Allied Monopoly and a Wall Street Pressure for China
The New York World exposes a planned Anglo American syndicate influence to control China via Rothschild and American banking giants. It argues the effort serves private corporate gains, threatens sovereignty, and would entrench imperialist domination. The piece questions US intervention, warns against backing monopolists, and denounces McKinley era secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Square
Wall Street
Stall-Ted
United States
China
England
Press notes on strikes and constitutional reform debates
A digest of reader letters and editorials commenting on labor strikes in Brooklyn and Cleveland, the Kansan City government overreach on immigrant labor, Detroit street railways constitutional barriers, and critiques of monopolies and money standards. The quotes reference Irish and German republican sentiments and broader political tensions of the era.
Fickle-hearted Creature Feign and Remembrance
Fragmentary dialogue shows a speaker lamenting a past affection while another vows unchanged affection for women. The archaic phrasing hints at a literary or dated conversation about love and loyalty.
Direct legislation urged as cure for corrupted lawmaking
The piece argues direct legislation will empower the people, reduce influence of wealthy interests, and replace legislators with citizen lawmaking. It predicts papers of the rich oppose direct laws and urges voters to exercise direct authority to curb political fraud and trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Brooklyn Cars and Rockefeller Stock Hype Reported
A late 19th century column recounts Governor Flower claiming John D. Rockefeller privately backed 40 000 shares of Brooklyn streetcar stock at 100 dollars each, asserting a 6 to 10 percent yield and a potential annual income of 400 000 dollars, illustrating perceived Wall Street favoritism toward Rockefeller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Flower
Mower
Mr. Rockefeller
Brooklyn
Stark
Wall Street
John D
New York Journal
City Streetcar Strike Draws Mixed Reactions
The piece laments the Working mutes on Sue Cleveland and Brooklyn Street car lines for quitting jobs and notes many now face hunger. It criticizes the strike as poorly planned, arguing city ownership could have secured wages and avoided hardship, while suggesting the old approach may seem best to some.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Noves Eary
Self Destruction At Schiller Monument In Columbus Park
In southern Columbus a German populated area features a Schiller monument in a large park. Desperate locals threaten suicide by the statue, prompting an officer to intervene. To deter would be suicides, authorities added a tall iron fence around the monument, but some still attempted to jump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Behiller
South End
Schiller
Artist Peters Recounts Filipino Prison Tortures And Rescue
The artist George W. Peters, sent to sketch the Spanish American War in the Philippines, describes brutal torture by Filipino captors at Caloocan prison. A Filipino captain saved him, and Peters recounts daily rehearsals of death, the harrowing mental strain, and his release followed by a delayed return to aid the Filipino cause. The piece also touches on fisheries work and egg distribution reported by Scientific American and various fish stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma Head
George W. Peters
Philippines
Manila
Peters
Salceda
Caloocan
Mont Sucnenafol
Flan O Mission
Scientific American
Abisi
Fish Commission
Artist Peters Survives Filipino Capture and Manila Return
The account follows Peters, an American artist in Manila after the Spanish American War, who was captured by Filipino forces near Cavite waterworks while sketching. He endured weeks of torture and near death before being rescued, later rejoining U S forces in San Francisco and meeting Admiral Dewey, continuing his art amidst ongoing conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Petera
Cavite
Peters
Pulpinos
Thes No Suapleson
Tix
San Juan del Monti
Montenegro
Villpino Tirea
Caloocan
Herete
Saleeda
Lani
California Volunteers
San Francisco
General Meritt
Newport
Dewey
Montojo
Veaders
Hair Harvest and Trade in London Merchants
An authority notes about five tons of hair are required yearly by London merchants. While samples come from around the world, most hair is French or Italian. Convents figure prominently in the trade, with one selling over a ton for $2,000 and another near Tours sending eighty pounds to a Parisian hairdresser. An average price cited for a British girl’s hair is $22.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. McKinley
Philippines
United States
London
Tours
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lombard Street
Empire of China
Rothschilds
Barings
Falcons
John Walter
London Times
Hat
American Corporation
Brent
J. P. Morgan & Co
Brown Bros
Kutin, Loeb & Co
Vermilye & Co
Vanderbilts
Rockefellers
Don Cameron
Tom Plau
Henry Wolcott
Thomas F- Ryan
Anthony Brady
Marcellus Hartley
Levi P. Morton
Edward J. Berwind
The
Coal Trust
Julius Stursberg
McKinley
Tobkes
Russia
Walter
Lord Salisbury
McKinnuy
Air
Mr. McKintuy
Cala
Kansan
Lalor
Winnemucca
Haka Qeniliar
Otlet
New England
Johnstown
Yat
Detroit
Michigan
Jerry Simmptons
National Watchman
Wilmington
Del
Great Britain
Rooteorailer
George Peters
California
Oregon
Columbian River
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain
Toltodo States
Great Lakes
Ehad
Massachusetts
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