A Tariff on Daylight Promoting American Illumination Jobs
A defense of protectionism argues for shielding the illumination industry from sun power. The essay imagines shutting out daylight with shutters and awnings to boost gas and electric lighting, creating millions of domestic jobs at American wages and reducing sun imports. It mocks free traders and urges protectionist consistency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Germany
Sol
Uncle Sam
Garven the Bayonne Prosector Fights Beef Trust
Pierre P. Garven, Bayonne prosecutor and former mayor, rose to national prominence by indicting twenty one packers and six corporations for conspiracy to raise meat prices. A Republican fighter, he attacked Standard Oil domination, reformed city finances, and led Hudson county against the beef trust while balancing athletics and family life in Bayonne.
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Pierre P. Garven
Beef Trust
County of Hudson
N. J
Jersey City
Bayonne
Standard Oil Company
Trust Buster
The
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Law School
New York University
Law Department of
the Road
Standard Oil
Garven
Mr. Garven
Pierre
Fort
Hudson County
National Packing Company
Holiday for wives bishop urges yearlong break
The Bishop of London, Right Rev A F Winnington Ingram, urged Bethnal Green that every wife and husband should take a fortnight's holiday apart each year. He said wives were delicate and should be free from home and children’s cares for two weeks annually.
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London
A. F. Winnington-Ingram
Bethnal Green
German aviator plans ocean crossing from Ireland with passengers
Karl Leps, a German flyer with claims of 200 ascents in two years, arrives from Hamburg to New York. He says his airship, 7800 cubic meters with a 50 cubic foot passenger basket, will attempt a Valentia Ireland to St John’s Newfoundland flight in April with eight aboard, aiming for a 1600 mile no stop crossing at about 50 mph. He asserts greater power than Zeppelin or Gross designs and envisions carrying 70 passengers by next December.
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Karl Leps
Germany
New York
Hamburg
Ireland
Leps
Valentia
St. John’s
N. F
Zeppelin
Newfoundland
A Child Buys Two Hats in a Milliner's Shop
In a Delineator piece Mary age four asks for a hatpin. She lays a penny on the counter and, delighted, buys two hats with Mrs. Briggs smiling at the thrifty little customer. The mother is a regular client, making the scene charming and kind hearted.
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Mary
Great Britain to Meet United States in Chess Match
The annual match between Great Britain and the United States will be played March 11 and 12. J Walter Russell of the City of London Chess club reports the Brooklyn Chess club confirmed the dates. The British team of ten will stay at the Savoy hotel in London with direct communication to New York. A new pyramid tent is adopted for the U S Army and will start when conical tents run out, with eight to ten months of supply remaining.
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Dy Vuabie
Great Britain
United States
J. Walter Russell
City of London Chess Club
Brooklyn
Horse Sense and Humorous Exchanges in Tips For Ticklers
A collection of quips and banter labeled as HORSE SENSE and VERY MUCH ALIKE pieces. Dialogues include Steddie’s horse mishap with a bank, Plunger’s appetite for money, and a celebratory first anniversary at a house gathering. The tone blends witty phrases and domestic humor.
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Steddie
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Baseball
Hudson
Central Railroad of New Jersey Athletic Association
Central Building
Jersey Central
West Fourth Street
Holiday
Transocean Air Line
Union Pacific Addition
City
Aberdeen Realty Syndicate
South H Street
NEW Finch Bldg
By Ryder, Schwartz, Weston and Parker
Flore
the “Treadwell
Treadwell
R. W. Hili
Martha Washington
Dry Sox
Billy Buster
Washington Shoe Mfg. Co
Seattle, Wash
Goss
Rue Vane
Aberdeen Carriage Company
Peter Ibsen
General Blacksmiths Horseshoeing
East Wishkah Street
F. Fredrickson
Summit St
Patterson
Locke
General Insurance Agents
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