Hearings on Interstate Commerce Act urge bold rail rate reform
Public attention at hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission centers on railroad admissions of rebates and discriminations, with Wisconsin cheese makers and Florida orange rates cited as examples. The piece argues for empowered remedial power and faster, fair rate fixes as Congress considers H R 8337 while noting prior court limits.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City
Commission
House of Representatives
J. B. Corliss
Michigan
West
United States
Standard Oil Company
Wisconsin
State Railroad Commissioner of
Wisconsin Cheese Makers’ Association
Chicago
New York
New Castle
Cheese Makers Association
Supreme Court
Florida
Cooley
Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Mississippi Keeps Its Circuitous Course Mentioned In Story
The passage notes the Mississippi appears to favor a winding path and a crescent shape as it winds through the passes. It suggests the river will continue to follow this route for a long period despite predictions by experts.
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Mississippi
Crescent
Cross-Eyed Cupid at the Buffalo Department Store
A Buffalo Express vignette traces a department store silk chief who climbs from a grimy past to elegance. She rejects a devoted silk-seller as he courts her with theater walks and park strolls, choosing independence over his steady, shared future.
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Buffalo Express
Silk
Cupid
Immortality and Electricity in Life Science
Harper's Weekly reviews Jaques Loeb and Albert Matthews progress in electrochemical theories of life. Loeb's sea water fertilization and cyanide experiments push ideas toward immortality concepts, challenging older physiology and urging universities to adopt innovative research energised by Harper's new institutional support.
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Harper's Weekly
Jaques Loeb
University of Chicago
Albert P. Matthews
Wilson
Columbia
Loeb
Darwin
Matthews
Chicago
Mfe
Harper
America
Army and Miles: Fort Monroe Officers Back General Miles
Norfolk special reports army officers at Fort Monroe show strong support for General Miles in the controversy. They see no fault in the secrecy declaration and say justice and patriotism prompted it.
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Norfolk
Fort Monroe
Miles
Poe
Unclear headline on Christmas postal orders and world work
Fragmentary report from New York World notes Christmas postal orders totaling or exceeding a million dollars and references Europe. Mentions Uncle Sam as central to global effort and labor in a brief, symbolic framing.
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New York World
Europe
Uncle Sam
Our Duty to Cuba and the Limits of Aid
A New York Evening Post correspondence argues that U S actions in Cuba have been insufficient and misdirected. It contends the Platt amendment and U S control hinder Cuban self rule while noting some benefits such as schools sanitation and reduced taxes, but insists genuine prosperity and peaceful stability require broader Cuban-led industrial growth and fair trade.
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New York Evening Post
Cuba
United States
Spain
Havana
Santiago
Alabama
Carolinas
Montgomery
Salisbury
Greenville
Custom House
Biss
Treasury Department
Ladd
Elderly Gentleman Gives Seat on Crowded Car
An old man with gray hair and a slow manner offered his seat to a plump, well-dressed lady on a Columbus Avenue car. The car was crowded and a woman with a child entered. The exchange sparked a brief, polite confrontation as the man attempted to yield his seat.
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New York Times
Columbus Avenue
Woman Demands Seat For Mother With Child In Car
In a tense scene on a streetcar a woman pushes a man back into his seat after he offers his seat to a mother with a baby. She insists on keeping the seat and urges others to find a man to escort the woman or hire a cab to her destination. Her raised voice causes startled reactions among aboard passengers.
A duet in a noisy street car in Cleveland
In the Cleveland Plaindealer a conversation unfolds on a street car with chatter about a visitor yesterday morning. The dialogue bounces between plans and affection as passengers joke about staying, calling on her, and rivalries emerge amid clattering wheels and bumps.
Rome High School Strike Draws 130 Students
About 130 Rome high school students, including more than 30 girls, have walked out in protest of their principal. The article insists pupils should not run the school and that strikers must submit or be expelled, noting there are proper channels to address grievances.
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Rome
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