Local items from Ashland fair and village notes
Local notes list social visits and business in Ashland and surrounding areas. Names include Bernard Hoypengan Charley Moore Jos Merrick Mike Defoe A Denomie Jr Miss Annie Sailor James Rynda Wakfield visitors F R A lodge dance Frank Smart Jos Conners students in St Paul Joseph Paquette Julia Buck Alex Gingles Wm LaPointe Morrison Keshena Alma Berg Emma Langren Don Whitmore Gus Morris Annine Thiese D Sullivan Rev J W Martin Jos Rosseau Ed Berniey B J Morrison Rhoades Leo Olson James Cannard Lydia Arbuckle and Bo Ko Way with mentions of fair attendance and various trips to Duluth Washburn and Deer River.
Gouging the Public and the Protectionists Debate
The piece argues against assuming foreign makers dump goods at loss and criticizes protectionists. It notes that both foreign and American factories seek profit and that lower foreign prices reflect American price gouging. It cites staples and watches exported at similar or higher local prices and contends true bargains aren’t common in export trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Tariff Debate and Anti Dumping Clause Scrutinized
The piece cites Andrew Zuerecher Carpenter, arguing dumping is a protectionist fallacy and that anti dumping provisions would unfairly shield tariffs. It notes Cleveland's 1894 view, W ilson bill praise in 1894, and Kansas City Star critique of Senate changes, stressing reform hinges on fair, honest settlement of tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Senate
Grover Cleveland
House
Kansas City Star
Dorothy's Independence Day Awakening and Fire
Dorothy the self styled new woman clashes with Jack over independence during a Fourth of July at a neighbor's barn. A barn fire tests their romance as Dorothy faces danger and Jack calls to her, ending with a changed view of liberty and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drothy
Dorothy
Jack
Alan
Katharine Blake
Florin Blackwell
Mabel Mortimer
Becaus
Iso
Jac
Soong
Vilage
Chicago News
Lippincott’s
Helped by Lafayette Fourth of July Celebrations in 1825
The 50th anniversary Fourth of July, celebrated in 1825, featured a reception for General Lafayette in New York City. A vast procession, grand review, receptions, races, regattas, and banquets followed, with Castle Garden hosting fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Lafayette
Castle Garden
Patriotic Preparations and Historic July Fourth Facts
The poem urges preparations for Independence Day with crackers rockets pinwheels and vanity fireworks. It also notes U S presidents who died on the Fourth Jefferson Adams in 1826 and Monroe in 1831 and cites a peace treaty with Mexico signed on July 4 1848.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Monroe
Mexico
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rhoade
Bernard Hoypengan
Charley Moore
Jos. Merrick
Ashland
Charley
Mike Defoe
A. Denomie Jr
Annie Sailor
Cedar
Wis
James Rynda
Wakfield
Mich
Jim
M. W. Hall
H. J. Mooney
Frank G. Smart
Jos. Conners
St. Paul
Minn
Joseph Paquette
Minnesota
Julia Buck
Alex Gingles
Charman
Sanborn Township
Wm. LaPointe and Wife
Pan Morrison
Keshena
Frank DeCoteau
Alma Berg
Galland City
Emma Langren
Don Whitmore
Duluth, Minn
Gus Morris
Washburn
Annine Thiese
D. Sullivan
The
Ashland Steam Dye Works
Sam Hachey
N. J. Sero
J. W. Martin
Jos. Rosseau
Tuesay
Ed. Berniey
B. J. Morrison
M. Rhoades
Leo Olson
James Cannard
Deer River
Lydia Arbuckle
Bo-Ko-Way
Nemonia
Geo Day
America
Andrew Zuerecher
Willis Ave
Asland
J. S. Stearns
Woltex ™ S
Lafayette
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