Taft urged to press sugar trust crimes and duties
The article argues President Taft should act against the sugar trust over false weights and import duty evasion. It claims Roosevelt failed to act on evidence from Receiver Earle and condemns Sugar Refining Co. frauds harming government revenue. It asserts vast duty losses and criticizes protected monopolies in tariff-affected markets.
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Agar Trust
Taft
Roosevelt
Sugar
Earle
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company of
Philadelphia
Sugar Trust
New York Sun
New York
Sui
Kennedy fortune shadows a nation’s moral pulse
The will of John S. Kennedy of New York reveals a $100 million fortune with $26 million left to charity religion and education. The piece argues wealth alone need not corrupt and compares Kennedy with historic magnates, urging antitrust law reforms to curb monopolies. It notes Taft’s view on trusts and calls for legal amendments to distinguish productive giants from monopolies.
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John S. Kennedy
New York
America
John
Kennedy
Rogers
Standard Oil
Rockefeller
Ryan
Armour
Duke
Havemeyer
Guggenheimer
Taft and the Trusts
President Taft urged Congress to amend the Sherman act, favoring a narrower scope that limits prohibition to actual conspiracy or contract intended to monopolize. Legal debates focus on proving intent and whether monopoly can exist without explicit intent, questioning the need for a stricter standard.
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Taft
Congress
Des Moines
Anti-Cannon Platform Draws Redfield Bulletin Line
The Redfield Journal Observer and Highmore bulletin unite on a concrete anti-Cannon stance. They urge reelecting capable first term state officers, backing open-seat candidates, and opposing a reactionary speaker, with future opposition to senators if they fail the people's trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highmore Bulletin
Redfield Journal Observer
Republican Party
J. O. and
Bulletin
Campaig
Congress
Crawford
Washington
Progres sive control of congress as a national issue
The text argues for practical rational campaign work toward progressive control of Congress. It frames it as a nationwide issue and urges addressing it on logical lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Vessey Denies Richards In Nomination Shakeup
South Dakota Governor R S Vessey in Minneapolis denounces R O Richards of Huron as not a friend and cites Richards as aligned with the insurgent faction. He says Richards opposed his nomination and claims his administration has fulfilled promises while rivals scramble for the governorship.
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Minneapolis
Murdoch on Cannonism in Kansas Magazine
Kansas representative Murdoch analyzes the House power under Speaker Cannon and the system he sponsors. The article argues for remedies to curb the Speaker’s inquisitorial authority and restore the House to the people and founders' intent. The Kansas Magazine piece, partly republished by The Star, urges citizens to read it in full.
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Kansas City Star
National
House of Representatives
Cannon
Representative Murdock
Kansas
House
Murdock
Kansas Magazine
Star of
National House
Speaker Cannon
Kansas Voters Demand Reform in Congress
The piece argues Kansas voters will remodel their delegation in the next Congress to oppose Cannonism. It says Kansans will elect substitutes to replace reps who loyally support the Speaker over the people and their oaths, highlighting Murdock and Madison as unfavored by the Speaker. Kansas seeks advocates for its specific interests.
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Kansas
Murdock
Madison
Cannon
Kansgas
State Finances Show Net Debt At 766000
A November first treasury report estimates the state’s net debt at 766000 after counting uncollected taxes as assets. Outstanding revenue warrants total 500000 with 334 and 4 percent rates, plus 135000 borrowed from the twine plant fund. General fund warrants stand at 281000.
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Pierre
Twine Plant Fund
Twine Plant
Elopement to Trinity: Miss Henning and Marquis Wed at St Patrick's
In New York a year after a dramatic international elopement to France, Miss Susanne Henning of Kentucky married Marquis Antoine de Charette at St Patrick's Cathedral. Her banker father initially opposed marriage abroad but later aided the couple. The match links Kentucky heiress Polk estates to French noble lineage, with a religious conversion to meet inheritance expectations.
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New York
Archbishop Farley
Susanne Henning
Marquis Antoine de Charette
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Fifth Avenue
Henning
James W. Henning
Marquis de Charette
Mr. Shlenning
Kentucky
Hennings
Miss Henning
France
Paris
Baroness de Charette
Brittany
Mr. Henning
General de Charette
James K. Polk
St. Patrick’s
Charette
Charlemagne le Grand
The Only Kind
A Baltimore American quote critiques brains needing renovation saying some minds would require a vacuum to be refreshed. The short exchange brushes satire on intellect and self improvement.
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Baltimore American
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Enas
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the Trusts
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Shire Fargo
North Dakota
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Belgium
Fargo
Robt
Burgess & Lukyr
Fargo, North Dakota
First Nat. Bank, Fargo
By Hi
Hk Mars
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
W. C. Metcalf
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