Let the Law Alone Tariff League Debate Revision
An American Protective Tariff League meeting on Thursday 16 1902 discussed tariff revision. Resolutions defend protective policy against free trade and reciprocity with references to McKinley and Dingley. Calls for maintaining protection to labor and industry, opposing readjustment of tariffs and urging strong resistance to free trade pressures.
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Moore
League
Messrs
F. S. Witherbee
John A. Sleicher
George J. Seabury
Ty Z Cowles
United States
American Protective Tariff League
Friends of Protection
McKinley
Buffalo
Dartewitch
Department of Commerce
Martin
Spain
Pacific
Mir East
Tariff Revision Debate and Reciprocity Risks
A Massachusetts speaker urges opening tariff revision this session arguing for broad repeal of the Dingley law if Democrats gain power. Critics warn reciprocity risks and say tariffs must remain uniform to avoid harmful trading wars. Commentary cites Sugar Trust influence, England’s fears, and distrust of horse-trade style concessions.
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sTe
Mr. Roberts
Massachusetts
Congress
Roberts
Yankee Doodle Davy in War Verse and Veterans News
The piece blends verses in a wartime tone recalling Yankee Doodle along with an update on veterans affairs. It mentions the national home for disabled volunteer soldiers with branches in Dayton Toledo Togus Hampton Leavenworth Santa Monica and more, plus state homes across many states and admission rules based on disability and pension. It also notes Gen Wade Hampton improving after heart failure, and General Lawton stories, with a report that Army Register announcements are delayed while officer examinations proceed, and an executive order urging veteran preference in appointments signed by Theodore Roosevelt on January 17 1902.
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Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Veterans Excursion to Vicksburg Prepares for Mardi Gras Trip
Milwaukee and Wisconsin veterans plan a train excursion to Vicksburg as part of a pre Mardi Gras journey to New Orleans. The group will depart Chicago Tuesday evening February 4 and arrive in Vicksburg Wednesday at 6 pm, staying until noon the next day before continuing to New Orleans.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Chicago
International military equipment and ceremonial notes from 19th century press
Reports that Canada officially adopted the U S army ambulance and hospital tent, Britain and other nations ordered or purchased U S medical equipment, and Mexican regulation adoption. A Jackson Day celebration in Nashville featured Hermitage artifacts. Prince Henry plans a cannon gift to German veterans in Philadelphia. US chaplains in Cuba gain marriage authority. Sweden's king praised as a scholar fluent in seven languages.
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Canada
United States Army
Munson
Women Mistakenly Stay In Milwaukee Hotel Stateroom
A fogbound Milwaukee night leads two women to the Republican House after boarding a bus with travelers to a boat. They were shown a fine stateroom and asked when the ship would leave for Manistee. The clerk informs them this is a hotel, not a steamboat, but the miscommunication leaves them staying the night in a landlocked stateroom until the next departure.
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Shin
Richard Munache
Republican House
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Central Railway
Pere Marquette
Milwaukee Sentinel
Manistee
Manisteo
The Cymbalist’s Lie Saves The Savannah Crowd
A minstrel show in Savannah faced a sudden fire three years ago. A cymbal player warned the audience with calm, directing the crowd to exit as flames swept the stage. Though the fire spread, orderly evacuation kept everyone safe with no injuries.
Kipling Manuscript Exhibited At New York Bookstore
A New York bookstore shows Kipling's Light that Fatted manuscript with minimal revisions and few rewrites. The casual observer notes the author’s plain handwriting and removal of adjectives during editing while printers faced few changes. Eugene Sandow offers business lifestyle advice urging regular walking and light dinners to avoid daily fatigue.
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Kipling
New York
Sandow
Eugene Sandow
Jail Debt Prisons Prompt New York Sheriff Appeal
The sheriff argues in New York City that many men are jailed over small debts. He asks the Central Labor Union to help launch a movement for release and for changes to the law governing imprisonment for debt. He declares the need for reform and the release of those held for minor claims.
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New York City
Central Labor Union
Jesking
Mothers Praise Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Mrs J J Haskins of Chicago credits Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with easing childbirth pain and restoring her health after a difficult pregnancy. She recalls severe illness, nearly fatal, then four months of use leading to months of strength, with continued benefits reported over years. A warned note urges caution and authentic advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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J. 1
Iomens
Pinkham
J. H. Hasaras
Indians Ave
Chicago
Lil
Lynn
Mass
Theart Hobton's Reuinisince at the Hyperion Theater
Stuart Hobson speaks in happy reminiscence before the curtain at the Hyperion Theater New Haven recalling his first appearance forty three years ago when he was arrested for not paying a $20 theater license. The Kansas City Southern Railway inaugurates through service from Kansas City to Hot Springs via Salisaw and Little Rock with direct Pullman cars, promising high patronage. A quip notes a woman’s quick discovery of self in the mirror.
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Thamar
St. H.W
Washington
D.S
Hey
John H. Watson
New Fort World
Thas
Terribie i
James Jng
Board of Review Bureau
Washington, D. C
Wees
The
Church Kidney Cure Company
Fourth Ave
Theart Hobton
Stuart Hobson
New Haven
Yale University
Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City
Hot Springs
Salisaw
Great
Little Hock
Bers
G. Warner
Southern Hallway
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Earmcce
T. Oxnard
New York Evening Post
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Gleveland
Pote
Michigan
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Hamemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Havemeyer
Sugar Trust Literary Bureau
Cuba
Sasmi Trust
New York Press
Domebedty Wit
Clemens
Mich
England
Clara
Detroit
Concord
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Yankee Doodle
Princeton
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Fort Ticonderoga
Saratoga
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Yorktown
Tory Land
W. ©. Pierce
Geo. Hampton
Gen
Wade Hampton
Gettysburg
Generss
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Columbus
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Senate
Peter MacQueen
Boston
Roosevelt
Santiago
Lawton
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Fourth Cavalry
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Army Register
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Root
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Land
Surs
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Chickstoecgu
Tecaper
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Tenn
Ladies’ Hermitage Association
Tulane
Jackson Vine
Jackson
Hermitage
Prince Henry
Kaiser
Central Union
Philadelphia
Sweden
Europe
China
Savannah
Haverly
Iar
Ers
J. J. Haskins
Chicago Arcade Wr Ae
Dean
Ganges
Secope
Jom A.sauzer Seed Co
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