Roosevelt tariff talk fuels trusts and tariff by friends
The editorial argues President Roosevelt will discuss trusts and tariff and criticizes the idea of revising the tariff by its friends as a transfer of taxing power to special interests. It warns this would enrich trusts and burden the public, cites coal and sugar cases, and urges opposition to such doctrine while supporting Arizona statehood and Omnibus bill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Customs Revenue Branch
Government
Customs Revenue
Sugar Trust
Coal Trust
Iron and Steel
Steel Trust
Lumber Trust
Tariff and Trust
Republican Party
Cuba
Stand for the Omnibus Bill in the Senate
The article argues no advocate for Statehood should support amending the Omnibus bill in the Senate. It warns that while amendments and a conference could still pass, it is safer to push the bill through the Senate in the exact form that passed the House. It notes Speaker Henderson and House Republican leaders oppose Statehood and opposed the measure in the House.
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House
Conference
Stephen B. Elkins
Congress
New Mexico
Senate
Elkins
Friends of Statehood
Smith
Arizona
Congress of the
United States
House of Representatives
Henderson
Republicanism and Snobbery in the Press
The New York Tribune, famed for snobbery, attacks Henry Watterson over remarks about wealth accumulation and a "smart set." The New York Sun counters, saying the group is not politically driven and includes both Democrats and Republicans. Both papers downplay political ties of the wealthy circle.
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The
New York Tribune
New York
Babylon
New York Sun
Trusts
the Sun
Colonel Watterson
Mr. Watterson
Republican trust factory shapes impression in Tribune clash
The piece argues the Republican party for decades has served a few with broad tax favors and government favoritism creating a rich class, while the Tribune’s critique of the Four Hundred is seen as warranted and influential. Victor Herbert wins $15000 damages against a dramatic critic.
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Tribune
Republican Trust
Republican Party
New York Tribune
Sun
Newport
Wall Street
the Tribune
Watterson
Victor Herbert
New York
Herbert
Rights of Mother and Babe Declared Unconstitutional in Iowa
The Iowa supreme court struck down a state law allowing removal of children from incompetent mothers. It ruled the act lacked proper title and denied mothers jury trial by grounding cases before justices of the peace. The ruling followed a case involving a poor mother and her infant, lasting eight months in police custody while mothers appealed.
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Iowa
Supreme Court
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Equal Suffrage Association
Greece
Rights of motherhood Against Social Regulation
The author argues against state driven regulation of family life and the removal of children from mothers. He questions whether scientific sociology can replace maternal love and asserts the mother’s inalienable rights against interference by society. He questions whether society should prioritize a child’s removal over preserving the mother’s bond.
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Raeder
Election Prophet’s Echoes On Fraud Claims In Philadelphia
The piece questions election honesty amid talk of out of state voters and cites alleged fraud in Philadelphia. It notes a history claim that 60 000 illegal votes were cast in a recent election and recalls 1900 when 75 000 fraudulent votes supposedly saved the country.
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Philadelphia
Morgan Ponders A Turkey Trust Merger On Thanksgiving
A sharp quip notes Mr. Morgan has not yet organized a turkey trust. The idea imagines a merger of turkey roosts allowing the financier to be more pious on Thanksgiving Day.
Ungrateful Queen Bess and the Queen's Finances
A London Telegraph passage recalls disgruntled accounts under Elizabeth I. John Conley pleads for £100 for beeves for the army, Sir Edward Hastyngs begs for relief after pawning his wife's jewels, and Drake seizes ninety bags of rice at Plymouth as creditors press for payment. The piece frames ministers’ focus on saving money during the Armada era.
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Bess
John Conley
Robert Cecil
Beeves
Edward Hastyngs
Francis Drake
Plymouth
Elizabeth
London Telegraph
Goose Angling: Royal Lark of Monteith Lake
In historic England lords and ladies staged odd amusements such as fishing by a goose. A baited hook tied to a goose’s leg was cast into a lake near Monteith in Perthshire where pike struck the line. The crowd cheered as the bird fought the fish until the goose landed the catch and waddled ashore, quacking proudly.
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England
Indies
Monteith
Perthshire
Lived Up to Her Name Anecdote From Domestic Life
An Englishwoman recalls hiring a maid named Pearl who prefers to be called Pearl and Opal as a second name. She nearly engaged a maid named Hermione who refuses to wear a livery, noting her mother never christened her Hermione to wear a uniform.
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Pearl
Holystone
Opal
Hermione
A Connoisseur and the Great Manufacturer Dialogue
A boy questions the meaning of connoisseur endorsed goods while a renowned manufacturer defines connoisseurship as the authority admitting their goods are the best. The exchange presents marketing swagger and expert validation in a concise exchange.
Monkey Shipment Brings Mixed Tariff Tales Across Europe
A German traveler returns from Southwest Africa with a two pound monkey. Transport costs varied by route: free from Tanga to Genoa, 15d as a bird to the Swiss frontier, 7s as a dog with St Gotthard officials, 8d as a package on Eastern Swiss rail, free through Baden and Württemberg, then 17d at Stuttgart as a dog.
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Munchener Zeitung
Africa
Tanga
Genoa
St. Gothard
Baden
Wurttemberg
Stuttgart
Not Broke. A Cracked Joke Brings a Hundred Dollars
In a terse exchange, Harduppe insists he is broke and asks for a hundred dollars. Riggs questions the amount, while Harduppe earnestly repeats the request. The dialogue ends with Riggs declaring Harduppe not broke but cracked.
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Harduppe
Riggs
An Indian superstition on a bird’s voyage to the spirit land
The Atchison Globe recounts a Sene ca Indian belief that after a maiden dies a young bird is imprisoned until it sings then released over the grave. The bird, laden with messages, is believed to fly to the spirit land to deliver affection to the departed. The piece ends noting the rich sound of a closing back door few hear.
Sparrows Grass Riddle Noted by Costermonger
In Notes and Queries a well known riddle is discussed, a costermonger credited with its writing. The charade answers to sparrow grass, a rustic term used by Dr Parr before opting for asparagus, with a playful crane versus shellfish pun.
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Hoister
Parr
Comet Seekers On Damp Porch at Eleven
Mary and George tell their mother they are waiting for the new comet, despite it not being due for several nights. They remain patient and casual on the damp porch as curiosity holds them.
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George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Not So Strange Diamond Quotation Becomes Heart's Impression
A quotation notes that a diamond cuts glass and even leaves an impression on a woman's heart. It adds that a man's heart is not as hard as his head, attributed to Lamartine.
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Lamartine
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