The Payne Tariff Bill and its Framing History
James A. Edgerton surveys the long and complex crafting of the Payne tariff bill. He traces parallel framers such as Aldrich and Taft, notes the extra session, and describes the conference committee clash, the rise of revision upward in the Senate, and the bill’s eventual negotiated compromise.
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James A. Edgerton
United States
Payne
Aldrich
Taft
Roosevelt Congress
Old Ways and Means Committee
House
Andrew Carnegie
Jdotn PD
Rockefeller
Ways and Means
New Ways and Means Committee
Cannon
Senate
Mr. Payne
Serena EB. Dayne
Ways Andoinesths Committee
MckKinley
Dingley
Congress
Hipney
Hemenway
Hansbrough
Tariff Revision Debates Sparked by Republican Convention
A Maine tariff dispute and Roosevelt’s response propelled a Republican plank calling for a new tariff session after inauguration. Taft and Payne led the push for downward revision, while Senate progressives led by La Follette and Cummins resisted, shaping a partisan battle over tariff policy.
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Willians
Taft
Maine
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Congress
Colorado women nominate candidate for Congress
Colorado women plan a vigorous campaign to elect Mrs. Sarah Platte Decker to Congress two years hence. Lady McMillan addressed delegates noting suffrage progress, and Decker says she has not pursued candidacy but supports women’s seats and a strong child labor law.
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Colorado
Congress
International
Werner of
Decker
California Women In Politics Movement Launched
Mrs Elizabeth Gerberding president of the Woman's League of Justice in San Francisco heads a drive to involve 2000 members in a state wide political campaign. The League will partner with other San Francisco women groups to mobilize women across California and combat corruption among state elites.
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California
Elizabeth Gerberding
Woman's League of Justice
San Francisco
League of Justice
Gerberding
Gardiner woman credits Pinkham remedy cure
An anonymous Gardiner, Maine woman says Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her organic troubles and severe female weakness after three months. The ad touts avoiding surgical operations, praises the tonic, and invites sick women to write Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts for free advice.
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Gardiner
Maine
Lydia FE. Pinkham
S.A. Wixlliams
Lydia Kk. Pinkham
United States
Lydia E. Pinkham
Camper's Unique Bag From Ordinary Grain Sacks
The piece promotes inexpensive grain sacks as versatile camping gear. Sacks should be sewn shut for shipment to prevent pilfering, and can replace baskets for provisions. They can be used as pillows, sleeping tags, and even a simple easy chair with poles and cords.
The First English Bible and the treacle Bible origin
The 1585 First English Bible by Miles Coverdale lacked a publisher name and mixed translations from Tyndale German and Latin. It is commonly known as the treacle Bible or the bug Bible for odd renderings such as Galahad where deremlah reads treacle, and psalm lines altered to fit domestic notions.
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Dolliver
Iowa
Beveridge
Indiana
Brown and
Burkett
Nebraska
West
Bristow
Kansas
Roosevelt
Borah
Idaho
Nelson
Clapp
Minnesota
Burton
Ohio
Crawford
South Dakota
Aldrich
Miles Coverdale
Tyndiaie
Coverdale
Gilead
Flord
Wealthy Minister to China and Big Michigan Congressman in Capital Gossip
Washington gossip item notes Charles R Crane appointed minister to China, reputed extremely wealthy and planning uplift work in China. It mentions Rep Denby of Michigan arriving at the Capitol in a small automobile and ta discusses tariff commission debates and budget pressures. It highlights Secretary Dickinson's horse stock and a push for larger public works.
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Washington
China
Michigan
Congress
Wiater
Cannon
National Capital
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Treasury
Agricultural Department
Charles R. Crane
Chienagzo
United States
Pekin
Crane
Russia
Denby
Stoe
Dickinson
Taft
Charles W. Artitur
Notable Women Worldwide Highlighted in Society News
The piece notes Duchess of Roxburghe with a gold shoe buckle watch, Emily Treat of Hannibal as a pioneering court reporter, Millicent Fawcett addressing Oxford on woman suffrage, Alice Taylor reigns Scotland in chess, Millicent Dodd a top Bermuda onion farmer, and Mrs Taft as a highly traveled wife with extensive Pacific and global journeys.
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Duchess of
Roxburghe
Emily Treat
Hannibal
Millicent Garrett Fawcett
Oxford
Alice Taylor
Edinburgh
Scotland
Edward C. Dodd
Laredo
Tex
Bermuda
The Discount Plan Goes Too Far in Trade Talk
A merchant and advertising agent discuss a discount scheme for repeated insertions. The rate starts at $50 per page with a 1 percent decrease for each additional insertion, dropping to $45.50 after ten insertions. The merchant contemplates a full page contract, but the agent reconsiders, warning that such discounts can backfire.
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Wilson
Cleveland
Massachusetts
Wis
la Follette
Cummins
Serena E. Taeyne
Nelson W. Aldrich
R. M. la Follette
J. P. Dolliver
A. J. Beveridge
Talifp
Dinsley
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Cumains of
Love
Menu
Ubon
Senate Committee
Tariff Commission
Congres
Arthur
Tion
Exchange
Dr. Pierce
Worth’s Dispensary Medical Association
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