Honesty The Supply and Demand in The Post
A Washington Post page quotes a Rock Hit Record call for an honest reporter and praises honesty in a world of graft. It notes a rising demand for trustworthy workers, argues that more honest men exist now, and urges young men with steady, faithful habits to seek such roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Post
Football Rangers
Mogenes
Rock Mill Record
Ita
Nippur
Papsri
Egypt
Tell Ue
German Tariff War Bugaboo Observed Abroad
A historic critique on imagined German tariff threats as March trade changes loom. The piece argues tariffs will pivot at ports with consul valuations and insists no gentler policy is feasible. It cites Root Shaw fearlessly and notes German meat buyers pushing for looser U.S. meat rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Treasury Departments
Germany
United States
Treasury
New York
Great Britain
Root
Shaw
Atlantic
Breathitt Feud as Market of Blood Not Honor
The author denounces Breathitt County feuds as pure murder for money, contrasting clan loyalty with modern brutal bargaining. He cites Scottish Highland feuds and Rob Roy to argue no chivalry remains in Breathitt, where life is a saleable commodity and violence is driven by finance.
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Breathitt
Hargis
Judge Taulbee
de Taulbee
Scotland
MacGregor
Scott
Rob Roy
Breathitt County
Bourbon France
Campbell
Victoria
Lorne
Argyl
Paul Morton
Mr. Yerkes
Freedom for Man and The Pocket Trap Law
A Buffalo man Joseph Schultz sets a trap in his pocket to catch a thief, sparking a court verdict that supports his right to act in defense of property. The piece praises judicial leniency toward male autonomy and notes recent rulings on household guests and fines for whipping a mother-in-law, predicting broader liberty for men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Joseph Schultz
Joseph
Schultz
Goddess of Justice
Urban taxation burden and Boston spending examined
The piece analyzes Boston per capita expenditure at 32 dollars a year and warns of growing fiscal strain from a vast metropolitan public works system funded by nonresidents. It argues that continued bond issuance and higher taxes could erode sanitation and education, while rapid transit fuels the urban funding squeeze. It also critiques political interference claims tied to Roosevelt and discusses campaign finance publicity ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bonis
Beston Globe
Globe
Political Commentary on Governors and Lobby Debates
A kaleidoscopic column critiques state governance and lobbying. It references Gov Herrick calling for abolishing the lobby in Ohio, hints at retirement, and touches on import bans for hockey players, tariff favors, Carnegie’s melon patch remark, Yerkes dramatization, Hermann’s Oregon land frauds trial, Yale president Hadley on railroad problems, and various comments on railways, China goods, and the gold standard. It mentions the Moroccan conference date, the U.S. and republican frictions, bank-note circulation, and prison reform debates.
Wadsworth Family in State Spotlight and More
James Wadsworth Jr. prepares for a second term in the New York Assembly at age twenty eight. He is Yale educated, Spanish American War veteran, and son of former state official James Wadsworth. His marriage links to John Hay and Roosevelt’s favorable view mark him as a rising, respected figure. Additional notes touch on Rodin’s bust of Mrs. Potter Palmer, and a Paris correspondence from the Chicago Tribune. The piece blends political lineage, personal history, and cultural arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Albany
Post
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
New York
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Assembly
James W. Wadsworth
Agaist
Horatio Seymour
Wadsworth
Yale University
Porto Rico
John Hay
Mount Morris
Rochester
Wadeworth
Edmund L. Pitts
Alonzo B. Cornell
Livingston
Paris
Chicago Tribune
Rodin
France
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Speyer
Central Trust Institution
Yerkes
John D. Rockefeller
United States
New York City
Cleveland
Thomas JF. Hyan
Grover Cleveland
George Westinghouse
Morgan J. O’brien
Ryan
James H. Hyde
Career of S P Call from the New York Heroid
John A. McCall born in Albany on March 2 1849 pursued business and insurance. He rose from a clerkship to superintendent of Insurance then Comptroller of Equitable Life and finally president of New York Life. His wealth includes a seaside palace Shadow Lawn in Long Branch with land valued around 100000 and house and stable furnishings around 400000 smore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John A. McCall
Albany
Hfe
Connecticut Mutual Company
Levi Parker & Co
State Superintendent of Insurance
Grover Cleveland
McCall
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
New York Life
Legislative Committee
West Seventy-Second Street
Shadow Lawn
Norwood Park
Long Branch
Scarlet fever cure offered as free medical contribution
From the New York Tribune a physician Dr J F Luhan of 220 East Seventy second street promotes a long proven treatment for scarlet fever. He claims the regimen prevents anemia and kidney complications by boosting blood oxygen and removing destroyed red cells, with two four day prescriptions and strict purity requirements for drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
J. FL. C. Luhan
East Seventy-second Street
Bright
Bible Among Senate Tools Sparks Connecticut Page
The New Haven Register recounts Senator Bulkeley carrying a 1542 Bible aboard to Washington. Friends joked about grafters as he claimed protection by the ancient testament. The heirloom, once owned by an English clergyman, now raises questions if it goes to a museum or stays as a bulwark against temptation. Senator Brandegee remains the counterpart in the tale.
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Cameron Corbett
Glasgow
Roosevelt
D. N. Mason
Washington
Corbett
Mason
Post
England
Hon. Corbett
New Haven Register
United States Senate
Connecticut
Morgan G. Bulkeley
Congress
Senator Bulkeley
British Museum
Brandegee
Young Morgan Starts Work Under Traction Boss
Randal Morgan son of the Philadelphia multimillionaire traction magnate has begun work, with no salary decided yet. He is to study all facets of streetcar building and operation under W. K. Schoepf, president of the Cincinnati Traction Company, during a months long educational period.
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Noimatl
Menhore World
Young Marshall
Morgan
Randal Morgan
Philadelphia
Miss Morgan
W. K. Schoepf
Cincinnati Traction Company
Mr. Morgan
California
Marshall
Schoepf
Young Morgan
Pay Mortgage with Cake at St Pauls Reformed Church
A 1905 Mahoney City Pa special reports St Pauls Reformed Church celebrated cancelling a 16000 mortgage on a new pastoral residence with bazaars run by the young women of the congregation. Proceeds of 10000 were raised mainly from home baked pastries and angel cake. Nearby New Jersey residents in Chrome and Carteret urge the legislature to create the borough of Roosevelt from portions of the named towns.
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Mahoney City
St. Paul's Reformed Church
New York American
Chrome and
Carteret
Middlesex County
N. J
Roosevelt
Yerkes Magnificent Bequests to New York City
Special to The Washington Post from New York details Mr. Yerkes bequeathing vast sums to New York City including a potential five million hospital endowment the Yerkes Hospital and a vision for Bronx development. The piece notes his fortune, plans, and influence in rapid transit and urban growth, contrasting with Gov. Tilden and outlining the will’s implications for city institutions and finance.
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MR. Yerkes
New York City
Philadelphia Press
New York
Yerkes
Tilden
Gov. Tilden
Philadelphia
Chicago
London
Lamdon
Central Park
Yerkes Hospital
Bronx
Patrick's Fight for Life in Death Row
From the New York Times, petitions to Gov Higgins for clemency for Albert T Patrick, condemned for the Rice murder. Patrick faces the week of January 22 on death row at Sing Sing as his counsel seeks a writ of error and potential stay or federal appeal. Names added include Mark Twain, Dr Whitman Thompson, Dr John Wyeth, Dr L Delton Bangs, David Belasco, and other physicians and share in the effort. Mrs Patrick visits Sing Sing and delivers urgent instructions to lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
David B. Hill
A. C. Shenstone
Lindsay
Patrick
Supreme Court
Gramted
United States Supreme Court
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Whitman Thompson
Cornell Medical College
John A. Wyeth
L. Delton Bangs
St. Luke's
Bellevue
St Vincent's
St. Mark
Sing
Wireless Test From Ship to Shore Pushing Farther
The New York Herald reports the Dewey towing fleet bound for the Philippines will test wireless telegraphy with St Augustine Florida as the relay station. The Shoemaker system on convoy ships shows strong signal penetration with near telephone clarity over 22 1/2 miles at sea and at Cape Henry. Messages exchanged include daily voyage reports and instruction notes, with continued operation expected to about 1 60 miles from the southern coast as long as signals hold.
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New York Herald
Dewasy
Philippines
St. Augustine
Fla
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Charleston
St Augustine
Cape Henry
New York
Far East
Ban Collins
Suez Canal
O. K
Carnegie recalls boyhood days in Ohio melon patches
East Liverpool dispatch quotes Andrew Carnegie in a New York Times letter to George C Simms. He fondly recalls rowing on the Ohio and melon patches, notes library success, comments on a bridge change and wistfully wishes to relive those carefree days.
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Liverpool
Ohio
Dispatch
New York Times
Andrew Carnegie
George C. Simms
Squire Morris
East Tiverpool
Isthmus Work Force Growth and Panama Talk
The Raleigh hotel crowd hears Dr J A Taber describe scarce food on the Isthmus and 10,000 laborers at work with 25,000 projected as Jamaica and Caribbean workers fill the canal project. Officials discuss private contracts, recreation, and a rock canal option while church leaders debate Southern progress and reform.
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J. A. Taber
Panama
Raleigh
United States
Republic
Canal
Jamaica
Martinique
Barbados
Colombia
Cunacac
Stevens
South
Vardamun
Mississippi
John J. Tigert
Nashville
Pune
Ebbire House
Tivert
Methodist Quarterly
Tennessee
New York
Vanderbilt University
Peabody Normal College
Fou Medical Colleges
John Wesley Gaines
Congress
Willard
Ursese
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Tocestamls
Carnegie, Prince Morgan and the New York American
James McLean, a waiter on Superior Street, recalls serving prominent men. He notes Carnegie as a prince and recounts tales of tipping, including a $20 bill in San Francisco. He says Corey's crowd are cheap and that big tips go to top staff, while F L Morgan and Astor are generous or stern with change.
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Cleve
New York
Corey
Garnegie
San Francisco
F L Morgan
Astor
Little Anna Impresses in Christmas Hymns at Church
From the New York Tribune, Anna of Boston listened to the church choir sing the Christmas anthem Gloria in excelsis. She sighed joyfully mother and child by her side, remarking that the beauty of the Glory left a lasting impression on her.
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New York Tribune
Mali Anna
Boston
West Cheseat
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Washington Post
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Alexandria
Washington Post Co
Washington, DE. Co
Vanderbilt Building
Paul Block
Unity
Nce
Grocer
Odell
Andy'’ Hamilton
Life Insurance Syndicate
State Department
Bailey
Beveridge
Loren H. B. Knox
Maj. Rathbone
Gov. Higgins
More
New Orleans
Gov. Herrick
Canada
Dalzell
George M. Cohan
Clyde Fitch
Binger Hermann
Oregon
Hadley
Yale
St. Petersburg
Siberian
Morocco
China
Milwaukee
Barney
Court of Clatrae
Treasury Department
National Bank
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Jerome
Iowa
Warrons
His
Darby and
Joan
Darby
Loys
Spcall
Ex-Insurance
Dr. Luhan
Borough of
Princeton
Gov. Russell
Massachusetts
Speanker Reed
Holland
Carnegie
Mary
Wall Street
Alfred T Fory
Metropolis
Minnesota
National Forest Reserve
T. Davis
Riggs
Prince Morgan
Little Anna
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