Convincing Reasons Against Unrestricted Reciprocity
A UC College of Commerce lecture by John P. Young argues that unrestricted reciprocity risks revenue loss and economic friction. He notes treaty duties can erode tariffs, creating rigidity and unequal benefits, and cites the difficulty of retracting commercial contracts. The lecture questions whether such schemes truly benefit the United States or foreign producers.
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John P. Young
San Francisco
Congress
Mr Young
Mr. Young
Are &S
Young
Iran
National Republican
Puzzle of Economists and the trade balance
The piece argues free traders would reduce balances by importations, noting the United States has shifted from debtor to creditor. It claims Republican policy raised exports by about 1.82 billion plus 750 million, turning foreign debt into loans to economists. It warns of harming home industries to balance trade and defends Europe’s ability to pay.
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Europe
United States
Indianapolis Journal
Miss Free-Trade-It Feeds Odd Life-Saving Craft At Sea
An illustrated feature describes a novel life-saving craft stored on shipboard in two metal caps at bow and stern. When activated by a valve, a gas inflates the lifeboat while extending it from the ship’s side, with telescoped mast and retractable platforms forming pockets for the gear. Lifelines are grasped to sustain occupants until rescue or reinflation is needed.
Grover Cleveland Faces Stagnant Prospect Promise
The era’s gloom is linked to a slow prospect of prosperity as Grover Cleveland informs Congress there will be no swift recovery. Critics denounce incompetence in Congress and warn of economic strain, while southern cotton interests seek higher prices than a Populist plan would have offered.
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Grover Cleveland
Congress
Grover
Clinton
Brian
Camden
N. J
Foot Fire And Eczema Remedies From Daily Health Notes
A medical note describes foot sensitivity with burning itching and redness resembling eczema. It advises external and internal causes, roomy shoes and minimal patent leather, cold foot-baths at night, drying with a soft towel, changing shoes, and wearing clean socks. A shift to better footwear may ease discomfort and strengthen overall health.
The Eclipse Cyclone Theory by H C Clayton
The eclipse of May 1900 revealed a cold air cyclone formed by the sun’s shadow. As the umbra crossed the continent winds reversed and air flowed outward up to 1,500 miles from the shadow, suggesting ongoing formation within the moving eclipse.
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H. C. Clayton
Boor
Air Torpedo Advances in Swedish Experiment
United States consul at Frankfort reports Major Unge of Sweden has received government subsidy to test an air propelled torpedo. It uses gas generated inside the torpedo by a slowly burning material, increasing pressure as it exits the bottom. Trials show projectiles covering 16 000 feet with a shock ignitable charge.
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Guenther
United States
Frankfort
Major Unge
Bermuda's Toad Invasion Disrupts Water Supply
Bermuda, known for scarce land vertebrates, hosts only one reptile species and virtually no amphibians until 15 20 years ago when Guiana toads were imported to a Bermudan garden to control insects. The toads thrived, spread across the island, and now hinder cisterns that store rainwater used for drinking.
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Bermuda
Guiana
Demarara
Electricity on Railroads Advocated for British Trunk Lines
Superintendent Langdon of the Midland Railway argues for substituting electricity for steam on Britain's trunk lines. He says a 50 mile London to Bedford route would save about two cents per train mile and cut coal use by around 30,000 tons annually if all routes used electric traction.
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Great Britain
Langdon
Midland Railroad
London
Bedford
Neptune belts hint at common outer planet features
Neptune, the most distant planet, shows only a greenish disk through the telescope. Yet the Naval Observatory in Washington reports hints of belt-like streaks on Neptune, resembling Jupiter. Similar belts were seen on Uranus and Saturn, suggesting cloud-like belts are common to the four outer planets.
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Neptune
Naval Observatory
Washington
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
Telephons Free Rome to Paris Across Alpine Slopes
Malian and French engineers have been laying a telephone line up their respective Alpine slopes and expect to complete the crossing soon. The hardest segment remains the Alps passage, a feat acknowledged uncertainly by observers amid incomplete phrasing in the source.
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Rome
Paris
Alps
Senator Vest's Anecdote Of Bertie Allendale Reflects Tariff Fight
The St Louis Republic recounts Senator Vest's famed anecdote from 1894 about a theater interruption during Miss Bertie Allendale's performance. A stage manager frames a comic moment, then asserts that despite a heckler, the Senate schedules will stand, ending with a pupil's quip.
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Senator Vests
St Louis Republic
Sense Tve Vest
Mies
Bertie Allendale
Senate
West
Mr. West
Tage Menager
Allendale
War and borders mock the spring of peace in tales
A Detroit Journal excerpt retells Ethelstane and Ethelward warring kings who seek disarmament, then clash for ten years until one falls, proving some issues cannot be settled by arms. A New York Mail and Express quip reflects on a tired host at an at home, while Answers notes a sailor boasting about the world’s longest line, interrupted by a humorous Scottish hostess line.
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Detroit
Ethelstane
Ethelward
Ethelsane
New York Mail and Express
York
America
China
Jack
Clergyman Finds Old Friend Says Mission Is Sinecure
A Boston Courier piece recalls a new arrival, a young clergyman, meeting a boyhood acquaintance at a railway station. They reconnect, the clergyman declaring he has come to save souls, while the acquaintance quips the post may be a sinecure after years in town.
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Boston Courier
Stetchon
Mel
Moonlit lake serenade ends in sudden rage
A Denver Times vignette of a moonlit boat scene on a placid lake features a flirtatious exchange between a man and a woman. The moment ends abruptly as the man rows away in anger after a husky confession, leaving the dainty vision listening.
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The
Denver Times
Excend On The Teacher At Milwaukee Normal School
A Milwaukee Sentinel account recalls a psychology class incident at a Normal school where a teacher sought to reveal how instantly a word evokes mental impressions. A bride who eloped asks forgiveness via telegram while the class laughs at the teacher’s experiment on word association.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Little Lavan Yachteman in South Cercuina Banter
Dialogues reveal a skit on inept pilots and bunko steerer phrases. Col Stille riffs on hammocks from barrel staves while Col Ripp probes bourbon barrel lore. A French candy link and a Penwick's con line add local flavor to the street scene.
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Cercuina
Stille
Col. Ripp
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