Jeffersonian maxim urged to guide 1902 politics
A long Washington editorial argues that funding Martinique relief while Texas storm victims are neglected would betray constitutional and democratic principles. It cites Jefferson’s maxim equal rights for all and special privileges for none and calls for a fully democratic government in 1902 and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Repre Fm
Martinique
Oon
Asion
Post
The
Washington
Congress
Texas
Pont
Stierlytt
Constitution OF the United
Acrich Treasury
Ponthalwins
Cuba
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas M. Clark
Rhode Island
Senate
Hailey
Culberson
Mississippi
Broad Land
Maria
Ruth
Papa
Coryphees
Plutocracy and the Remedy
An analysis of American wealth concentration cites the World Almanac 1902 with pages on millionaires and 16 large trusts. It argues monopolies oppress workers, critics the presidents’ view that prosperity rises for all, and likens trusts to Rome’s bread and circuses while calling for action against multimillionaire power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Crassus
Rome
Congress
Dogeerel
Richmond Dispatch
Philippines
Texas urged to push strong exhibit at 1904 Louisiana Purchase Expo
The Post and other Texas papers press urgent statewide effort to properly represent Texas at the 1904 St. Louis exposition. They warn against delay and call for organized county action, urging the Texas press to lead and place Texas at the forefront of the national display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
St. Louis
Manana
Preas
New Jersey
Delaware
Texas Press
Patyre
Labor dispute at Mullins Car Company over porter pay
The New York Journal reports porters and conductors at Mullins Car Company demand a 15 percent wage increase with a strike threatened if not granted. Public sympathy grows as travelers withhold tips, accusing the company of profiting from service charges.
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The
New York Journal
Mullins Car Company
Catling
Chatanooga Times
Insurgent Resistance Shakes House Over Statehood Bills
Washington dispatch notes a surge by insurgent Republicans and Democrats against Reed rules and the leadership as the House debates statehood for New Mexico Arizona and Oklahoma. It cites Cushman’s trenchant attack, the push for territorial admission, and anticipated Senate moves amid party platform tensions.
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Wankington
Sid
Duke
Henderson
Payne
Grosvenor
Datzell
House of Representatives
Cushman
Washington
Hatter
Woxef
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
Tooo
Congress
Rodey
Flynn
Arivena
Senate
Rolley
Hodey
Finian
Ttiy Algo
Union
Governor Rescues Near Negro. Prison Or Marsachusette Home
A fragment from the Arkansac exchange notes that the governor chose between confinement in the state prison or a Marsachusette home for a “near negro.” The piece also comments on editorials, politics, labor, oil, and the death of A. P. Boyd of the Paris Daily News, praising his big-hearted manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansac
Marsachusette
Fleusom
A. P. Boyd
Paris Daily News
Press of Texas
Editorial pickups reveal a tense Greenville publishing scene
The Greenville editor battles unpaid subscriptions and collectors. He risks suspending business as staff race to reclaim dues amid mounting debt and dwindling cash flow.
General Drummond on Hunter and Currier’s funding plea
General Drummond recalls United States minister Godfrey Hunter as unpopular after a reception with only six Chinamen and a Pole attending. Congressman Currier urges a statue funding for Pail Jones, praising Jones as a noble privateer and patriot.
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Drummond
Guatemala
Godfrey Hunter
United States
Frank BD. Currier
New Hampshire
Congress
Jones
Mr. Currier
M. Sully-Prudhomme
Nolije
Societe Des Gens de Lettres
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Trinity Church
Newport
Reflections of a Bachelor column note from New York Press
A brief fragment from the New York Press comments on social behavior noting that friends are harder to deceive than spouses and that elopement and reputation play into moral judgments. The text is incomplete, with garbled phrasing and missing context.
Fragmented verse and reflections mix in uncertain prose
A garbled clipping blends poetry lines, thrown quotes, and stray notes about love, gossip, and social scenes. It references Silence is Golden, a couplet about a Pennsylvania marriage, and stray remarks on baths and a horse race, with scattered names and vague events.
Opinion Notes On Philippine Soldiers And Politics
A compilation of scattered opinions from Southern papers discussing soldiers in the Philippines, debates over assimilation, and political maneuvers. The pieces touch on West Point education, a commemorative monument in South Carolina, and reactions to Secretary Long and Schley amid a meatless dinner campaign.
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Selma Timea
West Point
Smiths
Philippines
Hampton
South Carolina
Senate
Niepinnett
Mobile Register
Long
Hin Mei
A At
Santiago
Schley Fron
Fragmented Postscript Wiring Afloat In Diarist Echoes
A garbled page notes overheated tech mentions of hot water and steam, voyages to sea, and rail lines in Japan. It references a couple’s Danville wedding disrupted by a bottle spill on graves, a sacred river described as holy, a New York millionaire touting daily tobacco costs, a yacht owner, Belgian travel plans, and a large Flemish painters exhibition gathered from national collections.
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Japan
Railways
Sego Miles
Danville
Eta
Ganges
New York
Tobaccd Ip
Exein
Belgium
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Houston Daily Post
Cuskust
Allice
Canatias Wis
Jett Tuvie
Marly
Nua
Cheerinr
Gitecsie
Hann
Cathy Hapher
Trax
Denimon Witches
Laredo
Mamkng
Washington News and Views
Milnois
Indiana
Ohio
Kansas
Burton
Montague Lesaler
Perry Belmont
Belmont
Amos Cummings
Naval Affairs Committee
House
Fitzgerald
Oliver Mazard Perry Belmont
Lessler
Comminga
C. Anruer Williams
Lockhart Register
Register
Trickey
Senator Dibrell
Dibrell
Alice Echo
Gene Field
Beaumont
Geekiipist Hill Burries
Spinkleton Heights
Hill
Gtr
Greenville Observer
the Sentinel
Absene Sentinel
Beaumont Off Felde
Tesay
Martiniqua
Tris le Anéther
Teeas
Weigcaty
Feevwli TimesStar
Chaffee
Lusan
Juson
Greenvilly
Evening Bauer
Greenville Daily Business Guide
Eeer
Gna
Putin
Bill Hook
Steve Biser
John Boyle
Joel Jackson
Rachael
Reenville Business Guide
New York Press
CROSS
Miles
Silence Hathaway
Pennsylvania
Jonas Golden
Io Pe
Silence Is Golden
Saan Smith
Southern Press
Atlanta Journal
Birmingham Ledger
Bryan
Big
South
Nashville Banner
Speskety
Mobile Herald
Atlanta Constitution
Salle Het
Trant Contress
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