Te Washington Poet and tariff talk in Massachusetts policy notes
A fragmentary page discusses Te Washington as a figure and pivots to Massachusetts tariff debates. It questions the value of free raw materials, protection for finished goods, and references Roger Q. Mills and Springer tariff proposals amid broader concerns about consular reports and U S trade policy. It also touches on Russia Japan war coverage and a satirical column about public notices and politics.
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Committee On Federal Relations
Massachusetts
Gen
Hancock
Ohio
Texas
Wyoming
Montana
Roger Q. Milla
Congress
New England
En Gros
Mr. Springer
Iowa
Kansas
Beef Trust
Great West
Southwest
Nora
General Court of
United States
Canada
Newfoundland
Fragmented Opinions on War, Society, and Politics
A jumble of quoted opinions touches on Russia England war risks, Taft's congressional junkets, Philippine expenses for lawmakers, and socialite alcohol habits. It notes a man killed in Plainfield after a back injury, and mocks real estate finance. It mentions society clubs and medical vermiform appendix ideas as curiosities.
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Plainfield
N. I
Taft
COLOR LINE IN CIVIL SERVICE AND ROOSEVELT
From the Indianapolis News the piece argues against discrimination in appointing officials, notes Roosevelt’s selection of Charles W. Anderson as New York internal revenue collector, and questions whether race drove the decision while asserting appointments should be based on merit. It also references the Medical Record on colds and a Lincoln Nevada item on Kentucky distillery output and alcohol taxes.
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Indianapolis News
North
South
Roosevelt
Charles W. Anderson
Internal Revenue
New York City
New York
Mr Anderson
Anderson
Good Advice for All from The Inter Ocean and Albany Journal
The piece notes white men clinging to thrift and people of all races failing to live within means, calling Dr. Washington’s advice good for all Americans. It also states that no fair-minded citizen wants Standard Oil condemned without law, awaiting Commissioner Garfield’s investigation to determine any violation.
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Garfield
Now
Standard Oil Company
Weather Bureau
Sharp
Chicago Inter Ocean
The
Albany Journal
Unbounded Confidence in Canal Construction Debate
Pittsburg Dispatch and New York Mail pieces discuss confidence in government of a zone and the canal project. They contrast 1902 construction authorization with fears of returning to prepanic status and inferior global standing, noting public willingness to govern itself versus past crises.
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Pittsburg
New York Mail
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
Readable fragments describe reflections on experience and social habits. The text references betting on horse races and views on women enjoying driving in automobiles. Some lines mention a mother and the notions of a baby’s appearance and social proprieties.
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New York
Walter Long and Royal Gift Talks Stir Indian Etiquette
The article surveys Walter Long as Ireland’s secretary amid cabinet criticisms and notes changes in Indian royal gift customs during the Prince of Wales tour. It covers dog quarantine laws, parliamentary feuding, past a Prince of Wales visit, and the shift away from lavish ceremonial exchanges with Indian rulers. It also mentions Sir William Lawrence guiding the Prince’s India tour and Nathan of Hong Kong as private secretary to Lord Curzon.
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Walter Long
Ireland
Phoenix Lodge
George Wyndham
Winston Churchill
Long
House of Commons
Dr. Tanner
Cork
United Kingdom
Earl of Cork
Baward
Prince of Wales
Hindustan
India
London
Hidward VII
Edward
Prince of Wier
England
Casper Purdon Clarke
Metropolitan Art Museum
New York
South Kensington Museum
Sandringham
Victoria
Wiliam Lawrence
Lord Curzon
Sir Willam
Calcutta
Simla
Lord Cromer
Lord Northbrook
Gordon
Khartoum
Lord Ripon
Nathan
Matthew Nathan
Hongkong
Manquish da Fonthnoy
Wealth worship blamed as society’s false standard
The Nashville American quotes Father Ducey decrying materialism and money worship in America. It contrasts wealth with true worth, praising scholars, patriots, artists, scientists, and teachers as the real movers of civilization. Dr Hadley of Yale warns against money makers replacing public spirit.
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Nashville
New York
Father Ducey
Wall Street
Hadley
Yale
Who Pays the Bills Question of Dominican Debt
A Boston Herald column questions who should bear the United States expenses for acting as receiver of the Dominican Republic’s bankruptcy. It notes current protocol pays customs expenses from proceeds, while other costs remain unsettled. The piece suggests ongoing naval presence and potential marines, asking if the U.S. should expect compensation.
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Boston Herald
United States
Republic of Santo Domingo
Senate
Santo Domingo
Morales
Power and Clothes Rule in Leadership and Society
A long, disjointed collage argues that clothing and titles grant power over people, more than naked authority. It cites rulers from various cultures and satirical quotes on marriage, manners, and social status to illustrate how attire, rank, and perception shape influence and respect.
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Mark Twain
North American Review
Gifts to Americans, He Says in Reichstag Speech
Berlin reports Dr. Mueller of Meiningen blasting the January 15 1992 copyright accord with the United States as a free gift of German intellectual property to Americans. He cites price contrasts for Ebars Georg and Busch works and warns that German industrial art risks losses without Berne convention protection.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Mueller
Meiningen
Germany
United States
Georg Ebar
William Busch
Posadowsky-Wehner
Not to Succeed Stone
White House statement denies appointing Henry S Cummings as Baltimore collector of customs next June. Stone’s term runs through 1906, with possible reappointment or another prominent Marylander. Rumors tied to Charles Anderson and other colored leaders as possible nominees in various states persist in campaign chatter.
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White House
Maryland
Loeb
Henry S Cummings
Chicago
Baltimore
William F. Stone
Stone
Charles W. Anderson
Colored Demosthenes
Internal Revenue
New York City
Aumn
President and the South Politic: Livingston Reports on Appointments
Congressman L F Livingston says he spoke with President Roosevelt who aims to please the South in future appointments. The President will keep Republicans where possible, but will switch to the Democratic party if necessary for good material. Livingston expects fewer negro appointees in the South and more in the North.
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Livingston
Atlanta
L. F. Livingston
Roosevelt
South
Col. Livingston
Eulogy of Roosevelt Service in Paris Church
A commemorative inauguration service for President Roosevelt was held at St. Joseph's Church in Paris on March 16 at 1 a.m. Foreign Minister Delcasse was represented by M. Delvincourt, with Ambassador Porter and the American Embassy staff in attendance. British Ambassador Sir Frances EBertle, Admiral Sir Charles Fane, and Japanese and other legation representatives joined. The Abbe McMullan delivered a sermon praising Roosevelt, and the decorated front of the church featured both American and French flags.
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Paris
Roosevelt
St. Joseph's Church
Avenue Hoche
Delcasse
M. Delvincourt
Ambassador Porter
Francia Ebertle
Charles Fane
Abbe McMullan
Escort for the President to Louisville by Confederate Veterans
The George Astin Camp United Confederate Veterans will escort President Roosevelt in Louisville on April 4. The camp previously escorted President Hayes here thirty years ago. Details are pending official notice of Roosevelt’s arrival time and length of stay, with trains expected from Cincinnati and a meet at La Grange.
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Louisville
George Astin
United Confederate Veterans
Committee On
Roosevelt
President Hayes
Washington
Cincinnati
Louisvile
la Grange
Nashville
State Department Keeps Distance in Venezuela Cable Case
The United States plans no intervention in the dispute over the Venezuelan proceedings against the French Cable Company. The government will await any courtesy notice from France and prefers European powers and the southern republics to settle their quarrels directly. No further clash like the Bowen episode is anticipated as arbitration moves toward The Hague.
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United States
Great Britain
the Globe
Germany
Globe
London Times
New England
State Department
Venezuela
Bowen
Sastre
Hague
Admiral Davis Returns From Europe to New York
Rear Admiral C. H. Davis U S N arrives by the Finland and confirms King Edward’s intended honor via Lord Lansdowne telegram to the American ambassador in Paris. He says the North Sea commission’s ending pleased the British and no other finding was possible. He plans to depart for Washington tomorrow.
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New York
C. H. Davis
Europe
Finland
Edward
Davis
Lord Lansdowne
Paris
London
North Sea Commission
Washington
Rockefeller Offers to Buy Kansas Oil Refinery Bonds
Topeka March 16 Gov Hoch received word that John D Rockefeller of Standard Oil would buy the entire issue of bonds for a state oil refinery project as a strict business venture. Wichita and Hutchinson banks wired they would take the issue if offered.
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Washington Post
Topeka
Kans
Gov. Hoch
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
O Banks
Wichita
Hutchinson
Political talk and railroad booster notes in Raleigh
Senator Sutherland challenges claims about Mormon Church influence in Utah politics and polygamy, lauding changes and naming Joseph F Smith. West Virginia Secretary of State Swisher discusses Secretary Hay as a leading presidential figure and potential candidates. Illinois Central grain elevators and New Orleans port prospects, Panama Canal health progress, and Wallace’s canal project impact featured.
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Dubois
National Congress of Mothers
Senate
United States
Utah
Sutherland
Thomas Kearns
Raleigh
Mormon Church
Smoot
Mr. Daly
Sliver King
Kearns
Joseph F Smith
John Hay
Republican Party
Charles W Swisher
Commonwealth of West Virginia
New Willard
Havie
Gwisher
Hay
Mr. Root
Mr Hay
West Virginia
Fairbanks
Senator Foraker
Illinois Central
New Orleans
William Murray
Ha Nali Central Railroad
Crescent City
Texas and Pacific
Gulf
United
Mississippi Valley
Panama
Gorgas
Colon
Wallace
Glad Tidings for President Stork Visits Pittsburg Districts
Special to The Washington Fest. Pittsburg March 15 reports no let up in stork visits across Allegheny County with notable rises in birth rates in Homestead McKeesport and Braddock near steel mills. Allegheny records a 27 percent jump last week over the prior week according to health board statisticians.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Homestead
McKeesport
Braddock
Allegheny
Board of Health
Retail Hardware Dealers Oppose Parcel Post Plan
Minneapolis March 15 The National Retail Hardware Dealers convention renews opposition to parcel post and backs a cut in first class rate from two cents to one cent per ounce. They argue parcel post raises costs to government and benefits mail order houses over small merchants. Next convention planned for Chicago. Lincoln Centennial committee named to organize centennial exercises with William V. Cox as appointee. Committee includes Dr Marcus Benjamin Edward T. Bates Robert Root Bennett and others. No change expected in Public Printer position soon as President has not named a successor to the incumbent Palmer.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Natonal Retail Hardware Dealers
Chicago
William V. Cox
Washington Board of Trade
Abraham Lincoln
Marcus Benjamin
Edward T. Bates
Robert Root Bennett
Walter C. Clephans
Done B. Gore
Wee” Ven Bites
Berich Wilking
Palmer
Oftes
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Dear Fourteenth Stents
Pennsylvania
Alexandria
Wlashington Post Co
Washington, D. c
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Cmcs
Vanderbilt Building
Paul Block
Unity
Boston Globe
Adinistration
Santo Do‘omingo
Chicago Chronicle
Champaign County
Chronicle
Urbana
Illinois
New York World
Russia
Japan
Ruseta
Gomectic
Atention
Buseld
Royalty
Congressional Record
North Capitol Street
Tacoma
Francis W. Cushman
Booker Washington
Capt. Mahan
Col. Bryan
Kurovatkin
Tim Kuropatkin
Tie Pass
Oyama
Carnegie
Santo
D Domingo
California
Loomis
Asys
St. Louis
Maude Gonne
Kuropatkin
Duchesa Cecelia
Marquis of Anglesey
Monte Carlo
Lafe Young
Des Moines
SrnteHning
Axys & Bt
Mr. Carnegie
Bishop Mc Faul
New Jersey
Nasnes
Scieice Fund
Congressional
Democratic Club
Potomac
Durck
Lincoln
Nev.) Journal
Kentucky
Irvine
Jeshurun
Chicago Tribune
Papa
the Anvil Chorus
le Courier-Journal
Grayce—Exsythe
Gladys
Dorcas
Chicago News
Einsea
Hig
Cose
Muller
the South
Admiral Davis
Rockefeller
Heeb
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