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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
4
A chaotic 1900 front page rails at tariff policy and the smelting trust while accusing Chicago officials of fraud. It highlights Montana senator elect Clark and Wilton’s Free Homes bill impact on Idaho, and criticizes Republican war funding and international finance.
A late paragraph indicates Shelby, the general manager, is negotiating with Short Line representatives to fill the unsightly hole east of Kelly's lumber yard. The windy paper hints at claiming credit, while Turn off the gas Moore is cited as the movement’s founder, per Tuesday’s Wreckard.
The piece condemns European monarchies and the US administration backing for two distant republics. It argues most Americans oppose such policy and predicts a Republican platform endorsing money and monarchy as debasing forces, framing republics as theoretical rather than practical.
A state postmaster is described as wielding authority to muzzle the Signal and other papers, with Postmaster W. W. Pritchett in Weiser accused of misrepresenting facts to obtain rulings that could bar the Signal from U.S. mail privileges. The text describes potential partisan interference with citizen rights and public progress.
The article argues that farmers mainly benefit from revived prosperity under the Republican administration. It notes rising prices have boosted agricultural value beyond the Cleveland-Wilson era, with experts estimating substantial gains. It cautions that higher output reflects population growth and land under cultivation, not a universal price rise.
The Signal notes daily immigration into North Sisho reaching over a hundred travelers to Buffalo Hump Marshall Lake and Thunder Mountain regions along Salmon and Little Salmon. It argues roads must open to the country and criticizes Weiser as the wrong route while urging action by the O S L and P M M and business interests to prevent loss of prestige and traffic.
The Signal and La Grande Chronicle condemn American Wire and Steel and American Steel and Wire for closing 12 mills, laying off about 2,000 workers, cutting product prices, and causing a stock slide. They argue McKinley era prosperity benefits trusts over workers and predict future panic-driven gains for magnates.
The speaker warns of bank control over money and trusts undermining democracy. He accuses Secretary Gage of illegal maneuvers to avert a panic and urges voters to smash trusts, end the protective tariff, and take back monetary power, urging support for Bryan.
The Srawau group urges a bridge across the Snake River at Weiser arguing it would link a new territory with established markets, spur commerce, and require modest costs given a uniform river bed and deep water. They call for organized effort to pursue the project now rather than later.
The Bradstreets report shows 110 rail systems earning 153 million in the first quarter, a 16.2 percent rise from last year, with most groups above 10 percent. The gains vary by region, from 18 percent on southwestern lines to 194 percent on central western and southern roads, prompting questions about how these earnings compare with farmer and worker incomes.
The piece asks if Porto Rico is a US territory or an imperial tool, noting court decisions aimed at profits for trusts, and contrasts with Idaho's lack of import duties. It ponders whether Porto Rico is fish flesh or fowl in the republican administration view.
A New York port ship named Quitto carried 200000 bushels of corn donated by nationwide supporters to relieve destitute Indians. The article notes confusion over whether money or food is most needed and urges careful use of funds to assist famine victims.
The piece condemns demonetizing silver costing victims over 600 million dollars and accuses greed and greed driven interests of outrages against humanity. It warns the biscuit trust targets small bakeries and cites political revolutions as parroting the same stance. It notes the Idaho Register critique of Spain and explains a Supreme Court ruling that shippers pay stamp taxes on express packages.
The bloated steel trust shuts three Illinois plants and leaves over 1000 workers unemployed, sparking nationwide outrage at the act and the monster tyrant behind it. The article denounces the trust as the enemy of consumers and workers, urging action.
Henry M. Teller of Colorado declares in the United States Senate that he has nothing against Britain but argues for fair treatment of the Boers. He calls the Boers kind, brave, and Christian and says they deserve global consideration, especially from the American government and people.
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