Cleveland Calls Tariff Reform the Democratic Rallying Cry
Former President Grover Cleveland returns from a South shooting trip on his seventieth birthday. He urges Democrats to make tariff reform the party's core issue, warns against reckless anti railroad rhetoric, and argues tariffs drive trusts while pledging constructive policy and government oversight. He champions American goods, calls for end to industrial isolation, and envisions renewed national leadership.
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New York
Tinea
Princeton
Mer
Buddy
Grover Cleveland
South
Astrday
Cleveland
Friends of Democracy
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Democrats Face Tariff Reform Quest Promising Path to Victory
The passage urges Democratic unity to seize the tariff reform moment before rivals gain control. It argues the public shift against protection by tariff fraud, credits Cleveland’s conviction, and warns against opponents stealing the chance for a triumphant Democratic outcome. The tone stresses urgency, mission clarity, and a path to political success.
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Cleveland
Trade Chance in Ethiopia Negotiations With Menelik
Consul Robert P Skinner reports to the State Department that Ethiopia offers a promising field for American goods. He brokered a commercial treaty giving U S and Ethiopian citizens equal access to customs, imports, and transport services, predicting rising trade as Ethiopia’s wealth and native population grow.
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Hing’ Menelik
Abyssinia
United States
Robert P. Skinner
Marseilles
Ethopia
Skinner
Menelik
Europe
Gkinner
Ethiopia
Skimmer
Afemo
Hit
Dominican Trade Growth in 1906 Report Summary
A report on Dominican Republic trade for 1906, summarized by the International Bureau of American Republics, shows total foreign commerce at $10,601,515, up about $1,000,000 from 1905. Imports rose by $1,326,009, while exports increased though sugar pricing reduced net exports. U.S. dominance in trade is noted with about $5.23 million of exports going to the United States, followed by Germany and France among others.
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Dominican Republic
Customs Service
International Bureau of American Republics
Republic
Bixport
United States
France
Eek Gitois
United Kingdom
Mit
Spain
WM Dbat
Porto Rico
China Fears Uprising Prompting Worldwide Food Aid Drive
Shanghai advices to Washington warn famine could fuel sedition and threaten the Chinese dynasty. Officials fear hysteria may trigger a general uprising endangering foreign interests. Viceroy Tuan Fang asks 1 million dollars for rice to curb unrest. United States and Europe plan expanded relief shipments to bolster the government and protect foreigners in China.
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Shanghai
State Department
China
Washington
Tuan Fang
India
United States
Noyt’ Buford
San Francisco
Lews Klensch
Big gain in exports of meats and dairy products
Exports of meats dairy products and food animals from the United States totaled over 550 million dollars for last year an increase of 76 million or 45 percent over the prior decade. More than 60 percent went to the United Kingdom though this share is down from over 70 percent a decade ago. Specific item values include 250 million in meats 40 million in live animals 53 million in dairy products 36.06 million in bacon 25.6 million in fresh beef 21 million in hams 18.9 million in oleomargarine 14 million in pork other than bacon 4.5 million in butter and 0.1 million in cheese.
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United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Civil Service Exams Set For Scientific Assistants
The United States Civil Service Commission announces exams on April 17 and 18 for scientific assistants in the Department of Agriculture. Salaries range up to $2,000 annually. Exams will be held in Washington and other cities.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Disca
Lanston Monotype Machine CO
Callowhll
Philadelphia
Pan
Mnston Monotype Machine
Fleischmann
Alexandria
Boks
Gtelock Gm
Ofcldek
Berd
Wilfred Bancroft
Hughes Emerges as Roosevelt's Potential 1908 Nominee
Washington dispatch notes Governor Hughes as a rising figure in Republican circles with Taft preferring a Supreme Court seat. Roosevelt aims to control the 1908 convention, but Taft and others may resist, while Hughes gains attention for 1912 or 1916 chances and Albany achievements.
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Washington Dispatch
New York
Charles H Hughes
William B. Taft
Hughes
Roosevelt
William 2. Taft
Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Hyself
Mr. Taft
Fuller
Tait
Theodore Racaevelt
Chicago
Foraker
Fiftyninth Congress
Senate
House
Republican Party
Parker
Iittle
Gov. Hughes
Jeaders
Albany
Rural delivery routes expand nationwide with gains
The Assistant Postmaster General reports 37 400 rural delivery routes in operation across states and territories led by Illinois 2 765 Ohio 2 492 and Iowa 2 303 Virginia 864 and Maryland 183 routes. Average mail per rural route rose to 4.42 pieces monthly from 3.68 last year and money orders per route climbed to 8 from 34, indicating growth across the system.
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de Graw
Ilinois
Ohio
Iowa
Virginia
Maryland
Middle West
Morton proposed western ICC office to curb rebates
The Interstate Commerce Commission created deputy commissioner posts in western cities to hear complaints and speed handling of railways work. Paul Morton, former Navy secretary and then head of Mutual Life, advocated appointing a Chicago resident ICC representative funded by railroads to investigate discriminations and rebates, aiming to curb abuses and save costs amid limited funds.
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Remata
Washington
B. F. Yoakum
Rock Island Railroad
Paul Morton
Navy
Hauitable Life Assurance Society
Sded
Morton
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
Chicago
Otter
Dorsey Mohun to Lead Congo Gold Expedition
Washington explorer Dorsey Mohun has been chosen by the Ryan Guegenhelm syndicate to head a multinational mineral prospecting expedition to the Congo starting around May 15. Mohun, a veteran African explorer, former American colonial agent in Rowa and Zan’gibar, is lauded as an authority on the Congo Free State and speaks Arabic and Zanziberi.
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Washington
Cable Advicy
R. Dorsey Mohun
Rowa
Congo
Zan‘gibar
Ryan~ G@uegenhelm syndicate
Africa
Free State
Mail service shut off due to Oceania withdrawal
Post-Office Department suspends dispatch of parcels post to New Zealand and Australia after Oceania Steamship Company withdraws its steamers on the San Francisco Auckland Sydney route. Postmasters are to decline receiving such packages until new arrangements are made, expected soon.
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Oceania Steamship Company
San Francisco
Auckland
Sydney
Post-Office Department
New Zealand
Australia
Postal clerks and carriers stay on thanks to salary hike
Postal workers who threatened to resign due to small pay will remain in service after Congress approved salary increases for city clerks and carriers. National Letter Carriers secretary Edward Cantwell praises First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock for pushing the measure, and local unions adopt resolutions of thanks, hoping for lasting postal service improvements.
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Postal Service
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Senate
Congress
de Graw
De@raw
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National Association of Letter Carriers
Cantwell
Hitcheoos
Antartic Auto Expedition Aims To Trace Edward VII Land
Consul General H W Diederich at Antwerp reports Henry Arctowski plans a tenth pole expedition by using automobiles on a vast Antarctic glacier. The mission aims not to reach the pole but to trace the prolongation of Edward VII Land toward Victoria Land, about 20 degrees west, with two fine automobiles and a specially built vessel.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
H. W. Diederich
Antwerp
Henry Arctowski
Pole
de Gerlache
Edward VII
Victoria Land
Arctowski
Mule in Brownsville hearing and a governor’s letters
The transcript shows Ben Warner probing Matias Tamays about a mule near Brownsville barracks during a shooting incident. Tamays describes the mule as frightened, fractious, and slow, with age cited around twenty five. Separately, Gov. Shaw’s Iowa correspondence reveals a Thanksgiving turkey gesture to Mary Zigrang, including letters and a governor’s reply, then Beveridge preparing to return home as Senate sessions pause.
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Benator Warner
Missouri
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Foraker
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Mary Zigrang
Gov. Shaw
Mary
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Towa
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Liverspore
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Mrz Zigrang
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Iowa
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Treasury
Washington
Albert J. Beveridge
Congress
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Morrison Paper Co
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