Tariff Reform Debate Highlights Republican Trust Issue
A St Louis Republic summary notes Western voters’ belief that elected Republicans will pursue tariff reform, facing party resistance in Congress. It argues many GOP lawmakers will fail to amend tariffs or restrain trusts, risking constituents’ interests and exposing political costs for backing reform.
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Friends of Protection
Congress
Phat
Ammuni Party
Ata
Erosion Iitve
Tle
Maj Lorie
Amd
Babcoel
Wars and Ins Committee
Babeocls
Ieu
Town
Minnesota
Thisir
pstiGenes
Golda Believns Iis
Raesseale
Ople
Sunken State label sparks question of Pennsylvania elections
The Baltimore Sun quotes John Wananmarker calling Pennsylvania a sunken state and questions whether a genuine republican government exists if elections are controlled by fraud and padding of returns by an oligarchy.
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John Wananmarker
Pennsylvania
Baltimore Sun
Prices of Peed Products Reflect Broad Market Strain
The piece notes rising costs for meat butter eggs poultry and impending milk price rises. It argues wage growth lags behind price hikes harming the core earner while farmers gain, manufacturers prosper, and fraud in elections is tolerated in Philadelphia, contrasting views on ballot-box stuffing.
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Ihe
Baltimore News
Tariff Reform Debate Signals Shift in Trust Protection
The piece argues Republicans will reform the tariff when needed, trimming duties on coal and other protectionist measures. It accuses Moody and the president of planning gradual changes to ease pressures from trusts, while praising free trade advocates and warning about political manipulation.
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Moody
Congress
Washington
Tfe
Armany
Commission
Republicans in Full Control and Trust Critique
Republicans will hold the next Congress and administration with a Republican Senate and Trause. Responsibility for any failures lies with the current party and a change in 1904 would reflect that party’s performance. The Steel Trust is labeled a bad trust for selling barbed wire cheaply abroad while charging high prices domestically.
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Senate
Land Tein Dealer
Democracy’s 1904 platform calls for unified party boldness
The Atlanta Constitution notes that Democrats must cast out past issues and unite on a straight home rule platform with equal rights for all and no special privileges. In Athens Greece police circulate a notice to royal theaters asking programs show plays suitable for ladies.
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Maine
California
Atlania
Police Department
Athens
Greece
Cardiff Giant hoax recalled after George Wall death
The Cardiff Giant, a famed 19th century fake said to be a petrified man, drew national attention when Newell and Hull promoted it in Onondaga County New York. George Wall’s recent death at Binghamton revived interest in the hoax and its makers.
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Cardiff
Binghamton
George Wall
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Ralph Waldo I Emerson
George Wull
William C. Ruger
Onondaga County
New York State
Syracuse
Onondaga Hollow
Newell
William Newell
Stub" Newell
Ivewell Gideon Enanons
Jueny Nichols
Jebo Parker
Smith A. Woodman
Vais
Pressiovie
Westcott
David Harum
Prof
Hall
Geological Society
Boston
Jackson
Ruger
Powers
New York
Amos Westcott
P. Y. Barnum
Barnum
Ims
Fa &Yine
Ota
Sie
Ghia
Glo
Barnuis
Rochester
New York Central Road
Prisengers
Hull
Railroad Power at 30 Louis Warren Hill Rise in Northwest Rail
Louis Warren Hill, son of James J. Gill, leads twenty great corporations and holds multiple top rail roles. A Yale graduate trained from youth, he rose from accounting to track work, clerical posts, and freight operations before becoming vice president of a Northwestern railroad in 1887 and advancing to senior positions.
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Louis Warren Hill
James J. Gill
Northwest
United States
Ife
Will
Chairagan
Vigo
Desades
Great Northern Road
Il Litmalest
Lhuurge
Yale
Fae
Northwestern
Foundation of Skeletons Beneath Historic London
A historic viewpoint asserts London rests on a vast bed of skeletons from ancient sponges. The bones are trapped by layers of clay and gravel, forming a compact mass beneath the metropolis. The article links these fossil remains to early multicellular life and the evolution of simple organisms once thriving in seas where London now stands.
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London
Great Sea
Venices
Apples Improve Sleep and Health Warned
A column extols apples as an aid to sleep and brain function noting their high phosphoric acid content aids liver activity promotes restful sleep and disinfects the mouth. It also mentions apples preventing indigestion and throat diseases amid brief remarks on coal mining in Japan and a folk line about returning travelers.
Origin of trousers and a Paris tragedy linked to fashion
The essay traces trousers emerging from excess living a century ago and gout. It notes early disdain among dandies and says the Duke of Wellington was refused entry to Almack's for wearing trousers. A Paris tragedy follows a failed fashion shift, where a craftsman who made false calves for nobility drowned himself in the Seine.
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Almack
Duke of Wellington
Paris
Seine
France
Working People Interested. Mary Kowsky Backache Cure
Mary Kowsky of Wuertsburg Wisconsin describes chronic backache and kidney pains. She says doctors offered only temporary relief until using Dodd's Kidney Pills, after which she improved markedly and is almost cured after three boxes. She urges workers to learn of the remedy.
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Wuertsburg
Wis
Mary Kowsky
Dody
Dodd
How the Cities Grow City building boom in 1901
The United States Geological Survey reports 1901 the largest year for city building. Forty two cities submitted data showing 5 571 000 permits issued, up 25 percent from 1900, and building value rising to 372 173 631 dollars, a 54 percent increase from 241 561 585 dollars.
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United States Geological Survey
Department
All the Same Size Mystery Fabric Confuses Tanbrown Pair
Mrs. Tanbrown and JT discuss a material from a summer hotel while LT resists naming it. Tanbrown asks if it is a mosquito and she clarifies it is cloth but cannot decide if it is a napkin, towel, or sheet.
Balsas of Lake Titicaca Impress Travelers
A traveler reports the unusual balsas of Lake Titicaca built from aquatic lake plants by Aymara Indians. The boats float by displacement controlled with hay and dried grass, often fitted with a mast and sail and carrying eight to ten persons across the lake on a level with the Jungfrau's summit.
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Lake Titicaca
Jungfrau
Doan's Ointment Promises Quick Relief for Itching Piles
A nostalgic ad copy touts Doan's Ointment as a cure for painful itching piles. It claims instant relief from intense irritation and promises lasting comfort, urging readers to trust the product for a swift remedy.
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Doan
A Tighter Hold on Love and Needs
A Life magazine quote reveals a daughter choosing Clarence over a preferred suitor due to urgent finances. The exchange highlights practical concerns over romance as the deciding factor in a marriage prospect.
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Papa
Clarence
Putnam Face Less Dyes Promises Quick Home Dyeing
A humorous jab appears in a period ad style featuring a tramp and a lady. The tramp explains exhaustion from watching guests in the parlor playing ping pong, while the ad touts Putnam Faceless Dyes for a quick dyeing job in half an hour.
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Putnam
Smere the Society Artist Faces Mixed Fortunes
The excerpt notes Smere, a society artist, dismissed as a failure by some, but described as prosperous. It mentions his textbook for art students and quotes on making breakfast easier for his wife. It also includes a Saadi quote on generosity.
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Smere
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