Kansas and the Octopus in the 1906 political clash
The article analyzes Kansas as a persistent center of Republican strength and agrarian tension. It traces Kansas politics from John Brown and the Emigrant Aid era to debates over subsidies, the Populist movement, and anti-monopoly sentiment. It argues Kansas will resist the octopus of monopoly and supports fiscal restraint through proposed law.
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Kansas
Karsis
John Brown
Jim Lane
Beechers
Stimous Greele
Lovejoy
Sharps Rifles
Soficicn
John James Ingalls
Peffer
United States Senate
Judah
Benjamin Hansig
John Divis
Jerry Stimpson
John G Otis
Wiliam Haker
Spain
Italy
Cr & Ce
John Davis
Venice
Davis
Kansay
Courra
A Very Proper Limitation On Federal Appropriations
The debate centers on a proposed amendment to limit government spending in any fiscal year to the Congress apportioned amounts. Leaders warn that vague emergency clauses could expose departments to shortages if appropriations fall short. They emphasize the need for clear statutory constraints and manageable Cabinet budgets to avoid chaotic near-year end shortages.
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Congress
Tle House
Populists and Bryanites Weigh 1904 Opposition Leaders
The piece compares Bryan and Watson as potential leaders of a new opposition party formed from radical elements of both major parties. It contrasts their strategies with Roosevelt’s record, noting Populists and some Democrats may align more with Rooseveltian Republicans than with Bryan’s brand of politics, per the Boston Herald.
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Roosevel
Bryan
Republican
Thomas JS Watson
Georgia
Watson
Davis
Roosevelt
Railroad Kings
Northern Securities Combine
Boston Herald
Elton B. Parker
Grover Cleveland
David B Hin ‘En
Herald
Boutwell Remarkable Career in United States History
George S Boutwell outlived his generation, serving in Congress from the Thirty-eighth to later sessions and briefly as governor. He stood with John H Reagan and Seth Boutwell in early party struggles, shifted from Democrat to Republican, and shaped impeachment proceedings while earning praise and satire for his estateful oratory and legal prowess.
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George S Boutwell
George F
Reagan
United States Congress
Grant
Jefferson Davis
Boutwell
John H Reagan
Congress
Ben Butler
Johnson
John A Bingham
Wi Ewarts
South Pole
New York
Mexico
Republican Party
Joseph Gov. Boutwell
Quote on Paris Treaty and conscience by George Boutwell
A historical reminiscence recalls a man of youth who died a Democrat and opposed the Paris treaty as a sale of a people by a party lacking title to sell and a party lacking right to buy. George Boutwell is praised for following conscience, whether toward the scaffold or the throne.
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Paris
George
Boutwell
Washington
Georges Washington Society
Alexandria
Ton Joe McCaibe
Leesburg
Loudoun
Raleigh
McCahe J
Old Dominion
Gov Montague
Varginia
Hough
Magis
Trate
Theodore Roosevelt
George Washington Society of Alexandria
Souther Democrats
Finding Money in Cape Breton Shave Scheme
A Boston professor, visiting Cape Breton, discovers a pay-for-shave scheme where American quarters are worth more and the barber uses a devious currency exchange. He ends up losing ten cents per shave but envisions earning a dollar daily by shaving many times, branding it as a dubious money making scheme.
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L. C Elsen
Boston
Elson
Cape Breton
Washington
Nova Scotia
District appropriation bill gains compromise for next year
The agreement on the District appropriation bill increases the municipal building fund by 500000 and supports street improvements new schools and better police and fire facilities. It avoids a weak House version and seeks timely contracts while salary reforms await next year.
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Senate
Senate Committee
House
Senators Stir Washington With Chaff and Coal Dust
A patchwork of late 19th century notes mocks politicians, ships, and policy. Snippets cite Japan, Russia, Wall Street, and U.S. states, with jabs at Roosevelt, pensioned officials, railroads, and campaigns. The column blends trivia, satire, and political rumor from Washington.
Out of the mouths of babes from the Chicago News
Dialogic, fragmentary item showing a playful schoolyard exchange among children and an adult. The quips touch on calendars for holidays, age references, and a joke about temperature and cold feet. Names and precise ages are unclear due to garbled OCR, but the piece evokes a street corner dialogue style from a Chicago newspaper page.
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Chicago News
John
Boby
Bobby
Wives Now Share Husbands Titles Across Scottish Judges
Royal warrant by King Edward grants wives of the Royal College of Justice and Court of Sessions in Scotland the right to bear their husbands titles. Wives will become Lady Macdonald Lady Young Lady Low and others as their husbands retain the lord title for life. Widows keep titles until death or remarriage. titles carry no peerage privileges.
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Edward
Royal College of Justice
Court of Sessions
Scotland
Kingsmurgh
Macdonald
Order of the Bath
Lady Macdonald
Lord Young
Lady Young
Mrs Young
Lord Low
Lord Adam
Mrs Low
Adam Sol
Kyvilachy
Kincairney
Mackintosh and
Gloag
Mackintosh
Mra Gloag
Bonifaces
Lord
Kincairnes
Mirs Gloag
Kincairne
Kullachy
Adam
Parliament
Anecdotes and antics in Congress and on the road
A long account threads Senator Spooner’s Army tale about a Sioux timber sale and a Ashland spectacle with a hearse drawn by horses. The piece moves through Representative elect William T. Tindall’s Washington arrival, and then to rapid-fire Senate debates, Speaker Cannon’s brisk quorum tricks, and sharp exchanges among Williams, Hemenway, and Smith. It closes with Gardner’s clash over river and harbor bills, and Graff asking Roosevelt about Peoria post office affairs.
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Senator Spooner
North Dakota
St Paul
Ashland
Wis
Senate
House
Wllam T Tindall
Sparta
Missouri
Washington
Congress
St Louis
Tulmols
Roosevelt
Peoria
Idau
W LG Hult
Peguu
White House
Graff
S Trull
Maud R Heipie
Bauex
Heipie
Hull
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humorous column contrasts bachelor freedom with married life noting a bachelor can spend more, write more letters, and avoid subscription leagues. It suggests women may boast about wealth to impress friends, while a married man loses certain freedoms.
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New York
Grand jurors summoned in meat trust case
Springfield reports that a March 20 grand jury will hear testimony from over 200 witnesses in the meat trust probe. Twenty three jurors have been summoned. their names remain private until venire impaneling. Deputy U S marshals will supervise and guard the process.
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Springfield
Canaday
Montgomery
Joliet
Chester
Chicago
Meat Trust
United States
Jefferson City
Mareb
Beef Trust
Land Frauds in Minnesota Arrest in Homestead Scheme
William T Horswell, proprietor of a real estate and employment agency in St Paul, is under arrest after a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Spencer. He faces charges of conspiring to secure homestead titles to 16000 acres of public lands in Minnesota. The scheme allegedly paid applicants up to 100 dollars for filing blank applications, then titles were obtained through men in conspiracy. Some applicants, including girls not more than seventeen, never heard from again.
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Ing Edwards
Lady Kinloss
Stowe
Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
United States
Stowe House
Count de Paris
Europe
Horace Walpole
United Kingdom
Richard Temple
St Pauls
Gibbons
Prince of the Blood
England
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Duke Apending
The
London Times
Tippoo Sahib
Shakespeare
London
Buckingham and
Chandos
Marquise DE Fontevoyt
St Paul Minn
Horsnell
Pan Ma
Maines
Iowa
Arlinatin
Feist
Chef Frgineer
John F Wallace
Wallace
Barrett
Torduri
Supreme Court Upholds Franchises for Cincinnati Street Railway
The Ohio Supreme Court sustained the Cincinnati Street Railway Company franchises under the Rogers fifty year act, reversing lower court rulings and ending the Horstman challenge. The decision also limits the power of probate, court, or city officials to set telephone rates, affecting Toledo Home Telegraphs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wea
Supreme Court
Cincinnati Street Mailway Company
Theodore Horstman
Rogers
Toledo
Grand Jury Urges Law Change to Stop Naturalization Fraud
A New York grand jury reported widespread naturalization fraud in the district and urged Congress to amend federal statutes to end future frauds. It also passed a resolution to have the costs of the presentment forwarded to the President, the Department of Justice, and the Attorney General.
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New York
Grand Jury
Federal Grand Jury
Congress
Sh Jury
United States
Department of Juste
Attempt to End Rate War Fails as Rail Leaders Adjourn
An effort by railroad presidents and traffic managers to end the grain rate war failed as meetings adjourned until Friday morning. Leaders argued the dispute between Gulf and seaboard lines could provoke adverse fire legislation and influence Congress against railroads.
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Congress
Gulf
Seaboard
Sugar Convention Upheld in House of Commons Vote
London February 28 Debate on the sugar convention dominated five sittings as Gerald Balfour of the Board of Trade defended the policy. Mr Kearley’s amendment calling for denunciation was defeated by 276 to 211 in a key vote.
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Lodge
House
Senate Committee
Senate
Congressional
Allison
House of Commons
London
Gerald Balfour
Booki of Trade
Kearleys
Statue of Lew Wallace Appropriation Passed for Capitol Display
Indiana Senate approves 500 dollar appropriation to place a statue of Gen Lew Wallace in the national capitol in Washington. San Juan Puerto Rico February 28 reports note plant strikes in sugar estates mostly resolved with wage increases. in some areas planters refused terms, but workers return to old wages.
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National Capitol
Indamapolis
Indiana Senate Today
Lew Wallace
Capitol
Washington
San Juan
Porto Rico
Executive Council
Supreme Court fight over Northern Pacific and Burlington control
Washington dispatch notes the high profile legal battle between Hill and Harriman over control of the Northern Pacific and Burlington lines. The piece lists prominent lawyers for both sides, mentions judges and political figures in attendance, and cites discussions on rail and political power amid a Philadelphia and Washington context. It also references Judge Pollock, Senatorial ambitions, and recent arrivals in Washington society.
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Northern Pacific
Burlington
Messrs Hill
Harriman
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Big Ira
Messrs TW
Guthrie RO Lovetc Waxwell Fvarts
R B Colby
Fiiby Root
John G Johns
Philadelphia
United States
Rties Company
Wr Frans Tvndi Siison
Continental Securities Company
Col Jamis Huinilte Lewis
Chicago
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tLamo
Moeries
Shurehai
Ro B
Roseveil
New Lok
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Roosvelt Groo
Edward W. Deane
Scranton
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