Oppressive tariff reform urged by Massachusetts club
James Means advocates tariff reform in a pamphlet from the Massachusetts Tariff Reform Club. He argues protectionist taxes burden workers to enrich a few, poses that tariffs raise prices on clothing and goods, and calls for a revenue-based tariff with free raw materials to boost national prosperity.
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Massachusetts ‘Tariff Reform Club
State Street
Boston
Henry L. Pierce
James Russell Lowell
Willam Lloyd Garrison
Emerson W. Judd
James Means
Garerenays
United States
Canada
Montreal
Custom House
Oreover
White House
Europe
Protectionists
Peter
Paul
Pauls
Protectionista
Hocking
Pennsylvania
England
America
Union
United
Frye
Home Market Club
Dawes
Massachusetts Tariff Reform League
Quincys Lectures Compared In Chicago Bon Mot
A Chicago Ledger cartoonish exchange notes a Quincy lady visiting in Chicago enjoys nightly lectures while a husband replies Quincy is as good as Chicago with two lectures daily. Harpers Bazar adds a breakfast quip about a new servant.
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Quincey
Chicago
Quincy
Chicago Ledger
Harper’s Bazar
Manifold bless s Compared With Trifling Annoyances
Fragmentary line compares larger blessings with minor irritations, suggesting a reflective contrast. The text hints at moral or philosophical meditation without a clear event or identifiable individuals.
Illinois Affairs Busy With Fires and Factories Plans
Fire in the wareroom of the Hynes Carriage Company at Quincy caused losses of 22000 dollars, fully insured. Illinois Central Road to build a six story general office at Dubuque Iowa. Centralia fruit shippers organize to prevent losses in transit. Gas wells near Bloomington yield little practical value except one near Heyworth used for lighting. Chicago man chases thief from his room, captures him after a barefoot pursuit, thief bound over for trial. A long list of pensions granted to numerous individuals across Illinois towns.
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Hynes Carriage Company
Quincy
The
Illinois Central Road
Dubuque
Iowa
Bloomington
Heyworth
Frank Foster
West
Madison Street
Chicago
Foster
Mr. Foster
James Fowler
Criminal Court
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Illinois Affairs
Centralia
Fanny
Elisha McQuay
Norris City
Job
James A. Johnson
Pilot
John Huff
Mount Vernon
Susan
Joseph Painter
James G. Heron
Woody
Lewis Hanmack
Pinckneyville
John H. Hipkins
Paul Hagerty
Cooperstown
Thomas Thompson
Carthage
Abraham Grece
Patterson
Anthony Walter
Illiopolis
Ralph Hatfield
Ellisville
Charles 8. Smith
Tuscola
Moses Burns
Freeport
William J. Cain
Springerton
Walter C. Loving
Enfield
Charles Rudolph
Wenedy
William A. Steward
Dahlgren
Nathaniel N. McCullough
Springfield
Oliver A. Wood
Sublette
Isaac H. Thompson
Ridge Farm
Michael J. Devoirs
Shawneetown
George Wunshel
Rock Grove
Benjamin R. Cunningham
Martin Jernigan
Kinmundy
Christian Wheeler
Olney
Jerseyville
Josiah Coolidge
James R. Roswell
Belle Rive
Henry Harrison
Mound City
Luther L. Humphrey
Salem
Charles Sample
Jacksonville
John B. Cassidy
Paris
Jonathan J. Pence
Fairbury
William P. Barker
Wilmington
Ellery E. Lantham
Jacob Vomelsdorff
Wayland
Thomas W. West
Glasgow
Virgil Rowe
Omaha
Parker Shepherd
Homer
Joseph Burghart
Litchfield
William Shannon
Mount Erie
John Jennings
John R. Miller
Rural Hill
William Vogel
Freeburg
John Fishman
James A. Morris
Martha J
James Clariday
Pellonia
C. Holson
Walter C. Hodge
New Haven
Harriet
Edgar W. Chase
New Canton
Jesse Harris
Urbana
Eveline
Jesse Brown
Havana
Allen C. Bridges
Kilbourn
John Bh. Proctor
Bachtown
Elbert Roberson
Elk Prairie
Joseph J. Mishler
Eureka
Barnett H. Davis
Leroy
Mads.c. Monson
South Evanston
Patrick H. Guthrie
Cartersville
Christopher C. Davis
Olmstead
Benjamin F. Gosnell
Pinkstaff
John Rockhold
de Witt
Elizabeth A
Thomas H. Summers
Little Indian
Lucy P
Charles Nisewanger
Greenup
Edward
James Mason
Bridget
John O'Reilly
Mary E
Thomas F. Norris
Laharpe
Mary J
John M. Braden
Braden
Stephen F
James E. Harvey
Eng
William P. Hill
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