The Vanderbilts in Italy Draw Guns and Wrath
The Washington Post remarks on W K Vanderbilt being roughhandled by Italian peasants during a Tuscany tour. It claims he drew a revolver in a provocative display, then argues a gentleman should not brandish a gun unless ready to use it and suggests apologies and payment of the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Waldorf-Astoria
Italy
Tie
Tuscany
Newport
Lenox
Long Island
Westchester County
Wok Vandergilt
Vanderbilt
Sim
Arkansas
Arizona
Georgetown
Alexandra
Non-sinkable ships debated in Boston Globe and Sun
The Boston Globe and New York Sun debate a Hale bill proposing a 10 million dollar program for nonsinkable, noncapsizable warships based on Columbia Safety Steamship designs. Commentary notes ship Constitution aims, potential naval impact, and calls for broader patent control by the government. The Post offers limited local naval construction insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
Hale
Harman
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Globe
Male
Constitution
Globe States
Columbia Safety Steamship Company
Boston
New York Sun
Mmstant
Wale
Sun
John M Forbes
New York
Hayes
Dick” Thompson
Navy
Globe and the Sun
Ius
Senate naval chairman backs repeal of supply and demand laws
The article argues a Senate move to repeal supply and demand would fail without jurisdiction, noting wheat farmers’ inability to force stable prices like steel trusts. It highlights regional power imbalances, the role of market forces, and warns against farmer self-trusts that could harm consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Trust
South
Societies of Equity
Tariff War Delay Ends In Fifteen Months
The tariff dispute with Germany is postponed for fifteen months until June 1907. A German‑British accord allows German imports to pay current Dingley rates but valuation will be set in Germany. If consuls yield lower valuations, duties may drop. Congress remains silent on rate changes until next winter, with voters to decide in the upcoming Congressional campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Congress
Root
Count von Buelow
Reichstag
Rool
American Customs Administration
Tillman Gains Roosevelts Backing In Rate Fight
A political column praises Benjamin Tillman as a bold, honest leader in the Senate railway rate battle. Roosevelt Hepburn and Aldrich are lauded as allies, with Tillman depicted as a formidable, aggressive debater. The piece notes administration hopes, legal fears, and potential strategic moves surrounding rate legislation.
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Roosevelt
Tillman
Hepburn
Benjamin R. Tillman
Senate
John Randolph
Roanoke
Ben Hardin
Kentucky
Robert Toombs
David
Jonathan
Nelson
Collingwood
William P. Hepburn
Hermon
Zion
Bonaparte
de Saix
Matengo
Wellington
Blucher
Waterloo
Ben Tillman
Chamber of
Ben Tilman
South Carolina
Aldrich
Washington Library fiction share dwindles in 1904 05
A Tennesseean resident writes to The Post comparing Nashville and Washington libraries fiction percentages. Washington's fiction share fell from 88.7 in 1903 04 to 7 18, while total circulation rose, with gains in history and travel. January to April saw fiction under 68. The piece criticizes public library funding and calls for more staff. It also comments on the Hoch case and capital punishment commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
Post
Nashville
Washington
Tennessee
Nashville American
Thackeray
Washington Library
Washington Pub Mc Library
Tablet
Tillman on Hepburn maze of words and seeks light in bill
Senator Tillman objects to the Hepburn rate bill calling it a maze of words and seeks provisions to prevent coal lands monopoly by the Pennsylvania Railroad and its allies. He warns against passing a bill with hidden flaws and urges clear language to avoid deceiving the public.
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Tillman
Hadley
Yale
Congre
Supreme Court
Senate
Atlantic
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lord Curzon as Opposition Leader Possibility in Commons
In a dated political note Lord Curzon may succeed Balfour as opposition leader in the House of Commons if negotiations bear fruit. Curzon, returning from India with a strong viceroy record, could reorganize shattered Conservative forces and lead the party in Parliament, aligning with Joseph Chamberlain on a restructuring plan.
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Lord Curzoh
House of Commons
Arthur Balfour
House of Lords
Lord Curzon
India
Joseph Chamberlain
Lord Palmerston
Order of the Garter
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A fragmented column on gender, manners, and social signals. The piece muses on happiness linked to clothes, courage in trouble, fishing, and the ethics of paying fares and contributing to church plates, with wary humor about knowledge and perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pensions clarify rates and eligibility for veterans
A series of Q A about pension rates under general and new laws. Answers cover restoration to the general law, $6 to $100 monthly scales, need for service-connected disabilities, aid and attendance for paralysis, two-filed increase rules, widows and children rights, bounty land warrants, Indian wars survivors, and specific cases like total deafness at $40 monthly.
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John M
Hagerstown
Board of Examining Surgeons
Mary Heb
George
Annie M
United States
Penmlona
Florida
Mary K
Congress
Susan
Pointed Paragraphs and Rural Retreat Notes
A collage of light local items from Sugar Valley and nearby towns includes cheeky letters from correspondents, Kentucky jokes on military titles, Lilly family news from Cherry River to Pluto, and village church progress. The page also runs humorous snippets on manners, education, and daily life with brief notes from Chicago and Vancouver.
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Lillys
Lilly Cor
The
Hinton Herald
Ed Cooper
Joe Lilly
Cherry River
Lilly
Pluto
Cooper
Judeon Lilly
John F. Lilly
Buslaean
Gilbert Lilly
Bualncas
Senate Rift over Hepburn bill signals party fracture
The Philadelphia Ledger analyzes a widening conflict between President and Senate Republicans over rate regulation and the Hepburn bill. It notes Democratic gains aiding passage, the Tillman faction’s influence, and fears of a lasting party realignment as conservatives resist unamended measures.
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Philadelphia Fubtle Ledger
Congress
Senate
Santo Domingo
House
Abirich
Tillman
United States Senate
Lke Aldaritch
Democrats
Notable figures meet at hotel in New York era social swirl
In the New Willard hotel Buffalo mayor James Noble Adam, a famed New York politician, and secretary Victor Speer mingle with a broad circle. The piece cites Adams’s 10,000 vote win and hints at gubernatorial prospects, while other dignitaries discuss prohibition, Alaska mining feats, and U S Senatorial hopes in a bustling, detail-rich salon scene.
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New York State
James Noble Adam
Buffalo
New Willard
Victor Speer
Adam
Scotland
Cliss
Anerdats
Adan
Praine
Echoes of the Post in Washington brass and public lobbies
A collage of remarks from editors and readers about The Washington Post signals race of opinion on Patterson Bailey and Guthrie politics, with references to whipping posts and whisky lore. The piece touches on Senate tactics, trust influence, and art sculpture debates tied to national memory.
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Memphis
Washington Post
Vielona
Toledo Blade
Heidi
Guthrie
Okla
Senate
Chicago Heights
Hetty Green
Green
Jess
Nappanea
Ind
Washington Pout
Washington
Marion
Chile
Peart City
Washington Pot
United States
Bates Senate
Philadelphia Inquirer
George Washington
Enquirer
Wasntton Post
Greenough
Ugon
Capitol
Corcoran
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wee
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Alexandria
Washington Post Co
Washington, D. c
Offic
Vanderbilt Building
Paul Block
Chicago
Unity Building
Paul Bloch
Longworth
Wilson Mizner
Yerkes
Johann Hoch
Hoch
Lloyds
Eugene Ware
John D. Rockefeller
Publc
Dolliver
Interstate Commerce Committee
Mitchell
Senatoracks
W. G. Rockefeller
John D. Iis
Hepburn Bill
Kanahiro Takaki
Tiplomats
Richard Mansfield
Johann Hach
Cook County
Hach
Illinois
Commonwealth of Illinois
William
H. Wiley
New Jersey
Darneille
Gimlet
Gov. Higgins
Panama
Senate Committee
Jos Cannon
St. Paul
Repubican
Jon
Pennsylvania
New York Press
China
Leonard Wood H
Manila
Fort Worth
Sandy
Curzon
Balfour
Spain
Ena of Battenberg
Madrid
Rome
Alfonso
England
Edward
Hnn of
Battenberg
Europe
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Frederick
Denmark
Copenhagen
Napoleon III
Napoleon
Elba
France
Goupil
Paris
Jules Dalou
Paschal Grousset
Temps
Rane
Toubet
Humbert
Malan
Joseph
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Sarah G
John WS
Rolla
Jerry
Mra Phosbe HS
Mary
Pension Bureau
Deborah H
Felix
Sugar Valley
Correspondent
Mr. Brown
Jordan
Cote
Fisher
Vancouver Republican
E2li Gorry
Jean
Ed Bulley
Hia
Charlotte
Jack
Lavonia
Jack Walters
South Georgia
Chicago News
Missouri
Clinton
Washite
Himelf
Indy
Wise
3. M. Hil
Coeburn
Charles Kingsley
Sayas
President
Woodbury
Vermont
Shoreham
Falcon Joselin
Seattle
Raleigh
Fairbanks
Alaska
Tanana
Milwaukee
Skazway
Whitehorse
Dawson
Fort Gibbon
Fnally
Chena
U M. Rose
Little Bowk Ark
Chnna
Japan
Ais Ming
R . Lumley
Arlington
Yankee Land
East
Taele Sam
Oklahoma
Charles B Stuart
Stuart
Muskogee
Choctaw
Indian Territory
Mecklenberg County
Texas
Tsen
Senator Bailey
Cleveland
Jum
Stuur
H Wis
Echoes OF the Post
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