Futile Conferences on Railroads and Federal Control
A Washington Post opinion notes that presidents and railroad leaders clash over policy. It argues that sustained federal oversight is essential, while finance leaders misread public sentiment and seek selective state waivers. The piece contends the nation will move toward complete interstate railroad regulation despite Wall Street resistance.
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Wall Street
Mellen
Pdorest
United States
Rairoada
White House
Hunter Declares Independent Nonascoratic Presidential Run
Newport News figure Prof Dr and Hon Hubert I Hunter announces as candidate for United States President under Independent Nonascorate banner on January 17. He claims to unite all parties, double wages upon secession, and overturn foreign tariffs, presenting himself as the sole courageous, nontrademark candidate.
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Hubert I. Hunter
Newport News
Nonasocratic
Democratic, Labor, and Trust
United States
United
United States of America
Europe
Br Hunter
Post
Dr. Hunter
Sis
Hunter
Hunse
Patter
Irish Howe Rule and the Irish Character in Home Rule Debate
Discussion contrasts Irish vigor and imagination with Boer restraint, arguing home rule echoes British policy shifts. Historical figures Castlereagh Burke and Burke's praise of the Irish Parliament frame a cautionary view on governance, urging Irish self guidance and the dream of home rule supported by good men worldwide.
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John Dillon
Botha
Transvaal
Ireland
John Redmond
South Africa
Charles Lever
Union
Jin
Gwynne
Castlereagh
Burke
Lord North
Scotland
Log Rolling and graft in tariff debates noted by press
The Boston Herald cites Mr Foss on tariff graft and log rolling while praising reform prospects in river and harbor bills. It contrasts New Orleans Picayune’s views with Roosevelt era diplomacy, mocks political figures, and notes 19th century party debates, with a blend of satirical and serious reflections on policy and leadership.
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Boston Mura
Congress
Potomac
Federal Treasury
Washington
New Orleans Picayune
Roosevelt
the Picayune
The
Picayune
Cleveland
Harrigan
McKinley
Mannete
California
Concord
Insstance
Boston Post
Great
Young New Rochelle Miner Makes Million at Twenty Three
Arthur Whiteley of New Rochelle, son of Robert Whiteley, has reportedly earned a million in Nevada copper and silver fields. At twenty-three, he previously supervised a Bly mine at twenty-one and now reportedly owns two mines. A Park Avenue Tunnel wreck hero, he plans to return East in April, with a reception being planned by local friends.
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Ward
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Arthur Whiteley
Nevada
Robert Whiteley
Woodland Avenue
Whiteley
Bly, Ney
Park Avenue
Young Mansfield
Baltimore American
Gibbs Mansfield
Richard Mansfield
Prince Marvel
Master Mansfield
Milk declares world depends on dairy industry
A broad and vigorous defense of milk as essential to life and civilization from the American Farmer. The essay extols milk as indispensable for babies and adults, praises dairy’s economic and industrial value, notes uses from desiccated albumen to leather finishing, and argues civilization hinges on milk. includes literary quips and unrelated items.
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Animalife
Toad Billings
Myron Reed
Unclear reference to politics and Uncle Joe in 1900s rift
Fragmentary item notes talk of jokes about Uncle Joe and a presidential outcome, suggesting political rumors about Illinois figures and the speaker's future role. The passage mixes speculation with stray phrases about a possible theft of a march or honor and the idea of the next president.
Prince de Broglie Baile From France Ends In Exile Threats
Prince Robert de Broglie and his alleged wife at center of sensational Paris and Chicago marriage and bigamy claims. France seeks desertion arrest while England potentially holds him on bigamy, amid family fortunes and aristocratic lineage. Includes notes on Baroness Madeleine des Landes, and a long account of de Broglie history and titles.
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Prince Robert de Broglie
New York
Europe
Princess de Brogile
France
Chantant
Paris
de Broglie
Seine
England
Madeleine Des Landes
Count Fleury
Robert de Brogne
Thenglish
Chicago
Estelle Alexander
Medeleine Des Landes
Brockley
Kent
Hils
Hatella Alexander
America
Prince Victor de Broglie
Marquis de Lafayette
Robespierre
Hig Son
Mme. de Stael
Duke de Broglie
Leutenant
de Bragile
Francois de Broglie
Germany
Holy Roman Empire
Prince Robert
Amadeus
Marie Say
Sugar Ferrier
Henri Say
Vicomtesse de Tredera
Cronfer
Say Sugar
Baroness Des Landes
Christophe Colombe
Ossit
Edward Burne-Jones
Atlantic
Flowers of Rhetoric From Pelebe Beggar
A beggar thanks a philanthropist for money to buy shoes expressing gratitude beneath battered shoes. The fragment presents a brief scene of thanks and recognition from a needy speaker to a benefactor. The exchange highlights philanthropy and dignity in need.
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Pelebe
Musical Burglar Plays Piano While Looting Home
A Brooklyn Times report describes a two-man burglary at John T. Harris’s Seventh Street residence. One burglar performed a classical piano program from Mendelssohn to Wagner to Verdi while the accomplice ransacked drawers for jewelry and cash totaling $250. Neighbors applauded the piano display before the pair fled as the maid screamed.
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New York Times
Brooklyn
Jimmy
Skeleton Key
John T. Harris
Seventh Street
Harris
Mendelssohn
Thomas
Josef Hoffman
Paderewek
Patchwork Hiring Lesson From a Gardener Tale
A New Englander learns hiring wisdom when two job applicants appear. The proprietor selects the man with patched knee over the better looking candidate, arguing that overalls reveal work readiness, not appearance, as the reason to pick the gardener.
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Succes
Roosevelt power to name a successor roosevelt era debate
An English writer in National Review discusses whether President Roosevelt can name his successor and control the next Republican convention. The piece weighs outcomes of a supported or opposed nomination, the risk to his policies, and the nation’s conservative mood. It notes the Sun’s view of radical reform and predicts a likely end to Roosevelt’s candidacy, with a cautious path for a future nominee aligned to his views.
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Iowa
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Wisconsin
W. M. Crane
Massachusetts
Philander C. Knox
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Ohio
Ilinois
Cortelyou
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Taft
Foraker
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Fairbanks
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Crane
Hughes
la Follette
Shaw
National Review
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
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Sun
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Biz
Pluocracy
America
All steel sleeping car arrives for inspection at Broad Street
The first all steel sleeping car ever on the tracks arrived at Broad Street station for inspection by Pennsylvania Railroad officers before shipment to the Jamestown Exposition. The car shares ordinary sleeper dimensions but is built entirely of steel and brass components. It will leave for New York tomorrow.
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Arthur Knyvet Wilson
Harshats
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Sir John Fisher
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Taku Forte
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Red Sea
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England
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Mexico
F. C. MacLean
Faral
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MacLean
Foreigner views and Chicago praise mingle in hotel chats
In a New Willard gathering, F C MacLean extols Old Mexico as a rising wealth frontier while condemning peon laziness and praising Mexican progress under government and Masonry. Judge Hough discusses inheritance taxes and public-service bills, and G Leonard touts Chicago as a transport hub and livestock market. Alexander Firth lauds Gov Altgeld’s courage and labor empathy.
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Ilinois
Alexander Firth
Springfeld
Ebbitt House
Chicago
Tose
Gov Altgeld
Haymarket Square
Altgeld
Democratic Party
George Washington
Lincoln
Jackson
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