Old Year and New Review of Prosperity and Trusts
A long-form reflection argues that wage earners have generally found work at fair wages while cautioning against optimism. It credits continued prosperity to stable legislation, growing domestic demand, and robust exports, citing Indianapolis as a positive example and noting bipartisan debates on trusts and policy.
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Walk Street
Orient
Amer
Ican
Indianapolis Sentinel
Indianapolis
Indiana
The
Sentinel
National Bank
Roeal Securities
Board of Trade In Grain Inspection
Commercial Club
Morgan Critiques Trust Politics Across Parties
A frank statement from Senator Morgan questions differences between Democratic and Republican leaders on trusts. The Washington Post notes Democratic rule produced pro trust legislation and cites sugar trust contributions in 1892, amid debates on tariff policy and party integrity.
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Democratic Congress
Mery
Morgan
Senator Morgan
Independent
Washington Post
Democratic Campaign Committee
Labor problem cannot be solved by law alone
Carroll D. Wright argues in a science address that a social and industrial millennium is unattainable through legal enactments alone. He says life’s fundamental problems must be solved, urging a broad, philosophical view of labor, capital, and the motives behind mortgages and strikes.
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Carroll D. Wright
United States
Wright
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Practical Temperance Debates In Indianapolis Journal
Letter rails at temperance rhetoric and political bias, praising Governor Durbin’s court victory over a Florida saloon keeper. It criticizes Prohibitionists for double standards and attacks McKinley era accusations while praising a colonel who punished a groggery harming his regiment.
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T. J. Lindley
Indianapolis
Friends of
Governor Durbin
Florida
Colonel Durbin
Tim
McKinley
Bryan
Voice of New York
United States Army
Governor Duroin's Fioriga lawsuit noted
A Westfield Indiana report on December 24 remarks that the governor's Fioriga lawsuit demonstrates practical temperance work surpassing the prohibition party's efforts. The writer voices favorable opinion of the governor's action.
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Duroin
Westfield
Ind
The Peril of Discontent
A Marion Chronicle reflection warns that public discontent threatens the republic more than wars. It splits critics into dreamers who demand impossible gains and malcontents who exaggerate ills, urging acceptance that perfection in government is unattainable and that the nation is not as black as critics claim.
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Marion Chronicle
Republic
Sam
Where Credit Is Due in Silver Value Debate
The Monticello Herald argues that recent silver price gains do not affect American wallets and credits the Republican party with billions saved, asserting economic benefits stem from fiscal policy rather than commodity shifts.
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Republican Party
Monticello Herald
The Young Man Absalom and William J Bryan Critique
The piece summarizes William J Bryan abroad in Mexico mocking his own country’s gold standard and political stance, claiming he earns about a hundred thousand dollars a year while decrying hard times. It mirrors editor sentiment from Laporte Herald.
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Absalom
William J. Bryan
Mexico
Laporte Herald
Unified Statehood Push For Arizona And New Mexico
W S S Hopewell, chair of the New Mexico Democratic central committee, backs joint statehood for Arizona and New Mexico with three Congress members. He favors Santa Fe as capital for ten years and plans a merger bill to be introduced next week. Roosevelt supports joint statehood.
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Santa Fe
N. M
W. S&s
Senate Quay
Senate
Roosevelt
New Mexico
Arizona
Hopewell
Philippine report and Taft review prompt congressional action
The annual Philippine commission report and Governor Taft's separate review released by the War Department outline the year's work and press for essential congressional legislation. AlsoReported Quadruplets born to Mrs Spyhalski in Toledo with prior birth failures. Louisville records 30 children wounded by blank cartridges during Christmas holidays with two deaths and several critical cases.
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Washington
Philippine Commission
W. H. Taft
War Department
Congress
Toledo
Francis Spyhalski
Stanislaus Spyhalski
Tering
Aeosi
Louisville
Ssnserra Vo
US Steel declares quarterly dividends and reports annual earnings
New York news confirms the United States Steel directors approved regular quarterly dividends of 1 percent on common stock and 1 percent on preferred stock. A financial statement shows calendar year net earnings of 132,662,000 with December estimates.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Miners Die After 600 Foot Fall in Windsor Mine
In Wisconsin, January 5, Dominick Marlowe, George Davis and Frank Bruchette died after falling 600 feet from a mine car during lowering. The accident occurred at the Windsor mine and authorities investigated the cause.
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Uuriey
Wis
Dominick Marlowe
George Davis
Frank Bruchette
Windsor
New Diamond Fields Spark Hope Near Pretoria
Johannesburg dispatch reports that large and enormously rich diamond fields likely lie north of Pretoria, with evidence suggesting a major new source beyond early expectations. Explorers note promising geological signs and potential scale of yield, stirring excitement among mining interests and local officials.
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Johannesburg
Transvaal
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Bets
The Main Traveled Route to the Northwest is the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. It offers the best road and train equipment with superior sleeping and dining car service. It is a government Fast Mail route and hosts the Pioneer Limited trains. Tickets via Chicago. For literature contact F. A. Minnter, General Passenger Agent. Travel Agent, 95 Adams & T. Chicago.
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Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
United States
Pioneer Limited
Twin Cities
Minnesot
Bevorato
St. Paul Road
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry
F. A. Minnter
Daughters of Rebekah to Stage The Mechanic's Reprieve
The Daughters of Rebekah at New Lebanon present a play titled The Mechanic's Reprieve at the Odd Fellows hall on Thursday evening January 15 1903.
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Daughters of Rebekah
New Lebanon
Odd Fellows’ Hall
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