Roosevelt nomination sparks call for cooperative economy
Lafe Young editor of the Des Moines Capital names Theodore Roosevelt at Philadelphia for the Republican convention and warns the labor problem demands a cooperative system and public ownership of production tools rather than regime change or standard shifts.
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Des Moines
Theodore Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Young
Pennsylvania
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Coning Nation
Ohio law on begging sparks slavery comparison debate
In Hanna's Ohio a statute punishes refusal to work outside one’s county with prison terms. The Coming Nation argues the measure echoes slave-era oppression, warning of further laws to punish feeding escapees and likening it to prewar enforcement by slaveholders, while predicting public education against such oppression.
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Hanna
Ohio
Bey
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Free North
Lincoln
Bishop Lawrence Links Trusts to Socialism at New York Banquet
The Bishop told about 400 millionaires that current trusts are half formed and resemble socialism half way. He warned they would become full trusts when industries are government controlled with people as partners. He criticized present trusts as bandits and said social change toward government ownership is near. The managers did not pay him for the remarks.
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Ava
New York
A Voice From the East on Wealth and Power
Nebr Independent notes Bishop Potter in New Haven December six on wealth as today’s ruling force and the danger of Mammon. It argues the church failed by subsidized press and ministers fear of truth, urging a higher moral plane to avert upheaval.
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Mammon
The
Independent
Asr
Potter
New Haven
Con
England
Church of God
Lawmakers Push Salt Plant At Hutchison Reformatory
Kansas legislators elect discuss building a state run salt plant at Hutchinson Reformatory near the salt beds. Proponents argue ownership fights monopoly and could curb rising salt prices, garnering Populist support if Republicans back the move.
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Kansas
Hutchison Reformatory
Imperialism costs: money, lives, and sorrow in South Africa
A Kansas Populist note cites a British government report to the House of Commons stating that 15,000 British soldiers in South Africa contracted typhoid fever and 3,642 died from it. The critique links these tolls to imperial policy, highlighting human suffering and financial strain.
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House of Commons
South Africa
Kansas
Local Party Vote Totals in Kansas Reported
The Paola Times notes official results show the People’s party with 66,515 votes and the Democrats with 60,185 in Kansas, reflecting the poll totals from the official count.
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People’s Party
Democrats
Kansas
Paola Times
Ox AnoMA Seeks Admission to the Union
Ox AnoMA presses for U S entry as a new member state. Officials have opened talks with federal authorities and lawmakers on the path to statehood. Supporters cite regional development and political representation as key goals. Opponents warn of fiscal and governance challenges.
Subsidy controversy and Chicago voters in 1902
The Chicago Tribune criticizes war taxes funding subsidies to mine owners ship builders and rich eastern interests arguing no clear benefit to Western agriculture or manufacturing. It cites Sen Pomeroy and Bryan class politics while noting Chicago's narrow Republican edge and potential 1902 shifts if gold Democrats return.
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Chicago Tribune
East
Middle West
Seaboard
West
Pomeroy
Kansas
Senate
Congress
Froiker
Bryan
United States
Chicago
Socialistic New Zealand Rail Ticket Plan for Workers
A socialistic government in New Zealand plans to issue railroad tickets to workers for commuting up to twelve miles each way at 25 cents a week. The proposal aims to provide affordable public transport for suburban employees.
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New Zealand
Tax fairness questioned in colonial opinion piece
A Burlington Courier editorial protests taxation on a poor man’s earnings and possessions while endorsing a graduated income tax as unconstitutional, asking why such discrimination exists. The piece frames this as a critique of tax policy and equity.
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Burlington Courier
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