Democratic Ticket Listings and Local Offices
The editorial lists Democratic candidates for county and state offices including Delegate to Congress J F Wilson from Yavapai, and Levi H Manning of Pima for Joint Councilman, plus others such as L C Cowan N W Bernard Harry Cody NAT E Hawke Frank E Murphy Charles Blenman Sylvester W Purcell William Angus Harry A Drachman Fred Ronstadt Wiley H Tussing W L Bartlett Joe Manciet Jesus Provencio. It then critiques tariff policy noting domestic industries compete with foreign pricing and mocks Roosevelt’s tariff stance while arguing protection benefits and trusts harms.
Roosevelt Opposed Tariff Change to Strike Trusts
The piece argues President Roosevelt opposes removing tariffs on trust controlled goods, stating real evils of trusts cannot be fixed by tariff changes. It cites his Cincinnati speech, claims tariffs benefit trusts by enabling higher prices, and notes Republican papers’ shifting stance on export pricing and surplus stock.
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Trusts
Sugar Trust
Steel Trust
Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Schwab
Industial Commission
Missouri Judge Sidener Roils St Louis With Bizarre Decrees
A Missouri judge Sidener draws attention for unusual rulings in court including a mule subpoena a wife allowed to search a husband’s pockets and a man’s right to kick his mother in law. The piece notes St Louis could stage such cases at the 1904 exposition and compares his decrees to Mark Twain and Bill Nye.
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St. Louis
Minneapolis
Missouri
Duluth
Sidener
Supreme Court of the State
Mark Twain
Bill” Nye
Friend of Labor and Labor Platform Debate
The piece cites Mr. R E Morrison accusing Democrats of pandering to workers while claiming the party historically aided labor. It credits Grover Cleveland’s era with major labor advances including the contract labor law restricting foreign labor under contract, noting violations by coal interests.
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R. E. Morrison
Congress
Democratic Party
America
Grover Cleveland
Democratic Labor Policy Cham pions Arizona Workers
The piece argues that Democrats are the true friends of labor, citing state protections for laborers and mechanics’ liens, while accusing Republicans of oppressing workers and tolerating illegal acts. It cites reactions from Republican newspapers against union miners and labels Morrison as insulting Arizona workers by courting their votes.
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Steel
Pennsylvania
Democratic Party of
Arizona
National Party
Phoenix Republican
Congress
Los Angeles Times
United States
John Mitchell
Times
Yavapai County
Morrison
How to Beat a Trust and Unite Producers and Consumers
The Butchers and Stockgrowers Journal urges a national pact linking stockgrowers with butchers and consumer associations. They propose pledges to sell and buy only within the network and consumer groups promoting patronage of those tied to stockgrowers, aiming to curb the beef trust octopus.
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The
Butchers and Stockgrowers Journal
Beef Trust Octopus
Witty dialogue on marriage ends in ironic wedding wish
In a Detroit Free Press snippet a Bride requests that her first husband and the Groom’s first wife meet and marry for happiness. An Atchison Globe aside notes crowded competition makes a man with a good living a hero in a woven folk context.
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Detroit Free Press
Atchison Globe
Homesick at West Point A Plebe's First Trial
The article describes new cadets at West Point enduring homesickness in the first weeks. A plebe writes a resignation letter at his study table but is discouraged by a cadet corporal who, while offering sympathy, emphasizes discipline. The scene shifts to practical tasks as the corporal lists duties, ending with the plebe delaying the letter.
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West Point
Ull
Irving Hancock
Plebe
Pickings From Fiction and a Slower Horse Tale
A collage of quotations from fiction and sayings followed by a short humorous anecdote. The selections include lines attributed to Myra of the Pines Margaret Tudor and Buell Hampton and end with a rural traveler lamenting a once lively horse now slow in a New Hampshire stage awaiting a storm.
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Brinton Eliot
Myra of
the Pines
Margaret Tudor
Buell Hampton
New Hampshire
Hoss
Tanket
Voluntary deduction sparks dispute at state institution
An employee protests a $5 deduction from salary, arguing it is not voluntary. The superintendent calls it a voluntary contribution for campaign purposes, insisting payment is required to keep the job. The employee refuses, learns the deduction is intended to be voluntary.
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Chicago Tribune
True Sympathy in a Melancholy Moment
Jack laments Miss Jones rejecting him while Tom consoles with a reminder that there are other prospects. The pair discuss feeling sympathy for the rejected girl, in a brief Chicago News exchange.
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Tom
Jack
Miss Jones
Chicago News
Dressmaker Solves Tight Fitting Problems in Ganapolis
In Ganapolis News a patient dressmaker reshapes ill fitting gowns while a family story unfolds about reconciliation. A daughter’s marriage prompts forgiveness from a stern father, echoing themes of mistake and acceptance across small town life.
Crusoe Kept Good Friday
A humorous piece recalling an Albany mother asking Bishop Doane about juvenile books ending with Robinson Crusoe as a harmless choice and the bishop noting Crusoe kept good Friday. A tavern keeper recounts Miss Babriella Lanks, a flirtatious misunderstanding at a railroad crossing resulting in a caboose collision with no serious injuries and her stunned remark.
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Albany
Doane
Tommy
Robinson Crusoe
When People Laugh
A reflective note from Los Angeles Herala on why people laugh when amused or pressured to smile, and how social expectations shape not knowing how to respond.
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Los Angeles
Monday Morning Advertisements Sparkling in Morning Routine
In a domestic exchange from the New York Herald a couple debates breakfast and the wife insists on reading the Monday advertisements before starting the day. The banter centers on habit and pace as the husband hurries. The scene captures everyday newsroom style and social timing.
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Lolo
New York Herald
Brain work and school discipline in a classroom exchange
A teacher questions a boy about brain work and manual labor. The boy answers that thinking uses the head while hands use manual effort. The teacher confirms the distinction and asks which class the boy belongs to, noting the use of a strap as the tool of teaching.
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Tucson Citizen
Citizen Printing and Publishing Co
Associated Press
Tucson
O’brien Moore
J. F. Wilson
Yavapai
County
Levi H. Manning
Pima County
Democratic
Legislative Assembly
L. C. Cowan
N. W. Bernard
Harry Cody
Nat E. Hawke
Frank E. Murphy
Charles Blenman
Charles A. Shibell
Sylvester W. Purcell
William Angus
Surveyor— Co. Bartholomew
Harry A. Drachman
Fred Ronstadt
Justices of the Peace
WILEY
Joe Manciet
Jesus Provencio
President and Trust
Pawss
Nostarcia
Ganapolis
Aya
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