Smiley Convicted In Kansas Anti-Trust Case
E. J. Smiley, secretary of the Kansas Grain Dealers Association, was arrested and convicted under the Kansas anti-trust law. He must pay a $500 fine and serve three months in jail. The action was brought by Rush county attorney J. W. McCormick. Smiley plans to move to Kansas City to dodge the law, but enforcement will continue. The piece praises the Farmers Cooperative Grain and Live Stock Association as beneficial for farmers, noting regional elevator construction and increased farmer profits.
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E. J. Smiley
Kansas Grain Dealers’ Association (Trust
J. W. McCormick
Rush County
Smiley
Kansas City
Kansas
Tua Farmers’ Co-operative Grain and Live Stock Association
We are reaping the whirlwind by American greed
Wit Aten Warr notes that greed and disregard for the law of kindness have driven workers from their jobs and pushed them west, saying the rise of anarchy is the natural harvest of sowing such greed and lawbreaking.
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Aten Warr
America
Critic calls New York Sun a vicious partisan paper
Howard Citizen labels the New York Sun as the most vicious paper in the United States, a vile assassin of political faith, while accusing it of denouncing critics of the McKinley administration and implying responsibility for his assassination.
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United States
New York Sun
Sun
McKinley
New York
Sut
Czolgosz
Howard Citizen
Vue steel trust profits criticized as water in capitalization
The Lopeka Daily Herald calls the Vue steel trust the greatest in the world and exposes a six month net of 54 954 878 dollars, predicting over a hundred million annual profit on a capitalization slightly over one billion dollars. It argues much of that capitalization is water and that steel buyers bear the burden of vast profits.
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Vue Steel Trust
Lopeka Daily Herald
Steel-Trust
Roosevelt Era Wartime Echoes in Confederate Ironclad Lore
A Wichita Democrat item notes that one of President Roosevelt's uncles built a Confederate ironclad water-witch the Alabama and another fired the ship’s last gun, concluding that a strong bloodline remains in the bay amid Civil War nostalgia.
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Roosevelt
Alabama
Prediction of GOP shift at next state convention
A fragment predicts the anti Burton faction will control the forthcoming state convention, signaling intra party power dynamics. The terse line hints at factions forming strategy and influence within the party structure.
Birthday Celebrations Across The Town
A playful verse marks birthdays from ages six to thirteen with children counting dolls, sharing cake, plums, and birthday sweets. Images of twins, toys, and a birthday watch mingle with laughter as the day unfolds in festive mood.
Leedy Takes Valdes City Attorney Post
Former Kansas governor John W. Leedy settles in Valdes Alaska and is elected city attorney. He fills the office successfully and enjoys popular support. At sixty he shows pluck and energy as he builds a fortune in the new country.
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John W. Leedy
Kansas
Valdes
Alaska
One Cause of Anarchy
Opinion argues Congress should curb immigration linked to labor imports by big corporations. It asserts mills hire Poles Hungarians and Italians for cheap labor, hurting American citizenship and institutions. The piece calls for restricting imports and even sending many nonnative workers back to their countries.
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Congress
Conditions that Breed Anarchy The Union Minneapolis
A writer here cites figures on wealth distribution, noting 91 percent of families hold 29 percent of wealth while 9 percent own about 71 percent. It highlights 4,047 millionaires with net worth near 12 to 15 billion dollars and the stark concentration across various family groups.
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the Union
Minneapolis
Holmes
New York Tribune
United States
Government cash plan proposed for handling revenues
The plan outlines keeping about 50 million in the public treasury as a daily working balance. Revenues would be deposited in national banks of clearing-house cities in proportion to each bank’s capital and surplus, with the government holding a first lien and charging interest for use of funds. A separate West and South farmers proposal for a government loan office is mentioned but noted as unfavored.
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Topeka State Journal
Gage
Historian’s War furl lines show period fiction links
The Wichita Democrat notes readers who doubt the current era of fiction should pick up historical novels and compare them with official reports from the South African war to become convinced. The remark ties literary history to real world events and public records of conflict.
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The
Wichita Democrat
Dinner Deal at Red Light for 20 Cents
An early 20th century ad touts a large dinner priced at twenty cents at the Red Light, promising first class quality and ample portions for patrons seeking value.
Anarchy is a Condition Letter from Captain Loyd
A New Rochelle reader argues that anarchy is a condition not a theory and criticizes government as a necessary evil. He urges coverage of assassination as a secret attack and condemns offices and sinecures for producing costly salaries with little done.
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G.W. Loyd
New Rochelle
N. Y
Eorrors Actrator
G. W. Loyp
State Slot Machine Controversy at Leavenworth Prison
Western Life reports Wardens Jewett began charging admission to the state penitentiary, sparking public outcry. The piece notes no law authorized or designated use of proceeds, prompting editorials statewide and a demand from Auditor Cole for disclosure of how dime proceeds were spent.
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Western Life
Leavenworth
Jewett
Kansas
Cole
The Sugar Trust War on Beet Sugar in Nebraska
The Journal of Commerce cites Havemeyer declaring war on beet sugar, with price cuts limited to sugar beet states. Nebraska beet factories form profitable farmer ventures due to freight and localities, prompting a critique of private corporate power and a call for public ownership discussion. Readers are invited to write letters for publication on the issue.
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Central Farmer
Omaha
Journal of Commerce
Havemeyer
Congress
Nebraska
Sugar Trust
Cruelty Charges Reported in Liun County Poor Term Case
A report indicates allegations of cruelty toward paupers at the Liun county poor term. Authorities say the charges are being investigated and details remain under review.
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Liun County
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