Structural steel boom amid supply crunch threatens projects
The article reports a nationwide surge in structural steel demand as mills run at full capacity, causing severe shortages and postponed or halted construction. Railroads, ships, and public works face delays while prices soar and 60 day terms prove useless. firms race to secure material months ahead.
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Kinley
United Tes
New York Herald
York
Philadelphia
Dens Toon Nh Steel
Chicago
Superior
Lake Erie
Duluth
Dig Shipyards
Charles Mc
Great Name Market Reflects Prosperity and Steel Revival
The piece links McKinley era prosperity to a thriving name market and uses the iron and steel recovery as a barometer of broader conditions, noting how policy restoration shapes industry signals and market confidence.
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McKinley
Ex-Mayor Grace Cites Tariff Benefits In Growth Claim
The Sioux City Journal notes ex-Mayor Grace argues the protective tariff has yielded real results. He cites doubled exports from American factories and high commercial indicators, contending the tariff, not opposition, drives prosperity and urging Democrats to state their views.
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Grace
Sioux City
Iowa
We Can Do It All With Tariffs and Bonds
A Pennsylvania professor hints good asphalt can be made from herrings supporting tariff protection for sardines. The piece suggests extending tariffs could yield improbable products like rose-tar and cross-cut herrings. It advocates recalling Wilson-Gorman tariff measures and issuing gold bonds to combat unemployment and hunger nationwide.
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Pennsylvania
New England
Louisville Courier
Peoria
No Cause for Grambil’s First Farmer Help
A local quarrel over wages and prosperity spills into a discussion about McKinley era growth. One farmer laments scarcity and high costs while another notes rising mortgage payments and a new plane at the neighbor’s house.
New Industries Rise Amid Wage Gains and Factory Openings
Newspapers note rising wages and reopened mills since the Dingley act and point to a growing trend of new industries. A recent issue reports a mammoth Wisconsin pulp mill, a Massachusetts wallpaper plant, and a Georgia fertilizer factory, signaling broader prosperity.
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Wisconsin
Wall Paper
Massachusetts
Georgia
Economic not political trusts in party power
The Cincinnati Times Star argues that trusts are an economic issue, not political. It contrasts Democratic leaders like Whitney and Croker with Hanna, claiming trusts influence future nominations and can thrive under free trade or protection, stressing economic, not partisan, dynamics.
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Messrs. Croker
W. C. Whitney
Hanna
Messrs. Whitney
Croker
Cincinnati Times- Star
American Industry and Foreign Brand Perception
The article argues that American producers increasingly imitate foreign brands across many sectors, yet some products like American cut glass are recognized as superior. It cites clothing and textiles where foreign brands still dominate, noting a manufacturer’s strategy to launch new dress goods via foreign channels before adopting domestic labels to educate consumers about American merit. It highlights a future shift toward selling American-made goods under authentic domestic brands.
Revival of New England Cotton Mills Amid Prosperity
The Springfield Republican reports mills across New England fully employed with firm prices and strong export and home demand. Dividends resume or rise, Amoskeag paying 5 percent semiannually, up from 4 and 2 percent in prior halves. The Minneapolis Tribune notes a protectionist link to industrial recovery since 1896 and the 1897 Dingley law.
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New England
Springfield Republican
Amoskeag
Cleveland
Minneapolis Tribune
Convert to Protection Converts Grace as Tariff Advocate
Former New York mayor and Democrat William R. Grace shifts from free trade to protection. He cites two years under the Dingley law as proof of prosperity versus Wilson policy, saying facts outweigh theories and the United States shows growth politically financially and commercially as a result.
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William R. Grace
New York
Grace
Cleveland
Wilson
United States
Tacoma
Wash
Wheel Goes Round in Duluth Retail Prosperity
From Duluth comes word that the city’s retail trade has doubled over the past year. Increased wage earners household purchases drive demand with more work and higher wages, fueling sales for retailers wholesalers and manufacturers in a rising cycle described as an endless chain enabled by protective tariffs.
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Duluth
Ohio Campaign Rally Opens with Roosevelt Speech in Akron
Governor Roosevelt of New York launched the Ohio campaign from Akron on the 23rd, labeling the race a national contest. He attacked Democratic leaders as Copperheads, warned against tariff tinkering and free coinage, and urged unity to defeat the opposing party.
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Dough Face
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Beef Trust
Ice Trust
Mr. Bryan
Richard Croker
Philippines
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Dewey
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