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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1901
Page
3
The article argues capital through the steel trust arrays vast power against labor. It cites Morganion influence, "no compromise" stance, and calls for public action to reclaim dominance by the people. It notes rising urban expansion and social concerns including the life of the average housewife and a jail sermon controversy.
The article reports on the London tuberculosis congress with Dr Koch and Prof Brouardel arguing that tuberculosis is not hereditary and can be controlled or cured. It urges better housing, isolated care for consumptives, and new hospitals funded by the rich for the poor. It also notes a naval inquiry into Santiago and postal reform to curb second class abuses, plus British losses in the South African War and rising weariness over the campaign.
A Baltimore police justice enforces a system where parents spank their child in court before the judge suspends the sentence. The practice, already seen in the South, has aroused concerns among officers and judges about handling youthful offenders.
The world extends sympathy to Paul Kruger on the death of his wife at Pretoria. The old leader, famed for wisdom and resilience, is deeply attached to his spouse and may be profoundly affected by her loss as he seeks asylum in Holland.
A sensational dispatch from Paris warns of a near Bonapartist attempt to seat Prince Louis Napoleon, while Cape Town reports Boer raids near Tugela and Sunday rivers as British authorities urge farmers to abandon border lands. The mix of revolts and raids underscores tense political instability across Europe and South Africa.
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