European protectionism sweeps nations with tariffs
The article surveys leading European powers moving toward protectionist tariffs to shield native industries. It details Russia, France, Spain, Italy, Austria Hungary, Roumania, Greece, Turkey, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, Germany, and England, noting increased duties, proposed double tariffs, and shifts in policy. It contrasts England's semi free-trade stance and warns of shrinking markets for British goods as treaties lapse.
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United States
Russia
Tront
Ator
England
France
Hosge
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Roumania
Switzerland
Greece
Turkey
Bulgaria
Holland
Belgium
Denmark
Portugal
Krill
Viladstone
The Free Trade Debate on English Farms Decline
The article argues free trade harms agriculture, citing New England and English farm abandonments. It notes census hints, compares England’s drift to cities with rural repopulation efforts by the Rural Laborers League, and contrasts land-value declines in free trade England versus protectionist regions. It includes a London Times statistic on estate prices drop from 140,000 to 100,000.
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Spelsmhers
Berks
Wilton Manor
Lincolnshire
Langlay Manor
Guilford
Coat Tate
Crackington Manor
Cornwall
Lilwood Park
Sunnydale
England
Scotland
Wales
United States
New York Press
New England
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rural Laborers’ League
Lanton
London Iidio
Oxcotabe
Lin‘wihire
Wen
No Change Carved In Tariff Reform By Cleveland Line
The St Louis Globe Democrat mocks Mr Cleveland for avoiding a clear definition of tariff reform under new conditions and questions what the Democratic party intends to do now. It notes his celebrated message and alleges he fails to provide a plain, satisfactory plan.
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Cleveland
Democratic Party
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Calamity shriekers meet market truth in trade review
The weekly trade review from R. G. Dun & Co notes unprecedented business volume and favorable character, with clearing house data showing the largest week for the period. It rebukes anti McKinley inflation rhetoric, citing widespread overstocking from anticipatory price rises and current cheaper goods.
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R. G. Dun & Co
The Walker Tariff and Its Effects on 19th Century Finance
The excerpt discusses the Walker tariff of 1846 to 1861 and its economic impact. It notes that tariffs could provoke distress and national bankruptcy, with gold discoveries in California and wars delaying the effects. It mentions how the government struggled to raise funds and the role of high interest rates during the period.
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California
Tariff Reform Debate Across Parties
The piece critiques Democratic and Republican aims on tariff reform, noting lack of a clear, unified plan. It argues promises conflict with specifics, questions how duties would be adjusted, and cites the McKinley act as a constraint. It highlights evolving political circumstances since Harrison era.
Prices, Projections, and the McKinley Bill’s Effects
The text discusses high prices in gamepains and merchants misled by low prices in Cow Hines, noting the McKinley bill will briefly raise prices in some cases though many are unaffected. It argues the bill will generally drive a price decline, as projectors predicted, with older and some new cases showing the impact.
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Asts
Free Trade Rhetoric Versus Domestic Labor Realities
An opinion piece contrasts free trade with protectionist aims, urging facts to decide. It highlights hunger and unemployment among workers, calling for tariffs to shield U.S. labor from cheap foreign competition. It cites 1880 per capita production, 17 exported dollars per 200, and 1899 steel output growth as evidence.
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Bureau of Statistics
United States
Cleveland’s Ark Idea Sparks Surprising Race Debate
The New York Press notes Cleveland’s view that education and practical information are vital for solving the race question in the South. The Louisville Commercial hints it would not be surprised by news that Cleveland imagines Noah built the ark, reflecting a provoked reaction to his proposals and public remarks.
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Cleveland
South
Louisville
Michigan Legislature Bills Move Through Week of Sessions
The Michigan Legislature saw numerous bills introduced in both chambers including weekly wage payments for employees by corporations, penalties for violators, a state pardons board, and reestablishment of capital punishment for murder. Free employment bureaus are proposed in several cities, interest rate reductions by agreement, and a state civil service commission. House and Senate actions include examinations for admittance to the bar, land use for wildlife and public shooting grounds, and funding for Traverse City asylum and public schools.
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State Board of Pardons
Vadi
Honze
Wayne
Senate
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo
Manistee
Tronwood
Sault Ste. Marie
Tshpeming
Withington
Civil Service Commission
National Commission
Corral
Widlow Bay
Soan Pabite
Traverse City
Iname
What He Accomplished But Not A List Of Books
The author argues against a fixed children’s reading list and praises a self directed path. A boy read encyclopedias to learn natural history and earthquakes, then electricity, building expertise and supervising workers before high school. The anecdote shows reading sparked practical skill and leadership.
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Bella
Nicholas
Thriving by Electric Light Changes Threshing Practices
The electric light enables night threshing, letting machinery owners rent out gear longer. Farmers benefit from extended work hours, freeing labor for other tasks as thrashing completes faster. Constant hot boilers save fuel by avoiding reheating steam each morning.
Simple speech and honest writing urged by Bryant
In a discussion on English usage Bryant tells a young contributor to favor plain words over foreign or long terms. He cites calling a spade a spade and keeping home as home, urging clarity over complexity in speaking and writing. Other items note tea consumption in England, a European old-book collector, a violinist’s son becoming an actor, a Portuguese Arabian Nights translation, and a near-established boot and shoe manufacturers federation.
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Bryant
Adulre
Cora
England
Alexxaspek
Europe
Joachim
Don Pepno
Michigan Happenings Of A Busy Week Yet Grim
A wide array of Michigan items includes a jealous husband who shot and stabbed his wife in Baldwin, a Grand Trunk freight house fire at Romeo costing about $2,500, a deadly suffocation case in Tawas City, and jury trouble in the Palmer murder at Saginaw. Reports cover crops, dynamite mining near Pittsford, mischief in Saginaw hotels, arsenic in cornstarch custard, and multiple local crimes, scandals, and legal actions across cities like Mt. Clemons, Bay City, Manistique, and Saginaw.
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Naws Noten
Niav Baldwin
Lake County
Harry Gnn
Baldwin
Grand Trunk
Romeo
Tawas City
Rtv
Cook
Senate
Providence
Michi-gan
Palmer
Saginaw
Llowann Linney
Pittsford
Howard
Gro W. Siaur
Pittsburg
Simas Atwoop
Mr. Watterson
Mt. Clemons
Tur
Mt. Pleasant
Andrew Walton
Bay City
Bert
Mary
Hert Abineau
Papa Walton
Crhanence J.loot
Xpress
Grand Rapids
Europa
South America
Lonia House Correction
Muularp Souty
Manton
N. A. Waugh
South
Silas F. Godfrey
Juppr Steere
Chippewa County
Roubers
W. C. Webster
Essexville
Cincinnati, Jackson and Mackinaw Railroad Receives Walston Il
The Cincinnati Jackson and Mackinaw Railroad receives Walston IL in a brief notice. The item notes a transfer or acceptance involving the railroad and a person named Walston in Illinois.
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THE
Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw Railroad
Walston IL
Tariff Literature for All by American Protective Tariff League
A notice promoting a series of tariff documents arguing protection benefits for farmers laborers merchants and professionals. Each issue compares wages cost of living and related facts to support protection. Single issues priced at 2 cents or 4 cents for specific title. Full list offered postage paid. Order by number.
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American Protective Tariff League 18
Luecuta
United States
C.D. Topp
Eusay
Hower B. Diet
P. Sinnee
Geo, Draper
Lawgesce
Sauther
Aurnicax Ecoxayrer
M. Rove
Tarif Leagun
Wendin
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Jabor
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Aluleta
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Michigan Central
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Central Standard Time
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Kalamazo
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BOA
Wheatflelwel
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Jackson
Barcas
P.M. IP
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Marshall
Albion
Chicago
Hyde Park
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Atari von
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