German tariff viewed as model by ambassador at NY banquet
Count Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff told the National Association of Manufacturers in New York that Germany’s tariff is scientific and affordable, crediting social insurance and old age pensions for a lower cost of living. He noted imports and exports with the United States and urged continued open trade on fair terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Germany
N. Y
United States
London
Portsmouth
Thes
Sbhiowrights
Columbus
Ohio
Milwaukee
Krupp Steel Works
Koenigs
Lara Huette
Bochumer Association
Uhron
Vortnning
Gelsenkirchen Company
Phoenix
Ludwigshaven
Chemical
Fried, Bauer & Co
Elberfeld
Meister, Lucius & Bruening
Hoeschl
England’s Drink Bill Calls Church to Bold Temperance Push
The Bishop of London urged a national temperance advance at the London branch meeting of the Church of England Temperance Society at Queth’s Hall. He blasted the current 300 million drink bill, warned 60,000 deaths annually from alcohol, and urged bishops and church members to awaken conscience and act.
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England
London
Church of England Temperace Society
Queth’s Hall
Stirk
Shipping schedule shifts to launch earlier than planned
An article fragment notes negotiations over a vessel launch date adjusted to end of August or beginning September, moving up from October and placing the follow-on ship ahead of Neptune. It mentions staff additions and a revised timeline, with several weeks gained.
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Neptune
Orlginuly Arvanged
Peace Congress delegate reports on Hague arbitration progress
W R Bingham of White City, ex American consul to Cape Town, named by Governor Stubbs to a National Peace Congress in Chicago, filed a detailed report. He notes 167 international disputes settled by arbitration in the last century, cites figures on costs, treaties, and the growing role of The Hague court with hopes for further reform and reduced armaments.
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W. R. Bingham
White City
Cape Town
McKinley
Stubbs
National Peace Congress
Chicago
Bingham
Learnig
Richard ‘. Ballinger
Interior
James A. Tawney
M. C
Richard Bartholdt
Count Warnstorff
Germany
Herman de Lagercrantz
Weuen
Wu Ting-fang
China
Alfred Mitchell
Matsubara
Halveden Koht
Norway Peace Organization
James Allen Baker
London
Frederick Grant
Benj. F. Trueblood
American Peace Society
Charles 8. Deneen
Illinois
Anna B. Exstein
Boston Peace Society
the Hague
United States
Canada
Hague
Walter
Taft Philippine Pen and Pearl Ink Stand Memento
A La Concha button factory idea yields a no pearl handled gold pen and pearl ink stand sent to President-elect Taft as a Philippines memento. The stand features a large pearl shell and forms part of a broader note on novelty gifts and public curiosity.
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Taft
Schwingel
la Concha
Philippines
Missouri River as a national waterway potential
Mr. Campbell notes in Van Nostrand’s Magazine that the Missouri River could be made 12 feet deep from Ft. Benton to St. Louis, a 2000 mile channel. He highlights rich regional resources, dry farming, coal fields, and wool production, arguing for a $100 million private or public effort to build a great free highway and urging U.S. policy be more Europe-like in river development.
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Wil A. Campbell
van Norden
Missouri River
la Follette
Ft. Benton
Montana
St. Louis
Campbell
Upper
Missouri
Ohin
iIt
Ohio Channel
United States
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Europe
Tobacco Trust Denounced as Commercial Pirate by Paynter
Senator Paynter of Kentucky denounces the American Tobacco Company as a commercial pirate preying on 1,500,000 tobacco growers. He urges legislation to end the monopoly, allow leaf sales to consumers, and relieve farmers and laborers from poverty caused by the monopoly’s control of prices and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobacco Trust
Paynter
Kentucky
Senate
American Tobacco Company
Evildoers Always On The Job Says New York District Attorney
Willian Travers Jerome voices a warning at a diner about malgovernance in city state and nation. He argues evildoers sustain themselves by work while good men tire and leave early, urging every good citizen to stay engaged for genuine reform and self government.
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Willian
Travers Jerome
New York County
United States
Not So Had Tawyer You Say My Client Threatened You
Witness says the claim of a pistol threat by the client is disputed. The exchange questions whether the name was Tuer or Tawyer and notes the witness location in New York Times coverage.
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Toundon
Misa Marie Themae
Liverpool
Miss Thermine
Tawyer
Tuer
New York
Poise of Head In Beauty Advice
The guide notes the head should tilt slightly back so eyes look larger and suggests lowering the chin to reduce wrinkles and avoid a double chin, a common concern across body types.
The Physician as a Moral Leader Explains Reform
Dr McCormick, national lecturer for the American Medical Association, argues for harmony across medical schools and a wide public health campaign. He urges school inspections, better school housing, and joint efforts with teachers, editors, ministers, and others to educate on disease prevention and moral upright living.
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American Medical Association
Br. McCormick
McCormack
Kansas City
New York
American Health League
Evert
Hearthstone
Anqd
Seedless Grapes and the Fate of the Teaveless Apple
A fragmentary 19th or early 20th century note discusses seedless grapes and the teaveless apple as once promising developments for orchards. It muses on thornless blackberries, with skeptical tones about whether older fruit varieties will ever yield steady, long term production and shipment prospects.
Calf Feeding Dose Quietly Boosts Growth
It takes little more feed and time to feed a skim milk calf so it gains about two pounds daily, yet requires patience, attention, and careful care to ensure proper growth and avoid loss.
Reading and Study Key to Dairy Prosperity
A dairy farmer is urged to read and study to succeed. The saying Prom nothing, nothing comes applies to those who expect profits without feeding or sheltering the cow. Success in the dairy business requires brains and ongoing effort to keep up with times.
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Ife
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Peace Congress
Hague Tribunal
Penny & Work of Art
Tobaggo Trust
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