Protectionists and Tariff Debate in Walker Speech
A detailed examination of J H Walker of Massachusetts a leading protectionist and leather goods manufacturer who backed the McKinley tariff. The piece quotes his March 15 1882 pamphlet arguing protection benefits taxation and distribution while noting wage reductions under tariff protections across multiple industries and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Walker
Massachusetts
Walker
Washington
United States
Congress
Mississippi
Ohio
Loye
John de Witt Warner
New York Weekly War
Colors of Water Show How Depth Reveals Blue Hue
Carl Vogtin explains in a Popular Science Monthly excerpt how water appears blue only when seen through depth. A grandchild’s simple experiments with colored stones and glass pieces illustrate that surface looks colorless, while looking deeper yields a faint blue, with variations in light from different angles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvan
Vernayaz
Carl Vogtin Popular Science Monthly
Search Lights and Torpedo Boats Rise of Protective Light Circles
A report discusses defense for ships against torpedo boats using multiple stationary search lights forming a circular illumination. It notes slow light rotation leaves water dark between sectors, aiding attackers. Other items describe an electrical sunrise show, a tiny quarter inch watch with multiple dials, and reflections on revolutions viewed as race meetings by Latin nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Telegram
M. Marquet
Paris
St. Francis
Philadelphia Press
Why He Desired a Cannon Chief seeks weapon to fight soldiers
An Indian chief asked General Crook to lend a cannon to kill soldiers. Crook asked if he expected to loan a weapon to kill his own men. The chief answered that a club would not suffice and he wanted a cannon to kill the target, the yaho y.
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Crook
Cor
Topeka Capital
Tionesta Valley Time Table May 11 1891
Railroad timetable lists southward and northward trains with stops at Garfield Sheffield Brookston Barnes and Wolf Run. Connections at Sheffield with P. & BR. R and at Sheffield Junction with P. & W R. RB. JERRY CRARY, Supt.
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Garfield Sheffield
Barnes
Brookston
Sheffield Junction
Sheffield
Wolf No
Wolf Run
Tione
Tiona
Garfield
Shefield
Jerry Crary
Smokers Notice of American Tobacco Company Brands
A local retailer announces stock of The American Tobacco Company's products including Richmond Mixture Imperial Mixture Oxford Hash La Perigne Princess Royal Picadilly Monte Cristo English Birds Eye with several brands in full line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American: Tobacco Company
Fine Smoking Tobacco
Fehlman Brothers Move into New Immense Warehouse
FehIman Brothers announce opening of their large new four story warehouse spanning 365120 square feet. Basement stocked with sewer pipe clay stove pipe fire clay brick nails shoes and iron pipe. First floor holds 125 tons of iron and steel along with wire nails rope lath tie hide rope belting hose and hardware. Second story features Syracuse wrought steel Syracuse Oliver Gowanda Gale tools plows seeders drills mowing machines and saws. Third story hosts a 10500 square foot shop employing about thirty men offering plumbing heating gas fitting roofing spouting and sheet iron copper tinwork. Main stores feature axes belting lubricants and a full hardware line with competitive prices.
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Syracuse Wrought Steel
Syracuse Oliver
Gowanda
Gale
Pickett
Kassons
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Protection Logic
Twenty-third Street
New York World
Nelson
London Spectator
WM. Ayres & Sons
Philadelphia
Dr. Theel
Furepeas
Germany
Beeland
France
Austria
Osricr Hovgs
Logisty
S. Larey
Allegheny
West
John West Company
Chicagoo
Ill
Siegfried & Co
Warren
A. B. Farquhar
York
J. J. Speck
Wi. H. Holmes
Pennsylvania
Wmel Holmes CO
Holmes
Water St
Nerve Reed Co
Chicago
Werren Pa
Siedriedd& Co
Origeisis
Williams
Fpreebh
Storf 7
Reenlund
Erie
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Points
Bates
F. H. Ganrfield
Jamestown
N.Y
J. A. Beatty
Oil City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pose Tiplee
tTrain
Harrisburg
Sunbury
Lancaster
Baltimore
Pullman
Williamsport
Kane Westwar
Philaelphia
Philadelppia
Kane
Renovo
Ridgway
Chas
E. Pugh
J.R. Wood
Maat
NEW York Pennsylvania Railroad
Kinzua
Bradford
Salamanca
Qiean
Irvinton
Tidioute
Tionesta
Pittsburgh
Buffalo Express
Iit A.M
Leffard
R. Bell
Sup’t
J. A. Fellows
Gen
Exchange &T
Buffalo
Tionesta Valley
Arren
Farnswo
Gergrift and
Dunham's Mills
Clarendon Az
Underwood's
McCalmont -Wood’s
A. D. Wood, Ge
Eral WI
Wood
the Wood Chemical Co
Woodward
Morris & Mullen
L. G. Noyes & Co
Geo. S. Davis
Lyeow
North Warren
Noayth
Apia
Cornell
YALE
Maebury Bros. Pickings
Richmond
Oxford
LA Perigne
Princess Royal
Monte Cristo
Birds Eye
Fehlman Brothers
TRE Figrett
Mullen
Chin Phas Stare
Worris & Mullen
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