Not So Very Jealous Over Tariff Revision Debate
The Philadelphia Record notes growing Republican openness to Roosevelt’s tariff revision idea for an extra session next fall as House and Senate wrestle over origin and prerogatives. It recalls historic clashes over revenue bill origins and House authority, noting past Senate amendments and House responses.
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Smoke Law Criticism Hits District Officials
The Post argues the smoke law enforcement was flawed from the start when Commissioners overstepped authority by amending the statute. It calls for Congress to enact a enforceable standard and questions the health officer’s selective prosecutions and enforcement failures highlighted during a Senate District Committee hearing.
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Officials Confront Smoke Law Enforcement Question
The article questions how authorities will enforce a statute against smoke emissions and whether Congress should grant a clearer district ordinance. It critiques government practices, citing Dr Wiley and the Bureau of Chemistry, and argues for abolition of wasteful government data use, amid broader war-time press reliability concerns.
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Coal Strike Rumors and Lawful Remedies in 1902 Contingent
The Boston Advertiser reports on coal miners and operators facing a possible protracted strike in 1902 over recognition and union dues. It notes no clear grievances from John Mitchell yet warns of public doubt about lawful means to enforce peace, referencing proposed government ownership plans and the need for time to implement them.
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Passing of the politician and the calmer public mood
A long editorial reflects on the supposed decline of the traditional politician as private interests rise. It argues the era of fixed officeholders ends only temporarily, with specialists taking the lead before politics returns to a broader public calling. It cites figures like Isaac Christiancy and David Davis and notes cyclical shifts in public life.
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Senatorial Fuss and Global Tension Reflected in Debates
A long excerpted summary of political maneuvering covers Treasury retirements, neutral posts in New York patronage, and the President's stance on belligerent consultations. It notes gambling statistics, Philippines reports, French politics, and possible tariffs. It cites Roosevelt, Aldrich, Taft, and Warren Keifer, with views on Manila funds, Korea's status, Port Arthur, and a question about Mormon citizenship.
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J J Hill Sees Roosevelt as Conservative On Rail Policy
James J Hull, head of Northern Securities and Great Northern Railway, in a New York interview weighs Roosevelt's rail plans. He backs Parker, sees conservatism in Roosevelt, and endorses the Garfield plan to license interstate corporations with real capital backing. He criticizes trusts as promoter-driven and warns about Wall Street speculation.
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Rooster Rage Spars Poultry Show and Boston Gaffe
A quirky Chicago Journal item jokes about roosters near nature and manners at a poultry show and imagines a hens club to tame roosters. It also recounts an evening reception quip where two men discuss a young woman and a Boston reference.
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Too Long to Wait from Puck and Other Snippets
A collage of lighthearted quips and mini essays from various papers. Probes of public mood on honest men, scarcity of patience, and quirky observations about society. Includes a line about Lawson and a digression on winter skating habits and fashion judgments.
News and Gossip of Other Lands and Royal Match Talk
A long column discusses Pius X backing a dynastic marriage between the King of Spain and Duchess Marie Antoinette of Mecklenburg Schwerin, with Russia Austria Prussia and papal influence cited. notes on Sir Robert Hart retiring from Chinese customs. literary tastes of leaders. and Scottish city governance reform while mentioning honors like Pour le Mrite and the Nabob novel.
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Nevada Senator Heyburn and Statehood Debate Shuffle
In Capitol chatter Senator Heyburn wrangles over Nevada Statehood remarks and is diverted to a collateral debate, as Senator Stewart and others react. A digressive note on Abraham Lincoln authorship follows, plus Senator Tawney receives a bronze mule watch from a Missourian.
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Turkish Proverbs and Humorous Snippets in 20th Century Clippings
A collage of proverb like lines and jokes from various papers. It includes Turkish proverbs about patience honesty and marriage and observes quirky exchanges such as a tale of a man who told a truth and rode away and a puzzled exchange about a marriage and a cold morning proposal.
Roosevelt’s tariff clash with Congress mirrors Cleveland era
A New Haven Register perspective argues President Roosevelt faces a Congress determined to block his tariff and railroad reform drive. Leaders fear destabilizing tariffs and market slides, while public opinion supposedly backs Roosevelt. The piece likens the struggle to Cleveland’s battles over the Sherman act, warning of a strenuous fight as Congress asserts power.
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Bar the Lobby and the bane of legislative integrity
The Philadelphia Ledger argues against paid professional lobbyists, citing Gov Mickey’s push to bar them. It condemns lobbyists as bribery risks who threaten honest lawmaking, calling for their exclusion from the capitol to curb corruption and scandals.
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Ir Short Meter anea and Sensible Statute
Fragmented miscellany from various papers notes a Texas statute banning willful property harm, a fine for dumping corn in a river, and commentary on cotton burning and economic pressures. It cites editors in Detroit Hartford Cleveland Philadelphia with quips on public ownership and social pretenses.
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Notable Lobby Conversation Highlights Political Bonds and Figures
In a New Willard lobby thread, figures like William F Halkam of Rochester and William Sulzer are praised for political longevity. The piece notes F Chow of San Francisco supporting Yosemite Federalization, and Frank Memune of Rockingham County promoting German investment in Rykhingham. Also mentions Congressmen Cousins of Iowa and Lake Carriers Association chief Livingstone discussing Great Lakes shipping and reforms.
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Reflections and Opinions in a 19th Century Column
A compilation of humorous and observational lines from The New York Press Time. The jokes touch on finances, social class, bachelor life, and marriage, noting aristocratic pretensions, the burden of a bachelor tax, and suspicions in long separations. The tone remains witty and lightly satirical throughout.
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