Proper Time for Tariff Revision Demands Republican Leaders
Washington analysis notes Republican leaders push to keep tariff unchanged until forced by the fall elections. Grosvenor and other leaders oppose any reform while protected trusts hold influence. Voters may decide by supporting Hanna Grosvenor plan or backing reformers. Democrats foresee opportunity as party disorganization grows.
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Representative Grosvenor
Washington
Boston Transcript
Grosvenor
House
Mr. Grosvenor
Senator Cullom
Tawney
Congress
Babcock
Shaw
Iowa
United States Senate
Hanna-Grosvenor
Republican Schism Over Cuban Reciprocity and Trusts
A rift splits the Republican party between the president and supporters backing Cuban reciprocity tariff reform and limited trusts, and the Hanna-led machine opposing reciprocity and defending trusts. The campaign book cites industrial commission data claiming unions higher employment and wages after combinations, clashing with the president’s trust stance. Some fear a fall tour could revive reciprocity agitation.
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Republican Party
Tarif
Republican Machine
Hanna
Republican National Committee
Babcock
Congressional Committee
Industrial Commission
Washington Times
Democratic battle cry against Republican plutocracy in 1902
The piece from the New York Journal denounces Republicanism as a wealth driven regime linked to trusts and monopolies. It argues Democrats must wage war on trusts and privilege, aligning with Jeffersonian equality and opposing a moneyed political class dominating government and media.
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Republican Party
New York Journal
Democratic Party
Food Trust
Coal Trust
Congress
Hamilton
Jefferson
What Democrats Need Leadership and Soul for Survival
The Florida Times Union argues that Democrats require leaders who are motivated by service rather than wealth. Without spiritual renewal and principled guidance, the party risks nullifying voter trust and facing a doomed, celebratory march toward a cemetery.
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Florida Times Union
Tariff Argument Urges Focus on Protection Costs
The piece argues the Democratic committee should publicize how protection raises costs, noting a protected manufacturer charges American consumers 40 percent more than foreign buyers and framing this as widespread larceny by the tariff system. It appeals to readers to oppose Republican tariff policy.
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Democratic Congressional Committee
Farley Seen as New York See Likely Appointment
Bishop John M. Farley, auxiliary of New York since 1895 and consecrated as bishop of Zeugma, is reportedly recommended for the archbishopric. Born in Armagh Ireland, he studied in Ireland New York Rome and Troy and has served the church for thirty two years. The appointment is popular in New York. Fertilizer guidance stresses barnyard manure green crops lime and limited commercial mixes for grass and clover and meadow establishment.
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John M. Farley
Propaganda
New York
Zeugma
Leo
Farley
Eral
Armagh
Ireland
St. John’s College
American College
Rome
St. Joseph's Seminary
Troy
Andrew M. Soule
DREAD DISEASE OF SAMOA LINKED TO MOSQUITO WORMS
Dr. Werner Lyman Kellogg of Stanford University returned from Samoa with specimens for the National Museum. He studied the fallaria, a worm like organism living on mosquitoes that causes elephantiasis, a disease affecting much of Samoa’s native population. Under Capt. Sebree’s guidance, Kellogg proposed to curb the scourge by stopping use of infected water among natives.
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Werner Lyman Kellogg
Department of Entomology
Leland Stanford University
D. S. Jordan
Samoa
University
National Museum
Washington
Capt
Sebree
United States
American Islands
Kellogg
Strange Memorial Clock At Bridgewater Offices
A memorial is set up at Bridgewater trustees head offices in Lancashire coal works. The public clock now strikes thirteen to let workers start after dinner, an idea from the Duke of Bridgewater who once installed a Worsley clock to aid workers who missed 1 strike.
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Bridgewater
Lancashire
Duke of
Worsley
Popular Woman Lawyer Opens Practice in Montrose
Miss Sue M. Strauss of Montrose Pa has just been licensed to practice law. So popular is she among her neighbors that on the day she hung out her shingle she was retained in seven different cases.
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Sue M. Strauss
Montrose
Vast Kansas City Cotton Mill Projected
A near Kansas City Missouri will host what is described as the world’s largest cotton mill with an investment around 10 million dollars. The project aims to establish a major textile facility and create a significant local industry hub.
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Kansas City
How He Saved His Lung From Consumption on Wicklow Farm
A Bostonian heir, sick with consumption, travels from Ireland to Wicklow County. After nine months of farm work near Tinahely, his lungs improve and he receives £20 and an honorable discharge. He returns to Boston with £1400 and health, now living in New York as a modern Hercules.
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Wicklow
Ireland
Far West
Samaria
River Jordan
Mediterranean
Queenstown
Wicklow County
Tinahely
Back Bay
Boston
New York
American Wives of Diplomats in Washington
In the diplomatic colony of Washington the coming winter will have a notably American atmosphere. Along with the wife of the new British ambassador Miss Wilson of New York, the wife of M. Jusserand has also been revealed as American born. Formerly Miss Richards, she spent years in Paris before marrying the French diplomat and had a brilliant education there.
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Washington
Miss Wilson
New York
M. Jusserand
America
Miss Richards
Paris
Joseph Smith House Near Susquehanna Pa hoofed as translation site
A house near Susquehanna Pennsylvania is noted for Joseph Smith translating the Book of Mormon from copper plates in 1827 confirming local ties to early Mormon history.
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Joseph Smith
Susquehanna
Carlisle D. Graham swims Niagara lower rapids to Lewiston
Carlisle D. Graham completes a four mile swim from the Niagara River whirlpool through the rapids to Lewiston aided by cork vest and life ring. The feat follows a prior swim by Kendall of Boston, while crowds of 10 000 greet him ashore after being towed by a boat near Lewiston.
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Carlisle D. Graham
Niagara River
Lewiston
Kendall
Boston
Graham
S. Graham
New York
Canadian Channel
Devil’s Hole
Suspension Bridge
Spraying Strawberries Against Fungus Threats
Kellogg urges Bordeaux mixture spraying to control leaf fungus on strawberry plants. He warns spores spread after wet then sunny spells and claim proper summer spraying destroys spores before field planting. He notes infected nursery stock passes spores and damages future yields if not treated.
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Bordeaux
X. M. Kellogg
Sweet Potatoes Growers Learn Northern Challenges
The sweet potato, native to southern Asia, is now widely grown in the North though quality is higher in the South. Northern farmers must protect crops to mature before frost. Propagation uses tubers or sprouts, with sprouts more common and better. Dry warm sandy soil yields best quality, while sandy loam also produces good results in both quality and quantity.
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Asia
Range in Graham County Arizona Describes Overstocked Poor Range
The Range Country in Graham County Arizona shows very poor conditions with no grass and little water. Stock includes horses cattle sheep and goats, mostly cattle, with overstocking harming sustainability. Sheep and goats perform better in the hills while the range deteriorates since white settlement.
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Graham County
Arizona
Wm. Stapley
Bell Sheep Lead Sheep Into Cars In Hailey Idaho
Three trained ewes and a wether with bells guide other sheep into loading cars. The bell leaders stay with the car to prevent reentry as it fills while the owner walks with the leader. The same sheep guide flocks through town to stock yards and receive 25 to 50 cents per trip.
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Hailey
Idaho
Long Life of a Cockatoo
A cockatoo in a distant country lived as a cheerful old pet into his eighty fifth year, illustrating an extraordinary long life for a bird.
Profits in Egg Production Depend on Time of Year
The article argues that egg profits hinge on selling price and season rather than feed cost. Winter eggs fetch higher prices, and even with double feed costs, winter production can yield double the spring profits. Time of year is the key factor in profitability for poultry
Duck and Goose Rearing Guidelines for Hatchlings
Guidelines from J. R. Brabrazon on incubation periods of 28 days for both ducks and geese. Advice covers housing at night during laying, locating eggs, brood management under hens, early feeding, water needs, and safety from cold water. Concludes ducks and geese are profitable and easier to raise than other poultry.
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J. R. Brabrazon
Leghorns for Meat in Broiler Markets
An Indiana breeder reports shipping Leghorn broilers to New York in large numbers after testing many breeds. He found the Leghorn yields plump, breast meat and suits the market, though it may not become a staple for common poultry flesh. The bird may appeal more to the fancy trade and broiler buyers.
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Indiana
New York
Loss of Birds at Shows Claims by Poultry Exhibitors
Frank QO Johnson states he has attended poultry shows for ten years and lost only one bird. He recounts hiring a helper to move birds between fairs and a hen that escaped but was later captured. He asserts proper care by exhibitors and show managers can prevent losses.
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Farmers’ Review
Frank QO. Johnson
Age of Breeding Males in Poultry Breeding
The article asks readers when a male fowl reaches optimal breeding age and invites evidence based opinions. It notes many opinions exist but little verification and requests statistical or factual backing from readers.
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