Ship subsidy fight urged as public pledge test
A call to voters to demand anti subsidy pledges from congressional and state legislative candidates. The author condemns the ship subsidy bill backed by the steamship and railroad interests, argues for statewide pressure on re election candidates, and criticizes Senator Fairbanks and Beveridge for voting in its favor. The piece warns of backroom influences and urges decisive opposition to subsidized trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Hanna
Steamship Railroad Combine
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
House
United States
Treasury
Steamship Trust
Co-Parcenor
Pennsylvania Railroad Combine
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Indiana
Washington
United States Congress
New Northwest Plow Trust Aims to Raise Farm Costs
A new national trust of plow manufacturers proposes to standardize prices and curb competition, listing leaders like Deere and Co and Rock Island Plow, with a $75 million capitalization split between 7 percent cumulative and common stock. The piece warns farmers face higher prices and urges voters to support Democrats to curb trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
B. F. Avery & Co
Louisville
Bucher & Gibbs Plow Company
Canton
Ohio
Bettendorf Metal Wheel Company
Davenport
Lis
Morrison Manufacturing Company
Fort Madison
Pekin Plow Company
Pekin
Peru
Rock Island
Ill
Sattley Manufacturing Company
Springfield
Syracuse
South Bend
Ind
J. Thompson & Sons Manufacturing Company
Beloit
Wis
Union Malleable Iron Company
Moline
Great Steel Trust
J. Pierpont Morgan
Congress
Campaigns in Eighth district rely on misrepresentation
The Republican effort is built on misrepresentation to win electors. Laborers suffer from low wages while tinplate trusts push for price cuts to gain tin contracts from Standard Oil. Union mills close under pressure. non union mills stay open. Critics say Cromer has done nothing in four years, while Truesdale would gain influence if elected and better serve the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinplate Trust
Standard Oil Company
Cromer
Congress
Truesdale
President Roosevelt faces coal crisis amid miners strike
Roosevelt calls operators and miners to conference as anthracite shortage threatens factory closures and domestic use of soft coal. He has yet to act on the four month strike, while thousands of bituminous miners aid their anthracite brethren amid widespread hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
New York
Massachusetts Republicans Oppose Tariff Revision Plank
The Massachusetts Republican stance argues tariff changes should come only when truly necessary to avoid harming business. The piece claims revision would curb trusted monopolies but questions whether the public would benefit from lower prices and increased competition.
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Massachusetts
Senators Fairbanks Beveridge Rout Small Audiences
The article notes Fairbanks and Beveridge address tiny crowds while drum corps attract larger gatherings. It urges them to advertise and name specific "good" trusts and to explain why these trusts are beneficial or face public scrutiny if they withhold such information.
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United States
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Republicans blame apathy as reason for potential loss
Republican managers claim failure to carry the state stems from public apathy. Observers argue the party did not fulfill promises and that the people desire a change ahead of the fall.
Inter national Mercantile Marine Company formed by Morgan interests
J Pierpont Morgan consolidates shipping assets with English interests to form the International Mercantile Marine Company, capitalized at 120 million dollars with 75 million in 4 percent bonds. The move, seen as watering stock, reverses competition with Britain and boosts rates, influencing the ship subsidy debate in Congress.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
England
International Mercantile Marine Company
Europe
America
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Congress
Trust
United States
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Charles Steele
Morgan
Tariff Reform Debate Shapes 1900 Campaign Strategy
A Republican conference in New York signals planned tariff revision after the coming Congress. Leaders like Aldrich Lodge Spooner Allison Hanna discuss reducing duties to curb trusts, while Democrats push broader removal of tariff protections on trust controlled goods. the fight centers on preserving protectionism to retain power.
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West
New York
Roosevelt
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Senate
Congress
United States
Lodge
New England
Spooner
Allison
Iowa
Connecticut
Hanna
Beveridge
Wage stability claim masks rising living costs say laborers
The Indiana bureau chief notes 74 percent of workers earned no wage change in the past year. Critics argue constant nominal wages mask real declines as the cost of living climbs, with beef and beer prices serving as examples.
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Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Johnson
Indiana Senate Succession as Ford of Trusts or People
The Indiana legislature will elect a successor to Senator Fairbanks for six years. The choice may be Fairbanks again or a Democrat. The decision pits a pro corporate, tariff-friendly candidate against one sympathetic to the people’s needs. What will the voters decide?
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Indiana
United States
Fairbanks
United States Senate
Cone
Roosevelt asks miners to return to work under promise of inquiry
President Roosevelt urges a prompt return to work in the anthracite fields while pledging to appoint a committee to investigate conditions and remedies. If operators refuse to recognize the commission, the question arises what actions Roosevelt could take.
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Roosevelt
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Peoria
Minneapolis Plow Works
Minneapo
Incoil Nic
N. C. Adams
Lexington Avenue
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Jones
Elkhart
Main and
Lexington
Eaton’s Millinery
Green Trading Stamps
H. M. Reynolds
Rooeiing Company
Louis’ ‘and Campau
Oakland
Secand
R. R. Grand Vapids
Mich
Elkhart County
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