Wildlife explorer Pandu Chailin and old world ponderings
A column surveys Pandu Chailin as a unique living explorer familiar with tropical and Arctic realms. It notes philosophy’s aims, a guarded claim that malaria inoculation could curb cancer, and New Zealand’s move to teach swimming and lifesaving in public schools. It covers royal carriage reductions, automobile adoption by European elites, and Brussels experiments with motor lorries for the Congo Free State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Life Saving Society
Brussels
Congo Free State
Beavers and coins mark Canada’s new gold era
A survey on magnetic prospecting links town age to street plan deviations. Korea sees rising gold mining led by Oriental Consolidated Mining Company with 70 foreigners and 2,000 natives employed. Missouri teachers prize a farmer’s wife as history’s greatest woman. Cuban teachers begin two-year study with domestic arts. Old Hudson Bay trade used beaver currency, now Canadian coins named beaver, half beaver, double-beaver. English bank plans Kiel agency to boost trade. Dr. Cuyler notes autograph requests with his line about straight paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ihe
Hudson Bay
Indiana
Canada
United States
Teanse
Public Ownership and the Northern Securities Monopoly
A historic editorial argues that the Northern Securities Company consolidates 47,472 miles of Western railways into a single control, creating a near national monopoly. It lists financiers like Vanderbilt, Morgan, Harriman, and Rockefeller as architects, predicts gradual absorption of remaining lines, and argues concentration serves public interests or harms them while government control remains distant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Northern Securities Company
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Missionippi
Vanderbilte
Rochellera
Goulds
J. P. Morgan
James J Hmbh
Harriman
Daniel 8
Bintex
Itta
America
United Baton
County Ohio Support for Tax Reform Cited by Poyer
County Ohio figures endorsed tax reform, with O J Poyer noting the selection favored reform measures in the recent election. The statement highlights local support for fiscal policy changes and urges continued backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
Ohio
O. J. Poyer
Spooner Opposed to Hanna Payne Shipping Bounty Plans
Senator Spooner remains opposed to both Hanna Payne and alternative bounty plans for the merchant marine. He favors restoring foreign trade activity but rejects proposals that favor speed or freight carriers over passenger or overall national benefit. He warns taxpayers would fund private profits and pledges to use his influence to block these measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spooner
Hothtiee
Spoone
Hanna-Payne
Hanna- Payne
Tariff Reform Debate Proposes Commission Oversight
The New York Evening Post notes a push within the Republican party to entrust all questions of duties and reciprocity to a tariff commission reporting to Congress in 1903 or 1904. It warns such a body risks monopoly capture, requires hearings, and could spark agitation rather than suppress it, referencing the 1882 commission which favored tariff cuts after testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Congress
World problems from Washington on domestic focus
The Chicago Chronicle argues that U S statesmen cannot neglect American issues while addressing “great world problems.” The piece asserts many so-called world problems are petty and that the key issues affecting Americans are purely domestic in nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joha Hay
Washington
Chicago Chronicle
Taxation Strains The Poor As Personal Property Tax Criticized
The text argues taxation is extortion, claiming all produced goods bear taxes through price. It questions personal property as a concept since government taxes possessions yearly, using bread and a table as examples. It notes public disdain and cites Cleveland and Cu yanoga with newspaper support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asaensor
France shows limits of government shipping subsidies
The Boston Herald cites French experience over twenty years with shipping bounties to argue that subsidies cannot create self sustaining shipping lines. Government support prompts ongoing demands for more as vessel owners seek higher rates, suggesting similar outcomes if Congress adopts a subsidy policy again.
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Rhoald
Boston Herald
France
Congress
Injury of Evil Associations, Nashville Banner editorial
The Nashville Banner argues that Tammany is harmful to the national Democratic Party. It asserts Tammany’s aid in national elections is outweighed by the damage from its name. The piece claims Democrats have never won a national New York election without anti Tammany ticket support at conventions.
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Nashville
Tammany
National Democracy
Democratic Party
New York
Pension claim surge linked to canvassing agents
The Indianapolis Journal reports from the pension bureau that 25 percent of World War I era soldiers filed pension claims. In 1872 after the Civil War, none sought pensions. The commissioner attributes the rush to canvassing by a class of claim agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pension Bureau
Indianapolis Journal
Commissioner of Pensions
Free Government In Danger in Philadelphia Record
A concise critique notes corruption among professional politicians and complacent citizens, arguing the vitality of free government is gradually squeezed out by crime and policy failures in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Labor and Industry Offices in Morway Under Law
A quoted verse by Richard Watson Gilder opens with warnings about labor and industry offices and laws aimed at preventing both employer and employee harm. The text suggests strict enforcement of wages and conditions, urging steadfast resolve in labor disputes and cautioning against sudden reversals that could threaten workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morway
Servants in Norway central bureau regulates six month engagements
Norway uses a municipal run central employment bureau in cities like Bergen and Christiania to arrange six month servant contracts. Twice yearly, before New Year and before St. Donne day near June 24, households post needs and wages on a blackboard. Applicants submit to the clerk, receive a time limited card, and may be matched to a position with a bonus payment if accepted. The system protects both sides, assigns duties, terms, and wages, and allows magistrate intervention for disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Bergen
Christiania
Negro population trends in the southern states
The article notes the share of colored people in southern states rising above 1890 levels in Arkansas Alabama Mississippi and Florida while northern states see relative gains. It traces a long term decline from 19.17 percent in 1790 to 16.60 percent in 1850 and a continual decrease thereafter through 1890, with movement toward cotton regions or northern cities.
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Arkansas
Alabama
Minsin
Wlorida
Gulf
Spain's mining industry drives a third of exports in 1900
The 1899 mineral output in Spain reached 33.43 million dollars, the highest on record, with mining areas expanding to about 630000 acres and concessions near 1600000 acres. In 1499 new rights covered 11941 acres and 7485 petitions await action, as Madrid notes rising activity and growing demand for concessions.
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Spain
Madrid
Antill
Illinois Board of Arbitration Plans Monthly Chicago Meetings
The Illinois State Board of Arbitration attracts labor leaders with its activity in investigating troubles and seeking practical settlements. It will hold monthly Chicago sessions to stay in touch with the state and act quickly when cases arise, aiming to avert disputes whenever possible. The board’s members know labor leaders well and invite others to discuss labor affairs at each meeting.
Girls to Staff Dining Car Service on Denver Route
T L Barnes Missouri Pacific eating houses chief plans to hire waitresses for dining cars on the Denver and Rio Grande system. He recently conferred with Rio Grande manager Herbert at Denver. Barnes says women are neater and quicker and will be used first in Colorado to gauge public response before wider adoption.
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Walters
Denver and
Rio Grande Railway
T. L. Barnes
Missouri Pacific
Denver
Hilo Grande
Barnes
Herbert
Rio Grande
Mr. Barnes
Industrial low mood in Germany deepens crisis
Industrial downturn in Germany worsens with rising unemployment and strained employment agencies. Reports from mining regions indicate widespread damage to demand and reduced hours in iron and steel sectors.
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Germany
What Is a Just Wage Failing to Find Its Measure
A Pennsylvania Grit reprints a discussion on fair wages amid volatile markets. Experts differ on how to gauge a just wage, with some arguing wages rise with business conditions while others invoke the iron law of wages. The piece notes ongoing debate among reformers and philosophers without a clear consensus.
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Ain
Indus
Pennsylvania
Census figures show Negro population at 11.58 percent
The completed census tables challenge the idea of larger growth among colored residents. The data show the Negro population at 11.58 percent of the total, down from 11.93 percent ten years earlier.
Labor, unions, and industry trends in early 20th century notes
The report cites growth in the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, with membership rising from 2,042 in 1881 to 8,901 in 1901. It estimates 360,000 pairs of shoes produced daily in New England and notes union delegate elections in the Clear Makers' International Union. It mentions hiring in British Columbia mines, an injunction against Adam Schaaf Piano workers, and Massachusetts arsenic limits for fabrics and wallpapers with minimal breaches observed.
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters
New England
Clear Makers’ International Union
American Federation of Labor
George Whittaker
Salt Lake City
British Columbia
Yukon
Klondike
Adam Schaaf Piano Company
Chicago
Blebop
Piano ‘and Organ Workers’ International Union
Massachusetts
Board of Health
Noted Physician Questioned Over Wine Set Sale
A writer questions the propriety of a noted physician involved in a sale of wine and a related set. The piece raises ethical concerns and asks whether the physician’s professional role affects his actions.
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Loeifer
Italy
Tate
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Tong Gop
New York State Normal School
Newpaltz
Doremus Scudder
Kiel
England
Berlin
Hamburg
Theodore L. Cuyler
Righteousness
Cleveland and
Cuyanoga
Labor and Industry
Richard Watson Gilder
Byain'r
Wanata
Lansing
Mich
Lydia
Pinkham
Notheing
Patenta
Waxara
Falt
Lydia E. Pinkham
State Street
New Fons
Mother Gray
Lottuy
N.Y
Winslow
Defiance
Evere Househall
Benidew
Eitchta
Thompson’s Eye
Walt
Priesmeyer
W.N. U
Kansas City
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