Jokers in the Payne tariff spark a critique of Taft law
A critical look at the Payne-Aldrich tariff accuses Congress of hidden hikes under a supposed reform. It cites timber, wool, cotton, hosiery, agricultural implements, cereals, and crackers as examples where classifications and mercerization rules inflated duties, benefiting trusts and hurting consumers while promoters call it the best tariff law.
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Crumpacker
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Payne
Senate
Aldrich
Cracker Trust
Dingley
A Pleasing Interruption Payne tariff and politics
A critique of the Payne Aldrich tariff dominates the page, noting public distrust of the Ballinger Pinchot investigation and complaints about political betrayals. It mocks Crumpacker for not delivering tariff reform and highlights fear over price inflation and the Beef Trust exporting meat while prices rise in the United States.
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Tenth District
Payne
Crumpacker
Beef Trust
London
America
Romance of a Statesman and a Torquay Love Letter
ELBERT HUBBARD chronicles the unlikely friendship romance between Benjamin Disraeli and Mrs. Williams of Torquay. A series of letters and a public meeting at a Crystal Palace seat lead to a financial gift, daily correspondence, and a lasting bond. Mrs Williams leaves a fortune to Disraeli, and the trio are buried together at Hughenden, signaling a durable, unconventional devotion.
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Cornwall
Disraeli
London
Cystal Palace
Bank of England
Troney
Mrs. Williams
Hughenden
Ben-jamin Disraeli
Lord Privy Seal
Earl Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield
Viscount Hughenden
Westminster Abbey
Editorial Afterthoughts on Postwar Economic Woes and Defeat
The piece notes Mr Crumpacker admitting limited gains on basic goods and favors, while praising his efforts. Mr Buchsnen, defeated in Massachusetts, says the result should push Republicans to lower living costs, though party leaders call his defeat an accident and press for endorsements.
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Massachusetts
Washington
Fun of It Stars Love and Letters in Jests
Quirky dialogue snippets reveal a playful romance with a giddy couple and comic misprints. A Bunco trust president scolds a clerk over misspelled stockholders while a couple reassure a landlord they will be splendid tenants. The humor hinges on wordplay and light domestic banter.
Big department stores offer bright futures for ambitious youths
Boston merchant Walter A Hawkins urged young men to consider department stores as the quickest path to success. He argued stores provide vast opportunities, Europe-ward travel for trainees, and salaries far higher than banks. He urged self discipline, customer focus, and using stores as a training ground to learn human behavior and advance, noting stores lower living costs and offer broad promote-from-within potential.
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Europe
Marshall Field
Navy
Hoosier Sanctums His Farewell Tour
Editorial digest from Indiana papers discusses Speaker Cannon and House role as servant in the US Congress with satire and calls out tariff debates. Reports on Republican sentiment in Indiana papers and praise for state press voices while noting national tariff issues and political shifts.
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Cannon
Lafayette Courier
Not There My Child and the Republican Insurgency
A Flora Democrat piece salutes a worthy opponent of Judge Beveridge and notes Republicans shifting views. It cites ex Vice President Fairbanks as a loyal Republican who stands by party policies amid a rising insurgency praised by the Huntington Times.
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Albert J. Beveridge
Monte Carlo
Flora Democrat
Fairbanks
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