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Newspaper
The Chanute Times
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
6
The Chanute Times published in Kansas under MH Turner as editor and proprietor. This record notes the newspaper’s masthead and leadership position, reflecting its historic role in Chanute and the surrounding region.
The Philadelphia Record argues against secretive reciprocity treaties and favors open tariff reform. It warns that negotiated concessions threaten domestic producers and wages, urging clear, public debate on tariff reductions aligned with protectionist principles. It cites France, Argentina, and broader risks to the American market and economy.
A St Louis man quoted in the New York Times praises broad prosperity with busy merchants full employment abundant money and rising railroads. He notes promising crops and extensive building while Missouri’s voters did not yet fully embrace this prosperity in the recent election.
London reports warn the Welsh plate industry faces extinction as employers fail to agree on wages, ending a former monopoly that dictated prices to American rivals. American mills with better pay and machinery gain markets abroad, undermining the Welsh combine and the McKinley tariff’s protective shield. The Boston Journal notes the tariff helped smash monopolies and shift steel dominance to the United States.
Due to the great increase of deposits, extra help is required at the windows of the receiving tellers to handle the higher customer demand efficiently.
The piece notes a shift in global credit perception from doubt to near unanimous regard for U S bonds. It cites four and five percent nominal costs, argues U S credit now leads Britain France Russia and Germany, and credits the Spanish War for U S prestige while Britain’s Boer War losses threaten its standing.
The Ladies Club of Berlin welcomes Fran von Bulow wife of the German chancellor as a leading new member. She is regarded as a social leader in Berlin society and the club high in comfort elegance and accommodation among major European clubs.
The Milwaukee Sentinel urges advocates of removing duties on iron and steel to present arguments beyond the "tariff breeds trusts" claim. It upholds a protective tariff as sound and essential, noting gains in industrial condition over the past four years and predicting Mr Babcock will consider this in Congress. Protection, not free trade, guided voters in 1896 and 1900.
An automobilist argues that horse owners should expose horses to motor cars by letting them feed near cars and visit car stables. He claims horses in France already ignore motors, and that repeated exposure will habituate horses to the new sound and presence of vehicles.
The nation’s railways report a two thousand car order spree in fourteen days, signaling crowded capacity and faith in sustained business growth. Officials expect continued demand and plan further equipment expansion to meet rising transport needs. Trade reporters note has been heavy with orders from commercial travelers.
Word from London says Sir Walter Besant remains seriously ill and his friends grow anxious. His new book East London has stirred debate over perceived Americanizing of Bogileh spelling, but tension eased when it was learned the plates were printed in America.
The piece mixes a London economist's inflation remark with ads for Hostetter's Bitters and Allen's Foot Ease. It mashes commentary on economic trends with patent medicine claims and consumer advice, citing various products and promotional lines and ending with contact details for Allen’s remedies.
The Telegram suggests tariff tinkering should be by friends of protection and enemies should pause and proceed slowly. It notes past experiences with democratic revision and warns against a rushed approach, urging caution before any changes.
Fragmentary report from a Columbus state journal column notes reactions to a bitter presidential defeat and personal sentiment on being rejected for town marshal. Names and exact details are garbled.
In Buffalo the city faced inexperience with asphalt causing bids on several streets to range from 220 to 23.95 per square yard. A protest led to rejection of all bids and a new bid round produced prices from 159 to 202 per square yard with only a few above 2.9. Protest claims overpricing were noted as Syracuse bids were cut to 145 and 8 per square yard. The article hints at a broader goal of paving the nation’s roads with asphalt.
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