Why It Doesn't Pay for Public Utilities
An opinion piece challenges private control by arguing the post office could profit if wasteful rail transport and free mailing are curbed. It cites 1508 data on 73,570 post offices, $89 million revenue, $68 million expenses, and $41.8 million transport costs, noting rail rates and free lists drain funds while the British system profits. The essay contrasts Rockefeller banking expansion with public interest, questioning new railroad projects and toll reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright Western Exchange
New York Central Railroad
Congress
Postal
Uncle Sam
Mat
Australia
America
Workingmen news and labor trends across cities and industries
Labor movements and industrial changes dominate this summary with AFL growth, cigar and textile worker strikes, nine hour day efforts, cooperative plants, and wage disputes. Notable items include Chicago lockout plans, Dayton wage gains, and a surge of union activity from Philadelphia to St. Louis. International concerns cover railroad and mining sectors, Swiss urban labor, and mass production shifts.
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Trades and Labor Council of
Toronto
Canada
American Federation of Labor
Spokane
Wash
Fall River
Mass
Chicago
Baltimore
Republican Campaign Committee
Philadelphia
Dayton
Ohio
London
Wyoming
Hartville
Pittsburg
Depinit
Erie
Penn
Connecticut
Boston
American Steel and Wire Trust
Cigar Makers’ Journal
St. Louis
Atlanta Constitution
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Building Trades Council
The
Builders' Exchange
Louisville
Building Trades Council of
Carpenters’ Union
Dallas
Texas
Michigan
Missouri
Arizona
Ohio Inspector of Mines
New York
Blmba
Sheep Mortgage Ruling Interprets Wool Ownership
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that a mortgage on a flock does not grant rights to wool removed from the sheep unless the mortgage deed specifically mentions wool. Meanwhile, 1000 calves from Mexico arrived at Iowa City, the train unloading en route twice for feed and rest. A major packing firm plans to separate eggs by white and yolk, canning and freezing for bakers. Britain’s 1899 wheat yield averages 33 bushels per acre, down from 35 the prior year, while the University of Illinois imports Dorset and Oxford sheep for departmental study.
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Supreme Court of Oregon
Mexico
Iowa City
Great Britain
United States
Department of Animal Husbandry
University of Ilinois
Dorset
Oxford
Department
Wall Street Tactics and Treasury Funds Controversy
The Kansas City Times argues that the 25 million dollars injected by the treasury into Wall Street was unjustified. It claims banks could have raised note issues to relieve the market, and warns of manipulation and future bond issuances. The piece calls for stricter note-issuing laws and criticizes treasury action as aiding speculation.
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Wall Street
Gage
New York City
New York
Treasury Reserve
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Kansas City Times
Homes of the trusts are in GOP led states says Plain Dealer
The Cleveland Plain Dealer cites a Cleveland attack on Democrats claiming trust homes lie in New Jersey Delaware and West Virginia. It notes Republican control in those states with both state legislatures GOP majorities and two GOP US Senate seats for New Jersey and West Virginia while Delaware’s Senate vacancy stems from a GOP split.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland
New Jersey
Delaware
West Virginia
United States
Senate
Global syndication of industry warned by Gates testimony
Wage earners are urged to see the Gates testimony before the Industrial Commission as proof that trusts spread their protection worldwide. The Paterson Guardian warns that iron and steel, cotton, woolen, leather, tobacco and other manufactures could be syndicated globally, making workers dependents of a few industrial combines.
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John W. Gates
American Steel and Wire Company
Industrial Commission
Washington
Paterson Guardian
The Carter Outrage and Military Jurisdiction
The article discusses Carter’s sentence for court martial and a new defense by his lawyers arguing he falls outside military authority after dismissal from the army. It contrasts this with Bragan’s case where the president upheld the military jurisdiction but altered the punishment to furlough on full pay with retirement, showing no escape from military authority.
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Carter
Eagan and
Bragan
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Plea to pass Hanna bill for nine million to shipbuilders
The Commissioner of Navigation Mr Chamberlain urges support for Mark Hanna's bill to provide nine million dollars annually to shipbuilders, currently turning away orders. He warns that, until passage, a price-raising trust is forming. The World decries turning statistical departments into tools for private grabs.
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Mr. Chamberlain
Mark Hanna
New York World
Christmas Craft Ideas for Frugal Gift Making
Edith Chester in Country Gentleman suggests simple, pretty Christmas gifts built from ordinary materials. Tutorials include a pin case from photograph frame scraps with Holly embroidery, a lightweight up to date photograph frame with hearts and mistletoe, and ornament ideas using egg shell paper and gilded walnut shells containing tiny dollies.
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Edith Chester
Household Hints on Silk Hems and Cooking Tips
Practical advice on handling silk dresses by rubbing with velvet and crafting a steam presser from curtain poles. Includes cooking notes praising kidneys when cooked properly, timing guidance, and a delicate white custard recipe for invalids with step by step preparation and precise heat method.
In the Butterfly Business by Mary Yeomans
Englishwoman Mary Yeomans now in California builds a butterfly trade. She captured rare alpine butterflies, sent a London sketch, and earned 575 dollars for 25 specimens, while also keeping a beetle nursery. Dr Le Fontain from France aided her insect studies.
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Mary Yeomans
California
Pacific Slope
Alps
London
Miss Yeomans
le Fontain
France
Victoria plans new Balmoral tea house named America
The Queen intends adding a further Balmoral tea house decorated to reflect another country. The planned "America" will join existing pavilions such as "India" with bamboo and matting and "China" with celestial emblems. It will be ready for next year.
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Victoria
England
Balmoral Estate
India
China
America
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Offick
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Imperial
Phila
Inquirer
the Workingman
Trusts
Dragelate
Amandus Oswald
N.W. Cor
Centre
Front Sts
Freeland
Depierro - Bros. ‘Cafe
Gibson
Dougherty
Kaufer Club
Rosenbluth
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Metropolitan National Bank
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German Exchange Bank
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Sears, Roeburk & Co
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Sears, Poebuck & CO. (Inc
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