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Clean Sheets Rows Stir Georgia Inn Reform
A Georgia lodging house sheet reform push asks the legislature to require inns and boarding houses to provide clean sheets upon guest arrival. The piece praises traveling salesmen and their tough journeys while urging better hygiene standards despite opposing broader controls on personal spending.
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Meat Trust Prosecutions in Doubt as Immunity Claims Rise
The meat trust prosecutions face a stall as defendants resist with immunity claims. Attorney General Meade and Garfield clash over promised protections, while the government warns that court rulings on immunity could collapse all anti trust and anti railroad rebate cases. The dispute centers on assurances given during investigations and the potential impact on the wider prosecutions.
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Resisting the Caucus and Patterson's Democratic Rift
The Democratic Senate caucus drives a hard line against Senator Patterson amid party realignment over the Santo Domingo treaty. Patterson counters with a Republican resolution denouncing the caucus, seeking sympathy and possible support. Analysts note potential party shifts, with Patterson hinted to consider crossing to the center if pressed.
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Trying the Other Tack on Electoral Reform in Ohio
The piece argues against popular vote for Senators and against a constitutional convention. It explains two lawful paths to amendment under Article V and defends the federalist balance, noting Ohio's push for direct Senator elections and urging broader state action to compel Congress to convene a constitutional convention.
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Washington Notes on Education and Graves Brighten Atlanta Sky
The piece recalls John Temple Graves preserving his Georgia influence amid University plans for Washington. It discusses the George Washington University and national university efforts, noting committees, bills, and the aim for a premier graduate national university in the capital. It mentions local civic leaders and a wide cast of political figures in a period-spotlight tone.
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Teddy's Cousin Claims Fortune in New Amsterdam
A Boston assistant city engineer, Harry Gordon Botsford, 4, cousin of President Roosevelt, seeks a $5 million fortune left by great great grandfather Cornelius Jansen Clappen, early New Amsterdam settler who owned 33 acres around Franklin Square Wall Street and Pearl Street. The fortune vanished after 1768 when Clappen sold his property. Roosevelt also descends from Clappen.
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Wardrobe of Rogers in Navy Paymaster Fire Claim
Washington slow to act as Senate weighs a bill to pay Navy Paymaster E B Rogers $1000 for personal losses from the Windsor Hotel fire at Yokohama on February 8 1886. Rogers escaped with his wife dragging her through the blaze, while a later 1903 claim for losses is cited. Debate questions the bill’s scope and wording as ill suited to reimburse civilian clothing and outré items.
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Insist on two cent fares becomes political stake
A party of New York Central officials led by Warren J. Lynch visited Columbus Ohio to persuade lawmakers against a uniform two cent per mile passenger fare. Lynch derides the Ohio House as reckless, while legislators tease railroad arguments and threaten retaliation. The piece also notes wine from Faure’s vineyard in Paris and critiques of President Cleveland and opposition commentary.
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Hearst strength shown in Tammany controversy
District Attorney Jerome dismisses blame for Tammany’s failure to nominate him while a broader fight unfolds over the party’s direction. The piece notes Hearst’s rising influence, Murphy’s shifting stance, and potential gubernatorial nomination implications, alongside Mann perjury proceedings and a Columbia University Academy of Design alliance shaping New York’s art world.
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Rush of wedding gowns for Miss Roosevelt’s ceremony
New York modistes rush to fill wedding gown orders for Miss Roosevelt. Mrs. William S. Cowles selects royal satin with velvet trim and chenille embroidery in surplice style. Mrs. John Jacob Astor wears mauve chiffon velvet with silver and amethyst accents. Mrs. Falton Cuttone opts for gray chiffon cloth with chenille embroidery. Mrs. Douglas Nokinson orders reseda panne velvet Empire costume with sable details.
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Auto mobility growth and Viola Allen Shakespeare tour
The piece cites New York Tribune figures showing 70 auto factories in the U.S. with 29,500 machines valued at 44,000,000 and over 100,000 cars in the Core States. It notes the vast potential of the industry and imagines a highway of autos between New York and Buffalo. It also announces Viola Allen will tour Shakespeare this season, reviving A Winter's Tale and Twelfth Night and staging Cymbeline as a new production.
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Roosevelt’s Capitol trips mark daily routine amid politics
A fragment notes Eleanor Roosevelt driving to Capitol Hill with fiancé as part of a day’s events. It mentions her habit of reading papers and staying informed on Congress. An aside cites a Baltimore saloon ad offering warped whisky and a garage joke exchanges about language and nerve. Samuel Johnson quote closes the clip.
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Politicians Exchange Barbed Praise At Raleigh Meeting
Notable figures from New York to Washington mingle in Raleigh as ex Gov John McGraw and Rep Littlefield are praised for public service. The scene covers party unity, concerns over Tammany influence, and plans for upcoming elections and appointments amid a crowded crowd of GOP leaders and supporters.
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