Great Northern urged to fix tracks amid rising wrecks
The public criticizes the Great Northern for delaying necessary track repairs to protect profits. Wrecks and derailments rise, with officials urged to reveal excuses and push for safer tracks. Government oversight is advocated as track conditions threaten riders and safety.
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Great Northern
United States
Missouri Pacific
G. N
Act of Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tramps urged to work for aid and tougher penalties
National Conference advocates making vagrants work for aid and imposing severe conspicuous penalties to deter tramp life. Critics fault the move on and move on policy and call for consistent local programs with strong vagrancy laws and enforcement. James J. Hill presses work as the remedy amid warned dangers of rail travel and town banishment. Bryan delays new campaign ideas until copyright safeguards are secured.
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National Conference of Charities and Correction
Minneapolis
James J. Hill
Mr. Hill
East
Spokesman
Roosevelt Critics Fail to Stump Public Lands Policy
A Chicago editorial praises President Roosevelt's public lands policy and denounces land grabbers. It cites his letter to Secretary Wilson defending settlement and home building on federal lands and warns that without protection, small settlers would be ruined by wealthy interests.
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Roosevelt
Denver
Wilson
Don’t Carry A Six Shooter Says Bat Masterson
The Spokesman-Review notes Bat Masterson’s treatise on gun carrying ethics titled How and When to Carry a Six Shooter. It suggests the work could be condensed to a single word, Dont, while criticizing foolish westerns led by noisy land interests against prudent policies.
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Spokesman-Review
oOc
Bat" Masterson
Railroads Clash Over Washington Railroad Commission Law
Olympia debates the validity of a law that bars court review of railroad commission hearings on rates. Critics say it deprives railroads of a free trial and due process, risking the commission’s power and state policy. Meanwhile, Japanese on the Pacific coast seek citizenship rights and push unions.
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Olympia
Railroad Commission
Phould
State of Washington
Money in the Timber on San Juan Island gold in logs report
The Friday Harbor Journal notes cash value in timber with figures from a farmer. Four fir logs yielded over 10 000 feet of lumber sold for 85 dollars. a later tree produced 22 cords sold for 55 dollars. five trees brought 140 dollars. Timberland yields permanent value as land is cleared for crops. Richard Croker returns home to vote and may follow Tammany’s early voting line.
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Friday Harbor Journal
San Juan Island
Washington
P. I
The Canal Job Not So Big
The Panama canal is seen as a comparatively small undertaking next to other great projects. Costs cited include 140 million for a lock canal and 272 million for a sea level canal, with New York projects totaling millions more across rail, water, and urban development, while Chicago and Baltimore also plan major investments.
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Isthmus
New York City
New City
Greater
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
The Vice Presidency in American Politics Past and Present
The piece surveys the role of the vice presidency from Adams to Breckinridge, noting succession laws and the shift in importance toward electing a capable second in close races. It compares 1908 dynamics, reviews nine months of U.S. export data, and adds assorted cultural quips from Twain to Nordau.
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Congress
John Adams
van Buren
Breckinridge
Lincoln
Grant
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