Plain talk on banks and prices from Kansas to Nebraska
The early days show wagons with or without a five dollar spring seat. Now autos cost more than farms once did. About two hundred fifty Kansas state banks seek permission to participate in the new deposit guaranty law, including five large banks. In Nebraska near three hundred state banks exist, about fifty want the guaranty law, with many national banks opposing. The era aims to safeguard citizens as times grow tighter and bankers’ opportunities shift.
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Kansas State
State of
Kansas
Nebraska
No Difference in Opinion on Payne Aldrich Tariff Debates
Columns from leading western republican papers question the Payne Aldrich tariff bill. Des Moines Capital ridicules the plan calling it a fraud with duties unchanged. Chicago Record Herald demands substantial reductions and downward revisions. Kansas City Times brands the bill a sham and a fraud against the people.
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Aldrich Payne
Des Moines
Iowa
Col
Lafe Young
Chicago Record-Herald
Kansas City Times
Wage Earner Tariff Hardship Cited On Clothing Costs
A New York Times excerpt highlights Max Silberberg of Cincinnati criticizing tariffs as unjust to wage earners. He notes inferior cloth quality and high prices, urging tariff reform and noting the broader damage to workers and the economy under Taft's era policies.
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New York Times
Max Silberberg
Cincinnati
United States
Silberberg
Washington
Taft
Aldrich
Poe
Has Aldrich Gone Mad? Tariff anger in Midwest call
A Minneapolis Journal editorial argues Senator Aldrich mocks Midwest tariff protests and urges a broad fair tariff. It warns against a wild congress, favors free raw materials with protective balance, and criticizes Omaha's tax and closing laws while urging unified Nebraska farmers. It ends with festival scheduling notes for Cass county towns and Fourth of July plans.
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Minneapolis
East
Aldrich
Middle West
England
United States
South
Republican Party
Congress of Wild Men
Congress
Maguire the busiest congressman from Nebraska
Special Omaha World Herald correspondent notes J A Maguire of Nebraska ranks among the busiest lawmakers at the Capitol. He attends senate debates only for notable speeches and stays long hours in his office, sorting literature and assisting constituents while his secretary handles garden seed mailing lists.
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Omaha World-Herald
Washington
J. A. Maguire
Nebraska
John A. Maguire
Capitol
Senate
Mr. Maguire
Uncle Sam
Congress
Ilis
Mr. Whelan
Lincoln
Maguire
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