Foreign Protests Against Tariff Seen as Impertinence
Washington bureau argues such protests by France Germany Austria Hungary Spain lack precedent in U S policy. It notes nations protect their own industries while the United States has not protested general mercantile policy and cites trade figures with Germany France Brazil Japan Mexico Spain China Switzerland and Turkey to show potential retaliation risks.
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Washington
Troy Times
United States
France
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Spain
Brazil
Japan
Mexico
China
Switzerland
Turkey
Austria
Muangari
McKinley on Labor Unions and Gompers Remarks
President McKinley discusses labor unions in an interview with Samuel Gompers of the AF of L. He supports peaceful arbitration to boost wages and markets while warning unions against political agitation and mischaracterization as trusts. He urges unions to focus on social and moral advancement of labor.
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Lsbor
Shoul
Foreign Demand Shifts as Wheat Prospects Improve Abroad
The report notes expected large foreign wheat purchases due to drought in New South Wales and South Australia and weaker harvests in Russia, Bulgaria, Roumania, and France. France may import up to 56 million bushels if 1903-4 crop size repeats. U.S. yield prospects rise with unofficial estimates near 550 million bushels. Corn prices advance.
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Russia
Bulgaria
Roumania
France
Ebely
New South Wales
South Australia
California
Australia
India
Argentina
United States
Philadelphia
Tobacco and Silver Lesson From Courier Journal
A Kentucky newspaper argues against free silver advocates by asserting staple prices do not follow silver bullion, noting some still cling to the fallacy even as silver trades lower than before.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Kentucky
Price Rise In Kentucky Tobacco And Silver Push For Teller
The report notes tobacco values rising from February lows to June highs with 50 to 200 percent gains on Kentucky tobacco, and predicts further increases over 1899 and 1895 levels. It also discusses Populist press in South Dakota backing Teller as a possible 1900 presidential candidate, amid debate over Bryan’s leadership and support for bimetallism.
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South
Kentucky
Teer
Yankton Press
Dakotan
South Dakota
Senator Pettigrew
Associated Press
Denver
Senator Teller
William Jennings Bryan
Yankton Organ
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Yankton
Prospects Brighten As Tariff Debate Boosts Confidence
Business mood inches toward prosperity as Senate works on tariff legislation. Optimism spreads nationwide amid daily progress on the measure. Early indicators show fewer commercial failures and bank clearings hinting at a modest May activity drop from last year.
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Senate
Philadelphia
Murrah for the Dingley Bill Cs Tie It Was Good Enough for Grant
Harry Smith, former National House clerk, defends tea and coffee duties as Republican doctrine. He cites President Grant's Dec 7 message recommending duties to boost revenue. He argues restoring tea and coffee duties could raise about $18 million without raising consumer prices.
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Grant
Finance Committee
Harry Smith
Journal
National
House of Representatives
Congress
Treasury
Tariff skies brighten as bank clearings rise
Bank clearings for the past week totalled 1 066 000 000 pounds, up about 1 percent from the prior week. Prices rise for finished iron pig tin copper lead pork lard and cotton. June clearing figures suggest speedy general prosperity with a 6.8 percent increase.
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Washington
Banks Boost City Loans Here to Record Rise
The Toledo Commercial reports New York City banks increased their loans by 11 million dollars in the past week, the largest six day expansion in years. The surge signals more money in circulation, fueling labor payment and trade, with similar growth seen nationwide and a gradual rise in better times.
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New York City
Toledo
Reform Promised for U S Monetary System
Reform is coming as a proposition on the monetary system is being carefully framed. It will be presented to Congress either during the special session or when it meets in December, with every Republican vote expected in favor.
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United States
Congress
Lines Drawn Narrow Between Gold Democrats and Silver Seekers
Chairman Bynum of the gold Democracy opens headquarters in New York and declares readiness to strike in the coming campaign if the head favors free coinage of silver. The lines between the factions are described as closely drawn as in last fall.
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Gold Democrats
Bynum
The
Gold Democracy
New York
Head
Boies Renews Position Against Chicago Platform
The ex-governor defends a bimetallic alternative to the Chicago platform. He proposes treasury notes backed by gold or silver bullion and linked to world market prices, arguing it would amount to true bimetallism in practice. He declares the Chicago platform no longer binding and notes the political defeat of its issues.
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Bees
Congress
Treasury
United States
Col. Fox
Boies
Chicago
Arraying Class Against Class at Des Moines Convention
The Des Moines fusion convention platform and speeches show Democratic leaders seek to excite passion and prejudice and divide voters by occupation over property distribution. The keynote by Candidate White signals a campaign of class conflict, demagoguery, and covert socialism that should alarm good citizens and prompt action to calm strife.
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White
Nust
Kansas City livestock report signals rising prosperity
Practical Evidence from Missouri shows rapid progress across business lines in Kansas City. June receipts for cattle hogs and sheep rise, with first six months totals up 105159 over last year. Packing houses report large increases in livestock slaughter compared with 1896 and 1897 figures according to the Kansas City Journal.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Sheen
Kansas City Journal
Railroads and Banks Show May Business Gain
The fourth week of May reports from twenty three railroads show a 64 percent improvement over the previous year, illustrating broader business gains in the period.
Good Crops Good Times Trade Wave Across Regions
The article describes crop movement from Texas wheat harvest northward to Minnesota and North Dakota, followed by corn and other crops. It argues that money and crops will exchange as crops move west to east to relieve eastern money surplus and stimulate commercial life and prosperity.
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Texas
United States
Minnesota
North Dakota
Minneapolis Tribune
Bryan's Silk Nightshirt At Odds With Press
Quotations mock William Jennings Bryan as newspapers mock his attire, noting no political weight and his wish to pay for silk nightshirts with 50 cent dollars. The remarks compare his business garb to his public image and satirize media coverage.
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Mr. Bryan
Milwaukee Sentinel
Dubuque Times
London asks for Iowa State butter daily in trade push
Secretary Wilson's dairy price reforms yield a London request for the entire Iowa State College butter output, about 800 pounds daily, to be shipped to London regularly until further notice.
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London
Wilson
Iowa State College
The Passing of Bryan
The schism in the Democracy splits further as the party splits since 1896. Popocrat hostility to Democrats exceeds that toward Republicans. Democrats condemn the Chicago platform more than the St Louis one. By 1900 the bitterness could grow, and sound money Democrats discuss The Passing of Bryan.
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Bryan
Popocrat
Chicago
St. Louis
Johnny On Parade and the Blooming Racket of 1897
A humorous verse narrative from Ohio politics in 1897 features Johnny-on-parade critiquing party labels. It depicts Silver, Goldite, Prohibition, and labor factions and characters like Bryan, Hough, and fellow townsmen as they debate ticket lines and reform temptations amid a brisk political volley.
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Johnn
Hough
Sasaki
Johnny
Melean
Johnny-on-parades
Bryan
Johnny-on-parade
Chapman
John
Dan
Siiver
Profides
Sorg
Sloan
Brice
Kline
Thurman
Anarcratic Emerges In Democratic Splinter Talk
The piece surveys party rifts as the late Popocratic group adopts Anarcratic branding. It cites critics including Macon Telegraph editors and Horace Boies on silver vs gold, tariff debates, and a pending currency reform pushed by the administration with Republican backing sought in the Senate.
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Democratic Party
Macon Telegraph
ABC of the Democracy
Gage Sees Boost in Trade and Manufactures
Secretary Gage asserts evidence from the press callers persons and correspondence points to an actual improvement in trade and manufactures across the country. His remark highlights strong business facilities testing national economic conditions.
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Gage
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