The President In Georgia and the Cotton Question
The Washington Post reports the President’s Georgia tour amid public praise and criticism of corporations. He urged regulated interstate commerce, condemned dishonest wealth, and urged law enforcement. He defended cotton industry, discussed boycotts in China, and supported strict Chinese exclusion with stronger enforcement to protect American workers.
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Georgia
Southland
Atlanta
King Cotton
China
United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Leave It To Loeb Say Critics Of Public Info Policy
The piece argues Secretary Root has ample congratulations as Loeb takes over information control, predicting a single source of news from Loeb to the nation. It critiques State Department messaging on Venezuela and Castro, and questions future cabinet disclosures and potential warlike slogans.
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Root
Mr. Loeb
Department
Bonaparte
Taft
Shaw
Loeb
Executive Branch
State Department
Hooh
Mider
Roosevelt
Cabal
White House
Francis Vinton Greene
Amzi I. Barber
Venezuela
Castro
Greene
Barber
New York Asphalt Concern
Bermudez Company
Matos
Post
Builleting
Tainted Money In Gotham Politics
The piece questions candidate Ivins stance on tainted money in New York City politics and whether his reform rhetoric targets figures like Cortelyou and Bliss or a financier McCall. It argues Ivins is no radical, noting New York’s long sway toward Tammany and a wary public choosing pragmatic governance over reform.
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Tammany
New York
City
Ivins
McClean
Ivinat
Cortelyou
Bliss
Gotham
Republican Committee
McCall
Ohio
New York City
Palestine
Zaccheus
Cresar
Overworked and Misapplied Brutality in Language
A essay argues that the term brutal is overextended when describing human cruelty. It contrasts human warfare with animal ferocity and contemplates the ethics and necessity of war preparation and the cruelty of killing through modern long-range weapons versus direct animal encounters.
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Grimzly Bears
Civil Service, October 17 Order, and Pension Debate
The piece examines an executive order lifting temporary limits on dismissals in the civil service for inefficiency or misconduct and the fear of politicized enforcement. It contrasts reform with potential abuse, cites comments by a Civil Service Commissioner, and notes pension funding strains tied to order 78. The column defends liberal pension policy amid partisan debate and asserts broad public support for veterans’ benefits.
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Civil Service Commission
Executive Department
Eugene Higgins
Cleveland
Treasury Department
William L. Marcy
Tammany Hall
Empire State
Hugene Higginses
Akilet
St. Paul
Springfield Republican
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Pension Bureau
Republican
Warner
Bay
Parker
United States
Maine
California
South Carolina
Hon T & Duncan
Raleigh
Tilman
Fragments of a Nation in Quarreling Times
A pithy catalog of remarks and jabs at public figures including Edison Poe Witte Bryan Shaw and Roosevelt era officials. The piece mixes mockery of diplomacy and politics with quips about tariffs, pensions, and cabinet discipline. It sketches a era of sharp, humorous commentary on leadership, press, and public morals.
First Word Palatcipuineres Court Exchange
The judge says the defendant provoked the fight while the prisoner insists he did not strike first, claiming the other man taunted him and he acted in response amid a heated courtroom exchange. The report notes a regional dialect rendering.
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Bekase
Uneasy Ties and Rogues in a Chicago Essay
Fragmented paragraphs from the Chicago News discuss moral choices in business and society. The piece critiques ambition, trust, and the lure of wealth, noting conflicts between right and expediency, and lampoons excessive taxation on bachelors versus married men.
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Chicago News
Ekipa
Combine
National Anthems and Their Origins Across Nations
A wide survey traces how national anthems emerged in the late 18th and 19th centuries. It notes shared melodies across England Prussia the United States Russia and Switzerland. It covers Russia’s post Crimean War shift to a native hymn chosen by Emperor Nicholas I and debates over France Germany and Greece anthem tunes and royal observances abroad.
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Prussia
Great Britain
Hugland
George I
Lord Halifax
Henry Carey
Rusia
America
England
United States
Russia
Nicholas I
Thuringia
Nuremberg
Cremona
Glinka
Lyoff
Ginke
Francis Joseph Haydn
Rouget de Pisle
Castil Blaze
Rouget de l'Isle
Ownership of the Equitable's Surplus Explored in Court Fight
Edward M. Shepard argues before the Supreme Court that Equitable Life surplus and the remaining assets belong to the stock, not policyholders. The piece surveys moral questions of management, director duties, and trust in finance, citing Hyde regimes, stock ownership claims, and examples from banking and stock exchange practices.
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Gopgriacht
Philadelphia Preas
Joerlak
Washington Post
New York
Edward M. Shepard
Supreme Court
Eyuityble Life Assurance Society
Shepard
The
Equitable
Henry B Hyde
Court of Appeals
Legislative Investigating
Ryan
Equitable Management
Paul Morton
Hyde
Alexander
Trinity
Treasury Department
Washington
United States
Gagging the Cabinet in a Presidential Press Battle
Opinion pieces from New York Herald New York World New York Commercial Philadelphia Public Ledger debate whether a presidential order to muzzle Cabinet members and curb leaks is prudent. Writers argue it would curb press freedom and hinder rate cases while noting history of publicity and official reserve.
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New York Herald
New York World
Roosevelt
New York
Wberry
White House
District of Columbia
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Root
Taft
Senate
Cabinet spellbinding in cabinet remarks from Birmingham news
A Birmingham News opinion calls for ending Cabinet spellbinding as a steady job. It argues officers neglect department duties while engaging in political campaigns and local races in Ohio Virginia and Maryland. It cites Roosevelt opposition and hopes for abolition of partisan backing in government salaries. A Chicago Journal quip about a boy and his future stepmother follows.
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Birmingham News
Washington
Ohio
Virginia
Maryland
Roosevelt
Papa
The
Chicago Journal
Still a Bandit and a Street Railway Franchise
From the Philadelphia Press it is reported that Cole Younger the ex bandit, once thought reformed, has now secured a street railway franchise. Public sentiment is unsettled as no one can tell what will happen next.
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Philadelphia
Cole Younger
Ma H. Lekin
Shanghai
Shoreham
Orient
Ah Sin
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Frees
A garbled colonial era style note mocks aging women and social pretensions. It parodies men's vanity and public morals while touching on travel anxieties and the ease of criticizing others. The piece reads like a satirical column with misspellings and odd phrasing.
Noted British Trade Policy Debate At Arlington Hotel
Notables including Mr. Breterick Carver of Nottingham laceworks advocate tariff reform and imperial free trade critique while urging protection for British industry. He cites Chamberlain as guiding policy and warns free imports harm Britain, urging a halt to one sided trade.
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Breterick Carver
Nottingham
England
Arlington
Carver
Great Britain
Chamber of Commerce
Associated Chamber of Great Britain
United Kingdom
United States
Joseph Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Germany
France
Russia
Europe
Canada
America
Found His Lamb and Other Brief Humors
A Chicago Journal note tells how a man asked for his lamb after a misdirected plate was removed. The Philadelphia Press and Inquirer portions reference humor in domestic scenes and a sculptor Borgium amid the Cathedral fuss. Also cited are entertainment glimpses from Indianapolis News and a remark on Pan American events and Martine sailors.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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Cathedral of
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