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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1907
Page
2
A garbled column mocks public opinion and weighs economic notes from 1794 to current tariff talk. It jokes about hat health theories, balloon warfare, and humorous quips from Washington dispatches while cataloging snippets on crops, social clubs, and international trade threats.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle commentary on Germany renewing tariff talks with the United States to extend the existing minimum tariff arrangement. It argues reciprocity faces insurmountable obstacles and warns that concessions to Germany would risk harming American industry while advantages to Britain could shape the global trade balance.
The Philadelphia Record notes the Republican party promised reciprocity only for articles produced domestically and not for competing products. It argues the party will not promise reciprocity in competing goods until it abandons protectionist policy.
Report from Wall Street reveals heavy losses among the city’s “400” in the recent market slump. Aggregate losses reach about 20 million dollars with individuals among prominent families suffering multi‑million declines. A Vanderbilt area woman and a founder’s descendant face steep financial hits, while others liquidate assets to raise cash amid the turmoil.
A grand cement castle complex to be built in Putnam County by Evang R. Dick, costing about a quarter of a million. The design borrows Tyrolean and monastery styles with aged appearance, logeias and towers, a 60 foot courtyard, and a front connecting perletyle. The project aims for an ancient, multi-period look.
An obscure Cedar street alley hosts a daily band of sandwich men led by “Old Sam” amid a shifting squat community. Adjacent stories reveal Evans estate ambitions with a 200 acre grounds plan, a feudal interior, and a riverfront gate lodge. Mrs Huntington, widow of Collis P Huntington, reportedly advances an alliance with her late husband’s nephew Henry Huntington, after purchasing a Paris home and enlisting top decorators for its fitments.
Multimillionaire Collis P Huntington died in August 1900 leaving an estate valued around 22 million dollars. Henry Huntington, her nephew and business successor, received about 5 million, while adopted daughter Clara later Princess Marafeldt obtained over 1 million. Archer Huntington, another adopted son, got 2 million. Since his death Mrs Huntington has stayed out of society though famed wealth persists. Henry Huntington has long resided in California, involved in real estate and street railways in Los Angeles, and was divorced from Mary A Huntington in April 1906.
A historical religious study piece reflects on Joseph’s fidelity through temptation and imprisonment. It surveys biblical commentary from Exodus to Kingsley, noting Joseph’s purity, humility, and steadfast faith while in Potiphar’s house and in prison, and how these shaped his destiny.
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