End of Trust Rule Proclaimed Amid Tariff Critique
A editorial argues trusts rely on tariffs to extort wealth from the public and insists breaking their power requires removing tariff protection. It cites steel and shipping combines, stock-market sentiment, and calls out Republican leaders for enabling trust influence, warning of looming disaster for consumers as prices fall and reform becomes urgent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Great Steel Corporation
Great Shipping Combine
Impending Disaster as Railroads Borrow Vast Sums
A 1903 financial critique blames railroads for apparent smoke and mirrors in earnings reports. Despite rising net profits and large surpluses, stock prices fall, and railroads borrow millions at high interest. The piece links Wall Street speculation, bank entanglements, and rising freight rates to a looming national disaster in credit and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
O Metal
Haltmore & Obi
Chicago and
Northwestern
Vanderbilt Group
United
Pennsylvania Railroad
Northern Securities Company
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Union Pacific
Denmark
New York
Wall
United States
Byan
Financial Legislation Threatens Public Via Wall Street Divisions
A historical analysis argues Republican factions clash over financial policy. It contrasts Morgan and Rockefeller interests, critiques currency inflation schemes, and warns of tax burdens on workers. The piece notes Roosevelt counsels with banking leaders and warns reforms may favor financiers over taxpayers. It also surveys the fiscal year trade balance and the impact of Dingley tariff on exports and imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Congress
Morgan
Rockefeller
United States Senate
Aldrich
Treasury Department
Kinga
United States
Hag
United States Treasury
Shaw
Roosevelt
George W. Per King
J.P. Morgan & Co
H.C. Frick
Steel Trust
Oyster Bay
Ihe
Leshon
Platts Smooth Work Drives Senate VP Consideration
Platt orchestrates a shift in leadership with Senator Allison of Rockefeller named as vice-president potential. The move appears linked to broader political maneuvering and indirect influence, amid mentions of Warwick and a Roosevelt production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platt
Tom Platt
Allison
House of Rockefeller
Warwick
Mr. Rapeevelt
The Dreaded Mafia in Sicily and Its Ancient Roots
A historical survey outlines the Mafia's origins in Sicily, tracing its ancient 600 year history from Palermitan revolt of 1282 through its code of Omerta, its two regional divisions, and its impact on justice and society while noting later suppression and limited activity in Italy and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
la Mafia
England
Germany
France
Sone
Palmeto
Church of the Holy Ghost
Mafra
Palermo
Italy
New Orleans
Hennesy
United States
Everlasting Comfort In A Mother’s Evening Song
A Baltimore American verse laments a weary parent seeking lullaby salve from a mother. It imagines a child soothed by a loving voice and tender arms easing daily burdens, while a father’s mercy and nightly song soothe the parent’s worn heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Arms
Xtron
Pather
Labor unrest and union actions across the nation
A sprawling survey notes wage debates, strikes, and union activity from Indiana to Missouri and New York. It covers railroad hours limits, the Kellogg strike, the rise of the Senate of Labor in Pittsburgh, and growing union coordination including blacksmiths, meat cutters, and stevedores amid arbitration talks and wage gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
John H. Barker
Haskell & Barber Car Company
Michiigan City
Chicago
Frederick W. Job
New York
National Metal Trades Association
Ita
Aning
Rock Island
Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
Rochester
N. Y
Hilrole
Bishop Fallows
Samuel Gompers
Martin Fox
Iron Molders
National Union of America
Joseph R. Valentine
San Francisco
Fox
Teamsters’ Joint Union of Chicago
Pittsburg
Window Plans
United Mine Workers’ Journal
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Wos
Supreme Court of Missouri
St. Louis
Cotira
Inter Ocean
Chicago Federation of Labor
Kellogg Company
Federation
Iten
Teameters
Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Company of
Allis-Chalmery
Amalgamated Meat Cutter
Robert Kerr
International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
Allied Metal Mechanica’ Association
Kerr
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
New York Times
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
Senate of Labor
National Labor Tribune
Iml Jated
O Aid Io
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