El-Hagg Abdullahi Aly Sadiq Pasha visits Washington in 1935
The Washington Post details El-Hagg Abdullahi Al Sadik Pasha, envoy of Menelik II, arriving in Washington with ceremonial staffs from Ethiopia. It notes trade growth between Ethiopia and the United States, Loomis and Skinner’s treaty history, and expects future ambassadorial ties while critiquing press opposition.
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Ethiopia
Halla
El-Hagg Abdullahi Aly Sadiq Pasha
Hakel
Harrar
T'S
Viohammedans
Abys& Ti
Menelik TV
El-Haqg
Loomis
Skinner
United States
Addis Abeba
Nigeria
Gambia
Togoland
Quilimane
Kamerun
Dahomey
Senegal
Lagos
Drythrea
El-Hagz Abdullahi al Sadik Pasha
Menelik
El-Haggz
William H. Haas
Texas
Francis B Ldomis
El-Hags
Prosperity and Politics Highlight Rail Boom and Voters
The Pennsylvania Railroad orders 206200 freight cars and 500 locomotives, spending 40000000 as prosperity drives record railroad earnings. The era sees broad wealth from cotton and grain, banks full of deposits, and voters largely indifferent as politics recedes before booming business across states like Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
United States
South
West
Lodge
Massachusetts
Mr. Gould
Ohio
Democratic Party
Methodist Church
Virginia
Kentucky
Joe Blackburn
Tennessee
Bob Taylor
Sir Andrew Amuecherk
Republican Party
China Exclusion Echoes in Post Opinion War of Labor Prices
A Post correspondent argues for Chinese exclusion act changes to boost trade with China and prevent cheap labor from undercutting American workers. The writer challenges fears of mass admission, noting the President opposes admission of Chinese laborers while enforcing current laws. The piece criticizes Pacific Coast bias that all Chinese are coolies and questions mislabeling travelers and professionals as laborers.
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Post
China
Congress
United States
Atlanta
Pacific Coast
Bureau of Immigration
President Reaffirms Chinese Exclusion Reforms and Public View
The article discusses the President's stance on Chinese entry restrictions, promising to enforce reforms so exempt classes may enter while coolies remain restricted. It notes the boycott drew attention to injustice, urges a square deal, and mentions Mr. Sato’s satirical critique of American journalism comparing Japanese and American practices.
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Ber
Ues
United States
United
Congress
China
Sato
Japanese Peace Commission
Tribune
Japan
Ull
Portsmouth
Mr. Sato
Chamberlain and Federation in Britain Debate
The piece argues Joseph Chamberlain seeks imperial federation via tariff protection, while many English favor free trade and fear economic upheaval. It notes Britain’s historic turn from protectionism to free trade under Victoria, the Boer War context shaping patriotism, and broad American interest in tariff moves that could affect transatlantic trade and rail transport.
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Joseph Chamberlain
United Kingdom
Free Trade
England
Victoria
Chamberlain
Christendom
Ngland
Pointed Paragraphs from the Chisago News
A collage of humorous lines comments on gender roles relationships and gossip. The piece mocks social norms with aphorisms about women men and marriage and notes about a diplomat girl guiding a slow team to end the day.
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Chisago News
Bremed
O. O
Countess Cassini and Her Title in Royal Circles
Count Sergius de Witte faces renewed scrutiny linked to his wife’s brother Nurok who swindled financiers after a Paris and Brussels episode. The piece covers Witte’s title prestige, the rarity of Russian counts, Leopold II gifts, Belgian succession disputes, and upcoming Buckingham Palace motor rules.
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Sergius de Witte
America
Nurok
Lyons
Marseilles
Paris
M. de Witte
Count de Witte
Brussels
Mme. de Witte
Warishkines
de Witte
Portsmouth
Sims
Rothstein
St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Witte
Russia
Peter the Great
Nicholas I
Muravief
Amur
Siberia
Cassini
Alfonso
Madrid
Washington
Italy
Mlle
Marppeneette Cassini
Paul
Mme de Lieven
Ivins Campaign Sparks City Ownership Debate in New York
The article analyzes William M Ivins amid a rising Henry Hearst influence in New York politics. It notes his remark about condemning gas and electric plants to seize city control, the ensuing capital fear, and a draft Carnegie Hall address to restore confidence. It also surveys polls of workers and clerks, suggesting a shifting mood away from Tammany and toward Hearst in a tense 1905 municipal campaign.
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Philadelphia Press
Washington
New York
William M. Ivins
New Sieene
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Tom Johnson
Toledo
Bridgeport
Hartford
William R. Hearst
Ivins
Hearst
Syina
Mr. Iving
Carnegie Hall
United States
South
Citizens’ Union
Lfe
Jerome
Republican
Tammany
Tammany Hall
Adits
Cen
West Broadway
Tol Oo
Brooklyn
McCarren
Bird 8 Color
Messea
Veter
Aty
Brooklyn Bridge
Lawson
Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Beef Trust
Insurance Committee
McClellan
Mr. Dunne
Chicago
Furnace-Room Stoker
Holland
Idle Question on Roosevelts Warship Travel
The Lynchburg Washington debate on President Roosevelts plan to sail from New Orleans to Washington aboard an American warship raises whether an unwritten law forbids leaving the United States during his term. The piece questions legality, noting the Constitution allows the Vice President to assume duties if the President is unavailable, even abroad briefly.
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Lynchburg
Roosevelt
New Orleans
Washington
Republic
United States
Salaries of Bank Heads Condemned as Steal
The Springfield Republican notes salaries of English, German bank heads totaling about 40 000 dollars and calls the Bank of France president’s pay unknown to illustrate indefensible pay scales. It argues insurance executive salaries revealed by a current investigation are equally condemned by public opinion as an unmitigated theft.
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Springfield Republican
England
Germany
Bank of France
Publc
President foresees enduring pride in Civil War valor
The Boston Transcript reports the President expects Americans to eventually look back with pride on Grant and Lee soldiers, honoring their valor and devotion. He compares this sentiment to English reverence for the Cavaliers and Cromwellians, underscoring enduring Union cause righteousness.
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Boston Transcript
Grant and
Lea
Campaign echoes from 1886 New York ballot
The piece recalls the 1886 New York City race where Abram Hewitt led with 96,552 votes, Henry George 8,110, and Theodore Roosevelt 60,455, linking past hardship to today’s outlook and noting Henry George’s anti poverty vote amid hard times. It also mentions a Chicago Tribune item about a $10 magazine story fee and a Zutomobile maker sending a $100 appreciation check.
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Boston
Sermin
New York City
Abram Hewitt
Henry George
Cheodore Roosevelt
Kept Her Word in Philadelphia Ledger Snippet
A short dialogue shows Miss Gwimple and Mr Feathertop arranging the return of a book with six months’ leeway. The conversation touches engagement chatter and a defiant remark about marriage, reflecting social expectations of the period.
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Itioune
Philadelphia
Lecger
Joel
Brighter Prospects For New World Peace Groupings
From the Philadelphia Sedans analysis on postwar signs, a new alliance of major powers aims to sustain the status quo through solemn compacts and a Begend pesee conference to secure lasting peace. Miss De Mure refuses new suitors while admiring a ring, amid light domestic chatter.
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Philadelphia
Reflections of a Bachelor in The Square Deal
From Pittsburg District the piece quotes speeches and remarks about presidential doctrine and political satire. It notes Fatherly mortification at a son’s folly and recalls New York and Boston press commentary on Bryan and political life.
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Sir Edward Fry
London
Sir Edward
Brooklyn
Eigland
New York Times
Edward Fry
England
Square
Pittsburg
New York
Boston Herald
Far ‘East
Bryan
Hotel Guests in Boston and Statesmen at Eyebright Etphitt
In Boston's premier hotels a patron must sign a card admitting the hotel acts only as his agent for liquor since it sits near a school. Gen J Warren Keifer discusses his House return, politics, and the shift to law from public life. A New Zealand official praises paternalism, while Texas shifts from whiskey to beer and Dallas gunfire declines. The Philadelphia piece credits civil service reform and a prudent presidential modification.
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Marshall Field
New York
Mr. Field
Chicago
Wabash Railroad
Jake Smith
Europe
Boston
Mr. N. Beaton
New Willard
Notel
Congress
Nestor
J. Warren Keifer
Springfeld
Ohio
Burrows
Michigan
Kasson
Iowa
Dunnell
Minnesota
Corporation
Texas
Lone Sur
T. A. Banister
Arlington
Ben Thompson
Austin
Nquor
Thompson
San Antonio
Jack Harris
Philadelphia
Freea
Stout Jim Dalrymple Sees Flaws in Municipal Ownership
From the New York Globe, Stout Jim Dalrymple of Glasgow, a municipal ownership advocate, studies Chicago conditions and concludes that municipal ownership would destroy private initiative, cause inefficiency, and invite multiple evils, prompting him to withdraw.
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New York Globe
Stout Jim Dalrymple
Glasgow
Chicago
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