Herrin Massacre Sparks Debate on Worker Rights and Law
The author denounces the Herrin killings as a national shock and argues unions must respect citizens rights to work freely. It calls for legal punishment of perpetrators, limits on coercion, and insists employers and unions alike must operate under the rule of law to achieve lasting industrial peace.
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Why Patsy Clark Joined the Republicans
Patrick Clark a leading Coeur d'Alene mine operator from Burke who had long been a Democrat shifted to support the Republican cause during the 1888 campaign. At a Burke rally he spoke about protecting the tariff while holding business interests above party loyalty, using a Poorman mine lead ore display to frame his decision.
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Marcus Daly
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Fifty Years Ago Mob Violence Cited As Warning
A historical editorial recalls a pattern where authorities claimed order while mobs attacked mines and killed workers. It argues that invoking federal troops or guards is prudent to protect life and property, noting past assurances that military presence would spark trouble. The piece warns against relying on peaceful rhetoric over necessary intervention.
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Idaho
National Guard
Williamson County
Ilinois
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Patrick Clark joins the Republican Party leadership
The passage notes Patrick Clark publicly declares allegiance to the Republican Party after delivering a tariff defense. His assertion and the ensuing applause mark him as an active and influential figure within the party.
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Californias Radomes Promise Paid Auto Tourist Stopovers
California capitalists plan to build taverns called radomes along highways as one story says to convert motor tourist travel into a revenue stream. The one story fireproof cottages would host 420 people and 90 rooms with baths, kitchens, and housekeeping facilities. The project aims to deter free accommodations and argues tourists should pay for services as travelers by train do. The Miner lauds tourist camps but rejects special free lodging for automobile tourists.
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Golden State
Wallace
National Highway Association
Campaign Expenses Debated by Senate Committee
The senate committee on privileges and elections sets up a sub committee to study ways to limit campaign expenses. It notes past tinkering by Congress, Perry Belmont’s early push for public books, and that current limits are routinely disregarded as the evil grows.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Congress
Perry Belmont
Campaign finance and direct primaries in political life
The piece argues that banning spending in primaries would stifle new entrants and empower machines. It criticizes publicity laws as distorted for demagogy and says direct primaries raise costs, favor the rich, and harm senate performance, urging citizen awareness.
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Bossiam Ant
Senate
Congress
Pathe Propaganda Filmmakers Target Tariff Policy
National Republican notes Pathe films used for party propaganda to misrepresent tariff policy. It argues Tariff increases raise prices for shoes, food, and clothing and that importers profit while consumers and treasury lose. The piece urges patrons to protest exhibitors aiding anti-protection campaigns and calls for film distributors to be regulated.
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National Republican
Pathe
Republican Party
Pathe Company
Senate Republicans
Moving Picture House
Moving Pictures
The Call of the Tamaracks Falling
A poem portrays winter’s retreat and the poet’s yearning for wilderness. The speaker recalls a trek with fifty pound pack to a tamarack camp, scent of balsam, and the hunting night owl, then returns to the office as the call of mountains and trees reawakens. The piece ends with the sense that snow departs and summer nears.
Unknown Mother Proposed as Greatest Woman
A discussion argues against a broad list of twelve great women and instead elevates the ideal mother who bears and raises children, masters the home, teaches values, and nurtures a family as humanity’s central female function. The piece contrasts this with Western political and social roles. It also references Senate moves on tariff and a pending bonus bill, noting tensions between McCumber and larger constitutional powers.
McCumber’s Bonus Bill Faces Senate Opposition
The New York Herald critiques Senator Porter J. McCumber’s push to pass his bonus bill despite broad disapproval. It accuses him of self righteousness, threats to force the measure, and of attempting to sidestep tariff policy amid Senate, public, and presidential resistance.
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McCumber
Congress
United States
New York Herald
Porter J. McCumber
North Dakota
Senator McCumber
The Greatest Woman and the Measure of Greatness
The piece discusses compiling a list of the twelve greatest living American women. It notes half are unmarried, others’ conduct affecting eligibility, and questions how to define “greatness” in a woman beyond public image or reputation.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
United States
Here’s to the Farmer
William Allen White lauds the hardworking farmer as the backbone of the nation, noting his independence and sacrifices while highlighting his misfit status in mass action and the burden of prices, wages, and living. He calls the farmer a crucial but beleaguered pillar of the community, deserving respect and support.
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William Allen White
Jude
United States
No Brains. Toston Transcript
Night fell as a man rushed by. A crash ended in sudden death. Investigators found a shocking tone in the aftermath referencing Excelsior in a grisly discovery.
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Excelsior
Denison Blue Sky Bill Delayed by Senate Committee
The Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce postpones action on the Denison Blue Sky bill until the next session due to the pendency of other registrations in the Senate. The measure had recently passed the House.
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Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
House
Government's Silver Purchases Under Pittman Act
The bureau of the mint bought 201 750 fine ounces of silver in the week ended June 17, bringing total Pittman act purchases to 114 380 506 fine ounces.
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