Labor's New Menace Rates for Oriental Workers Urged
In a Rochester Democrat and Chronicle piece the author argues Chinese laborers in China are paid 3 to 22 cents a day, noting their diets and living costs. It contrasts Japanese and Chinese quality, cites trade balances with Japan and China, and urges protective measures including wool duties to bolster U.S. industry amid Asiatic competition.
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Europe
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Wool imports under new law reduce domestic sales and boost imports
A 1895 report from Justice Bateman & Co. shows raw wool imports exceed averages by over 116 million pounds, while imports of wool manufactures rise by about 25 million dollars. Adulterants like waste and shoddy rise, increasing foreign wool use and costing U S mills tens of millions in lost business.
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Montana
Oregon
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Ohio
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Wages Measure by Social Needs and Consumption
Wages reflect social life and civilization as the real gauge of value. Consumption drives production, and modern consumers are workers and their families, not distant aristocratic classes. If wealthier or poorer groups vanished from demand, shops would fail. Read argues households are the essential customer base.
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Thomas Bb. Read
Banner of Protection in the Southern Cotton Mills Push
The Manufacturers Record says 77 new cotton mills with over 300000 spindles are projected in the South from June to August, plus existing adds will raise spindle totals and investment above 15 million dollars. Authors urge a southern uprising for protection against free trade to keep mills profitable and outcompete Lancashire.
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South
Lancashire
Wages Rise Linked to Protectionist Belief in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania the mood favors tariff protection as a means to revive idle mills and spur business. With both houses controlled by Republicans, manufacturers expect no tariff reversal and foresee prosperity under the Wilson bill and McKinley era protections, says Isaac B. Brown of Harrisburg.
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National Congress
Pennsylvania
Congress
Quay
McKinley
Reed
Isaac B. Brown
National Affairs
Harrisburg
Saxton Comments on Free Trade Outlook and Wilson Bill
Lt. Gov. Saxton tells New York World that post election conditions limit free trade moves for a time and that any wage gains are not yet general. He notes some hopeful signs but argues recovery has occurred in spite of the Wilson bill, with central and western New York lagging.
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Saxton
New York World
New York
Protection and labor in America in 1890s politics
The piece argues protection as the nation’s central issue and asserts laborers deserve equal education, influence, and respect. It contends voters rejected free trade proposals shown in the 1894 1895 ballots and rejects iconoclasts urging free trade.
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America
Europe
Boston Journal
Guardians' Account Books for Minor Estate Management
A brief notice announces Guardians' Account Books containing full instructions for managing the estates of minor children. Essential for guardians, available only from Tripuni Pusutsnine Co in Dillon.
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Trinvar Pusursuine Co
Dillon
Tripuni Pusutsnine Co
Brightside School Aids Homeless Boys In Denver
The notice urges support for Brightside in Denver Colorado a major industrial training school for homeless and neglected boys. It notes 60000 boy tramps in the United States and claims Brightside offers home education and manual training and asks for help.
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Denver
Colorado
Brightside
United States
Connecticut Relief Spending Rises Amid Pauper Increase
The eleventh annual report of Connecticut’s Bureau of Labor Statistics shows 1892 relief costs of $866,787 and $994,614 in 1894, an uptick of $128,000. With an average relief cost of $56 per person, 2,286 more paupers appeared in 1894 than in 1492, reflecting a key lesson from the 1892 vote to raise pauper numbers.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics of
Connecticut
Tariff Bill Critics Question Expert Revenue Estimates
Mr. Crisp argued against the new tariff bill noting treasury experts overestimated revenue. He cited a 1894 discrepancy of about 40 million dollars, questioning why such experts were consulted.
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Crisp
Treasury
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sheep Market Boom Persists Despite Panic Era Pullback
The Breeder's Gazette notes August 1895 shows 40 000 more sheep sold in Chicago than August 1894 despite the prior panic. Early September adds 8 000 more head, signaling ongoing haste to sell. Western sheepmen have largely liquidated one to three year old stock, risking future flocks.
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Chicago
Kansas Governor Credits Crops Over Tariff for Revival
Governor Morrill of Kansas notes a genuine business revival driven by large crops rather than the Wilson tariff. He asserts the crops fuel the rebound and endorses the present economic upturn.
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Morrill
Kansas
Import Growth Threatens Domestic Goods, Says Oregon MP
The speaker argues that rising imports displace home productions and reduce domestic purchases. He asserts that increased foreign buying undermines local industry and employment. The remark frames a protectionist concern about balance of trade and economic self sufficiency.
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Hon
Binger Hermann, M. C
Oregon
Patriots and protection in 19th century debate
The text contrasts the idea that patriots like Henry Clay defended home industry with the claim they were not manufacturers nor financially invested in factories, emphasizing their patriotic stance over practical manufacturing involvement.
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Henry Clay
Secretary Carlisle Deficit Looms Over Comfortable Surplus
The New York Press questions how big Secretary Carlisle's deficit must grow before it stops being a comfortable surplus, signaling concern over fiscal policy and budget projections.
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Carlisle
New York Press
Tariff Complaints Mirror Slow Price Reductions
A proverb notes that those who protest high tariffs for keeping prices up often delay lowering their own goods. The remark underscores stubborn pricing behavior amid economic policy pressures.
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