Reciproc ity Debated as Senate Delays Pact
The Senate amends the Newfoundland reciprocity treaty article delaying ratification. It asserts revenue bills must originate in Congress and tariff laws cannot be altered by treaty. The piece argues true reciprocity conflicts with protection and free trade, predicting shifts toward free trade with U S possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Newfoundland
Senate
Congress
House of Representatives
Appealing to the People and Roosevelt’s Talkative Winter
The Springfield Republican views President Roosevelt’s public appeals as a strategic bid to sway Congress through frequent speeches from December 1904 to February 1905. It notes his frankness, mixed reception, and compares his tactic to McKinley’s approach, warning it may strain Executive and Congress relations amid party controversies and receding winter political energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
Roosevelt
New York
Philadelphia
Congress
House
McKinley
Blaine
Senate
Presi- Niewspapers
National Guard parade and old Constitution views debated
The piece muses on a Washington National Guard expansion with soldiers, bands, and plumed officers marching past the capital, then pivots to Judge William Lindsay’s Albany speech on Constitution power versus amendment, praising Marshall’s constitutional construction and warning against overreach while noting limits of federal authority. It then discusses cotton trade policy, tariffs, and the President’s nonbinding influence on Congress, calling for adaptation by manufacturers and highlighting global trade shifts in cotton goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Guard
Bladensburg Road
Signal Corps
Hospital Corps
George J. Harries
Mary Anns
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sherman
Coast Artillery
Santiago
Alexandria
Congress
Harries
William Lindsay
Kentucky
New York
Supreme Bench of
Jefferson-Tilden
New York Bar Association
Albany
United States
Union
Bertoffore
Parson Jasper
The
Sun
Jefferson
Louisiana
Bonaparte
Adams
Quincey
Massachusetts
House of Congress
Randolph
Treaty of Purchase
John Marshall
Marshall
Supreme Court
Lindsay
Supreme Bench
Sally
New Orleans
England
France
Germany
Japan
McKinley
Senate
Tammany
Snapshots and Sidelights From Washington and Beyond
A collage of quick readings on diplomacy with China, tariff debates, rail and coal issues, and political asides. Observations touch Rep Bartholdt urging peace in Manchuria and the Missouri Legislature, Standard Oil layoffs in Kansas, Moody barring lobbying, and varied quips about suffrage cooks and taxes.
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Capitol
Oklahoma
Bartholdt
Manchuria
Missouri
China
Standard Oil Company
Kansas
Moody
Remains of Grand Duchess I in Wei mar mausoleum tale
The piece describes Grand Duchess Caroline I of Saxe-Weimar being buried beside Schiller and Goethe in the Furstengraft mausoleum near Weimar with a vault alarm system to prevent premature burial. It recounts the duchess’s unhappy life, fears of insanity, and notes about a rumored royal burial superstition. It then recounts Countess Anna Dohna Brandenburg and a disputed marriage to William of Prussia, detailing a long, sensational colonial-era rumor.
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Caroline I of
Saxe-Weimar
Schiller
Goethe
Furstengraft
Weimar
Charles
Europe
Saxe-Wei 4Mar
Prince Hermann
Prince Reuss
Dohna
Hohenzollern
Anna Dohna
Willian
London
Geneva
New York
Countess Dohna-Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Juckington Avenue
William
Frederick Willam III
Clegnitz
Silesia
William Count Brandenburg
Royal Guards
Frederick Wiliam III
Koenigsburg
East Prussia
Warsaw
Czar Nicholas
Prussia
Russia
Frederick William Ivi
William IV
Prussian National Assembly For Justice
Paris
Staats Anzeiger
Ber- UN
Anna
Prince William of
Frederick William
Anthony von Altenstein
Morandenburg
Brussels
Germany
Berlin
Frederick William II
Dohnhoff
Richard Dohna
Schlobitten
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Capitol Chat recounts a Washington week in which humor and aid mix
A Sioux invited Senator Kittridge to his daughter's wedding. Kittridge could not attend. The piece follows Sen Burrows as he helps a cold Michigan constituent with a coat, watches colleagues in the Senate, and notes House and calendar debates. It also recalls Lincoln Day banquet orations and a long exchange with Speaker Reed, ending with reflections on leadership and party ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoch
Pete
Hepburn
Iowa
Moody
Baer
The
Coal Trust
John L. Sullivan
Rockefeller
Harriman
Jawson
Sere Ee Pe
Senate
Birmingham Age-Herald
Supreme Court
Pennypacter
Sioux City Journal
Congress
Baker
Council Bluffs
Clark
New York
Montana
New York Tribune
Samuel W. McCall
Repubican
Mr. McCall
New York Press
Roosevelt
Representative Babcock
Wisconsin
Judge Parker
San Francisco Chronicle
MacCleary
New York American
Washington
Southern Railway
Southern Railway Democrats
Bat'' Masterson
Butte
South Dakota
Kittridge
Senator Burrows
Burrows
Michigan
Massachusetts Avenue
Capitol
Eliott Woods
Mr. Woods
Lincoln Day Banaues
William Alden Smith
Smith
Reed
Portland
Union League Club
Mr. Smith
McKinley
Ohio
Cleveland
Mr. Reed
North Pole
Speaker
Thomas J. O’brien
Grand Rapids
Denmark
Pointed Paragraphs From The Chicago News
A fragment from the Chicago News sketches political shrewdness and social sayings. It notes poverty, honesty, and memory as keys to success, with aphorisms on actions surpassing words, creditors versus compliments, and a caution about straight talk leading to crooked outcomes. The piece hints at public sentiment on wealth and virtue.
Public Lands Commission Recommends Stamp of Reforms
The Public Lands Commission submits a report to the President after two weeks of sessions. It urges repeal or modification of the timber and stone act and changes to homestead residency, examines grazing land control, and proposes assigning grazing to the Department of Agriculture with safeguards for settlers. The commission includes Richards, Pinchot, and Newell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Lands Commission
Commission
Interior Department
Department of Agriculture
Richards
General Land Office
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry
Department of Agriculte
F. H. Newell
Department of the Interior
Rear Admiral Cosby Buried In Arlington Ceremony
The funeral of Rear Admiral Frank Qarville Cosby U S N retired was held at 2 PM yesterday at St. Thomas Church. Rev. C Ernest Smith and Rev Dr J A Aspinwall presided. interment followed at Arlington National Cemetery with eight navy seamen as pallbearers. The coffin bore the American flag and Cosby’s sword and belt. honorary pallbearers included Gen John M Wilson and other naval and Army officials. A Marine bugler sounded taps at Arlington.
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Frank Qarville Cosby
St. Thomas’ Church
C. Ernest Smith
J. A. Aspinwall
Arlington National Cemetery
United States Navy
Imyal Legion
Kenny
John M. Wilson
E. D. Robie
Livingston Hunt
Samuel McGowan
U. S. Ni
L. A. Frailey
Charles G. Bawtelle
U. 5S. A
Oscar P. Austin
J. Hubley Ashton
United States Marine Corps
Arington
Census of farm animals shows rise in most livestock
The Bureau of Statistics reports January 1 farm animal totals by state. Horses and cattle rise slightly except sheep, while swine and other cattle numbers advance. sheep drop noticeably. Tahiti mail route contract opens to competition with Navy approved steamship plans.
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Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
United States
Wynne
San Francisco
Tahiti
Navy Department
Oceanic Steamship Company
Souvenir Box From Election Count Delivered to President
Election souvenir presented by President pro tem Frye who presided over the electoral count, a mahogany box with inlay kept by the President as a memento. Cabinet meeting ended with brief discussions and a closed conference with Hay Taft and Moody. Fourth class postmasters appointed in New Hampshire New York Pennsylvania and Virginia. Treasury receipts show national bank note redemptions and internal revenue figures with expenditures reported.
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Frye
Senate
Congress
Loeb
Hay
Taft
Moody
New Hampshire
Pine River
Irving
Drake
New York
Stittville
William H. Otin
Trout Creek
William C. Dennis
Pennsylvania
Landenberg
William W. Sullivan
Virginia
Beatrice
Henry W. Daniel
Bock
Charles P. Richardson
Centralia
Helen J. Leach
Mearsville
Lloyd J. Somers
United States political currents noted at New Willard
The article recounts early 1900s political maneuvering in Pennsylvania and beyond. It highlights Rev. T. L. Flood aiding Joseph Sibley’s rise after opposing accusations and notes on Idaho Senator Heyburn and Kansas figures like William T. Vernon. It also covers Massachusetts Governor elect and reactions at a New Willard gathering with mentions of Daniel Sickles and prominent party figures.
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T. L. Flood
Titusville
Joe Sibley
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Republian
Washington
Sibley
Congress
Prohibition
Flood
Joseph Sibley
Britain
Santo Domingo
Idaho
W. B. Hevburn
United States
M . Dexter
San Francisco
Santo Demongs
Tribute of Respect for Franklin H Mackey Retired attorney honored at District Bar meeting
A District Bar meeting at City Hall honored the memory of Franklin H Mackey, longtime compiler of court opinions. Justice Job Barnard chaired, with Edward A Newman and others organizing resolutions praising Mackey’s work in bringing order to chaotic reports. Eulogies by Worthington, Cole, Carrington, Rosenberg, Daves, and Barnard followed. Also notes that Senator Tucker learned Roosevelt had appointed him Federal judge of Arizona in a surprise telegram from Burkett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient Court Room
City Hall
Franklin H Mackey
Washington
Eral
Edward HL Thomas
Bar Association
Charles W Clase
Thomas
Job Barnard
District Supreme Court
Edward A. Newman
Wapp
Messrs A S. Worthington
William W. Boarman
Wiliam A Gordon
Walter D. Davidge
Hayden Johnson
Michael Jo Colbert
Arthur A. Birney
Francis Stephens
Worthington
J. McDowell Carrington
Maurice D. Rosenberg
Henry Daves
Justice Barnard
Tucker
Arizona Beach
Lincoln
Nebr
E. A. Tucker
Humboldt
Burkett
Roosevelt
Arizona
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Washington Post
Near
Fourteenth Sun
the Washington Post Co
Washington, DC
Fourteenth Street
SSS
Vanderbilt Building
Paul Block
Chicago
Unity
Dent
Rome
Balkans
Pulajones
Samar
Mr. Bryan
Argentina
Senate Roundhouse
Booker Washington
White House
Tllinoie
McCutcheon
Uncle Sam
Indian Territory
Woman's Club
Sigsbee
Wiley
Bigamist Hoch
Fola la Voilette
Hopkins
Sinois
Detroit Journal
Baltimore American
Johnny Briteboi
Boston Post
Beef Trust
Indianapolis Star
Bryan
Cleveiana Leager
Capitol Chat
Babcock
van Duzer
Nevada
Bob la Follette
Mr. Babcock
Fairbanks
Senator Platt
Connecticut
Swayne
John Lamb
Richmond
War Department
Vapo Lamb
Vapilamb
Chicago News
Public Lands Protection
Rear Admiral
Cosby
Arlington
Sea Girt
Secretaries of War and Navy
Military
Naval Academies
Seagirt
N. J
Treasury
National Bank
David Mulvane
Sunflower Country
Raleigh
William T. Vernon
Quindaro
Kansas City
Vernon
Booker T. Washington
Topeka
Kansas Day Club
Douglas
Hart Anderson
Boston
New Willard
Fall Tiver
Dougilus
Gen
Daniel Sickles
Shoreham
Gen Sickles
Franklin H. Mackey
Hashive
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