High tariff editors face the test of fair protection
The piece argues high tariff editors push broad duties yet seek free paper and wood pulp for their own papers. It questions consistency in taxing foreign goods while exempting the industry that supplies white paper. The author urges tariff reform to benefit all citizens, not monopolies, and defends American workers and paper makers.
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United States
United States Steel Trust
American Coal Trust
Weber and Fields
Congress
Labor and Loafing Across from the World Building
A 19th century critique argues private contractors profit from labor indolence and that wages rise only with more productive work. It stresses that idleness pushes up costs, that labor saving machinery boosts earnings, and that workers seek wages rather than work. It links high building costs to labor costs and notes the illusion that work equals wages.
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Staats-Zeitung
Brooklyn Bridge
Staats- Zeitung
Fragmentary Treasury Note on Presidential Salary
Incomplete OCR text mentions notification to colleagues about salary and a 1907 law. It references appropriations for traveling expenses and discretion granted to the president, with implies details from the Fifty-ninth Congress. The readable facts are fragmentary and limited.
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The
United
Grocho the Monk Declares Bedtime Disturbance Woes
In a humorous note, Grocho the Monk signals he is headed to bed and demands quiet as the doorbell rings, stressing a desire for a good night’s rest and no interruptions.
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