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Elyria Lace Union Presses Willis for Higher Tariff
Senator Frank B. Willis released correspondence with multiple unions including the Amalga mated Lace Operatives of Elyria. Elyria workers warn that lace imports undermine domestic makers and urge swift tariff passage to protect American mills and labor. Willis promises efforts to secure early action. David Melville of Newport, Rhode Island, is cited as the originator of gas illumination in 1806.
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