A Rather Interesting Experiment in Tariff Debate
The Washington Post comments on the Hartford Courant's Republican view of the tariff fight and Theodore Roosevelt. It argues Senate and House leaders can talk and vote while opposing tariff revisions, and it discusses possible additional sessions to overhaul the Dingey schedules. It warns that Southern moves toward limiting black suffrage face constitutional constraints and political peril.
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Hartford Courant
Post
Senate
House
Theodore Roosevelt
Canute
Eugene Hale
Dame Partington
Congress
Tweedtedum
Tweedledes
South
Virginia
Texas
Crumpacker
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
North Carolina
American Consul Title Controversy and Naval Policy Debates
A column analyzes the push to resurrect the fourteenth amendment and the fight over using American versus United States on diplomatic documents. It weighs whether the State Department's note on nomenclature will affect legal oaths abroad and notes criticism of the idea of a vast naval build-up to surpass Britain and France, arguing for cautious coastal defense rather than oversized battleships.
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State Department
United States
Hay
America
United States of America
St Department
New York Times
Frid
Department
Europe
Senate
Official Commission
United State
Tet Ug
Edward Clarke
M. P
Boston Post
Great Britain
France
Boston
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Dickie
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Stokes
Port Arthur
The Sham e of Football and the Egg Census Debate
A Washington Post style column ridicules football brutality and the rise in player weights. It highlights medical warnings on safety and laments trashy sports culture. It critiques government statistics on eggs and census work as flawed and overgeneralized, urging fair treatment of urban hens and broader scrutiny of data collection practices.
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Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Brookland
Chevy Chase
Cleveland Park
Wellington
Stock Brokers as Cabinet Officers
In a sweep of international notes, France names a stock broker Berteux as war minister, advancing a plan to cut military service to two years. The piece traces English and Portuguese curiosities, from Lord Hardwicke’s fall to King Edward VII’s social ties, and highlights European financial and military shifts shaping policy and prestige.
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Andre
War Department
Balfour Administration
England
Lord Hardwicke
Earl
Basil Montgomery & Co
Saturday Review
America
Johny Manners
R. N
Hving
Diplomatic Corps
Heypuan
Lady Anglesey
Royston
Philp Yorke
Woolsack
Wimpole Hall
Cambridgeshire
Lord Clifden
Berteux
France
M. Berteux
M. Cavalgnac
M. de Freyelnet
Krantz
Lolytechnique
Charles
Portugal
Windsor
Chatsworth
Washington Society and the President's Gentlemen
The Indianapolis News argues the public should not fault President Roosevelt for fashionable Washington etiquette. It notes society pressure to treat the White House as a social hub, criticizes a debutante's theater invitation, and urges society to respect the President while embracing true American democratic spirit.
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Indianapolis News
Roosevelt
Ainslee
Washington Society
White House
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Literary Men in Office and Roosevelt Precedents
A Denver Republic and Philadelphia Press synthesis notes President Roosevelt elevating literary figures like Francis Leupp as Indian Commissioner and Eugene Ware as Pension Commissioner. It praises the mix of poetry and governance, cites John Hay, and predicts a broader place for literary men in public affairs, while discussing ongoing peace efforts and world arbitration.
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Roosevelt
Francis 8. Leupp
Leupp
New York Sun
Ware
John Hay
Pike County
Philadelphia
Far-Sighted Wisdom From Union Pacific Report
The Union Pacific annual report argues that long term, extraordinary improvements paid off by boosting net earnings and trimming operating costs. It notes gross revenue rise of over 4.2 million and net gains surpassing 2.5 million, while expenses grew modestly. The piece credits better equipment and centralized management for efficiency and predicts other railroads will follow this path.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Grand Trunk
Harrimanines
Revival of business revival mood and signs of prosperity
A World’s Work style piece argues that a new prosperity wave is starting as business mood improves. It cites Vanderlip and bankers, notes removal of two superstitions about cycles and campaigns, and credits prudent measures and shrewd American enterprise with underpinning potential growth and stability. It ends with a quip about New York subway ridership and street money.
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F. A. Vanderlip
National City Bank of New York
Roosevelt
Judge Parker
Spain
We All Love the Bell and Glimpses of 1910s Humor
A collage of humorous snippets from Chicago Tribune and other papers. Jokes touch on the Liberty Bell’s travels and light social quips about wealth, knives, magnates, and dating. Lighter bits include a rabbit shooting line and a church fair horse watch.
Prominent Visitors Gather in Washington Hotels
In Washington the New Willard hosts Thomas J. Akins of St. Louis a Republican leader and national committee member. Others include Senator Beveridge and Representative Levernush with talks on tariffs Alaska and territory issues. Also notable are Clarence Clark Wyoming senator and Edward Levernush California congressman.
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Thomas J. Akins
St. Louis
Willard
Akins
Republican State Committee of
Missouri
Tie
Aas
Congress
Yen
Breuit
Beneft
Thomas K. Niedringhaus
Richard Kefens
Mr Parker
St Louid
San Francisco
Senate
Senator Cock
California
J. R. B Knowland
Alameda
Arlington
Metcalf
Knowland
Cicago
Edward J. Levernush
Shorenan
Riggs House
Clarence Clark
Wyoming
United States Senate
Wnivers
White House
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