Extension of Rock Creek Park Purchase Urges Congress
The piece argues for adding 10 acres to Rock Creek Park citing unique access, favorable land terms, and lower price through public options. It notes adjacent lands fetch higher values, condemning for park use would be costly, and urges Congress to act favorably on the extension. It highlights the same proponents behind the original park acquisition.
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Rock Creek Park
Congress
Ciiizens
National
Too Zealous Advocate Sparks Roosevelt Debate
The Louisville Post refuses condemnation of the President while attacking Senators who would defeat Roosevelt. It defends the executive prerogative to propose legislation and critiques calls for infallibility, noting past presidents also engaged in legislation and contending the paper should commend rather than chastise this administration.
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Lewisville Post
Senate
Roosevelt
White House
Louisvile Post
Louisville
Tts
Mr Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Youkeyilie
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln Dia
Congress
State Conventions and presidential electors in party control
The article discusses how state party conventions nominate United States Senate candidates and how elected legislators and presidential electors often follow those conventions. It cites historical instances, noting that electors and legislators can be influenced but not required to obey party instructions, and argues there is no need for a constitutional amendment to move to direct popular voting for senators.
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Lowell
United States
Republican” State Committee
Minnesota
United States Senate
Thei
Lula
Lecu
Stephin Douglas
Buchanan
cHice
Poiszlas
Tr Thes
Jeel
Tilden
Hayes
Godkin
James Russell Lowel
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Til
Massissippi
Memphis
Mississippi
Bay States
South
South Carolina
Senate
4Ldrich
New England
Middle States
Old Northwest
West Southwest
Congress
Post
Terre Haute
Connecticut
Bay State
Tig New Lark Press
Jia
Strength in Weakness in Politics and Parties
Analyzes how weakness can empower opposition, noting Democratic gains when Republicans split. Argues factional strife weakens the GOP, possibly electing Democratic candidates as Republican Senate and President block legislation. Describes weakness as a tool for party discipline and potential political leverage.
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Repubican
Senate
Arade
Brazil trade or Empire dreams in Pan American talk
A reflective column weighs Brazil Brazil trade and Pan American reciprocity with Canada against U S led by Elhu Root. urges expanding North American commerce over seeking a distant Brazil empire. Comments on tariff reform debates Massachusetts Mississippi Republicans and protective policy amid a clamor for tariff revision and political satire.
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Ottawa
Rio Janeiro
Germany
Rio Janero
Republi
Brazil
Elhu Root
United States
John Quincy Adana
James G Blaine
Blaine
Canada
Great Britain
J Santas
Amazon
Ganges
Danube
Volga
Mississippi
Orinoco
Congo
Radical fears on railroad control and future power
The piece warns that a commission to regulate interstate railroads could be captured by railroad interests and distorted to influence elections. It argues trust in current appointees is fragile, cites Secretary Root and Ottawa commerce, and likens regulatory power to a cheese wall guarding a grain warehouse from rats.
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Secretary Root
Ottawa
Congress
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mfe
One Hundred Years Ago in Congress Passes North Wing Bill
A hundred years ago in Congress the House reported a bill to appropriate funds for completing the south wing of the Capitol in Washington. Debate centered on naval expense specifics with Representative Nelson arguing against rigid itemization citing unpredictable public vessel costs. The House then passed a separate bill by 67 to 18 to standardize how judgments and decrees are recorded across states.
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Senate
House
City of
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Nelson
Massachusetts
Mediterranean
Navy
London
United States
F C Robertson
K W Nuzum
Spokane
Robertson
Congress
Bam Robertson
Georgetown University
Pacific Slope
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
Fragmented lines reveal satirical, observe social quirks and missteps. Anecdotes touch politics, trust, romance, and manners with tongue in cheek humor.
Good Friday Observed: London and Madrid in Mourning
The article notes King Edward as supreme head of the Church of England fasting on Good Friday with no meat on the royal table. In Madrid the royal household observes solemn mourning with subdued military commands, limited traffic, and a grand display of medieval tokens, contrasting Spain’s frivolity during the Spanish American War.
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Edward
Church of England
Madrid
Court
Europe
National drink bills rise as American booze use grows
A Philadelphia Ledger summary claims United States per capita alcohol spending increased while Britain and Ireland show tighter abstention. The piece traces connections among prominent families including Brown of Brown Brothers, the Shipley house, and Blandy Madeira wine magnates. It notes Lord Jersey and Gordon-Lennox circles, plus a Gretna Green marriage myth tied to Child’s Bank lineage.
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Ancans
Piadelphia Public Ledger
Rome
Great Britain
United States
Darigon
Alexander Hargreaves Brown
Lady Brown
England
Baronet
Mercantile House of Brown, Shipley& Co
Liverpool
Brown Brothers
New York
Alexander Brown
Ireland
America
Baltimore
Sir William
House of Brown Brothers
George Brown
Mondamin
John Alexander
Philadelphia
James
Hameels
Clifton
Wiliam
Alexander
Sarah Benedict Brown
William Richmond Brown
William
Wellington
Salop
Charles R. Blandy
Funchal
Madeira
Blandy
Funchal Theater
Lady Kelvin
Sir Alexander Brown
Broome Hall
Holmwood
Surrey
Brooks
London
Gon Beng
Coldstream Guards
Sir William Brown
Astrop Park
Banbury
Brown
Lord Villers
Mise
Ivy Gordon-Lennox
Lora
Algurnon Gordon-Lennox
Earl of Jersey
Algernon
Child 8
Lord Westmoreland
Gretna Green
Sarah
Robert Child
Earl of
Jerse
Nbe
Jersey
George IV
Australia
Canada
Cambridge
Eimmy
Osterley Park
Child
Sarah Child
Canid
Ules Ivy Gordon Lennox
Lady Warwick
Duchess of Sutherland
Angela
Forbes
Lady Westmoreland
Lod Rosslyn
Duke of Richmond
Cosmo Gordon-Lennox
Marie Tempest
Marquise
Fontenof
Free Seed Humbug and Per Capita Liquor Study Reflections
The piece rails at government seed distribution as antiquated, calling for an end to the practice. It includes reflections from The New York Press about bachelor life and jokes, and a comparative analysis of per capita alcohol consumption across nations, noting the United States’ higher total but lower per person rates, with alcohol harms debated alongside temperance trends.
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St. Louis Republic
Washington
United States
Political Revolution Watch Ahead for Next House
The essay compares past and potential House shifts, noting how revolutions occurred in 1882 and 1906 amid prosperity and Republican administrations. It argues Democrats face a daunting task to gain fifty-eight seats, yet warns against assuming impossibility and urges business prudence for upcoming November elections.
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Wa Street Journal
House of Representatives
Griggs
Hearst
Tle
Democrata
House of
When to Shoot in France From La Sport of Faris
In a playful scene three companions hunt rabbits in France. An Englishman holds the gun as two Frenchmen name the quarry Mimi Lulu and Alfonse, urging shots but the Englishman balks each time, while his companions insist they never shoot those named.
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la Sport
Faris
Mim
Mimi
Lulu
Engishman
Alfonse
Rathbone demands new trial over Cuban postal charges
Maj Rathbone, a former Cuban post office official during the American occupation, seeks a full investigation by Congress and a renewed appeal. He argues the Cuban pardon left him with a stigma and he was deprived of vindication, pressing Senate action via Senator Teller's Cuban Relations committee.
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Milwaukes
Maj Estes & Rathbone
Maj Rathbone
Cuba
Gen Woog
Rathbone
Rathbon
Congress
Teller
Senate ‘Committee On
May Rathbones
Smghet
Life’s Merry Game and Capitol Lounger Dialogue
A scrambled radio of political quips and social satire features Senator Mallory proposing an amendment to rate bills to keep decisions in force until courts reverse them. The capsule includes the Capitol Lounger’s quips on delays, Zion power, Populists, Roosevelt’s canal commission, and a running debate about Jamestown memory, with a mock exchange among Buzz, Muggs, and others. The piece mixes political chatter, literary flourishes, and tempestuous commentary on governance and press criticism.
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Mallory
Capitol
Bellroad
Zion
Buges
Muggs
The Storks Decision At Roosevelt Era Cartoon Muse
A satirical New York Times verse laments overburdened storks under Roosevelt era calls for duties. The speaker humorously pleads for easier tasks and hints at labor issues, joking about union cards and arbitration. The piece blends whimsy with social commentary on workload and labor relations.
Trouble in the Studio and Urban Anecdotes Collide
A chaotic montage mixes a tense studio scene with infant antics and a weary photographer. Elsewhere a bemused mother jokes about a child named Footsie while a skylight surprise disrupts the shoot. The column shifts to a Chicago Tribene humorous piece about a husband’s hallucinations and a quirky interviewer. Meanwhile South Sun Sam recounts a shipwreck with a French chef aboard and a marine reporter’s quip about food variety. The New York Mail notes the city wasting water and parries the whisky joke.
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South Sun Sam
New York Mail
Notable visitors and political chatter at Washington hotels
Herbert H. Vreeland of New York, a trolley magnate, and Col Isaac D Smead of Cincinnati are among prominent figures seen at the Willard. Reports describe Washington as financially vibrant with a growing hotel crowd while debates over rail, canal, and political futures unfold among lawmakers and ambassadors.
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Herbert H. Vreeland
New York
New Willard
Mx Vreeland
New Jersey
Washington
Mr Vreeland
Leason
Prisoner Hopes for Sentence After Guilty Plea Offer
In a Chicago Tribune report the prisoner asks the judge to avoid prejudice from a weak defense and to grant a sentence similar to what a guilty plea might have earned. The exchange centers on clemency and the defendant’s appeal for fairness before judgment is pronounced.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Czarewitch Portrayed As Deaf and Brain-Afflicted Leader
A Philstelpite Inquirer One report describes the czarewitch as deaf and dumb, while another claims milerocephalis brain condition, both presented as traits of a modern warlike potentate.
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The
Philstelpite Inquirer
Czarewitch
Tillman Upholds State Traditions Against Roosevelt Rate Bill
Senator Tillman opposes the Roosevelt amendment to the rate bill, arguing it preserves his state’s traditions and resists what he terms effeminating allurements of a chaser.
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Detroit
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