Trust vs Twine: Kansas Convict Bindery Battle
A Chicago Record dispatch notes Kansas aims to beat the twine trust. The piece argues that if the trust controls raw materials prices or secures court aid, convict-made binding twine cannot compete. It warns the labor of convicts and political backers may sway outcomes, predicting a partisan fallout for supporters.
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Chicago
Kansas
Hanna and
McKinley
Supreme Court
Hanna
Repubiican
Philippine Islands
Prosperity zealots and the two billion dollar congress
The piece condemns a century of rising government spending. It notes past Republican surges to one third and now 1.75 billion in appropriations. It warns that revenues will lag, possibly requiring bonds and forecasts dire outcomes for 1900 including ruin for the republic and a potential bloody revolution.
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Congress
House votes to repeal salary law fees in current session
The House of Representatives passed a bill repealing fees on a salary law enacted by the Populist legislature amid Republican criticism. The Populist senate blocked repeal while J G Reese from Akerson county dodged and was counted absent. J D Stevens consistently voted on matters of importance, described as a poor swap Stevens for Reece.
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Tue
House of Representatives
Senate
J. G. Reese
Akerson County
J. D. Stevens
Stevers
Reece
Filipinos Demand Seven Million for Releasement of Spavich Prisoners
Report notes Filipino negotiators seek seven million dollars for the release of the Spavich prisoners. details on the capture and demand remain sparse with no further context provided in the fragment.
First Apostles of Socialism
A critique of the Hanna McKinley campaign claiming it converted Westmoreland Pennsylvania workers to socialism after a wage cut of twenty percent. The piece portrays the campaign as grooming operatives for Canton and ridicules the idea of labor embracing Hanna and McKinley as agents of change.
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Canton
Pennsylvania
Westmoreland
Hanna
McKinley
Moral traitors critique Philippine policy in Republican papers
A Kansas City Journal and other GOP aligned papers attack supporters of Philippine independence as moral traitors and copperheads. The piece argues true citizens oppose aggression, proclaiming forcible seizure and bloodshed unjust and constitutional rights must be upheld.
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Kansas City Journal
Globe-Democrat
Republican
Philippine Islands
Washington
Copperhead
Philippines
Woman Sold Hair to Buy Food Amid Hard Times
A Topeka State Journal extract recounts Jennie Abrahms starving with two young children after selling her hair for a dollar to buy food. The piece mocks beliefs in prosperity reports and cites broader fears of economic strain, tariff policy, and social rhetoric of the era.
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Fincapanrina
Jennie Abrahms
Samshi
Topeka State Journal
Dan
Alingis
St. Peters Gate
Alger
Quay
Hanna
Verdict on Anglo American alliance sparks stinging civics clash
The Verdict laments a hostile rhetoric from General Ragan and condemns a proposed Anglo American alliance as a harmful move for the United States. It argues the republic should avoid entangling ties with England and urges staying out of European quarrels while lampooning political hypocrisy and war talk.
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United States
England
Hogland
France
Monroe
Koch
New York
Charity contrasts at Missouri Pacific fares noted
A Kansas paper laments the difference in charity between Helen Gould and John D Rockefeller. It notes fares on the Missouri Pacific are not advanced each time Miss Gould funds a worthy cause, while Rockefeller is seen as imminent to endow churches or colleges.
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Kansas
Helen Gould
John D. Rockefeller
Missouri Pacific
Miss Gould
Pasoline
Rockefeller
Topeka Advocate offers copies of The Railroad Question
The Topeka Advocate and News advertises the $150 edition of ex Governor Larrabee’s The Railroad Question. Quantities are limited to a portion of copies, price fifty cents, mailed to any desired address. An arrangement with the Advocate aims to ship a quarter of the copies locally.
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Larrabee
Topeka
Larrabioe
Wien
Filipinos claim to hold American prisoners at Caloocan
Reports say Filipino forces assert capture of American prisoners and plan to move them inland while insurgents fortify trenches at Caloocan in anticipation of renewed fighting.
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Tur
Caloocan
America
Mars: Mrs Logan Dies of Grippe at Washington
Joan A. Logan dies in Washington from la grippe. Widely admired, she is praised as a noble woman whose death will be deeply felt nationwide.
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Mars
Joan A. Logan
Washington
Maule on the Graphophons Entertains with Graphophone
Pew people appreciate the marvelous powers of the Graphophone as an entertainer. It records immediately and plays back at once and as often as desired, offering a wide range of vocal selections and sounds. Columbia Phonograph Co. at 22 Olive St, St. Louis, MO advertises its catalogue for more details.
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Pew
Ita
Test Des Pera
Columbia Phonograph Co
Olive St
St. Lonia
Our Breetch Clouted Brother
The Emporia Gazette warns against trying to civilize Filipinos and Indians. It asserts perpetual inferiority, promotes mass murder or slavery, and endorses extreme brutality as humane policy. It cites racial contempt and fear of uprisings to argue for violent suppression and alcohol-induced death.
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America
India
Emporia Gazette
Senator Baker Promoted for Pie Distribution in Official Sphere
The Westphalia Times notes that Senator Baker rarely advocates notable measures, yet he consistently secures a share of official funding or spoils whenever opportunities arise.
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Baker
Westphalia
Debating War Debt and Currency Policies
The Westphalia Times notes growing war debt and rising national expenses while criticizing the administration for not increasing the circulating medium to meet demands and for wanting to cancel and destroy the greenbacks.
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Westphalia
Negro and Vote in Republican.
Brother Benjamin questioned what the present Republican administration has done for the Negro. The answer: it has held him up for his vote, and nothing more is expected, per Fair Play of Ft. Scott, a leading Colored Republican paper in Kansas.
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Ragan
Miles
McKinley
Eagan
Benjamin
Lexington Standard
Fair Play
Ft. Scott
Republican
Kansas
Abilene News Attacks Cuba Freedom and Wealth Grabs
The Abilene News denounces actions in Cuba, calling out Wall Street vultures aided by Abner for plundering the island. It laments the lack of true freedom as meat and wealth are seized, leaving locals with little but soup.
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Cuba
Wall Street
Brother Abner
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