Truth Coming Out on Moros Slaughter and Despotism
The dispatch from Gen Chaffee regrets the killing of thirty five Moro prisoners who were disarmed while escaping. Gen Davin notes eighty four prisoners fled a hilltop as guards opened fire without orders, nine recaptured. The piece credits Secretary Foot for publishing these facts, criticizes administration secrecy, and calls for a Democratic Congress to expose war department despotism and end protective duties that sustain monopolies.
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Root
Chaffee
Gen. Chaffee
Davin
Foot
House
Congress
Senate
Congresare
Republic
War Department
Lode
Debate on direct senator election stalls at deadlock fears
Opponents of direct U S senate elections warn that changing to a legislative plurality to elect a senator would erode the senate’s character and empower corruption. Proponents seek quicker decisions but raise concerns about independence and the people’s control.
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Floars Plano
United States
Hoar
United States Senate
Trusts Face Mock War Injunctions From Chicago
The beef trust seems little shaken by the Chicago injunction. The administration may use these proceedings to mislead the public about a real war on trusts. Legal actions likely drag into after elections and end in a similar fashion to past wars. The president may push trusts to decide quickly in his favor to avoid Hanna’s opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hanna
Treaty Partnership Prompts Trust Restraint Debate
The passage argues that the public has long sized up trust dangers and links great combinations in restraint of trade to Republican policies. It claims trusts align with Republicans in campaigns, donate funds, and force employee votes for the party.
Power of trusts and tariff duties discussed before Congress
The speaker condemns trusts that draw power from prohibitive tariff duties and yield no revenue. He argues that such trusts expect Congress to grant them relief or reinforcement, pressuring lawmakers to alter tariffs to favor monopolies. The note highlights a debate on the relationship between tariffs and trust power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Morgan plans vast shipping combine with high capitalization
Ignocedt Investors News reports that the Hamburg American Line shows 45 per ton capitalization with shares valued at 47 per ton, while a Morgan organized shipping combine aims for 185 per ton. It suggests the new venture could yield dividends on 50 million dollars of capital, but questions the source of dividends for a 170 million dollar capitalization, a mystery Morgan must resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Fooling Labor Ace Mora and Congress’s Evasions
The piece criticizes the majority in Congress for coddling labor supporters while protecting campaign funds. It argues that stalling bills in the House to be killed by the Senate after elections has become stale. A late Senate performance could replace the House’s disappointing promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace Mora
Congress
Friends of Labor
House
Senate
Unpleasant Report From Havana Cites Alleged Gift to General Wood
A Havana report claims a $5,000 living service was offered to General Wood by a syndicate allowed to operate the city’s only gambling house. If true and refused, it could reveal a hidden flaw in the general’s character and shake public confidence in the regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
United States
Gen. Wood
Growd of the Trusts Exposes Corporate Selfishness
The chief fault of the trust system is the selfishness of its magnates. Their sole purpose, as shown in the annual report of the steel trust, is to swell profits and dividends to the utmost. The workers and the public are left out of the account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steal Trust
Politician Politic and Campaign Funds in 1904 Era
The text discusses a politician seeking campaign funds from trusts and votes from laborers. It notes critics mock the policy as water carried on both shoulders and questions the success of such tactics in the 1904 context. The passage frames party strategy and public perception during that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanne
Congress
Anno’ Domluf
Roosevelt to Tour the South in War Anniversary Visit
President Roosevelt plans a southern tour months ahead to mark the end of the war era and reaffirm national unity as he visits former battlefields and memorial sites. The trip underscores a ceremonial reminder of past conflict and ongoing reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PYIL
Roosevelt
Coal Trust Extortions Urged as Strong Case for Prosecution
Attorney general could easily prove the coal trust extortions with abundant evidence. Testimony from various cities and large coal users supports conviction, showing a widespread pattern in coal distribution centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Trust
Industrial subsidies and grants debate in treasury plans
A clipped political note argues for government subsidies to private industrial sectors, urging grants to support interests and push industrial development under treasury programs. It references pulp industry and broader policy aims, framing subsidies as a tool to advance national economic goals.
Subsidies Debate Rails Against Hanna Payse Plan
Critics condemn the Hanna Payse subsidy proposal as borrowed from French and Italian models. They argue such subsidies have failed in those nations and will not achieve the intended economic aims.
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Hanna Payse
Libel on Lincoln Decried Over Philippine Policy
A courtier’s claim that Abraham Lincoln would back the Philippine policy is ridiculed. The speaker cites Lincoln’s clear view that no man is worthy to govern another without consent, challenging any claim to his approval.
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Abraham Lincoln
Long
Watterson Proposes Careful Presidential Boon Display
Col. Henry Watterson, noted political figure, plans to determine exact dimensions and proportions of his presidential boon before exhibition and may choose to keep it within the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whee
Col
Henry Watterson
Railroad suit over excess fare payments stalled
A man who paid a railroad for stolen rides contends the railroad must reimburse the excess money it charged him for carrying his goods. He argues the delay in payment wastes time and funds, seeking redress for the mischarged amount.
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Hlim
Sea lions dazzle crowds with balancing tricks on stage
A New York vaudeville act features seals and sea lions performing dexterous stunts. Trainers guide the animals through pole balances and nose-placed ball handling, with rewards of fish. Researchers note their intelligence and potential as household pets remains unlikely.
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Scaly
New York City
Moally
Tom x
Coins Found In Urn From Travancore In India
Reported discovery of 306 alive coins in an urn in Travancore. Government of India sent them to Dr Thurston of the Madras museum for identification. Most pieces deemed current in Buddha’s era, about the sixth century B C, possibly earlier around 1000 B C.
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Travancore
India
Government of India
Thurston
Madras Museum
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