Inter-State Commerce picks five new commissioners
Washington reports the president has appointed five Inter-State Commerce Commissioners: Thomas M. Cooley Michigan six years, William R. Morrison Illinois five years, Augustus Schoenmaker New York four years, Aldace F. Walker Vermont three years, and Walter L. Bragg Alabama two years. The article includes sketches of their careers and notes from Georgia and Ohio political contexts. It also covers a cotton market summary and related political commentary.
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Thomas M. Cooley
Michigan
William R. Morrison
Illinois
Augustus Schoenmaker
New York
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Vermont
Walter L. Bragg
Alabama
Cooley
Mr. Morrison
Attica
N. Y
Supreme Court
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Olf
University of Michigan
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Wabash Railroad Company
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Rutland
Senate
Augustus Shoenmaker
Kingston
Uiter County
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Shoenmaker
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Fairchild
Treasury
Chicago
Civil Service Commission
Cleveland
Hill
Arkansas
Harvard University
Cambridge Law School
Morgan
Democratic National Committee
Alabama State Railroad Commission
Southern Immigration Bureau Would Double Georgia Population
Henry Alloway signals strong case for a broad immigration bureau in Georgia. He argues a state agency, led by a capable business figure, could attract settlers and boost population within five to ten years. The piece cites Rome Courier and The Recounver urging action, noting constitutional hurdles and proposing an agricultural department adjunct setup.
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Henry Alloway
New York Times
South
Stefield
Georgia
Cal Petherstone
Me. Prenny
Dean
Rome Courier
Agricultural Department
Protection advocates and factory owners clash in press debate
The Augusta Chronicle argues that manufacturers can organize for their own protection by idling plants and using boycotts to sway lawmakers and raise prices. It contends protectionists would create a privileged class under government protection to rob the public, while denying workers necessary safeguards.
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Augusta Chronicle
Chronicle
Claea
Ayer
Tly
C. Edwards Lester
J.C. Ayer
Silver dollars and gold certificates in nation’s reserves
The article notes that over 185 million dollars in silver and coin are held in reserve alongside gold coins, with only 10.6 million dollars in gold certificates outstanding, leaving a net gold balance of 175 million. It cites Bland law figures showing 256,471,647 standard dollars issued, 75,966,745 not in circulation, suggesting western support for silver over eastern financier opposition.
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Jonathan
Bution
Pleasant Purgative Dellets Offered As Safe Cure
An old medicine advertorial claims calomel salivates patients and that Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Dellets are a safer vegetable remedy. The copy touts liver benefits and relief from headaches dyspepsia biliousness constipation and piles. A Washington physician warns Cleveland must change habits or risk his term.
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