Beauty Of Private Ownership In National Telephones
New York connects with Little Rock, Ark., 1389 miles away, via a private long distance line expanding toward New Orleans with completion hoped by November. Private service costs ten dollars for five minutes, while European systems run governments with yearly or lifetime rates. The piece argues for a national telegraph and telephone to unite the nation, reducing sectional dissent and increasing popular support for government ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Little Rock
Ark
New Orleans
Germany
Sweden
Switzerland
New Zealand
New York Journal
Difference in Expansion Policy Cited by Chicago Record
The Chicago Record argues against expansion solely for territory, noting past acquisitions involved sparsely settled lands opened by American settlers. It contrasts the densely inhabited Philippines with 8 million people, asserting annexation would bring not just land but a large alien population, creating far more complex problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Florida Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Texas
Philippines
Chicago
Manila Freedom editorial on colonial taxes and policy shifts
Editorial cites Manila under US rule and Cuba and Philippines liberation debates. It claims taxes rose after capitulation, Manila laws revived, tariffs shifted, and US money not accepted for duties. Includes notes from Fort Scott and Minneapolis unions and announces Twentieth Kansas returning from Hong Kong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Columbia
Cuba
Philippines
Spain
United States
Fort Scott
Critique of McKinley’s Philippines War and Labor Calls
In sharp editorial style the Nonconformist denounces the Philippines conflict as a sham liberty mission, accusing the president of deception and mass death. It questions freedom promises, cites Otis’s killings, and urges urgent labor-hour reductions to curb unemployment and wage cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Minneapolis, Minn
Philippines
Dickens
McKinley
Pecksniff
Luzon
Spain
England
Otis
Congress
Cuba
Printing Project Pitches Next Job for Local Shop
A local print shop unveils plans to take on a larger order and diversify services. The firm aims to expand equipment, hire skilled workers, and secure new contracts with area businesses and schools over the coming quarters.
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Krag
Marker
Aud
Onampe
Anna Champe
Editore
Ganxart, Kansas
Serriwnen
Mac, the
Merry Butcher
Scott Lantern
Uncle Sam
Kansas
Hong Kong
Killarney Lakes
Slaughter & Taylor
T. J, Hassey, Mgr., Garnett, Kas
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