Saloon as a trap and a public duty to punish abuse
A Sunday Tribune column argues drunkenness fuels wife beating and poverty, urging harsher penalties for abusers and criticizing licensing. It assigns blame to saloon culture, calls high license a trap, and cites Topeka dynamite investigation as evidence against Republican leaders, urging editors to study Esther.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
Chow
Courts of Justice
Topeka
Coffeyville
Vincents
Haman
Congressional per capita tax debate echoes past figures
The Kansas City Star cites Tom Reed contrasting a Fifty First Congress appropriation with a national per capita tax of 60 dollars for every U S resident or eight dollars per capita per year. The column questions whether such a plan would double current money in circulation.
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Fifty First Congress
United States
Tom Reed
Kansas City Star
Suffrage’s Vast Impact Seen by Chief Justice Chase
A quoting Chief Justice Chase envisions endless benefits from women’s suffrage. He suggests gains for voters and elected officials, elections, government, and women themselves. The remark frames suffrage as a broad social uplift.
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Chase
The Late Legislature Adjourning Kansas A Revelatory Session
The Kansas Legislature adjourned amid sharp party divisions with Republicans and People's party majorities in opposite wings. The piece criticizes leadership for reckless, self serving actions and warns of corruption when politics leave reformers behind. It recalls national figures Foster and Rusk and throws sharp, satirical fire at rum and Wall Street influence within government.
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Congress
Kansas
National Brewers’ Congress
Charles Foster
Ohio
Jeremiah Rusk
Wisconsin
The
Beacon
Wall Street
Rumites
Wall
Ministers Urged to Avoid Old Parties in Public Advice
Church leaders caution Christian followers against joining either party or caucuses. They humorously add that those who ignore guidance should enter as Noah’s sons did, backward and under blankets.
Tx union there is strength. Onaaxize and unite
A brief urging solidarity and action calls for unity and strength across a Texas union. The message emphasizes coming together, organizing, and shared purpose among members to achieve collective goals. It frames Perseverance and cooperation as key to success.
Mortgage foreign buyers flare in Kansas debate
A Courier-Journal critique questions British purchase of Kansas mortgages and likens it to invasion. The piece accuses plutocracy of exploiting farmers and criticizes Kansas Republicans for past acts on women’s rights and political fights, urging memory of the party’s record.
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Kansas
Mr. Blaine
Courier-Journal
Republican Party of
Senate
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W.C. Champe
W.e.rexanver
J.M. Allexanver
Sunday
Chicago Tribune
People's Party
People’s Party
Wierkns Memomian P'r's Co
Girectur, Kas
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