Eight Thousand Growers Set Price Push In Northwest
A dispatch reports eight thousand orchardists across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana forming a pact to lower apple prices this fall. With foreign trade suspended, they aim to build a domestic market by fixing higher prices, prompting commentary on whether this “home market” push is wise, reminiscent of a broad industry conspiracy.
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Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Chen
What's in a Name Benevolent paternalism in trade regulation
The Will conference committee endorses a paternalist trade commission approach for regulating commerce. Preventive measures are favored over punitive actions to curb illegal combinations, aiming to simplify enforcement and reduce long, contentious dissolutions.
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Trade Commission
Conference Committee
House
Rena
Interstate Trade Commission
Wipe Out the Breed
The Courier and Reporter denounces holdup men as a menace after a brutal attack on a 70 year old man on Mullan Avenue. It pledges cooperation with police to eliminate such criminals before they endanger more residents.
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Mullan Avenue
Courier
Police Department
Tax Plan Seeks War Tax From Beer Wine and Freight
The Ways and Means Democrats propose a 100,000,000 war tax with 32,000,000 from beer 8,000,000 from wine and 64,000,000 from a freight levy. The freight tax is seen as painless to the public while funding government needs.
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Ways and Means Committee
House
United States
Sullivan’s Heyday in Illinois Primaries Surprises Nation
The Illinois primaries propel longtime boss Roger Sullivan to an unexpected victory, drawing praise from progressive papers like the Chicago Tribune and Herald. President Wilson remains cautious while Canadian recruiters claim 75,000 U.S. volunteers for Britain. British MPs debate using German prisoners to clear North Sea mines amid retaliatory rhetoric. Eliot Jones joins State University as associate professor of political economy, and editorials urge responsible public discourse and restraint in publishing. The Mason City session of the State Pharmaceutics commission backs measures condemning habit forming drug sales.
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Roger Sullivan
Illinois
Air
Sullivan
Bryan
Wilson
Chicago Tribune and Herald
Star Spangled Banner Centenary Observed In Baltimore Fort McHenry
Dr Elie McCollum Jones reflects on the centennial of Francis Scott Key and the Star Spangled Banner. The piece outlines why the song best fits a national anthem, recounts the 1814 bombardment of Fort McHenry, Key’s drafting of the lines, its quick rise to popularity, and Baltimore's weeklong observances including President Wilson’s Fort McHenry dedication and public singing events.
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Francis Scot
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Fort Mc~ Henry
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America
Washington
Capitol
William Beats
Francis Scott Key
Wye
Fort Mc
Fort McHenry
Baltimore American
Republic
Julia Ward Howe
Wilson
The Real Enemy in Everyday Life and Belief
A compact meditation on how false substitutes undermine religion, aristocracy, health, government, and truth. The passage argues the true enemy is not outward foes but counterfeit ideas and practices, from fake medicines to phony religion and self-serving elites.
War's economic collapse cited as Germany 'smashed to atoms'
New York World editor Emil Lederer argues war has wrecked German industry, citing a British Board of Trade report showing an 20 percent drop in external trade for August. He contends Germany’s foreign commerce virtually disappeared and its mercantile marine collapsed, threatening long term commercial extinction.
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New York World
Emil Lederer
British Board of Trade
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
England
Mithouse
A Moment of Fun and Old Golf Stories
A collage of humorous snippets from old papers and jokes about golf and temper, featuring a colonel, a valeted valet, and lines about golf stars, handicaps, and comic misprints. The notes reference humor from the Boston Transcript, Louisville Courier Journal, Houston Post, Buffalo News, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and an advertisement about liquor business forces.
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Boston Transcript
Autumn Sheds Light On Autumn’s Sad Yet Welcoming Charm
A reflective piece compares autumn’s pall of aging world weariness with small, comic city-life woes. It contrasts solemnly fading politics and nature’s decline with the cheerful, brisk days of September through November, noting rituals like returning home, ice deliveries, and the house fly’s demise as favored autumn blessings.
Tax reform and constitutional change loom in Iowa legislature
From Des Moines reports sept 12, the upcoming legislature faces major fights over tax reform. Proposals aim to rewrite constitution to allow classed taxation and state railroading tax control, shifting revenue and provoking municipal opposition. Critics warn against losing city tax power while railroads benefit from a fairer system, amid long-standing disputes over assessment methods.
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Des Moines
Thirty-fourth General Assembly
Iowa
Burlington
Insane Ballot Critics Highlight Chicago Voting Flaws
Chicago voters showed weak participation in the primaries with women voting at shockingly low rates. The piece notes the excessive length of the ballot, partisan dilution, and war news as factors while urging a move to a short ballot and independent options to improve intelligent voting.
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Chicago Herald
Chicago
Charles H. Wacker
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
Distribution by system legally required for railroad assessments
The author states that value distribution was dictated by legal compliance, not preference. The executive council did not change due to belief the old system was unfair, but because following the Code left no alternative. The claimed fifty million dollar increase is, therefore, a fifty percent decrease in effect.
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Executive Council
Iowa
Jinks and Blinks Face Money Worries in Statesman Note
In a concise exchange from the Yonkers Statesman Jinks asks about finances Blinks replies they will not worry until all reasonable means of obtaining money are exhausted. The brief dialogue highlights concern and resolve amid monetary strain.
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Jinks
Yonkers Statesman
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