Tariff revisions loom as Senate committee nears final vote
Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee work through New Year’s to complete the tariff bill ahead of the January 21 vote. They expect a fifty cent per thousand reduction in softwood lumber duties with other amendments limited. Senator Manderson argues for beet sugar aid and free machinery trials. Democrats may delay final action by offering further amendments.
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Senate
Wasumetox
Promse
Manderson
Neb
Nebraska
Grand Island
Failures During the Year Revealed by Bradstreet Figures
A Bradstreet analysis shows 1888 US business failures reaching 10,587, with total general liabilities about 120 million dollars and assets around 97 million. The report details failures by region and state, compares 1888 to prior years, and notes New York City and New York State figures, plus percentages of assets to liabilities across regions and territories.
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Middle States
Western
Pacific States
Canada
Provinces
New York State
New York City
United States
Eastern States
Southern States
Western States
Territories
First National Convention of Colored Catholics in Washington
In Washington on January 2 1900 the first national convention of colored Catholics gathered at St. Augustine's Church with about 200 delegates. Cardinal Gibbons preached on liberty and welcomed delegates urging moderation, education, and unity, while Father Tolton earlier celebrated grand high mass.
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Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
Wasainatos
St. Augustine’s Church
America
Father Tolton
W. E. Smith
House of Representatives
Electricity as Method of Execution Official in New Law
New York law substituting electricity for hanging took effect at midnight Monday for murders committed after Jan 1 1900. Executions occur in the execution city, with no Supreme Court Justice present, and the body buried inside prison walls with quick lime. Publication is restricted to the date of carrying out the sentence. A second item reports embezzlement by H G Stickney, a Chelsea Salt Co clerk, and a separate murder of veteran W F Ryder at the Soldiers' Home in Milwaukee.
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New York
Supreme Court
Walla
Opening a Mine Far Costly and Fraught with Risk
The article warns that starting a mine often drains large sums and misleads hopeful investors. It outlines common scam patterns, inflated profit claims, and the harsh realities of shafting, tunneling, and equipment costs before any ore yields revenue. It also notes how fragile the prospectus can be and the danger of overoptimistic financing.
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Marshall Lodge
Medta
Story City Bakery
Marshall
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Eparland
A. B
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Grand Army All
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Our Lady of Perpetual Succor
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Howar
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Gresser
W. H.jones
Henry, III
Regulator
Teardoice
City Drug Store
J M. Pendleton
Magnolia
C Snyder
Dentiss
Henrysh
Dental College
Fred
Potter Attorney AT Law
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Bane
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Ira M. Ong
Marshal County
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This County
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Chelsea Salt Company
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Aled
Stickney
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Milwaukee
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Louis Schmidt
Schmidt
Huder
Beruis
William
Rome
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Portsmouth
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Wells, Richardson & CO
Burlington, VT
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Burlington, V
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Barre
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J. F. Coan
J. F. Coan, Henry, III
Henry Republican
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Texas Siftings
P. O
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Market Street
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G. Stuiewood
Henry, IL
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Atatin
Chane Brothers Company
Chicaze
Whitefield
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