Free Materials Drive Sparks Tariff Debate in 1890s Press
The Evening Post voices strong opposition to tariff free-for-all demands by Sextro Manufacturing and editor Godkin. It argues free lumber glass hardware varnish and glue would rob workers across 26 686 factories and 6 688 furniture makers of $171 6 million in wages, widening class privilege and harming the broader economy.
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Sextro Manufacturing Company
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Evening Post
New York
Sextro Furniture Manufacturing Company
Cincinnati
The
Post
Mr Godkin
United States
Sextro
Godkin
Trehin
Nati Fe
Nan
Republican Party
Decline in Eight Months Trade Figures Cited
The report notes February exports well below 1894 by 3.6 million, with February imports exceeding exports by 2.02 million. For the eight months ending February 28, 1894–95, domestic exports and foreign imports totaled 619,877,188 and 415,415,162 respectively, yielding an excess of exports of 208,962,021 versus 83,416,193 in the current year, a drop of about 120,500,000 in excess exports.
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Estes
New York Herald
James Gordon Bennett
Deereer errreRee En Eee
Plays and Players Show Many Noted Arts Bets
The article surveys upcoming theatrical talents and gossip. Franklin McLeay is tipped as a future star, Sadie Martinez faces ongoing bad luck, and Marie Tempest with Julius Steger are noted as married. Emma Calve is signed for Abbey & Grau, with Patti possibly joining. Richard Mansfield to burlesque Trilby at Garrick, various operas and performances teased across New York and Bar Harbor.
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United States
Marie Tempest
Dresden
Marie Wainwright
A. M. Palmer
Richard Mansfield
Garrick Theater
New York
London
Savoy Theater
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Janet Achurch
Democratic Rooster's Trouble and Women’s Fashion Debate
An essay discusses why women should lead in supporting American goods. It recounts a modiste arguing for protectionism due to gowns imported from abroad. The piece argues women could set national fashion and boost American industry if they buy American.
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Jecannette H. Walworth
Chicago Headlines Reflect Urban Identities and Gloom
A collage of satirical quips about Chicago mocks politics and media, noting high costs to reform sinners, dead on payrolls, crime reporting limits, and the city’s self styled status as the New York of the West. It also mentions vanished Lake Michigan fish as a nightly mystery.
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Chicago
Utica Press
Iowa State Register
Rockford
New York Press
St. Louis Republic
New York
Boston Journal
Lake Michigan
Rocky Mountain News
War Department
America
Europe
Military-Naval Publishing CO
Broadway
New York City
English Hotels Feature Top Names and Exotic Notions
A survey notes 18 White Harts 10 King Arms and 8 Crowns among England hotels. An American optician says the “thoroughbred” American eye is steel blue. Rome’s Jewish guides avoid the Arch of Titus, a mummy in Egypt is claimed gout, and Greek leaders used wealth to fund wars by imprisoning rivals during elections.
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England
New York
Rome
Egypt
Athens
Mexico
McKinley Warns on Loans and Prosperity
Governor William McKinley argues that reducing deficiencies requires stopping loans and gold outflow. He contends treasury strength comes from home prosperity, not impoverishing the people who support government, and he warns deficits harm both people and credit.
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Democratic Party
William McKinley
Humorous maxims on marriage and manners
A collection of aphorisms on gender relations and behavior from the Atchison Globe. It jokes that seven in ten marriages are women born, men fail to realize folly until after it happens, and shared sorrows often create more sorrows. It also notes politeness in business and the quirks of women’s sayings.
Debates Over Woman's Bible Stir Press Commentary
Articles from the New York Recorder Indianapolis News and New York Evening Ledger dispute a proposed Woman's Bible. Critics warn the Bible cannot be edited to fit modern female views while other outlets joke about Eve and apples and the popularity of a woman's church or theater.
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New York Recorder
Eve
Indianapolis News
New York Evening
French Trade Gains January Exports By 11.25 Million
January French exports rise by 11.25 million dollars, up 25 percent. Officials credit improved U S trade and tariff changes, a trend noted for American raw materials farmers manufacturers and wage earners.
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United States
Tin Plate Imports in New York During Five Months End Jan 31 1895
Tin plate imports in New York show movement through a five month period ending January 31 1895. The excerpt indicates a discussion of tariffs and trade conditions affecting the tin plate flow into the city.
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New York
Fair Medals for Thacher Grandchildren Expected
The Chicago Times Herald reports that John Boyd Thacher’s wound fair medals are soon ready for delivery to the grandchildren of the exhibitor.
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John Boyd Thacher
Chicago ‘Times-Herald
Mrs Norris and Old Bender Chronicle a Married Life
The Brooklyn Life note frames a playful exchange about a family scrap book containing many small incidents from married life. The quoted line suggests a casual, anecdotal tone as Mrs Norris presents diary like entries. It evokes domestic snapshots and companionable reminiscence.
Diary prompting mother daughter outing sparks hospital alert
A Brooklyn Life snippet shows a child urging her mother to join outing while the mother declines due to a heavy load. The dialogue shifts to greetings about Mr. Higbee’s condition, with doctors alarmed by his sudden decline.
Footman Demands Pay Rise Over Foreign Servants
Footman pleads for higher wages after claiming exposure to foreigners like Russians and Germans daily. He says he must pay a doctor to reset his law after calling their names, prompting Mrs. Highupp to respond with wonder.
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