Thoughts for Tellers. Kansas City Journal editorial on consent of the governed
The Kansas City Journal editorial argues government rests on force not consent and calls for industrial democracy with public ownership. It criticizes unions and capitalists, urges workers to govern industries, and envisions a society based on mutual benefit rather than coercive rule. The piece urges awakening to the idea that consent is the legitimate basis of rule.
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Kansas City Journal
Rotten Journal
Kansas City
Russia
Turkey
National Telephone and Telegraph Co Formation Stirs Trust Fears
The incorporation of the National Telephone and Telegraph Company with a 50 million dollar capital aims to unite all telephone, telegraph and cable firms. It envisions Pacific cables to Hawaii, the Philippines and the Orient, absorbing U.S. operators. Critics warn private control threatens free and unobstructed communication, comparing it to a railroad trust.
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National Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Orient
United States
Labor Saving Machinery Threatens Jobs and Society
A rail industry alarm argues automatic couplers and air brakes cut brakemen positions and a firing device may replace locomotive firemen. The piece warns of mass unemployment, urges union action, and questions wage earners' fate, urging readers to vote against the money power and push government ownership.
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Kansas
New York
Probable Conference in China Seen to Ease Muddle
A Chicago Record analysis argues for an international congress to settle indemnities and order in China, reducing war risk. It notes U.S. openness to conference, while Russia presses for gains and Balkan tensions rise with Bulgaria and Roumania on the verge of war.
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Chicago
China
Japan
Russia
United States
Great Britain
State Department
Li Siung Chang
Pity the Heathen Appeal to Reason
A tirade contrasts religious and political belief, urging readers to question inherited faiths. The speaker likens supporters of Islam and political parties to the blind and prejudiced, arguing producers of wealth are undeservedly disfavored.
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Mahomet
Allah
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Kosciusko Telephone Company Formation
A new corporation named Kosciusko Telephone Company is organized with Straus & Co of Ligonier as principal stockholders. On September 1 it will take over all exchanges and toll lines formerly owned by Warsaw Telephone Company, with Warsaw serving as the new system headquarters.
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Kosciusko Telephone Company
Straus & Co., Ligonier Bankers
Warsaw Telephone Company
Warsaw
Systeler
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