Protection and steel trust danger for small makers
Discussion of Charles A. Moore of The American Protective Tarif League warns that any tariff change harming the steel trust would devastate smaller, independent producers. He argues foreign rivals would dump surplus steel if barriers fall, leaving only large corporations able to compete and threatening American workers’ living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Moore
Steel Trust
Suame
Great Britain
France
Germany
United States
Moore
Carnegie
San Franisco Chronicle
Faulty memories on tariff reciprocity and trade theory
The piece critiques Republicans for distorting the platform on reciprocity and argues their call for greater foreign purchases ignores a four year decline in exports under protection. It questions which domestic industries would yield to foreign goods and how this would balance trade by buying abroad to sell less at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ledger
Roberts
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Philadelphia
Pioneer Press
National Republican
Trade motto argues against tariff cuts for foreign buyers
A Free Trade journal urged removing protective tariffs to aid foreign customers, but the piece calls this gift to foreigners poor policy. It argues protecting the American market benefits Americans, noting that trading away tariffs devalues the home market and favors outsiders. The text compares to a childish game, urging Americans to keep what they gain.
Trade in Canal Tonnage Shifts 1899 1900 Figures
In 1899 canal traffic totaled 123 516 991 tons and dropped in 1900 to 13 699 288 tons. Over half that year 7 771 346 tons were British with Germans French and Dutch also large. American volume fell as ships to the Philippines and China via Suez declined. German and other European tonnage rose, aided by China war efforts and distant operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
China
South Africa
Hoas
Cape
Germany
Cauna
India
Arerss
Silent Army of Ghostly Veterans on Fame Avenue
Poetic procession honors fallen soldiers in a city pageant with specters of the Civil War marching past an audience of thousands. Descriptions of battle scenes mix with reflections on deserters, penalties, and veteran reunions led by Grand Army of the Republic members and allied organizations in Peoria.
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Bullden
Seleur Ca
Peoria
Grand Army of the Republic
Council of Administration of the
Grand Army
Longnecker
Woman's Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans of
Linots
Camp Dustin
Sona
Phe
Council of the Ladies of the
National Hotel
Odd Fellows
E. A. Alexander
Sons of Veterans
47Th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Glen Oak Park
17Th
Ilinois Cavalry
Colliseum
Longenecker
William F. Bryan
John C. Black
Florence McClelland
Willam
Hill
Illnois
Rassieur
Republic
Desertion Patterns in U S Army Revealed by War Dept Records
A Washington special notes War Department records show desertions peak in March to May, with fewer in November and December. Labor market conditions and autumn enlistment efforts influence desertion rates, while post life and summer oppression affect likelihood of desertion versus enlistment.
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Washington
Indianapolis News
War Department
Officer of the Day Confronts Stuttered Recruit Tale
In a Lewisville Courier Journal item from the Philippines a captain on duty recalls a recruiting tale about a man who stuttered as badly as the captain. During guard inspection the new sentry struggles through stuttered speech and correctly identifies the commander, prompting the captain to blast the recruit before learning he enlisted him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Philippines
States
Lewisville Courier Journal
Remarkable Soldier Haarscher Dies at Fort Sheridan
Reports from Fort Sheridan describe the death of Abraham Haxischer, a U S Army corporal born in Alsace after the Franco-Prussian War. An officer recalled a perilous night on a collapsing bridge when Haarscher refused to abandon his post, a moment cited as emblematic of his steadiness.
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Fort Sheridan
Abraham Haxischer
Alsace
America
Haarscher
Leutenant
Training the Children From Sea to Mind
The Utica Globe notes a theory of early education stressing gradual mind and body development, warning against too early schooling while praising kindergarten for relieving mothers. It contrasts reading instruction with hands on learning and suggests an objective education through carpentry and manual arts rather than extensive book work.
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Jena
Hhis Familly
Utica
Globe
Boer War Insight From Capt Turner Report
Capt Turner, recently arrived from South Africa, predicts Boer victory and insists on absolute independence before peace. He cites De Wet’s vigor against British forces and recalls battles at Ladysmith Helpmaker and San River, noting injuries from Abraham’s Krees and Lyddite as he fought with De Wet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turest
South Africa
Francis John Turner
England
de Wet
Turner
Abraham
Lyddite
Ladysmith
Helpmaker
Poplar Grove
Bloemfontein
Nutmeg Trees and Trade Wars Across Islands
A historical note explains nutmeg growth on pearlike trees up to twenty feet tall with fragrant pale blossoms. The fruit, about the size of a peach, holds a seed covered by mace. Trees thrive on Asian islands and tropical America, yielding ripe fruit for decades. In Jamaica a single tree may produce over four thousand nutmegs yearly as Dutch traders burned stock to keep prices high.
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Asia
America
Jamaica
Bands
Brick Keeps the Records and Books of the Plast
A fragment notes brick keeping the records and books of the Plast organization. The brief item hints at archival duties or storage duties within the Plast group, indicating a routine record-keeping task in a local context.
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Brick
Kansas News Mix of Oddities and Local Buzz
A stream of quirky notes from Kansas towns reports Belott promoted to second class post office, signaling wheat crop saving efforts by Aug 10. oil land buys in Smoky Hill, various county tales, from prairie dogs to a German-fed dog fetching a catfish, and a Newton woman decorating a man with a horsewhip on Decoration Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belott
Standard Oil Company
Gray County
England
Atchison
Maryville
Downs
Baldwin
State Normal School
Emporia
North Pole
la Crosce
Charles Prentice
Lawrence
Quantrell
Ruhamah Feldkirchner
Leavenworth
A. D. Walker
Holton
Topeka
Dickinson County
Newton
Lyons
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Andre
Red-hand
Roll of
Fame
Spectreland
Deadland
Redband
Thomas M. Kenny
Baltimore American
Milan
Kansas
Concordia
Kansas City
Tasipsa
Sipine
Missouri
Hutchinson
Choral Society
Frost Yard
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