What Should Determine the Limit of Protection for American Industries
Charles R. Buckland argues that tariff limits should reflect foreign wage levels, detailing how protection should offset cheaper European and Asian labor. He warns free trade harms American workers and warns of Japan China and England expanding cheap labor competition, urging strong protective duties to preserve domestic wages.
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B. F. Mellon
Rockville
Conn
American Protective Tariff League
Friends of Protection
Europe
England
Germany
China
Japan
India
Charles R. Buckland
American Economist
Kinley's Capture and Tariff Voices on Chicory and Linen
Eli Perkins argues that protectionist policy can relocate and grow industries such as linen and chicory in the United States. He cites Nebraska's bounty on chicory and sugar, the Norfolk beet sugar plant, and a shift of wheat pricing, warning that tariff changes could drive wool production overseas and hurt American farming. He recalls Mr. Dana cultivating chicory in his Flush ing garden and opposes Wilson's tariff approach.
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América
Belfast
Minnesota
United States
Gad Island
Nebraska
Dakota
Asia
Wilson
Eli Perkina
Edward Atkinson Promotes Economic Cooking Plans
The active revenue reformer Edward Atkinson speaks on how food materials could be cooked economically. The piece notes workers struggle to find food as conditions shift with wage and job changes and mentions brass exports dropping by $4 000 after a new tariff.
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Edward Atkinson
One Shepherd Left. A Man in New York City Is Earning
A New York City man earns a living pursuing shepherding work as a lone farmer in the city. The piece notes his solitary life and the small scale of his operation amid urban surroundings.
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New York City
War Department
America
Europe
Military-Naval Publishing CO
Broadway
New York
Business Men in Politics and a Laboring Man’s Reply
A Burlington Hawk Eye clipping argues business leaders should actively participate in primaries and politics to ensure sound representation and national policy. It contrasts business influence with professional politicians and cites a laboring man’s blunt reaction to tariff rhetoric under Wilson.
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Congress
Jack
Burlington Hawk Eye
Free wool aids Kidderminster carpet trade revival
The Textile Mercury notes the Kidderminster carpet trade is improving with firms fully employed and orders sustaining activity. It credits free wool and rising imports of English made carpets, a trend ongoing since the German tariff schedule impact.
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Kidderminster
Textile Mercury
Youngest locomotive engineer Rex Woodle headlines Kansas town
Rex Woodle, claimed as the youngest locomotive engineer, is described as autocrat of the throttle in Fort Scott. His father built a four foot long locomotive and an electric motor, with Rex taking daily rides from the tender amid town pride. A second item discusses a shipboard blindfold game called eyeing the bird and its variants aboard ships, with prizes for accuracy and inaccuracy.
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Kansas
Ron
Interstate Commission
Rex Woodie
Rex
Pater
Fort Scott
Sunflower City
Chicago Tribune
Youth
Fun Bubble Formula From Palm Oil Soap Mixture
A homemade method mixes palm oil soap parings with distilled water, adds glycerin, and uses an india rubber tube setup to create vivid bubbles. The setup includes a small funnel, a rusty iron ring, and prolonged bubble life of 10 to 12 hours.
Disturbed amateur actor seeks quiet after night
A light verse scene shows an amateur actor fearing a stumble in bed and wondering if anyone heard him. A lady asks about a new servant while a verger greets a visitor and mentions the parson greeting the congregation, with Judy as a participant.
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I.ife
Two-Year-Old Debt Blazes in Forgotten Fire Story
A remark recalls a man who died two years earlier and a creditor forwarding a bill. The widow explains she burned the request and bill, illustrating a grim anecdote about posthumous demands and neglect.
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Diego
Kinley
EW Perkins
Business and Politics
Rex Woodle
Eying the Bird
Mia
Verger
Judy
Chine Made Man
Brooklyn Life
Boston
Overman Wheel Co
Victor
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Detroit
San Francisco
Denver
Chicago
Portland
Dillon, Montana
RR. C. Halliday
VAL Blatz
Milwaukee Beer
Mar
Brantr
Mont
Aaas
Brown
Percheron-Norman
Clydesdale
Poindexter & Orr
Montana
Sfarmer” Miles
Charleston
Coles Co
Ill
Gatale
Fall Desert
Ghathcurator CO
Petaluma
Cal
Braxce House
Main St
Will
URS
B. R. Will
Proprietor
Farrow
Caveais
Phate
Te Ann & CO
Munn & al
Theie Scientific American
Faris
A Dubois
Lt Oathie
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