Knapp Backs Government Ownership of Railroads
Martin A. Knapp, chair of the Interstate Commerce Commission, urged public ownership of all railroads in a Cooper Union lecture. He argued the state must prevent private control of transportation, taxation, and public carriage, warning private railway ownership usurps civil rights and invites favoritism and extortion.
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New York
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cooper Union
Knapp
Topeka Woman Whips Mayor Over Policy Dispute
Miss Mary Boies of Topeka horsewhipped Mayor Parker Monday morning over his policy on the joints. He wrested the whip from her. She claimed the governor would have faced the same fate, asserting the governor is as bad as the mayor.
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Mary Boies
Topeka
Parker
Stanley
Funston Wax Figure Sells Cheap at New York Auction
A wax figure of Fred Funston sold at a New York auction for 450 dollars. The buyer secured the item after the sale of numerous wax figures. The event drew attention as a notable minor item in the day’s auction catalog.
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New York
Fred Funston
Roosevelt Deems Government Jobs Too Political Yet Supports Second Term
The Corsicana, Texas, item notes that President Roosevelt opposes government workers entering politics while endorsing Teddy as president for a second term. The piece contrasts supposed consistency with presidential behavior and hints at political pressure shaping opinion.
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Roosevelt
Teddy
Ruth
Corsicana
Texas
Ruppes Nearing Death Amid Censure and Scorn
An obituary style notice declares Cxci Ruppes dying within days, predicting no mourners and condemning him as greedy and selfish. It claims his wealth drove a war in South Africa, notes his power without real friends, and foresees global contempt for his memory.
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Ruppes
South Africa
Smallpox Cases Rise Across United States
Washington reports 34,571 smallpox cases in the past week with 707 deaths. Disease is spreading rapidly across the nation.
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Washington
United States
Republicans and the Hill German Democrats dodge 1904 issues
The piece accuses Republicans and a faction of Democrats of deflecting focus from true issues by making Negro disfranchisement the central topic to mislead voters.
Birth Rate Debates in America and France Echo Urgency
Dr. G J Engleman warns that American birth rates are falling faster than France's, risking a "passing away" of native Americans. He argues wealth focus harms reproduction, urges improving homes and industry to sustain strong families, warns of decline without actions, and compares past civilizational collapses to current trends.
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G. J. Engleman
France
United States
Engleman
Rome
England
America
Sam
Light and joint ownership as humanity's path to progress
A speaker argues that enlightenment across religious, political, scientific, and economic truth is essential. Joint earth ownership, natural law, and humane governance would lift mass welfare, curb crime, improve health and longevity, and reduce inequality, contrasting fates of the rich and poor. The text condemns parasitic wealth and overindulgence as drivers of social decay.
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England
France
America
Rockefellers
Vanderbilts
Egypt
Rome
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