A Washington Post notice and a Roosevelt election take
The Washington Post issues a subscription notice for its editions in Washington and Alexandria with varied weekly and monthly rates. A Philadelphia Record piece analyzes November election returns, arguing Republican gains came from divided Democrats, notes Roosevelt’s majority is not exceptional, and urges tariff reform within a pro tariff framework while criticizing Democratic tariff rhetoric.
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The Human Machine Foils The Locomotive In Power Study
A Boston Post editorial discusses Prof Atwater’s human muscle power tests using a bicycle wheel to run a dynamo. It argues the human engine can surpass locomotives and autos in energy efficiency, noting substantial maintenance costs engines incur and posing whether man is the supreme product of knowledge. It questions the assumption that human prowess is the ultimate engine.
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Late Gossip of Foreign Capitals and Policy Debates
A long column reviews imperial intrigues and foreign policy issues, criticizing Roosevelt era moves on interstate commerce and Venezuela, while lampooning Haiti’s Sam and pondering King Leopold’s railroad entanglements and European royalty tensions. The piece mixes satire with sharp commentary on diplomacy, empire, and governance.
Senators Resist Garfield License Plan For Corporations
Boston Advertiser notes Senate opposition to Garfield’s plan for universal corporate licenses with inspections. It cites likely votes against the proposal, objections from aging senators, and fears of high costs and massive clerical expansion. The piece connects resistance to administration backing and practical hurdles like interstate accounting demands on railways.
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Contempt in the Country Sanctum and Miscellany
A column lampoons city editors and declares distrust of metropolitan sniping at rural editors while mixing in assorted quips from several papers. It ranges over government rail supervision, adulterated drugs, homeopathy, a doctor patient joke, safes and banking, a Missouri River ruling, and miscellaneous witticisms from Chicago New York Philadelphia and Houston papers.
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Arbitration Treaties Promote Dialoque With Britain
The article argues against opposing arbitration pacts with Great Britain and urges Senate ratification. It notes public misgivings were based on Anglo American fears, but emphasizes arbitration favors cordial, non discriminatory relations with Britain and other nations. It asserts treaties include clear reservations and should be ratified en bloc to improve international arbitration and U.S. relations.
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Cause of Railroad Wrecks and the 100 Ton Locomotive
Frederick U Adame argues that abnormally heavy locomotives are driving rail accidents. He says weights rose from twenty-five to a hundred tons, rails and switches not strengthened enough, interlocking not safe against 70 mph impacts, leaving tracks and ties unable to contain the monsters and causing wrecks and misfitted switches.
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A Real Lady and the London Cabman Jest
A New York Tribune item recounts a London cabman suing a woman for nonpayment, with courtroom quips about who constitutes a lady. It contrasts social proprieties, church growth stats, and a Baltimore paper note on safety laws and old jokes about weddings and best men.
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Not a Word of Truth on Vanderbilt Estate Plans
The New Willard crowd dismissed rumors that Mr. Vanderbilt intends to relinquish Biltmore. Charles McNamee, organizer of Vanderbilt’s vast estate, says the estate is self-sustaining. He notes tenants’ schools and crafts like wood carving prosper, while Vanderbilt hosts house parties for the winter and plans to remain in Seattle.
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