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Porto Rican Affairs and expansion debated in Congress
Special correspondence from Washington covers C F Saylor of the Agriculture Department arguing against free trade benefiting island planters in Porto Rico and of sugar trust profits, and Frank H Hitchcock noting expansion benefits for American farmers and the need for fair regulations. Also reports Merriam’s defense before the Military Affairs Committee, a religious census push in Iowa, and local notices on medicine, smallpox, and a hat promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. F. Saylor
Department of Agriculture
Porto Rico
Spain
New York
Sugar Trust
Philippines
Cuba
Frank H. Hitchcock
United States
Lentz
Merriam
Coeur d’Alene
John B. Bennett
B. W.W. Leavell
Military Affairs
General Merriam
Witney Cornell
Merriam Sy
Cornell