Assails Rockefellers Bequests By Dr Bascom In Milwaukee
Dr John Bascom former UW president addressed the state teachers association in Milwaukee on December 29 and attacked John D Rockefeller University gifts. He argued funds gained against laws and public interests cannot benefit the public and condemned the influence of donors on universities including Chicago.
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John Bascom
University of Wisconsin
State Teachers’ Association
Milwaukee
Rockefeller
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Divinity School
Chicago
Coal Famine Fears Roil Chicago Railroads Blamed
Chicago faces scare over a looming coal famine as two investigations unfold. John B. Lucas of Fuel Publishing says coal dealers are powerless, selling only numbered cars arriving far in the future, while railroads are accused of embargoing coal in favor of more profitable freight.
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Chicago
John B. Lucas
Fuel Publishing Company
Record- Herald
German General Claims Monroe Doctrine A Intrusion
General Boguslawski calls the Monroe doctrine a piece of intrusion asserting the idea is not original with him. He notes that Bismarck voiced the same remark years ago.
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Boguslawski
Bismarck
Tur widow of General Fremont dies at 79 in Los Angeles
The widow of General Fremont known as the Pathfinder died last Sunday at her Los Angeles home from pneumonia. She was 79 years old.
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Tur
Fremont
Los Angeles
California
Borzin Purchases Interest in Winfield Paper
Hon J D Borzin buys an interest in the Industrial Free Press at Winfield, a move expected to bring a substantial boost to the paper and its operations. The acquisition signals confidence in the publication’s future and local market prospects.
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J. D. Borxin
Industrial Free Press
Winfield
Chicago University Investment and Rockefeller Profit Speech
Paola Times quotes claim of one million for the Chicago University and sixteen million in added Rockefeller profits, questioning whether a 16 to 1 bet is dead.
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Chicago University
Rockefeller
Paola ‘Times
Mas. Dockery Fragment Ties to Missouri Governor’s Wife
Mrs Mas Dockery, wife of Missouri’s governor, was mentioned in a morning report as part of a local event. No further details provided in the fragment.
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Mas. Dockery
Missouri
What Should the Legislature Do Ex Governor St Johns Idea
Ex Governor St Johns urges Kansas to overhaul the current election law to remove unfair provisions and ensure a plain system guiding free ballots. He calls for strong action against perceived domestic rebellion, civil service reform, and nonpartisan boards for educational and charitable institutions, plus strict house rules on leadership and senate eligibility.
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Kansas
State of
Philippine Islands
Topeka
Board of Equalization
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Joan P. St. Joan
Robber Baron of 1902 Lectures Charity of Millionaires
John B Hobson an English economist visiting the American Economic Association delivers a lecture before the society of ethical culture. He argues granting gifts is typically praised while urging states and cities to fund public charities and notes earlier robber barons funded masses through bequests. He cites St Pauls London and big fortunes won by murder and rapine as modern parallels.
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Philadelphia, Inc
John B. Hobson
England
American Economic Association
Society of Ethical Culture
Carnegie
Rockefeller
St. Paul's Church
London
Stock Exchange
1903 to Be a Wonderful Year Prediction by Edison
Edison predicts 1903 will erase space and time in communication, abolish horse drawn traffic, and advance wireless telegraphy and surgery. He foresees a market debut of his storage battery in January, electricity replacing steam as motive power, and major progress in bacteriology and aging research though with ethical caveats.
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Thomas A. Edison
Earth
Lévery
Dei
Unwelcome Visitor Fires A Bullet Through Roof
An 8:10 PM incident on West First Street in Mojilay's Evening News reports a bullet crashed through John Crackers roof and struck the bed near an infant. The origin is unknown, possibly a stray shot from a .38 caliber firearm, with doubts about roof penetration and a call for safer gun handling.
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Mojilay
John Crackers
Weat First Street
Try Holcomb's Headache Powders Cures Many
An old advertisement asserts Holcomb's Headache Powders have cured others and will cure you, boasting universal relief and urging readers to try the remedy.
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Holcomb
1903 Hicks Almanac Praised as Superior Science Work
Rev Hicks lauds the 1903 Almanac as finer and more useful than prior editions. Prof Hicks and family publish Word and Works, offering forecasts for storms and daily weather, with near two hundred engravings. Almanac priced at thirty cents. Word and Works annual subscription seven dollars, 2201 Locust Street, St Louis Missouri.
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Throwal
Hicks
Alimasae
Word and Works
Almaner
Word and Works Publsiing Co
Locust Street
St. Ovis
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Fash
Baldwin & Hunley
Bank of Commerce
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F. A. Herbert
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