The President's Inherited Tax Suggestion Analyzed
The Washington Post offers a critical analysis of the President's proposal for a progressive tax on inheritance. It argues the idea reflects academic rhetoric, not clear constitutional authority, and warns it could fuel discontent and socialism without a viable path to reform.
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Hartford Courant Defends Protection Policy Amid Critics
The Hartford Courant defends the protection of home industries against free trade critics. It cites tariffs as necessary, condemns overseas underpricing, and argues protection benefits American consumers. It notes naval accident investigations and calls for reforms to prevent future losses. The piece also surveys political chatter about Roosevelt and other public issues and mentions a string of local anecdotes.
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Paris
New York
America
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A garbled Chicago News item offers aphoristic lines on reputation gender roles and social pretenses. It laments fake appearances, cautions against rebuilding on ruins, and notes tensions between men and women in marital and social life.
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The
Chicago News
Vesuvius and public sentiment in the aftermath
The piece treats Vesuvius eruptions as natural events, arguing fear and spectacle reflect disbelief rather than surprise. It notes villagers’ fate and urges readers to accept the volcano’s long history and ordinary inevitability rather than sensational panic. The author questions whether alarm reveals arrogance toward nature.
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The Gorky Visit and Reform Critics Clash in New York
A satirical chronicling of Maxim Gorky’s arrival in New York and the mixed receptions from reformers. The piece lampoons prominent figures Twain and Howells, notes a grand public welcome, and condemns what it calls moral and social dereliction linked to Gorky’s behavior and alleged personal scandal. It questions the sincerity of foreign idealism while urging focus on domestic affairs.
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Mate Twain
Adam Dean Howells
Fone
Maxi Gorky
Russia
New York
Willian Dean Howells and Companys
Ber
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Maxim Curl
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Law Triumphs or Money Wins in Noted Conspiracy Cases
A harsh critique argues that the Gaynor and Greene conspiracy verdicts were financed by immense government resources and that true “triumph of law” depended on money backing, not justice alone. The piece notes court-martial precedents, presidential involvement, and the role of the Treasury, urging a broader debate on race and politics.
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United States
Oterlin M. Carte
Engineer Corps
Ted States Treasury
Congress
Carter
Ite Oullaya
McKinley
Carjter
Department of Justice
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Cgreena
Canada
Lonndon
National ‘Treasury
Death recall recalls a Russian romance
A long notice recounts the Czarist era intrigue surrounding Duke Constantine of Oldenburg and his liaison with Princess Nakachtse and the fate of their children. It notes royal estrangements, political concerns in the Caucasus, and the impact on St Petersburg and Montenegrin ties. The piece connects to broader Balkan shifts and foreign meddling by Russia, Montenegro, and Italy amid imperial succession tensions.
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Odenbirs
Russia
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Abbas Turan
Caucasus
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Oldenburg
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Alexander Mand
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Eimaori
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Mrn
Balkans
Bing
Fietor
Emmanuel
Italy
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Taly
Taurkisti
Albania
Adriatic
Cettinje
Cgar
Life's Merry Game and the Untold Rescue Tale
Fragmented phrases recall a dramatic entombment and rescue, mentioning two women saved after six days amid lava. The account quotes Kokomo and Wad discussing propositions and daily rations, with garbled dialogue about belief and eating quail.
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Kokomo
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Repeater Plan for Local Telephone Service Reported
A fragmentary text details a repeater installation for telephone service and mentions related costs and expenditures. The document notes a 4 215 393 dollar figure for miscellaneous bene fits and reports about 602 000 under a plan announced by concerns.
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Pe’ Goumerce
Cagaeel
Reflections Of A Bachelor Fragment In Dense Dialogue
Fragmentary text presents a dialogue about women and morality with hints of social expectations. The speaker questions men's and women's preferences and criticizes preachy behavior while suggesting underlying appetites and social roles.
Blockade at Ellis Island seethes with immigrant flow
Special to The Washington Post reports Ellis Island handling seven thousand immigrants in four days. Ships will detain arrivals aboard as inspectors struggle to process the surge. Most arrivals are British speaking laborers returning to work, with few Russian Jews, and a large contingent of men and a few women bound for western farm labor.
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Etallah
Umbria
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Washington
Boston
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Union
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Shiesgo
Arlington
Munich
Bardén
America
Castro quits presidency cited by confused Caracas dispatch
A puzzled report from Willemstad states General Castro has left the presidency and is traveling as a private citizen. Vice President Gomez has not formed a new cabinet, old ministers keep their posts, and Caracas factions seek clarity while Venezuelans remain reticent about Castro's retirement.
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Caracay
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Castrol
Gomez
Venezuela
Castro
Ato Iine
Felus
Carseas
Tule
Higgins Signs Two Bills From Insurance Committee
April 6 Gov Higgins reported two bills from the insurance investigating committee. One bill shapesstock regulations, another measure remains pending in the legislature. The senate later passed the anti-debary bill with eight ayes and sixteen noes.
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New York
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Senate
Judge Sustains Indictment in Public Execution Publication
In Ramsey County Minnesota Judge Bunn upheld indictments against Dispatch and the Pioneer Press for publishing details of a public execution. The case centers on the John Day Smith law forbidding such publication and marks a legal challenge to press protections.
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Brand
Dispatch
Pioneer Press
John Day-Smith
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Amend Constitution urged by former United States Senator Turner
Former United States Senator Turner urges urgent constitutional changes. He advocates a unified divorce law an income tax system and federal oversight of life insurance matters as proposed by the president.
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Turner
Roaséweer
Homestead Company Loses Bid to Block Mail Rate Change
A Des Moines court denied the Homestead Company’s request for an injunction to restrain Postmaster General Certelyon from excluding a weekly agricultural paper named Homestead from second-class mail rates. The decision upheld mail-rate enforcement affecting 15,451 copies.
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Asquity
Homestead Company
Des Moines
Panama Examinations and a Special Board Proposed
In April Panama reports chief engineers and canal commission leaders discussing monthly examinations. A special board would oversee these exams and report to Isthmian Central Commission officials Shonts Leavés Panama and Leon Pepinerman. The commission sailors sailed from Colon to New York aboard the steamship Cokin.
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Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
Citi] Sertice Committee
Canal” Zone
Isthmian Ceiial Commission
Leon ‘Pepnerman
the Commission
Colon
New York
Stedmer Cokin
Prominent Ohioans Seen in New Willard Talks
In a hotel lobby, G. W. C. Perry postmaster and editor of the Scripte Gazette, with John H. Brucker, discussed current Ohio politics. Perry cited Gov Pattison’s illness, legislative doubts, and party realignments as Ohio moves through a period of upheaval amid national debates and a rising independent mood.
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John H. Brucker
New ‘Willard
Perry
Nathaniel Willis
N. P. Willis
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Pattison
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Ftie
Republican Party
Foraker
Jeader
Blacker
Brian
Immigration rises in March totals 134 245 in US
Immigration Bureau reports total arrivals in March from all countries at 134 245, up about 70 percent from March 1904. Debarments for the month numbered 659, an increase of 40 percent from the previous year. English geologist Sir Charles Lyell visits the President, touring US sites to study geologic formations including Yosemite and the Grand Canyon.
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Lesnare Lyell
Walcott
Geological Survey
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Grand Canyon
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