Assaults on Populism and the cotton weevil threat
The piece discusses Roosevelt's 1896 views on Populism and debt payment, the Democratic-Populist alliance, and the impact of the Mexican cotton boll weevil on U.S. cotton. It notes Texas losses, projected price rises, and ongoing federal and state efforts to control the pest, with long term implications for US cotton dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Albany
Argus
Dem
Albany Argus
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Debs
Chicago
Combine
Ryanism
Parker
Davis
Texas
Arthur Willams
Mexico
United States
Williams
Census Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Federal Department of Agriculture
Suffrage Laws South Rebuttal to Race Question Claims
Opinion piece rejects claims that Southern whites tax without representation and denies widespread disfranchisement of blacks. The author challenges Northern sensationalism, cites Virginia and other Southern states, and urges challenging such views in Federal court if any laws limit voting rights.
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New York Evening Post
Congress
South
Commonwealth
Virginia
Carolinas
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Federal Couri
Imprisonment for Debt in New York Described as Relic
A historical critique of debt imprisonment in New York cites Ludlow Street jail as a debtors prison where the poor face months of confinement. Sheriff Erlanger notes arrests in civil cases harm families, with bail and release tied to friends and funds. The piece contrasts harsh creditor power with limited legal safeguards and recalls Canadian practice 40 years ago requiring weekly payment of board.
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New York
Ludlow Street
Erlanger
Good Work of the Fish Commission and Science in Schools
A broad survey notes the U S Fish Commission as a cost effective public service benefiting all states, praising hatcheries and food fish supply. It also critiques arsenic fears in school drinking water, urging calm on officials and urging continued science guidance while protecting children’s health.
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Fish Commission
The
Public Service
United States Fish Commission
Nebraska State Journal
United States
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Woodward
Delphi
Dodona
Elkins
West Virginia
Emperors aides and European fortunes in press satire
The piece surveys political and social roles of royal and noble figures in business and leisure. It notes Captain von Grumme as Hamburg American director and compares royal involvement in stock holdings to English court officials who sit on company boards. It reports Belgian gambling politics, Congo affair tensions, Verdant Gerard lineage, and West Indies governance reform plus polo interests of Leopold II and European elites.
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William
De-Camp
von Grumme
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Kaizern
England
Lord Knollys
Lord Farquhar
Edward Pelham Clinton
Arthur Ellis
Lord Chamberlain
Germany
Wiliam
Belgium
Rou Jette
Trente-Et-Quarante
Ostend
Club
Spa
Cercle
Namur
Baccarat
Oetend
Chamber
Osierul
Victor Emmanuel
Congo Free State
Leonard
Congo
Victor Emmanuel I
Bachart
Bacchari
Boma
Free State
Lord Gerard
Baron de Forrest
Baronirech
Gerard
Peter Gerard
Floddenfield
Mary Queen of Scots
Elizabeth
Familly
Oder
James I
West Indies
Barbadoes
Trinidad
Bahamas
Windward
Leeward
Caribbean Sea
Jamaica
British Honduras
British Guiana
United States
West India Islands
Leopold
Europe
Andraessy
Austro-Hungary
Paris
Duvals
Villavieja
EB. de Rothschild
Independent Newspapers and the Rise of Independent Journalism
The Washington Post praises independence in journalism while criticizing party organs. The piece argues readers increasingly prefer newspapers for their own merit over partisan curation, noting a shift from partisan to independent reporting over the years and a trend away from party loyalty in readership.
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Partizan Press
San Antonio
Tex
Washington Post
Independent
United States
Post
Washington
Judge Parker's Letter Draws Mixed Readership Across Papers
Across New York and Pennsylvania papers, Parker's letter is praised by some as temperate and sane, while others call it weak and evasive. Roosevelt’s letter is hailed as forceful and decisive by supporters, provoking sharp partisan comparisons and calls to rally independent voters.
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New York Commercial
Theodore Roosevelt
Judge Parker
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Parker
Gadd
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Culver
New York Press
New York World
President Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Parker
New York Tribune
Philadelphia Record
New York Herald
Rosemount
Abraham Lincoln
Constitutional Government
Baltimore
Nia
Notification Committee
Bia
Congress
New York Sun
Esopus
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A garbled editorialish passage comments on honesty and social norms. It critiques debt collection timing, marital strain over lost items, and a cautionary view of relationships and churchgoing vanity, ending with a proverb about fate and preparation.
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Chicago News
IBM ' Wih & A
Maryland and Pennsylvania politics loom large on the stump
A reportorial survey of campaign trail tactics shows Maryland inviting outside speakers like Senator Fairbanks and Secretary Taft to energize voters while Democrats lure national figures such as Senator Culberson and ex Senator Hil. In Pennsylvania, Kerr battles with Guffey for Keystone support as Penrose warns of shifts amid party dissension. Tammany Hall eyes nominations in New York with Whitney and Towne slated for House bids as Hearst faces renomination amid strong Democratic machine activity.
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Maryland
Dolliver
Iowa
Baltimore
Republican State Committee
Fairbanks
Taft
Cannon
Culberson
Texas
Hil
New York
West Virginia
Davis
Penrose
Senator Lodge
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Keystone
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Fon
Jim Guffey
Lmelight
St. Louis
Parker
Jim Kerr
Clearfield
House
Democratic Congressional Committee
Kerr
Guffey
August Belmont
National Committee
Lackawanna
Luzerne
Schuylkill
Huntington
York
White House
Tammany
Congress
Harry Payne Whitney
Whitney
Fifth Avenue
Francis Burton Harrison
Charlie Towne
Minnesota
Indiana
Tammany Braves
William Randolph Hearst
Sullivan
East Side
Nec
Daniel Webster
Alger Welcomed in Arlington as Europe Trip Noted
Friends of Gen. Russell A Alger Michigan senator received cordial welcome at the Arlington Hotel. He discussed duty on the Capitol east front extension and declined comment. He praised Berlin’s grandeur, noted Michigan voters backing Roosevelt and Fairbanks, and commented on Democratic prospects with observers from New York and Kentucky.
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Russell A. Alger
Michigan
Arlington
Alger
Capitol
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Europe
Berlin
Washington
Sixteenth Street
Paris
Uns
Lander
Lady Brunton
England
St Louis
Congress of Arts and Sciences
The Midnight Walkers Chronicle Hype
The Houston Chronicle notes a boastful sports scene as Giffle-H and Spinks claim pride in a new club and daybreak pledge. The playful banter hints at a local sports buzz and notable names amid a lively, informal tone.
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Houston Chronicle
Spinks
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Fice
Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Alexandria
Washington Post Co
Washington, BD. c
Vanderbilt
Paul Block
Unity
Paul
Guatemala
Mr. Williams
Lys
Leg
Interparliamentary Union
Bartholét
Missouri
Hunt News
Lodge
Georgia
Beema
Port Arthur
Lilly Mason
Oklahoma
Ceei
Cleveland
American Bankers’ Association
New York Democrats
Commissioner Ware
Nevada
Carroll D. Wright
Peffer
Cortelyou
Sibley
Col. Guffey
Fittsburg
Admiral Walker
Panama Canal Zone
Peoria
Durbin
Tom Taggart
Kuropatkin
H. G. Davis
William Waldorf Astor
Gettysburg
America
Bunker
Gen
Corbin
San Francisco
Philippines
Milea
Dave Hill
Bethlehem Steel Works
Kangas
George Fred Williams
Gritty George
Cinder Charlie
Sandy Pikes
Schemer
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Yala
Prom the
Chicago Journal
Singleton
Nguecezs
Lord Dalmeny
Lord Rosebery
Geneva
Atxiss-Bains
Aix
Hannah Rothschild
Grenadier Guards
Independent Newspapers
Omaha Bee
Philldelphia Telegraph
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Jones
Cornelius A Pugsley
New Yok
Pott
New Willard
Walker
New York State
Acord
Kentucky
Jivis
Devnn Gooch
Covington
Shoreham
Joseph Lchinock
Leslie Applegate
Rhinock
Gooch Iw
Greenbriar River
White Sulphur Springs
Laning Coates
New Zealand
London
Arthur Hardy
Spain
Ty New Willard
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Ethel—Maude
Gladys
Midnight Walkers
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