Paper tariff change urged to curb wood pulp trust
Washington editorial argues the paper trust can be curbed by removing the tariff on wood pulp and imported logs. The piece cites past trusts, court dissolutions, and calls for a targeted amendment to the Dingley act facilitated by Cannon and Aldrich to allow competition without a full tariff overhaul.
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Washington
Paper Trust
Canada
Norway
Moody
Octopus
General Paper Company
Supreme Court
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Joseph G. Cannon
Cannon
Aldrich
Railroads Agree To Issue Tariffs For Indiana Interurban Lines
At a meeting before L. E. Morton, clerk of the Indiana Railroad commission, railroad and streetcar men agreed to comply with the commission’s final tariff requests. Interurban lines will unite for uniform state passenger tariffs on interurban routes. Committees were appointed to handle the matters.
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L. E. Morton
Indiana Railroad Commission
Kidney Diseases Warning and Doctor's Remedy
Public health calls rise as chronic kidney bladder and rheumatic ailments increase in modern America. Dr Flood's Barkola Compound advertised as the best remedy from a medical authority. Full prescription printed with ingredients and mixing directions for at home use after meals and before bed.
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America
Flood
Parcels post plan divides Congress and public
The report covers Postmaster General Meyer’s proposed parcels post plan. It argues for a 12 cent per pound rate with an 11 pound limit and a rural route discount, contrasts with bills up to 36 cents for 20 pounds, and notes express firms’ profits and potential farmer impact. It highlights rural merchants’ anticipated support for cheaper rural parcel delivery.
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Washington
Meyer
The
Sun
Congress
Kentucky
Chicago
Percela Post
Indiana Democrats debate governor race and national hopes
The piece surveys Indiana politics with W. J. Bryan set to speak in Bloomfield in the second district and discussions of Hugh T. Miller’s gubernatorial prospects. It notes Feick’s possible bid in the Twelfth district, Kuhn and Watson dynamics, minority vote implications, and local party independents and endorsements shaping the 1908 race.
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W. J. Bryan
Bloomfield
Indiana
Hugh T. Miller
Hugh “Th.” Miller
Fred L. Felck
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Feick
Congress
Thomas Taggart
T. H. Kuhn
Jim Watson
Kuhn
Watson
Randolph County
Jim Goodrich
Jim
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Kenney Avenue
Morris
Boston
Indianapolis World
Mr. Watson
Delaware County
Princeton Tribune
James A. Hemenway
Tribune
Muncie
James E. Watson
Rochester Republican
B. F. Shively
Thireteenth
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C. F. Adams CO
X. Wunois Sr
White Ribboners
Leeds
England
Randolph Clarkson
Noarig
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