Diverse News Snippets Covering Politics, Industry, and Society
Debs to speak in Oklahoma City on September 26. Actress Mme. Janauishek dies in poverty. Lipton spent two million on yachting. WCTU to build a $75,000 temperance hospital in Chicago. New pope reportedly weak under duties. Baltimore & Ohio train sets a 128 mile in 125 minute record. Youngstown steel plant explosion kills two, injures two. Pringle represents Osage coal interests in trust inquiry. Keir Hardie ill in London, hailed as Britain’s top agitator. Bryan’s stepmother dies in Indiana. Dr. Mayo travels to Kansas City to combat glanders. horses to be killed. Kansas famed for riches but oil may outshine soon. Governor Bailey worn from speaking, not duties. Admiral Dewey says US navy lags behind Europe. Ave American arrested in Berlin for bringing six girls. emigration law cited. Labor safety law enforcement in Manhattan Junction and Cottonwood Falls. arrests possible. Colorado calls 750 troops for Cripple Creek disorders. Judge Postlethwaite final survivor of old court. several local judges have died in recent years.
Waitin’ for the Injun Summer in the woods
Descriptive verse evokes the approaching season as haze clears and scarlet shumac, galler leaves, and speckled quail appear. It paints golden light, chestnut gathering, dry leaves, and woodland echoes inviting hunters and nutting crowds from town to the woods.
Buckley Warns of Looming Labor Capital Crisis
Dr. James M. Buckley delivers a sermon in Montclair New Jersey arguing that wealth gained against Christian principles funds colleges and libraries while labor unions push toward a dangerous, impending crash. He warns that Christian reform is needed now as the gap between capital and labor widens and calls for mutual brotherhood and practical Christian action.
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New York
James M. Buckley
Methodist Christian Advocate
First Congregational Church
Montclair
N. J
A Word to Workingmen About Election Power
The piece argues workers determine who orders militia action against them and who appoints pro‑money judges. It asks readers to reflect on how their votes empower masters, entrusting captains of industry and trust rulers, and warns against voting for reformers who back the same candidates.
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The
People’s Voice
Wellington
Rumor of Hobson Bryan engagement denies amid family note
Rumor claims Captain Hobson of Mortimac fame is engaged to Ruth Bryan, eldest daughter of William J. Bryan. Mrs. Bryan denies the report, leaving the matter unresolved.
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Captain Hobson
Mortimac Fame
Ruth Bryan
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Methodist Episcopal church South starts preachers as many retire
The Methodist Episcopal Church South begins a renewal of its clergy with a new batch of preachers while many veterans retire. The move signals a shift in leadership and outreach as churches adjust to changing times and demographics.
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The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
It Was a Put Up Job The Wall Street Decline
A New York Tribune report claims a deliberate plan by major financiers to avert autumn panics. It alleges stock shrinkage ahead of manipulation, benefiting Rockefeller while Morgan and other financiers joined to lower values and reset prices.
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New York
The
New York Tribune
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
National City
First National
Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Uncle Sam's Manila ice plant sale shocks critics
The Kansas City World notes Uncle Sam owns a Manila ice plant worth 1 million dollars and a Pittsburg syndicate offers 850 thousand. Officials claim the loss of public ownership stems from a policy against government business and taxation. Critics say prices should fall to aid workers and consumers, not transfer to private monopolies.
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Kansas City World
Uncle Sam
Manila
Philippines
Pittsburg
United States
Sam
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