Tariff Commission Doubts on Strand of a New Bill
The piece discusses a possible tariff commission by the next Congress and a move for Ways and Means to prepare a new tariff bill for the December 1908 session. It argues a nonpartisan panel could not craft a generally acceptable bill given deep divisions. It doubts Congress would accept the commission’s work and suggests the panel might only compile information for Congress to act on.
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Committee On Ways and Means
Tariff Commission
Commission
Reclaiming Land by Irrigation and Drainage
Discusses vast potential wealth from reclaiming swamp lands in the United States through irrigation and drainage. Estimates 100 to 150 million acres could become highly productive, with Florida hosting major Everglades drainage efforts. Projects involve costly dams, canals, and pumps, but once completed the land should yield immense crops and raise national wealth substantially.
Treasury Surplus Shifts Fortunes of August Receipts
The August treasury receipts show a surplus of 3.45 million dollars, with 7.45 million for the first two months of the fiscal year, up from late-year totals. The report notes an earlier error in figures, cites a per capita circulation of 12.32 dollars, and discusses tariff policy and deficit concerns amid calls for revenue-based changes.
The Real Hearst and His Double Image
The piece contrasts William Randolph Hearst’s Jamestown address with the radical stance attributed to his newspapers. It questions which Hearst is the real voice and warns that the Jamestown speech could influence the papers toward patience between bosses and workers. The text muses on urban safety and political tone.
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Pers
William Randolph Hearst
Trean Radical Ag
Hearst
Farm Prosperity Through Higher Farm Product Values
The American Agriculturist estimates that farm product values will rise by about a billion dollars over last year, based on reports from across the country. The gain is driven mainly by higher prices, though the season is not yet finished.
Wages Rise and Treasury Plan Aids Crop Movement
The piece argues that overall earnings have increased for workers due to more work days, and asserts a one trillion dollar level of money will keep the nation prosperous despite Wall Street machinations. It notes that treasury surplus via national banks helps move crops and bolster general commerce.
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Wall Street
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Submarine warfare to dominate future naval conflicts
The piece argues that future sea war will transform with the submarine as a central force. It notes early battles favored mobility and training, but foresees submarines as the decisive element, capable of stealthy torpedo strikes and long endurance beyond normal support.
Submarine Warfare and Its Effect on Future War and Peace
The passage discusses how submarines could block invasions by sea and threaten fleets below the surface. It contemplates battles where ships sink with all aboard and argues such horror may deter wars, potentially encouraging nations to favor peace and arbitration.
Law Extends School Attendance to Age Sixteen
The legislature raised compulsory attendance from 14 to 16 years and requires guardians to enroll children ages 7 to 16 in public or private schools with at least 110 days per year. Exemptions include instruction by a competent person, physical or mental incapacity, temporary absence by the principal, or employment for those 14 to 16 under certain conditions. A false statement about age or attendance is a misdemeanor with fines from 3 to 20 dollars.
Fight Between Unions Shuts Chicago Manufacturer
A peculiar labor clash in Chicago results in a local manufacturer going out of business. The Brunswick Balke Colender company employs mainly union carpenters, with hundreds of United Brotherhood of Carpenters members, and about a hundred and fifty other unionists involved.
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Chicago
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company
Unions clash as carpenters refuse work over woodworkers dispute
The Amalgamated Woodworkers and carpenters feud halts factory operations and prompts calls for a mediator. Gompers is asked to intervene, but internal union strife deepens the crisis, harming employers and the broader labor movement.
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Chicago
Puritans and Pilgrims Confusion in Presidential Address
Newspapers fault the president for mixing Puritans with Pilgrims in his Provincetown address. Historians and a Chicago university lecturer have made the same error, prompting historians and students to study the difference and correct usage of the terms.
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Provincetown
Chicago University
New England
Mark Hanna Blamed Again by Coal Operators for Rising Coal Costs
The coal operators allege that Hanna influenced a 11 year old strike during a presidential campaign. They credit his intervention with averting a larger strike while noting labor costs rose and coal prices to consumers increased by about three dollars, a point they deem minor.
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Mark Hanna
Hanna
Mr Hanna
No Excuse for High Coal Prices as Operators Set Price
The public bears the burden of coal costs with no valid reason for the current price. Mark Hanna is noted as dead, but the core issue remains that anthracite operators control pricing and the public must accept it.
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Madam E Xcuse
Mark Hanna
Star-Courier Opens Impressive New Building
The Dispatch congratulates the Ke wanee Star-Courier on its new building. It notes ample room for growth and a public hall for meetings. The paper is praised as one of the state’s best, with strong local popularity and a hope to outgrow the new facility in time.
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The
Dispatch
Kewanee Star-Courier
Star-Courier
Kewanee
Coxey’s Army to March Again Says Report
The article claims General Coxey plans another march with the unemployed as followers. It alleges Coxey profited in prosperity and suggests the next army would include those who have ample funds and do not need work.
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Coxey
Angora Goats Grow Into a Major U.S. Industry
The article notes Angora goats arrived in 1891 from Turkey and have rapidly increased to over a million in the United States. Goats thrive on marginal lands, clear brush, and can graze mountain slopes, suggesting vast potential for meat and mohair fiber. Fleece value ranges from 34 cents to five dollars per pound, with extraordinary sales cited for exceptional fleeces.
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Turkey
United States
Technical World Magazine
New York
Iron Situation Reflects Financiers Viewpoint on Prosperity
The iron and steel market is shown as a key indicator of future prosperity despite what Wall Street may publish. The piece notes railroad workers and industry leaders weigh future trends.
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Wall Street
Schwab
Steel rails demand and outlook lift industry hopes
The article explains railroads and eastern systems placing large orders for steel rails for 1908, with Pennsylvanian contracts and Schwab optimistic about long term demand. It notes rising usage since 1880, projected growth to fifty million tons, and the role of structural steel and waterways policy led by Mr Burton’s congressional work.
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Pennsylvania
Charles M Schwab
Mr. Schwab
Congressmen Burton Nominated for Cleveland Mayor
Theodore Burton a Cleveland congressman becomes the Republican mayoral nominee to challenge Tom J. Johnson. Burton is praised for principled work on rivers and harbors and for boosting waterways, with strong popularity in Cleveland and a self made platform.
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Theodore Burton
Cleveland
Tom J. Johnson
Mr Johnson
Burton
Congress
Mississippi
St. Paul
St Louis
Moral obligations of university benefactors and free teaching
President Eliot argued that teaching should be free and benefactors have rights to be free from attacks. He said Chicago University cannot escape obligations to Mr Rockefeller, and professors should avoid criticizing him while funded by his money. The New York Evening Post urged refusing funds from undesirable citizens, but once in treasury a university must act with due sensibility.
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Republican Party
Eliot
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Cornell University
Elliot
Zueblin
Chicago University
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Chicago
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