Tariff Fosters Fraud in Domestic Cotton Goods
An article by Robert Kenneth Macleay argues the Payne Aldrich tariff keeps imports unprofitable while dealers label many domestic cotton fabrics as imported or foreign. It cites a dimity sample No 56 to illustrate deception by price inflation and consumer harm through perceived foreign origin.
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New York
United States
Tare Board
Chatman Underwood
MaceLea
Tariff Board
MuneLea
Ihmn
Taft
Payne-Aldrich
Nonpartisan” Tariff Board
Machen
MadTea
World tarif editor visits Mena Department Store
A tariff editor toured a New England city of about 100000 people and found a counter filled with goods priced and displayed for sale, highlighting consumer offerings in a local department store visit.
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Tarif
Mena Department
New England
Tariff manipulation in domestic fabrics debate
The tariff board exposes how retailers pass off American made fabrics as imported, inflating prices. It highlights a 15 cent domestic dimity sold as 25 to 39 cents, with distributors profiting at each stage and tariff differences driving consumer costs higher. The analysis compares costs, profits, and international prices, urging fair competition.
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Canada
United States
New York
Jt Ag
Tariff Board
England
Story of cotton tariff swindles fabric of American life
The World profiles Robert Kenneth MacLean, a tariff board expert, arguing the Payne Aldrich cotton tariff costs Americans $33 million annually and shields rich manufacturers. It cites Macklean’s charge of graft, the board’s alleged suppression of adverse findings, and the need for tariff reform to ease living costs.
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Robert Kenneth Macleal
The
Tariff Board
Robert Kenneth MacLea
New York
Aug
Tabe Board
New York Word
Maclean
Mactiea
Iimself
New England
Eliiirman
Tarif
New York Dry Goods Merchants’ Association
Tarif Board
Tariff Board Faces Criticism Over Disclosure of Data
A letter charges the tariff board with betraying American manufacturers by publishing data meant to be confidential, exposing trade secrets to rivals while foreign firms kept theirs private. It claims the board’s report is incomprehensible, with tables disassociated or suppressed, requiring a statistician and clerk six months to interpret for tariff revision.
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Tariff Board
Taft
Congress
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Henry R. Lewis
I. Kemp Stevens
R . Kemp Stevens
Orphans’ Court
Marsland
Andrew C. Griffitn
Marcel
Penton Bridge
Choptank
William J H. Anderson
Denton, Md
Payne-Aldrich tariff details draw Lippitt and McColl interest
The Payne-Aldrich tariff sets duties at 55.89 percent or 814 cents per yard for sample No. 34 goods from the Lippitt-McColl mills. The bill raised the duty on this cloth from 85 to 54.89 percent, prompting Senator Lippitt and Mr. McColl to seek amendments, as noted by the New York World.
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Payne-Aldrich
Lippitt-McColl
Senator Lippitt
Mr. McColl
New York World
Beliefs Shattered Over Modern Living Advice
A Detroit Free Press quote laments changing norms. The remark notes fewer reminders that two can live as cheaply as one, highlighting shifts in traditional domestic guidance as modern life evolves.
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Shatte
Detroit Free Press
Corresting Him The Husband I was Taken by Surprise
The Wife asserts you were taken by mistake, John, not by choice. The exchange from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch captures a tense domestic moment and hints at unresolved marital trust.
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John
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Green Growing Things and Farm Advice
Tips on grafting wax formulas using rosin beeswax and tallow along with early use of hellebore spray against currant and poogeberry worms. Recommends bone meal fertilizer and 400 to 600 pounds per acre for certain soils. Advises washing fertilizer sacks for reuse and notes straw between cantaloupe layers to protect produce for transport.
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California
Up to Date Inquiry on Hotel Standards
The Philadelphia Times notes the hotel is up to date and mentions that they furnish sleeping powders with every bedroom. This item presents a humorous exchange highlighting concerns over modern amenities in lodging.
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H Coward
Philadelphia Times
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Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Boston
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RLDB
MacLea & Co
Converse & Co
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Aldrich
Turers
Tate
Wood
T. W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmon
Richmond, Va
I. Ef. Eit RS
Denton National Bank
Our Savings Department
Harvey L. Cooper
T. C. West
Denton
Maryland
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
Edward Donovan
William Towers
Oscar Nichols
Chas. W. Hobbs
W. H. Deen
William R. Ross
American Corner
Huuson
Sal
W. ML. Towers
W. R. Ross
W. Hobbs
Christian
Henry G. Budd
Dover
Delaware
H. M. Thompson
Farmers & Merchants Telephone CO
Hillsboro, Md
Nisi
Dennis Kelley
Washington and
Baltimore
Annapolis
Claiborne
Washington
Freigh Docks
B.C. & Alr R
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Haltimore
Baltimore Street
Washington Terminal
U. S. Treasury Building
Eastern Shore Development Steamship Co
Annapolis, Maryland
Jool Howard
Andrew C. Griffith
Downes’ Garage
Denton, Maryland
Kert County Mutual Insurance Company
James J. Ross
Dover, del
WM. Dennicy
Sec'y and
Treas
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Bank of Denton
Annent G. Towers
Wexry T. Nuttle
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Hickman
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Hobbs
J. A. Wildoughby
Frantz Bros
Reading Terminal
Philadelphia
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Asonion
Ungertaker
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Ecker's College of Fmbateung
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Coopyr & Moore
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Menton
F. J. Wright
Rairigh
Denton Ice & Fual Co
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Undertaker
Greensboro
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