Does Protection Increase Wages in Free Trade Debate
Frederick W. Hinrichs argues against tariffs claiming protection raises wages. He contrasts rising prices under protection with reduced purchasing power, cites historical wages in Europe and England, and explains how tariffs raise costs for consumers while aiding only some manufacturers. He warns that most workers gain no direct tariff benefit and that government revenue can suffer under high duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Hinrichs
Brooklyn
Beecher
Evarts
Academy of Music
New York
Europe
Atlantic
Republican Party
England
Professor Fawcett
United States
Great Britain
Ireland
America
Hancock
Confederacy
Oeterhaus
Lyons
France
Paterson
Tways
Henry George
Sheffield
Calicos
Winges
A Band of Robbers From New Jersey Gang Rampage
A New York Sun report details a large criminal operation within fifty miles of Paterson. The Hennion family led the gang with wives and children, robbing farms, houses, post offices, and Erie railroad stations from Mahwah to Ringwood. Detectives Brown and Grimes captured most members after a cave raid. Hiram Hennion escaped as authorities and neighbors closed in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
New Jersey
Paterson
Erie
John H. Brown
John Grimes
Orange County
Hiram
Peter
James Hennion
James
William
Edmund Shaw
Binghamton
Auburn
New York
Mrs. Shaw
Pitty That Street
Nith Avenue
Mr. Shaw
Wanaque
Kingwood
Sloatsburg
Mahway
Ramsey
Allendale
Ridgewood
Ringwood
Hon. A. & Hewitt
Duck Cedar Creek
Donnell
Brown
Grimes
Oakland
Hiram Hennion
Teter
Edward
Maiden lady of Berlin helps wardrobe thief sheriff tale
A Berlin maiden Miss S. hides a suitor in a wardrobe to avoid a surprised visitor while a sheriff searches for goods to satisfy a seamstress debt. The officer assumes the wardrobe hides the disputed dress and asks the lady for access before leaving frustrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcely
Myrmdon of Justice
Miss S
Charles
Berlin
Sea serpent or gazoo shocks Staten Island beach
A New York Star report details a 13 foot long yellowish creature with a flat head found on Staten Island near New Creek shoals. Locals debated if it was a sea serpent or a gazoo before it was buried after complaints. Authorities offered puzzled remarks and jokes about fake certificates from famous scientists.
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New York Star
South Beach
Staten Island
Star
Barnegat
New Creek Shoals
Samuel Loyle
Richmond Road
Coney Island
Upper
Hudson
Charney Léland’s
Wolff
Stapleton
Henry Reiche
Aquarium
Mr. Roberts
A Cure for Small-Pox by Lemon Juice Discovery
Dr James Moore of Ironton recounts an self tested remedy for small pox using lemon juice. He describes rapid fever drop to 60, visions gone, eruptions shrinking and eventual disappearance after repeated doses. He urges physicians to try and report results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Moore
Ironton
Remarkable Journalist of Angels Camp Faces Paralysis
A Stockton Mail profile highlights SS Waterman, 24, a man paralyzed since birth living in Angels Camp, Calaveras County. He uses his teeth to set wood and metal type, run block printing, and prepare editorials while directing a small job printing business and town invitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton Mail
United States
Angels Camp
Calaveras County
SS. Waterman
Angels
Waterman
Mountain Echo
Fritz Hiseen's Strange Escape From a Cincinnati Scaffold
Bernard Koehler and Fritz Hisgen were painting a Betts street and Central avenue house when a scaffold failed. Koehler slipped, clung to a cornice sixty feet above ground, then swung inward through a fourth story window to safety. Hisgen fell but survived the plunge after tying his knot and calling for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Hiseen
Cincinnati
Bernard Koehler
Fritz Hisgen
Betts Street
Central Avenue
Hisgen
Koeller
Koehler
A Right in a Cell The Police Drag Net Sights and Scenes in a Precinct Lock Up
A Herald report paints a midnight glimpse of a city precinct lockup showing diverse inmates from young mechanics to a sole female prisoner. Capt Clinchy guides a reporter through nightly arrivals as prisoners recount exploits, endure searches, and fill the cell with snoring, songs, and improvised verse while awaiting court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Court House
Clinchy
East Twenty-second Street
Eighteenth Precinct
Llerald
Captain Clinchy
Corres
Prisoners Poke Fun At Jail Night In New York
A lively jailhouse scene unfolds with inmates trading boasts and burlesque tales. A veteran bruiser laments lost liberty while a demijohn worker jokes about whiskey and danger. A boy mocks mistaken identities as the reporter notes the odd camaraderie of confinement.
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My Manley
Job
Seventeenth Street
Yorkville
Gaffney
Murray
Joli
Bub
Manhattan
Newhawken
Jersey
Clinchy
Bastile
A Terrible Disgrace On The Illinois Prairie Visit
A traveler encounters a distressed Illinois family near Cairo. The scene shows a ruined home with missing gas and furniture. The daughter Sal has left with a local editor, leaving the parents to face ruin and harsh gossip. The father mentions shoemaker Martin Kehoe, a one eyed flute player, and a life ruined by Sal's departure.
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Illinois
Cairo
Martin Kehoe
Jock
Sal
Venom Variations Across Snake Species
The article explains venom differences among snakes and their varied effects on the vascular system, nervous system, and blood. It notes five distinct venoms from five species examined, with speculation that rattlesnakes and copperheads may share similarities. Ammonia’s role is questioned, and a historical cobra bite example is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girling
Cobra de Capella
Prominent Jersey City Man Survives Bed Trap Fire Accident
A well known businessman on the hill woke to a notebook and lamp fall. The stand toppled, the lamp spilled oil and flames spread under the bed. He wriggled free after fierce effort, sustaining burns and skin damage, then promised to keep the lamp on a sturdier table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City Journal
Journal
Cain
Mule's sanity questioned in railroad collision suit
The Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railroad faced a suit over a killed mule. Defense testimony argued the mule was idiotic and failed to move off the track as trains approached. The jury returned a verdict for the railroad company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria & Fredericksburg Railroad Company
A Boston girl’s remedy for rude car admirers
A Boston young lady, tired of staring by rude young men in horse-cars, has found a simple fix. She looks at the shoes of her silent suitors with a mix of amusement and deprecation, turning their attention to footwear and keeping them occupied as she contemplates their conduct.
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Troy Times
Boston
Culchar
Gounod Puts Up With an Unwanted Court Yard Concert
In London Truth style report, Gounod, at his home with a friend, hears an organist burst into one of his melodies. He exclaims that composers endure calumny while trying to win popularity, remarking on the intrusion.
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Hoffman
Tammany
Halle
Hallelujah
de Mawrning
Mawrning
Gabriel
de Mawrninng
Chillen
iLondon
Gounod
Sumter
Henry Reading
Henry Sapp
Prince Brothers
Redding
Sapp
Jae
Skinderson
Phil McGovern
San Francisco
Old Klamskatter
Gold Hill
Oizen
Virginia
Sim Briggs
Bedrock
Old Kramskatter
Mount Davidson
Congress
Tom
de Iman
Love and Patna in a Painted World
A collage of humorous vignettes from Detroit Free Press style humor pages, including a lovers’ gate scene, a Western judge’s bravado, a Gunnison case, and scattered comic anecdotes about Indians, miners, and eccentric locals. The tone blends whimsy with exaggerated frontier justice and social caricature.
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Sider
Jleine
Eddie Shaw
West
Twenty-third Street
Standard Oil Works
Rutherford Bratch
Hic
Ree
Storms Gang
Hennion
Lib
Fred Hoeftiler
Toreaway
Suffern's
Hirai Hennion
Bedlam
Miss Warble
Mile
Canary
Miss Nightingale
Teddy Quinn
Molly
Sam
McDonald
Niobe
Johnny Rees
James McCloskey
Jimmy O’brien
Love and
Patna
Detroit Free Press
Deadwood
Custer
Michigan
Gunnison
Justice of the Peace
Gunnison Wiliam
Texas
Mose
Levi Schaumburg
Austin Avenue
Levi
Maine
Victoria
Earl of Beaconsfield
Hughenden
Carlyle
the Academy
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