally. Deputies would handle hearings and minor adjustments while reporting to a central commission easing delays caused by nationwide travel and mounting appeals.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Syntem Magazine
Departmentary Commlanionye
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
St. Pau
Intereh
Couren
Commission
Interntuia Commerce
Tokio
San Practorco
Hochi
Setion
Pullman Company
Triumph of Sweets Courts Modern Health Views
A London doctor claims candy is beneficial and should be eaten freely to boost utility and stamina. He argues four ounces of chocolate can sustain hours of work and even soldiers might receive a quarter pound daily. The piece notes parents warn against excess and dental concerns, with reactions from the Troy Times.
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London
Troy Times
Smoothing the Worker's Way and Social Reform Notes
A fragmented survey discusses welfare work for workers with an insurance fund for health and comfort, including amenities and safety measures. It also mentions penalties for revealing telegraph secrets, a Pittsburg millionaire’s chicken farm venture, Chicago spending, and musings on transport shifts and bank practices. The piece references Aguinaldo stamps and Pocahontas heritage in a critical, opinionated tone.
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Circle Magazine
AT HOME AT SAGAMORE HILL OPENED WITH NEW OFFICES
President Roosevelt and family at Oyster Bay welcomed by crowds as executive offices at Sagamore Hill were fully equipped with telegraph and telephonic links. Two large touring cars supplied for Lloeb and secret service use. Speed unit set at twelve minutes from Sagamore Hill to the executive offices three miles away. Automobiles previously not allowed on the grounds now permitted.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sagemorn
Washington
Jersey City
Long Island City
Secret Service
Loeb
Sagamore Hill
Two Cent Fare Fight Reaches Western Railroads
Western railroad presidents meet in Chicago to contest two cent passenger rates across Illinois Nebraska Missouri Iowa and Arkansas. They vow no reduced fares while the fight continues and warn merchants meetings clergy and charity groups will lose two cent privileges under new ruling from the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Chicago
Western Railroad
Illinois
Nebraska
Missouri
Itown
Arkasas
All Western Road
Moseley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Central Passenger Association
National Educational Association
Chicago Commercial Association
St. Louis Merchant's Association
Sisters of Charity
Purported Texas Inn Scene and Insurance Debate
A traveler recounts a rough night at a country inn near a Texas town with a shadowy reputation and a quick miscommunication with a porter. The item shifts to a New York insurance update noting Gov. Hughes influence, cost reductions, and Equitable Life’s 1906 gains and dividends amid a broader push to keep the law intact.
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Texas
Darkey
Bess
Gov. Hughes
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
The
Equitable Pet
Bic
Still Undecided in Oklahoma and Spain Trial Update
Official returns from 42 Oklahoma counties show N Haskell leading Crace by 3 052 for governor while Hoffman leads Gore in the U S Senate race by 200. Indian Territory names Owen as senatorial candidate. In Madrid a court convicts Nakens and Mato Maria in the attempted assassination plot against King Alfonso and Queen Victoria on May 21 1906. Ferrer and others acquitted.
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Oklahoma
Guturle
Olia
Indias
Q. N. Haskell
Les Crace
Hoffman
United States
Gore
Owen
Indian Territory
Cruce
Haskett
Madrid
Senor Ferrer
Modern School of
Barcelona
Jose Nakens
The
el Motin
Mato Maria
Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Nakens
Ferrer
Hague Peace Conference Opens With American Role Foreseen
Delegates from many nations arrive in The Hague for the second peace conference opening June 13. US influence is anticipated to be strong with Latin America under its auspices. Europe expects a decisive American stance on armament limits, while other topics spark skepticism.
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The
Hague
United States
South
Central America
Europe
America
Atlantic
Keee
Kansas Jointists Punished For Prohibition Violations
Four Wichita area saloon keepers pled guilty to violating prohibition laws and received fines of 100 cents, 20 days on the rock pile, and orders to pay court costs. Named defendants were W. A. Doss, George Sheward, Adolf Ahrens, and C. G. Johnson. They vow to appeal Gov. Little's condition worsened.
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Kansas
Cherokee
W. Adoss
George Sheward
Adolp Ahrens
CG. Johnson
Double Ended Matches and a Suddenly Swaying Pulpit
A wax lucifer with ends like a double ended match is discussed as a novelty from Mexico while a Brooklyn preacher at Sayville suffers a near disaster when a pulpit desk collapses during a sermon based on Look well to your foundations. A light moment follows about proposing.
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Mexico
J. B. Hammill
Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
Sayville
S. 1
Tea Wins Over Coffee for Health Says Salis bury Woman
A Salisbury Maryland woman recalls swapping coffee for tea many years ago to protect her health. Dyspepsia, weight loss, and poor food tolerance plagued her until she tried Postum, which she credits with rapid improvement and sustainable weight gain. She praises Postum as pure, healthful, and a true substitute for coffee.
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Comer
Salisbury
Gually
Postum
It Happened in ANSAS State Firemen Tournament
E L Bell of Clay Center, secretary of the Kansas State Fireman's Association, says the annual tournament will be held at Ellsworth on September 3 4 and 5. County Attorney Herrick of Sumner county says he has evidence implicating others in the murder conspiracy involving John W Gray.
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E. L. Bell
Clay Center
Kansas State Fireman's Association
Firemen’s Associaon
Ellsworth
Cne
Herrick
Sumner County
John W. Gray
Kandler
Frank Giday
Scranton
Kansas
Thomas Morrissey
Leavenworth
Joseph Tyan
Miseral
Cherokee County
William Harvey
Péter Joh
Osage County
John Halliday
Pittaburs
Crawford County
John Gilday
Chicopee
Crawford
Cherokee
Janet Bone
Pittsburg
Coburn
State Board of Agriculture
Hae
State Board of Control
Theo, Poehler
Lawrence
Topeka Bute Hospital
Osawatomie State Hospital
Parsons Asylon
School
Winfeld
Horseshoe
J. 1
Star
S. W. Kansas
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Swasters Long and Curtis
Herbert Hadhey
Missouri
Jackson
Kanson
Gev. Hoch
R A. Campbell
George Curry
New Mexico
Victor Murdock
Henry Z. Allen
Dodge City
Wit Drug
Nusbaum
Independence
Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly
Assembly
Ottawa
Bill McCarter
Garden City
George D. Harrison
Evening Telegram
McCarter
Hatton
Dasault
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas National Guard
Idea of Two Good Time for The Bohemian Reference
A retired contractor frets over future failures and social expectations as his wife counters with blueprints of ambition. They discuss deceitful plans and humble disguises to salvage pride, imagining scandal and a backdoor talk with the coachman in a barn setting.
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Chicago Life Insurance Company
Southwest
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Chicas Company
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Fort Scott
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Wichita Bay
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G. A. Morey
Long- Bell Lumber Co
Arkansas
Harry Posner
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Normal Institute
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State Pardon Board
H. W. Lewis
Standjarceny
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Shiwnee
van Bowdry
Alfred Fischer
Kearney
Arthur Lee
Montgomery County
Charles F. Chase
Jake Beker
Washington County
William Sherrow
Greenwood County
J. A. Smith
Pawnee
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Bartra
Pat Hogan
Charles Callan
Wyandotte
Charles Stevenson
Rawlins County
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Morris
Matt Dickenson
William Curtis
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Walter Rollins
Jack Wright
G. B. O'Brien
Wiley Black
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