Futile conferences on railroads and national control
The Washington Post argues that presidential information from railroad men is likely limited and that true policy will come from broad national oversight of interstate railroads. It contends that Wall Street turmoil mirrors weak leadership and urges decisive federal supervision over rail operations as public necessity and the nation advances beyond railroad interests.
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Wall Street
Mellen
Pdorest
United States
Rairoada
White House
Nonascorotic Candidate Declares Presidential Bid in 1898
Prof. Dr. Hubert I. Hunter of Newport News Va announces as a nonascorotic independent reform candidate for president on January 17 under United We Stand Divided We Fall. He pledges doubled wages, party unification, and a bold stance against trusts and labor conflicts.
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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 Home Rule and the Irish Character in Public Life
John Dillon sees in home rule the Boers’ premiership hint and foresees Irish self govern ment under Botha. The piece contrasts the Irish as fiery, poetic, and impulsive with the Boer patient and calculating. It cites Burke on Irish governance and Castlereagh’s role, argues for thrift and national unity, and urges timely home rule as the sign of the times.
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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 talks spark press clash
The Boston Herald uses the term graft to criticize log-rolling in tariff schedules, noting that reformers fear disturbing business. It contrasts past Congress log-rolling with recent improvements in river and harbor bills and warns that tax roliers may still push unwelcome schemes. The piece questions New Orleans Picayune’s foreign policy views and mocks various political figures and headlines with a sharp, period voice.
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Boston Mura
Congress
Potomac
Federal Treasury
Washington
New Rochelle Youth Amasses Million in Nevada Mines
Arthur Whiteley of New Rochelle, only twenty three, has made a million in copper and silver in Nevada. Son of Robert Whiteley of 201 Woodland avenue, he was a former Bly mine superintendent at twenty one and now owns two mines. A Park Avenue tunnel wreck survivor, he plans an April return East, with friends planning a reception.
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Ward
New Rochelle
Arthur Whiteley
Nevada
Robert Whiteley
Woodland Avenue
Whiteley
Bly, Ney
Park Avenue
Milk the Essential Food of Civilization
A long, opinionated piece arguing milk as the indispensable nourishment for all ages, praising dairy industry, features on dairy uses from skim milk to desiccated albumen, and noting milk’s vital role in civilization. includes commentary on related topics and a brief aside on drinking habits and health.
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I T
Animalife
Toad Billings
Myron Reed
March 21 stir over Uncle Joe and a looming presidency
A New York Sun item recalls chatter about a future president and the political climate as Uncle Joe’s candidacy sparks speculation. The piece notes talk of surveillance and influence, warning against underestimating a speaker’s reach in the Sixtieth Congress.
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New York Sun
Uncle Joe
Speak
Joe
Culebra
Tim
Ilinois
Prince de Broglie bailes from France in scandal and exile
Prince Robert de Broglie linked to bigamy and military desertion fears as he travels amid reports of an arrest warrant in France. His wife Baroness Madeleine des Landes proclaims a disputed English marriage, while England may imprison him for bigamy if he returns. The piece traces the de Broglie lineage, Paris salons, and a noted naval figure, Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson, with broad social-marital intrigue and royalist ties.
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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
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
Henri Say
Vicomtesse de Tredera
Cronfer
Say Sugar
Baroness Des Landes
Christophe Colombe
Ossit
Edward Burne-Jones
Atlantic
King Edward
Arthur Knyvet Wilson
Harshats
Sir Arthur
Sir John Fisher
Admiralty
Sebaktobol
Taku Forte
China
Red Sea
Eny
Wilson
York
Lancashire
Jayleg
Flowers of Rhetoric from Pelebe Beggar Pleads Gratitude
A beggar thanks a philanthropist for money to buy shoes, saying beneath battered footwear beats a grateful heart. The brief dialogue reflects humility and appreciation from the distressed speaker toward charitable aid.
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Pelebe
Musical Burglar Plays Piano While Partner Loots House
A Brooklyn burglary report tells of a principal’s home at 484 Seventh Street where a piano virtuoso thief entertained neighbors with Mendelssohn and Wagner as his accomplice ransacked drawers. Jewelry and cash totaling 250 dollars were taken before the pair fled, while a maid screamed at departure. The tale blends theatrical crime with a city astonished by the musical thief’s display.
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New York Times
Brooklyn
Jimmy
Skeleton Key
John T. Harris
Seventh Street
Harris
Mendelssohn
Thomas
Josef Hoffman
Paderewek
Patchwork Heuristic in Hiring Gardener Tales
A New England employer judges a gardener by overalls not visage. Two applicants arrive, one well dressed and the other rough. The owner picks the rough man, explaining that patched knees signal work ethic while a patched seat signals laziness, a practical hiring adage disguised as a tale.
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Succes
Roosevelt’s power to name the next Republican nominee
An English writer in the National Review weighs whether President Roosevelt can control the GOP’s next convention. If Roosevelt can dictate the choice, his policies persist in fact. if not, a more conservative or reactionary candidate could emerge, risking a break with his agenda and radicalism fears. The piece argues the country remains conservative at heart, wary of a third term, and notes public impatience with wealth and law.
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Roosevelt
the Picayune
The
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Cleveland
Harrigan
McKinley
Mannete
California
Concord
Insstance
Boston Post
Great
New ‘York
Indiana
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Iowa
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
W. M. Crane
Massachusetts
Philander C. Knox
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Ohio
Ilinois
Cortelyou
Enor
Taft
Foraker
Oi Trust
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Sugar Trust
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Fairbanks
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Crane
Hughes
la Follette
Shaw
National Review
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Sun
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Biz
Pluocracy
America
Mexico
F. C. MacLean
Faral
Trax
Brexico
Mexico City
Old Mexico
MacLean
New York
All steel sleeping car arrives for inspection at Broad Street
The first all steel sleeping car ever on the tracks reaches Broad Street station for inspection by Pennsylvania Railroad officials before shipment to the Jamestown Exposition. The car shares standard dimensions but features a steel and brass core and will depart for New York tomorrow.
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Snusaelpine
Broad Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Fortunes in Old Mexico and Chicago’s Livestock Power
At the New Wizard in Washington D C F C MacLean touts Mexico as a rising fortunes source while praising its people and resources. Judge W H Hough discusses inheritance tax and a special session, and G Leonard extols Chicago as a transportation and livestock hub with a vast 1906 shipments record. Alexander Firth praises Gov Altgeld and his labor support amid evolving views of his legacy.
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Chicago
G. Leonard
Ralel Hotel
United States
Southern
Potomac
Ohio
Mississippi Rivers
Union Stack Yards
John P. Altgeld
Ilinois
Alexander Firth
Springfeld
Ebbitt House
Tose
Gov Altgeld
Haymarket Square
Altgeld
Democratic Party
George Washington
Lincoln
Jackson
Jefferson
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Chicago Is A Contesser
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