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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
2
President Taft notes broad prosperity with a forthcoming business expansion. Farmers reap high prices from a harvest season described as unprecedented, while workers face a heavier burden as wages lag behind living costs. Global price rises and gold outflow influence the cost of living.
The political fight in England over tariffs heats up as opponents attack Lloyd George policies. Charles Wright Macara, cotton federation head and free trader, warns that taxing food and mill inputs would endanger production and Britain’s preeminence. He notes protected America consumes less of its own manufactured goods than England.
The piece argues that cheap British cotton undercuts American producers despite our two thirds of world cotton, asking what statesmen think of further tariff cuts. It notes Des Moines river improvements and Congressman Hull’s role, mocks political ironies, and comments on Wisconsin’s primary slate and public belief in primary choice.
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