Profits of Trusts and Steel Corporation Power
A historical critique argues the United States Steel Corporation earned a ten percent annual return on watered stock, highlighting immense profits from over a billion dollars in capital. It condemns the trust as a federal breach, seizes tariff protections, and links trust influence to Republican politics and Roosevelt’s renomination prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
Wall Street
Steel Trust
Republican Party
Washington
Roosevelt
Steel Trust Emerges as Public Pressure Rises Against Rail Merger
A constitutional battle against a Morgan led railroad merger intensifies as public opinion fears collapse of competition. The steel corporation stands as an established trust while the railroad combination faces legal challenges. Prominent financiers rally to shield the economy from concentrated power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steel Corporation
Mr. Morgan
Initiative and referendum in Iowa reform debate
A collection from the Oregon League led by Geo H Williams and W S Uren argues for direct legislation. Des Moines Mayor James MacVicar and others advocate submitting major questions to the people, warning against corruption and ready to empower citizens to veto or enact laws directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon League
Geo. H. Williams
W. S. Uren
James MacVicar
Des Moines
Iowa
Initiative and Referendum Debate Across The Nation
Ex senator Mitchell supports direct legislation as the people’s power to make laws. Advocates argue current government serves an elite, not the public, urging constant citizen control, with critics warning of risks from empowered agents and elite governance. A note cites 337,500 tons of butter imports to London, mostly from Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mitchell
Portland
William Dean Howells
London
Australia
Mrs Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Nurse
Miss Virginia Hanes of Watertown New York, president of the Nurses Association, testifies after twelve years nursing in hospitals and homes to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound curing inflammatory ovarian and womb diseases. She credits the product with her own recovery after a womblifting incident and endorses its use for sick women. A $5000 forfeit note underscores testimonial credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Granes
Nurses’ Association
Watertown
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vinaria Hanes
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