Two Impossibilities and Public Affairs as Seen in 1906
The Washington Post criticizes Senate authority on Oklahoma and prohibition while noting wild party plunges. It urges action on Filipino relief, warns against executive overreach, and comments on railway rate legislation, rate-cutting, and abuses in federal oversight. The piece reflects a period view of U.S. politics, governance, and reform.
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United States
Senate
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Union
State of
Ghia Ms
Congress
Gatingeer
New Hampshire
New Leasland
Oklihema
Arkatsas
England
House
Representatives
New York Sun
Bryan
Roosevelt
Knox
House of Representatives
Secrets of the secret ballot in American elections
An examination of voting secrecy tracing the secret ballot from its early promises to keep votes concealed to the exposed tricks by voters and officials. The piece argues that practical secrecy persisted only through vigilant controls, affidavits, and the revealing process at polls. It recalls English roots in Massachusetts town meetings and conservative precincts.
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Alsvet
Lee Thse
Balluy
England
Massachusetts
Imperative Duty and Reform Echoes Across Nations
A long column blends praise for U S policy in the Philippines with criticisms aimed at Congress and Taft, argues McKinley’s altruistic aims guided by Filipino welfare, and notes other political asides from Indiana to Oklahoma including jokes about Charon’s paddle and a New York gambling crackdown.
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Boston Herald
McKinley
Gov Taft
Philippines
United States
McKinky
Congress
Taft
Boston
Entertaining Miscellany Spoofs News and Gossip
A rapid-fire column comments on diverse topics from politics and law to culture. It lampoons Swinburne denial, college football bans, and railway rate politics while noting sun spots and fake carp coloring. It mocks all sides, cites officials, and ends with a London German paper’s miraculous tree-to-newspaper tale.
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London
Algernon Swinburne
Roosevelt faces solid popular support against railroad push
The Springweia Republican expresses confidence that President Roosevelt stands firmly against intensified railroad expansion. It predicts strong public backing and asserts Congress will ultimately align with his stance to resist the aggressive railway effort.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Snapshot roundups from Washington trigger party quips
A collage of brief wire-style items from major papers notes critics labeling the Townsend Beck bill as one sided and President Roosevelt’s allies shaping public opinion on arbitration, rail regulation, and tariff reform. It highlights attacks in Congress, jokes about Judge Parker, and forecasts about political stances and re elections.
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Boston Globe
Chattanooga Times
Baker
Judge Parker
New York
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Omaha Bee
Swayne
Argentina
Washington
Baltimore
District of Columbia
Knoxville Journal and Tribune
Pete”’ Hepburn
Milwaukee Sentinel
Chicago Inter Ocean
Congress
Cedar Rapids Gazetta
Hon
Lafayetts Young
Indianapolis News
Mgr
Senate
White House
Chicago Record-Herald
W. A. Clark
Montana
America
Clark
Late Gossip of Foreign Capitals Stirs European Press
A sprawling set of notes covers Princess Linguaglossa and her separated husband amid press plans to publish her father Crispi’s private papers. It touches on Finland’s new secretary Constantine Linder, Italian senate seats for church prelates, Curzon press threats in India, and Belgrade court tensions with King Peter I amid a disengaged foreign diplomatic corps.
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Linguaglossa
Signor
Francesco Crispi
Humbert
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Bismarck
German Empire
Rome
Berlin
Vienna
Donatina Crispi
Constantine Linder
Finland
Grand Duchy
St. Petersburg
Bobrikoff
Schumann
Belgrade
Peter I
Europe
Maj. Levasseur
Marquise DE Wontenoy
Congressional Cranks and Roosevelts Roars in Late Capitol Talk
Deliberations and jests ripple through Congress as Speaker Cannon sends a cranky Oregon letter about a Roosevelt Shaw flag to Secretary Shaw, humorous impeachments, and a Senate gag. Rep Landis and Esch-Townsend pair share vigor, while Fairbanks receives a cedar gavel.
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Cannon
Oregon
Roosevelt
Shaw
Taft
Root
Foraker
Senate
House
Crank
Irye
Brent
Platt
Senator Platt
Senate Artemets
Fiuch
Tu Crank
Desertions and Their Cause in American Forces
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes that frequent desertions reflect national traits of free spirited Youth America who shifts jobs and locations at will. It credits the sailor or soldier with independent thinking in emergencies, though discipline suffers. A New York Mail excerpt mocks calls for universal obedience when the Supreme Court is unanimous.
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Baltimore American
Baltimore
New York Stock Exchange
Hoch
New York
Jerome
Roosevelt
A. W. Machen
Milwaukee Sentinel
Army
Navy
Burt
New York Mail
Supreme Court of the United States
Quotable Chestnuts From City Wit and Prose Parlor
A row of pointed aphorisms on society life and gender roles. The pieces satirize office seekers, divorce, self made men, and mischief, with quips about poets, bachelors, and luck from a Chicago branded tone. Strong lines include women truths, pickpockets, and reform attempts.
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Chicago News
Nte
New York
Lucky
Rates and Rebates by Savoyard: Railroads vs Government
A Savoyard column critiques railroad rebate practices and federal rate legislation. It argues rebates harm competition, cites Carnegie and Rockefeller as profit-driven exemplars, warns against Chicago‑Galveston rate battles, and predicts federal ownership as an outcome if reform stalls. It denounces a partisan press, lauds limited government, and reflects on Congress, the Senate, and public policy.
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Savoyard
Pope
Mamnbrino
John Eharp Williams
Democratic Party
Congress
Williams
Carnegie
Cassatt
Ros
Rockefeller
Armour
South
Galveston
United States
New Orleans
Texas
St Louw
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ardin
Russia
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Europe
Gulf of
Galeston
Zoovetn
Bryan
Abraham Linleurn
House of Representatyes I
House
House of Congress
Eendolel
Adams
Clay
Stevens
Stephens
Randall
Lisle
Senate
John Sharn Williams
John Dalzell
Dalzell
Reflections of a Bachelor in Society Columns
A satirical column notes a bachelor’s view of marriage era fashion and social antics. It jokes that wives face costly flowers after marriage and highlights how a woman’s ride on a streetcar without paying fare leads her to justify the operator’s bad treatment.
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New York
China policy and American commerce tangled in Open Door debate
In Raleigh last night Consul General Miller urged preserving China’s territorial integrity to attract large-scale investment and support an open door for American trade in the Orient. Mississippi’s growth and southern progress were cited, with Powell Wagoner and others noting prohibition debates and political candidacies shaping the national mood.
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China
Asia
Sala
Miller
Nituthwang
Raleigh
Uncle Sam
Orient
Vewreidas
Europe
Bungins
Contas
Pew
Lay FE
United States
Ching Woh Je
Waratsch
Enind
Japan
Vbudie Ietok
Kurupatkin
Oyama
Harbin
A Square Deal on Community of Interest
Ledtus urges a square deal on the issue warning that dodging temporizing and demagogues must stop. It argues interstate enterprise can be supervised without injustice or overthrow of the Constitution, as shown by the beef trust decision.
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New York Mail
Identity Assured in Sevile Bullight Meeting Joke
The Detroit Journal Tourist-Yes notes a playful exchange at a Sevile bullight where a traveler from Sevile meets a wealthy Chicago butcher whose deep interest lies in the bull’s spoil rather than the bout.
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Detroit Journal
Sevile
Chicago
Vutcher
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