College for Gentlemen Promotes Hazing-Proof Stand
The Washington Post argues for a college that forbids hazing and protects students from humiliation. It cites Harvard Yale Princeton as failing to curb brutality and cites Columbia's recent incident with Kingdon Gould to illustrate the danger. The piece suggests a new university with strict anti hazing and noble aims would attract support and elevate manhood.
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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
Debate on Constitutional Amendments and Senator Elections
The piece argues amendments are hard to enact by peaceful means and critiques the current system. It highlights the push to elect United States Senators by popular vote, noting power concentration in legislatures and party managers. It cites Roosevelt on government voice and Electoral College protections.
Senatorial Primary Plan and the People’s Voice
The author argues that state legislatures hold freedom to choose electors and senators, but public opinion shifts power by evading the Constitution. Primary elections are presented as the only relief to curb the drift, replacing direct voter influence with party control. The piece notes electors and senators drift toward agents of parties, undermining constitutional design.
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Pew
United States
Boston Post
United Tes
Daten
Republic
Congress
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Mindanao unrest downplayed by Gen Wood report
The article argues against rushing to grim conclusions from Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood’s Philippines assessment. It cites Moros hostility, difficult terrain, and recommended weaponry, yet claims conditions are improving with expeditions against insurgents and pacification efforts ongoing. It urges careful reading of front reports and remains cautious about declaring peace.
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Mindanao
Leonard Wood
Philippines
Wood
Wulet
Army of the Philippines
United States
Galena
Mukdenland Antung
Christmas Eve Merriment Meets Law and Order in Capital
Maj Sylvester warns against disorder during Christmas Eve celebrations in Washington. Police will patrol streets to curb rude pushing and store disturbances as crowds celebrate with horns and bells. Merchants and shoppers are urged to preserve orderly commerce, with rowdies to face arrest.
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Maj. Sylveaten
Maj. Syl Veater
Washington
Sylvester
A Chronic and Dangerous Neglect
The Providence Journal notes Rep Champ Clark has a favorable report on a bill to extend presidential succession to two Cabinet leaders, Agriculture and Commerce and Labor. It argues the move adds safeguards, calls for ending statutory discrimination, and urges Congress to act on a missing law long neglected since the First Congress.
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Champ Clark
Departments of Agriculture
of Commerce and Labor
The
Providence Journal
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
naval balance in the far east debated in the london review
The article analyzes British naval expert B W Wilson's December London National Review piece comparing Japanese and Russian fleets. It weighs gun strengths 12 inch 10 inch versus 8 and 6 inch guns, evaluates crew quality, and questions the outcome of a potential Baltic versus Japanese confrontation, noting unknowns about the Baltic fleet and the impact of drill and experience.
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Far East
Manchurian
B. W. Wilson
London National Review
Japan
Russia
Wilson
Port Arthur
Vladivostok
Baltic
Pacific
Rojestvonsky
Togo
Inventions and politics mix in a 1900s note
A collection of quick takes on public figures and events from the era. King Howard knighting the light inventor contrasts with Senator Platts and Tom Lanson sparring over oil, steel, and banking. References to impeachment, unions, war, and military readiness thread through.
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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 and Comic Snippets
A Philadelphia Ledger critique notes the move to end the fee system as laws expand. It cites bloated charges and petty unlawful exactions across federal and state civil service. The piece mixes humorous quotes from Chicago News and Titbians, reflecting newspaper humor on poverty and widows.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Pointed Paragraphs from the Chicago Mews
A quirky jumble of aphorisms and humorous maxims about wisdom money relationships luck generosity and social behavior. The fake street wisdom humor contrasts gender roles and social expectations with each quip aiming at a quick moral or wry observation.
Daring Exploit of Burke Roche in Torpedo Boat Run
A sensational tale follows Hon. James Burke Roche as a warrant out for his arrest, yet lauded for guiding the torpedo boat Caroline from the Thames to Libau past British authorities. The piece links his action to broader debates on neutrality, war, and notable British figures, with detours into Roche’s travels, lineage, and social 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 sparks debate on Wiley experiments
The piece reviews Dr. Wiley's boric acid diet experiments, citing Prof. Chittenden’s critique of the method and assertions that excess protein harms the body. Secretary Wilson supports borax remedies, while the subjects reportedly felt physically better after the test despite adverse effects noted by researchers.
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H. HH Langdes
New York
Wiley
Wilson
Prof. Chittenden
United States
Gentleman Gen Fite Defies Time With Seat Offer
A Nashville Hauser report recalls Gen John A. Fite of Lebanon riding a street car to a fair. He offered his seat to a young lady. the mother refused saying she could stand. Fite teased about age, claiming he was only 52, then joked about aging and his family history of longevity noting his mother died at 101 and grandmother at 110.
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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 Russia is not ready for constitutional monarchy or representative government, urging a gradual liberalization and education before democracy. It notes the republic’s success depends on citizen virtues, warns against upheaval, and references a Boswell Johnson-like quip from a Chicago discourse. A separate mythic tale describes Hercules regretting attempting a thirteenth task after failing to eat thirty quals in thirty days.
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Danviltr
Timax
Chadwick
Congress
Maron
Uniteed
Atatea
Kansas City Journal
Philippine Islands
South America
Russia
Hercules
Dingley Tariff Praised In Humorous Exchange
From the Philadelphia ecc a humorous note extols the Dingley tariff praising its protection of hens in the United States. The piece argues without tariffs the hen industry would suffer wage cuts and unemployment while European producers flood markets. A light quip follows about freckles described as brown eyed daisies slumbering in cream.
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Philadelphia
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Europe
Dingley
Almost Told
A Philadelphia area overheard exchange recalls a woman named Misa Passay and a remark about her age. The conversation notes she cited a birth moment described as a Sunday morning at 6 o'clock.
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Misa Passay
Possible Purchaser Questions Painting Title and Ship in Storm
The exchange clarifies the painting title as A Ship in a Storm. The artist confirms the work’s name and invites identification of the ship depicted and its storm sequence. The purchaser expresses admiration for the piece’s effectiveness and striking presentation.
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Cma Utbuns
H'M
Newtuch
Woman, the Unsolvable
A Detroit Free Press essay laments the indifference of some women to domestic abuse. It cites Chicago cases where husbands beat wives, yet wives defend and forgive, raising questions about gender roles and the paradox of devotion amid cruelty.
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Detroit
Chicago
Albert Newman
Newman
Lfe
A Deluge of Blood Says Time-Union on Violence
The Florida Times Union warns that 31,000 homicides occurred nationwide in the four years past, arguing that peace and prosperity mask a rising bloodletting at home. It laments immigrant guilt, questions the nation’s moral state, and argues war’s structures foster violence within.
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Florida
Eich
Acientista
Des Moines Library Denies Classic Titles to Boys
A Iowa library contemplates restricting Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn from open shelves for boys deemed at risk of immoral influence. Instead they may be steered to sharper juvenile literature as part of a broader debate on libraries gatekeeping by perceived harm.
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New York
Des Moines
Towa
Public Library
Lbrarian
Mark Twain
Charlie
Iowa
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humorous sketch notes a wife fearful of nearly everything except her husband. It teases a woman’s tantalizing lips and the room full of onlookers. It cites a six foot man, a closet mouse fear, and a joke on gifts and Christmas plans for a family.
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New York
Kineiog
Capt Morrison Observes War Front in Manchuria Visit
Capt John F Morrison, attache in Yokyo, returned to Washington after three months with Gen Oku and the Japanese army near Lianyang. He observed combat zones with foreign attaches and will report to the War Department. Separately Delegate Rodey criticized New Mexico and Arizona census figures as illogical and noted statehood opposition influence. Israel Zangwill and Mrs Zangwill stopped in Washington en route to Florida for a quiet retreat and potential extended stay.
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John F. Morrison
Yokyo
United States
Wasahington
Morrison
Oku
Lianyang
War Department
New Mexico
Arizona
Rodey
Riggs House
New York
Florida
Israel Zangwill
Washington
New Willard
Mr. Zangwill
America
Mrs. Zangwill
Senator Cockrell to Join Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City Journal reports Senator Cockrell has chosen to accept the presidents offer to serve on the Interstate Commerce Commission rather than joining the Panama Canal Commission. Observers note his cautious, reform minded approach and belief Congress should empower the board to set or alter transportation rates, a move welcomed by rail interests yet viewed as potentially risky.
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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 Football Debate
The Brooklyn Eagle notes critics call for ending gate receipts to curb brutality in college football and redirect funds to healthful development. Western farming progress praised as East learns from the West, with steam plows and multi-horse teams shaping modern practice. Mrs Chadwick’s photosteric judgment described as a paradox of youth and age, while a Chicago Tribunes cartoon quote presents a Sunday school child’s cheeky retort about Christmas tree bad boys.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Harvard
Des Moines Register
East
trans-Mississippi West
Far West
Dakota Wheat Fields
When to Stop Smoking
Farmer Longjaw admits to quitting after nearly fifty seven years of smoking. He says he threw away his pipe this morning and fears losing the habit if he delays. The exchange reflects a local humor piece about tobacco use and resolve.
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