Beveridge Trip Sparks Arizona Statehood Debate
Editorial notes Senator Beveridge and a Senate Territories committee depart from Chicago to Arizona with suspected hostile intent toward Statehood for Arizona and opposition to western expansion. It argues for exposing Beveridge to Arizona’s resources and condemns preformed bias while urging local briefings to counter any adverse Senate report.
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Beveridge
Committee On Territories of the
Senate
Chicago
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Washington
Los Angeles Herald
Hanna
Republican National Committee
Council of States
Grosvenor
Ohio
House
Hous of Representatives
Railways with a World of Risk Highlighted in Comparisons
The article contrasts American railways with European lines noting lighter traffic and fewer fences in the U S while warning that fatalities and injuries are higher here. It cites H A Walker and official reports showing British trains killed few passengers in 1901 while American railways killed many and warns that war casualties rival railroad losses. It also mentions Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s granddaughter studying civil engineering and ends with political rhetoric about Morrison and Murphy.
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H. A. Walker
Northwestern Railway
England
Walker
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Evening Post
Spain
A Revolutionary Proposal in Roosevelt Trust Debate
The piece critiques President Roosevelt for proposing a constitutional amendment to transfer trust regulation to Congress. It argues the editors of his party press hype the idea, comparing it to free coal rhetoric and anti trust pledges, and questions whether the proposal would truly curb or conceal trust influence.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Constitutional warnings on federal power over trusts
The piece argues against giving Congress exclusive power over domestic and interstate trusts, warning it would topple the federal republic and centralize government. It laments trust politics, cites the St. Louis boodlers case, and critiques Roosevelt's remedy while urging cautious constitutional interpretation and state rights preservation.
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Congress
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Secretary Shaw on Tariff Tax Burden on Consumers
Secretary Shaw argues that public revenues come from the rich and prosperous, yet the tariff taxes the consumer with little variation in individual consumption between rich and poor. He notes the rich may eat fancier foods but may narrow intake later, while the Dingley law taxes all essentials such as food and drink.
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Shaw
Church Criticizes Fashion Overreach at Chicago Rally
The Rev. H. S. Rasmus denounced church space being treated as a millinery shop during a Chicago camp meeting. He warned against mixing fashion with faith and mocked perfumery’s place in worship, delivering pointed epigrams to his listeners.
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Rasmus
H. S. Rasmus
Chicago
The Hint Was Taken in a Scottish Village Tale
In a north Scotland village a char charmer named Johnnie McCraw, living on villagers' charity, seeks the doctor to have all his teeth pulled. He explains he has nothing to eat, so the doctor replies with a wry joke and offers sixpence to buy a loaf.
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Johnnie McCraw
Scotland
Johnnie
Pearson’s
Medical riddle on naming a new disease
A Chicago Tribune joke features a doctor debating naming a discovered disease. The eminent specialist considers whether to end the term with itis or osis, noting only the first syllables are decided.
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Chicago Tribune
All He Needed
A brief cartoonish exchange notes a French count visiting and a plan to learn borrowing etiquette. Richman jokes about a formal refusal to lend money taught by a professor, highlighting social awkwardness in debt.
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Ascum
Richman
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Difficulties of Our Language From a Frenchman's English Lesson
A French visitor learns English struggling with spelling and pronunciation. He attempts to parse The rough cough and hiccough plough me through and, after teacher corrections, produces phonetic equivalents ruff cuff hiccuff pluff thruff. The anecdote ends with the reader invited to repeat the exercise.
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England
London Express
Too Much and Mrs Marryat-Mamma Plan Close Visit
In a letter style exchange Mrs Marryat-Mamma considers closing her house and joining the group, asking if she can support both households. Mr Marryat replies he can now manage but fears the mother would be insupportable.
Added Attraction and Train Claims Spur Platform Romance
The crafty agent tells the bride and groom that their company does not prohibit kissing on platforms and boasts more and longer tunnels than any other railway in the world. The remark appears in a clipping from a 19th century American source.
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Bultimore American
Forest Covers Large Share of Russia's Land
The forested area equals 36 percent of Russia total, about 464.5 million acres, translating to roughly four acres per inhabitant.
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Russia
Sleep and the Noon Nap in Victorian Life
A reflective piece argues that a noon nap offers greater restoration than a noon meal for busy professionals and homemakers. It urges short daily quiet periods to ease neurasthenic nerves and improve brain energy, noting insomnia as a modern curse and urging self discipline for better rest. The column also recounts Gray's Elegy first public appearance, its publication scramble, and notable manuscript variants.
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Gray
Owen
Magazine of Magazines
Horace Walpole
Dodsley
Walpole
Cambridge
London
Sotheby's
Cromwell
Milton
Cesar
Tully
Mason
Trst
The Piano Tuner in a Philadelphia Musician Tale
A woman demands a tuner with proof of reliability at a piano shop. The previous tuner is condemned for harm done to a delicate instrument that still carries a claim of prior tuning. The exchange ends with the accused tuner fleeing the scene, leaving Mrs Jones’s piano in dispute.
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Philadelphia
No. You’re Not Paying Attention to May Roxley
A brief squabble overheard between a couple over May Roxley's attention. She speaks up with a pointed remark and he responds with a firm denial about her opinions. The exchange captures domestic tension in a snapshot.
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May Roxley
Washington Star
Friendship You Have To Buy Is De At Any Price
A brief Chicago line notes a sharp, cynical stance on valuing friendship despite high costs, suggesting social or economic pressures shape loyalties and personal ties.
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Chicago News
Deer in the Woods and the Art of Seeing
T S Van Dyke notes that in woods the deer is elusive and rarely fully visible. He contrasts seeking rails of antlers with noticing the surrounding flora and wildlife, illustrating the scene as a poetic study of perception and nature.
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Morenci
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Bob Morrison
Oakes Murphy
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Murphy
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Folk
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T. S. van Dyke
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