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Puck, v. 58, no. 1488

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The national bird of prey

The national bird of prey

A large “Corporate Vulture”, wearing a cap usually associated with John D. Rockefeller, feeds a bag of “Dough” to a chick labeled “‘Our’ Senators.” Two other chicks in the nest, which is made of money, are labeled “‘Our’ Legislatures” and “‘Our’ Judges.”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

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1905-09-06

Kishineff must be paid for – with interest

Kishineff must be paid for – with interest

Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, sits on a throne, wearing a large skull topped with a cross as a crown. A Japanese man offers him papers labeled “Peace ‘with Honor’,” and a Jewish man, holding bags labeled “Jewish Loans,” stands in a palace doorway in the background. A basket overflowing with papers labeled “Jewish Petition [and] Protest against Kishineff Massacres” is on the floor. A paper on a desk states “Cost of War to Russia $1,042,500,000.”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

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1905-09-06