British Free Trade and the Rise of Wealth in Britain
An analysis argues that Britain’s high protectionist regime caused pauperism and decline, while tariff reform under Sir Robert Peel began in 1840, leading to rapid improvement. The piece contrasts historic duties, the 1845 free list expansion, and later repeal of the navigation laws, connecting British policy to broader shifts in wealth and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Robert Peel
England
Edward I
William Pitt
House of Commons
Pitt
George III
Huskisson
Joseph Hume
Noble
Pennsylvania
Peel
Gladstone
Edward Atkinson
New York Times
Some McKinley tariff accounts of 1892 week ending April 15
A condensed list of wage cuts, mill closures, and strikes tied to the tariff policy. Items include Dolphin Jute mills in Paterson cutting wages, Reading pa plant downsizing, six Georgia cottonseed mills merging, Newcastle furnaces cutting pay, and the Diamond match trust finalizing purchase of Lebanon Match for 125000, with price hikes follows. The overview credits the tariff as the cause of reduced profits and higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Tarif
New York Tribune
Gunton
Republican Club
New York
Dolphin Jute
Paterson
N. J
Mcilvane & Sonus’ Plate
Reading
Seifert
Th Furniture and Cabinet Mann Association
Rice Trust
New Orleans
Georgia
Georgia Cotton Oil Company
American Cotton Oil Company
South Carolina
Newcastle
Dolphin
Phoenix
W N. J
The
Tribune
Claus Spreckels
Philadelphia
Rockies
Monitor Iron Works
Sing Sing
Whisky Trust
United States
Spreckels
Sugar Trust
Diamond Match Trust
Lebanon Match Company
Buffalo Hunt Hoax Tames Bernhardt at Fort Worth
Fort Worth tale recounts Sarah Bernhardt joining a buffalo hunt staged by local players. A woolly bull was substituted for the real game, terrifying Bernhardt who fired at the animal as others shot as well. She cried after learning the deception, a prank kept secret for years. Columbus voyage myth links Lisbon and early explorations with the Almagrins in a retrospective note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah
Sarah Bernhardt
South
Phil Greenwall
Fort Worth
Tex
the Lindell
George Loving
Loving
Abbey
Bernhardt
Mie. Bernhardt
Texas
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Captain Jinks the Chickens Yard Prankster
A New York Evening Sun item notes Captain Jinks, son of his mother and a widow, displayed bold chicken mischief. He kicked peers at feeding times, watched by a wary keeper who once fell, dish in hand, as he crowed in triumph. He nested with his mother when eggs were laid, crowing afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eliot
Captain Jinks
Beffore
New York Evening Sun
A Definition of Poetry From Century Excerpt
A quotation from The Century outlines poetry as rhythmical imaginative language expressing the invention taste thought passion and insight of the human soul. The author notes the explorer’s quest to define poetry and compress it into a single inclusive phrase.
Use of Colored Glass in Modern Architecture
The New York Telegram notes a shift toward colored glass windows with softer colors and quieter forms. Fewer stained pieces are used, but quality improves, with flowers common in homes and figures in church windows. Painted and drawn glass gain demand over lead sash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Telegram
Auctioneers Claim Queen Anne Chair Value
A brief exchange centers on a valuable antique chair. The auctioneer asserts its Queen Anne origin while a gentleman doubts the attribution and the auctioneer offers to produce the craftsman.
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M'Kinley Bill
Columbus
Lisbon
Davis Si Re
Atlantic
Cuba
Hispaniola
Ler Seth
Eugene Lawrence
Harper's
Wee N. Miller
Wm. D. Brown
Liberty St
Rose Browk
Warren, Pa
R. Brown
Attorneys AT Law
First National Bank
H. E. Brown
J. H. Donly
W. G. Truneey
Donly & Truneey
Attorneys-at-Law
Librty Street
T. Neill
Attorney AT Law
Hoffman Block
Samuels Bros. Dry Goods
Liberty and
Second Streets
Y. N. Yate3
Warren Savings Bank
L. G. Noyes & Co
D. M Schermerhorn
Judge Scofield
Hazeltine Building
Liberty Street
Bull & Thompson
Beaty Block
A. A. Davis & Co
C, Thompson
Dossstoog, Cable & Peterson
New Savings Bank
Cilas, D *Smour Jas
Ble Chas
A, Peterson
Tridge
BR. J. A
New Waters Bisckberry Street
J. Norman Davies, M .D
Freeman
Hazeltine
McAlpin
R. W. Stuart
D. D.S
Third St
Y Danforth
Second
Liberty Streets
Fisher
Opera House
A. Graves
Stuig
Episcopal Church
Wabnex Hotel
E. C. Knep
Prop
of Liberty
Water Sweets
Warren, Peno
A, Bates
Ansion
E. W. Suely
Court House
STOW
Kodakameras
Geo. Ball's
Warren
Penna
Osure
Warren Lodge Hall
Smith
First Nations Bank
Second Street
Golden Horse Shoe
Frank Metzgar
P & B.A DA V and W.nly
P.R.R
Waneu
Thompson St
Poucum Errare
N. Y
Davin Kennedy
Dean Liz
Thasos Riddle
DR. Kennedy
F.C. Bros
Mandrake
Sll Drugelate
Wesry, Johssos & Lord, Frops
Burlington
Kirks
Chas
Marvin
Brad
Lodagh
Marvin Stock Food
Ab Feasklin
Pitcher’s Castoria
Johnson
Anodyne
Johnnson Els Maes
C.&e.bartsch
Water Street
Diamond Block
Struthers
Alion Works
Pater
Second and
Hickory St
Hazel St
P. Greenlund
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