Public ownership perils warned by Newark Advertiser
The Newark Advertiser warns that municipal ownership of street railways and utilities would create a political army of city employees. It cites 25 000 Philadelphia workers as precedent and warns of centralized power under a corrupt boss. The piece argues ownership could empower reform opponents and cites Vice President Fairbanks.
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Council Bluffs Rejects M. C Franchise Vote
City council rejects municipal waterworks franchise proposal after a large business petition urged killing the municipal project. Council grants a new franchise to the water company whose existing charter had expired months ago.
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What Socialism Would Do Declares Vice President Quote
The Vice President argues that socialism in any form would strike down the best political system devised by mankind and would undermine the last hope of republican government, warning against socialist reform and its dangers to liberty.
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Banka
Go Slow on City Ownership and Private Monopoly Warned
A editorial argues against municipal ownership, warning that government control invites corruption as politics purifies poorly. The piece cites Alexandria, Virginia, leasing its municipal electric lighting plant to a private firm for 30 years after failed government operation, receiving $3,500.
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Prayer for Reporters Opens Kalamazoo Gazette Depart
Kalamazoo Gazette announces daily prayer sessions by editor John A. Ross or city ministers to accompany staffing. Ross says the move aims to enhance reporting quality and reach, despite prior low religious sentiment. A related note mentions postal service ideas and legislative plans proposed by Bowles and associates.
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Record oil gusher tops all in Fodlay fields near Sopulpa
An oil gusher flowing 1,920 barrels daily was brought under the city limits of Sopulpa, exceeding any previous record in the Fodlay territory oil fields.
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Taft Defends Discharges of Negro Troops and Brownsville Incident
Secretary Taft defends the discharge without honor of the Twenty-fifth Infantry colored battalion stationed at Fort Brown Brownsville Texas recounting the August 13 1906 night attack on the town by soldiers and the ensuing patrols and raids. He details alleged misconduct at local saloons and a white woman seized by a colored soldier and describes gunfire from the fort to the town. The report cites evidence from Major Penrose and notes casualties among locals and police.
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Washington as a versatile and shrewd figure in history
The piece portrays George Washington as a multifaceted leader, skilled in business and farming, able to judge character and manage servants, and details a selection of his letters. It notes his stance on slavery, his care for enslaved people, and concerns about liberty under Pennsylvania law, plus reflections on the pursuit of “good times” and personal restraint.
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Restoring Digestive Health with Kodol Stomach Relief
The ad warns that the stomach, like other muscles, needs rest and notes indigestion as a warning sign. It promotes Kodol as a thorough stomach relief that digests food, rests the stomach, and aids normal function, offered under a guarantee.
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A. G. Schulte
Nix
Kodol and Wodol Advertised with Cure Claims
An old advertisement touts Kodol for dyspepsia promising stomach relief and sweeter breath, with Wodol sold at Nix's old stand through H C Schulze & Co on a guarantee relief plan and claims compliance with the national pure food and drugs law.
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H.C. Schultz & Co
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