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River and harbor policy sparks Senate clash at capital
The piece notes a sharp public policy dispute between Senator Gallinger and Representative Burton over river and harbor funding and the ship subsidy. It also surveys views on currency reform, national banking inspection, and bank director duties, calling for tighter oversight and accountability. It mentions Dowie and Dowie’s followers, Philippine tariff questions, and a collage of editorial opinions on current events.
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President's Message Advocates Tax Reforms and Civil Rights
The President’s annual message argues for a graduated inheritance tax and a future income tax, or constitutional amendment if a federal tax lifts not feasible. He warns of strained Japan relations and urges protection of Japanese treaty rights, while proposing broader federal power to enforce aliens’ rights under treaties. He backs corporate regulation, labor laws, and joint traffic associations, and urges national control of marriage and divorce plus opposition to lynching.
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The Ethic of Political Activity in Party Government
In a Yale Alumni Weekly address President Hadley argues that the telegraph and press reshaped public deliberation, shifting power from deliberative assemblies to party leaders. He warns law now reflects majority interests in districts, not national public opinion, and that parties and bosses remain essential to govern.
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Canal Digger Returns to Washington After Panama Tour
The article surveys Teddy Roosevelt style tactics as canal work resumes in Washington with calls for bold leadership, compares graft and justice battles, and notes a sensational Crimean veteran to wed. It threads through political aims, urging patient, steady progress and the pursuit of complete manhood.
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Reflections of a Bachelor in New York Prose
A jumbled excerpt discusses romance and social expectations with scattered phrases about kissing, men and women, and authenticity. The fragment references a bachelor’s reflections and hints at practical advice on expressing love in many ways, though the text is garbled and incomplete.
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Baronets who toil and die in poverty
A long essay traces distressed baronets and heirs, noting Sir Henry Behlin, his brother, and other titled families ending in poverty. It covers origins in Ireland, careers from footman to police, stationmasters, and beggary, citing Baronetcy succession and failures to sustain fortunes.
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Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago Daily News
Fragmentary excerpt discusses gender and social mores with wry, clipped observations. It mentions a yacht owner and an automobile, debt, and a man with whiskers, reflecting early 20th century attitudes toward gender and status and their impact on behavior.
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A Long War Ends After 243 Years With Dutch Victory
A New York Journal dispatch reports the long conflict between the Dutch and Macassars over Celebes ends after 243 years. Dutch forces meet fierce resistance on Celebes’s crater fortress, culminating in the last Malay holdout's surrender atop a volcanic peak. The tale links eras from Sir William III to Queen Victoria with a sweeping historical framing.
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Martyr to Science A Brooklyn student commits suicide over tuberculosis
Jacob Tararoky twenty one year old medical student son of a Brooklyn real estate broker killed himself after contracting tuberculosis while studying pathology. He had inoculated himself with germs in hopes of discovering a cure and died from carbolic acid. he had dreamed of serum development to combat the great white plague. The tragedy unfolds as he faced inevitable death, refusing early resignation and clinging to science until the end.
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Powder puff sales spark witty hotel debate on manners
In a Fifth Avenue hotel a discussion about powder puffs for body scent drew two husky onlookers who joked that gentlemen will carry their dainty wares as in Louis XIV times, making women dainty and sweet. One man demanded whisky and soda as the talk veered playful.
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English critic laments New York hotel culture in letter
In a St James Gazette letter, the writer recalls a honeymoon trip to New York, where a hotel detective insulted his companion and caused dismay. He compares New York hotels unfavorably to London’s Carlton and Savoy, calling detective behavior a disgrace in elite establishments.
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Congress praise poem mocks lawmakers and labor in verse
A satirical address to Congress in New York mocks lawmakers as detached from labor, praising politicians who supposedly ignore the bread of the people while living on pie. The speaker rails at the elite, questions justice, and ends with a defiant tribute to the cleverness of Capitol pols.
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Female Burglar Named Mary Brown Arrested in Pelham Heights
Mary Brown alias Mary Cook, West Chester County's first female burglar, was arrested after confessing to twelve Mount Vernon robberies within two weeks and roughly 35000 in plunder. She described a routine with a male accomplice, entering via a rear window while she waited to receive loot hidden in a drop skirt. Police believe she could explain up to 100 Westchester robberies totaling about 50000. She refused to name her partner, saying she would rather serve forty years than “squeal.”
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Sixty-two Years a Dancing Master from Harvard Mass
The Boston Herald profiles Sim eon Green known as Prof Grean at eighty-two still teaching dancing. Beginning in 1844 he has taught around 15,000 people, with 250 graduates per six months and 16,000 nights of instruction. He now runs two juvenile classes in Ayer and Littleton while planning one more winter of teaching amid skeptical friends.
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Predicament of the Large Lady on a Suburban Train
A woman seated behind a young man on a suburban train asks for help to alight at the next station saying she is very large and the conductor often assists her by guiding her off a backward ride. The man notes this has occurred at three stations.
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Meetings and fashion notes at Washington hotels and Willard
In Washington many notable figures mingle in hotel lobbies Elmer Dover Republican National Committee secretary met the President in the White House but was unavailable The events cover Pennsylvania Representative Arthur Laban Bates the Normandie gala Queen Draga gown owned by Mrs George W Albright and two retiring lawmakers Garber Towne in Raleigh lobby Elder Laurin Farr visits Chicago Northwestern University dormitory Willard Hall and Evanston scene reveal Mormon education debates among students with plentiful chatter
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Thanksgiving Failure Cited in Hardeman Records
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a poor Thanksgiving with enigmatic gifts, a dressed turkey and a bottle, leading to inebriation and a stay at the asylum as the group convalesces. The tale notes alcohol and odd behavior followed by institutional care.
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