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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1902
Page
7
Declares new laws regulate combines with administration oversee all interests. Expresses confidence that reciprocity with cabal will lead to future achievements. Army forces described as exiting the nation to end gratitude and support for national aims.
Roosevelt stresses that handling large industrial tendencies requires effort and honesty. He calls for targeted legislation at municipal state and national levels and for fearless administration to enforce existing laws.
President Roosevelt pledges strict enforcement of antitrust laws and lauds Attorney General Knox. He speaks at Schenley Park during Independence Day celebrations, urging fair justice, national unity, and prudent policy for Cuba and the Philippines while addressing industrial challenges.
The Galesburg Mall argues the tariff system spurred American prosperity after the Cleveland era and warns voters against Democratic policies and populist critique. It stresses Republican anti trust enforcement and the need to retain protective tariffs amid trust activity.
In Chicago a major strike by 9 000 of 12 000 freight handlers begins after wage and hours demands are rejected. Railroads oppose union recognition. outside workers are brought in as warehouses and depots halt operations. Pickets surround freight houses as 1 000 Illinois Central and Michigan Central workers join.
The Bureau of Immigration reports a surge in deportations at New York port over May and June. Italians form the largest group among those deemed likely to become public charges, with 1 581 Italians deported out of 2 223 in the four year window. Comparisons show higher aged immigrant deportations this May and June. Howard W. Tulton, editor of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil, and author of Lay Bermons, died after a brief illness.
Des Moines area rivers crest seven to fifteen feet above low water. hundreds homeless. In Marshalltown and nearby towns flood damages include crops valued at thousands and washouts delaying trains. Storms extend to Minnesota, Illinois, Pennsylvania with deaths, injuries, and livestock losses across multiple counties.
9000 teamsters joined 10000 freight handlers in a sympathy walkout in Chicago beginning Saturday. Longshoremen switchmen and other unions joined, halting rail and lake cargo, driving up prices while militia orders prompted readiness.
July corn traded at 90 cents a bushel in Chicago on Tuesday, the highest in ten years. Reportedly, John W. Gates, the steel magnate heading a New York bull clique, is blamed for the cereal’s rise and possibly for controlling the July option to push prices up or down.
Baron Eiicho Shibusawa of Tokyo, a famed Japanese magnate with vast holdings in railroads mines electricity and manufacturing, tours the United States with family and retinue. His empire totals around 320 million, with potential to reach a billion, and he funds schools hospitals and orphanages while pursuing business exchanges.
Sir Liang Chen Tung, previously secretary to Minister Chang Yen Huang who faced beheading in 1900, is appointed as Chinese minister to the United States succeeding Wu Ting Fang. Wu Ting Fang in Washington has received 40 imperial edicts from Pekin naming him as a commissioner to study laws of other nations.
The column surveys coins, health slang, and royal news with mock urgency. It notes Roosevelt playing lawn tennis, Edward VII’s coronation in August, Jessie Morrison’s murder sentence, and hints at Castro’s Venezuelan crisis amid jumbled anecdotes and drifting topics.
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