The War Spirit and Patriotism Critique of College Drill
The Industrialist argues against mandatory military drill for able students at Kansas State Agricultural College. It condemns war spirit as eroding justice and calls for education focused on peace, civic virtue, and independent thinking rather than militarization. It posits patriotic duty as fostering justice and knowledge over force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Regents
Kansas State Agricultural College
Hungarian gas shell would end war and hospital corps rise
A Budapest dispatch describes a purportedly humane shell that releases a soporific gas stinging no permanent harm. It could render artillery crews unconscious on ships and fortresses, potentially copying the Sleeping Beauty to quiet fronts.
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Budapest
Hungary
Arthur
Vladivostok
Russia
Dick Buue Presses Washington For Gene Ware Pension Post
Dick Buue travels to Washington to lobby for Gene Ware to become the commissioner of pensions, aiming to influence federal leaders on the key appointment. Buue argues Ware’s experience and leadership fit the pension agency’s needs.
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Dick” Buue
Washington
Gene ‘Ware
Pensions
Judge Parker's View Of Women Sparks Criticism
Editor Robert R. Hemphill of The Medium in Abbeville S C comments on Judge Alston B Parker endorsed by Grover Cleveland for a Democrat ticket. He notes Parker voided a railroad death damages verdict after a photo of the deceased wife influenced the jury. Hemphill condemns Parker's view that women are mere domestic servants and cites outdated laws on wife whipping as aligned with the judge's opinion.
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Alston B. Parker
Grover Cleveland
Washington Post
Parker
Spell the Same Thing From the Southern Mercury
Two paragraphs urge a Democratic neighbor to choose a side on platforms. The first notes a Republican plank from the last platform and the Democrats who nominated Parker. It condemns conspiracies that restrict business and create monopolies, and opposes trusts that stifle competition, explaining why trust magnates favor Parker.
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Southern Mercury
Parker
Immorality in the Philippines Allegations by Carrie Faxon
Mrs. Carrie Faxon of Bay City Michigan, after three years in the Philippines on a WCTU investigation tour, claims United States soldiers lead immoral lives there. She asserts war is demoralizing even in peace, soldiers influence civil government, and ex soldiers fill key positions, carrying army morals into governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Faxon
Bay City
Mich
Philippines
United States
Judge Foresees Burton Case Delaying Senate Appointment
Lawrence Gazette argues the Burton trial in Federal court will not occur until next December or March, delaying a Kansas governor's choice for the U.S. Senate. It claims if Burton is convicted, the next governor will appoint W. R. Stubbs for two years, and that Hoch is aligned with Stubbs. The piece asserts Roosevelt and Long favor Stubbs and warns only Hoch’s defeat or death could alter the outcome.
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Jupee Sansom
Federal Court
Burton
Kansas
United States
Hoch
W. R. Stubbs
Gazette
Stubbs
United States Court
Roosevelt
Senator Long
Lawrence Gazette
tribute to the press from John J. Ingalls cited by Lawrence Gazette
The Lawrence Gazette quotes John J. Ingalls praising the power of the daily newspaper to expose and judge public figures. It notes that free thought, free speech, and a free press uphold civilization amid a transformative era, asserting the press’s sleepless vigilance defeats bribery and evasion.
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John J. Ingalls
Ingalls
Heaven
Hell
God
Devil
Spartacus
Lawrence Gazette
Northern Pacific Merger and Corporate Powers Debate
In a pointed critique, the author questions why great corporate combinations like the Northern Pacific Merger are deemed constitutional by some yet feared as vast evils. The piece asks when patriots and reformers who once labeled critics as cranks will explain why the government did not act sooner, arguing that today's crank and anarchist ideas may become tomorrow's guiding principles for justice and mercy.
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Supreme Court
Newton Man’s Runaway Car Kills Judge on Ride
Jupee Peters of Newton drove with his wife and two others when the auto became unmanageable. The vehicle ran away, killing the judge and seriously injuring the others.
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Jupee Peters
Newton
Nihilist planted explosive found in Czar’s private library
A device was discovered in the private library of the Russian czar several days ago and defused in time to prevent an explosion. Authorities suspect Nihilist involvement and are conducting an investigation into the attempted attack.
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Czar
Russia
Port Arthur fleet loss and sensational social notes
Russian actions at Port Arthur are described as furious while Navy fortunes wane. A city fire at Solomon City is corrected to a $10,000 figure after a $10,000,000 misprint. A coal shaft fire in Herrin Illinois kills twenty and wounds eighty. American heiresses seek divorce from titled husbands amid sharp judgments on social climbers.
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Herrin
Ill
Santa Fe Railway Discovers Coal Vein in Colorado
The Santa Fe Railway company has quietly prospecting for coal in Colorado and has found a lignite vein three feet seven inches thick. Mining will begin immediately.
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Santa Fe Railway Company
Colorado
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Champe
Anna Ullampa
J. M. Alexander
Associer Radir
Garnett, Kus
Postamcs
Judge Parker
Port Arthur
Solomon City
Worthwestern Yeast
Chicago
Roeckers & de Greeff
Squar
Woolson
Spioe Copany
Toledo
Ohlo
Rextsmarest
Collowni
Prise
Root
Wooloon Spica Co
Pri
Lion Coffee Woolson Spice Co., Co
Toledo, Ohio
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