Prosperity Slogan and Industrial Growth in 1905 Era
The article surveys Republican rhetoric on prosperity from Danville and argues that protective policy under Dingley expanded capital investment and wages. It highlights census data showing 41 percent rise in manufacturing capital from 1900 to 1905 and 20 percent rise in output, with wage and employment gains concentrated in the central western and southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Cleveland
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United States
Eveland
United States Census Office
New England
Middle Atlantic
Southern
Central States
Far Western
Central
Western
East
Grand Army elects Brown as Commander in Chief and Ireland as Chaplain
The Grand Army of the Republic elected KR Brown of Zanesville Ohio as commander in chief and Archbishop John Ireland of St Paul as chaplain in chief at its annual meeting. Armstrong of Indianapolis and Fenton of Detroit were chosen senior and junior vice commanders. A vote on the Wirz monument and next convention was delayed to resume tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
KR. B. Brown
Zanesville
Ohio
William H. Armstrong
Indianapolis
L. B. Fenton
Detroit
John Ireland
St. Paul
W. H. Johnson
Lincoln
Neb
Granda Army of the Republic
Brown
C. G. Burton
Missouri
P. H. Coney
Kansas
Armstrong
Fenton
Archbishop Ireland
Wirz
Tanner
Grand Army
Grand Army of the Republic
R. B. Brown
Zanesville Courier
Carrie Sparling
St. Louis
Woman's Relief Corps
Kate Jones
New York
Sporting
Fragmentary quotation from Speaker Joseph G. Cannon on prosperity and regulation
A fragment quotes Speaker Joseph G Cannon asserting belief in the public’s judgment on prosperity and wise regulation versus demagoguery. The wording reflects a political stance urging trust in people to uphold record of prosperity and restraint on abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G.nnon
Cannon Renominated as Illinois Congressman at Danville Convention
In Danville Illinois delegates renominated Joseph G Cannon for the eighteenth district in a long rally. Cannon touted Republican prosperity under McKinley and the Dingley tariff, claiming doubled production and wages and broad benefits across artisans farmers and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
William M.kinley
Congress
United States
Washington
William McKinley
Joba
Atlantic
Pacific
Reat Lakes
Gulf
Pear
Orient
Campbell Named Texas Governor Nominee at Dallas Convention
Thomas M. Campbell of Rusk Texas, a former railway executive, was nominated for Texas governor by the Democratic state convention at Dallas Aug 16. He is noted as the state’s second native governor. The convention completed the state ticket with A B Davidson, J W Stephens, Samuel Sparks and others, after ballots and withdrawals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Thomas M. Campbell
Rusk
Hogg
Campbell
International and Great Northern Railway
Judge Brooks
RB. Colquitt
K.iell
Mr. Colquitt
Lelt
Colonel Campbell
Campbells
Colquitt
T. M. Campbell
A. B. Davidson
Davidson
J. W. Stephens
Samuel Sparks
Pueblo
R. B. Cousins
L. J. Street
Supreme Court
R. Jayne
Criminal Court of Appeals
J W. Henderson
G. A. Garde
Lincoln
Neb
George W Berge
Berge
Vis Canady
J. V. Wolfe
Watsor
Cherry County
George Horst
J Wavis
A. P Fitzsimmons
W.t. Thompson
Grand Island
Uni States Senate
Democrats
Remanded to Jail in Baca Ranch Murder Case
Richard Queen, an accomplice arrested in the Tom Craig attack on the Baca ranch, was remanded to jail after a preliminary hearing. Castillo and Jose Chavez y Baca are central figures as the aging victim’s condition stabilizes. Dwight and Milt Craig face accessory charges, while Queen seeks help from a Chicago brother claimed worth up to 86000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Journal
Socorro
N. M
Richard Queen
Tom Craig
Baca Ranch
Craig
Justice of the Peace
Amos Green
Queen
Jose Chavez Y Baca
Juan Montoya Y Castillo
Baca
Castillo
Dwight
Milt Craig
Dwight Craig
Milt
Chicago
Secorre
Heat Bites Veterans as Grand Army Meets in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis on August 16, about 1500 Grand Army delegates debated abolishing the canteen at old soldiers homes and a Wirz monument. Heat caused many sufferings. over a hundred parade prostrations, mostly women, forced some to leave the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Grand Army
Henry Wirz
Wirz
Tanner
Wira
Union Veterans reelect Gorman as commander in chief
The Union Veterans' union unanimously re elected Richard L. Gorman as commander in chief. Major General George Wentworth of Haverhill Mass was named first deputy commander in chief, and General H H Carr of Wichita Kan second deputy commander in chief. The next meeting place was left to the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
TheUnion Veterans’ Union
Richard L. Gorman
George Wentworth
Haverhill
Mass
H. H. Carr
Wichita
Kan
Longworth Named Secretary of Policyholders Committee
Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati was elected secretary of the international policyholders committee of the New York and Mutual Life Insurance companies to succeed Seymour Eaton. A clerk will handle current duties while Longworth returns to Ohio to pursue political interests. The meeting also discussed trustees for both companies and advanced plans for a joint Mutual Life ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
International Policyholders’ Committee
New York and Mutual Life Insurance Companies
Seymour Eaton
Acton
Longworth
Ohio
Aleo
Mutual
Mutual Life Policyholders’ Association
Briand says law on church state stands firm
Paris August 16. M Briand minister of public worship told political supporters the papal encyclical will not lead to a change in the separation law. He denies any government plan to negotiate and says the act must be applied as written though he hopes it will be accepted to avoid internecine church state strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Briand
Kermit Roosevelt Arrives in Deadwood for Grizzly Visit
Kermit Roosevelt and friend John Heard arrived in Deadwood with a camping outfit for a ten day visit to Captain Seth Halleck, United States material, after coming from Oyster May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood, & PD
Kermit Roosevelt
John Heard
Seth Halleck
United States
Oyster May
Judge Appoints Receiver for Milwaukee Avenue Co operative Store
Judge Bethea in United States district court appoints Charles Dawes president of the Central Trust company as receiver of the Milwaukee Avenue Co operative store majority owned by President Stensland of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank. Bond fixed at $150000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bethea
United States District Court
Charles Dawes
The
Central Trust Company
Milwaukee Avenue Co-operative
Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Directors approve treasury stock issue for Chicago Milwaukee St Paul
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad directors meet and authorize issuing 25 million dollars of common stock held in the treasury. The action follows prior authorization by stockholders and sets the plan for distribution to holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Lynching of Rob Davis after assault near Greenwood, South Carolina
Miss Jennie Brooks identified Rob Davis as her assailant. A mob captured him near Ninety Six and lynched him at seven tonight near the Brooks home. Governor Heyward urged restraint, but the mob shot him to death in a field within a hundred yards of the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood, & C
Rob Davis
Jennie Brooks
Heyward
Brooks
Santo Domingo in a Ferment Again
Washington reports Santo Domingo is in ferment with threats of further revolutionary trouble on the island. Dispatches warn of movements around Monte Cristi and northern regions, while Commander Ruth of the American fleet is told to expect parties landing from nearby islands and Porto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Santo Domingo
State Department
Monte Christ
Ruth#hiand
Porto Rico
Brownsville Tensions Rise as Guard Faces Civilian Fear
A Brownsville dispatch reports citizens forming a 150 man guard along the road to Port Brown and vowing to shoot any departing Black troops. Four hundred rifles were sold to locals, and governor action is sought as business slows and rumors of Texas National Guard clamor to be sent to Brownsville spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Brownsville
Texas
Port Brown
Fort Brown
Lanham
Texas National Guard
Camp Mabry
United States
Hulin
Governor Sends Rangers to Browns ville Over Disorder
Austin dispatch says Governor Lanham has ordered a ranger force to Brownsville to preserve order amid reports of an armed body of men near the city and barracks. The governor declined to reveal telegram details but will cooperate with federal authorities to keep peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rescun
Austin
Texas
Lanham
Brownsville
Convicts Kill Guard Then Escape From Stockade
Feigning Alness three negro convicts Alon 2020 Goodwin Hammond Wilson and George Kenny serving long terms on the chain gang near Ashley Junction overpowered H Biello a white guard and cut his throat with a butcher knife They locked the two trusties in the stockade and fled in civilian clothes into the swamps as a sheriff’s posse searched the woods
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Alness
Alon 2020 Goodwin
Hammond Wilson
George Kenny
Ashley Junction
H. Biello
Stockade
Earthquakes Echo Across Caribbean and Mendoza
Reports from Kingston and St Lucia describe a sequence of earth tremors on August 14 with fifty-one distinct shocks observed within eight hours on St Lucia. Another quake struck Mendoza at 9 p.m., disrupting telegraphic lines but causing no serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
8. Vincent
St. Lucia
St Lucia
Buenos Ayres
Mendoza
Chile
Thirty-Two Bodies Lie in One Morgue Description of Warsaw Riots
London dispatch recounts horrors after disturbances on Wednesday. Hospitals overrun, morgues overflow with dead and wounded, a girl laughs at a torn brain as a bomb ripped through a woman. Civilian casualties soar and police are targeted amid a wave of terror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
London
Aave
St. Petersburg
Vistula
Nowce Vremya
Poland
Mayor Urges Calm Amid Transit Fare Dispute
Acting Mayor McGowan calls citizens to avoid disturbances connected to the Brooklyn Rapid Transit dispute at Coney Imand. He assures protection for rights under the rebate receipt plan for those paying the double fare. William Newberry BRT district superintendent was arrested for assault. two inspectors also arrested on assault warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McGowan
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Coney Imand
William Newberry
Gine
Officials arraigned for inciting to riot in Brooklyn court
John Calderwood vice president Down& Smith general traffic manager and William Newbury superintendent of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company were arraigned in police court in Brooklyn charged with inciting to riot. They pleaded not guilty and were held for hearing with $1000 bail each. The case stems from disorders over fare collection to Coney Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John & Calderwood
Down& Smith
Wiliam Newbury
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn
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Illinois
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Zanesville, O
Ilinois
Joseph G. Cannon
Mr. Cannon
Great Northern
Hoge
Warsaw
France
Papa
Kermit
Grizzlies
Con
Priend
Wilds
South Dakota
South Carolina
Sheriff's Posse
Island of St. Lucia
the Tribune
Piock
Russian
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
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