The Tariff Debate and Political Storms of 1908
A polemical polemic weighs in on tariff policy, free trade versus protection, and the impact on American industry. It traces the history of tariff arguments from Smith to McKinley, cites European competition, and critiques political factions in 1907 1908. The piece questions how the United States can dominate oriental markets while facing costly protection at home, and it laments partisan rifts across the Democratic and Republican parties, naming Aldrich La Follette Spooner and Rhode Island's predicament as indicators of a volatile national scene.
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Q. P. Austin
United States Bureau of Statistica
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Abram Hewitt
Austin
Europe
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Tyre
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Rebecca
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la Follette
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la Fellette
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Laundry Hazards From Shared Wash Tub Debate
A reader warns that using a single wash tub by the Chinese laundryman risks disease for families. The note urges reconsideration of daily washing practices and public health implications.
Pathos and humor mark Judge Newcomer tales at Chicago court
A Chicago Record-Herald reminiscence recalls Judge John R Newcomer recounting criminal court memories from the old Michigan Avenue building. He narrates a mix of comedy and tragedy amid cases, including a humorous misreading with Jeff Davis and Abe Lincoln, a bigamy verdict, a wife selling her husband, and a death-penalty pardon hearing before the Illinois pardon board.
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Chicago Record-Herald
John R Newcomer
Michigan
Clark
Dearborn
Baker
Davis
Lincoln
Jeff Davis
Abe Lincoln
Joliet
Judge Baker
Tollon
Kersten
Springfield
Newcomer
Hardening Duty in Court Over Capital Punishment
A judge recalls presiding over a capital case in which the prisoner faced the gallows. He describes the mother's despair and the daughter's pleas as he upholds the sentence. An encounter with a ministerfriend reveals the emotional toll and questions of mercy within the justice system.
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Llnods
Blank
Ane T
A Hold Up That Failed on the Union Pacific Line
Chicago and Alton dispatcher J E Smith recalls a failed hold up by a man with funds who chartered a private train. The tale includes dispatchers scattering train orders, a beneficiary ripple effect for crew, and a dramatic exchange about a private car numbered 001 with a dollar-hat tale of con tacts and expectations on the Overland route.
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J. E. Smith
Chicago and Alton
Mr. Smith
Smith
Dick Davenport
Grand Central
Ogden
Omaha
Laramie
Tie Siding
Tile Siding
Cheyenne
Diggee Ve Mogul
Manhattan
Union Pacific
Rapher
Lectures on China by SH Nealy at Columbia Theater
A Friday afternoon lecture by SH Nealy, architect of the United States legation buildings, used stereopticon views and moving models in Chinese costume to illustrate China. He described scenes from the summer palace with the Dowager Empress and the Emperor, drawing on his Pekin years to explain Chinese life and customs.
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China
SH. Nealy
United States Legation
Columbia Theater
Pekin
Mr. Nealy
Summer Palace
Merchants and Miners absorbs Boston and Philadelphia Line
Details outline Merchants and Miners plan to absorb the Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Company owned by the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad. New England Navigation would deliver stock valued at 2 million dollars in exchange for Merchants and Miners stock with a new 4 percent debenture issue proposed. Stockholders to vote at a special meeting including a 4 million dollar capital increase.
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Baltimore
Merchants and ‘Miners’ Transportation Company
Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Company
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Mer Hee Anders’ Company
New York
Midchael Jenkins
Merchants and Miners’ Board
New England Navigation Company
Merchants and Miners' Company
Merchants and Miners’ Company
Honda
Boston
Philadelphia
Bill McDonald and the Cowboy Hat Secret
A citizen recalls Western culture linking hats and identity and narrates Capt Bill McDonald at a Texas governor inauguration. McDonald refuses to surrender his white sombrero, carrying it through the ball, asserting the hat’s personal value and loyalty to the wearer.
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Texas
Kansas
Dakotas
Washington
West
Texas Rangers
Tom Campbell
Espitol
Austin
Bill McDonald
Capt. McDonald
Jake
Bourse Prices Decline in Berlin Severe Trading Day
Berlin on March 24 witnessed a sharp bourse decline after a recent rally. Traders faced heavy selling from provinces and scarce buying, with Hamburg America and Berlin tramways among the worst hit. German and foreign issues slid, while imperial bonds and provincial funds fell several pfennigs.
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Berlin
Ines
New York
Paris
Hamburg-American Steam Packet Company
Berlin Street Railways
Canadian Pacific Il
Baltimore
Ohfe
Pennsylvania
Imperial 3
LIVE STOCK MARKETS REPORTS FOR NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
New York market receipts show 204 cattle none for sale with dull feelings. dressed beef slow at 79 cents per pound. Exports include 1,008 cattle, 20 sheep, and 7,825 quarts of beef. Calves receipts 46 head, dressed calves active at 10 to 14 cents per pound, selected 16 cents. Sheep and lambs appears trading 10 cents higher for choice lambs. hogs 2,615 head, market easy. state hogs 725. Chicago reports cattle receipts about 206 head steady. hogs about 15,000 with prices lower. sheep receipts about 2,600 local market steady with native and western categories.
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New York
Mer
Chicago
Bend
Market Arendy
Weslern
Metal Market Quiet As Prices Hold Steady In New York
The metal markets were quiet with little change in New York trading. Copper and iron held steady amid a narrow bid range, electrolytic and casting copper around 25.12, 25.60, and magnetic quotes near 49 to 60 for certain alloys.
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New York
Mer
Washington Cattle Market Shows Stable Yet Active Demand
Cattle market remains broadly unchanged though veal receipts are fair. Calves see strong demand absorbing arrivals, with outlook favorable for early shipments and good prices. Fat cattle scarce and sought after. stock pigs sell well. Prices: cattle premium to common ranges noted. hogs and sheep values vary by grade. cows show strong and old dry values.
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Seilon
Sutton Phsop
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Penna. Ave
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Elmer BL
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
John R. Hegeman
Metropolitan
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
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