Trade conditions show mild improvement amid waiting mood
Conditions are milder with spring sales in view though trade remains quiet. Western markets fare better than the East, New York bank clearings rise 12.7 percent, while New York shows 11.8 percent fall from 1906. Railroad earnings exceed last year by 8.5 percent, yet lag 1907 by 3 percent. Foreign commerce in New York Port totals 32.68 million, up from 1908 and 1906, with trade uncertainties ahead as tariff action and price cuts take effect.
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New York
Congress
United States
Canada
Dun
Review. Ag
Local Option Address Advocates Fair Bill in Broad Defense
A speaker argues for the Fair Local Option Bill, urging lawmakers to allow voters to decide liquor licenses. He cites constitutional authority, public welfare, and district rights, urging legislators to support local self rule and temperance goals amid heated opposition from liquor interests.
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General Assembly
Law and Order Committee
House
Congress
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Representation Hall
Abolition of White Bread Under Agricul ture Rule
Secretary James Wilson announces a new regulation abolishing white bread in the United States. The ruling ends bleaching of flour nationwide, allows disposal of remaining bleached stock until June 9, and promises bread with a creamy color and lighter golden crust, with no change in flavor compared to white bread.
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James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
United States of America
DBD A R Daughters Rally for County Fund in Warren
Tag Days are a great success in other towns and a good sum is expected in Warren county as the DBD A R groups collect. If the Daughters share their forefathers spirit, funds will rise. donate now for a solid, sizable boulder of support.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Johnstown
Conemaugh Valley
Warren County
DBD
Chicago man seeks higher taxes than assessed in Pittsburg Dispatch
A Pittsburg Dispatch quote says a Chicago man wishes to pay more taxes than his assessment. The passage suggests the family’s history of crime could influence a jury. The text also mocks railroads and Harriman, claiming he profits by acquisitions while traveling for health.
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Chicago
Pittsburg Dispatch
Harriman
Bryan Sees Hope Ahead Says Richmond News Leader
The Richmond News Leader quotes Mr. Bryan as hopeful about 1912 and willing to push further on occasions.
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Bryan
Richmond News-Leader
Roosevelt African Expedition Aims for Science Not Sport
The Roosevelt Africa expedition will depart this month under Smithsonian African Expedition leadership. The venture, not to be termed the Roosevelt expedition, seeks scientific study of mammals and birds with specimens donated to the National Museum in Washington for education and research.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Africa
Roosevelt
Smithsonian
National Scientific Organization
National Museum
Washington
American Review of Reviews
Central States Mine Metals Value 1907 Add Ups
The 1907 value of silver copper lead and zinc produced in Arkansas Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Missouri Oklahoma and Wisconsin totaled 77 697 457 dollars. Michigan led copper output while Missouri topped lead and zinc. The report by Graton and Siebenthal notes state totals and methods, with free copies from the U S Geological Survey.
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Arkansas
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Missouri
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
L. C. Graton
C. E. Siebenthal
United States Geological Survey
Mineral Resources of
United States
Washington, D. C
Banks and Panics Echoes of Upton Sinclair Type Fear
A fragment suggests concern that banks may seek to trigger panics. The text implies a banking setup designed to provoke widespread fear and instability.
Banks and the Panic Motive in the Banking System
The text argues banks profit mainly from discounting loans, not note issuance. It explains liabilities and deposits, then ties asset value to loan repayment. A panic would destroy value, likening it to a sailor in a leaky boat, and rebuts the belief that note issuance yields special profits. March Scribner.
Indians of the Colorado Valley Describe The People
The article surveys Colorado Valley tribes contrasting bravery with other groups, praising Pima and Papago defense, and labeling Yuma Mohave as indolent. It claims physical prowess pre white contact, links climate to physique, and notes crude mythologies and minimal mental development due to easy food and flood-plain abundance.
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The
Colorado
United States
Taft Cabinet Showcases Eminent Legal Talent
A March Review of Reviews piece lauds Taft's cabinet as dominated by top lawyers. It notes Knox, Van Devanter, Dickinson, Wickersham, Ballinger, Nagel, and Hitchcock as legal experts, with Wilson and Meyer as the non lawyers, praising their public service and high professional standards.
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Taft
Knox
McKinley
van Devanter
Dickinson
Wickersham
Ballinger
Nagel
American Bar Association
Hitchcock
Wilson
Meyer
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt
Butter Doubling Apparatus Questioned by Correspondent
A correspondent warns that butter doubling machines sold in nearby counties do not increase weight. He cites a government official stating such a mixture would be food adulteration if feasible and unlawful. Citizens are urged to investigate before buying from dealers.
Grover Cleveland pictured on new series ten dollar gold certificates
The article notes a Grover Cleveland portrait will adorn a forthcoming ten dollar gold certificate series. It questions if a small fraction of the public might oppose bearing such a coinage or note, though suggests most would not object.
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Grover Cleveland
Missouri thanks the Trust for partnership offer
Missouri expresses gratitude for a partnership proposal from the Trust but signals no interest in entering the oil business.
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Missouri
Trust
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W.S. Protmann
Warren
Hickory Street
Bell Phone
Ton
A. W. Dennison
Board of Trade
Liquor League
Pennsylvania
Maitland
Ohio Township
Beaver County
State of
Central States
Citizens National Bank
Penn’a
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atlantic
Cape May Wildwood
Sea Isle City
Ocean City
New Jersey
Seashore
Geo. W. Boyd
J. R. Wood
Indians of
Colorado Valley
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