Minnesota Railway Decision Shakes Wall Street Markets
The Minnesota rate law is ruled unconstitutional and confiscatory, halting state control of rail rates. The decision allows railroads to earn net 7 percent on valuation, attracting attention from Wall Street and deterring other Granger states from pursuing similar policy, while the piece also rails against political shifts and extolls wildlife analogies.
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Minnesota Railway
Wall Street
Minnesota
Washington
Watc Street
Maine
Master In Chancery
Senator Cumming
Granger Belt
On the Fence and the Political Divide
A reflective column compares optimists, pessimists, and balanced thinkers amid an active campaign. It urges disengagement from heated conflict, noting the nation will outlast parties while seasonal imagery marks elections and everyday life. The piece ends with a call to pause and observe from the fence.
Trade With Canada Reciproc ity and party shifts shape policy
The piece reflects on reciprocity with Canada as a Republican policy, contrasting mid nineteenth century free trade with later delays, and noting Canada’s evolving stance. It cites historical tensions from the Civil War era, Canada’s wartime role, and shifts in U S politics influenced by Canadian investment and interests.
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Teide
Canada
Waylom
Mina
Dottergon Davis
Ohio
Kentucky
New York
Ontario
Mallard Ducks Slaughter Hints at Conservation Need
An article by James Henry Rice traces historic mallard abundance and massive slaughter. It cites 4,000 mallards sold from a single pot hunter in 1893 94 and 120 000 sent to market, 280 000 killed in Calcasieu parish last winter, and vast feather and egg trades across Canada, the Great Lakes, and Oregon. The piece warns that continued slaughter could drive mallards to extinction.
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James Henry Rice
Rice
Middle South Carolina
Big Lake
Arkansas
Calcasieu Parish
Lake Malheur
Oregon
Canada
Great Lakes
Hudson Bay
The Mystery of Radium and Mme Curie’s Triumph
The article lauds Mme Curie’s discovery of radium noting her predominant role with husband support, and cites pitchblende as the source of intense radioactivity. It traces early uranium findings to radiation and the unexpected energy from pitchblende, marking a pivotal epoch in scientific chemistry and physics.
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Mme. Curie
Monsieur
Mme
Carla
Joachimsthal
Bohemia
Curjes
Curie Succeeds In Isolating Radium From Bromide
The article celebrates Mme Curie's achievement of isolating pure radium from bromide, a tiny film in a vacuum tube representing the minute quantity now in existence. It notes radium's endless heat and energy, transformative potential, and probable therapeutic value, with further developments eagerly awaited.
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Jand
Mme. Curie
Temple of Fame
Home Study by Pupils Benefits of Regulated Hours
School authorities favor limited home study to match pupil age and progress. Properly adjusted hours prevent overload and overstudy while building discipline and steady effort. Parental cooperation with teachers ensures effective results and avoids health issues from excessive schooling.
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United States
Germany
Creel Said to Succeed Diaz as Mexico’s Leader
Washington dispatch reports an unofficial claim that Enrique Creel now Mexico’s foreign minister and former ambassador to the U.S. will succeed President Diaz, potentially sidelining Vice President Corral. The plan would ensure continued friendly ties with the United States despite Mexican antiforeign sentiment.
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Washington Dispatch
New York Times
Washington
Diaz
Mexico
Enrique Creel
Republic of Mexico
Corral
Dios
Chihuahua
United States
Central America
Knox
Creel
Veteran Sailor Bill Macabee Celebrates 107th Birthday
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports veteran sailor Captain Bill Macabee, famed for serving on the Constitution, will mark his 107th birthday at the Naval Home with a feast and 107 candles. Born 1803 in Baltimore, he fought in the War of 1812, witnessed the burning of Washington, and served nearly four decades in the U.S. Navy before pensioning in 1873.
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Philadelphia, Public Ledger
Bill” Macabee
Naval Home
Bill
Baltimore
Chesapeake
Washington
United States Navy
Constitution
Macabea
Yokohama
Commodore Perry
Japan
Congress
Decka
Merrimac
Hampton Roads
Former envoy mobbed in Constantinople by crowd and guards
Baron Mayor des Planches, longtime Italian ambassador in Washington and dean of the diplomatic corps, faced a violent mob in Constantinople while with his wife. Army officers intervened, a cabman and several policemen were arrested, and the Ottoman government apologized while securing their departure.
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Deg Planches
Washington
United States
Constantinople
Marquis Imperiall
Victor Emmanuel
Peta
Hackman
Cavassy
Cavass
Ccnvass
Sublime Porte
Baron Mayor Des Planches
Bridegroom Tries to Flee in Philadelphia Record Tale
William Crawford of Amherst Nebraska was arrested in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania charged with attempting to desert his bride Sadie Emery. He claimed to be the man of her dreams and the romance began from letters and newspaper reports. The couple were set for a Western home after a hurried marriage license. Early morning, Emery thwarted Crawford’s escape.
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Frott
Philadelphia Record
Weoer
William Crawford
Amhurst
Nebr
Bloomsburg
Sadie Emery
F. Emery
Crawford
Small
Tuatlee Jecopy
Bete
Seventh Day Adventists
Amhuvrst
Emery
Charles Baerle
Himery
English Bishop Sees Slack Respect for Law Behind Divorces
The Rt. Rev. John Wordsworth, bishop of Salisbury, arrives in New York en route to Cincinnati for a Protestant Episcopal conference. He cites limited home life, wealth, and ease of divorce laws as factors in the United States, urges a single nation-wide law, and plans talks in Albany Boston and Chicago before returning to England. He turns 67 yesterday and sails home November 2 with his chaplain Rev. J. S. Johnson.
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New York Times
John Wordsworth
Salisbury
England
Wordsworth
Teutonic
United States
America
Canada
Cincinnati
Trinity Church
Wiliam T. Manning
Trinity
American
Doane
Albany
Boston
Lawrence
Chicago
Aix Hale
Western Theological Seminary
Sweden
Suwanee University of the South
New York
J. $. Johnson
When the Puddens Pulled
Farmer Hodge hosts a harvest feast for his hands and pone of the guests, Giles, refuses the seat of honor, preferring to sit opposite the pudden and keep quiet about the meal. The tale reflects old fashioned hospitality with a humorous twist about social seating at harvest time.
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Farmer Hodge
Giles
Mrs. Hadge
Parents Still Growing Old From Judge Paul Morton
Paul Morton of Equitable Life told insurance men about absurd application blanks. A man in Ohio asked for the age of father and mother if living, giving 120 and 110 years. The applicant admitted both parents were dead, but claimed if living would be those ages.
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Paul Morton
Equitabia Life
Ohio
Youngest Smuggler Arrives in Port From Mediter ranean Waters
The 15 year old Migs Clara LaPlace of New Orleans was found with gowns and jewelry worth about $190 after arriving on the Friedrich der Groste. Acting Deputy John P. OConnor identified the dresses as valuable, and the trunks were turned over for appraisal. LaPlace, accompanied by her aunt Mrs. E. L. Beltran and two cousins, will face further examination. arrest seems unlikely due to her youth, though government confiscation of property is expected.
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Lord Avonmore
Dublin
House of Lords
Supreme Tribunal
Viscount Avonmore
William Yelverton
Royal Artillery
Crimea
Soutaral
Theresa Longworth
Florence Nightingale
Manchester
Ireland
Carlingford Lough
Killoween
Httle
Moody
Edinburgh
Yelverton
Church of England
France
Eaward Forbes
Charles Atworth
Queen Victoria
Mas. Yelverton
Forbes
Miss Longworth
London
Court of Common Pleas
Longworth
Scotland
Lord Brougham
Tag
Mrs. Forbes
Ow York Globe
Loeb
Migs
Clara T. LaPlace
New Orleans
Mediterranean
John P. O'Connor
Redfern
Miss LaPlace
Custom House
George P. Smythe
E. L. Beltran
Hilda
Basil Beltran
Envo Tinckomiernandez Back From the Trails to Town
The poem speaks of returning to town from trails with warming sunsets and autumn scenes. Lovers recall past freedoms amid marigolds and scarlet blooms, vowing renewed love as nature shifts to gold and green.
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Tinckomiernandez
Callier'e
The Modern Way on Market Street Viaduct
Youngstown youths on the Market Street viaduct tell a joke about spotting a white automobile after passing two auburn-haired girls. The scene captures a street corner moment with casual banter and a playful search.
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Youngstown
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A satirical column notes men pinching pennies and offers quips on marriage debt deception. It jokes that marriage clouds understanding of women and that explanations dodge the real truth, implying blame on liars and social pretensions.
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New York
Pointed Paragraphs from the Chicago News
A collection of brief opinions highlights strong minded behavior and social norms. The lines touch on a man’s stubborn streak a woman’s understanding of care and funerals and the ease of breaking promises about smoking after marriage.
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The
Chicago News
Tariff board gains support from national associations
Interpreting remarks from Henry R. Towne of New York, leaders of the National Tariff Commission Association push congressional candidates to back registration designed to sustain the tariff board. Towne notes broad party platform support, nonpartisan expertise, and the board’s role in gathering unbiased production-cost data for tariff law shaping.
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National Tariff Commission Association
Tariff Board
Henry R. Towne
New York
New Willard
Towne
Treasury Department
Asscition
Tariff Commission
Taft
Congress
Senate
House
Europe
Taf
National Tait Commission Association
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