The Vanderbilts in Italy and a Moral Comeuppance
The Washington Post commentary criticizes W K Vanderbilt for touring Italy in a high speed automobile and harming animals, then drawing a revolver on locals. It argues a gentleman should not brandish a gun without intent and urges accountability and restraint from New York aristocracy abroad.
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New York City
Waldorf-Astoria
Italy
Tie
Tuscany
Newport
Lenox
Long Island
Westchester County
Wok Vandergilt
Vanderbilt
Sim
Arkansas
Arizona
Georgetown
Alexandra
Globe and Sun Back Nonsinkable Warship Plan
Boston Globe and New York Sun advocate a ten million dollar bill to fund a nonsinkable noncapsizable warship named Constitution built under Columbia Safety Steamship Company patents. They argue it would rival any ship of its size, enter shallow ports, and guard naval secrets from rivals, citing naval authorities and past yacht designs. The Boston Post notes limited local naval knowledge and declines to opine on the plan.
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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
Farmers Should Not Abolish Supply Law Says Senator
The Senate naval chairman argues against repealing supply and demand in a farm note urging farmers to avoid forming equity societies. He notes wheat and cotton differ from steel trusts, warns of dumping surplus abroad, and favors continuing the old market law while stressing independence of many growers.
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Steel Trust
South
Societies of Equity
Tariff Revision Delay Versus German Valuations
The tariff war with Germany is postponed fifteen months to June 1907. A pact by Secretary Root and Chancellor von Buelow lets German imports pay current Dingley rates but with valuations set by Germany. If consular valuations soften, the tariff fight may resume after 1907, influencing next winter's Congress and the forthcoming elections.
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Germany
Congress
Root
Count von Buelow
Reichstag
Rool
American Customs Administration
Tillman Leads Senate Battle Over Rate Legislation
A bold defense of Ben Tillman as the driving force behind the railway rate fight. Roosevelt Hepburn and Aldrich are praised and mocked, while speculation swirls about the Senate’s handling, Supreme Court limits, and political maneuvers shaping the upcoming debate.
Readers debate library fiction vs capacity in Washington
A Tennessee reader in Nashville compares Carnegie Library fiction percentages with Washington Library figures, noting Washington’s fiction share declined from 88.7 in 1903-04 to 71.8 in 1904-05 while total circulation rose, with history and travel works growing. The Post argues against pinching library equipment and defends public library support amid broader editorial on justice, appeals, and policy.
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Carnegie Library
Post
Nashville
Washington
Tennessee
Nashville American
Thackeray
Washington Library
Washington Pub Mc Library
Tablet
Tillman on Hepburn’s maze of words and monopoly fears
Senator Tillman protests the Hepburn rate bill in a Senate speech. He argues the bill is a maze of words with potential monopolistic loopholes and urges clearer provisions to prevent control of coal lands on the Atlantic slope by the Pennsylvania Railroad and its allies.
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Roosevelt
Tillman
Hepburn
Benjamin R. Tillman
Senate
John Randolph
Roanoke
Ben Hardin
Kentucky
Robert Toombs
Lloyds
Hadley
Yale
Congre
Supreme Court
Atlantic
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lord Curzon Could Lead Opposition in Commons
The Unionists may back Lord Curzon as leader to rebuild the shattered opposition after their defeat. If he accepts, he would enter the Commons as an Irish peer with seats available and could rival Balfour, Chamberlain, and others in directing party strategy and policy.
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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 quirky column notes that happiness in a girl ties to clothes and that courage to avoid trouble leads men to go to law. It remarks on fishing, social perceptions, and the idea it is better to feign knowledge than to know, while a woman’s kindness in paying fares and contributing to church plates is praised.
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New York
Chicago News
Missouri
Clinton
Washite
Himelf
Indy
Pensions questions and benefits for veterans explained
A reader asks if a general law pension can be restored after switching to the 12 dollar rate under the new act. Answers cover rates from six to one hundred dollars, criteria from service-related disabilities, applying for renewals, aid and attendance, and conditions for widows, orphans, and remarriages. The column explains qualifications for higher ratings, two filings, bounty land warrants, and specific cases such as total deafness at forty dollars monthly.
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John M
Hagerstown
Board of Examining Surgeons
Mary Heb
George
Annie M
United States
Penmlona
Florida
Susan
Deborah H
Congress
Pointed Paragraphs and Rural Personalities Parade
A collage of village letters and jests from Sugar Valley and surrounding towns. Notes from Kentucky, Illinois, and Virginia mix with quips on military titles, local gossip, and a few brief observations from Florence, Charlotte, and Lavonia. Packed with scattered names and places, the column captures small town humor and everyday tidbits.
President and Senate Friction Over Hepburn Bill
The piece analyzes a split between President and Senate Republicans over the Hepburn rate regulation bill. It notes Senate leaders opposing unamended passage, Democrats backing the President, and a party realignment signaled by Tillman and Aldrich. It warns the quarrel may redefine party alignment and affect Senate control.
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Philadelphia Fubtle Ledger
Congress
Senate
Santo Domingo
House
Abirich
Tillman
United States Senate
Lke Aldaritch
Democrats
Notable Politicians and Legal Minds Gather in Hotel Lobbies
The New Willard hosts James Noble Adam Buffalo mayor and secretary Victor Speer as Washington visitors discuss political clout and a 10000 vote landslide. Other guests include ex Gov Woodbury of Vermont and Judge Charles B Stuart of Oklahoma, with talks on prohibition, Alaska mining feats, and American legal eminence.
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New York State
James Noble Adam
Buffalo
New Willard
Victor Speer
Adam
Scotland
Cliss
Anerdats
Adan
Praine
U M. Rose
Little Bowk Ark
Shoreham
Chnna
Japan
Ais Ming
R . Lumley
Chicago
Arlington
Yankee Land
East
Taele Sam
United States
Oklahoma
Charles B Stuart
Stuart
Muskogee
Choctaw
Indian Territory
Mecklenberg County
Texas
Tsen
Senator Bailey
Cleveland
Jum
Stuur
H Wis
Echoes and chaos in Washington Post memos
A compact mosaic of Washington Post snippets and editorials touches on Bailey Patterson caucus talk, calls for whipping posts, railroads’ stance on labor emissaries, whisky myths, presidential versus people’s representation, the Greenough statue debate, and a light Catholic Standard quip about quartz in a classroom joke.
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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
The
Enquirer
Wasntton Post
Greenough
Ugon
Capitol
Corcoran
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Alexandria
Washington Post Co
Washington, D. c
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Vanderbilt Building
Paul Block
Unity Building
Paul Bloch
David
Jonathan
Nelson
Collingwood
William P. Hepburn
Hermon
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de Saix
Matengo
Wellington
Blucher
Waterloo
Ben Tillman
Chamber of
Ben Tilman
South Carolina
Aldrich
Longworth
Wilson Mizner
Yerkes
Johann Hoch
Hoch
Eugene Ware
John D. Rockefeller
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Dolliver
Interstate Commerce Committee
Mitchell
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Cook County
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Skazway
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