Congress and the tariff fight taints state and nation
The piece critiques Congress for obstructive tariff battles led by Reed Robeson and Keifer, condemns the conference process and minority gag rules, notes Republican papers initially backing, then criticizing, and forecasts an unproductive final days with resignations and limited reform. It also covers state politics on women’s suffrage, governor proclamations, and a survey of local art exhibitions.
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Cape Cod Ship Canal Idea Revived in Sandwich
Correspondence notes the Cape Cod ship canal proposal once again dominates Cape towns attention 261 years after first suggesting the link between Barnstable Buzzards Bay and Manomet dates mark early trading routes and explorations by Pilgrims and Dutch, with legislative and presidential surveys cited as backstory.
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