Tariff Revision Speech Highlights Trust Exactions
The president’s Cincinnati speech avoids firm tariff revision commitments, arguing trusts cannot be tamed by tariffs alone. He presses for a nonpartisan tariff commission while warning of delayed relief and noting potential shifts with a Democratic Congress.
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Cincinnati
Henderson
Roosevelt
Logansport
Congress
Coal Trust
Beef Trust
Sugar Trust
Steel Trust
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Trust and Tariff Incubus
Curtain goods sale with low prices in ad style
An ad style notice highlights lace curtains window blinds curtain poles carpets and rugs with claims of the best prices. It mentions a curtain pole priced at ten cents and emphasizes variety and value for buyers.
Rest Easy with Elastic Fly Mattress Ad
Worn out? Try the Elastic fly mattress for a restful break. Price six dollars and fifty cents.
House Furnishing Is an Art Store Ad
An advertisement claims that House Furnishing is an art and invites shoppers to visit. It highlights new goods, low rents, and no large staff, promoting bedroom suites dining chairs from 3.50, and various bed couches, single couches, and lounges.
Roosevelt rebukes campaign book omissions and tariff debate
The piece notes President Roosevelt challenges the campaign text book, discusses omitted issues like Cuban reciprocity, tariff and trusts, and questions Republican appeals. It cites Fairbanks 1892 remarks, Wanamaker and Schwab as sources, and predicts a likely Democratic win in 1904.
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Roosevelt
Congressional
Republican Committee
Roosevelt and Knox Advise Pause on Coal Company Action
President Roosevelt sought action against Pennsylvania coal firms but Attorney General Knox urged restraint. He explained mining is conducted through subsidiary entities like Reading Coal and Iron, legally separate yet effectively identical to parent lines. Knox said railroads claim only carrying coal for all shippers and that mining firms avoid interstate traffic, leaving no clear case to press in court.
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Roosevelt
Knox
Pennsylvania Coal Companies
Reading Railway
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Senators Beveridge Fairbanks Support Hanna Ship Subsidy
The text argues Beveridge and Fairbanks back Mark Hanna's ship subsidy scheme, claiming Indiana voters are misrepresented in the United States Senate. It suggests Fairbanks’ retirement in March would honor the state.
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Beveridge
Fairbanks
Mark Hanna
Indiana
Senate
TO CURE A COLD IN A DAY WITH LAXATIVE TABLETS
An advertisement promoting Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. It claims money back by W F Grove on each box if no cure and urges purchase at druggists.
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W. F. Grove
C. Ni
Tasteless Chill Tonic Formula On Tile Label Rethought
Fragmentary note claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tante uses plain iron and quinine per tile label. No cure offered, pay disputed.
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Grove
Serovit Ly
Fairbanks pushes labor bills with limited Senate action
The Fifty-fifth Congress second session saw Mr. Fairbanks introduce multiple labor measures, notably Senate Bill 2735 to enforce immigration and contract labor laws, but all failed to reach final passage. He also spoke on arbitration of railroad labor disputes, with critics accusing the bill of favoring railroad interests.
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Fairbanks
Senate
United States
Committee On Immigration
House
Spooner
Allen
Nebraska
Farm for Sale Near Corydon with Trees and Timber
37 acres on a good road fifteen miles east of Corydon includes a house and barn with fruit trees and many young trees, about five acres of timber, near the pike. Offers easy terms for a small farm buyer. Also note Fleshman’s Drug Store with full line and hotel in connection.
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Corydon
Meuckport
Fleshman
Calderhead trashed organized labor in Topeka address
In a 1902 Topeka speech Calderhead denounced organized labor as a menace while praising trusts as a country blessing. The Indianapolis News echoed longingly for voters to align with his view, noting most prefer regulated capital and labor rights, and a malarial cure ad interrupts the garbled text.
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Topeka
Kan
Calderhead
The
Indianapolis News
Not Promises in County Tax Reductions Cited
Democratic county officials are praised for tax cuts totaling 27 cents over four years from 1899 to 1902. The last Republican assessment is listed at 7244 cents, while the current Democrat led assessment is 45 cents. voters will face a fall choice.
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Fairbanks
Trust to unify plow makers threatens farmer prices
A new trust of major plow manufacturers plans to coordinate prices and curb competition, with capital at 75 million dollars. The list includes Avery, Deere, Rock Island, Sattley, and many others across Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The piece notes anti trust sentiment and criticizes tariff policy and a local political machine in Huntington Whitley counties.
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Northwest
B. F. Avery & Co
Louisville
Bucher & Gibbs Plow Company
Canton
Ohio
Bettendorf
Metal Wheel Company
Davenport
Deere & Co
Moline
Kingman Plow Company
Peoria
Minneapolis Plow Works
Minneapolis
Morrison Manufacturing Company
Fort Madison
Pekin Plow Company
Pekin
J. Pierpont Morgan
Congress
Indiana
Huntington
Whitley
John W. Baker
Whitley County
Baker
Fairbanks
Whiteley
Huntington County
Adam Beck
Part
Public Auction on Farm Near New Middletown
The undersigned will sell at public auction on his farm one half mile north of New Middletown on Thursday October 23. Personal property includes three head of horses seven head of cattle hogs and other items to be listed at sale.
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New Middletown
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