Disastrous Victory for Wells in St. Louis Mayor Race
The Commoner notes a costly win for Wells in St. Louis, analyzes vote shifts from 1900 to the recent local contest, and warns that the reorganizers threaten the Missouri and national Democratic parties with a push to unify democracy to challenge Republican plutocracy. It argues the election framed a broader national struggle over party control and policy.
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Wells
St. Louis
Missouri
Parker
Merriwether
Filley
Mr. Parker
Mr. Wells
Ells
Republic
Republican Party
Pittle Springs
Francis Wells
Republic-Francis-Wells
Credit and commands amid U S military pride in the Philippines
Reports show Adm Sampson nominally led at Santiago Bay while Adm Schley directed the victory. MacArthur praised Funston for Aguinaldo’s capture and urged his retention as brigadier general. Dispatches reveal contrasting attitudes toward subordinates and praise for the navy and army.
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Santiago Bay
Sampson
Schley
MacArthur
Philippines
Funston
Aguinaldo
Washington
Cervera
Barry
Vicksburg
Wheaton
The Young Man's Chances and Industrial Monopolies
A critique of Schwab and the steel trust argues that high salaries at top firms reward a few while suppressing opportunity for many. It warns that consolidation concentrates power and limits independence, contrasting brains driven competition with bloodline favoritism.
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Schwab
Steel Trust
Mayor Harrison Seeks Third Term In Second City
The article lauds Mayor Harrison's victory and notes his bid for a third term as mayor of the second city. It also discusses trans continental railroad lines and a canal across the isthmus, implying limited public impact on freight rates.
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Harrison
United States
Isthmus
Lawmakers Urged to Attend Europe Trip Over Shipping Bill
National lawmakers not pledging to back the shipping subsidy bill are urged to join the European voyage this summer, citing the costs of the ocean voyage as a sufficient reason to participate.
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Europe
Denmark Names Conditions for West Indies Sale
The London Daily News cites a Copenhagen report listing four sale conditions for the Danish West Indies: a four million dollar payment to Denmark, a population vote on transfer, immediate American citizenship for residents if favorable, and duty-free island products to the United States. It notes Washington may resist the third and fourth terms.
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London Daily News
Denmark
United States
Danish West Indies
Copenhagen
Washington
Explorer plans to harness aurora borealis for power
Evelyn B Baldwin sails for Norway to join ships America and Frithjof fitted by William Ziegler who funds 1.5 million to extract electricity from the aurora borealis. He claims polar regions hold vast electrical reservoirs for propulsion and dynamos. The America will carry the expedition.
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Evelyn B. Baldwin
North Pole
Norway
America
Frithjof
William Ziegler
Baldwin
Herron to Wed Miss Rand Amid Turbulent Times
The report details Mrs E D Rand and daughter Carrie planning moves to New York where Miss Rand is set to wed Dr George D Herron the noted Socialist. Herron is in New York while Rand family property is sold and plans indicate a European trip and marriage soon.
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E. D. Rand
Carrie E. Rand
Grinnell
Iowa
New York
Miss Rand
George D. Herron
Dr. Herron
Rands
Herron
Fifth Avenue
Fortyfifth Street
Europe
The New Woman Debate and General McClurg’s Passing
A critique of Henry T Fincks attack on women leaving home for work argues against the idea that home is unfit for educated women while supporting those driven by necessity. The piece also notes the death of General Alexander C McClurg, detailing his Chicago life, military service, and respected book trade legacy.
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Henry T. Finck
Finck
McClurg
Alexander C. McClurg
Chicago
Valley of the Cumberland
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Bulgaria Recalls the Eastern Question
Bulgaria remains a focal point of European concern as Balkan states keep cabinets alert. The text notes Bulgaria as a principal player in ongoing regional anxieties within the broader Eastern Question.
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Bulgaria
Balkan
Principality of
Banyan Tree of India Described With Root Shoots and Shade
A description of the banyan tree notes its main trunk with secondary trunks. It explains how aerial roots descend from branches and take root to form vast growth that can cover an acre. The text mentions large canevans sheltering people from sun.
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India
Montreal bishop chosen to lead Canadian church
The Church of England in Canada selects Bishop Bond of Montreal as metropolitan of Canada, with Archbishop Lewis retaining a courtesy title during his life. Bond, born 1815 in Truro England, has led Montreal since 1878, and is noted as president of the Montreal Theological College and a scholarly divine. The change outlines jurisdiction from western Ontario to the Atlantic.
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Bishop Bond of
Montreal
House of Bishops
Church of England
Canada
Lewis
Ontario
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Truro
England
Newfoundland
Quebec
St. George’s
Montreal Theological College
Forty Acres and a Mule Testimony Before Commission
Major R. B. Wright, president of an industrial college near Savannah, testifies before the Industrial Commission that forty acres and a mule for each colored man would have benefited the race more than ballots. He argues work, not suffrage, is the needed solution to the Negro problem.
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Industrial Commission
R. B. Wright
Savannah
South
Major Wright
French Inventor Triumphs At Crystal Palace
August Gaudron a French aerostatics experimenter has tested a cigar shaped balloon craft at Crystal Palace London described as an airship driven by motors and a propeller on a platform beneath the balloon. He hopes for thirty miles per hour and plans a larger machine for eleven to twelve people with a balloon about 100 feet long and thirty feet in diameter.
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Crystal Palace
London
August Gaudron
Gaudron
M. Gaudron
Cecil Barth
Sve
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Atlanta
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