The Senate and the Railroads
The Washington Post analyzes the debate over government regulation of railroad rates. It questions federal licensing for all corporations and argues Congress must retain control of interstate freight regulation, warning against Senate power shifting to rail interests while noting potential conflicts with state charters.
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Senate
van Sant
Minnesota
Clapp
United States Senate
New York Press
Post
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Congress
Christianity and War Across Distances and Nations
The piece argues that technologies shrinking distance have not reduced war. It cites Harvard President Eliot and editorials noting war as a reproach to Christendom, urging Christian nations to act for peace. It highlights Rev. H Pereira Mendes’s appeal for peace in the Far East and the likelihood that broader powers’ moves may worsen the conflict.
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New York Evening Mail
Elot
Harvard
Mail
New York
H. Pereira Mendes
United States
Canada
Far East
Evening Mail
Mr. Mendes
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Port Arthur
Liao-yang
France
Britain
East
Cotillion Etiquette and a West Virginia Incident
A late 19th century Washington column discusses cotillion etiquette sparked by a fatal misunderstanding at a West Virginia dance. It reviews diplomat missteps, memory of a chair-tied episode, and the need to quarantine etiquette awareness for foreign visitors.
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Grangers
Logan County
Washington
Corps
Washington Society
Sunday versus Sabbath in Christian history debate
A long analysis of Sabbath and Sunday observance in early Christianity tracing origins to the Lord's Day, Constantine’s decree in 321, and subsequent legal and ecclesiastical influence. The piece notes early Christians sometimes observed both days, the shift toward Sunday as holy, and contrasts Seventh day Adventists with broader secular and religious law.
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Socrates
Constantinople
Constantine
Blackstone
Moses
Virginian claims English Earldom in Northumberland case
The article details a Virginia link to the Northumberland title through the Smithson-Percy line and a possible English claim by a Virginia descendant. It recounts the Duke of Northumberland's wealth, estates at Alnwick and Sion House, and notes a US citizen pursuing the earldom while Hanoverian ties and family legends surface.
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Duke of Northumberland
Leutenant
House of Smithson
United States
Smithsonian Institution
England
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House of Percy
Smithson
Hugh Smithson
Andi
Percy Duke of Northumberland
George
America
Virginia
Burke
George Percy
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Northumberland
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Louvain-Percy
Duke of
Drummond
Sion House
Almwick Castle
Great Britain
Windsor
Warwick Castle
Towers of
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Westminster Abbey
Titian
Bellini
del Sarto
Alnwick Castle
Duke of Argyll
William Percy
Lord Percy
Trav Iteler
Oxford
The Rights Of Boys From a Chicago Chronicle Opinion
A Chicago Chronicle opinion argues against a child labor law, claiming it harms boys and society. It mocks reformers and social settlements and urges parents to assume full control of children’s upbringing and schooling. The piece portrays employers, parents, and old maids or bachelors in a satirical, imperiled social order.
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The
Chicago Chronicle
Old Maida
Cannot Spare Depew from New York Politics
The Detroit Journal weighs New York State affairs as a marquee clash between Chauncey Depew and Tom Platt versus Gov. Odell and Frank Black. Depew, a longtime railroad magnate, is praised for public spirit and memory, while Black is viewed harshly yet not wholly harmless. The piece mocks age and flattery, lauds Depew as a national character, and hopes for his continued Senate tenure, urging a reformist, philosophic voice in American public life.
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Detroit Journal
New York State
Michigan
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Chauncey Depewy
Ben Odell
Frank Black
Ben
Frank
Tom
Chauncey
Mr. Depew
Black
Mr. Black
Depew
Depen
Poughkeepgle
Mfe
Public Service
Chaunce Depew
America
Conviction in Oregon Timber Land Robbery Case
The Philadelphia Record reports a landmark conviction of five land pirates in Oregon over 8 000 acres of timber land. The fraud relied on fictitious names for land entries and involved officials with varying levels of connivance. Two convicted men were prominent timber operators once seen as respectable.
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Philadelphia
United States
Oregon
Soothing Poultice for Defeat
Senator Cockrell of Missouri could swap his $5,000 annual Senate pay for $7,500 as Interstate Commerce Commissioner, a move reportedly certain after March 4 when Commissioner Yeoman retires. The change would also bring lighter hours with no night sessions.
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Cockrell
Missouri
Yeoman
Iowa
Railways and public protection meet President’s plea
The President seeks only to protect the public, not to injure railways or devalue property. Railway managers who respond with cooperation display practical common sense in balancing interests.
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Chicago
Reflections of a Bachelor. from the New York Press
A reflection on courtship and shopping, noting women’s longing for meaningful bargains and men’s varying will power. It touches on emotional purchases, a woman’s interest in a man to attract another, and the idea that cheap goods lack value without a challenge.
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Nebraska
Dodge O
New York
New York Press
Cabinet Talks Rail Rates as Moody Seeks Legal Aid
President Roosevelt and Attorney General Moody briefed on railroad freight rate questions during a long Cabinet session. Moody plans to advise on legal aspects and meet with Congress, but no administration bill is expected. Moody also discussed a successor to Judge Francis G. Wing, whose resignation was accepted. Wing had been appointed in 1901 on Senator Hanna's suggestion.
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Cabiet
Moody
Congress
Francis G. Wing
United States
Northern District of
Ohio
Judge Wing
Hanna
Northern District
Citrus Fruit Case Appeal Heads to Supreme Court
The Interstate Commerce Commission appeals in the citrus trait case filed yesterday against Southern Pacific Ashikon Tojeka Santa Fe Railway Santa Fe Pacific Railway and Southern California Railway. The case follows a ruling by Judge Welborn of the Ninth Circuit last September that the railroads erred in routing shipments and that shippers may select routes and see published rates. Separately IC C received a complaint from George M Sniegle and Walter McCabe Philadelphia lumber shippers alleging unlawful discriminatory rates by Pennsylvania and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads.
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Southern Pacific Company
Ashigon, Tojeka
Santas Fe Railway Company
Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company
Southern California Railway Company
Supreme Court of the
United States
Welborn
Supreme Court
Southern California
Railrradsa
Circuit Court
George M. Sniegle
Walter McCabe
Philadelphia Lumber
Pennsylvania and
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Venezuela Slander Controversy Over Papal Tales
Senor Don Auguste F. Pulido of the Venezuelan Legation in Washington denounces reports about President Castro and Venezuela as sensational slander and a page torn from a feudal tale. He says educated Americans will not believe such tales and credits American fairness and sense.
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Senor
Don Auguste F. Pulido
Wuffeares
Legation
Washington
Castro
Venezuela
Polygamous Postmasters Noted in Idaho Under Law
Postmaster General Wynne reported to the President that four Idaho postmasters or other postal employees maintained polygamous relations prior to the Edmunds law. No action will be taken as offenses occurred before the statute. The Senate will be informed when Congress reconvenes.
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Idaho
Wynne
Department
Dubsis
Senate
Congress
Hawaiian bonds sold with premium market gain
Secretary Atkinson has sold a second 31,000,000 of Hawaiian bonds for $1,000 premium, slightly better than the last sale. The bonds run one year and bear 4 1/2 percent interest. The report comes via San Francisco from Honolulu dated December 7 and distributed December 21.
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Honolu
San Francisco
Atkinson
Labor conditions in Frisco blamed on labor mayor
In a Raleigh hotel gathering, L M Fletcher former secretary of San Francisco’s board of trade attributes worsening city labor conditions to the labor mayor and Abe Reuf. He cites union power and political insiders, then contrasts California prosperity with San Francisco woes amid immigration, irrigation, and trade talks.
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L. M. Fletcher
Board of Trade
City of the Golden Gate
Raleigh
Schmits
Pacific Coast
Department of Public Works
Frisco
Abe Reuf
California
Texas
Enlu
Philippines
Manila
Unregenerate Opinion on Faith and Works
A Chicago Tribune spoof narration describes a caller hobbling to a pastor’s house to rebuke the Reverend Dr Fourthly. He declares the preacher may be a good man yet should show faith by deeds, noting he injured himself twice on the sidewalk outside the leg sidewalk. He departs with a curt good morning.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Fourthly
Gendered Shopping Habits According to The London Truth
The London Truth notes women shoppers enter large stores with intent to spend a large sum on one dress but inspect several items and depart without buying. In contrast men enter with no fixed plan and may end up purchasing many items they did not initially intend to need.
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London
Stand Put Not Enough in Tribune Pulse on Republicans
The New York Tribune argues the Republican party must go beyond merely standing pat after its recent win. It says the party’s current strength should translate into action and bolder moves to justify voters’ confidence and secure greater gains.
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New York Tribune
Next Door to an Atheist in a Quiet Town
A fragment from a humor column features a quarrel between Willie and his mother over anger, with a point about counting to ten. It then shifts to a sketch about a conceited Bulger accused of atheism, and a brief gag about a doctor and unpaid bills.
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Bulger
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