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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1899
Page
3
The article argues for Dingley tariff protection as essential to domestic industry and national strength. It asserts that home market demand, elevated wages, and increased foreign trade prove protection safeguards prosperity and independence, while opposing free trade as destabilizing.
The article discusses the free traders arguing against burdens of tariffs, citing Mr Belmont and others. It notes workers facing high night wages, rising production and strong demand for goods as indicators, with farmers manufacturers and merchants seeing good demand and prices.
Kansas City Journal notes nationwide rise in school enrollments from primary to university levels. It attributes the surge to economic prosperity, better crop markets, and Wise national policies, allowing families to send children to school and youths to pursue higher education.
A terse quotation references wage earner skepticism about protection and a claim of past experience in 1892. The remark asserts personal disengagement from a game or scheme and affirms reliance on protection as sufficient. No identifiable people or organizations are named in the readable text.
A local notice notes ten thousand dollars paid to workers by four Xenia factories last Saturday. The piece lists multiple trades including butcher baker candlestick maker grocer clothier sho e dealer and printer, and landlords benefited as money circulated to buy home essentials. It argues protection to American industries supports all trades and asks for community support.
The letter notes Mr. Bryan opposes trusts but has not stated a concrete plan if elected president. Voters, while enjoying McKinley prosperity, may ignore declamation until a clear policy is presented. The correspondent says mere rhetoric is no longer popular.
A New York Press critique attacks Cobdenite free traders at a Chicago conference. It argues abolishing tariffs would unleash foreign competition on protected American industries, harming domestic firms like the American Sugar Company and risking an "International trust" that would distort prices and erode domestic regulation.
The Gratiot Journal editorial claims middle and lower classes share in rising prosperity. It notes Ithaca factories run fuller to meet demand and farmers gain from higher cattle prices. It asserts workers can find good wages and iron mines and mills operate at high capacity despite criticisms.
The 1896 to 1898 period shows sugar imports rising under the Wilson tariff then spiking in 1897 as trusts rushed in sugar before the Dingley tariff. Senator West of Missouri and other Democratic lawmakers allegedly delayed the Dingley bill to aid the sugar trade. Republican Bentos comments on Democratic accusations against trusts.
James J. Jeffries defeats Sailor Tom Sharkey in twenty five rounds at the Coney Island Sporting Club to retain the world title. Referee George Siler declares the decision amid an immense crowd and intense heat under 400 arc lights. Sharkey contends he was robbed and vows another bout while Jeffries cites foul play and equipment issues.
Admiral Dewey says he indorses every word of the commission report and that its conclusions are unanimous and truthful. He asserts permanent American control is essential and notes Tagalo resistance is collapsing with an early end to the war in sight.
Washington State Department seeks written pledges from France Germany and Russia to preserve the open door in China and rejects a plan for seizing a port to create a sphere of influence. If refused, the U S will demand strict adherence to the treaty granting equal rights in China. The Daily Chronicle calls the move a major shift in American policy with potential wide impact on European politics.
Edward Bok remarks on American life noting under two percent own full dress suits and seven-eighths of families dine at noon highlighting simplicity and daily routines in the nation.
Thorite, the new explosive, distinguished itself by passing through a four and a half inch steel plate. If its success continues, it may rival Hostetter's Stomach Bitters in prominence. A commentary notes a growing trust to control peanut output, and suggests a need for a peanut shell trust.
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