Honesty The Supply and Demand in The Post 1906
The Washington Post editorial notes a hunt for an honest reporter, praising faithfulness and clean dealing amid graft scares. It argues there are more honest men now, and a young man with steady habits and honest character remains in demand despite widespread corruption.
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The
Post
Football Rangers
Mogenes
Rock Mill Record
Ita
Nippur
Papsri
Egypt
Tell Ue
German Tariff War Bugaboo and U S Trade View
A critical look at the looming tariff clash with Germany. Treasury and State efforts to soften impact amid March expiry of the trade pact. Consular valuations versus port discretion, no laxity in customs rules, and German meat consumer pressure noted.
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State
Treasury Departments
Germany
United States
Treasury
New York
Great Britain
Root
Shaw
Atlantic
Breathitt Feud Violence Casts Shadow Over Clan Loyalty
The piece contrasts Breathitt County feuds with Scottish clan chivalry, declaring Breathitt feuds mere murder for hire and blood money, with no nobility or pride unlike Rob Roy and MacGregor. It laments civilized progress and laments assassinations as a business proposition rather than honor.
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Breathitt
Hargis
Judge Taulbee
de Taulbee
Scotland
MacGregor
Scott
Rob Roy
Breathitt County
Winchester
Rupert
la Vende
Bourbon France
Campbell
Victoria
Lorne
Argyl
Freedom for the Man in Pocket Traps
A Buffalo man Joseph Schultz uses a pocket trap to stop missing money. His wife is trapped and treated by justice as within her rights, and no penalty is imposed. The author hails this as progress toward male rights and household autonomy amid a string of recent rulings.
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Buffalo
Joseph Schultz
Joseph
Schultz
Goddess of Justice
Phase of Urban Taxation Discussion in Boston
The article argues Boston’s per capita spend is high due to a vast metropolitan system serving nonresidents, warning that continued taxation pressure could erode bonds, sanitation, and education. It notes other cities face similar off‑city economic benefit. rapid transit worsens urban taxation challenges. It also critiques political coverage of Roosevelt and campaign finance publicity, with assorted opinions on reform and public accountability.
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Boston
Bonis
Beston Globe
Globe
Lobby talk and political jabs echo across capitals
A chaotic batch of quotes surveys U S politics and lobby issues from Ohio to Washington. Governors, lawmakers, and pundits critique the lobby, tariff moves, and reforms while noting antics of Carnegie Cohan and Yerkes. Discussions touch rail, prisons, and corruption rhetoric amid national debate.
Wadsworth and His Family in New York News
James W. Wadsworth Jr prepares for a second assembly term at age twenty eight. He is Yale ’98, Spanish American War veteran, and son of former state official James W. Wadsworth. Roosevelt backs him for speaker. he is youngest since Edmund L. Pitts. Also includes lyrics from a long poem and notes on Rodin’s bust of Mrs. Potter Palmer with Paris connections.
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New York
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Assembly
James W. Wadsworth
Agaist
Horatio Seymour
Wadsworth
Yale University
Porto Rico
John Hay
Mount Morris
Rochester
Roosevelt
Wadeworth
Edmund L. Pitts
Alonzo B. Cornell
Livingston
Paris
Chicago Tribune
Rodin
France
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Career of Spcall in New York Life lineage
John A. McCall, born Albany March 2 1849, rose from clerk in Albany to state insurance examiner, then superintendent, later comptroller and president of New York Life. He amassed a substantial fortune, owning a city home at 64 West 72nd Street and a Long Branch seaside palace Shadow Lawn with lands reportedly costing $100,000 and $400,000 for house and furnishings.
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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 free by Dr J F Luhan
The New York Tribune reports a scarlet fever treatment by Dr J F Luhan of 220 East Seventy-second Street. He claims a long record of victories over eight years and says his prescription strengthens red blood cells, protects kidneys, and prevents heart paralysis. He advises bathing the patient, fresh air, and using pure remedies from reliable druggists kept in amber bottles.
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New York Tribune
J. FL. C. Luhan
East Seventy-second Street
Bright
Senator Bulkeley’s Bible On Display In Washington
New Haven Register notes Senator Bulkeley carries a 1542 Bible on his journey to Congress. The artifact, once owned by an English clergyman ancestor, was rescued abroad and is kept as a bulwark against temptation. Unclear if he will gift it to a national museum or keep it for personal protection. Senator Brandegee’s stance remains to be seen.
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Cameron Corbett
Glasgow
Roosevelt
D. N. Mason
Washington
Corbett
Mason
Post
England
Hon. Corbett
New York State
Albany
Republican National Committee
Panama
State Department
Treasury Department
National Bank
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
New York
Jerome
New Haven Register
United States Senate
Connecticut
Morgan G. Bulkeley
Congress
Senator Bulkeley
British Museum
Brandegee
Yerkes Hospital
Yerkes
Bronx
Minnesota
National Forest Reserve
T. Davis
Riggs
Young Traction Scion Starts Work Under Father
Randal Morgan, Philadelphia multimillionaire traction magnate, forces son Marshall to work in Cincinnati. He has begun Tuesday and may be paid or unpaid. W K Schoepf, Cincinnati Traction president, hosts the Morgans and will supervise his education. Marshall will study street car building, operation, and related tasks across the company.
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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 raised funds at church bazaars led by young women to cancel a 16000 mortgage on a new pastoral residence. Home made pastries and angel cake were key sales. Residents of Chrome and Carteret in Middlesex County New Jersey seek to form the borough of Roosevelt by legislative incorporation.
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Mahoney City
St. Paul's Reformed Church
New York American
Chrome and
Carteret
Middlesex County
N. J
Roosevelt
Yerkes Bequests Shape New York City Future
Special to The Washington Post from New York outlines Mr. Yerkes bequests that may fund a major hospital in the Bronx and influence city development. The article notes Yerkes’ wealth, his imagined future for New York, and comparisons with Gov. Tilden, plus potential governance roles for Grover Cleveland amid expanding electric and transit ventures.
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MR. Yerkes
New York City
Patrick's Fight for Life at Sing Sing
The New York Times reports Albert T. Patrick, under death sentence for the Rice murder, gains new well known names on a clemency petition. Clemens, Dr. Thompson, Dr. Wyeth, Dr. Bangs, Dr. Flint, Belasco join, with plans for a writ of error and possible stay or federal appeal. Mrs Patrick visits the prison with urgent instructions for the lawyers as Patrick endures the strain.
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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 tests from Dewey towing fleet to St Augustine
The New York Herald reports a major wireless test between the Dewey bound for the Philippines and the St Augustine, Florida station. Using the Shoemaker system, ships Glacier and Dewey communicate at sea distances up to about 160 miles, with near telephone clarity. The Dewey crew sends daily progress reports and expects ongoing contact as long as signal can reach shore.
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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 in East Liverpool memories
East Liverpool dispatch cites Andrew Carnegie reflecting on boyhood joys in Ohio melon patches and river excursions. He notes library success, changes in East Liverpool, a planned bridge, and his wish to relive those carefree days with cousins and friends.
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Liverpool
Ohio
Dispatch
New York Times
Andrew Carnegie
George C. Simms
Squire Morris
East Tiverpool
Panama Isthmus labor and canal plans discussed
Dr J A Taber comments on food scarcity and housing for Panama Canal workers. He notes 10 000 laborers with future growth to 25 000, urges private contract for rock canal, and describes living conditions near commissary hotels and recreation gaps.
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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 All Right Cleve in New York American
James McLean a waiter on Superior Street recalls serving prominent men including Carnegie and F L Morgan. He describes tips and reputations among steel men, noting Carnegie as a prince and Astor’s habit of letting the waiter keep the change.
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Cleve
New York
Corey
Garnegie
San Francisco
F L Morgan
Astor
Little Anna Impressed at Christmas Day Service
From the New York Tribune a passerby notes Anna of Boston listening to the church choir sing the Christmas anthem Gloria in excelsis. The child sighs mother, beauty, and the moment evokes admiration for the church performance amid a scene of season’s praise.
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New York Tribune
Mali Anna
Boston
West Cheseat
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