Washington Post 1906 Tales On Transportation and Reform
Washington Post reports on transportation profits disputed by Senator Elkins committee with figures from 150 million to 17 million. It highlights remittance advice and editorial reflection on the disappearing rural “Reuben” era, urban expansion, and rising newspaper circulation driven by rural reading demand. It also covers a New York incident on a strict compulsory education law limiting work for youth and sparking debate over reform zeal.
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Walker D. Hines
Reuben
Chicago Inter Ocean
The
Inter Ocean
Amng
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Attile
Ffteen
Let The Post Follow You
Washingtonians leaving the city should have The Post follow them to stay informed about affairs at the Capital. Addresses may be changed as desired and the Duper will deliver promptly to any part of the country. Notify carrier or send order direct to The Post. Telephone 126.
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New York
Congress
Pension board scandal fuels nationwide misbelief in veterans
Washington sparked a fevered controversy over pension grants when editors in Providence and other papers claimed the board of review improperly rewarded “stay at home soldiers” who never served in combat. The piece argues many listed names lacked muster rolls and questions the legitimacy of pension allocations, noting political embarrassment for the party.
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Pension Bureau
Washington
Providence Journal
Fror
Union
Army
Cvont
Lake
Board of Review
United States Service
United States
Appomattox
New Hampshire
Republican Party
Interstate Commerce Powers and the perils of power
A critical meditation on power across leaders from Cromwell to Jefferson, arguing the Interstate Commerce Commission grew from political need into a dangerous expansion of federal authority. The piece contends average citizens and states risk abuses as power accumulates, urging vigilance before Congress and the Senate.
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Cromwell
Hampden
Charles Washington
United States Senate
Jefferson
Congress
Dogbrrry
Waa
Commission
Randulph
Louisiana
Professors and the Ford of Cranks Stir Public Contempt
The Post protests against academic arrogance and the habit of treating scholarly claims as infallible. It recalls praised yet flawed professor-led predictions, mocks Langley style feats, and defends Robinson Crusoe against Prof Trent. It laments credulity toward experts while urging prudence in public belief.
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Trent
Post
Chicago
Langley
St. Louis
Columbus
New World
Wharvard
Nero
Franz Josef Land
Caravela
W. P. Trent
Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson
Defoe
Trent Little
Reflections of a Bachelor humorous column fragment
A snippet from the New York Press offers satirical quips on marriage and male vanity. It contrasts debt relief with renewed spending, notes fashion tensions between furs and openwork attire, and jokes about husbands’ hunting trips and church attendance without conflict.
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New York
Bavaria’s King Otto Told Through Turbulent Tale
The piece recounts King Otto of Bavaria, confined since his accession after his brother’s death, with viewing rare. It notes public sentiment, medical care, and odd episodes such as his ballad of a stork impression, plus a digression on European royal marriages and theater anecdotes.
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Kingdom of
Bavaria
Otto
Lake
Staremberg
Furstenried
Munich
St. Micheal
Louis
Bismack
Prussia
Bismarck
Germany
AT CROSS PURPOSES. States Fail to Recognize Rail Competition
The St. Paul Dispatch argues that government policy oscillates between promoting and suppressing rail competition. It cites cheaps goods rebates, tariffs, and traffic tricks, noting railways are monopolies except at junctions. It warns that posturing against competition often leads to consolidations and unions, with penalties for suppression.
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St. Paul Dispatch
Peck
Milwaukee
Chicago
Massachusetts
State Board of Railway Commissioners
What He Didn't Know From Tit Bits
A retired Trish major sold horses and carriages for a motor car and sent his coachman Pat to Dublin for two months of engine repair training. Pat learns all about the engine except one thing he cannot explain, what makes the car move without horses.
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Trish
Ond
Dublin
Pat
Nice Finale. From the Chicago News
A playful exchange set in a Chicago city scene features a Chicago girl and a New York loner. The banter turns to city comparisons with a bursted drum metaphor that cannot be beaten. A Philadelphia Presa excerpt comments on Miss Blugore’s haughty manner and an attempted shop greeting.
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Chicago News
Reeveteul
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia Presa
The Difference From the Boston Transcript
Dialogue reveals a quarrel about silk umbrellas with exposure of misstatements. Bowser defends buying no silk umbrellas, while Wilkins asserts seeing three in Bowser’s room. The exchange highlights tension over alleged lies and personal possessions.
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The
Boston Transcript
Wilkins
Bowser
Still Loves the Ring
In a Chicago Journal excerpt Mabel questions Amy about ending an engagement with George. Amy refuses to return the ring, stating she still admires it despite her changed opinion of George.
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The
Chicago Journal
Mabel
Amy
George
Echoes of the Post on Tarbell and Rail Planks
Multiple small papers quote the Washington Post on Ida Tarbell urging action against Stanford Oil. It notes rumored plans to share Pullman tips for higher dividends and discusses Admiral Melville and the Philippines swap idea. Critics mock skyscraper ambitions in Washington.
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Wilmington
N. Y
Washington Post
Ida Tarbell
Kansas
Gill
Stanford Oil Company
Oil Trust
UI Trust
Charlotte
Plank
Pullman
N. C
Melville
Philippines
West Indies
Chattabooga
Rockefeller
Edward Young
Pittsburg
Geranton
Tribune
Washington
National Capital
Treasury Department
Tower of Babel
Unappreciated Heroism at Ohio Nuptials Spits Upon Tradition
William Turner interrupted his Ohio wedding to spit out a quid before continuing the ceremony. The event, framed as bold devotion to duty and tobacco loyalty, casts him as an unnoticed hero. The tale contrasts public judgment with Turner’s quiet persistence amid social norms.
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Guthrie
Okio
Doc
William Turner
Ohio
Turner
Sir Marval
Talsman
The Yellow Peril and a Flooded Town Tale
A critical essay rebukes the yellow peril myth and Asian military fears, arguing China’s modernization requires Western culture and science. The piece notes Japan’s war context and predicts East and West conflict, then shifts to a humorous river town scene with a planter ready to sell his submerged house by ad in a town paper despite flooding.
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The
Detroit Tribune
Europe
America
China
Genghis Khan
India
Arabia
el Mahdi
Omdhurman
Japan
Chicago News
Wnman
Fragmented comic snippets from older society notes
A collage of overheard remarks and satire from a past era includes jests about gowns and attention for face, a quip on Washington as a mind versus matter hub, a test of friendship about borrowing money, a light fight reference, and a light remark on marriage."
Children and Money Talks In Curious Tabloid Form
A Philadelphia Record item presents a quirky tabloid style note on family dynamics money matters and social quirks. It playfully toys with sayings about stepsons relatives eggs milkmen church organs and lending worry while mixing humor with advice about everyday life.
Politician Talks of a New State in Eastern Appalachia
Col Campbell Slemp predicts a hypothetical new State formed from his district and adjacent districts in Eastern Tennessee and Eastern Kentucky. He argues mountain voters are pro Republican and notes Virginia’s stake, while acknowledging the plan is unlikely and his own term may be his last. He vows to help a Republican victory in November.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Col. Campbell Slemp
Old Dominion
Ebbett House
Col. Brownlow
Edward
Mountains
Republican Party
Virginia
Party of Progress and Prosperity
Hempstead
John M. Pinckney
Alain
Texas
C. L. Gunby
Galveston
Pinckney
Houston
O. T. Halt
James H. Southard
Toledo
Oho
New Willard
Southard
Herrick
Missouri
Maj. Warner
United States Senate
Charles F. Joy
Shoreham
Congress
Senator Cockrell
Pitching a Loan Shark Drama to a Busy Manager
A Chicago Tribune exchange shows a theater owner overwhelmed with manuscripts and reluctant to read a new play. The caller insists it has human interest and is unlike anything he has read, centering on a loan shark as the villain.
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Chicago Tribune
His Real Trouble from the Detroit Tribune
A humorous dialogue features a hobo with a crimson beak seeking a nickel and a suspicious woman asking about sobriety. The tramp replies that staying sober is not hard, but spots the rising cost as his chief trouble in the jag.
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Detrolt Tribune
Politician Spends Week on Farm for Grafting Insight
A Chicago News item notes a politician’s week on a farm where daily orchard grafting reveals his interest. The piece contrasts public persona with hands on work, suggesting practical befits over idle time.
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