What Do the People Want in a Time of Tariff Debate
The piece argues the Payne Aldrich tariff split the Republican party and the 1910 election reflected public demand for tariff reform. It notes successes of Wilson era style reform, critiques of the Underwood tariff, and surveys state experiences on election costs with women voters. It cites Iowa 1914 costs and Chicago 1915 expense per vote.
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Payne- Aldrich
Critica
Tors
House of Representative
Aldrich
Payne
St. Louis Republic
Towa Si
Othore
Ste
California
Secretary of
Chicago
The Expensive Primary
A wide view of campaign spending ahead of Iowa’s June primary shows candidates for governor and other state offices likely budgeting over 500000 dollars. One candidate alone estimates 265000 dollars for nomination efforts, with funds earmarked for mail, lithographs, moving picture displays, and intense voter contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fry
Sam
General Assembly
Iowa
The One Man Top and the Automobile Side Show
A humorous sprightly piece roast describes the one man top for cars as a sales gimmick for Bibles and plaster and mocks owners who struggle to erect it in rain. It notes the top’s shrinkage, the noisy neighbors, and the comic ineptitude of single handed installation versus garage help. It ends with a tease of a farm wife driven Iowa product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Porter
Ames
Iowa
Howard Rann
Economic several measures show 1914 agriculture and trade trends
The figures show 1914 income tax receipts near 120 million dollars up from 80 million the previous year. Panama Canal cost is projected at 375 million. U S arable land totals 935 million acres with 400 million cultivated. California raisin output equals eight times Spain’s. 1914 farm product value hits about 10.0 billion, up 82 million from 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
United States
California
Spain
United States Bureau of Fisheries
National Forest Reserve Commission
Appalachian
White Mountains
Europe
Dollar Becomes Basis for Global Trade Amid War Demands
The American dollar replaces the English pound as the main exchange standard. Surplus funds from Great Britain, Germany, and France are required for war materials, shifting financing of large commercial ventures in South and Central America to American money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South and
Central America
Notice to appear for probate of Thettie V Widner will
State of Towa in Taylor county issues probate notice for Thettie V Widner's last will and testament. All heirs must attend court at Bedford courthouse in Taylor county on September 2 1916 at 10 oclock to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. The notice is dated May 29 1916 and bears the office seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sovernor
Newspapre
Bedford
Taylor County
Towa
Thettie V Widner
Iowa
Lawyer Practice Across Courts Above Bank on Main Street
A lawyer advertises practice in all courts with offices upstairs over Farmers and Merchants Bank on Main Street, offering legal services.
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Farmers & Merchant’s Bank
Main Street
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