Washington Post ad and political critique on Democracy
The Washington Post markets subscriptions for Washington and Alexandria with weekly and monthly rates. A long critical column argues traditional Democracy led by Cleveland is past, questions Bryan’s leadership, and contrasts with Roosevelt and La Follette. The piece laments unrest, condemns Republican policies, and urges a return to honest men and virtuous homes under President’s calls for mothers’ roles.
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William Jennings Bryan
Cleveland
Bryan
Tilden
Thurman
Israel
Jerusalem
Lebanon
Cedars
Democrata
Egypt
Canaan
Watson
Georgia
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Robert M la Follette
Samuel J Tilden
Allen G Thurman
Thomas A. Hendricks
Thomas F Bayard
Sedan
Bennett
New York Herald
France
Democratic Party
Republican
Wisconsin
Election Reform and Fraud Safeguards in New York
Editorial notes that national election reform is impractical but urges stronger ballot security. It highlights New York State bills promoting campaign disclosure, defining legitimate expenditures, and harsher penalties, including removal from office for corrupt acts. The piece cites Pennsylvania and Albany as benchmarks in reform.
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United States
Albany
New York
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
The
New York World
First Requisite in a Strike Emphasized by Gompers
A Baltimore labor meeting cites public sympathy as essential to success and fidelity to contracts as the key to avoiding strikes. Samuel Gompers warns that violating agreements jeopardizes labor goals and calls for union leaders to uphold pledged terms.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Baltimore
Government control and Panama Railroad policy debate
Government ownership and policy on the Panama Railroad and connecting steam ships swirl as a House committee weighs government lines against private operators. Proposals include government run Pacific side services, bidding for canal supplies, and suspending duplicate routes to prevent monopolies while preserving through traffic New York to San Francisco and Panama.
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Panama Railroad
Hnes
Pacific Mall Steamship Company
New York
San Francisco
Pacific Mall
Panama
House
Pacific
United States
Panama Canal
New York-Colon
Jamestown Exposition naval display to showcase sea power
A proposed $250,000 appropriation will fund participation by American and foreign navies in Jamestown Virginia to mark the tercentenary. The display aims to exhibit naval prowess and boost commerce for Norfolk Newport News and Portsmouth, signaling renewed South and national progress. The article also questions Santo Domingo treaty politics and related state department actions, urging caution and transparency in policy decisions.
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Congress
Jamestown
United States
Virginia
Virginia Capes
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
Newport News
Portsmouth
Republic
Atlantic
Old Dominion
South
Spain’s diplomat Signor Villaurrutie and royal denial stories
News recaps Spain’s Foreign Minister Signor Villaurrutie who began as secretary of legation in Washington and served as ambassador at Constantinople and Vienna. He helped draft the Paris peace treaty and then met King Alfonso who denied rumors of marriage plans, calling them imaginary. Also recounted is Britain’s famed Countess of Stair’s desertion case and Prince Hohenberg’s rise in Austro-Hungarian court life.
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Spain
Signor Villaurrutie
Washington
Constantinople
Vienna
Paris
Madrid
Alifonso
Addest
Countess of Stair
Edinburgh
Prince’s
Leopold Salvator
Don Carlos
Austria
Hungary
Emily Carew
Theodore Roosevelt
Ilawa
Divorces and Higher Education Debate at Columbia University
An article from the Chicago Chronicle criticizes Professor F. B. Giddings of Columbia University for his view that modern marriage is a form of clandestine polygamy driven by the high spiritedness of American women. It argues that divorce harms children and society, urging forbearance and responsibility in marriage rather than urging separation. The piece stresses the family as the unit of society and cautions professors against endorsing easy divorce.
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United States
Gracchfi
Lfe
Congress
Columbia University
Chicago Chronicle
Giddings
Illinois
Ohio
Unmasking of Boston by Conried Sparks Doubt
From the New York Globe Heinrich Conried derides Boston’s musical culture saying the city failed to patronize the Metropolitan Opera Company at compensating prices. He predicts Boston’s opera status will decline, with seasons moving to cities like Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Kansas City. The Back Bay reacts with shock and anger as Boston is effectively excommunicated from major opera itineraries.
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Rojestvensky
Bangor
Maine
Philadelphia Zemstvos
New York Globe
Heinrich Conried
Metropolitan Opera Company
Boston Public
Conried
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Back Bay
Listening to Music and Moral Remedies
A compact meditation on how intense musical emotion fatigues the nerves unless yielding to the music allows it to pass over and renew the spirit. It argues that balanced enjoyment expands both musical delight and productive work, avoiding excess that drains vitality.
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Leslie
Mont
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humorous female perspective on information and behavior. It notes that women care about children while men focus on themselves, and that borrowing trouble is futile since others reveal it. The piece mocks reform desires and the notion people are eager to change.
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New York Press
Tistre
Mrs Goulds Suspenders Spark New Fashion Furor
Chicago Inter Ocean reports crowds in New York mobbing Mrs George Gould after a performance to glimpse her attire and especially her suspenders. The piece satirically notes how women imitate male attire and seize aspects of dress, signaling changing gender roles and fashion cues of the era.
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Chicago
Gould
Mr. Gould
The Great Money Getter Rockefeller Wealth Grip
The Kansas City Journal portrays John D Rockefeller as head of a vast oil and finance empire. It claims Standard Oil yields 40 to 60 million in yearly dividends and that Rockefeller controls a massive network of banks railroads mines and utilities. The piece paints him as aggressive remorseless and beyond the reach of law, holding vast wealth and influence across the United States.
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America
Grosscup
Mathers’ Congress
Department of Justicie
Russia
Kuropatkin
Hoe
Denver
Colorado
United States Senate
Rockefeller
Kansas
Kansas City Journal
Standard Oi Company
Standard
New York
United States
United States Steel Trust
Gas and Electric Light
Ohio
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Solomon
Jonn D Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
American Capital Saved England
A collage remarks on American capital moving into Britain over forty years via heiresses and Anglian titles, arguing it kept the West End solvent and suggesting vast sums may have prevented bankruptcy. Interspersed quotes mock popu lism, political jokes, and a saloon anecdote about an Irish-American exchange.
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London Graphic
United States
West End
Wedding Presents and Silver Gifts in Modern Society
A comic pair of vignettes from Modern Society and Chicago papers describe wedding gifts, including silver items and a bottle of acid for testing. The Chicago News items joke about business and a burlesque queen, while "Gyer Myer" and a Chicago Journal quip about a hero and a troublesome legal writ.
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Pearl
Chicago News
Gyer
Myer
Whales and cables tie up early 1900s ship news
Capt A H Laffin of Burnside commands the repair vessel sent to fix the Valdez Sitka cable after a whale collision. The submarine line broke when a whale struck the wire. the Burnside later damaged on Seymour Narrows by a rock, delaying repairs. The incident affects Sitka telegraph feeds and political chatter spans Roosevelt and Fairbanks campaigns.
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A H Laffin
EY Put
Laffin
Burnside
Valdez
Sitka
Wytter
Whalelitte
Seymour Narrows
Vancouver
British Columbia
Buri
Roosevelt
Feminine View in Detroit Piece Highlights Miss Uppsen
Dialogue focuses on Miss Uppsen with a remark about her long neck. The banter shows social vanity and sympathy as two characters discuss appearances and perceptions in a Detroit setting.
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Detro Sssaue
Miss Uppsen
The Latest Irish Grievance from London Gov
The piece argues for large scale tree planting in Ireland to address grievances raised by authorities in London. A North Dublin Union guardian casually notes parts of the country are so barren there is no chance of shooting a landlord at all.
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Russia
Charles Litton
London
England
Shoreham
Ot Petersburg
Japan
Kansas
M R Jordan
Abilene Kan
Riggs House
London Gove
Ireland
Guardian
North Dublin Union
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