Naval navy and rural post office growth in a western policy
A historical draft urges a strong navy with trained crews and efficient ships, warns against neglect and calls for more Annapolis graduates. It highlights rising post office revenues and the expansion of rural free delivery, urging continued funding and broader routes. The piece also supports national irrigation and forest protection, condemns elk slaughter, and stresses settling western lands with balanced grazing rights and expert studies.
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Ani Pireat
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Postofice de Partincy
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United States
Far West
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Indian Policy and Federal Oversight urged by Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt argues for phased absorption and uplift of Native peoples, expansion of education and home industries, and stronger federal supervision in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. He urges protective timber and mineral rights, self-sufficiency, and preservation of cultural heritage while expanding American governance. He also calls for district reforms in Washington and a broader merit system for federal appointments.
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Mount Vernon
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Barbed Wire Tariff Critique Marks Steel Trust Bad
A discussion notes barbed wire as a product of the steel trust sold in Europe for two‑thirds less than to American farmers. It argues that removing tariff protection would justify cutting the 40 percent protection now granted by law, portraying the steel trust as a bad trust.
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Steel Trust
Europe
Roosevelt names new Delaware head amid civil service reform hints
The administration elevates Mr Addicks, called the gas man, to lead Delaware with federal offices to be distributed among political stake holders. The president is said to be pursuing civil service reform, though some deals appear unusual as party lines shift and reform efforts progress.
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Addicks
Delaware
Roosevelt
Tariff Reform and Trusts in the Republican Outlook
The piece argues Republicans must curb bad trusts like coal and meat and presses for tariff reform. It notes Roosevelt’s push for publicity on combinations, questions if duties on steel coal and tobacco would be removed, and cites opinions from the Indianapolis News on trust policy and party divides.
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Meat Trust
Congress
Bubcoel
Borax Trust
Times
Dominiint
Roosevelt
Hanna
Old Guard
Allison
Tobacco Trust
Indianapolis News
Bad Trusts and Tariff Politics A Canadian Dingley Attack
A critical pamphlet asserts the barbed wire and steel trusts abuse power, fix prices, and threaten independent dealers. It links trust dominance to tariffs, urges abolition of protective duties, and blasts Governor Cummins and the Republican party for enabling monopolies, urging a Democratic remedy.
IOWA College Dominates International Live Stock Show
Chicago December 3. Heavy attendance marks one of the largest International Live Stock Expositions with about 40000 entering. Iowa Agricultural College wins top prizes in cattle and hogs, with Shamrock the grand Angus champion and over 500 dollars in cash. College also takes best general exhibit of cattle sheep and swine. Percheron stallion Perque-Pag sold by Alderman Fowler to MeLaughlin Bros. of Columbus after championships. Second annual meeting of the American Federation of Students of Agriculture opens with welcome by Mortimer Levering and response by S J Haight.
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Ilowa Agricultural College
Chicago
Iowa Agricultural College
Shamrock
Iowa College
Alderman Fowler
Perque-Pag
MeLaughlin Bros
Columbus
American Federation of Students of Agriculture
New
Record Building
Mortimer Levering
Indianapolis
8. J. Haight
Champaign
Ill
National Association Elects C M Cosgrove President
The National Association of Fairs and Exhibitions elected C M Cosgrove of Minnesota as president with J F Stuckey of Ohio as vice president John M True of Wisconsin as secretary and George M Madden of Illinois as treasurer. State fair dates for 1903 were set: Missouri Aug 17 22 Iowa Aug 24 29 New York Aug 24 29 Minnesota Aug 31 Sept 5 Ohio Aug 31 Sept 5 Wisconsin Sept 7 12 Nebraska Sept 7 12 Indiana Sept 14 19 Kansas Sept 14 19 Kentucky Sept 21 26 Illinois Sept 28 Oct 3 Texas Sept 28 Oct 3 St Louis Oct 5 10.
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National Association
C. M. Cosgrove
Minnesota
Chicago
National Association of Fairs and Exhibitions
J. F. Stuckey
Ohio
John M. True
Wisconsin
George M. Madden
Ilinois
Missouri
Iowa
New York
Nebraska
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Kansas
Kentucky
Illinois
Texas
St. Louis Fair
Beef Trust Hearing in Kansas City Dec 3
John Mack of Swift & Co. testified in the beef combine investigation at Kansas City. He produced figures on animals slaughtered and costs to illustrate the scale of the business and the payments to farmers and wages to workers.
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Kansas City
John Mack
Swift & Co
East St. Louis
Bear arrives after Arctic voyage. two vessels overdue
Port Townsend Washington December 3 The U S revenue cutter Bear returned yesterday from Dutch Harbor Alaska after a tempestuous voyage testing Arctic seagoing limits. Captain Tuttle speaks of hope in hearing about the schooner General Siglin and the steamer Dawson City both overdue. In Sioux Falls South Dakota the remains of William J Murray were identified after a man drunk fell asleep on a railroad track and the passenger train cut him to pieces.
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Wash
United States Revenue
Bear
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Tuttle
General Siglin
Dawson City
Ux Falls
Booge
William J. Murray
Sioux Falls
Labor in Not Protected by Tariff System
TheWorkingman argues that tariffs protect employers and goods but not workers. Ports close to goods from pauper labor abroad while pauper labor at home remains unfettered. Protectionism excludes foreign products yet leaves American workers exposed to cheap labor competing with those products.
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Warape
The Vital Question at Issue in Coal Trade
The article debates miners’ wages and shorter hours while focusing on the core issue of how anthracite coal will be priced for consumers. It questions whether consumers remain at the mercy of a tariff protected trust determined to keep coal prices as high as possible.
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Brooklyn
Settlement talk swirls as strike hearings resume
Scranton December hearing of coal strike miners continues after Thanksgiving recess. Six witnesses testifying include President Mitchell and photographers. Lawyers hint at a possible out of court settlement. no concrete moves yet. Miners describe wages and conditions at Coxe Bros. & Co. mines. a wife discusses general poverty.
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Scranton
Anthracite
Mitchell
Serena
Hazleton
Coxe Bros. & Co
Coxe
Railroaders seek higher wages in Chicago wage scale talks
Seven railroad brotherhood committees in Chicago draft higher wage scales. Northwest system engineers and firemen press for at least 4.50 per 100 miles. Rock Island seeks resumed joint agreement since 1892. St Paul engines offered 4.50 on some runs but not accepted. Also reported: U S Cuba reciprocity treaty to be signed, US duties on Cuban goods cut 20 percent and Cuban duties on American products cut 20 to 50 percent.
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Chicago
Rock Island
St. Paul
London
Times
Havana
United States
Cuba
Trade paralysis and canal hopes in four cities
The Times correspondents in Shanghai and Hong Kong warn of a looming financial crisis as silver depreciation stalls import trade and export prospects fade. In Madrid a man claiming to be Argentine anarchist Periz Pulgar is arrested with a pulgaard and says he aimed to kill the king but lacks travel means. he is believed insane. In Panama a report that Minister Concha is relieved sparks hope for a more favorable canal negotiation with renewed instructions from Bogota.
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The
Times
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Madrid
Periz Pulgar
Orenz
Spain
Puigar
Panama
Colombia
Concha
Panama Canal
Bogata
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Cure Ailments And Constipation
An old advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a remedy to fever weakness and general disorders of the season. The pills are claimed to be non‑gripe and to move the bowels gently and thoroughly while toning the glands. A testimonial from R. Jones appears in a marketing snippet inviting readers to subscribe for a grocery catalog and nail atlasses.
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DeWitt
R. Jones
British Gale Continues Near Britain Coast
Gale lingers along the northern coast of Great Britain with a sharp temperature drop. Snow is falling in several areas and additional shipping casualties and loss of life are reported amid the worsening condition.
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London
Great Britain
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