Republican Defeat Signals Tariff Reform Momentum
In New York and Massachusetts protests against political bosses and tariff robbery aided a Democratic victory in the Thirty-second district of Rochester where James Havens beat Republican George W. Aldridge by 5,831. The campaign stressed tariff reform in the consumer interest with calls to end political bosses' influence and revise duties on wool, hides, lumber, iron ore, and to introduce an income tax. The result, echoed by Massachusetts Congressman-elect Eugene Foss, is seen as a broader tide against the Payne-Aldrich tariff and party bosses, with the era labeled a victory for honest tariff revision and consumer interests.
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New York
Massachusetts
Thirty-second
Congress
Rochester
James §. Havens
George W. Aldridge
Monroe County
Cannon
Hughes
Payne
Washington
Eugene N. Foss
Hale
Tariff Claims Question Free Imports Percentage
The tariff advocates say over half of imports under the new law enter free of duty. The Baltimore Sun notes a counterpoint that duties can be so high on dutiable goods that none enter, making free imports effectively 100.
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United States
Baltimore Sun
Aldridge Reward Compared to GOP Support Payment
A political note claims Boss Aldridge’s $1000 check was small beside the sum the Republican machine received for backing him. The remark frames the financial incentives surrounding Aldridge’s endorsement and party backing.
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Aldridge
Republican
Airship Explorer Aims 4000 Mile Atlantic Crossing
German aeronaut Dr Gans Fabrice plans a five day voyage from Cadiz or Teneriffe toward Porto Rico Cuba and New Orleans aboard a hybrid airship. Accompanied by a journalist physician and chauffeur he relies on favorable winds with a 6200 cm hydrogen balloon and a 40 hp motor. A 40 ft by 10 ft cage can serve as boat if benzine runs short and safety ships will watch the route.
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Gans- Fabrice
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Herr Bruckner
Frankfort
Cadiz
Spain
Columbus
Ameriica
America
Porto Rico
Cuba
Gulf
New Orleans
Wes Indies
Navy Men Talk If The Maine Experience At Brooklyn Yard
At the Brooklyn navy yard officers tied to the Maine disaster recount the 1898 explosion in Havana harbor. Survivors discuss aftermath, the ship’s sinking, and the famed report by Bill Anthony, with details of the wardroom and the chaos as the battleship settled.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Havana Harbor
Bill Anthony
Brooklyn
Maine
Sigsbee
Navy
Congress
Dick Wainwright
Anthony
Stagy
Gray
Marine Corps
New Zealand Mutton Undercuts Home Meat Amid Tariff Debate
Importers begin bringing frozen New Zealand mutton to America via London, paying a cent and a half duty per pound. The practice could lower prices, challenge the meat trust, and prompt calls to end tariffs. The issue ties to monopoly and national policy as England imports NZ mutton free of duty. A reader recalls persistent chicken theft in a suburb.
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New Zealand
America
London
Meat Trust
Minnewaska
England
Trusts
Mark Twain Memorial Proposal for Hannibal Plan
Governor Hadley endorses a state memorial for Mark Twain's boyhood home in Hannibal Missouri after a telegram from W J Hill. He praises Twain as a quintessential American writer whose works reflect life west of the Alleghenies and cites Rudyard Kipling's remark about Tom Sawyer.
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W. J Hill
Hannibal
Mark Twain
Hadley
Missouri
Rescue Efforts After Ship Explosion Amidst Chaos
Survivor recounts the perilous moment after the blast when the crew scrambled to save the living. He notes the ship settled, water flooding forward sections, two officers drowned in their cabins, and the focus remained on getting everyone on deck and to safety.
New National Park Plan Near Trenton N J
Governor Fort of New Jersey forms a commission to push creating a national park on both sides of the Delaware River above Trenton, linking Revolutionary War crossings. Pennsylvania and Congress to be asked for aid. Separately, London pageant bells are being cast for a 24 scene display with Dick Whittington imagery at Highgate Hill.
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New National Park
Trenton
N. J
Fort
New Jersey
Delaware River
Washington
Pennsylvania
Congress
London
Dick Whittington
Highgate Hill
A Narrow Escape Then a Humorous Roast
A brief column notes a witty exchange about a widowhood and a near marriage and includes a sharp quip about Freddie delaying decisions. The piece closes with a snappy roast about Freddie lacking material to work with in his choices.
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Freddie
Cleveland
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