Santo Domingo on Fire and Morales in Flight
The Washington Post reports Santo Domingo faces turmoil as President Morales, seen as prudent by many, flees while rebels seize ports and forts. Dominican generals move on Guayubin and Puerto Plata, with calls for Congress to address alleged treason and bloodshed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Morales
Independencia
Demetrio Rodriguez
Guayubin
Guayu-bin
Dajabon
Sabaneta
Joaquin Barba
Cibao
Rodriguez
Ramon Martinez
Yachi
Pedro Alvarez
Us Wd
San Mago
Deschamps
Turks Island
Puerto Plata
Perico Lasala
la Vega
Ramon Caceres
Congress
American Congress
United States
Santo Domingos
Santya
Domingo
Hether
New York
Prosecution Aims at Burlington Over Steel Rebate Case
Federal indictments issued in Chicago target the Burlington, its vice president Darius Miller, and others for alleged violations of the Elkins law. Twenty six counts detail rebates to a steel company, with penalties up to ten thousand dollars per count and no imprisonment. The DOJ is expected to pursue the case aggressively to deter similar offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Federal
Chicago
Burldlngton
Pearius Miller
Claude G2
Viowatius
Elkins
Confun & Defendaints
Department of Justice
Darius Miller
The
Santa Fe
Miller
Department
Tariff, politics and a looming 1908 campaign
The piece argues the Department of Justice pursues corporations while individuals face tougher prosecutions. It cites Gen Draper and Willam Draper on protectionism against tariff reform, cites Bourke Cochran's remarks in Chicago, and predicts a volatile 1908 national campaign with Democrats urged to nominate Bourke Cochran and oppose Hamiltonian centralisation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourke Cockran
Chicago
Bryan
McKinley
Cleveland
Oregon
Ateaint
House of Representatives
Congress
Cochran
Party of State Rights
Rourke Cockran
Bobs Up Once More In Postal Savings Debate
A House committee member introduces a bill for adopting postal savings banks. The piece argues government paternalism in postal service is unjustified and praises state savings banks for stability and safety. It critiques canal bond financing and warns Congress may again reject reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Savings Banks Scheme
Congress
House Committee On the
Post Office and Post Roads
Post-office
Massachusetts
New York
Panama Canal
Springfeld Republican
United States
Executive Sessions and political fallout in New York era
The piece critiques secret executive sessions in government, contrasts open versus closed debates, and recalls historic sessions. It discusses David B. Hill’s career and retainer in the Equitable inquiry, questions campaign funds, and notes related political commentary including Depew, Brackett, and other figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Senate
Great Britain
Napoleon Bonaparte
Beligerent
England
France
Pitt
Robert Walpole
Samuel Johnson
Johnson
Roseos Conkling
Murphy
Port of
New York
David B. Hill
Equitable
Nnt
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Jackson
Hill
Cornelius N. Bliss
Horace Greeley
Congress
Depew
Peaseereimhie Puasseehees
Brackett
Fragmented opinions on politics and public figures in Hoboken and beyond
The item surveys remarks attributed to John D. Rockefeller Jr. about income, tobacco growers in Connecticut opposing the Payne bill for Filipinos, Bob Fitzsimmons withholding a letter to Roosevelt, and a name change for Hermann Jerusalem. It notes Russian soldiers' refusals to guard M. Witte, Gov. Pennypacker urging reform, politicians avoiding free passes, Mayor McClellan on gang changes, and speculative musings about Russell Sage and Col Henri Watterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hermann Jerusalem
Hermann Jerome
Eiven
Hermann
M. Witte
McClellan
Russell Sage
Henri Watterson
New York Sun
Plow of Swords Placed in Treaty Hall
A Civil War plow sword, made in America twenty five years ago, was placed in the hall where the treaty regulating indemnities was signed. The ten blades form a single plow and handles, symbolizing peace and war, with an inscription detailing its history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeneva Cor
New York World
America
Rockefeller Enjoying Winter Golf in Summerville
The New York American reports John D. Rockefeller enjoys golf and the mild South Carolina climate at Summerville while Missouri pursues testimony in suits against Standard Oil. Missouri officials seek service of subpoenas, but Rockefeller plans to remain on vacation, potentially delaying depositions in several states while others in the firm are served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York American
John’ D. Rockefeller
Summerville
S. C
Missouri
New York
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Henry Wollman
Broadway
John D. Rockefeller
North Carolina
Mr. Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
William G. Rockefeller
John D
Edward T. Bedford
Rockefeller
State of Missouri
New Year 1906 Cheer Arrives Amid Reflections and Rumors
From the New York World and New York Herald clippings come a mix of New Year reflections, political notes on Gen. Bingham and Devery, jovial wedding toast mishaps, and broad market data. The items include remarks on police leadership in New York, a forecast of challenges for a police chief, and a review of foreign commerce and estate auctions including Baron Hirsch’s Paris residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Hirsch
Paris
New York
Champs Elysees
Eugenie
Prince Imperial
Mrs Burke Roche Leaves Buckingham for Tuxedo
In New York America report Mrs Burke Roche has departed Buckingham House and moved to Tuxedo with her sister Mrs Peter Cooper Hewitt while her children stay with their grandfather. Relatives seek reconciliation through the Hewitts and other friends. Genera l Bingham press remarks hint at graft clean up in police and a satire about Abou Ben Adhem near the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Burke Roche
Buckingham
Frank Work
Tuxedo
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Peter Cooper Hewitts
Lady Fermoy
New City Picks Gen Theodore Bingham To Lead Police
Gen Theodore A. Bingham arrives with Mrs Bingham in Bronxville to assume NYPD duties and back Mayor McClellan with firm anti graft stance. He promises unrelenting action on gambling and law violations, describes himself as soldierly and direct, and cites a White House incident demonstrating his discipline. He is tall, well built, with blond mustache and gray eyes, 47 years old with a 21 year old son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devery
Col. Bingham
New York World
William &. Devery
Bingham
Connecticut
New York
Wil
Gen. Bingham
Park and White House Grounds
Washington
Mr. Devery
Tne
Cty
New York Herald
Theodore A. Bingham
New York City
McClellan
George
The
Herald
Gramatan
Bronxville
White House
Austria
Mexico
Maxmillian
Baroness von Hengelmuller
Senor Aspiroz
Maxmillan
Nordica as Heroine at Metropolitan Fire Rescue
New York World reports Mme Lilian Nordica saved a blaze at the Metropolitan Opera House Friday afternoon during the immolation scene in Goetterdaemmerung. She seized a torch from a clansman and continued singing, praised for bravery and presence of mind amid the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mme
Lilian Nordica
Metropolitan Opera House
Loni
God of
Arc
Nordica’s fearless rescue saves opera in blazing stage scene
During an Inferno scented moment in an opera, soprano Nordica kept singing as a torch flame burst near the footlights. She stamped out the fire with her skirt while holding the torch, then returned to the funeral pyre in the final act. The audience erupted in applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nordica
Alfred Hertz
Hrumnhilde
Jean de Reszke
Mme
Jeans Suit Controversy Over Cannon Garb Origin
In a Charleston News and Courier reply to The Washington Post, South Carolina asserts Speaker Cannon’s jeans suit is SC made not NC. The column traces cloth from SC sheep, loom, and maker to a SC-presented outfit, disputing NC claims of birthplace or fabric origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston News and Courier
Cannon
North Carolina
South Carolina
Andrew Jackson
Mecklenburg
Washington Post
James G. Blaine
Speaker Cannon
Washington
Columbia
D. C
Pennsylvania
Avenue
Post
City Plans Nearly 40 Million In Public Improvements For 1906
Brooklyn and New York City undertake a broad program of public works for 1906. Projects include a 1 billion water system, a new lighting plant, Bellevue Hospital expansion, Thirty-ninth Street ferry municipalization, long new docks, a 34.4 million health building in Brooklyn, a 4 million Borough Building, a 4 million Brooklyn Bridge terminal, Shore Road extension costing 1.75 million, new playgrounds totaling 1 million, an underground passenger station at Williamsburg’s Manhattan end, Cross River reservoir construction, Flatbush Avenue extension from Brooklyn terminal to Fulton Street, and a salt water fire service installation below Twenty-third Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Bellevue Hospital
Thirty-ninth Street
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge
Shore Road
Manhattan
Williamsburg Bridge
Cross River Reservoir
Flatbush Avenue
Manhattan Bridge
Fulton Street
Twenty-third Street
Reflections of a Bachelor The Patrick Case
A New York Times discussion assesses the Patrick murder case. It notes petitions for mercy from logical, law‑minded supporters, the unusual doubt about the verdict, and the potential impact on justice and the governor’s use of clemency.
A Year of Great Giving and Public Benefactions
A 1905 roundup notes record philanthropy led by Rockefeller and Carnegie gifts to education and arts. It cites Yale and the General Education Board, mission funds, and major bequests, with broader mentions of museums, hospitals, and university endowments amid a tone of civic progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Rockefeller
General Education Board
Carnegie
Yale University
American Baptist Missionary Man
American Board of Foreign Missions
Henry
Frick
American Academy of Arts of Rome
Charles I. Freer
Smithsonian Institution
T. K. Pearsons
Chicago
George A. Hearn
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Stephen Salisbury
Worcester
Harvard
Mark University
Worcester Polytechnite School
Worcester Hospitals
City
I. J. Wistar
Institute of Anatomy
Philadelphia
Julia BP. Hackley
Muskegon
Mich
Margaret A. Jones
St. Luke's
Presbyterian
Post-Grasnitute Hospitals
New York
Joseph FE. Gillingham
Pennsylvania
CZARS MEN AND COSSACK LIBERTY IN RUSSIAN LANDS
A Hartford Courant discussion cites Mr Sperry on Cossacks as an independent people in Little Russia with self government land ownership and tax structure. They enjoy leisure and property under Czardom but fear change under potential new governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Courant
Russia
Mr. Sperry
Courant
Lfe
Gen Mulholland at Raleigh previews Medal of Honor history
Gen St Clair A Mulholland, near third term as pension agent, draws crowd at the Raleigh hotel in Philadelphia. He announces a forthcoming two volume history of the Medal of Honor Legion, praising many brave figures including Gideon Wood. The chat touches on political currents, potential presidential outcomes, and national concerns amid party shifts and upcoming campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clair A. Mulholland
United States
Philadelphia
Raleigh
Medal of Honor Legion
Gadeonani Wood
Rowvelt
Maltwolland
Thomas Jamuens
Hancmeeond
Army of the Paraman
S-Neral
Republic
W. Noble
Stotel
Party
Wuay
Nohie
Ingham
Mori
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Wlashington Post
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Sive
Alexandria
Washington Post Co
Washington, D. c
Fourteenth St
Vanderbilt
Paul Block
Ghicazo
Unity Building
Paul Blocs
Maneger
Administration of Justice
Ife
Draper
Deaver
Webaster
Davis
Web
Percival Lowell
Bob Fitzsimmons
North America
South America
Castro
North Se
Langley
Wellman
Jerome
Cnee
Gustave Meyer
Hoboken
Annapolis
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Roosevelt
Bob
Odell
Henry M. Whitney
Gov. Pennypacker
U. S
Ana
Richter
Courage
Brooklyn R. T
Canadian Pacific
Northern Pacific
Coal and Iron
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Bio Wisconsin
Watt
New-York Herald
Bingheam
Abou Ben Adhem
Opera House
Loki
Valhalla
Mr. Cannon
Patrick Case
New York Times
Patrick
Sphecy
Marianne Farmingham
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Maus
Hamilton
McCall
Monster Dry Dock
Dewey
New York Press
Boston
Czar
Willard
Splendid
Pecos Valles
Omar
Jord Linass
Perris
Svaanpas
Moses Giere Tegriz
Tauerns
Mtb
Widom
Wasningben
Young
Japan
Talia Ce
Auessen
Youre
Udine
Saatianal
Roos
Lim
Tom Watson
Efis
Nees
Boremingham
Jame
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibegns
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