Corraling Workers And Travelers For Mr Bryan
The Topeka Capital notes in Pittsburg and nearby 80 000 workers received January 1 wage advances. It imagines corraling Bryan to sell his "lard luck" tale and extends the idea to thousands of commercial travelers recently unemployed by trusts and the 50 000 solicitors displaced by a railroad merger, plus other workers—laboring men, artisans, clerks and office staff—who have been fired.
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Pittsburg
Bryan
Topeka
Man O'Rell praises American women and proposes a women centered coat of arms
Man O'Rell says the most interesting woman in the world is the American woman and imagines a U S coat of arms with a bright intelligent looking woman under an eagle wings spread. The motto would be Place aux Dames or Make room for the women.
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O'Rell
United States of America
War Mortgage Looms Over Future Generations
The item reflects a New York World remark calling war a mortgage on the future, questioning the lasting burden on children and grandchildren once the McKinley war ends.
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New York World
Candidate Hunker Lardner Named in Bonbon County District Race
Clerk of the district court Hunker Lardner of Bonbon County is mentioned as a candidate for Congress in the Second District. The item notes his name in connection with the race and positions within the district court locality.
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Hunker Lardner
Bonbon County
Congress
Bill Targets Political Disabilities of Ex Confederates
Congress considers removing political disabilities for former Confederate soldiers who enlisted in the war against Spain. The proposal seeks to restore voting rights and civil privileges to veterans who served under the Confederacy and later supported U.S. efforts abroad.
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Congress
Spain
Medic's Musings on Value and Price
The author reflects on four political economists Jevon Macleod Walker and Kitson arguing money is an absurd measure of value. He distinguishes value from price noting inherent worth remains fixed while price fluctuates with supply and demand. A loaf of bread retains value whether given away or sold, differing only by transfer.
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Ime Elain
Jevon, Macleod
Walker
Kitson
Joseph Leiters
That Gold and Uncle Sam’s Missing Share
The assistant director of the United States Mint notes world gold mined last year at about 850 million dollars. He jokes that Uncle Sam got more than his share, but recent developments show much of it flowing to England. The path to reclaiming that gold remains unclear, with speculation that bonds may be issued to borrow funds.
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United States
Uncle Sam
England
Queen Victoria
Sam
No Election for Me and the Case for Life Senators
A writer argues against electing United States senators by popular vote and in favor of life terms for senators. They contend keeping the current method benefits “poor boys” who enter legislatures, while lifetime office would limit costs for a candidate like Clark and complicate figures such as Quay who faced political trouble after fixing up a machine.
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United States
Clark
Quay
Carnegie Critic Says He Slanders Philanthropy
A critic labels Carnegie a hypocrite for attacking philanthropists aiding the submerged classes in cities. The writer laments his past stance on the Philippine question and wealth, arguing he should help the poor rather than mock efforts to assist the submerged. The piece questions his Christian pose and calls for consistent support of the needy.
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Carnegie
Caregie
Political doctors diagnose dyspepsia in Pettigrew and others
The passage likens Senator Pettigrew and others Hoar Mason Wellington to having dyspepsia. It downplays the Pettigrew attack and suggests universal stomach troubles from Washington to Lincoln as a metaphor, noting no alarm in the assessment.
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Pettigrew
Hoar
Mason
Wellington
Washington
Jefferson
King George
Summer
Lincoln
Indignation at the slave power over new policy dishes
The speaker rails against American policy in the Philippines, accusing Pettigrew and Hoar of intolerance to what is labeled garbage. He likens the hog to digesting any matter and claims subservience to a master’s spread, portraying persistent acceptance of unpopular policy.
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Pettigrew
Hoar
Otis Victory Sparks Ovation Call from Home
A Philadelphia writer claims the war ends in the Philippines with General Otis having captured major targets and Filipino leaders. The letter urges delaying his return for farming season and jokes about hosting Otis with Christmas, even proposing to exhibit Aguinaldo's family in Roman fashion.
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Otis
Aguinaldo
Supreme Court Blow to Trusts in Addyston Pipe Case
A writer notes the Addyston pipe decision bars territorial salessharing by three pipe firms under the Sherman law but allows them to operate as one firm without territory division. He questions critics who call it a blow, arguing it will not stop trusts and will not swell workingmen’s wages.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Addyston
Railroad Associations Suffer Blow In Supreme Court Decision
Commentary notes the Supreme Court ruling against the old Trans-Missouri Traffic Association, forcing its dissolution and dissolution into a new combine. It cites a December rate hike of 25 cents per hundred on hogs and cattle east of the Mississippi and proportional increases on other goods, framing the era as a series of blows to railroad extortioners.
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Trans-Missouri Traffic Association
First Traffic Association
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Howe to deliver lay sermons in Topeka papers
En Hown of the Atchison Globe proposed to occupy Rev. Chas. M. Sheldon’s pulpit in Topeka while he edits the Topeka Capital. Directors balked, so Howe will contribute a daily lay sermon to the Topeka State Journal instead.
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En Hown
Atchison Globe
Chas. M. Sheldon
Topeka
Howe
Christ
Sheldon
Topeka State Journal
Ron
Sunflower Seeds and Kansas News in Briefs
Pratt works for a free library. burglars target Pittsburg. Tonise Lease may lecture. Potawatomi Indians numbered 1240 on the reservation. Hutchinson hunts scientists and gamblers. Hutchison hosts musical jubilee on May 15. Miners in Pittsburg head home. Kansas leads gypsum production. Alexander Gunn, near Herington, claims 115 years. Abilene cooking school makes “etherial” apple pie. Horton warns whisky drummers to stay away. Pat Coney seeks congress if Curtis blocked. Robber suspect arrested in Iola. State Sunday School Assoc meets Atchison in May. Louise Lease pictured in NY papers. Abilene jointists grow nervous amid WCTU rise. Burlingame sues for $10,000 over sidewalk defect. Winfield woman fends off a tramp with a toy pistol, faints. Peffer calls for cabinet post to regulate trusts. Sen. Hugh Farrelley seeks Third district seat. Philipsburg minister ponders what Jesus would do as alderman. Dodge City opera chief W. H. Pierce commits suicide. Idea of a patent-right asylum proposed. Towns plan floral park stations. 530 Agricultural College students study farming. 64 butter-making. 20 cheese-making. Newt Ury of Ft. Scott named Indian lands appraiser. Vinegar remedy urged for smallpox scare. Henry Waterson rides out Goebel news in Salina. Concordia urged to recover groceries from asylum panel. Cadmus Grange store in Linn county nets $35,000. Ed Blair praised. Cadmus described as prairie trading post.
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Peffer
Hugh Farrelley
Philipsburg
Jesus
W. H. Pierce
Dodge City
Kansas
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