Ackley World editorial notes on tariffs and liberty
A local Ackley editorial critiques McKinley tariff policy and industry protection by citing Cedar Falls and Waterloo paper mills, the Chicago life insurance swindle, and U S responses to Transvaal, Greece, and Cuba. It condemns lack of sympathy resolutions in Congress and Lincoln era ideals. The piece comments on political religion and the need to keep mills open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Khep Tne
Ackley Phonograph
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
American Paper Company
Ackley
Chicago
Defenbach
Pollcn
Henderson
Congress
Transvaal
Greece
Kossuth
Cuba
Idaho Women To Vote For President In Coming Election
A fragment notes Idaho women will vote in the upcoming election, with references to other states such as Col or Wyoming where women have already voted. The passage reflects an opinion on women's voting patterns and civic participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Col‘CrItah
Wyoming
Invasion of the Orange Free State and Transvaal
The future historian will note a city guest of the Transvaal. A peaceful, industrious people seeking liberty have been driven from their homes and murdered graves as foreign interference destroys self-government. The Dutch and Germans, liberty loving, see their government annihilated and country confiscated by invaders in the nineteenth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Red
South Africa
Paul Kreuger
Tepublican Congress
Repub
Atic
Transvaal
England
Orange Free State
Willisford
Historiga
Imperial Budget Reveals Massive Military Demand
The budget requests more than 20 million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1902. Officials project a 100,000-man army next year and warn of sustained large forces in the Philippines, predicting annual costs around 200 million if McKinley is re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Washington
McKinley
Philippines
Legal Briefs and Political Whispers of the Day
A column mocks diverse topics from gas pricing for Chicanos to free gas at Ackley, political jabs on Dolliver and Goebel, strikes in Illinois, and US loan hopes. It notes McKinley and Hanna, questions sun and rain, and mentions the army budget, conquest claims in the Philippines, and a New York skyscraper plan. The piece ends with a jab at the Republican party and a phono-verso aside about performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
Dolliver
Boies Letter on Philippines War Moral and Economic Costs
Ex Governor Horace Boies argues the Philippine question is the nation’s overriding issue. He weighs commercial, moral, and tragic sides, urging independence and trade over conquest, and questions the costs of title, occupation, and future casualties. He warns against a speculative profit mindset and condemns the violence against Filipinos.
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Horace Boies
Lowa
Chicago Record
Phippines
Spain
Philippine Islands
Mander
Philppine Islands
Fragmented Opinions on Virtue and Bible Insight
The piece surveys venomous cynicism in the world, contrasts it with true merit, and extols the Bible as a guiding force. It includes reflections on emulation, envy, and the value of honest pursuit of truth, citing Coleridge Darten and Behrends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleridge Darten
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Nebraska
Mark Twain
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Winds
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Glascon
Kentucky
Gav. Goebel
Ban-Keeres
Ap Illinois
Towa
Russia
Samuel
Omaha World-Herald
Hanna
Mark Hanna
Earth
Ironx
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Little Willie
White House
Bryan
Jim-Jame
New York
Republican Party
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Wil
Sol
Becker & Folkers
Iowa Falls
St. Reinhart
Astors
Goldaurod
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J. B. Green
AMG
Aleny
Eri
Johnson
Rath’s Lumber Yard
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