Tariff board to study duties as reforms threaten tariff war
President creates a three member tariff board to examine the maximum and minimum clauses, cost of production, and foreign practices. He warns that readings may lead to new policy if duties are too high while seeking to avoid a tariff war. Efforts to cut war department estimates reflect economy drives amid calls to revamp army and navy personnel laws for advancement and retirement.
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United States
State Department
Tarif Board
Department of State
Tariff Board
Congress
War Department
Secretary of War
Navy
Army
Naval Observatory
Navy Department
Board of Visitors
Senate
Lighthouse Board
Department of Commerce and Labor
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Bureaus of Manufactures and Statistics
Chesapeake Bay Defense Plea for Fort At Mouth
The article urges stronger coastal defense at the Chesapeake Bay mouth by building an artificial island fort to block enemy fleets. It also discusses Pearl Harbor plans, Philippine defenses, and broader navy reforms.
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Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic
Gulf
Naval Joint Boards
Philippine Islands
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Philippines
Corregidor
Olongapo
Dewey
Joint Board
Manila Bay
Prosperity Report From The White House Address 1909
President William H. Taft argues the nation is in a high state of prosperity with a looming business expansion and record farm harvests. He cites rising gold output, population growth, and living costs as key drivers while noting tariffs did not cause the price increases seen in factory and farm goods.
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American Bar Association
Frial Decison
Ionehings
Alaska
Bureau of Immigration
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Medical Department of the Army
Medical Department of
Navy
Bureau of Public Health
Agricultural Department
William H. Tapt
White House
Taft’s brief message outlines policy on Central America and reforms
President Taft reports prosperity but notes turmoil in Zelaya’s Central America and calls for cautious U S action in Nicaragua. He urges tariff and postal policy review, sugar trust investigations, civil court reform, possible higher second class mail rates, and postal savings banks. Separate Arizona and New Mexico statehood is urged along with a ship subsidy bill and stronger anti corruption measures.
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Central America
United States
Sugar Trust
Congress
Arizona
New Mexico
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Customs Service
New York City
American Sugar Refining Company
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
NEW Tariff Board
THE
the Navy
Geological Survey
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Supreme Court
Federal Courts of First Instance
Law of Appeals
Courts of Appeals
Republican Party
Comra
District of Columbia
Postoffice Department
Post Office Department
Monetary Commission
Europe
Vention
Government For
Atlantic Seaboard
South America
China
Japan
House
Bureau of Health
Civil Service
United States Civil Service Commission
House of Representatives
Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company
South
Taft
Grocer
Burnett
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