Reform in the Consular Service and Legal Critique
Reform in the consular service is urged as Lodge's bill seeks to abolish fees and perquisites for consuls, replacing them with salaries and treasury proceeds. The piece cites Mr. Peirce showing how the current system invites demoralization and favors private counsel, harming public interests and efficiency. It calls for expedited passage and stresses the need to promote American commerce through proper governance.
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Lodge
Balarius
Peirce
Stem
United States
Congress
Pennsylvania
Knox
Quay
Commonwealth
Philander C. Knox
Republican Party
Union
Georgia
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Inquirer
State Machine
Post
Pike County Ballads and politics mix in era reflections
The piece analyzes Hay’s Pike County Ballads as heroic yet lampoons Homeric comparisons, contrasts with American public figures in Pennsylvania politics, defends Knox’s Senate appointment, rebukes corruption claims, and comments on Roosevelt’s potential duck-hunting trip and inauguration governance. It blends literary praise with political critique and cultural notes.
Duc de la Tremoille's French lineage and Serrant estate
Emperor Francis Joseph's health worries seeds of political tension in Austria Hungary while the Duc de la Tremoille receives high regard for his historical work. The article details his unbroken male line back to the Crusades, noble titles, the Château de Serrant and its treasures, and his stance within royalist circles, contrasted with ties to the Legitimist faction.
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Emperor Francis Joseph
Austria
Hungary
Robies
France
Duc de la Tremoie
Louis XV
Louis XVI
Duc de ‘la Tremoille
Guy
Bire de la Tremoille
Thouars
Tremoille
de la Tremoille
Prince de Talmont
Paris
Laval
Chick
Institute of France
Erand Eeigneur
Europe
Poitou
Duc de la Tremoille
Chateau de Serrant
Chenonceaux
Tuileries
Loire
Angers
Nantes
Marechal de Vaubrun
Coysevox
Walshes
James IV
England
Anthony Walsh
James
Louis XIV
Berrant
Duc of Orleans
Comte Dé Chambord
House of Orleans
Louis Philippe
Duke of
Orleans
Charles XX
Marquise DE
Capitol Chat A Congressional House of Stories and Jests
Economists ponder 486 residences cost to house 90 senators and 38 representatives, arguing the spending on Senate and House buildings could have funded private homes costing far less. The piece threads anecdotes about Warner, Wadsworth, Lamar, Capron, Bull, Canton, Sibley, McDowell, Spooner, Berry, and Davis, noting political humor and automaker tendencies amid Washington life.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
House
Sita
Canton
Sibley
White House
Capitol
Chicago
Ann
He Was Meek from the Chicago Avwo
A humorous dialogue portrays a meek man Rogers who would let a fly pass yet remains wary of meeting him late at night Five miles from home. The punchline reveals Rogers would follow closely to borrow a dollar at the end of the walk.
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Maj
McDowell
Pennsylvania
Keystone
William McKinley
Atlas
Vesuvius
McKinley
Mgr
Chicago
Rogers
Roosevelt and the future in early 1900s politics
The essay projects how Roosevelt’s tariff stance and railroad policy could reform national politics if he unites his party. It contrasts Democratic split risks with a potential shift toward government or municipal ownership and examines historical party realignments, warning that rail rates and rebates threaten private enterprise and provoke far-reaching reform debates.
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Roosevelt
Jackson
Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Cleveland
Abraham Lincoln
Ben Wade
Henry Winter Davis
James A. Garfield
Wade-Davis
Fremont
Cochran
Ohio
Simon Cameron
McKinley
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Congress
England
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hingland
Following Advice From the Philadelphia Frese
A Philadelphia Frese tale recounts a flirtatious exchange where a fair girl admonishes Mr Hansom and invokes the maxim do unto others. She encourages him to proceed with a kiss as a test of manners in business and courting behavior.
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Philadelphia Frese
Does the baby talk yet in Tit-Bite jokebook
A Tid-Bite style quip shows a baby’s brother declaring the infant does not need to talk as it only yells and spoils the house. The Telephone gag notes a scene where callers repeat or reverse Hello to vary the phone greeting in a New York Frese item.
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Sherman
New York
United States
Senate
House
Congress
Washington
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago Sens
A mosaic of misquoted ethics and observations on parenting wisdom and restraint. The piece notes apologies from parents to children, limits on unsolicited advice, and humor about athletes and scholars struggling with delicate topics.
New Orleans Trade Advocates See South Growth At New Willard
In New Orleans a trade official urged progress on Isthmus and South American commerce. Secretary Fred Muller touted Gulf Coast growth, Panamanian links, and rising manufacturers as New Orleans and nearby states benefit from transport advances and new markets. A Manila advocate pressed free duty on Philippine sugars and tobacco while other guests discussed long range American prosperity and political integrity.
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South
United States
Isthmus
South America
Fred Muller
Crescent City
New Willard
Panama
Thesthma
New York
Europe
Mississippi Valley
Manana
Texas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Gulf
Lake Ponchartrain
Itn
Delta
W. W. Swarthout
Dalix Paper
Manila
Hirbitt House
Connecticut
Sumatra
Morris Wise
Wise
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
Trade Mark Record
Alba
Mr. Wise
Mrs. Wise
A. Cheshire Mitchell
Atlantic Vnity
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Mitchell
Mexico
British Columbia
Ocean Park
Cal
Prget Sound
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Dashes His Hopes From the Chicago Journal
Tankley asks the doctor about his eye trouble and whether stronger or weaker glasses are needed. Dr Kandor replies that he needs weaker glasses and fewer, though the text is garbled.
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The
Chicago Journal
Tankley
Kandor
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