Former Congressman and Lawrence Hotel Affair Revealed
Article notes a tale about a Lawrence Hotel owner who allegedly sold his vote for a cadetship nomination at West Point. It states the NY owner was expelled from Congress for the deed, and invites readers to check City Hall land records for the name Henry E. Davis. It also touches on American reciprocity and temperance shifts near Bunker Hill.
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Lawrence Hotel
Post
Lawrence
Congress
New York
House of Representatives
Military Academy
West Point
Henry E. Davis
Anglo Saxon predominance in early America challenged
Ezra Nathie refutes Mrs. L A Lee in The Post arguing early America was settled by Anglos and various European groups. He cites New York Dutch, New Jersey Swedes, Pennsylvania Quakers, Germans via William Penn, and later English Catholics and Lutherans. He claims Anglo Saxon and Christian predominance emerged after initial settlements.
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L. A Lee
Dr. McKim
America
Lee
New England
New York
New Amsterdam
Duke of York
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Ogiethorpe
Rela
Savannah
Sweden
North Carolina
North
South Carolina
Cromell
Maryland
Rhode Island
Williame
Catholica
Nitginig
Ezra
Sir Robert Grant Hymn Attribution Sparks Debate
Editor laments a falsified hymn version credited to Sir Robert Grant 1815 and replaced with a fanciful edit. The piece preserves a longing for traditional wording while criticizing the substitution of the true litany with a secular substitute and the erasure of key biblical terms.
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Robert Grant
B. Rodney
Religion in the Schools Calls for Home and Church Moral Training
A committee of fifteen appointed by ministers favors introducing religious moral training in public schools. The editor argues such matters require national discussion, criticizing clergy for influencing education while urging that homes, Sunday schools, and churches should teach religious morality. Mrs. M. M. Turner signs.
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Conference of Ministers
Pth
M. M. Turner
President's Course Right Senate Should Ratify Special Acts
Halter argues the President’s negotiated special acts, not treaties, derive authority from a ratified convention. He contends Senate ratification was justified and changing acts into constitutional treaties backwardly alters arbitration progress. May cites procedural questions about delegating treaty power via the 1901 convention. Russia’s inconsistent stance on disarmament contrasts with prior stance, Head notes.
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Senate
Halter
United States
Heber J. May
Slavery's Form Debated by Editor Poet and Magie
A 1906 column critiques the claim that slavery ended only in form, contrasting chattel slavery with modern wage service. It argues wealth gains from property sales reflect service value not ownership, questions who pays workers, and cites Single-taxers as perceiving labor exploitation while proposing remedies.
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Post
Lawrence Hotel
R. Magie
Roosevelt and Bryan Agree on Reform of Trust Evils
Clinton M. Stahl reports that William J. Bryan and President Roosevelt are in full harmony on railway rate regulation national supervision of corporations and broader reform. Both cite the mounting power of wealth and trust abuses as a national threat and favor decisive action, signaling cross party unity to curb corporate evils.
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William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Lawson
Trust
Beef Trust
Clinton M. Stahl
How to Harmonize Local Debt Law With International Claims
In a letter from W. A. Peffer the editor questions how to settle national debt collection. He argues locally the law should handle individual cases, while government intervention may be needed in international disputes. He cites the Monroe doctrine and foreign possessions to explore how nations protect citizens’ interests.
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Santo Domingo
United States
Britain
Germany
France
South America
W. A. Peffer
Inaugural Concert By Six Year Old Roscoe Powell
A first person account describes a six year old boy’s inaugural concert experiences in a pension office setting. The narrator recalls blue ceilings, eagle statues, green trees, roses, two flags, a red coat band, a hidden bell-like instrument, hanging baskets, a central fountain, palms, flowers, and fairyland lighting surrounding Roscoe Lloyd Powell.
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Pest
Roosevelt
Roscoe Lloyd Powell
Shakespeare Authorship Debate Pummeled as Absurd Claim
A Post letter debunks Baconian assertions that Sir Francis Bacon authored Shakespeare's works. It argues Shakespeare wrote Venus and Adonis in 1593 during London plague closures, cites publication and reprint history, and criticizes the Bacon theory's logic while defending Shakespeare as author and Stratford life, noting public figures and monuments discussions.
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Writer Post
Sir Francis Bacon
Shakespeare
Francis Bacon
William Shakespeare
London
Earl of Southampton
Stratford
Bacon
Henry IV
Henry V
Henry VI
Henry VIII
Henry VII
Weary
Elizabeth
Falstaff
Stratford-on-Avon
trafford-on-Avon
Washington Post
Ghoate
Osler theory attacked by Mrs Lincoln in public letter
Mrs M D Lincoln denounces Dr Osler as a false teacher in a public letter. She argues aged citizens remain vigorous and capable, cites Oslerism as dangerous to youth, urges reverence for gray hairs and parental authority, and champions pension reforms and clinical skepticism.
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Osler
Pensions Ware
Toto
Dr. Osler
M. D. Lincoln
Anti-Saloon League Education Urges Prohibition Progress
The Anti-Saloon League presents education as essential to curb liquor traffic and advance civilization. It cites Roosevelt on the square deal and argues the saloon undermines church, home, and society, urging continued Republican reform and a practical, nationwide push against alcohol.
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Anti-Saloon League
Roosevelt
America
Not Relegated to Private Life in Editorial Error
The piece corrects a claim that William Pitt Fessenden, then a Maine senator, was relegated to private life for voting to acquit President Johnson. It notes Fessenden died while still a U.S. Senator and cites unrelated verse and medley text from The New York Times.
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Lealding
Post E
William Pitt Fessenden
United States
Maine
Andrew Johnson
House of Representatives
Fessenden
Johnson
Idle New York Men Face Warm Weather Question
A Washington Fest correspondent questions why New York features many idle men who seem well dressed and spend on theater matinees. He notes day sleepers who roam streets after 9 am, lingering outside hotels and shops, and wonders how such men sustain themselves. Spring will bring more loungers, with race tracks and baseball drawing crowds daily.
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New York
Siong Brosdyay
Why He Ley Delaware Whipping Post Tale by Corwin
In a Delaware whipping post anecdote, an elderly speaker from Delaware testifies to the post’s economic impact and the removal of undesirables. Tom Corwin retorts that Ohio lacks such posts, lampooning Delaware from the Ohio vantage. The Chicago News item ends with a quip about Clara Young Lapleigh and Maude.
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Charles J. Peshall
Jersey
Delaware
Onio
Ohio
The
Chicago News
Clara
Lapleigh
Maude
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