Political Drift and Labor Strikes Mark 1900 Era
Thur day May 10 1900 reports David B Hill backs Bryan and calls McKinley folly. Philadelphia sees a major labor strike with about 16 000 building trades workers out. Gov. Pingree shifts to Democrats, Sinclair notes broad pro democracy sentiment, and Bryan gains momentum as prosperity hints swirl. Major industries show high profits as Standard Oil and Carnegie Iron Works post large dividends.
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East
Sinclair
Gold Standard
Imperial
Protrust
Bryan
Phillip
Standard Oil Co
Carnegie Iron Works
McKinley
Standard Oil Wages Rise At 25,000 Workers Amid Election Turmoil
The Cald Well Tribune mocks anti-American rhetoric while noting Standard Oil boosted wages by 10 percent for 25,000 workers. The piece questions the timing before elections, links wage changes to broader plutocrat influence, and references price controls on gasoline linked to the same oil interests. The argument touches on panic times and political manipulation surrounding economic policy.
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Standard Oil Company
Cald
Tribune
Standard Oil
Power Rate Rise Questioned in Vote Campaign
The text questions a 16 cent per case power surcharge for a plant, noting it benefits eastern workers but suggests consumers may pay for late-day political moves while veerways trust profits stay intact. It asks why the raise wasn’t implemented three years ago and suggests fear of Bryanism influenced timing.
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Veerways Trust
Intrigue and Intel in a Republican Flip Flop Tale
A speaker questions a former Republican who rejoined the party argument, accusing him of political opportunism. The piece contrasts alleged moral foibles with supposed policy clarity, labeling both sides as rascals while challenging leadership fitness and consistency.
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Republican Party
Matt Patrie
Joe Houston
Caldwell Woolen Mill Expected to Open in Four Months
The Caldwell Record reports a woolen mill to be established in Caldwell within four months. The plant will be a one set mill with 810 spindles needing about 900000 pounds of wool yearly. The project signals Caldwell’s industrial growth amid irrigation expansions and nearby development. Weiser and others have shipped large wool supplies, underscoring regional competition and opportunity.
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Weiser
Caldwell
Breen
Plouver
Middleton Canal
Wil
Boise Valley
Idaho
Local push for plant to boost sheep industry profits
The writer urges establishing a continual plant using local product to aid home interests. He argues sheep men could invest part of their stock in the institution, boosting profits, and condemns overlooking Weiser for better sites due to local indolence.
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Weiser
New Orleans Battle Echoes in 1815 and Modern Parallels
A historical ramble links the 1815 Battle of New Orleans to contemporary events, referencing General Pakenham and Andrew Jackson. It contrasts American gunfire defending behind cotton bales with British losses, then parallels Boer and Kimberley struggles to current political tensions, condemning government policy as unpatriotic and urging change.
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Great Britain
Pakenham
America
New Orleans
Washington
Kentucky
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Tennssee
Virce Janke
Pakentiam
Britain
Spion Kop
Kimberly
Common Criminals Attack and Slur on Foreign Adversaries
A Caldwell Tribune column cites Tagalog “cut throats” attacking U S troops, arguing anti expansionists defend Native land and decry foreign intervention. The piece links historical examples from William the Conqueror to Weyler, framing dissent as hostility to benevolent assimilation.
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Aguinaldo
Pacific
Caldwell Tribune
William the Conqueror
Normandy
Harold
Senlac
Blanco and Weyler
The Great Weighing of Americas Grand Principles
A long critique blending colonial era anecdotes with modern foreign policy. The author contrast Ethan Allen and Stony Point with Filipino independence, condemns greed in government, and condemns current administration for not engaging with new nations while praising the American ideal of liberty.
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Sam
Cuba
Vermont
Ethan Allen
Ticonderoga
Allen
Continental Congress
Stony Point
Anthony Wayne
Filippino
Pusillanimous peltifoggers attack bias in press
The passage denounces the Statesman as a “leading administration paper” that misstates events and misquotes history to serve administration interests. It claims the paper pretends sympathy for the Boer cause while policy silences clear patriotic judgment and yields a hoarse croak of a rapacious political raven.
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Administration
Statesman
Railway expansion promises new era of development
Westward the Star notes growing railway importance as Lewiston to Stuart service begins and Craig Mountain stage lines fade. With the Pacific Idaho Northern nearing the Salmon, stronger links to O. R. K. and Great Northern loom, signaling a tide of travel and economic growth. Watch the Signal's smoke.
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Lewiston
Stuart
Clearwater
Grangeville
Craig Mountain
Lake Waba
Pacific & Idaho Northern
Great Northern
WIDE TIRES PROPOSED TO CUT HAULING COSTS
Missouri tests compare inch and a half to six inch wagon tires across road types with 2000 pound loads. Wide tires cut power use by 15 to 75 percent on firm surfaces and reduce road wear, potentially saving state road upkeep and farmer costs.
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Missouri State Agricultural Experiment Station
Teamsters
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New York
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Gov
Pingree
Michigan
Democra
Mey
Kingsbury
Taylor
THE
M. E. Sommercamp CO
State Department
Genet
United States
France
Great Brita
Benjamin Franklin
Paris
Nnion
Wauwong
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