Labor's Big Reward From Unparalleled Prosperity in 1907
The piece argues that wage gains exceed a billion dollars in 1907 across mills, factories, and railways under the Dingley tariff. It cites railroad payrolls, metal workers, textiles, and other sectors, noting higher wages, steady employment, shorter hours, and increased savings deposits while urging retention of tariff policy.
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Railroad General Managers’ Association
Bradstreet’s
Pittsburg
New England
Express
United States
Foreign Trade Prospects Mark Tariff Debate This Fall
The article reviews 1906 import totals at $1,188 for January and exports at $1,607,713,843 for the period, noting a grand 11 month total of $2,795,862,664 and a projected yearly trade near $3.96 billion. Advocates of tariff reform push for policy tied to boosting foreign trade amid rising figures.
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Dingley Fm
Congress of Commercial Ins
Washington
Tariff Revision Delayed to 1909 Amid Prosperity
Washington sources indicate no tariff revision talks for now as the nation enjoys prosperity. The Cedar Rapids Republican notes some schedules may be changed but warns that immediate revision would harm finances and industry. Governor Cummins of Iowa is criticized for pushing earlier revision rhetoric.
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Washington
Cummins
Iowa
Roosevelt
Chicago
Detroit
Congress
Cedar Rapids
We Must Stand Firm Against Generous Tariff Concessions
The Buffalo Express urges against yielding to threats of higher tariffs by Germany and France. It argues the tariff is for Americans and warns that surrendering rights invites more foreign pressure. The paper claims a better path exists using domestic strength rather than concessions.
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Europe
Buffalo Express
Germany
France
The
Express
Rise in prices of labor and tariff graft discussed
Lyvon Holt argues that price increases in this country outpace England as an indicator of tariff graft. He notes world commodity price rises in recent years but highlights how domestic labor costs show a larger surge.
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England
Lyvon Holt
Home Trade Clubs Fight Mail Order Threats
The article argues that mail order houses drain town prosperity and urges readers to support home merchants. It calls on editors, teachers, clergy, and newspapers to educate the public, promote local buying, and form home trade clubs to counter distant catalogs. It notes the economic flow from real estate, rents, and community finance to home retailers and warns of nationwide harm to small towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas City
Bland & Co
The Real Power of a Worcester Boy
A Worcester Massachusetts boy with a 30 cubic inch lung capacity is noted as the real power behind future oratory. The article argues it is the speaker who moves congressional action, not the mere orator, shaping national legislation.
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Worcester Mass
Congress
Swisher Heirship to William Swisher Estate Noted in Ohio
Joseph U. Swisher is named as one of nine heirs to the William Swisher estate worth about 75000 dollars. A suit by his wife Mary Swisher seeks attachment on his inheritance for nearly 11963 dollars claimed for family support and a note repayment. The case unfolds after Joseph, located in Missouri after 11 years, faces a legal battle as a deserted wife in Lima, Ohio.
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Joseph
Mary Swisher
Samuel K. Swisher
Lima, O
Stance on Residency Lets Women Get Marriage Licenses
A Wood county probate ruling declares that single women have no fixed home outside the town, making them residents of Bowling Green once they enter and remain there. The decision implies that any woman with sufficient capital, if adult, can obtain a license in Wood county under this interpretation.
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Bowling Green
Gretna” Green
Wood County
Lincoln
Boy Hero Saves Mother From House Fire
In Columbus Ohio Mrs Squire Campbell was burned from heels to head when her dress ignited from a kitchen stove. Her three year old son Claud grabbed a bucket of water and knocked out the flames with help from his mother. The child suffered severe hand burns but fetched aid from a neighbor half a mile away.
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Columbus, O
Squire Campbell
Claud
Creston Mayor Killed By Shifter In Snowstorm
W. B. Jordan mayor of Creston Ohio 15 miles north of Wooster was killed instantly when a shifter struck him after he and a laborer stepped from one track to another to avoid a freight train. The laborer escaped. Jordan was wealthy and left a wife and six children.
Two Sisters Die in Skeels Crossing Train Crash
In Ravenna Ohio Mrs W J Wilson age 32 of Rootstown and her sister Miss Nelle Shope age 20 of Charleston were killed by a westbound Cleveland Pittsburg Flyer at Skeels Crossing near the city depot. The sisters were in a carriage and did not see the train until it was upon them.
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Ravenna
W. J. Wilson
Rootstown
Nelle Shope
Charleston
Skeels Crossing
City Depot
Sleters
Doctor Wibsey of Columbus Stricken by Appendicitis
Dr Edward J Wibsey physician to Gov Pattison fell ill with appendicitis in Columbus Ohio. He was rushed to Grant hospital where an operation was performed. The State Board of Public Works plans bids for about 300000 in canal improvements including roughly 200000 for the Miami and Erie canal.
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Columbus, O
Edward J. Wbsey
John M. Pattison
Grant Hospital
Columbus, Q
State Board of Public Works
Bida
Mbami
Brie
Gebhardt Dispute Ends in Fatal Shooting at Table
In Steubenville Ohio territory a dispute at a banking table between John Gebhardt and his son Charles escalated. The elder Gebhardt was shot and killed allegedly by the son after admonishing him for drinking.
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Steubenville, O.tn
Renkfaet
John Gebhardt
Charles
Gebhardt
William W. Campbell Emerges as U S Senate Candidate
In Bryan Ohio reports indicate William W. Campbell of Napoleon Ohio is running for United States senator. The push, allegedly led by Dr F B Demuth of Cecil, came from Cecil politicians and was kept secret until now. Campbell, defeated for reelection by T T Ansberry last fall, says he is in his friends hands.
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Bryan
William W. Campbell
Apoleon
United States
F. 8. Demuth
Cecil
Paulding County
Demuth
Campbell
Pneumonia Strikes Rev James Poindexter in Columbus
Rev James Poindexter, 17, a noted figure in negro circles, former pastor of Second Baptist and longtime trustee of Ohio school for the blind, Wilberforce University, and active Republican delegate, is ill with pneumonia in Columbus.
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Columbus
Raiment for Dead Negress Buried in Potter's Field
In Toledo Ohio Mattie Taylor a young Black woman who died at the infirmary was buried in an unmirked grave after friends bought a silk robe and flowers and arranged a funeral service.
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Toledo
Mattie Taylor
Mattie
Fire Causes Heavy Loss at Peebles Merchandise Co.
A major blaze at the Peebles Merchandise Co. on Fourth and Gay streets in Columbus destroyed the upper two stories of a six story brick building and gutted the third from the top. Stock losses reached 25 000 dollars with a 30 000 dollar building loss. Insurance covered both. The Columbus store served as the central supply house for branches in several Ohio cities.
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Columbus
Peebles Merchandise Co
Fourth
Gay Streets
Ohio
NEW TRIAL DENIED FORGED FORGERY SENTENCE UPHELD
Newark Or James A H Lingsfelter convicted of forgery must serve four years unless the state supreme court intervenes. Eirenit court affirmed common pleas verdict and denied a new trial. Attorneys won a suspended sentence pending a petition in error to the supreme court. Mrs Lingsfelter’s case will not be decided until next spring.
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Newark
James AH. Tingafelter
Supreme Court of the State
Eirenit Court
Common Pleas Court
Linesfelter
Supreme Court
Lingsfelter
Rockefeller Fails Building Code Notice In Cleveland
Meveland inspectors order an outside fire escape for the Rockefeller skyscraper as the code requires two means of egress and a second exit when elevator and stairways are beside each other. In Columbus, an effort by Ohio's congressional delegation seeks Roosevelt's attendance at the state fair homecoming this fall.
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Meveland
Bere
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Columbus
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
Wreck Victim dies on Lima Toledo line in Ohio
A Lima engineer, Griffin, was fatally injured in a collision on the Lima To Toledo traction line near Columbus Grove. He died after being caught between engine and tender in the fiery wreck on the Goayt road traction.
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Columbus Grove
Griffin
Lima
Lima-Toledo Traction
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Alfred C. Clark
Creston
Freight
E. J. Wilson
Pattison
Foraker
Congressman Campbell
Ames Poindexter
Lingafelter
Cleveland
Firat
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