Tarive Revision and the 1909 tariff debate in Congress
The piece argues that factions within both parties shaped tariff reform plans in the 60th and 53rd Congresses. It predicts political turmoil around revision by the Ways and Means Committee, noting fears of a partisan “fusion” to preserve privileges while posturing for the upcoming election. The author warns of a difficult, potentially miraculous legislative effort.
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Tia
Fifty- Second Congress
Friends of Agers and Harbors
Roger Q Mills
William Springers
Hopr
N Avbady
Ways and Means Committee
Republican Party
Hothe
Gleevion
Great Game Expert Urges Protection Of Birds And Fishes
A Massachusetts legislative committee member, Cleveland, argues against spring migratory bird hunting and for safeguarding waterfowl and fish bait. He is praised as a skilled sportsman with a statesmanlike grasp of natural law and animal welfare, urging lawmakers nationwide to heed his conservation counsel.
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Massachusetts
Cleveton
Te Qland
Mangachusetts
Cleveland
Congress
Democrate Party
New York Woman Reports Washington Street Harassment
A New York woman in Washington reports persistent street harassment by men, describing repeated approaches and verbal advances during strolls. Police admit difficulty explaining the phenomenon, noting a surprise at the extent of “mashers” in the capital and acknowledging a need for more policing.
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Wen
New York
Washington
East Fourteenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Bowery
Indy
Health Department
The Poor Boy and the Gift of Eloquence in Bryan Debate
A critical look at Mr. Bryan’s claim that the poor have no chance without eloquence. The piece contrasts Bryan’s rhetoric with vast corporate wealth, notes most top directors rose from humble origins, and laments press sentiments on naval news and legal philosophy while urging reader skepticism of sensational claims. The column preserves period tone and cites public figures and institutions.
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Willam J. Bryan
Rei
Denis Kearney
Mr. Bryan
Toll
United States
Swallowed Gold Casts Light on Alaska Mine Tale
An odd medical tale emerges as Samuel Graves, recently operated on in Seattle, recalls swallowing tiny gold nuggets found embedded in his appendix. A former pick and shovel man at the Gugenheimer mines near Katalla, Alaska, Graves reveals how a pocket of nuggets tempted theft, but he hid them during years of illness and recovery. The report blends local crime notes with broader editorials and assorted political quips from the era.
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Fas
Mr. Elliott
Hong
Thermopylae
Seattle Fost
Aptions dix
Samuel & Graves
Graves
Gugeenheimer Mines
Katalla
Alaska
Roanoke Times
Whigky
Charlotte
Seattle
Kate Baldwin
Grant
Towne
Congress
Bim picks Roosevelt for 1908 bid in political tip
From New York gossip column figure Bimberg the Button Man comes a forecast that Roosevelt will be nominated for president and Bryan sidelined. He argues Roosevelt’s posture against a third term and recent actions signal a decisive convention outcome with Taft as VP. He predicts a Chicago roll call igniting a fast, clear nomination.
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Bryan
New York
Bimberg
Ames Garfield
Roosevelt
Ulyssea B. Grant
Chicago
Taft
Bim
William J. Bryan
Denver
Wildcat Carried Nine Miles for Bounty in Mifflin County
Moses Harshbarger of Mattawana trapped a large wildcat on the Black Log mountains. He carried the live animal nine miles to obtain a bounty, transporting it in a sack tied to a hoop and sapling. The cat died at night. Harshbarger will apply for the pelt bounty. An incident in Columbus reports a glass sliver found in Eugene Hartman’s forearm after a lab accident.
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Philadeonia
Black Log
Moses Harshbarger
Mattawana
Mifflin County
Harshbarger
Napoleon Wa
Wigan Co
New York American
Eugene Hartman
Tiee
Hartman
State University
Columbus
Bulletproof Head Stuns New York Tenants Fight
James Hicks janitor at 229 West Thirty ninth street watched a bullet gun off harmlessly from Samuel Mitchell’s forehead. Hicks had Mitchell and his wife arrested for felonious assault in West Side Court claiming self defense after Mitchell allegedly attacked him with a knife. The gun’s impact left minor injuries to Mitchell and a flesh wound on the wife’s neck.
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New York Telegraph
James Hicks
Ninth Street
Samuel Mitchell
Hicks
Mitchell
West Side Court
Mitch
England’s anti betting crusade fizzles amid turf power
A long British anti gambling effort backed by church and wealth failed to curb race track betting. The Jockey Club, led by royalty and elite stakes owners, pursued legal action against bookmakers yet courts rejected cases citing insufficient evidence. The piece notes England regulates rather than bans betting, while France bans bookmakers and privatizes betting profits. It references Admiral Rous’s stance, club member refusals to bet, and calls for control rather than abolition. The author links these English efforts to New York’s modern anti betting moves.
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Jockey Club
Newmarket
League
Duke of Richmond
Lord March
Harl of
Ellesmere
Lord Bendresham
Great Britain
Realm
Lord Russell of
Killoween
Henry Hawkins
Lord Brampton
Supreme Court
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Punch
Prince of Wales
Lord Rosebery
London
France
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Senate
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Albany
Lngish Jockey Club
Tatternall'a
Hockey Club
Duke of Portland
Lord Ellesmere
Lard Rendlesham
Lord Portsmouth
Lord Bradford
Duke of Westminster
English Jockey Club
Costma Wagner
Santa Margaritta
Italy
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Lake Como
Liaxt
Comtesse d’Agoult
de Florigny
Paris
Comma
Hans von Bulow
Richard Wagner
Bulow
Wagner
Ruskin
Sir John
Lady Millais
Manquise
Fontenoy
Brestwood Company
Our Noisy Conventions Compared With Early Political Gatherings
The Boston Globe notes a shift from quiet, deliberative national conventions to lavish, crowded events with special trains, bands, and hotel sections for delegations. It satirically contrasts old era decorum with modern spectacle and cites Bryce on the dramatic, costly process of choosing leaders.
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Boston Globe
Bryce
Bryan in the South and Democratic split notes
Excerpts from the Charleston News and Courier critique Mr Bryan’s appeal to Democrats nationwide. It contrasts South and North views, cites 1900 and 1904 vote totals, and questions his 1908 candidacy while referencing Philadelphia Record commentary. A second item discusses 90-year-old Yetta Weinstein’s death from convulsions at a Pennsylvania hospital and a mother’s belief about the number nine.
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Charlston News and Courier
Bryan
South
North
South Carolina
Parker
Georgia
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Denver
H Ts
Philadelphia
Yetta Weinstein
Pennsylvania
Jennie Silverman
Weinstein
Yelta
The Mad and Murderous Pace and Public Safety Notes
A fragment poem recalls a boy smoking his father's pipe and getting sick after apple pie, then shifts to a Nashville American satire about Bill Jones, and closes with health department fatality data for 1907. It contrasts reckless youth behavior with grim city accident statistics and crime.
When Speaker Reed Was Floored
Reflections of a bachelor recount a Washington lobby scene where Thomas B Reed teased a young journalist over a jest in a crowded room. The piece muses on political gravity, wit, and the wish for statesmen who speak bluntly and stay true to principles. It also notes a Nevada mining region’s rail link nicknames and a tongue tied exchange about the parlor chair of public life.
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Chicago News
Thomas B. Reed
Washington
Reed
Rob
New York
Cousins
Iowa
New Greys
Immenty
Jett
Poy
Coul
Jsing
Interviews With Missouri Voters On Gubernatorial and Senate Prospects
A compilation of opinions from political observers and voters in St Louis Atlanta Salt Lake City Minnesota and California on Missouri politics and the 1904 national race. Key figures include Akins Niedringhaus Smuth and Bryan with comments on prohibition Georgia governors and New York politics.
Hunter Tramps 104000 Miles for Marriage Exhibition
Tacoma Dispatch profiles Ide Neff, rancher on the Seattle Tacoma Interurban line, who claims to be the Puget Sound area’s greatest living freak and seeks to exhibit. He says he trampd 104000 miles across 27 states hunting a wife, advertising in Chicago papers for years without luck. West never shaves or chews, has never been in a saloon, and has no arrest record.
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Tacoma Dispatch
Seatiwe
Ide Neff
Seattle-Tacoma
Puget Sound
Met
Ife
Chicago
West
The Name Portugal Through Time and Tale
The article traces the name Portugal from its Latin roots in Porto and Cale to its rise as a feudal fief under Castile. It notes Alfonso VII of Castile granting lands to Count Henry of Burgundy and describes Portugal as gradually gaining independence, crowned as king after years of allegiance shifts.
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Portugal
Alfonso VII of
Castile
Henry
Burgundy
Oporto
Alfonso
Tim
Scoree
X ray proposed to stamp out crime by sterilizing offenders
Dr. Graeme Hammond argues that X rays can sterilize future offspring of criminals, reducing crime rates. He links heredity and environment to criminal behavior and cites cases and authorities, including Bert Miller of Cornell, to support a policy of sterilizing persistent offenders. He notes experiments and references Sir Francis Galton, claiming broad acceptance of such measures.
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New York
Graeme Hammond
Hammond
Hammond i
Hammond E
Francis Gaulton
Jake
Ithera
Bert Miller
Cornell
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