American Trusts and the Iowa idea in a Chicago speech
Senator Dolliver outlines how trusts grew from competitive pressure, cites 1900 census figures showing 185 trusts with 2040 plants, and argues that traditional competition laws are insufficient to break them up. He notes past trusts dissolved by courts and predicts doom for even solvent firms.
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Chicago
Iowa
National League of Republican Clubs
United States
Dolliver
Mr. Bryan
J. Pierpont Morgan
American Trust
Alcohol Trust
Linseed Oil Trust
Alkali Trust
Asphalt Trust
Bicycle Trust
Sham Battle as Object Lesson for Militia Officers at Fort Riley
Fort Riley Kansas October 2. A war maneuvre staged as an object lesson for national guard officers. The Blues commanded by Col Santo defended a wagon train while Capt Rivers of the Fourth cavalry led an assault to cut it off. Rivers reportedly crippled 35 to 40 percent of the wagons and lost three of eight cavalry companies in attempting to break the infantry line.
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Fort Riley
Kan
National Guard
Col. Santo
Eighteenth Infantry
Rivers
Fourth Cavalry
Comet Brightening Near Naked-Eye Visibility
Dr. W R Brooks of Smith Observatory notes the new comet, first seen by Prof Perrine at Lick Observatory, has increased about twenty fold since discovery. By October 6 it should be roughly twenty seven times brighter, possibly visible to the naked eye with proper conditions and with a field glass or small telescope.
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Geneva
N. Y
W. R. Brooks
Smith Observatory
Hobart College
Perrine
Lick Observatory
Brooks
Threaten to Close the Mill in Lebanon Strike
Rumor spreads after 300 colored iron workers walk out from American Iron and Steel Co. plant in Lebanon Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh glare looms as puddling department threatens winter closure unless strikers return. factory operations to continue.
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Lebanon
American Iron and Steel Co
Pittsburg
Coal Dealer Shoots Himself in Financial Despair
Henry C. Scheel a 45 year old New York coal merchant attempted suicide by shooting amid coal strike pressures. Doctors report little hope for recovery. He faced about 200000 dollars tied in litigation and had suffered business distress, though he lived with his wife and children in a fine home. The coal market turmoil and related losses left him despondent according to a relative.
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New York
Henry C. Scheel
Mr. Scheel
Prominent Democrat Corrects Johnson on Nickel Plate Taxes
John H. Clarke esq a Cleveland Democrat and Nickel Plate lawyer interrupted Tom L. Johnson in Columbus to dispute the mayor’s claim comparing Ohio and Indiana railroad valuations. Clarke said Nickel Plate is valued 22000 a mile in Ohio and 30000 a mile in Indiana and pays similar taxes per mile in both states, countering Johnson’s figures.
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John H. Clarke
Tom L. Johnson
Columbus
Ohio
Indiana
Clarke
Nickel Plate Railroad Company
Congress
Twenty-first District
Burton
Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio Republicans in united campaign drive with national speakers
The Ohio Republican organization reports unprecedented unity with no county disputes and plans heavy outreach. National figures like Secretary Root, Shaw, Hanna, and Foraker will campaign in the state, aided by other prominent leaders and a flood of pamphlets to reach voters.
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Ohio
Root
Shaw
Fairbanks and Beverage
Indiana
Gov. White
West Virginia
Elkins
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Single Tax Hit on Farmers Sparks Controversy
The Toledo Blade reports Tom Johnson’s claim that a single tax would fall on city land values, arguing it would burden farmers most. It cites 1900 land valuations: farm lands 494 million, city lands 371 million, with Seneca county figures of 8.6 million on farms and 2.25 million on towns.
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Tom Johnson
Johnson
Seneca County
John Son
Toledo
The Mayor's Game and Republican Votes
The Cleveland Leader argues Tom Johnson relies on Republican support to win and uses anti Democratic appeals to gain aid. It claims Johnson seeks Republican help by attacking Democratic county officials and auditors while courting GOP voters across districts in Ohio. The Exchange questions why Democratic papers would help Republicans against the mayoral campaign.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
Tom Johnson
John R. McLean
Eampaign
Traveling man questions railroads and the auditor's role
The Bellefontaine Republican notes a traveling man at Tom Johnson's meeting in Tiffin asking why to oppose a county auditor who disagreed with railroad assessments while not opposing Dece Norton, Democratic congressman candidate and Baltimore and Ohio attorney. The Ex emphasizes a Republican offensive in Ohio against Johnson.
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Tom Johnson
Tiffin
Dece Norton
Congress
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Bellefontaine Republican
Stuffed Prophet of Cuyahoga Targets Gear in Ohio Politics
The Cincinnati Com mercial Tribune notes the clash between the Stuffed Prophet of Cuyahoga and Representative Gear of Wyandot. It chronicles Democratic shifts from opposing perpetual franchises to embracing a referendum attached curative measure, portraying Gear as navigating party inconsistency and public sentiment in the Ohio legislature.
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Cuyaboza
Wyandot
Representative Gear
Tom Johnson
Hanna
Cuyahoga
Johnson
Cincinnati
Cedar Point
Gear
Ohio
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
Reformed Monopolist Decides To Bury His Fortune
A poem in Columbus Dispatch form tells of a man who amassed wealth by raking money and then reforms to oppose monopoly. He hides his pile, enters politics, and targets practices he once used, railing against the harms of monopolistic tricks.
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Tom L
Columbus Dispatch
Mayor Johnson Uses Court to Block Tax Collection
The Cleveland mayor, facing a nearly half million dollar back tax claim, obtained a federal injunction to stop its collection. He argues that public service valuations should rise and that taxpayers should bear lighter burdens, while critics cite a double standard in his own tax stance. Local editorials contrast Ohio and New York Democratic shifts and warn about the single tax concept.
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Public Service Corporations
Johnson
Cleveland Leader
Ohio
New York
Bryan
Democrat prominents actions in U S trusts questioned by editor
Cleveland Leader asks for a public airing of any notable Democrat at any level who interfered with trust operations. The unsigned plea urges timely disclosure as the public remains attentive.
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United States
Cleveland Leader
Crossing the Jordan in Joshua Sunday School Lesson
The lesson text Joshua 3 9 17 recounts Israel crossing Jordan with the ark leading and waters dammed to allow passage on dry ground. Priests bearing the ark entered first while the people followed, marking God’s guiding presence and a memorial for future generations.
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Joshua
Jordan
Adam
Zaretan
Jericho
Jordan Valley
Nisan
G. A. Smith
God
G. F. Maclear
Israel
Tell Damieh
Red Sea
Tristram
Items of Interest From a Dateful Page
The column items report 825 foreign joint stock companies in Russia, cheese valued against bread, Raleigh tobacco heritage in Europe, a proposed Sir Walter Raleigh monument, Nile dam labor figures, a green pasteboard candy box typewriter, transplanted eyelashes as a costly trend, a glass breaking method using string and turpentine, and notes on philatelic surcharges and stamp authenticity debates.
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Raleigh
Europe
North Carolina
Sir Walter
Great Nile
Assouan
Sure Way to Get It
A rural Virginia preacher exploits a chicken theft scare to solicit funds for church repairs. He warns that any Black person involved in stealing Farmer Jones’s chickens will not be asked to contribute, reflecting the era’s racial prejudice.
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Virginia
Philadelphia Times
Lightening Strike Joke Sparks Patient Wit
A Boston woman was struck by lightning and grazed by the bolt. She admitted she was shocked but said the incident was not worth mentioning, quipping about extraneous objects coalescing to agitate her nerves and the inanity of a personal shock from electricity.
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Boston
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Transom Guests Enter Hotel Then Leave Same Way
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quip notes two visitors entered and exited a hotel through the transom opening. The exchange mocks improper English and reveals the humor of the incident involving unexpected guests.
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Ouah Hotel
Ouah
Transom
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Diverse Appetites and Taste Curiosities
A Washington Star quip contrasts a man who scouts oddities with a plain eater. The speaker muses on why donkeys eat strange things while the other ponders human olives, framing a playful debate on taste.
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Washington Star
Telling the Good News at the Baby Show
A humorous caption from the New York Weekly depicts Mrs Youngma celebrating her baby’s prize at a local baby show. Judge Old Gachelor remarks the baby was the least objectionable in the competition, reflecting lighthearted press fiction.
And They Were All Friends in Ally Sloper Style
A humorous quip about Flo-Maud Munnibag bragging of wealth and being born with a silver spoon, contrasted with a joke about a soup ladle for scale. The remark is framed as playful satire from Ally Sloper.
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Flo
Maud Munnibag
Fanny
Ally Sloper
Cramped Living Quip From Smart Set Dialogue
A witty line contrasts income limits with a boastful quip about borrowing ten dollars to stretch one’s means. The exchange highlights frugality and humor reflecting economic hardship in a period portrait.
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Briggs
Saints and Sinners Tested by Profit in Verse
A Chicago Record-Herald reflection on the ease of virtue when profit follows. It contrasts righteous living with the lure of a profitable lie and notes that few saints persevere unseen toward virtue despite temptation.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Miscellaneous land listings with varied acreages and prices
No. 85 notes 1 S1 acres mostly improved with brick house and a frame barn on a good pike priced at 50 per acre. No. 86 lists 55 acres improved on a prominent pike with asking price of 0 per acre. No. 867 describes S acres with 7 acres improved, good buildings, orchard, water, creek bottom near Sandy loom priced at 70 per acre. No. 869 offers 175 acres fine timber land toward Kentucky with exchange or sale for a price per acre to be stated.
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Paulding
City
Mich
Oregon County
Missouri
St.Qacres
Sacres Woods
Isu
Nebraska
Ohio
Good Pike
Kentucky
Michigan
Midland
Gladwin
Newaygo County
Kalkaska
Antrim
Defianes
Williams County
Highland Townships
Paulding County
Ins
Toledo
Paved Street
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Hickels
Rocking Valley
W. H. Fisher
Bill Heais
Toledo Court Oase
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D. E. Dozer
Defiance
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H. W. Myers & Son
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Clinton and
Third Streets
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City OF Toledo
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C. F. Brelman
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