Trust law debate and Taft message clash over trusts
The Washington Post discusses how progressives quote President Taft on trusts to attack the Sherman act and how the Supreme Court’s Standart decision aligns with his view. It argues against a legal “reasonable” restraint allowing a trust to suppress competition and warns of dangerous court power. The piece notes Trade World and business circles optimistic about renewed trust activity.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Ita
Market rebound after Washington easing and Lorimer senate issue
The piece notes a broad market recovery amid Washington news, with Standard Oil planning reorganization and Panama bonds rising. It critiques the Lorimer senate controversy, arguing voters cannot fairly judge the Lorimer evidence and urging justice over politics in seat claims.
Roosevelt Opposes Arbitration Pact Amid Talks With Britain
Negotiations between the United States and Great Britain toward a general arbitration treaty began with surprise elements. France participated via Jusser and Ambassador Bryce as Knox and Bryce met, and Britain’s continental ally indicated interest early. Roosevelt, dubbed the disturbing factor, opposed the pact arguing vital national honors cannot be bound to arbitration, likening it to tolerating an insult and citing Mexican border violence.
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France
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Agriculture and Commerce and Labor
Hypocrisy and peace pacts spark column debate
The article features Colonel Roosevelt’s sharp critique of a proposed treaty and its potential hypocrisy. It argues that the majority would repudicate any agreement if pressed, and questions whether civilization advances if reactionaries block progress. It cites broader reflections on peace efforts and the fate of pacts.
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Shields Honest Business and Federal Antitrust Law
The antitrust law becomes the shield for honest business protecting it from unfair competition and covert schemes. Interpreted reasonably, the statutes enforce fair practice, curb extortionate railroad wars, and promote stability for investors, banks, and industry. It urges business to study the law's meaning and apply it soberly.
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New York Times
Fair Business
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Crossing the Delaware and Washington’s Christmas Crossing
Indicated as a notable Civil War anniversary topic the piece notes proposals by the Sons of the American Revolution to mark Washington’s Delaware crossing near Trenton and the wider significance of the event as echoed by Leutze’s painting. It recalls Washington’s 1776 night crossing to surprise the Hessians and his later Princeton victory, framing the site as historic birth of a nation. It also reports a Boston dispatch on a gambling wager related to Hammond Braman’s spendthrift fund and Braman’s life story.
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Indinapolis
Delaware
Sons of the American Revolution
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Trenton
Princeton
Boston Dispatch
New York American
Robert Gallagher
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Braman
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Charles Street
Gallagher
Angora Cat Defends Lenox Garden From Deer In Fox Farm Tale
Edward J. Dowd trained his Angora cat Topsy to guard vegetables after deer damaged his Lettuce bed. The cat chased a buck across a pasture and through a river before the deer escaped. Dowd values the cat at 500 dollars and says she has saved over 1000 dollars worth of crops in two seasons.
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New York HeraldyDeer
A Hint for Washington. Springfeld Dispatch Notes Soper Speech
A concise report notes George A. Soper of New York, president of the Metropolitan Sewerage Commission, plans to read on Clean Streets at the New England Conference of Street Cleaning. He sent a telegram saying he is detained and ready with a sixteen word address. Polar Bears on Summer Trip describes Carnival passengers aboard the Carmania sighting a northward iceberg eleven miles away with seven polar bears seen on the berg by imaginative travelers.
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New York World
George A. Soper
New York
Metropolitan Sewerage Commission
New England
Soper
Carmania
Crown Prince Gets Special Tributes In England
England observes royal protocol as curtseys shift to include the king and prince after the Crown Prince’s seventeenth birthday. The Dashwood family of West Wycombe faces historic entailed property disputes, desecration at the mausoleum, and a long lineage tied to the Hell Fire Club and notable marriages. A separate note reports prison warders in Nikolaieff punished for cruelty, with sentences ranging from six months to three years.
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Walla
Honge
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Nikolaieff
Circuit Court of
Kazan
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Compas
Criminals Among Oysters Spark Oceanier Gossip
Atlantic City dispatch attributes criminal tendencies to bacteria via ancestry, citing Dr. Herbert C. Pease of Lederle laboratories and government oyster detectives. The sensational claim links germs to crime like human miscreants, sparking hotel, marriage, and shipwreck rumors as oysters move from the sea to Philadelphia.
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New York World
Herbert C. Pease
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Lederle Laboratories
New York
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Spirita
Pease
Philadelphia
The Unwelcome Cicada Poem and Pest Threat
The Philadelphia Press notes a coming invasion of seventeen year locusts across Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York with forecasts of untold millions in June It warns the insect will damage trees and flowers especially harming farmers fruit growers and horticulturists while predicting entomologists will coordinate egg destruction to lessen next year s crop fears
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Virginia
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Potomac
An Indian Elopement and a Klondike Farewell
A Cosmopolitan piece recalls an Indian elopement at Yellowstone where lovers from rival camps vanished without ceremony. The story contrasts with another note about Samuel Bailey of Passaic aged 68 leaving for the Klondike after signaling his wish to fulfill his heart’s desire.
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Hump
New York Herald
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Passaic
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Bailey
Rug Deal Reveals Value of Leighton Piece in Court
From New York American report a Supreme Court dispute among Bengulat brothers rug importers shows the Sir Frederick Leighton rug bought in Constantinople with another rug for 7500. The Leighton rug had previously sold at New York auction for 20000. A separate exchange from Fliegende Blatter adds a dialog fragment about a fickle telephone call.
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Sir Frederick Leighton
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Fees of Attorneys in New York Contingent Case
In a New York Sun report, the Appellate Division reviews a contingent fee dispute between attorneys Thomas W. Butts and Albert W. Bailey and client Marie Julie Collins Carey. The case centers on a partition action and a lien claim, with the court ruling against broad equity relief and cautioning strict construction against the attorneys. The decision underscores that a client's remaining equity can satisfy attorney liens if adequate, and that enforcing a general retainer agreement to seize a portion of conveyed property may be oppressive.
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Dreamy Day of Summer in a Verse Capsule
A Dreamy day of summer evokes sunlit hills and angels at a picnic while the verse contrasts weather, joy, and salvation with lines about health, travel, and a land of rest. The selection threads together Carman imagery and Stanton’s Southern lyric tone for a reflective mood.
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Atlanta Constitution
Hidden Hills
Pointed Paragraphs on Men and Marriage
A humorous Washington style reflection notes men waste time preparing to waste more time and that rapid pace increases misfortune. It cites a Milwaukee woman’s jealousy over her husband gazing at the stars and argues some readers find key information in advertising. It ends by contrasting men born to marry with others fearing marriage.
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Milwaukee
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A satirical piece notes friends rejoice over faults and many girls have lily white hands while mothers keep them clean. It argues temptation and crime arise from habit and urges husbands to request their wives wear bridal gowns occasionally to renew affection and control.
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French Lawyer Sees Taft Peace Move Supported By France
Paris lawyer Michel Pelletier visiting Washington said France backs President Taft’s arbitration plan for world peace. He noted France’s respect for the United States and strength of its people, comparing America’s energy to a locomotive and asserting French support for the world peace movement.
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Willard
M Pelletier
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Colorado Democrats in Trouble in Denver Wits
Former Republican official Stevenson at the Willard says Colorado Democrats have created a mess by failing to elect a successor to Senator Hughes and by backing a deadlock amid a Democratic legislature. He predicts Republican gains and notes likely Taft support. He doubts an extra session.
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Stevenson
Denver
Willard
Hughes
Patterson
United States
Bob Spear
Shafroth
Poker Tales From Tombstone Aboard The Ebbitt
Former Arizona congressman Mark Smith recalls a Tombstone poker game with Dan McCann and a towering territorial treasurer. McCann resented prying eyes on his hand as the seven foot observer loomed behind him, prompting McCann to quip about a rider just to look at his hand.
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Tombstone
Dan McCann
McCann
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Dan
Ohioan Meete Ohioan on 1912 presidential outlook
Cincinnati lawyer c. B Matthews remarks at New Willard, noting uncertainty about party nominations from Ohio and the impact of Harmon and Taft, the Standard Oil decision, and the coming six months on voters. Matthews is in Washington to argue a case.
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Stanley Matthews
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New Willard
Gov Harmon
Taft
Republican Party
Matthews
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