A Lost Lesson From Canada on Railways and Reform
The piece argues that government ownership of railroads in Canada has failed financially and politically. It cites the Intercolonial and Prince Edward Island lines, misused rates, patronage, and political interference as causes, warning U S reformers against federal ownership and urging caution in economic policy and property reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Dominion
Journal of Political Economy
Intercolonial
Prince Edward Island
Reform ideas urged by George Roe in San Antonio
In a letter to Tue Lieur George Roe of San Antonio endorses editorial efforts to explain economic injustice and land tax reform. He suggests just taxation Tor rens land transfer and abolishing laws shielding deadbeats in possession of property, arguing these measures would boost prosperity.
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Tue Lieur
George Roe
San Antonio
Texas
Roe
Hybrid government in Porto Rico shocks democratic norms
The piece criticizes the Porto Rican bill as creating a hybrid regime by granting citizenship while imposing property and educational suffrage requirements. It argues such rules undermine democracy, noting a Senate with property qualifications and limited franchise for about 1,200,000 residents, half of whom are agricultural laborers earning low wages.
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Senate
Porto Rico
United States Congress
House of Representatives
United States
Appeal to Texans Calls for Rapid Texas Troop Mobilization
Washington may call out state troops soon. Texas regiments now in the field are training with the regular army and urged to join at full war strength. San Antonio Chamber rooms welcome volunteers as Texans answer a historic mobilization appeal.
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Washington
National Guard
Texas
New York
Wisconsin
Illinois
Oregon
Missouri
Travis
Bowie and Crockett
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Standard Oil Dividends Climb Sharply in Quarter
The Hartford Daily Courant notes Standard Oil will pay cash dividends of about 29,731,585 for the coming quarter, roughly 7.6 million more than the prior quarter, plus stock dividends of 29,343,330. Cash payouts exceed 1915 levels, signaling strong profits amid public concern over searing oil hardships.
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Standard
Standard Oil
Hartford Daily Courant
France Allows Oleomargarine Sales In Butter Shops
France faces rising butter prices and authorizes oleomargarine sales in shops that normally sell butter. The 1897 law requires cubical rolls with the word margarin, producer name and address, and readable wrappers with the composition formula. No partial rolls may be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Waste Products Spark Industry Gains Across Markets
The article notes a quarter century of improving waste utilization from Chicago pig byproducts to cotton seed oil worth 50 million annually. It cites perfumes from spoiled fruits, rework of rubber tin iron and copper, and a New York calculation valuing Manhattan garbage at 4 million yearly.
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Chicago
New York
Manhattan
Beaumont Journal
Home preserving urged to revive thrift and character
The Houston Post argues for renewed domestic thrift citing rising tin can waste on vacant lots and dumps as a sign of decadence. It praises canning clubs for restoring the old-fashioned American home, building character and citizenship, while warning thrift is the only legitimate path to strong homes.
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South
Post
Canning Clubs
Houston Post
Silver policy and world trade reshape Asia and India
S P Panton of Billings Montana argues that silver underprice money drives export growth in China India and Japan and criticizes Indian mint closures and the rupee devaluation. He links silver’s fate to global industry shifts predicting renewed mining in the Rockies and wider American prosperity if coinage expands. He cites historical remarks by Reed and Teller and notes eggs and cotton trade patterns under cheap money regimes.
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New York
London
Fair Exchanges League
England
Great Britain
Germany
United States
France
Thomas B. Reed
Maine
Teller
Vancouver
B. C
Hongkong
Winnipeg
Chicago
Pacific
San Francisco
China
Mexico
Japan
Portland
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Tong Shua Yi
Missouri River
Hakodate
Orient
Bombay
India
Scotland
Russia
Baron Witte
North America
Europe
Rocky Mountains
Canada
S. P. Panton
Billings
Montana
Sleepy Time Tale of Tip the Squirrel Returns Home
Tip the squirrel leaves the country to visit city cousins and risks getting tired and dusty. A man in a Pictster recognizes him as Baby John's pet and calls him home. Baby John is overjoyed and keeps Tip in his room, vowing Tip will never leave again.
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Baby John
Tip
Rascal
Unfortunate Beginning Atop Housekeeping In Marriage
A miner gives his wife a dollar for the first week's housekeeping, leading to prosperity. For the second week he offers only half a dollar, sparking a quarrel. She denounces his meanness while he storms off muttering that he spoiled her the first week.
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Philadelphia Ledger
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Sleepy Time Tales
Little Folk
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