Tobacco Tariff Debate In Congress Warns Of Hard Times
The Washington Post discusses tobacco and tariff policy, noting calls from Philippine and Connecticut interests to remove duties. It argues both sides exaggerate effects, cites Cuba and Porto Rico precedents, and praises Mr. Peirce's continued role in consular oversight.
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Congress
Philippines
Connecticut
Taft
Cuba
Iret Ae
Philppine Tobacco
Jesults
Don
H.H. D Peirce
Peirce
Washington
Wallace
Post
Republic of Panama
Tom Lawson
Gratis
A Few Anomalies and Isthmus Troubles Highlight Legal and Political Tangles
A Philadelphia appeals decision splits views on Port Arthur surrender and Northern Securities. The piece compares unresolved mergers, reconstructed unions, and looming Supreme Court review, then critiques Isthmian Canal administration, fearing bickering and confusion. The tone is reflective about law, policy, and public opinion.
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United States Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Port Arthur
Supreme Court of the United States
Southern Confederacy
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Northern Securities
Canal Commission
Efforts to dethrone Greek in American education
The Galveston News argues that Greek and classical study decline benefits, praising practical language skills while lamenting loss of classical style and logical rigor. It warns translations diminish language mastery but urges revival of classical learning due to enduring insights from Greek and Roman thought.
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Yellow Magazine
Terra Incognita
Yellow
Galveston News
Oxford
Cambridge
America
Friends of Progress
James
Greece
Rome
An Oxford Epigrammatist and Other Epigrams
A collection of brief notices and jokes from various papers. It mentions Rev RB Bartlett of Oxford famed for wit and a pun about an undergraduate, plus notes on linguistic coinages and cultural references. Other items touch on federalism debates, a Vienna fish hospital, a London famine distress, Oregon wildlife, and Southern agriculture.
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London Spectator
Bartlett
Oxford
Conington
Bart Iet
Suffolk
Lewis Carroll
Samuel Wilberforce
Senator Dollliver and Coalville Post Office Plight
A Chicago youth plans to move to Iowa, while Coalville’s fourth class post office edges toward closure due to rural free delivery encroachment. John Jordison, earning about $106 yearly, clings to office amid no replacement found. An Iowa correspondent lobbied Senator Dolliver for a move, but the senator offered no prospects. The piece blends political quips with small-town postal woes and anecdotal asides about Nevada and Missouri figures.
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Senator Dollliver
Chicago
Iowa
Coalville
John Jordison
Jordison
Windy City
Trzebiatowski
Dolliver
Stewart
Nevada
Nelson
Mr. Nelson
Silver coins hinges on Congress for minor currency change
The Boston Herald notes the Treasury holds vast silver reserves enough for about 900 carloads of thirty tons each, arguing that surplus stock could fund minting of subsidiary coins. It urges congressional approval to repurpose light-weight silver dollars for minor coinage to ease small-change shortages without depleting overall money stock.
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Boston
Congress
Pershing Honored for Spanish War Service and Tokyo Assignment
Captain J. J. Pershing, famed for his Spanish war and Philippine insurrection exploits, receives a prestigious appointment to the United States Legation at Tokyo. The Missouri native’s record as a steadfast fighter earned praise from President Roosevelt and local admiration for his service and leadership.
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Pershing
Capt Pershing
Roosevelt
Congress
Samar
Liano Lake
United States
Legation
Tokyo
Japanese War Department
Plumber Died Poor and Other Witty Excerpts
A compilation of brief jokes and quips from multiple papers. The card-style items include a street car debate over plumbers dying poor, a Dallas News quotation about a plumber who invested in a steamboat line, fashion talk on Chinese embroidery and chiffon, playful banter about seasons, a snow shovel anecdote from the Philadelphia Press, Wagner dispute at a concert, a Fort Worth Record regional line, a Cleveland Plain Dealer humor item, and a circus robbery clue about a tattooed man.
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Chicago News
Statehood Capital Debate and Crimes Talk in Washington
At the Arlington in Washington various figures discuss Oklahoma’s proposed statehood bill. They urge early capital location, capital institutions, and rail safety, while noting ongoing crime cases and detective work across the United States and Canada.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
J. W. Zevely
Muscoges
Ind T
Arlington
Washington
J. F Vaile
Colorado
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Post
New Willard
Instaner
Iroquois
Usk
Pennsylvania
F. B. Tully
Baltimore
Riggs House
Russia
Henry Ardley
Liverpool
Shoreham
Petersburg
Japan
Capt
J B Knight
Montreal
United States
Canada
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Northern Pacific Rairoad
James Hagerman
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Decatur Axtell
Chesapeaks and Ohio Railroad
Samuel J Crawford
Kanaan
Ebutt
Crawford
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Sulzbacher
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Spain
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