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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1906
Page
2
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The piece argues that landmarks anchor memory and daily life. Removed, their absence disrupts thought, triggering a jolt as the mind struggles to find a familiar reference point and resume its accustomed pace.
A London cablegram reports the tariff commission's volume showing sharp job and wage losses in silk as free imports grow. Mills close, machines idle, and workers vanish from Macclesfield to Manchester. The piece argues free trade harms British labor and contrasts with US prosperity.
The Four-Track News urges action against widespread complacency in society. It cites repeated failures to respond to dangers in football, theater safety after Chicago incidents, and political and business corruption. It warns the public remains inert until a dramatic disaster provokes anger.
A reflective man of affairs urges continual progress in business. He warns old firms fall behind without new blood and fresh ideas. He urges forward motion and constant development to stay abreast of the world in life and commerce.
The club women of the United States unite to honor Mrs Lillie Devereaux Blake a longtime advocate of woman suffrage for 35 years with a bag of gold to be presented on Saturday April 7 the gold amount is not limited.
A記 noting that 719 patents were issued to Indiana residents highlights the state's industrious output and underscores that patents are not granted on fictional schemes.
The article notes theatrical managers declining to issue passes to railroad men and the railroad workers responding with a thoughtful, cautious attitude as the policy unfolds.
A whimsical claim asserts that American farmers earned 21 million dollars each day last year while jesting about a 100000 men and a skidoo. The line blends satire with agricultural economics in a period voice.
The piece argues that tariff revision rhetoric is a Democratic free‑trade maneuver while the Dingley tariff still functions well. It notes decreasing customs receipts, January revenues surpassing expenditures, and a likely small deficit. Treasury balancing amid naval, Panama, and irrigation costs is cited, with tariff reform portrayed as a discredited, disguised push.
Contemporary opinion notes senators search for political points to attack while preserving personal stances. The piece highlights perfunctory free thoughts for lawmakers and cites Cleveland and Cummins in discussions on tariff and leadership, illustrating cross party reflections.
The Portsmouth Chronicle asserts the U S guarantees equal market access worldwide. It rejects export bounties and duties while applying tariffs for protection and revenue, and warns of possible tariff retaliation if abroad disequally treats U S exports.
A strong movement in Germany supports a provisional arrangement to soften the impact of the coming tariff law on American goods. The public opposes measures that would bar valuable articles, warning that discrimination against the United States could provoke reactions.
The Troy Times notes near unanimity in congress for a railroad rate regulation bill. It credits President Roosevelt for pressuring action and shaping a measure that protects shippers while limiting railroad unfair rebates. The Hepburn bill is seen as the near final form likely to pass both houses with broad support.
The Burlington Hawkeye questions Gov. Cummins plan for a tariff set at 50 cents to cover production costs, arguing the figure ignores transport costs, value standards, and real protection. The piece critiques theory over practical experience and notes uncertainty in determining the true tariff rate.
The Monticello Iowa Ex press notes labor has strong hiring demand nationwide with farmers paying good wages yet crowds of workers are needed. It contrasts U S conditions with London where unemployment drives calls for aid while some favor England style economic policy.
American Economist questions timetable for tariff revision and business anxiety. Chicago Tribune praises Bryan era travel with grand vocal drills. Troy Times notes steel demand rising and prosperity not subsiding while Massachusetts seeks protection removal to boost wealth.
King Christian IX dies at 63 and Frederik VIII ascends the throne in Denmark. The article notes their simple court life, the queen’s wealth and Paris tastes, and the royal family’s large progeny. It covers Denmark’s small size 16 000 square miles and 2 500 000 people, plus colonies in Iceland Greenland and the West Indies.
Dr. Klein reports before the American Academy of Medicine on Papyrus Ebers a 65 foot rolled ancient medical roll found near Thebes in 1872. The 700 plus medicines cover ailments from heart to abdomen with modern relevance. The document dates to about 1550 BCE with roots 7,000 years old.
A terse couplet notes that a divorce or separation is resolved not by schemes but by simply coming to a decision or presence, framing arrival as the catalyst for ending a life.
President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad and his son Robert Kelso Cassatt are said to ride without paying fares. The Reading road brings in a change requiring aging passengers to have seats and pass-holders to show passes each ride. Gov Folk thanks for closing Sunday saloons. a woman’s letter says it brings bread to her family despite earlier hardship.
Mark Twain told schoolchildren a true story about a sick boy who misreads days. The doctor diagnoses a stomach ache and corrects the boy on the date, revealing it is Friday. The boy recovers by afternoon and is sent to school, underscoring a humorous misunderstanding.
A head of a major manufacturing arm credits loving work for success. He left college for a family business and now leads a vast workforce. A sculptor quit a $5,000 a year post in Paris to study art, a move later justified. A wealthy land agent started as a doctor, built a practice, then switched to property dealing and prospered.
Dr Fastenrach, a Zurich professor, spent five months with the waiters of Lake Luzerne. He has trained about 200 fish to eat from his hand and to be released back into the water. He has also captured notable photographs of his aquatic friends.
In Austrian cities a special examination is conducted for female barbers and the number of women entering the trade is increasing yearly.
Clement Armand Faillieres, rooted in Mezin, grandson of a blacksmith, rises from the south to lead France. A cautious, experienced, scandal-free figure, he is regarded as safe and self-made, having served as senator president and in multiple cabinets. He embodies a traditional presidency with limited real power.
Dr. Douglas Hyde tours the United States to explain Gaelic League work in Ireland and to solicit support from Irish Americans and others. He stresses unity across politics and faith, a self sufficient Ireland, and the move to grow home industries to curb emigration. His tact has aided league progress.
Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, evangelistic head for the national Congregational churches, proposed renting theaters to close them on Sunday evenings and keep them open to ministers. He warned that if churches do not use theaters nationwide, Sunday access could expand from coast to coast. Hillis has led Central church in Chicago and Plymouth church in Brooklyn, and is an author on social and religious topics.
A profile of Norman Hapgood known for his editorial clash with Town Topics. It recounts his arrest on a criminal libel charge and his subsequent legal outcome, along with a brief bio noting Harvard education and roles at Chicago Evening Post Milwaukee Sentinel New York Commercial Advertiser Bookman and Collier's Weekly. It also lists his published works on literary figures and American drama.
Sir Gilbert Parker the famed novelist and former Conservative member for Gravesend is profiled. Born in Canada and educated in Ottawa and Toronto, he traveled to Australia and the South Seas, worked at the Sydney Morning Herald, wrote many romances and plays, and was knighted in 192. He criticizes modern writers for masking practical life under mystery while pursuing public and literary roles.
A Wright County farmer sent his two sons to Ames Agricultural College to learn scientific farming. Neighbors mocked the idea but the brothers applied new methods and produced better crops than traditional practices. The neighbors now rethink old and new farming approaches.
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