Reform rhetoric on anthracite belt and Irish question
A long critical column argues for fair coal labor reform amid strikes in the anthracite region. It contends mine owners threaten workers and questions free labor, while discussing Ireland and British politics with references to Campbell-Bannerman, Payne, Disraeli, Gladstone, and Carlyle. The piece defends workers and laments wage loss, urging constitutional liberty and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tongr
Campbell-Bannerman
Payne
Orn
Ireland
Wales
Burke
America
Canada
Mims
Thomas Carle
Scotland
Robert Bruce
Bannocks Turn
Carlyle
the Boyne
Bear Pnsfeld
Cat‘noun
Disraeli
Gladstone
Inter
England
Elizabeth
Bnglandt
Walter Hacott
Awitzer
Arnold Biederman
Charles the Bold
President Baer’s Logic on Coal Prices and Wages
The piece defends President Baer against critics, arguing wage and price increases will propagate through to coal costs via a sliding scale. It notes Reading Railroad’s role and claims no antimonopoly law exists to curb price setting, asserting the public must bear the costs unless new laws curb rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veel
Haerbelle Ratel
Cerdenigis
Merase
Menutads
Comtemporarr
Pladelphia
Baer
Reading Railroad Company
Reading
United States
Pennsylvania
No Such Right Exists on inalienable rights and John Webster view
A reader challenges the idea of inalienable rights noting no right is truly inalienable. The columnist cites Noah Webster to define inalienable as unable to be surrendered and argues no country guarantees life or liberty without surrender. The essay contends liberty and the pursuit of happiness depend on law and duty, concluding inalienable rights do not exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvai
Ganja
John Mitchell
Ay Mitchell
Uber
Ind
Iro
Sinl
Turkey
Russia
Jambi
Noah Webster
The South and the Republican Party Split
The Republican party in Tennessee and the South is split, a result of decades of policy and patronage. The piece argues the North-South divide in government, with appointments driven by local bosses in the South and public opinion in the North, and contends Roosevelt can only reshape the South’s politics through accountability, not symbolism. The author notes disappointment in Roosevelt’s hopes and suggests no solid Republican base will form there while “referees” govern.
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Republican Party of
Tennessee
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Roosevelt
Souk
South
Post
Venezuela plot and Castro era risks analyzed in period piece
A lengthy, dialect rich dispatch outlines rumors of a Venezuelan revolt funded by wealthy New York merchants and European capital, detailing 3000 mercenaries, ships, and large munitions while noting Castro's strengthened position from ties with Germany and Britain. The piece satirizes stock speculative talk and includes unrelated notes on crime, politics, and social quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
New York
London
Paris
Esi
New York Asphalt Trust
Castro
Caracas
Matos
Jeane
Germany
Great Britain
Veneguesi
Veneduelan Sol
Sie
Peritelion
Eleemosynary Prop: Municipal street railways pose Chicago tax burden
Commentary notes that municipal ownership of street railways is unpopular in Chicago while illustrating British municipal debt growth and tramway costs. It argues municipalization is a costly benevolence, raising taxes and rents, with Britain showing rising capital outlays and limited treasury gains. Other brief items touch on public finance curiosities and political mentions.
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Chicago
Chicago Evening Post
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Evening Post
Glasgow
Liverpool
Manchester
Sheffield
Glistow
House of Baring in World History in the US and UK ties
The Barings, a premier English aristocratic family, built enduring ties with the United States through business, diplomacy, and many matrimonial alliances. The article traces the American branch reorganization, noting key figures like Thomas Baring, Lord Revelstoke, Lord Cromer, and Hugo Baring, and recounts the family’s influence from Napoleonic era to Egypt and Russia. It highlights marriages to American heiresses, banking power, and political roles in Britain and abroad, including Ashburton treaty links and Barings’ inroads in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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Great Britain
United States
Barings
America
Uncle Sam
England
Thomas Baring
Lord Cromer
Evevard Baring
Lord Revelstoke
Hugo Baring
New York
Loris Shaftesbury
Maghermourne
Evelyn Everard
Col
Everard Baring
Duke of Clarence
Tenth Hussars
Tome
Baring
Travelers’ Club
London
Hig Shooling Lodge
Scotland
Justice Harlan
Supreme Bench
North
Egypt
Pennsylvania
Chicago
John Baring
Exeter
Sir Francis King
East India Company
Suttan
Tippoo
Arthur Wellesh
Duke of Wellington
Hindustan
Alexander Baring
France
Marechal Soult
Europe
Russia
Austria
Prussia
Baring Bros
House of Lords
Harold
John Augustus Churchill
York
Lord Astburton
Henry Baring
M. P
Wyndham
Thomas Bazing
Lady Sutherd
Queen ‘Alexandra
Everard
Hugo
Cecil Baring
Lnte
Pierre Lorillard
Maurice Baring
Manchuria
London Morning Post
Tw Ho
Mueter
Braach
Moscow
Kieff
Warsaw
St. Petersburg
Tettera
London Post
Nicholas
Ashburton
Paris
House of ‘Baring
Lord Althorp
Kenmare
Suffield
Granville
House of Baring
Marquise DE Fontenot
Reflections and Quips From Ailing Pages
A collage of satirical snippets quotes from the Detroit Free Press and New York Press mix playful observations on animal minds dating couples and aging, with humorous asides. The passages skew toward light social wit and old newspaper flavor from a bachelor’s reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Free Presa
No general coal strike to harm country says Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes that a prolonged coal strike in bituminous regions would hurt the nation. It cites 1903 output in Pennsylvania and rising coal costs, warns of rail and manufacturing impacts, and urges settlement before widespread disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pennsylvania
Steel Industries
Baltimore and Ohio
Chinese football edition shocks Northwestern and echoes ancient Taoist roots
A Chicago Post piece riffes on Chinese football claiming it predates Caesar and Taoist thought, a playful comparison of East and West. The column mocks university attitudes toward intercollegiate games, suggesting a reconsideration at Northwestern, while noting lithe tales of goal rewards and ancient values.
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Chicaga Post
Giles
Cambridge
China
Julius
Caesar
Britain
Alma Mater
Northwestern
Evanston
Wis
Laccius
Confucius
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
Fragmented, opinionated passages critique social mores and gender roles, noting men’s career backgrounds, marriage issues, and economy ideas. The piece lampoons charity, neighborhood relations, and moral expectations, sampling witty social commentary with sharp, satirical tone.
Banks Multiply Rapidly as Comptroller Reports Growth
The Comptroller of the Currency reports rapid bank growth led by Texas with 314 new banks and $33.5 million in capital, Texas tops states in new bank formation from 1900 to 1906, while Pennsylvania and Ohio also show substantial totals. Territorial growth includes Alaska Porto Rico and Hawaii, aided by the new act allowing 25 000 capital banks. Since 1900 the number of banks rose by 2.89 percent, with liquidations offsetting some gains.
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United States
Texas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Territories
Ielands
Alaska
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Banka
Costa Rica's New President Cleto Gonzalez Viduez Elected
The Legation of Vos Rica reports Senor Don Cleto Gonzalez Viduez has won a large majority and will be inaugurated on May 8. He is a noted lawyer and progressive statesman who previously served as secretary of finance, then returned to his practice. Ascension Esquivel, retiring president, presided over a tranquil four year term with reduced internal debt, improving business, and interoceanic railway progress.
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Legation
Vos
Costa Ried
Senor Requivel
Public Debt Declines As Treasury Cash Rises
The daily debt statement shows total public debt at the close of business March 21, 1906, at 981,922,498 after cash in Treasury. A monthly decrease of 3,998,117 is largely due to higher cash on hand. Interest-bearing debt totals 95,159,170 with 4,129,425 nonpaying since maturity, and non-interest debt of 5,484,165. Total 1,292,483,700, excluding 1,022,269,869 in certificates and notes offset by equal cash. Cash by fund includes Gold reserve 10,000,000 and general fund 150,596,598 among others totaling 1,454,138,945, with demand liabilities 1,144,275,623 and a remaining cash balance including gold reserve of 35,009,859,322.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Gen
TEACHERS FOR PHILIPPINES TO BE SENT THIS SUMMER
The Bureau of Assist Affairs will send twelve American teachers to the Philippines this summer through the Civil Service Commission. Forty sail from Seattle on April 29 aboard the Minnesota and twenty depart from San Francisco on May 2 aboard the China, with the remainder leaving May 4 on a San Francisco route. Most replacements are weary teachers returning to the United States after five years in government service, with inducements offered for longer terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Assis Affairs
Philippines
Civl Service Commission
Seattle
Minnesota
San Francisco
China
United States
Surplus of 4 861 500 in March government report
The monthly statement shows March receipts of 50 021 169 and expenditures of 45 769 669, a surplus of 4 861 500. Receipts from customs 27 147 506, internal revenue 20 177 683, and miscellaneous 3 005 923. War Dept spending fell 1 291 000, Navy up 868 008, public works up nearly 4 000 000 mainly for Panama Canal. Nine months of the fiscal year show receipts exceeding expenditures by about 36,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Navy Department
Publi Works
Panama Canal
Missouri man named assistant to Rio conference secretary
Willam Montgomery of Missouri, from the Bureau of American Republics, is chosen as assistant to Secretary Dean of the American delegation to the Rio conference. William C. Fox, director of the bureau, will attend the conference under the revised rules adopted at the second conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Montgomery
Missouri
Bureau of American Republics
Dean
William C. Fox
Bureau
Australians immigration and federation views clash in hotel talks
At the Shoreham Rev P McGee of Melbourne discusses Australia’s population and immigration. He argues for denser settlement and limits on Asiatics. The interview covers labor politics women’s suffrage federation and New Zealand governance as a model. Also notes US political commentary by George A Blackford and other talks on postwar reforms and race relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoreham
P. McGee
Melbourne
Australia
Post
Father McGee
Labor Party
New Zealand
Yale
Ohio
Reepublican Party
George A. Blackford
Sancuaky
Willar
Ghia
Sominant Party
Mouser
Porto Rican Coffee Market Sought by Gov Winthrop
Gov Winthrop of Porto Rico arrived from New York and will address the House Insular Affairs Committee. He urges a congressional bill imposing duties on foreign coffee to aid Porto Rican coffee, asserting its superiority and the island's strong commercial outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Beckham Winthrop
Porto Rico
New York
House Committee On Insular Affaire
Anid Gov. Winthrop
United States
Congress
Brazil
Venesuela
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William Gutten
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Oklahoma
Statehood
Garfeld
Niagara
Merritt
Massachusetts
Order of the Rising Sun
Jacob Sebi
John S. Lite
Arkansas
Magazine
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Andy Hamilton
Gus Skinner
Gtis
Justress Harlan
Brown
Mr. Taft
Sint
Wong
David G. Hlm
Jef Davis
Senate
Lew
W.G. Parsons
Grammer School
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Asbestus
Coicego Journal
Gailroyd
Vrain
Minndelphia Public Ledger
Curmunggeon
Fort Worth
New York Press
Pal
White House
Justus
Dante
Julius Caesar
Houston
Scarlet
Détroit
the Light Brigade
Tronston
Light Brigade
Chicago News
Menya Xin
Costa Rica
Senor Viquez
Teachers For Philippines
Georgia
Joby
Hart
United States Supremes Court
Lowndes County
Rolling
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McIntosh
Faisette Journal
West Virginia
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Lea
Joe Johnston
Kansas
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Winfeld
Dominion
Souter
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