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Puerto Rican Bill and Expansion Plans in 1900s Press
The article reviews the Puerto Rico tariff bill set to take effect May 1, outlining U S governance for Puerto Rico including fiscal control by the president, a governor appointed by the president, an exclusive council, a house of delegates, and a district court system with no export duties but levied taxes. It also surveys potential national tickets with Roosevelt as a leading VP candidate and Dewey as a possible Bryan running mate, plus commentary on agricultural export growth and broader expansionist policy touching China Japan and the Philippines. It notes farmer benefits from expanding markets and the impact on domestic industries and trade balances.
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Thieto Rico
Bai Juan
United States
Thepina
Spain
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House of Delegates
United States District Court
Washington
Bel
Walter Wellman
Chicago Times-Herald
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Bryan
Dewey
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Smith
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New York
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Admiral Dewey
Nebraska
Hanna Amiung
Republians
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Navy
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Columbus
William McKinley
United States Treasury
Democratic Party
Frank Hitchcock
Cuba
Philippines
China
Pacific
Japan
Ever Indies
Aalit
Orient
Tate
Asia