Experts and The Hague Treaty Debate Hits Washington
The Washington Post reports on a debate over arbitration treaties after a Senate vote. Critics challenge State Department officials for unnamed claims and misinterpretation of The Hague Treaty term compromis, insisting only a full Senate approved treaty is valid, and accusing officials of deception in defense of executive power.
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State Department
Parwar
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Reomis Ente
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Do People Need Guardians In Modern City Policy
A historical opinion argues against overbearing municipal guardianship after sled and streetcar accidents. It laments curfews and gas bans as paternalistic overreach, insisting citizens, not authorities, should manage risk and self reliance remain intact.
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Municipal authorities urged to regulate safety matches
The text argues that safety matches would prevent children being set on fire by ordinary matches. It decries authorities for overlooking this opportunity to exercise parental care and insists the public should be trusted to manage their own affairs. It stresses that private citizens possess intelligence officials lack.
Salary Proposals for Clerical Workers in Executive Departments
The Fifty-ninth Congress will likely examine a plan to raise the pay of clerical and other executive department employees. The article argues salaries have been too low for years, failing to match rising living costs in Washington and beyond. It urges a broad horizontal increase subject to careful scrutiny and justice.
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Phrase on pessimism in Philippine policy and Senate
A Boston Transcript piece defends its stance as independent, cites Correspondent O Brien s pessimism about Philippine tariff efforts and Congress easing into reforms. It notes Congress support for civil government and currency acts while criticizing anti imperialist rhetoric and arbitration treaty debates.
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George S. Boutwell
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Answers and Impartial Choice on Armor and Cannons
A miscommunication about armor plate and cannon capabilities leads to a brisk exchange between a Big Iron Works proprietor and a foreign agent. Ruby from Lippincott's dining with elders chooses both ice cream and jam. A Chicago Record-Herald note cites Gen. Miles having documents to prove leniency toward Jeff Davis, urging peace.
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When the Blow Fell From Life The New Maid Madam News
A dramatic scene unfolds with a husband unconscious in the library, a large box nearby crushing a paper in his hand while his wife announces her new hat. The vivid vignette conveys a tense domestic moment from the serialized Life feature.
Pointed Paragraphs in Fashionable Chicago News
The column comments on manners and society with wry humor. It lampoons politicians, poets, and suitors, noting vanity, wealth, and courtship quirks while poking fun at rapid transit and chivalry in urban life.
A Verbal Parade of 1900s Affairs and Oddities
A collection of satirical notes on government, industry, and society. mentions include a proposed medical service for the army rivaling Japan, Capt Hull’s head pains, a 15 percent quarterly dividend by Standard Oil, a conscience gift to Secretary Shaw, and debates over tariffs and treaties. References to the Sultan, pork shortages, corset dangers, and a census count of 47,349,511 swine round out the slice of public discourse.
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America
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Irish Peerage Politics and Beaconsfield Views Abroad
News and gossip from overseas note Irish representative peers largely aligned against Nationalists, with Lord Emly as a Home Rule advocate. Beaconsfield’s novel Sybil is cited on anti religious orders, while Gen. Botha mourns a father-in-law and South African gold mine directors include Sir Stanley Clarke and the Duke de Luynes in London.
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Capitol chat and senate tales mingle with a land trade
Senator Proctor urged a Vermont land swap for a 43 acre muster ground near Fort Ethan Allen, urging the military need while noting the governor’s role. A Santo Domingo navy anecdote and statues in Statuary Hall, a Willard statue joke, and Capitol comedy about 11 o'clock sessions and a slow clock mark a day of Senate theater with Swayne impeachment draw and crowded restaurant scenes.
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Calhoun on Secession Debate in 1861 Letter Exchange
Edited excerpt from a Post noting Judge James NH Emorey s reference to Reverdy Johnson and Edward Everett on Calhoun s secession doctrine. Johnson denies Calhoun s belief in a right of secession while citing Calhoun s Disquisition and Webster era debates. Also includes brief humorous and partisan fragments from other papers.
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Reverdy Johnson
Edward Everett
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United States
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Everett
Mr. Johnson
Leigh Robinson
Roosevelt Race Speech Sparks Southern Debate at Lincoln Dinner
The Roosevelt Lincoln dinner remarks praise gradual uplift for African Americans while warning against social equality on juries. Dolliver and Lodge lines are critiqued, contrasting Roosevelt with earlier Republican views. The piece notes southern vigilance and reconstruction debates, with side examples from the press and literary quips.
Oil district debate fuels Campbell probe demand
In Raleigh a Philadelphia owner asserts the Campbell resolution for investigating oil district methods is apt. He notes 400 Kansas wells idle as crude and refined prices diverge, urging prompt Congressional action. The piece also surveys Kansas political figures and social events at the New Willard.
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Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A fragmented humorous column notes that a woman’s trust in a man is tested by his actions and a bachelor’s self doubt about paternity. The piece riffs on social customs, teasing rules of etiquette, and a girl’s sleigh ride blush as frosty weather triggers imagined reactions.
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