We Are Our Brother's Keeper in a Corrupt Age
A Chicago Record-Herald editorial lambastes lax officials and profiteers behind deadly fire and mine disasters. It argues society must enforce safety laws and protect workers, warning that future tragedies will summon accountability before justice and liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cain
Abel
McCormick Estate
Chicago Record-Herald
Chicago
McCormick
Building Inspection Department
Fish Furniture Company
Collinwood
Cherry Mine
Bar‘of Justice and Liberty and
Human Brotherhood
Tariff Commission Promises and Payne Aldrich Debate
The piece questions assurances that a tariff commission will fix defects of the Payne Aldrich tariff if public agitation ends. It argues promises of downward tariff revision were made but not fulfilled and contends the issue centers on whether such revision was promised and later denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Tariff Commission
William Kent
Chicago
California
Roosevelt
Ray Stannard Baker
American Magazine
United States
Verbal clash over Payne tariff and Roosevelt surge
A fervent editorial argues against endorsing the Payne tariff and endorsing a tariff commission, labeling the Payne Aldrich tariff a graft and urging public revision. It also surveys Roosevelt’s anticipated impact, portraying him as a decisive, populist leader whose actions could redefine U S policy through direct democracy and wealth control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Better City Government Promises Reform and Progress
A critique asserts municipal governments are wasteful, corrupt, and mismanaged, then praises reform efforts. It credits Galveston Des Moines Cedar Rapids with commission governance and nonpartisan ballots, noting tax relief and improved services. The piece urges running cities on business principles and asserts progress toward accountable, economical administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
The City for the People in a New Form of Government
A century ago towns ran as direct democracies with town meetings and selectmen. The Des Moines plan spreads, with Boston and Tacoma adopting commission government ideas, signaling a shift toward empowering citizens and weakening ward politics. The article argues these reforms expand democracy, while noting needed safeguards and refinements for broader adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific Coast
Boston
Fitzgerald
Tacoma
Tacoma Ledger
Buffalo
United States
S. S. McClure
New York
Theodore T Roosevelt
Gen. Wood
J. P. Morgan
Department
Elihu Root
MacAden
Hudson
the League of American Municipalities
North Dakota
Minot
Bismarck
Mandale
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Grand Tunction
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Enid
Tulsa
Tennessee
Erownh
Memphis
Bristol
Clarksville
Richard City
Missouri
St. Joseph
Mount Vernon
Washington
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Iona
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Keokuk
Texas
Galveston
Houston
Palestine
Ware
Fort Worth
Austin
el Paso
Dallis
Dennison
San Antonio
Greenville
Sherman
Beaumont
Kansas
Kansas City
Cotter
Iule
Leavemyworth
Wichita
Independence
Anthony
Topeka
Massachusetts
Haverhill
Gloucester
Chelsea
Idaho
Beise
Lewiston
North Carolina
Charlotte
California
Berkeley
San Diego
Riverside
Commission
Des Mones
America
Jokes and Bits from The Funny Men Caricature
A mixed page of humor and light sketches features a teacher discussing synonyms with a child, a comic patient lamenting fatigue, a heaven joke about a man named Evans, a flirtatious exchange with Miss Cute, a quip about an Italian medium and a school board resignation, plus a London omnibus gag.
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Daston Journal
H Roosevelt
Hale
Maine
Taft
Asour the Sant Tne
Charles Edward Russell
Carl Bernhardt
Mamma
Darling
Evans
Pearly Gates
St. Peter
John Evans
Peter
Mr. Gusher
Miss Cute
London Omnibus
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