College for Gentlemen Opposes Hazing With Prohibition Plan
The Washington Post discusses a proposed college that would specialize in hazing prohibition to counter brutality on campuses. It cites Columbia University incidents and argues such a institution would train more civilized, humane gentlemen and deter humiliation of freshmen.
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College
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
University of Virginia
Columbia University
New York
Kingdon Gould
George Gould
Gould
Hazers
Columbian
Young
Aasime
Aehaal
Controversy Over Constitutional Amendments in 1904
The column laments difficulty of amending the Constitution, noting the 1904 September anniversary of a major amendment and the impracticality of peaceful change. It highlights the push for electing U S Senators by popular vote and critiques the indirect system, with Roosevelt quoted on the voice of the people versus entrenched power.
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Pew
United States
Boston Post
Daten
Republic
Congress
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Presidenc
Senatorial primary plan as relief for election system
The author argues that states should retain liberty to vote for presidential electors while lamenting public opinion manipulation of constitutional mandates. He warns against bypassing the framers by evading the Constitution, noting primaries as the only feasible remedy to shift power from party agents to the people.
Quieting Mindanao Emphasizes Wood Report Shortfalls
The piece argues Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood’s Philippines report may mislead about Mindanao. It notes hostility from Moros, harsh terrain, and that buckshot weapons are praised for quick, scattered fire. It remains cautious, urging careful reading of frontier reports.
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Mindanao
Leonard Wood
Philippines
Wood
Serenaya
Datto AN
Wulet
Christmas Eve Merriment Demand Order in Cities
Maj. Sylvester warns that Christmas Eve merriment will be allowed but disruption and insults will be punished. Police will patrol streets to prevent disorder as stores remain open for last minute shoppers. Public calls for orderly conduct apply to all, including rowdy crowds and protective shopper traffic.
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Maj. Sylveaten
Maj. Syl Veater
Washington
Sylvester
A Chronicle of Political Jests and Legal Reflections
The Providence Journal notes Representative Champ Clark's bill to extend presidential succession to Cabinet heads, urging caution and urging Congress to act on a long neglected constitutional duty. It criticizes fines and imprisonment as a deterrent, comments on Smoot, Coughlin, and local headlines, and jokes about politics and law, with varied brief items from Colorado to Galena.
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Departments of Agriculture
of Commerce and Labor
The
Providence Journal
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Inability to discharge duties cited amid Far East naval debate
The article discusses persistent inability to discharge office duties, noting seventy days of neglect and no serious immediate harm. It then shifts to naval warfare expectations in the Far East, weighing Russian and Japanese fleet strengths, gun calibers, and officer quality, with uncertainty over eventual outcomes and the Baltic fleet's effectiveness.
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Aaid
Ham
Far East
Manchurian
B. W. Wilson
London National Review
Japan
Russia
Wilson
Port Arthur
Vladivostok
Baltic
Pacific
Rojestvonsky
Togo
Des Moines Register
East
trans-Mississippi West
Far West
Dakota Wheat Fields
Inventions and politics cross paths in a yearend digest
A broad, satirical roundup blends political jabs and industry notes. References span an inventor knighted by King Howard, oil and steel debates, bank troubles, impeachment history, and a bottling machine displacing workers. It also notes Christmas package mishaps and a plan to boost rifle practice for national defense.
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King Howard
Platt
Tom Lan Gon
Odell
Atanda
Tom Lanson
Beckwith
Chad- Wick
Carnegie
John Burroughs
Democratic Campaigen Committee
Mistake of the Fee System in Public Service
A compilation notes the push to abolish the fee system in federal and state civil service, citing misalignments between fees and services, examples of illegal charges, and the motive to curb petty exactions. Separate comic snippets from Chicago and Titbians appear, reflecting satirical exchanges about wealth and misfortune.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Pointed Paragraphs from the Chicago Mews
A satirical collage of quirky maxims on wisdom, wealth, generosity, luck, and relationships. The writer lampoons social norms with pithy quips about aging, debt, memory, and gender expectations, ending with cautionary lines on neighborly trust.
Daring Exploit of Burke Roche and Libau Torch Run
A lengthy report details Burke Roche’s audacious torpedo boat Caroline voyage from the Thames to Libau, despite a warrant for his arrest. It notes British authorities’ alleged negligence, compares to the Alabama affair, and traces Roche’s famous lineage and social prominence in English and Atlantic circles.
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James Burke Roche
Caroline
Thames
Libau
Alabama
Burke Roche
Messrs. Yarrows
Mersey
Liverpool
England
Royal Navy
Lord Fermoy
Frank Work
New York
Great Britain
Borax Diet Debate Provokes Diet Experiment Clash
The piece reviews Dr. Wiley’s boric acid diet experiments and critics led by Prof. Chittenden. It notes varying reactions among experts on protein needs, digestion, and the effects of borax as a preservative, with Secretary Wilson defending boron remedies. It also mentions influenza during the studies and claims the boarders reported better condition after the trial despite concerns.
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H. HH Langdes
New York
Wiley
Wilson
Prof. Chittenden
United States
Gen John A. Fite Humorous Streetcar Seat Gesture
A Nashville Hauser piece recounts General John A. Fite of Lebanon giving up his seat on a streetcar for a young woman. The mother demurs, the woman accepts, and Fite jokes about his age revealing he is 53. He attributes longevity to good whisky, tobacco, cigars, and notes his mother died at 101 and grandmother at 110 with many descendants.
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Nashville
Hauser
John A. Fite
Lebanon
Gen. Fite
Tam
Russia and Popular Government in the Kansas City Journal
The piece argues Russians are not ready for constitutional monarchy or representative government. It stresses a long path of liberalization and citizen education is needed before democracy can work, warning that a revolution could jeopardize the monarchy and future republic. It ends with a quip about Plato and Boswell and a mythic tale of Hercules failing a labors task.
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Kansas City Journal
Philippine Islands
South America
Russia
Dingley Tariff Praised By Philadelphia Press
Commentary in the Philadelphia ecc asserts the Dingley tariff sustains the prosperous condition of United States hens by protecting fledgling industries. It claims without protection hens would lose wages and Europe would flood markets, while a humorous aside notes a small boy mishearing freckles as brown eyed daisies.
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Philadelphia
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Europe
Dingley
Nearly Correct Guess Reveals Passay Birthday
A Philadelphia area conversation notes Misa Passay’s age near, with a playful exchange about her birth time. She reportedly said she was born on a Sunday morning at 6 o'clock, prompting surprise from the speaker.
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Misa Passay
A Ship in a Storm painting inquiry
A buyer asks for the painting’s title and details. The artist confirms the work is titled A Ship in a Storm and discusses the ship’s identity and storm scene during a brief exchange.
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Cma Utbuns
H'M
Newtuch
Woman, the Unsolvable
The piece critiques gender bias as it recounts a Chicago case where Albert Newman was jailed for beating his wife who sought his release rather than charge. It examines female forgiveness, domestic cruelty, and the paradox of devotion contrasted with indifference, questioning why women endure abuse.
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Detroit
Chicago
Albert Newman
Newman
Lfe
A Deluge of Blood Delivers Grim War Parallels
The Florida Times-Union reflects on four years of violent deaths in the United States surpassing Boer War losses. It argues that peace and prosperity hide ongoing bloodshed at home, with immigrants blamed by some as the cause while scientists warn of internal dangers. The piece questions whether the nation’s fixation on money erodes truth, love, and respect for law as murders rise by night and day.
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Hall
United States
New Orleans
West
Europe
Prince George of
Greece
Crete
Crate
Kingdom of
Gannaris
University of Glasgow
Canea
George
Prince George
Nicholas
Helen
Russia
Prof
Sultan
Athens
Werthern
England
France
Austria
Germany
Italy
Marquibe
Pontenoy
Florida
Eich
Acientista
Des Moines Public Library Dims Books For Boys
A Iowa public library restricts shelves on Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, allowing only select boys to borrow them while others are directed to high class juvenile literature. The policy sparks debate on discrimination and influence.
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New York
Des Moines
Towa
Public Library
Lbrarian
Mark Twain
Charlie
Iowa
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Fress
A humorous column notes a woman fears nearly everything except her husband. It jokes about a woman fainting at a mouse and a man’s Christmas gifts. It suggests making smoking in the house unpleasant to stop a husband from lighting up.
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Wiley
Chicago
New York
Kineiog
American Captain Morrison Returns After War Front Duty
Capt John F Morrison former attaché in Tokyo and military observer in the Japanese Russian Manchurian theater returns to Washington. He spent three months with Gen Oku and the Japanese army, witnessed the Lianyang capture, and faced danger near the front while observing. He musters no comments on Japanese personnel beyond his War Department report. Also notes census illiteracy figures debate by Delegate Rodey and a New Mexico Arizona statehood lobby clash. Later, Serje Zangwill's Washington layover precedes Florida rest plan with his wife, seeking quiet, unstated location.
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John F. Morrison
Tokyo
United States
Wasahington
Morrison
Oku
Lianyang
War Department
New Mexico
Arizona
Rodey
Riggs House
New York
Florida
Zangwill
Washington
New Willard
Mr. Zangwill
America
Senator Cockrell's Choice for Interstate Commission
The Kansas City Journal reports Senator Cockrell has accepted President Roosevelt's offer to join the Interstate Commerce Commission. His appointment would shift powers on transportation rates and invite scrutiny by Congress and the Supreme Court. Cockrell's long Senate service is praised as diligent and valuable for the panel.
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Kansas City Journal
Cockrell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Thm
Panama Canal Commission
Kia
Roosevelt
TP Congress
Reckteas
Supreme Court
Missouri
Senate
Ifa
Abolish the Gate Receipts in College Football
Opinion notes that removing gate receipts could curb violence and turn football into a healthier, development oriented sport. Advocates Harvard leading the move to end gate profits to reduce chaos and brutality harming colleges and the nation.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Harvard
Farmer Corntassel Quits After Fifty Seven Years
Farmer Longjaw confesses he smoked nearly fifty seven years and finally threw away his pipe this morning fearing he would form a lasting habit. Newspapers REHIVE
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