New York Milk Monopoly Exploits Farmers and Women
A 1508 feature notes farmers in New York state shift from butter and cheese to supplying milk to a city company. Wagons deliver twice daily to an icehouse and receiving depot, with the firm cooling and shipping to New York. Sales agents push more women to sell, while farmers replace dairy cows with pork. Prices vary by season, yet farmers receive little profit as the profits accrue to city insiders and workers of a milk monopoly, not the farmers themselves.
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Rumford Inn at World’s Fair Shows Central Food Supply
In the Anthropological building at the World’s fair Massachusetts presents Rumford Inn an exhibit of scientific cookery run by Mrs Mil en H B Richards head chemist from Boston Institute of Technology The display argues for central kitchens to feed cities with ready cooked meals and low costs Lunches shape visitors. Also notes a Colorado Midland tunnel project 15 miles west of Leadville with a two mile tunnel planned at Hagerman pass costing over 1 million dollars and lined with electric lights and blasting powder.
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Silver and gold, a nation’s coinage and policy
The piece reviews Boutwell’s views on demonetization and remonetization of silver, the 1870s gold standard shift, and international coinage policy. It notes his call for a 1873 report, the 16 to 1 silver-to-gold ratio, and the push to resume silver coinage, while examining implications for trade, tariffs, and domestic finance. It also includes a satirical aside on factory bathhouses and gentlemanship.
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Philadelphia adopts mounted park police bicycle patrols
The article describes Philadelphia introducing mounted park police using bicycles to patrol Fairmount Park and respond quickly to incidents. It highlights advantages such as catching wrongdoers, stopping runaway horses, and calling ambulances via telephone box. Other cities may follow this model.
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College Girls and Wealthy Finery at Wel lesley and New York Normal College
The article contrasts well endowed college life with poverty, noting Wel lesley grads in vivid uniforms rowing at night on Lake Waban and Harvard students cheering. It recalls a New York normal college where 951 graduates wore white silk and carried flowers, funded by public schools, prompting reflection on the hardships faced by poor students who pay their way.
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Chicago's Haymarket legacy stirs calls for clemency
The piece notes Illinois officials reversing stance on anarchist prisoners linked to the 1886 Haymarket affair debates. It argues public outrage misleads, highlights Lingg's role and unresolved questions, and questions pension policies amid seasonal unrest. It contrasts shifting opinions of Chicago citizens and governors while urging calm over further executions.
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Plate Glass Tariffs and Labor Fight in U.S. Industry
An analysis from The National Glass Budget discusses a 12 to 14 percent tariff on plate glass since 1904, its impact on American labor, and a trust controlling about 48 percent of production. It notes plant closures, layoffs, wage reductions, and the broader struggle over production limits to prevent a glut amid fluctuating imports and domestic demand.
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Trade and Destruction in Unrestricted Command Debate
Fragmented early 20th century note argues that claims of protection versus free trade mislead the public. Mentions Great Britain and the United States in a critique of protected versus unprotected economies.
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Britain and Europe in Trade and Protection Debate
The piece argues that Europe’s nations Britain France Germany Italy Spain and Turkey shaped global commerce through protection and industrial strength. It contends America’s high protection spurs migration while Europe lags behind, warning free trade across Europe could reverse current population flows and threaten prosperity in colonies like Australia.
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Tariffs on Disinfecting Device Spark Debate in New York
New York City health officials import a portable disinfecting machine from Chemnitz at over 900 dollars to combat cholera. The piece critiques McKinley era tariffs, arguing duties shield infant industries even as federal policy enforces rules.
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Rise of tax debate marks split in new Congress
The New York World notes members of the new Congress are not yet fully committed to income tax, fearing voter realization of the change. The central question weighs whether Congress will tax every breakfast table or only the incomes of the rich.
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Duke of Veragni’s Relief Subscription Amid Steel Armor Talk
A fragment from a 19th century style item discusses Duke of Veragni’s financial strain and a subscription drive to aid his family. It mentions World’s Fair commission, figures like W. Patner, General Horace Parte, J. M. Cobaltuy, J. N. Navarro, and Senator Power, along with a note on a new steel armor plate invention opening for an inventor to adapt curved plates.
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