Tariff reform debate and political shifts noted
A New York dispatch notes money in flux and discusses the pending coal and sugar trust actions. Census results show Kearney growing from 5,634 to 6,202, with Champ Clark favored for speaker. Hitchcock opposes parcels post, while Henry Gerdes is praised for Richardson county. Christmas shopping boosts Plattsmouth merchants. Whedon and Mullen report on bank guaranty law before the Supreme Court. Birth rate trends in the U S show slower growth, and tariff revision pressure grows among leaders including Aldrich and Cummins. Helvey seeks the Nebraska City post office after prior service.
Political Crosscurrents and New Jersey Trusts Highlight Year's End
The piece attacks Henry Bartling over county option and warns the German American Alliance threatens him. It notes Waldorf Astor’s switch to Britain and Tory ties, mocks editors for not reading the president’s message, and highlights Woodrow Wilson’s New Jersey governorship race amid strong corporate influence and trust power there.
Tariff on meat blamed for rising prices and monopoly
The author attacks the meat trust and says tariffs did not create its size but protected it. Beef up 32 percent, mutton 35, pork 68, salt pork and bacon 80, veal 30 over ten years. The meat tariff is called a robber’s tool that keeps prices high and blocks imports.
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The People and the Senate Debate Popular Senatorial Choice
The piece argues for popular election of United States senators, noting the Constitution limits the right and urging states to adopt Oregon's system of instructing electors. It cites Bristow's resolution, party primaries, and calls for constitutional amendment or broader popular influence beyond the electoral college. It references Christmas, Madero, tariffs, Edison, and other brief opinions.
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Endorsement for Champ Clark as Speaker Likely Unanimous
The piece urges backing Champ Clark for speaker of the new Congress. It calls him the most popular Democrat in the United States and predicts a unanimous endorsement. Senator Aldrich criticizes tariff tinkering as unconstitutional, noting his long experience in commercial pursuits before politics.
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Champ Clark
United States
Republicans Seek Large Appropriations Through Legislature
State officials warn against partisan ploys to push sizable funds through the Democratic legislature. They urge vigilance against schemes to inflate appropriations and later label the action as extravagant Democratic legislation.
Prize Trip Awarded To Lunatic Poet At State Hospital
A Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane patient won a Europe bound trip for best poem. The—second case recently—lunatics winning literary prizes—sparks debate on state capital relocation and upcoming Lincoln legislature session plans.
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Appointment Controversy Taints Aldrich Era In State Institution
The superintendent who boasted control of the populist vote for Aldrich remains in power while a few others who backed him receive positions. Critics say politics persist, incompetence crops up, and Aldrich's merit system claims are dismissed as buncombe.
Weak showing by justice department on trust prosecutions
Lincoln Star critiques the justice department for a weak two year record of trust prosecutions and minor fines. It argues punishment targets workers rather than top executives and cites the sugar trust case as an example of limited real remedy.
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Sugar Trust
Department of Justice
Young’s Voice Heard in Senate Tariff Debate
Senator Lafayette Young of Iowa argued against Cummins proposed rule changes to speed tariff revision. He urged a measured, schedule by schedule approach and warned farming states would suffer under broad restrictions. He defended the Payne Aldrich law and criticized attempts to shackling Senate debate.
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Lafayette Young
Iowa
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Senator Cummins
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Payne-Aldrich
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New England
Aldrichs appointments questioned by Lincoln Journal
The Lincoln Journal laments Chester Aldrichs selections as influenced by politics and the Aldrich machine, noting the new governor may retain Schallenberger era staff, suggesting merit did not drive all appointments. The piece argues some picks serve political aims over capability.
Meat Trust Dominates Global Commerce Said To Feed Billions
The piece extols the meat trust as the greatest merchant on earth claiming its products reach billions and supply armies and navies worldwide through commissariats and stores.
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South Dakota visitors renew daily subscription
Fred Rezner and his wife from Edgemont, South Dakota, spent a few days with relatives and old neighbors. Fred called at the Journal office and renewed his daily subscription, which he has continued since moving to South Dakota. Both report liking the country and prospering.
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Lee Whalen Acquitted After Twenty Minutes Jury Deliberation
In Charleston Missouri on December 16 a jury acquitted Lee Whalen of murder in the death of Raymond Nally, whom Whalen said had stolen his wife and threatened to kill them both if he did not return her. Whalen had employed Nally on his farm.
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Lee Whalen
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Raymond Nally
Ink Used as Communion Wine at Kentucky Church
In Carlisle Kentucky on December 16 a substitution of indelible ink for communion wine at Pleasant Valley Christian church caused several persons to fall seriously ill. Investigators pursue the supplier and motive as parishioners recover.
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Pleasant Valley Christian Church
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