The Washington Post 1908 Commentary on Socialism and Law
A survey of debates on socialism and federal versus state power contrasts historical warnings with Supreme Court rulings. It previews Boycott and Minnesota railroad rate decisions as safeguards ensuring equal protection and lawful action, praising the Court as a bulwark of liberty amid public unrest.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Benne‘ota
North Carolina
Deigveria
Court
Hirluis
Supreme Foner
Felco
Minnesota
North Caro-liaa
Ray
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Anton
Las Dem Cmalrats
Breryett
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Elso
United States
Skos
Washington Post praises Independence League rise in U S politics
The Washington Post editorialized on March 2 that a political revolution is in the air and the American people are splitting into two camps. It notes the Independence League’s rapid growth since its launch on Washington's Birthday, led by William Randolph Hearst, with substantial votes in New York and Massachusetts as proof that the old parties have worn out and new coherent principles attract earnest voters.
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Democratic Party
Jefferson
Jackson
Tilden
Sonfa
Aic
Independence League
Leeghe
Madison Square Garden
John W. Daniel
Mr. Bryan
New York American
Washington Post
Post
Independence Party
Washington
Waslington
Chicago
William Randolph Hearst
Europe
New York
Honeven
Tammany Hall
Hearst Agate
Massachusetts
League
The
E A Tian
Argentina
Mr Tuan
Buenos Ayres
United States
FINANCIERS ON PANIC DAY HIGHLIGHT NEW YORK SCENE
A Philadelphia Press article cites a senator blaming Morgan and the Standard Oil group for last October’s panic. It argues the rich bore heavier losses than the poor, notes their pledging of jewels for funds, and defends Roosevelt administration policies as sound. It contrasts opinions with a Philadelphia Bulletin lampoon and recalls Senate deaths in Washington.
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New York
Phildelphia Press
Senate
United States
Mr. Morgan
Standard OM Group
New York City
Knickerbocker Trust
Vormhin
Mr Morgan
Roosevelt
Varigua
Academy of Science
Academy of the Fine Arts
Washington
New York World
Ad Smith
Bryan’s Rich Fortune and Public Speaking Ambition
The New York Sun quotes Mr. Bryan saying the poor need to move people with their tongue while noting his own wealth as generosity. He laments crowded professions yet explains the source of his prosperity and his public role.
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Oman
Nias
Dalat-Lama
New York Sun
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Gerard Lowther Rise as Diplomat to Berlin Ambassador
Sir Gerard Lowther, long established in Tangier, is promoted to British Ambassador at Berlin. The appointment elevates him over seniors, with a Berlin mansion and a $50,000 silver service, a $40,000 salary, and future Privy Council prospects. His wife, Lady Lowther, writes of Tangier life while the family faces a drastic shift to Berlin.
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Kaiser
Gerard Lowther
Tangier
Berlin
Gerard
Atherton Bright
Newport
Philadelphia
Herron
Atlantic
Washington
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Constantinople
Tokyo
Madrid
Germany
Frederick
Prussia
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Enginna
Lord Lonsdale
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Privy Council
Orders of St Michael and St. George and of the Bath
Alice Blight
Lowther
Charlemagne Tower
Harrow
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Market Place
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Gida
Rassall Order
Morocco
Lowthers
Westmoreland
Lowther Park
Richard Lowther
Cumberland
Elizabeth
Mary Queen of Scots
England
Lonsdale
Lord Bute
George TH
James
Earl Lonsdale
Lowther Castle
Wordsworth
Land
Lancelot Lowther
James William Lowther
House of Commors
Brentwoog
How Lincoln Won From The Boates Globe
An analysis of Lincoln’s 1860 nomination shows conventions often depend on deals behind closed doors. It notes how Lincoln rose only after trades by friends and how he warned against binding contracts, with agents promising cabinet seats to Cameron and Smith, illustrating convention flaws.
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Grant
McKinley
Roosevelt
McClellan
Tilden
Cleve
Lincoln
Hayes
Garfield
Harrison
Bryan
Waren
Chicago
Blaine
Augusta
Polk
Pierce
Seward
Paing
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Smith
Indiana
Preparations for Peace from Berlin Letter
Army and Navy Life notes a second Hague peace conference followed by widespread fortification plans. Nations including Denmark Germany Holland and Belgium push seacoast defenses, Copenhagen Emden Borkum Antwerp and Brussels areas see fortifications expanded. A naval and military commission reviews Emden Brunsbüttel Cuxhaven with work to complete girdles and harbor fortifications by 1810.
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Hague
Denmark
Copenhagen
Germany
Emden
Borkum
Holland
Amsterdam
Belgium
Antwerp
England
Baltic
von Ahlefeld
Wilhelmshaven
von Bletinghoff
Ninth Army Corps
Col von Hendrich
General Staff
Cuxhaven
Brunsbuttel
Briaimont
Sctheld
One Man's Lenten Custom From the Philadelphia Record
A Philadelphia Manufacturer's Club member keeps a strict Lenten sacrifice. Though he enjoys social smoking and poker at times, he has not consumed alcohol or tobacco or played cards for thirty years. Raised by strict church parents, he adopted the habit in boyhood and maintains his abstinence until death, despite friends' jokes.
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Philadelphia
Hns
Radium Worth Billions Predicted For U S by Miner
Washington dispatch reports Thomas F. Walsh told the House Mines Committee that radium worth billions could be found in the United States. He urged a federal bureau of mines with expert travelers to study data and improve mining methods to reclaim vast ore now wasted.
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Washington Dispatch
New York Sun
Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado
House Committee On Mines and Mining Today
United States
West
Walsh
House Committee
Bureau of Mines
A Well in a Churchyard at Hadstock Essex
From Shana magazine Hadstock Essex notes a deep Bariah churchyard well over 300 years old known as St Fotolphs well. Inhabitants claim its water is the best orukive water in the Kingdom and Hadstock is one of the healthiest villages in Essex, a boast with some truth.
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Hadstock
Essex
Bariah
St Fotolphs
Pointed Paragraph 415 Trom the Chicago News
A fragment from the Chicago News humorously questions human folly and gender roles. It notes that many women pause to reflect when cooking and that no one can ignore the social noise around money. It mentions anxious mothers and neighbors and says over 69,000 people are in matchmaking.
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Chicago News
Reflections of a Bachelor in a Humorous Skew
A quip filled item ridicules social pretensions and romantic logic. It mocks women evaluating love and travel with sceptical humor while noting men who boast of character should avoid public display. The tone is sardonic and observational with playful sarcasm about relationships.
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New York Press
Talked About in Hotel Corridors and Indian Affairs
A long OCR excerpt describes Maj. James McLaughlin an Indian inspector with ties to Standing Rock and Sitting Bull, detailing his career, his book My Friend the Indian, and debates on opening Sioux reservations. It shifts to remarks by E A Tian on Argentinian currency and opportunities, then comments in St Peter Minn about Gov Johnson and a public dispute over the American Federation boycott, concluding with a note from James Van Cleave on legal actions under the Sherman act and labor disputes.
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New York
Africa
Australia
James McLaughlin
Mvng
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National
McLaughlin
Grant
Roosevelt
Standing Rock
N. Dak
Durance
Maj. McLaughlin
Sitting Bull
Joseph
Red Man
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Cheyenne
Maj. McLaugh
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Great Slave
Missouri River
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South Dakota
St. Paul
Sioux Nation
Clabaugh
American Federation
James Whar Cleave
Gack's Stove and Range Company
Washington
van Cleave
Department of Justice
Equity
Supreme Court of the District
United States
Etiquette in Washington A Minnesota view by Sydney Brooks
An English correspondent reports Washington as a city of leisure fixated on etiquette and precedence. Trade is ignored in public, while politics and formalities dominate, with lunch invitations and dinner seating rules dictating manners. The piece questions the status of official families and the social burdens on servants in solving such etiquette problems.
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Minnespolis
Washington
Sydney Brooks
Wahington
g@om
Washi
Navy
Supreme Court
White House
Minnesota
Maine
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