Tom Watson on Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt era army plan
Watson argues that Roosevelt tightens the Monroe Doctrine turning the US into a regional police power. He warns a large navy will require a powerful army, risking resentment in South America and abroad as Washington enforces debts and decency on neighboring governments.
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Roosevelt
South America
Santo Domingo
Cuba
Mexico
Central America
Venezuela
Europe
Chicago Streetcar Fines Rebellion Prompts Municipal Ownership Debate
The excerpt notes a Western origin for good things, but focuses on Chicago's rebellion for municipal ownership of streetcar fines as the nation's first major move toward that end. Tom Watson views it as encouraging and analyzes the situation in his May magazine.
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Chicago
Tom Watson
Parade Abandoned by Circuses Says Showmen
The circuses will no longer hold parades as they cost money and the showmen claim the parade does not pay. This replaces a familiar circus prelude with shows entering directly into performances.
Race death by own action a moral paper stance
The Mail and Sreece notes space given to race death by own action and defends free opinion. It criticizes small family talk, argues Roosevelt’s view reflects a bias, and asserts value lies in quality over quantity of offspring, highlighting burdens on women and the superiority of “fine-blooded” stock over large families.
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Mail
Sreece
Roosevelt
Wen
Arkansa
Old Men and Jobs Opinion From the Mail and Breeze
Tom McNeal asserts that many elderly men exhaust savings and lose work due to misfortune and rising costs. He argues these conditions demand policy amendments and suggests socialism as a viable path to provide dignified livelihoods without charity.
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Tom McNeal
Mail and Breeze
Trusts Control Currency in May Tom Watson Magazine
Alexander Del Mar argues that currency inflation and contraction are controlled by banks and government, with stock markets responding to presses on issue buttons. He claims captains of industry manipulate elastic bank notes, banks, insurers, and the exchange to plunder and then profit, describing the system as automatic.
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Prom
Tom Watson
Europe
American
Alexander del Mar
Tom Watson's Magazine
New York
Stock Exchange
Monkeys at Topeka as Bonds Fight Pits Lawyers Against People
In Topeka a refinery bonds issue triggers a legal clash as state treasurer T. T. Kelly and penitentiary warden Jewett hire corporate lawyers to block bond issuance. Governor Hoch backs the plan, while critics decry “monkey business” and warn of public costs and political bosses. The Le Roy Reporter questions who runs the state and if populism or socialism will halt the people's will.
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Topeka
Hoch
Corporation Attornneys
Standard Oil Company
T. T. Kelly
Jewett
State Penitentiary
le Roy
Missouri governor quietly backs Sunday closing law enforcement
The Lawrence World laments weak Kansas leadership while praising Missouri for quietly enforcing a Sunday closing law. Brewers claim they can raise one million dollars to block enforcement, but Missouri officials act decisively while Kansas governors are criticized for avoiding strict action against lawlessness.
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Missouri
Kansas
Hoch
Lawrence
Rep
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