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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
2
The Bedford Weekly Mail lists Thomas J. Brooks as proprietor and editor Fred B. Otis as managing editor PERT C. Wicker News Editor and Circulation Manager Mrs Harry Askew Society Editor Cure Jocelyn and Job Department manager are noted with phone numbers for contact.
A historical reflection argues that great inventors and industrialists deserve rewards for advancing humanity. It credits Carnegie with steel industry growth and philanthropy, and Rockefeller with cheapening kerosene, refining, and new petroleum by products. It notes concerns about concentration of power but acknowledges their contributions to science and education.
President Taft in his third message of the year reviews the post office interior agriculture commerce and labor departments and the District of Columbia and urges that heads of departments be seated on the floor of both houses to participate in discussions and answer questions. He says the executive legislative split has caused lost motion and calls for land law revisions and a firmer Sherman anti trust enforcement. He notes 38000 postmasters placed on civil service and highlights agricultural credits as studied by the Department of Agriculture.
The Press argues J. P. Morgan dominates high finance with vast control of railways and trusts. It calls him key figure behind steel and harvester consolidations, international shipping, and China debt pressure, while praising his culture yet warning of power’s dangers to ordinary workers.
A New York World commentary extols American self control and tolerance praising the nation’s ability to stop wrongs, handle upheavals by law, and preserve liberty. It notes widespread agitators yet claims the public remains sober, productive, and confident in orderly reform. Franklin's Drug Store adds a brief line.
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