Washington Post Retort on Legislation and Commerce
The fragment discusses subscription rates for Washington and Alexandria Daily, then shifts to a critique of railroad pass laws in New Hampshire and a 1907 act restricting free passes for legislators and officials. It moves to a projection of Asia trade with notes on Japan and Manchuria, then moral debates on Christianity and war, a UK budget overview, and assorted cultural and political commentary.
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New England
New Hampshire
Initiative and Referendum Threat to State Sovereignty
A polemical defense of traditional sovereignty argues that initiative and referendum would consolidate power in large states and erode state rights. It warns that Constitutionally equal states in the Senate would be overturned, placing the South under Northern majority rule and demanding vigilance against such a shift.
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Lberty
New York
Delaware
United States Senate
Albany Coun
Seelaware
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Senate
Ohio
America
National election funding plan faces hurdles in Congress
The authentic New York Triune reports a proposal to let government pay campaign costs, with all funds accounted for. Critics argue states control elections and Congress cannot bind states, while questions arise about who qualifies for funds and how to prevent waste. Public pressure to require disclosure of all contributions could curb corruption.
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Henge of Commons
British Empire
Asquith
Congress
Bank of England
J Pierpont Morgan
New York Triune
She Tribune
Credmont
Tribune
House of Representatives
United States
Jeff
Patch of Gray Paint and Crowds in Kaiser Speech Scene
Berlin dispatch in Pall Mall Gazette describes Kaiser’s demand for a painting showing a vast sea of cheering people seen from a balcony with the Empress joining the scene. Prof Skarbina plans to alter sketches to fit the vision and the Kaiser boasts of the German people’s unity before dispersal of the crowd.
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Berlin
Pall Mall Gazette
Frong Skarbina
Erapir
Roland von Bergin
Skarbina
Kaiserin
Lee
Kaiser
Kleist
der Pring von
Odd News From Diverse Clippings
A collage of brief items reports odd animal encounters and light politics. A New York American tale describes a Maltese cat killing a venomous adder, while a mule at Glen dower Colliery signals a miner’s death at Mount Pleasant. Other notes joke about ambassadors and Uncle Sam’s cost of hair and postage fraud at ten dollars.
Max de Bathe Weds Divorcée in British Consulate
Mrs Langtry’s brother in law Max de Bathe, long claimed as husband by an American woman, reportedly married Ada Mary Paget at the British consulate in Brangers on March 2. The bride, previously known as Lady Miller, has had three previous husbands and faces press attention over the union and the alleged marriage to de Bathe.
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Godfrey Webster
Thomas Gerald Walker
Maunby
Yorkshire
Sir John Miller
Manderston
Duns
Berwickshire
Max de Bathefletring
Sir John
Lord Cursonts
Max iI
Hugo de Bathe
Langtry
Henry de Bathe
de Bathe
Max de Bathe
York
Charles Tilton
Stavra
Africa
Tha
Max
Summerles
Maidenhead
Mm J DE Bathey
New York
San Frentisco
Desides
Gsutt
Sir Charles Ross
Balnagowan
Winifred Berens
Lady Ross
Sir Charles
Patricia Hilson
Louisville
Monaco
Monacos
France
Lves
Monte Carlo
Paris
Avenue du Trocadero
Mary Douglas Hamilton
Duke of Hamilton
Vatican
Prince of
Baden
Napoleon III
Tassilo Lestetics
Hungary
Doug ‘Las Hamilton
William
Urach
Princass Florestine of
Ife
Willam of Urach
Jac
The Wise Man Gets It In The Head As Bryan Quips
A Bostoner quips a proverb reformulation. “A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth” becomes a condensed lesson. He notes the wise man owns the idea in the head while the fool gets it in the neck, to aid memory.
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Bostonners
Bryan
Campaign funds proposal eyed by President
Washington dispatch reports the President considers asking Congress to pass a statute that would fund national election campaigns from government appropriations. He notes current fundraising by subscription is problematic and seeks a neutral committee to divide funds and monitor spending while preserving voters’ access to candidates.
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Washington Dispatch
New York
Tirvana
Congress
Systrem
Bose
Malta
Man Knits at Work in Chicago Bonded Warehouse Nook
Government storekeeper Robert Brewster Chappell passes slow time in a corner of the Chicago bonded warehouse near Clark and Illinois streets by knitting socks mittens and wristlets beside a radiator and a window. He has kept the space for four years and uses it to pass the hours while supervising packages and receipts.
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Asia
James J
Hils
Hill
Great Britain
Pacific
United States
Orient
Japan
China
Manchuria
California
Chicagoera
Robert Brewster Chappell
Clark
Illinois
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
A fragmented humorous piece about broken engagements and social attitudes. The text satirizes men’s vanity and women’s attire, noting reactions to appearances and manners in social settings. It reflects late 19th or early 20th century urban mores and dating norms.
Marshall Field and the talent of reading people
The article describes Marshall Field’s keen ability to study and measure his employees. He tracked promotions, judged true strengths, and trusted instincts over advice, often choosing the right leaders unseen. His method relied on perceiving mental caliber and aligning roles to complement weaknesses with capable allies.
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Marshall Field
Iis
Pierce
Geniu
Mr Field
Field
Euurope
Walt
Woman of fighting blood and pillow hair scare
A sensational feature contrasts a dominant fiery woman with domestic chaos, and a comical tale from Ansonia about pillow hair raids by vigilant girls. It also shares a humorous Kansas City Times dispatch about a man who laughed so hard he dislocated his jaw trying to tell a joke.
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Sasania
New York
Samson
As City
Hum
Ansonia
Pout Dispatch
Kansas City Times
Siver Simpson
Minneapolis
Simpson
Abe
St Paul
Wabash Street
Police
Prominent banker-turned-politician surveys era and allies
William J Coombs of South Brooklyn Savings Bank and Title Guarantee and Trust Company serves as Union Pacific director and praises Taft and Bryan era figures. He discusses Francis Joseph, Amoss Hershey on U S diplomacy, and Oklahoma political prospects with Col Owen as leading Senate hopeful for the new state.
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William J Coombs
South Brooklyn
Coombs
Les
United States
Bryan
Co E Akins
Cleveland
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland Southwestern and Columbus Railway
Taft
Senator Foraker
Raleiga
Axins
Alphonso Taft
Foraker
Tas
Senate
United Republicans of Ohio
Francis Joseph
Austria
Franz Loecker
Br~hema
Kew Willard
Sian
Amos S Wershey Howl
Department of Political Science and Internation
Ingana University
New Willard
Hershey
John Hay
Oklahoma
J F Wisdom
Waskogee
Raleigh
Wisdom
Indian Territory
Robert L. Owen
Muskogee
Col Owen
Eye Civilized Tribes
Washington
United State Supreme Court
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