War and Autonomy in the Philippine Question
Washington reports the Philippine peace commission ordered home leaving Otis to lead. Schurman argues for Filipino autonomy with congressional ratification, while the military faction pushes for permanent military rule. The recall signals a prolonged, costly war. a Hawaii Italian labor contract sparks further critique of labor conditions and U.S. policy.
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Washington
Philippine Peace Commission
United States
Otis
Schurman
Congress
Army Ring
Kansas City Times
Sugar Planters’ Association of
Hawaii
Sugar Kings
San Francisco
Public figure Anna Gould praised for riot action in Paris
The Ft Scott Lantern notes that the late American socialite Anna Gould now Countess Castellane excited the crowd in a Paris riot, claiming such behavior reflects credit on American millionaires and that divorces are not their only meritorious acts.
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Anna Gould
Countess Castellane
Empire
Paris
Letter from Captain Loyd on New Rochelle monument
Captain Geo W Loyd sends a chip from the Paine monument unveiled at New Rochelle New York and notes the Maygoth unveiling was a very impressive occasion. He also sends a copy of the New Rochelle Pioneer with an article by sculptor Wilson MacDonald. The piece is long and cannot be published in full.
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Geo. W. Loyd
Paine
New Rochelle
N. Y
Maygoth
Wilson MacDonald
German rail mileage nearly all public property
The Altruist notes that in Germany nearly the entire railroad mileage is government owned. Surplus receipts yield a six percent return on invested capital, which covers forty percent of total government expenses.
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Germany
McKinley Revises Civil Service Rules After Endorsing Them
The Republican platform praised civil service work while McKinley in his inaugural address supported the regulations and their expansion. Last week he revised the rules removing thousands of offices from the commission jurisdiction, signaling a retreat from the platform and undermining the stated policy.
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Civil Service Commission
McKinley
Commission
Scott Lantern
Parson Man’s Growing Leg Tale From Lantern
A Parsons man with one leg shorter due to childhood white swelling sought aid from a Christian Science healer who advised him to continue about his business. The leg began to lengthen and now is twelve or thirteen inches longer than the other. He has misplaced the healer’s address and cannot recall the combination to stop the growth, fearing it may never end.
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Parsons
Scott Lantern
Sublime effrontery and partisan clashes over trusts
Mark Hanna is accused as a chief organizer of trusts and a major beneficiary of monopoly profits. The piece condemns his opposition to trusts while detailing his leadership in shipping iron copper coal and railway holdings. It also cites political manipulation surrounding McKinley’s debts and two Doniphan county clashes with Populists during Decoration Day events.
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Mark Hanna
Hanna
William McKinley
Star
Kansan
Doniphan
Cy Leland
Troy
Doniphan County Court House
Olathe Echoes Populist Critique Of State Corruption
The Olathe Register cites a chorus of accusations including boodling by a school board committee set to pick a site for a new asylum and a Republican member accused of boodling. It reports brutal treatment at Topeka asylum and repeated incompetence across state departments under Stanley five months into power. The piece laments Populist corruption with a sarcastic plea for more doleful commentary.
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School Board Commission
Topeka
State
Stanley
Dear Old Mirror
Olathe Register
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Wagstaff, Clothier
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