Sept 5 1902 Daily Journal talks politics and taxes
The article surveys political shifts since Mayor Johnson's convention, noting the Democratic reorganizing stock drop and the mine strike dynamics led by Morgan. It reviews Roosevelt’s reception plans, debates over Cuba reciprocity, Lincoln McKinley’s assassination anniversary, Bryan’s state convention gains, and Vermont election results. It also includes editorials on race, tariff, and city finances with Mayor Bookwalter proposing a higher tax levy to fund repairs and improvements.
Harlan Sees Prosperity in Porto Rico During Chicago Visit
Hon James 8 Harlan attorney general of Porto Rico visits his former home in Chicago and reports the island enjoying prosperity unseen under Spanish rule. He notes rapid adoption of American ideas and methods, and praises the judiciary as being in fine condition. He recalls that when they went there it was evident that there
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James 8. Harlan
Porto Rico
Chicago
Harlan
Lack of Confidence Shifts to Bench’s High Respect
The article notes past distrust among litigants due to Spanish traditions but reports today that the bench enjoys broad public respect and courts handle litigation promptly. It asserts property rights and civil liberties remain secure under current judicial practice.
Criticism of anti trust policy and meat packers union plan
Gunton's Magazine notes packing firms plan to unite to control meat trade and escape restraint of trade charges. It condemns the administration for pursuing monopolies and for Knox's role, arguing anti trust enforcement spurs monopoly. The piece links rebates, price controls, and legal actions to market power. It discusses incorporating labor unions to curb abuses, arguing incorporation could enable damages for officers' contracts and reduce disputes and strikes.
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Gunton’s Magazine
Attourney General Knox
Beef Trust
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Bryan
Gunton
McKinley
Cleveland
United States
Publc
Wright report on anthracite strike offers reforms
Carroll D Wright argues the strike stems from mutual distrust between operators and miners. He proposes independent mining union, nine hour day for six months, a joint conciliation committee, pay by time contracts, no interference with nonunion workers, and wage terms by contracts. Enquirer notes political friction at Cincinnati convention and Johnson’s attacks on monopolies.
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Carroll D. Wright
United States Commissioner of Labor
Wright
Mr. Wright
Anthracite Coal Miners
Incorporation of Labor Unions
The piece argues for legal incorporation of labor unions to curb power and align with perstate corporate regulation. It notes organized labor could be better protected, regulated, and empowered through law, allowing contracts, real estate, lawsuits, and cross-state business like other corporations.
Bryanism Enduring as Iowa Delegates Decline Kansas City Platform
The passage questions the colonel's honesty and business methods, noting his wealth from monopolies. It observes Iowa's Democratic convention rejecting the Kansas City platform 384 to 3H, suggesting Bryan's strong party influence remains. It ponders how Indiana delegates might have voted on the platform.
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William Jennings Bryan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ohio
Bryan
Indiana
Kansas City
The Humorists And A Long Poem Fragment
A collage from humor columns and a Baltimore American verse, with quips about walking thinking truth and fashion shoes and a struggling poet who finally wins a check. The items showcase light satirical lines and a rhymed parody of poetic craft.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr Threatened While Hunting
Chicago dispatch reports Theodore Roosevelt Jr son of the president faced threats while hunting along a railroad corridor. Populist farmers posted warnings to keep out and dogs were set on him when he sought a drink at a farmhouse. Railroad officials moved the party north seeking safer ground for the hunt.
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Chicago
Record-Herald
Arlington
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Young Roosevelt
H. R. McCullough
Marvin Hughitt, Jr
White House
Reuniting of Churches in Cumberland and Presbyterian Bodies
Decatur and Lincoln presbyteries of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church move toward reunion with the Presbyterian Church following creed revisions. Educational secretary Dr W J Darby says revised creed removes doctrinal splits and prompts negotiations. Lincoln Presbytery memorializes the Cumberland Presbyterians demanding union talks begin at Nashville.
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Decatur
Lincoln
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Presbyterian
W. J. Darby
Evansville
Ind
Cumberland
Lincoln Presbyteries
Presbyterian Church
Lincoln Presbytery
General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterians
Nashville
Poisonous Flag Salt Suspect Arrested in Michigan
Berry Kerekas a Lowell veterinary surgeon was arrested in Grand Rapids on charges of mailing a poisoned headache powder labeled as flag salt to George Merritt of Saranac. Similar poison reached Mrs. William Klump a month earlier. investigators link the Lowell postmark and handwriting to both cases. The 30 year old single man was detained after a months long inquiry.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Berry Kerekas
Lowell
Ionia County
George Merritt
Saranac
Merritt
William Krump
Kerekas
Complicated Haiti Crisis Deepens In Run On Officials
From Kingston Haiti dated Sept 1 reports show Chamber of Deputies backing candidate Pierre over Fouchard, while Firmin's revolutionary group gains ground. No immediate resolution. Public work halted in main towns as officials abandon posts after General Sam’s resignation. Refugees from Petit Goave implicated and fleeing to Jamaica via Curacao.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Haiti
Chamber of Deputies
M. Pierre
M. Fouchard
M. Firmin
Revolutionary Party
Sam
Petit Goave
Curacao
Kaiser Advises Germans at Posern on Party Strife
Emperor William delivers a long speech to the Provincial Diet in Posen urging harmony among Germans and Poles, warning Poles against religious or racial fears, and emphasizing loyalty to Prussia. The event includes a statue unveiling and addresses, with Polish members notably absent.
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Posen
Prussian
Poland
Frederick
Emperor William
Victoria
Frederick William
Count von Buelow
William
The
Teutonic Order
Kingdom of
Prussia
Explorer Baldwin Explains Pole Expedition Snafu
London September 4 Evelyn Baldwin telegraphed from Tromsoe Norway detailing why the pole expedition failed to reach its goal and the dispute with Captain Johannsen of the America. He credits the crew for depot work at Camp Zeigler in spring and says ice and dog deaths halted progress while Johannsen threatened to seize command.
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London
Evelyn Baldwin
Tromsoe
Norway
Pole
Johannsen
America
Camp Zeigler
Teplitz Bay
Duke of Abruzzi
Greenland
Return of the Frithjof in Arctic ice standstill
The Frithjof under Bald win Zeigler Arctic expedition with secretary William S. Champ reached Tromsoe after ice confined her for two days and forced a return from Franz Josef Land. The ship battled four inches of new ice and logged thirty three seals shot as the voyage narrowed to Havtesund on September 3.
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Tromboe
Norway
Baldwin-Zeigler
Mr.Baldwin
Frithjof
Havtesund
CantonHanchow Railroad row fuels foreigner slaughter threat
A proclamation posted in Canton calls for killing foreigners, tied to the Canton Hanchow Railroad project and funds for a foreign indemnity. In Peking the Empress Dowager ordered decorations for ministers and secretaries involved in tariff protocol talks.
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Hong-Kong
Canton
Canton-Hanchow
Peking
Order of the Precious Star
Explosion at Tredegar colliery kills sixteen in Monmouthshire
London dispatch reports an explosion at the Tredegar Iron Company's colliery near Rhymley Monmouthshire. Of 112 men underground, sixteen were killed and seventeen seriously injured. Elihu Root began his journey home from Vienna after a month abroad as United States secretary of war.
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Dusseldorf
Rhenish
Prussia
Iron and Steel Institute
Selby Biggs
Newcastle-on-Lyne
England
General Electric Company
America
Scotland
Great Britain
London
Tredegar Iron Company
Rhymley
Monmouthshire
Ry Root
Vienna
Elihu Root
United States
President Roosevelt and Shah of Persia Exchange Congratulatory Messages
The communication reveals Roosevelt’s cordial thanks for condolences after a providential escape and a Persian message from Paris expressing regret and wishing swift recovery. Minister Wu visited the State Department to inquire about consequences of yesterday’s accident and to extend congratulations to the President.
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Roosevelt
Shah of
Persia
Paris
State Department
Adee
Trial Delayed in President Carriage Collision Case
Pittsfield Massachusetts September 4 less interest shown in the District Court appearance of Motorman Euclid Madden and Conductor James Kelly who had charge of the streetcar that struck the President's carriage. Case postponed for two weeks bail set at two thousand five hundred for Kelly. The injured driver D J Pratt is reported recovering. The body of the Secret Service officer William was sent to Chicago as two brothers arrived. Congressman George P Lawrence says the President will not delay the trip following the accident and plans to continue travel with Craig's body moved to Chicago.
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Pittsfield
Mass
District Court
Euclid Madden
James Kelly
Madden
Kelly
House of Mercy
D. J. Pratt
William He
Secret Service
Chicago
Nicholson
Crane
George P. Lawrence
Craig
Pittsfield Plays Lead Role in Roosevelt Street Car Incident
In Pittsfield yesterday a street car clashed with President Roosevelt, causing a fatality and narrowly missing the president and Massachusetts Governor. Citizens debate responsibility and demand accountability from Pittsfield Street Railway Co. A city inquiry committee, led by the mayor, is formed to investigate the accident and general street car speed regulations.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Roosevelt
United States
Commonwealth
Pittsfield Street Railway Company
Roosevelt praised by liberal Diario del Hangar in Mexico City
The Lib eral Diario del Hangar commends President Roosevelt praising his public stance and democratic ideas. It notes he presents himself as an expositor of stewardship in speeches to the people. The pope is cited praising U S aid to Cuba and freedom there.
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Roosevelt
Tom Johnson
Ohio
Philippines
Mexico City
el Diario del Hangar
United States
Cuba
Bessie Hickland Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder
In Olath e Kansas a jury convicts Bessie Hickland for killing twelve year old Allen Bailey last July in the county District Court. The verdict yields a sentence from ten years to life in prison.
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Olathe
Kan
Abessie Hickland
Allen Bailey
Dr Herman L Wiles Dies Prominent Clergyman in Mansfield
Obituary from Mansfield Ohio reports the death of Dr Herman L Wiles, long serving pastor of the First Lutheran church and longtime trustee of Wittenberg College in Springfield, who died today in Mansfield of heart failure.
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Mansfield
Herman L. Wiles
Wittenburg College
Springfield
International banking merger targets ten million capitalization
Mexican Trust Company Bank and the Corporation Trust Company plan a capital structure of ten million dollars as they merge. The deal signals a major consolidation in the banking sector with cross border implications and new corporate arrangements.
International Bank and Trust formed to handle Latin remittances
Plans approved to merge the Mexican Trust Company Bank and the Corporation Trust Company into the International Bank and Trust Company of America with $20,000,000 capital. New entity will operate across Mexico and Latin America, with New York as the central clearing hub to move Latin American exchange to the U S and away from London Paris and Berlin. The directors include W H Hunt and Charles Francis Phillips, with branches planned in Guadalajara Pachuca Monterey Tampico Aguascalientes San Luis Potosi Puebla New York Chicago Havana Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro Valparaiso and other cities. The bank will not do local banking but will facilitate remittance of exchange among American hemisphere cities.
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New York
Mexican Trust Company Bank
Corporation Trust Company
International Bank and Trust Company of America
Oporation Trust Company
Delaware
Mexico
Guadalajara
Pachuca
Monterey
Tampico
Aguas
Calienties
San Luis Potosi
Puebla
Chicago
Havana
Buenos Ayres
Rio Janeiro
Valparaiso
Charles Francis Phillips
J. Sloat Fassett
Imira
Co. F. Carrier
Elmira
W. J. Hilands
Julius C. Birge
St. Louis
B Dutcher
Brooklyn
Frank Enson
William T. Ws
On G. Deane
Russell T
P._H. Sercombe
Mexico City
James Irdin
Dover
Del
Ignacio de la Torre
Frank R. Crocker
Chariton
R. M. Nelson
Baltimore
City of
Don Yagnacio de la Torre
Corporation Trust Company of Delaware
W. H. Hunt
Mexican Trust Company
United States
New York City
Remarkable Special Train Travel Sets West Record
A special Santa Fe train carrying Mrs. A. C. Dake and her daughter from Winslow to Denver covered 820 miles in 20 hours 12 minutes. The average speed was 40 mph, with half the journey through mountains. Mrs. Dake reached Denver to find her husband alive but dying. a $1,000 hastened onward voyage and a cleared track aided the remarkable trip.
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Santa FE
N. M
A. C. Dake
Winslow
Ariz
Denver
Las Vegas
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