Debate on federal power over interstate commerce and alcohol
The article reviews Senator Beveridge’s view of Congress power to regulate interstate commerce and contrasts it with limits on state action. It notes opposition among Democrats to centralized federal authority, cites Bryan and Roosevelt era debates, and discusses Prohibition and the societal harms of drink, including labor impact and moral arguments. It also mentions the Lehigh Valley Railroad adopting a total abstinence rule for employees and compares alcohol’s harm to other social evils.
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United States
Beveridge
Congress
Fryen
CMI
Ula Deve Steuld
Lalongrees
Sintes
Welzen
Bustisc Church
Repub
Hevernige
Bryan
Roosevelt
I Dens
Political party lines in postwar U S history debated
Fragmentary OCR recalls debates on the Whig demise, Daniel Webster, Republicans and Democrats, tariff protection, and party alignment after the Civil War era. It notes Roosevelt era contrasts, tariff battles, and evolving party platforms shaping Congressional power and policy.
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Whig Party
Uffender
Daniel Webs
New England
Wis
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Marty Stend
Democratica Party
Senate
Cleveland
Freetrad Ahrtek
Col. Watteraott
Hie
Private property purchase for Mall site urged by Senate panel
The Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds favors a 1 million dollar appropriation to buy private land between Pennsylvania Avenue and the Mall for the Do ikvlo Garden. Though unlikely this session, Heyburn of Idaho backs the bill, urging swift action next session. Washington's status as capital drives the need for government ground.
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Senate Committee On
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Avenus
Mall
Treasury
Doikvlo Garden
Congress
Heyburn
Idaho
Washington
Washngton
George Warahington
Tme
Howtey
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de Gustthus
Guatémotsin
Department of Internal Revenue
Corloa
Buch
Gridsronera
Foraker
Terence Brulyancy
Gridiron Club
Foreign Office
Senate of
Uhe
United States
Milking Machines in Dairy Work Grow in Public Notice
The Department of Agriculture released a humorous yet informative pamphlet from the Bureau of Animal Industry on The Milking Machine and Its Factor in Dairying. It blends instruction and entertainment, showing machines are more than experiments and detailing yields, bacteria, and time trials with both hand and machine milking.
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Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Diers
Niagara Falls
Sympathy for the cow in milking debates and the Gridron Club tale
A nostalgic sketch argues for respecting a cow’s consent in milking while speculating on future machinery. It also satirizes the Gridiron Club dinner folly, where a proposed President Foraker meeting sparked public humor and cautious diplomacy, exposing the tension between privacy and publicity in Washington.
May Dream and War Budgets Across the Ocean
A rough passage notes gloomy themes and a May night dream juxtaposed with a historical speech. It cites John Barns of Britain in 1905 noting England spent 32.5 billion on war in ten years, contrasted with 2.6 billion on public works by 20 municipalities. It mentions global military budgets, with the United States leading peace-time expenditures at 359 million, followed by Britain, Russia, and Germany, totaling nearly 2 billion across nations.
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Tarotd Boire
Abaevon
John Barns
Britten
Eapecen
Manchester
England
United Kingdom
United States
America
Great Britain
Russia
Germany
Thia
Dog Eats Diamond In Dinner Dare Gone Missing
A dog in Orange New Jersey reportedly swallowed a diamond valued at 250 dollars after biting its owner's ring finger during a family gathering. The owner, Mr Harff, plans medical removal for the stone as specialists assess the unusual case while the dog remains in close confinement.
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New Fork
Timca
Frank RK
Har, Jr
Mai Street
Orange
N. J
Suit Over a 91 100 Bible at New York Court
Mrs Clara R Greenlee of Butler Pa sues Greenlee a wealthy oil man of Butler and Pittsburgh to recover 1103 cost for a specially made Bible. The book was ordered printed on Japan paper with bindings and letters but was refused when delivered as not the order.
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Haller Fa
Iti
Clara R. Greenlee
Butler
Greenlee
Pittsburg
le Keller Loomis
Japan
Unclear fragmentary Chicago item hints at women and men roles
Fragmentary text from a Chicago source references gender and social roles with distorted names and garbled phrases. It suggests a discussion of women’s oversight and a misdirection in attribution, but no clear events, dates, or identifiable individuals emerge.
Wireless ancestry tale and royal marital notes
A long antiquated account recalls Comte de Bottineau’s early wireless observations predicting ship arrivals and naval trials undertaken in Port Louis 1782. It also reports on Ex Archduke Leopold and Mme Wolfling’s divorce case, Ascona ties, and Count Edward Paar’s trusted role amid political rumors surrounding Emperor Francis Joseph.
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Comte de Kermint
Arisfac
Port Louis
Isla de France
Mauritius
Hottinesa
Simple Life Colony Proposed by Dr Gluck in Chicago
Twenty four Chicago residents organize a "simple life" colony on Milwaukee Avenue under Austrian philosopher Dr Asher Gluck. Members vow total restraint from modern luxuries, food, and hygiene aids, wear linen attire, and live a strict 24 hour day focusing on work and self culture.
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Chicago
Dr. Gluck
Boeker
Storsmen
Det
Lasus
Gluck
Willlperk
Woman speaker asks if any man helps wife daily task
The Kawadi journal notes Mrs Susan Young Gates daughter of Brigham Young urges women to work for advancement while not neglecting duties. In Salt Lake City a female lecturer asks if any man has risen to prove he helps his wife, then the lecturer’s husband timidly appears in the back.
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Kawadi Journal
Susan Young Gates
Brigham Young
Ah Lake University
Salt Lake City
Senator Gives Dry Feast Cover in Delaware Banquet
A dry banquet marked by temperance support is recounted as Senator-elect Harry A. Rigbardeen leads a state assembly and officials in a meal with no alcohol. He explains the abstention aligns with his wife’s wishes and honors those present, drawing mixed reactions from temperance advocates and convivial members.
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New York Suz
W. CT
New Idea in Watches
A department store check room attendant notes that shoppers leave watches for safekeeping while they continue shopping. He says many believe crooks are targeting stores, prompting precautions against pickpockets as customers protect their watches first.
Bayonne Man Survives Fall After Ladder Escape
Harry Blaze of Bayonne New Jersey lost his balance while painting a house yesterday. He already has wooden legs cut off years ago by a railroad train. Blaze fell from a ladder, breaking both wooden limbs but escaping serious injury and plans to resume painting today.
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Harry Blaze
Bayonne
N. J
Blaze
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A fragment from a New York Press piece satirically airs bachelor reflections. The snippet hints at social advice on courting and money, noting a man’s need to support a family and contrasting romantic acts with financial responsibility.
President Roosevelts plan on railroad rate reform hinted
The President works on a plan to regulate capitalization and value of railroad property to set fair returns. He may send a letter to the Interstate Commerce Commission or Congress, aiming to base rates on true investment value and operating costs. The move echoes Senator La Follette, who has long pushed similar amendments to Hepburn bill.
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Washington
New York Times
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
la Follette
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Commission
Senate
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Rayroads
Tate
Supreme Court
Morning Clock Rant and an English New York Exchange
A humorous contrast of a cranky poem about alarm clocks and a New York World anecdote from a theater intermission. Five young Englishmen in the New Amsterdam Orchestra stand for the British national tune amid a mix up when the crowd misidentifies the music as God Save the King.
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New York
New Amsterdam
America
Aimerice
Snakes With Two Heads Reported in Northern India
Bram ine ryonmey relates that friends have seen snakes in Northern India with two heads and no tail, claiming each head lives and serves six months yearly. He notes specimens said to be about three feet long and recalls killing a small snake with two heads at the same end, a known oddity alongside two-headed calves.
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Bram Ine Ryonmey
India
Fueums
Best selling Bible volume keeps presses running
A dealer proclaims the Bible as the sole book never overstocked. He notes annual Bible sales top 9,007 copies, with thousands more kept on hand to ensure continuous printing. He jokes about providence guiding demand and asserts all copies will sell.
Colorado politician Hoggatt arrives in Washington
Warren A. Hoggatt, Colorado Second District representative-elect and former lieutenant governor, arrived in Washington and will succeed H M Hoes. He is Idaho Springs based in mining and law, noting Nevada's boom affects Colorado labor costs while stressing careful mining investments.
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Warren A. Hoggatt
Colorado
Washington Yeaterday
Raleigh
Hoggatt
Idahy Springs
H. M. Hoes
Idaho Springs
Hoggart
Tereidsho Springs
Nevasda
Hogcatt
Mr. Hogs
Congrest
Mr. Hoggatt
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