Independent Press on The Relationship Between Newspapers and Politicians
The article argues the press must remain independent to serve readers and public welfare, contrasting the newspaper's principled opposition to politicians with the politician’s reliance on publicity. It discusses accountability, the electorate's influence, and the newspaper’s duty to scrutinize officeholders in pursuit of the greatest good for the public. An appended note surveys the cost of good roads, citing various state road-building figures and per mile expenses in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrow Minded
Party Worker
Independent
Recc
Conapicudus
Orne
Nes
Canandaigua
N. Y
New Jersey
Telford
Bridgeport
Fairfield
Conn
Fanwood
N.J
Rhode Ialand
Massachusetts
Costa
Union
Social Conditions That Cause Dread Tuberculosis
A critic denounces insanitary conditions across cities in shops offices and homes of wealth. Clerks in Wall Street offices endure crowded, poorly ventilated spaces under artificial light with little attention to sanitation. Overheated furnace homes and dry air fuel nasal catarrh and tuberculosis, blaming indifference to fresh air for many cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Hundred Evictions Hit Swift County Farm Families
Russell Sage has filed one hundred seven ejectment suits against farmers who settled and improved quarter sections in western Swift county. The lands were believed to be government lands formerly labeled Hastings and Dakota railroad holdings taken about eight een years ago by settlers. The farmers fear widespread suffering and long legal fights drain finances, with attorneys set to reap a harvest as the cases unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sage
Swift County
Hastings & Dakota Railroad
Compel the Bad Trusts to Make a Showdown
Roosevelt argues trusts can be good or bad and urges clear discrimination. He cites Krupp as an example of a benevolent monopolist and calls for public scrutiny of all large consolidations before stock sales. Companies selling out‑of‑state must provide honest, transparent business statements to investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Herr Krupp
Germany
Rhode Island
California
Monopolies, Trusts, and Krupp in a Democracy Debate
An editorial argues that even respected monopolists favor regulating trusts, scrutinizing Krupp’s German monopoly as a cautionary example. It warns that power tends to corrupt and that democracy, not monarchy, safeguards public welfare in industrial society. The piece critiques the notion of a “good” monopoly and urges citizen control over large capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krupp
Essen
Germany
Austria
Russia
Italy
What Must Happen to the Filipinos
Jacob Gould Schurman argues Roosevelt’s claim the flag remains in the Philippines as long as it stays in Alaska implies forever. He contends two options to keep control: subjugate the Filipinos or admit Luzon and the Visayan islands as territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Philippines
Alaska
Luzon
Viscayan Islands
Iep Biates
Ada man J. C. Norby dies after accident
J C Norby of Ada died Monday evening from an internal injury after a plank struck him while loading hogs on his farm near Ada two weeks earlier. He was 46, born in Norway, long prominent in Norman county, served as county auditor, owned and edited the Norman County Herald, and held private business interests in mills lumber and farming. He leaves a wife three children and a mother. Funeral likely Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Norby
Ada
Mr. Norby
Norway
Decorsh
Iowa
Breckenridge
Fillmore County
Norman County
State Normal Board
John Lind
Crookston Times
Trust problem looms as Morgan predicts political shift
Senator Morgan of Alabama warns that the trust issue will force a political revolution. He says both Democrats and Republicans cling to power while corporate wealth grows, predicting awakening days of hardship and a united fight by rich and poor to topple abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaye
United States
Congress
Local talk on poor relief and township aid
Jack Parrott explains a local plan for caring for the poor, criticizing reliance on party lines and the old system. He argues the township should provide timely help without encouraging dependence, warning against wasteful spending and creating a fear of life and death needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Parrott
Khamas Vakashun
Mte
North Dakota
Atall
Kair
Peepel
Moony
Femara
The Plea for a Poor Farm and Rescue Plan
A speaker argues for moving the poor to a designated reserve in western lands under a commission. The plan aims to isolate welfare cases from wealthier society, with potential resistance from those who view relocation as exile or punishment. The dialogue explores legality and humane treatment while proposing government action at Washington.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Independent Press
Twnton
A. Knopf
New York
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Hill
Ding
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Morgan
Alabama
Washington
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Jack Parrott and
Jimminny Crickatts
Banda of Straingers
Far Et Poseibel
Sum Peepel
West
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