Kansas Notes and Local Banking and Bonds
Lawrence reports a trading stump epidemic as banks in Atchison hold 1,670,000 in deposits while Wellington and nearby towns prepare for fairs. Kansas features broad topics from municipal bonds, new jail projects, and a rising number of daily papers to high school graduates and the push for public ownership of a brick plant. The piece notes a surge in spring activity, infrastructure plans, the state’s educational outlook, tax and banking concerns, and local civic efforts amid wider national context.
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Lawrence
Wamego
Kansas
Garden City
Wellington-ia
Austria
Germany
Italy
Kansas University
Ford County
Hiawatha
Fortcott
Herington
Atchison
Paner
Cleawater Dayhawker
Varis
Rock Island
William Tracy
Doniphan County
Atate
Holton
Chartel
Mongy
the Agricultural College
Puerto Rico tariff debate stirs editorials in The Journal
The Detroit Journal argues against a sharp tariff on Puerto Rican imports, asserting Puerto Rico is part of the United States and should enjoy free trade. It rejects calls for punitive duties, notes Spain’s past trade costs, and stresses that duty revenue would favor the island, not just the U S.
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United States
Puerto Rico
Supreme Court
Ilegal
Congress
Spain
Italy
France
Germany
Detroit Journal
The Dingley tariff and its mixed impact on trade
A 1899 commentary notes Bradford's clothing sales surpassing 8 million dollars five years earlier and last year at 360 thousand, blaming the Dingrey tariff for boosting domestic fabric demand. It argues tariffs spur American mill upgrades to produce fine cotton goods, reducing imports and raising export growth, while warning of broader double edged effects on prosperity.
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Bradford
Dingley
Bradford Woes Forecast For American Cotton Goods Trade
The Bradford correspondent of the Financial Times of London warns that American prospects in trade are grim. Cotton goods dominated Bradford’s 1899 exports to the United States, totaling about 3 million, while woolen exports plunged from 2.2 million in 1898 to around 6,000.
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America
Bradford
Financial Times of London
United States
Free traders reproach Dingley tariff over rail sales
The New York Mail and Express notes a 2000 ton order of American steel rails to Norway signaling a new market for US iron and steel. It argues protectionist duties hamper foreign trade and aid domestic ironmongers who then pressure global markets.
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Maryland
Norway
Europe
New York Mail and Express
United States
America
Unanswerable tariff argument on exports over imports
The excerpt argues that McKinley era policy produced large trade surpluses despite war, claiming Republican protection lifted exports well above imports. It asserts that the past two years show over a billion dollars more sold abroad than bought, surpassing Democratic era records.
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McKinley
United States
America
Free Trade Argues Against Wall Paper Trust Cure
The Minneapolis Tribune cites a London cablegram noting the English wallpaper trust, formed since last September with 30 million dollars capital, includes nearly all UK manufacturers. It argues that free trade would not curb trusts, as Britain has none of the tariff protection and trusts still form, while ending protection could invite international coalitions to control prices.
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London
English Wall Paper Trust
United Kingdom
England
Wall Paper Trust
British Isles
Standard Oil Trust
Great Rockefeller Trust
United States
Minneapolia Tribune
Calamity croakings fade as prosperity rises in Kansas
A Kansas piece notes prosperity stories replace calamity talk. It cites an old farmer who forced a creditor to accept a note early to stop interest, a banker in the short grass country who refused to take deposits beyond his means, and county affairs under tax collection, suggesting the politics around free trade and free silver grow weaker for the Chicago platform.
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Kansas
John W. Breidenthal
Short Grass Country
Breidenthal
Chicago
Hen with Bryan initials omen cited in Missouri tale
A San Francisco Chronicle note reports a Missouri hen laid an egg bearing the initials W J Bryan and supporters claim it is a good omen for November. The story emphasizes the hen has no votes and remains a curious superstition.
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Missouri
William Jennings Bryan
Hig
San Francisco Chronicle
Ideal Man and Health Theories in Asparagus Myth
The piece discusses the Asparagus theory from Liebig with a focus on the ideal man defined as strong and intellectual. It urges health as foundational, promoting Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for digestion and immunity, while noting charity, starching linen, and repairing trellises as practical matters.
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Hostetter
Labastine Durable Wall Coating Ad Five Pound Pack
An old advertisement promotes Labastine as a durable wall coating for walls and ceilings. It highlights its purity and durability, notes it is sold as a dry powdered form in five pound packages with directions, and mentions availability in white or fourteen tinted colors.
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Liebig
Hood
Dwiaur
Park
Whiteland
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Walla
Posible
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Grand Rapids
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Ower
Scbstites
Nate Ein
Boal
Marly
Richmond
Ind
Atlanta
Hae N. ‘U.-Lincoln
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