National Debate Mixes Politics and Policy Fears
An editorial surveys reforms from death penalties to canal treaties and post office reform. It notes Iowa and Colorado restoring capital punishment, the Hay Pauncefote treaty progress, and the canal's impact on commerce and the Mississippi basin. It highlights Iowa's stake, farmer prosperity, and the Orange Judd Farmers analysis of rising crop values and exports.
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United States Senate
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Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
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China
Philippines
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South America
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Congress
Orange’ Judd
United States
Carnegie Bonds Offer Sparks Doomed Legacy Debate
The piece defends Andrew Carnegie regarding a $10,000,000 steel trust bond gift for a national learning institution. It argues critics misinterpret his benevolence as greed and notes his life shows charity, not self interest. It suggests Congress could use the bonds and denies wealthier donors deserve hostile scrutiny.
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Andrew Carnegie
United States
Institution of Learning
Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Congress
Steel Trust
Linen Towels and Table Covers Displayed at Burlesons
Linen towels and hem stitched table covers are shown on display for Christmas at Burlesons. The shop features holiday textiles and festive home goods highlighting seasonal patterns and fabric crafts staged for shoppers.
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Burlesons
The Boom in Land Panic Hits Iowa Farms
The Independence Bulletin Journal notes a real estate surge shifting from town lots to farm lands. It cites Iowa counties selling farms five to ten miles from rail at 75 to 90 dollars per acre, driven by high crop prices and drought scares elsewhere, though it questions real profitability given machinery and stock push costs above 100 dollars per acre.
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Independence Bulletin-Journal
Iowa
Woman's Superior Virtue Claims Against Man
An essay fragment argues women surpass men in patience endurance and hopefulness while condemning male aggression. It contends many crimes stem from mental defects and asserts women often outthink men in ruling households and guiding society.
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George Hirth
Unfounded fears on tariff revision debate
The Manchester Press questions if revising protected tariff schedules causes distrust and market unsettlement. It notes absent Republicans including Roosevelt Allison and Henderson doubt timely changes, while arguing the party has not historically plunged the country into panic by tariff modifications.
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Allison
Henderson Down
Manchester Press
Republican Party
Protecting Tariff Schedules and Accountability
The text laments failed corrections to protective schedules and assigns responsibility to enemies of protection. It argues the Republican Party must reform, remove abusive protective features, and prevent future missteps, warning that distrust grows as wrongs persist and urging reflection on historical drift.
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Republican Party
Special Bargains on Ladies Fur Collars and Muffs
Burlesons offers special bargains this week on ladies fur storm collars fur clorettes and muffs showcasing stylish winter accessories at reduced prices.
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Burlesons
Political Bosses and Iowa Aims in Tribune Editorial
The Des Moines Capital reports the Sioux City Tribune attacks a feudal political system led by Senators Hanna and others as it exposes boss influence in states and Iowa. The piece suggests an editor seeks to shape policy and install a boss system, praising or condemning leaders by faction. Teed's offers gold bronze clocks and candelabra.
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Sioux City Tribune
Hanna
Baron
Platt
Foraker
Addicks
Delaware
Clark
Montana
Gorman
Maryland
the Tribune
Iowa
Tribune
Bose
Wake Up Call for Democrats in 1904
A democratic editor argues for a positive platform to counter rapid imperial expansion and support for the Philippines. It urges the party to abandon negation and lethargy, reassert equity and justice, and become boosters rather than knockers. The piece cites William Jennings Bryan and calls for renewed party vigor.
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Philippines
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Perha
Far
East
Democratic Party
Gebra
Pension Report Proposes Travel Medical Boards
The pension commissioner releasing the year end report for 1901 proposes replacing local examining boards with itinerant boards. Each county would see two doctors, one attorney, and one stenographer twice yearly. Critics doubt the plan but the report urges major reforms to the system.
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Commissioner of Pensions
Tennessee
Pension reform faces threats from enemies within government
An official report warns that hostile acting heads could nullify pension legislation, reducing support for veterans. It notes nearly a million pension claims, with many from the Civil War era, calls for rejecting most Spanish American War claims, and criticizes attorney involvement and desertion rates as factors in pension distributions.
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San Francisco
Atreet
Atorneya
H. Clay Evans
Grand Army of the Republic
McKinley
Evans
Discussion on Christian Science and science in religion
In Freeman Tribune readers debate Christian Science and demonstration in religion. The letter-writer argues faith precedes reason, questions matter and natural laws, and notes biblical accounts of healing while criticizing reliance on thinking truth over medicine.
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Freeman-Tribune
Rendall
Mr. Rendall
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