Senate Rules and the Power to Vote on Measures
Debates over Senate rules question if a single Senator can block or stall votes by talking. The ruling allows rolling motions to adjourn or to go into executive session to delay indefinitely. Vote cannot be forced on amendments while debate continues. a trial of strength occurs only if a majority stays, while House rules differ in requiring committee action and regular orders for bills.
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Washington Post Comments on the Lobby Threats
The edition reports Paul Block’s Washington Post column criticizing the lobby as a pestiferous, demoralizing force in politics. It cites Gov Herrick’s admonition against “bills by request” and urges a public stance to curb lobby influence in legislatures nationwide.
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One-Man Powers and Joe Blackburn Honored In Kentucky
The article discusses how a single member can block bills in Congress, citing the Speaker in the House and a Senate filibuster as examples. It lauds Joe Blackburn of Kentucky, noting his long service, defeat with honor, and lasting esteem in the state and national capital.
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Schiff presses elastic currency as warning on panic
Mr Jacob H Schiff urges Congress to adopt an elastic currency, warning a future panic will devastate American business. He argues currency must be backed by credit and criticizes Federal hesitation, noting past attacks by Bryan and political cowardice on Capitol Hill. The piece likens currency debates to stubborn rural habits and predicts lessons only after a crisis.
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Hazing at Naval Academy Sparks Debate and Moral Dilemmas
A historical column contrasts public condemnation of hazing with sympathy for victims and asks whether subservience to abuse by upperclassmen is ever justified. It recalls a Catonsville schoolboy who defended himself with a knife after brutal hazing, suggesting a deeper struggle over power, class, and discipline.
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Self defense and the bully menace in school life
A spirited call argues that fearless youths could deter harassers with swift action and proper arms, while critics accuse officials of failing to shield vulnerable students. The piece critiques Speaker Cannon and California clubwomen over taunts and a poem, and weighs franking privilege reforms, cashing out with broader political jibes and calls for restraint.
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Cannon
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The Curse of Riches and Autocratic Power
Harvard president expresses concerns about extremely rich individuals wielding vast capital. He argues wealth concentrates control over industry and state, impacts public events, and can corrupt values while outlining how wealth hampers children’s work ethic compared to farmers’ families. He cites autocracy in business as more justifiable by results than in government.
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What Real Life is Marcus Aurelius A Pointer on Success
The excerpt contrasts life with mere years, saying vitality comes from knowledge truth love beauty goodness and faith. It cites Marcus Aurelius and a note on success by Torrey, stressing that real gold lies within the person rather than external effort.
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Jerome the House Cleaner of the Criminal Courts Building
New York Sun reports Jerome, a political boss, personally organized a dawn cleaning crew in the Criminal Courts Building. He inspected rooms, found thick dust and dirty windows, and insisted the job be done, joking about running a “puntry service” and noting dusty ledges and improvised work by a dozen cleaners.
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Comfortable Confidence in Morales and Dominican Treaty
An analysis notes the Dominican treaty as more than a gentleman’s agreement, framed by entities Morales passes and the Dominican nation’s enduring needs. It cites Roosevelt’s papers and Bulow on treatyability, while hinting at Morales' revolt and a personal strain in the negotiation with Casas Morales. The piece ends with a poetic reflection on Carlos and perception.
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Album for Miss Alice Roosevelt from Philadelphia Press
An autograph album by Mascaro of Santiago, a Penn bacteriology student, to be sent as a wedding gift to Miss Alice Roosevelt. It features Cuban signatures and artwork, to be exhibited at 608 Chestnut Street before presentation to the Cuban Minister in Washington. The piece connects to Cuba and the Spanish American War era.
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Railway Buys Booth House for Ridgefield Electric Railroad
The New Haven Railroad Company plans a line to the Berkshire district and has semi-annually declared the purchase of eight acres with buildings at the western end of the Colweb railroad bridge, Lake place, once Edwin Booth's home, to serve as the terminal site.
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Financiers Debate Remedies for Money Scarcity in 1908
A Washington Post summary of Jacob Schiff's criticism of currency policy sparking Wall Street selling as December profits shrink and interest costs cut into gains. The piece outlines differing lender views on elastic currency, noting Shaw's approach versus Schiff's plan and the looming risk of next fall without currency reform.
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Luckless Exposer of Graft at White House Ejectment
Ex congressman Baker recounts a case where a Post Office employee Nash sought an audience with President Roosevelt to report graft in the contracting branch. Baker says Nash delivered a typewritten statement, was escorted by a man to the White House, then jailed as insane for six hours before release, and that the incident spurred a post office graft investigation linked to Machen.
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Mining Queen Takes Command In Colorado Business
Wass Nhelbeth i lingsworth Brown of Colorado rose from local singer to mine operator after her father David Wolfe Brown secured a claim. She now actively manages and profits from the mine, reportedly the only woman in the United States doing so. She moved to New York seeking singing offers but chose mining as the more lucrative path and plans to merge her mine into a company once married to Joseph Boon of Baltimore.
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Ashland man dies after pound a day diet
A 25 year old man from Ashland Wisconsin reportedly died from fatty degeneration of the heart after consuming a pound of food daily for two months. He weighed about 683 pounds at death and required a special coin for burial. The item references Depew and a political note on federal offices and retirement.
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Bankers in Youngstown discuss California land boom
In a hotel lobby interview, Henry Maurig Robinson of Youngstown Ohio criticizes California real estate prices while noting inflation and the boom rhetoric around Los Angeles. He cites lending patterns, the Bank of Nebraska, and the rise of prominent figures like Joseph W Willard and Mitt Millard as examples of wealth from hustle and perseverance.
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Cassatt Buys Commutaion Tickets Amid Anti Pass Rule
Philadelphia Ledger notes Pennsylvania Railroad enforces anti pass rule by abolishing free transit. Robert Kelso Cassatt, Keystone Coal president, buys commutation tickets for self and family between Rosemont and Philadelphia. Reading Co. officers, including T M Richard and W G Brown, purchase fifty trip passes. Officals consider removing coaches on some trains due to passenger drop. Express and elevator firms’ officers now face travel restrictions too.
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