An Impotent Party and Trusts Under Republican Rule
The piece decries six years of Republican control, alleging growth of trusts such as coal and beef, boosted prices, and failed reforms. It argues Roosevelt’s call for publicity is weak and constitutional changes are unlikely, urging voters to reject the party that shields trusts and harms workers.
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Coal
Beef Trust
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Morgan
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Democrats Back in Congress Urged for Tariff Reform
The Chicago American argues Republicans must revise tariff laws framed by Republicans themselves. With Republicans firm on no change, the paper urges voters to elect Democratic candidates for Congress to secure tariff relief against trusts.
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Congress
Chicago
Lyles Indiana A Northern Picture Of Southern Life
A 19th century settlement near Princeton Gibson County Indiana grew from freed slave Joshua Lyles and Tennessee migrants. The town named for a siding on the Southern railroad hosts cantaloupes watermelons corn and a famed ex slave Ashby fruit farm. Local life centers on kinship and Jimmy Cantrell arbitration.
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Lyles
Ind
Joshua Lyles
Indiana
Tennessee
Princeton
Gibson County
Wabash Bottoms
Wabash Bottom
Wabash
Louisville
Evansville
Southern Railroad
St. Louis
Southern
Farrison Ashby
Ashby
Festmaster
Jim Cantrell
Joshua” Lyles
Eye strain headaches and proper vision care guidance
The Youths Companion notes eye strain as a major but often overlooked headache cause. People who read or sew long hours are most at risk. headaches persist despite diet or medicine but improve when eyes are properly tested and glasses fitted by a skilled oculist.
Mrs James L Blair Heads Lady Managers at St Louis Fair
Mrs James L Blair of St Louis was elected president of the Board of Lady Managers for the St Louis Exposition. She is praised for executive ability and aims to ensure a clean Midway with exhibitions and entertainments suitable for all, replacing disreputable features seen at other fairs. Miss Helen Gould supported the push for a wholesome midway.
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James L. Blair
St. Louisa Fair
St. Louis Exposition
James Lawrence Blair
St Louis
Blair
Missouri
Chicago
Buffalo
Helen Gould
Lady Managers
Prophetic remarks on party roles in trust question
Secretary Shaw in Boston defended the Republican ability to settle the trust issue while respecting Democrats and their motives. The piece cites Disraeli on ministers convinced of sole competence on the eve of great changes, paralleling Shaw’s stance.
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Shaw
Boston
Republican Party
Disraeli
Sir Robert Pee
New York Evening ‘Post
Tariff Revision Debate Among Iowa Republicans
The Iowa Republicans and Western allies resist any change to tariff duties. They argue trusts have grown rapacious and demand firm protection, shaping a stance against tariff revision in Congress.
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Iowa
Congress
Prosperity Lodge votes to accept wage cuts in tin plate trade
The Prosperity Lodge of the Amalgamated Association representing La Bella works in Wheeling W Va votes to accept a 25 percent wage reduction to supply 1 500 000 boxes of tin plate for export to meet the English price. Workers face higher living costs while trusts maintain profits.
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Prosperity Lodge
Amalgamated Association
la Bella Works
American Tin Plate Company
Wheeling
W. Va
Steel Trust
Standard O41 Trust
Standard Oil Trust
England
Tin Plate Trust
Enforce the Sherman Act Against the Coal Trust
A call states the coal trust defies U S law and harms labor. It urges vigorous enforcement of the Sherman antitrust act, indicting managers as criminals and demanding action by the President to end the strike and monopoly.
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Coal Trust
United States
Political Potpourri and Policy Debates Across Newspapers
A compilation of editorials from St. Paul Globe Toledo Blade Milwaukee Journal Philadelphia Record Houston Post and Rochester Herald critiquing strikes trusts tariffs and government policy. It argues for limited government waste in reports favors Jeffersonian ideals and urges tariff reform to boost private shipyards and coal market clarity.
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St. Paul Globe
Toledo Blade
Milwaukee Journal
Roosevelt
Philadelphia Record
Jefferson
Houston Post
Rochester
N. Y
Wyoming Oil History Unearths Early Traces Across State
The report traces Wyoming oil discovery from Captain Bonneville’s 1832 Tar Springs to 1863 axle grease sales near Poison Spider Creek. It notes early wells, derelict equipment, and a pattern of oil sands found at varied depths including three and seventeen feet, with ongoing exploration claims by the Wyoming Oil Company.
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Wyoming
Bonneville
Washington Irving
Poison Spider Creek
Uintah County
Fossil oil springs and a tale of Carter’s 1866 discovery
The article recounts Wyoming oil springs led by Uintah County’s Carter spring near Manston, discovered in 1866 by Judge Carter and reported to General Cenger. It notes early drilling by John Fiere, a 50 foot well yielding about 150 barrels for sale at $25 per barrel, yet not profitable. It also mentions a later 100 foot shaft and deeper sands, plus a bookkeeper’s eye rest ball and a Germany life expectancy fact.
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Wyoming
Uintah County
Carter
Manston
Judge Carter
Grant Dines in Kitchen at Palmer House in Chicago
A passerby recalls General Grant slipping through the kitchen door for corned beef and cabbage rather than dining in the room. The ex president sits on a rough board table, savoring a homely meal and noting how meals on the road once tasted of easier times when he was known as Captain.
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General Grant
Palmer House
Chicago
Grant
St. Louis
Islands Vanish From Ocean Amid Pacific Volcanic Activity
The piece recalls several disappearing islands in the Pacific region. Aurora Island in the New Hebrides vanished overnight. Tonga saw a new island emerge, later annexed by a British trader who raised the Union Jack. Falson Island lasted about twelve years before it vanished as mysteriously as it appeared.
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Arigzen
Martinique
Pacific
Aurora
New Hebrides
Tonga
Falson Island
Detroit News-Tribune
Diamonds First Found in Bahia In 1814 Discovery Began
The article notes diamonds were first found in Bahia in 1814 when Jose Pereira do Prado, journeying from Serra do Sincoro, camped by the Mocuge river bank and accidentally uncovered a quantity of diamonds, sparking mining interest.
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Bahia
Serra Do Sincoro
Jose Pereira Do Prado
Bahia City
Mocuge
Paraguacu
Hound as Guiding Star on a Dark Prescott Trail
A trio of prospectors south of Prescott Arizona followed a phosphorescent dog trail after night fell. They rubbed phosphorus from matches on their hound to create a fire-like beacon and guided the men back to Prescott in time for breakfast.
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Los Angeles Times
Prescott
Arla
Bank Sets Income Bar for Marrying Clerks
Chicago bank imposes an income limit of $1,000 for clerks before marriage. Young employees protest, threatening strikes, arguing the rule is unjust and hampers personal life. Some editorial writers side with the strikers, noting household economies could improve performance. Lee Lie’s Weekly.
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Chicago
Leelie’s Weekly
Oil Fuel Could End London Fog Says Dr Redwood
Leading English chemist Dr Red wood argues that switching London factories to oil fuel would wipe out the London fog by removing unconsumed carbon suspended in the air. He notes no carbon or ash from oil and cites its successful use as fuel at sea and on land, urging compulsory adoption by manufacturers.
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London
Redwood
What do you think of these ere trusts
Farmers Bootjack and Sweetfing discuss trusts and argue that government should not allow them to exist. Sweetfing jokes that the milk association has milk dealers in their sights and will force price cuts or stop selling. Terre Haute Gazette is mentioned.
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Farmer Bootjack
Farmer Sweetfing
Milk Association
Terre Haute Gazette
Berlin police regulate cold drinks at public houses
Berlin police issue guidance to keep drinks at public houses below a set temperature, aiming to curb overdrinking and maintain order in bars and taverns. Authorities emphasize compliance and public safety.
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Berlin
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