Washington Post Voices Against Interstate Commerce Amdmt Plan
The Post argues against granting the Interstate Commerce Commission broader power to fix transportation rates. It warns three commissioners could dominate business and public interests, predicting failure of the reform and urging Congress to avoid further expansive delegation of authority. It cites currency reform and executive discretion concerns as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Supreme Court
Commission
Thas
Ehe
Brad
Treasury
Taws
Post
Roosevelt South Visit Forecast Sparsely Defined
The piece debates a potential presidential swing to the South after inauguration, arguing a meaningful tour could benefit understanding between the North and South, while cautioning about mere showy ceremonies and predicting possible exchanges with Southern leaders and interests. It also notes reactions from the Nashville American and discusses cabinet patronage and Southern influence in national politics.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Roosevelt
South
Nashville
Washington
Be Tt
Cleveland
Tennessee
Hayes
Garfield
Louisiana
Grant
Great Britain
New York
Judge Parker
Worldly musings hint at empire limits and reform
A series of brief opinions and quips from various papers reflects skepticism toward lasting world empires, praising liberty and self-government. It notes Russia and Britain’s dominions, hints at growing disintegration of empires, and argues democracies shape the future.
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Indianapolis
Russia
Great Britain
Pointed Paragraphs on Social Foibles and Humors
A satirical slice of life remarks on bribes, exchanges, duties, and luck. It muses on cottage versus lofty fortune, loafing, and appearances. It notes how some men and women misjudge others and how fear of rejection shapes proposals.
King Edward's Paris friends honored with knightly orders
King Edward knighthooded the Marquis du Lau and the Marquis de Breteuil, intimate Parisian cronies from his princely days, for service and loyalty. Breteuil, linked to finance and politics, is praised for restraint in fortune and broad foreign ties, while du Lau is noted for wartime bravery and artistic leanings.
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Edward
Prince of Wales
Marquis du Lau
Marquis de Breteuil
Jockey Club
The
Union
du Lau
Legion of Honor
Achille Fouild
Napoleon III
Napoleon
Lita Garner
Commodore Garner
New York
Marquis de Breteul
Sandingham
William Gordon Cumming
Baccarat
Marquis de Breteuu
de Breteuil
Chamber of Deputies
Argeles
Boulanger
Count de Paris
Greece
Renmark
Lord Randolph Churchill
George Cornwallis West
de Breteul
Parla
Porsena
Seine
Curzon
Walmer
High Oif Castle
Bournemouth
Col
Stuart-Wortley
Ralph Stuart-Wortley
Admiral Schley
Cravendish Bentinck
Stuart of
Stuart
Marchioness
Waterford
Afghanistan
Sudan
Walmer Castle
Cinque Ports
Tard Londesborough
Critiquing the Schools by McMurry at Brooklyn Institute
A Hartford Times summary reports Columbia University professor Frank Morton McMurry urging radical curriculum cuts. He recommends dropping heavy topics in arithmetic, algebra, grammar, and history while focusing on applied skills and modern life relevance, arguing civics and world history should illuminate today’s life rather than rote memorization. He notes war and battles waste time and that essential civic duties should be clarified through practical teaching rather than memorized salaries.
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Columbia University
Hartford Times
Then- Brooklyn Institute
Frank Morton McMurry
United States
America
Jess
Kindhearted Annabels Feelings From the Youths Companies
Mrs. Porter, who married late and rich after prudent scrimping, recalls Annabel Jacks’s situation. Neighbors note she is happy but moments reveal strain as if the kettle were boiling over and she were tied to the stove, though an old friend won’t judge her feelings.
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Annabel
The Man for the Place Speaker Cannon in Fifty ninth Congress
The article asserts Joseph G. Cannon as the natural Speaker of the House for the Fifty ninth Congress, noting his rare single-congress speakership and strong influence. It highlights Republican reliance on his leadership and cites the Kansas City Star as the source. The Walnut Tribune reports a young woman entering journalism and includes brief social items about Georgia Blake, Wilson la Monte, and Grace Keene receiving gifts and new clothing.
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The
Chicago Tribune
United States
Tribune
the Tribune
America
Chicago Record-Herald
Cleveland
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Cannon
Kansas City Star
Walnut Tribune
Georgia Blake
Wilson la Monte
Grace Keene
New York Press
Ume
Tsgusta
Dresa
George A. Peet
New York City
Congress
Pennsylvania
Washington
Republian
Post
Cou Ievess
Democratic Congressional Committee
From Odd Bits and Snippets in Various Papers
The fragmentary clippings joke about phono graphs and farm bal lad antics, church pew prices, heirloom jokes from the Detroit Free Press, and cheeky vignettes from the Philadelphia Bulletin and New York Press. It skewers social foibles and aging humor with a string of one liners and tender gags.
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Boston Herald
New York
The
Stock Exchange
Ban to Universal Peace Proposes Toy War Decline in Nursery
From the Detroit Tribune and the Omaha Bee comes a pair of editorials. One argues against pacifist education, likening toy soldiers and warlike play to dangerous influences on children and predicting a reversal toward warlike habits. The other notes a gradual upturn in national business and prosperity, citing abundant wealth, rising crops, strong railroad earnings, and growing industrial activity.
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Detroit Tribune
Andrew Carnegie
West Point
Mimere
Caesars
Mole Hills
Carnegie
Omaha Bee
Banks Benefited by Advertising in Pittsburg Pennsylvani a
From the Springfield Republican, the piece compares five years of advertising by banks in Pittsburg. Banks using printers ink showed 38 percent asset growth and 45 percent deposit growth versus 27 percent assets and 11 percent deposits for non advertisers. In the last year the advertising banks gained 22 percent deposits
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Springfield
Mass
Pittsburg
Hat
Colorado election fraud claims at New Willard hotel
Denver figures like J. C. Craig allege ballot manipulation in Colorado reversing Peabody’s win and sparking court actions. The dialogue cites scratched ballots repeaters and city-wide politics while noting strong unions and civic alliances opposing partisan aims amid federal politicking and social visits at Washington hotels.
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Adams
Peabody
Colorado
J. C. Craig
Denver
New Willard
Craig
Citizens' Alliance of
Calundo
National Industrial Association
D. M Parry
Indianapolis
Gov. Peabody
Cripple Creek
Gore
National
New York
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Alexandria
Bono
Washington Post Co
Washington, BC
Vanderbilt
PACL
Chicago
Cuity
Paul Block
England
Portugal
Chatsworth
Wyoming
Goat Alley
Wagener
West Virginia
James Channell
Huttonsville
Azariah White
Azatiah White
Panama
John Barrett
Isthmus
London
Paris
Parkhurst
Wiley
John D. Rockefeller
Tom Lawson
Prince Fushimi
St. Louis
Hippus
Consular Service
Mr. Els
Illinois
Deneen
Coal Trust
Watterson
Faith
Charity
Indiana
Nan Patterson
Ben Franklin
Qdelt
Depew
Baldwin
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Gov. la Follette
Algiers
Spee Hanne
Utah
Minnesota
Switzerland
Hague
Waiterson
Europe
Jacob Riis
Harry Lehr
Russell Sage
Senate
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ilneis
Springfield Republican
New England
Detroit
Fras Press
Tessa
Belle
Jack
London Globe
Philadelphia Press
Chicago News
Eva
Edna
Cleveland Leader
Jones
John
Philadelphia. Ledger
Resson
Caine
Weill
Palmer Jordan
Danielson
Conn
Providence
R. I
Philadelphia
Kadley
Miss Pepprey
Kedleys
Detroit Free Press
Annnabel
Man
Sweet Girl Reporter
Pews and Stock Exchange
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Allus
Reab
Detroit Free Pressing
Philadelphia Bulletin
Joe
Margie
Johnny
Pape
Papa
W. HW. H Miller
Shoreham
Harrison
Middle West
Pacific Coast
J. Frank Allee
Delaware
M. K. Kittleman
Mich
Arlington
Kittleman
Wichita
Kans
Gibson
John C. Spooner
Wisconsin
Tam
Crum
John Calvin Hemphill
Charleston News and Courier
Charleston
Gridiron Club
National Zoological Park
Charleston Navy Yard
Hemphill
Collector Crum
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