Public opinion and laws to curb trusts debated
President Hadley at Boston urged public opinion to drive trusts from existence, a stance the piece calls insufficient without strong statutes. It argues strong law is needed to compel action, noting Rockefeller would heed a majority-enforced law, not mere opinion. It also criticizes Wells’s mayoral nomination by St. Louis Democrats as pandering to availability over principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadley
Yale College
Boston
Rockefeller
A Sample of Harmony and Fiscal Debates in The Commoner
The Commoner editorial critiques St. Louis political alignments with Wells on the democratic ticket and Bryan’s stance on municipal government. It argues Wells would align with large corporations, risking party repudiation if elected, and contrasts this with reactions to imperialism and corporate influence at national and local levels. It also notes polygamy issues in Utah, Mormon church shifts, and compares congressional appropriations from the Fifty-sixth to earlier sessions, highlighting military, navy, and pension spending trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Wells
Republic
Bryan
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Utah
Livingston
House Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Fifty-sixth Congress
Cannon
Spain
Ivaanea
Fifty-fourth Congress
Navy
Dueling Doctrines on Labor and Capital
The passage contrasts Lincoln’s belief in prioritizing labor over capital with Carnegie’s stance of equal treatment, and notes the Hanna doctrine as placing capital first and marginalizing labor. The comparison highlights tension between labor and capital in historical thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Carnegie
Hanna
Democratic Candidate Practiced Across Campaigns Says Dictionary
The dictionary of reorganizers defines a democrat as one who votes the republican ticket in national campaigns yet allows democrats to vote for him in municipal races. The remark highlights party flexibility and political strategy across levels.
Down with the Americans cries roil world audiences
A column critiques anti American chants in the Philippines Porto Rico and Cuba while questioning U S motives. It notes political figures including John Sherman Benjamin Harrison Thomas B Reed and the influence of Mr Hanna on policy and exposes views on stock types and river and harbor bill motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Porto Rico
Cuba
John Sherman
Benjamin Harrison
McKinley
Thomas B. Reed
Hanna
Orient
Senator Carter
London Art Gallery Opens Free For Poor In Whitechapel
A new London gallery opens in Whitechapel funded by wealthy patrons to provide free access to masterworks for the city’s poor. The collection includes Reynolds Leighton Milais Poynter and works by Constable Turner Hogarth Rubens Rossetti Burne Jones Alma Tadema Watts Ford Madox Brown and others, with a strong academy standard. The project follows earlier St Jude’s exhibitions and aims to uplift working people who previously attended from the area around St Jude’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitechapel
London
West End
St. Jude’s
St. Jude's
Academy
Royal Academy
Reynolds
Leighton
Millais
Poynter
Constable
Turner
Hogarth
Rayburn
Rubens
Rossetti
Burne-Jones
Alma Tadema
Watts
Ford Madox Brown
The
London News
Mrs Andrew Carnegie aided by benevolent plans
The wife of the steel magnate Louise Whitfield Carnegie helped in charitable projects for many years. California buys a redwood grove in Santa Cruz County for 250000 to protect a major natural treasure and prevent loss of forests north of San Francisco Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Louise Whitfield
John Whitfield
Whitfield, Powers & Co
Miss Whitfield
Mr. Carnegie
California
Big Basin
Santa Cruz County
San Mateo County
San Francisco Bay
Russia's Internal Troubles Stir Public Sentiment
The article reports rising unrest in Russia with student protests in St. Petersburg and an assassination attempt on Constantine Pob yedonostsev. It cites Baron Eugene De Haupick claiming London funds the Russian disturbances and England seeks to tilt affairs in the Far East, with commentary on European involvement and broader social tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
St. Petersburg
Constantine Pobyedonostsev
Holy Synod
London
England
China
Far East
A Mixed Diet the Best
A discussion of vegetarianism argues for plant based eating as economical and humane while citing Hindu and Chinese examples. Professor Ferdinand Hueppe supports that vegetables do not guarantee gentleness, noting ferocity in various animals and humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Hueppe
Berlin
President McKinley to undertake record US tour
In four weeks President McKinley will leave Washington for the widest presidential tour in history. He plans stops from New Orleans along gulf coast cities to San Francisco for the Ohio launch, then Pacific coast cities, through Montana Yellowstone and Denver, with a possible boat ride from Duluth to Buffalo for the Pan American exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President McKinley
McKinley
Washington
United States
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Duluth
Buffalo
National Capital
Republic
Age 90, Cahill hailed as oldest member of local artillery
Thomas Cahill at ninety is noted as the oldest member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston. The item notes European ruler King Alexander of Servia lacks a living heir and references a quirky view on church and golf on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cahill
The
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of
Boston
Alexander
Servia
Obrenovitches
Baseball outlook and honors amid two leagues' return
The era of two baseball leagues returns with rival clubs and dates in the same cities. The public awaits spring games as managers aim to field top teams. The focus remains on quality play over organizational prestige to boost interest.
Gomez and the Cuban Constitution
A historical aside contrasts Gomez's view of the Cuban constitution with US leadership. It notes the strain of balancing diet and mental work, compares Washington's and McKinley's tours, and ends with a quip about a life insurance policy and a failed company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
West Virginia Revises Corporation Law Seeks Revenue
West Virginia enacts a revised charter law to attract large firms for state revenue. The law imposes a license fee and annual tax ranging from 20 to 1010 dollars for capitalization up to four million dollars, plus 50 dollars for each additional million. It allows creation of corporations without requiring accountability to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
New Jersey
Automatic Gas Igniter Patent Unveiled with Platinum Paste
An illustration shows an automatic gas lighter using a bone-ash and platinum black mixture. The paste is heated and formed into a mold to connect with a platinum wire, producing incandescent heat to light gas without a match.
Rev Dr Arthur Edwards Dies In Chicago At 86
Staunch Methodist Rev Dr Arthur Edwards aged 86 died at his Chicago home after a career as clergyman soldier and editor. For twenty years he led the Northwestern Christian Advocate shaping Methodist policy and nurturing laity ties. Born Norwalk Ohio November 23 1834 he was fostered in Michigan by his lake captain uncle and pursued broad church service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Gomez
Cuba
Mexico
Maximilian
Congress
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Gomez
United States
Arthur Edwards
Northwestern Christian Advocate
Chicago
Edwards
Methodist Episcopal Church
Dr. Edwards
Norwalk
Ohio
Michigan
Handy Bundle Carrier for Students and Others
A simple device mounted on a flat wood strip uses a metallic handle a winding spool and a cord to grip and carry books or bundles. The spool locks with a ratchet when wound tight and a partial turn plus rewinding adds an extra grip for secure transport.
Kaiser in a Shiver and German Emperor’s Irritation
The German emperor shows rare unease after an assault that left him ill with chills and fever. Despite the danger implied, observers expect a display of poise and dignity rather than visible distress from a leader known for heroic manners.
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W. J. Bryan
Democrats of
Democrats
the Republic
Jefferson Club
Republican National
Trusts
Nicaragua Canal
San Domingo
Hueppe
General Chaffee
New England
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