Political to corruption notes from a 1900s era penny press
A collection of editorials and observations critiquing advertising value, political reform, and public ethics. It cites Shamokin bribe cases, Republican county nominating rules, Cuban railway waste, Klondike demography, census importance, Toer envoys, and Rockefeller influence with churches and universities.
Washington Letter on McKinley and Cuban policy in 1900
Washington Letter reports public demand to push U S policy to aid Boers and Cuban relief, criticizing neutrality and urging a change in leadership. It covers Senator Morgan’s canal investigation push, Root’s Cuba report, Michigan politics, Cuban stealings probe, McClelland as VP candidate, and a small court fine for Easton Call publisher Correll.
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IPF
Morgan
Senate
New Jersey
Hanna
United States
Itt
Root
Cuba
J. D. Campau
Michigan
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Jones
Pingree
J. ¥. Correll
The
Easton Call
Hhis
Public Opinion on Questions of the Day
A collage of opinions from Senators, editors, and readers on imperial policy. Notable voices include Ex-Speaker Reed, Ex-Senator Edmunds, Ex-Senator Hanna, and W. J. Bryan, debating Porto Rico, tariffs, and constitutional rights. The collection reflects partisan tensions and concern over imperialism and citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
McKinley
United States
Porto Rico
Philadelphia North American
Rep
Labor Unions Consider Amalgamation Across Cities
A survey of labor activity notes unions in Grand Rapids and Georgia doubling membership, plus Boston payrolls and Atlanta labeling municipal printing. It also reports on underground Paris tunnels, Cambria Steel expansion, an Edison lamp test, coke shipments, new plate mill in Coatesville, and a Philadelphia Allied Council of Building Trades forming with 33 local unions.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Georgia Trades Unions
Little Rock
Ark
Paris
France
Boston
Atlanta
Thomas A. Edison, Jr
Connellsville
Penn
Klondike
Pittsburg
Lukens Iron and Steel Company
Coatesville
Amalgamated Wood Workers’ Union
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Denver
Colo
Minnesota
Minneapolis Carpenters
Cleveland
New York
United States
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Allied Council of Building Trades
United German Trades Association
Macon
Milwaukee
Woremen
National Enameling Company
Bath Tub Trust
Combine
Sheboygan
Chicago
Rome
N. Y
Elwood
Aliquippa
Reflections on God, labor, and human conduct in moral crisis
The text ponders God as a vanishing point in his scheme and asks why labor elevates some yet enslaves the worker. It critiques self as a storm center, humans as savage until Christianized, and notes how even debt ties humanity. Mammon, sociability, and brutal irony frame a bleak caravan of life over past pilgrims' bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
God
Mammon
Great Men and Their Humbled Roots Across History
The passage notes notable figures and their humble origins, listing professions of parents and early life roles. It highlights a pattern of esteemed individuals tracing back to trades from druggist to barber, potter to shopkeeper, with lineage connecting to everyday work. It mentions Columbus as a street hawker and Astor selling apples in New York.
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Secretary of War
Philippines
Lffe
People’s Advocate
Meadville
Bolivar
Mehemet Ali
Virgil
Milton
Horace
Demosthenes
Robert Burns
Ayreshire
Shakspeare
Cardinal Woolsey
Oliver Cromwell
London
Whitefield
Gloucester
Columbus
Salt Lake Bathing A Novel Experience At Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake City visitors enjoy Saturdays at the Great Salt Lake where briny waters feel like a pneumatic cushion upon entry. The lake sits 4 200 feet above sea level with no outlet to the Great Salt Lake, a brackish water body feeding by evaporation. The Dead Sea comparison notes its buoyancy and unique mineral richness, though both waters share high salinity and lack of outlets.
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Ludolders
Garfield Beach
Salt Lake
Dead Sea
Great Salt Lake
What Ailed the Dog and the Bishop Election
Marjorie spent the night away from home and comforted by Fido s dismal howling. She surmised the dog longed for his mother while Drs Moore and Hamilton were elected bishops by the Methodist conference and women won lay electoral and general conference admission.
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Marjorie
Fido
Moore
Hamilton
Methodist Conference
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Freeland Tribune
Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Orrick
Main Street
Losg
Freeland, PA
Mint
Gladstone
John Wanamaker
Benjamin Franklin
Shamokin
Crawford County
Havana
War Department
Great Britain
Transvaal
Toer
Hay
Rockefeller Octopus
New York City
Standard Oil
Mr. McKinley
England
Congress
House
Representative McClelland
Little Mac
Colonel Bryan
Knights Templar
Wilkesbarre
Teddy Roosevelt
St. Louis Republic
Sulu
Utah
Chicago Democrat
Kentucky
Brutus
Goebel
Louis Post Dispatch
United States and Territories
Union
Miles
Island
Edmunds
William McKinley
Marquis of Salisbury
South Africa
Chicago Chronicle
Baltimore Sun
Foraker
New Acquisitions
Iowa
Town House of Reps
Lincoln
W. J. Bryan
Ohio
Mark Hanna
Nervine
Dr. Miles’ Nervine
Dr. Miles
LSE
MecMenamin’s
South Centre Street
Amandus Oswald
N.W
Centre
Freeland
Major
Candy
Boyle
Youngling
Centre Street
Ariel
G. Siggers
Pate
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Philadelphia Record
Address the Record Publishing Co
Record Building
Philadelphia, Pa