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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1886

Page

5

Dems aim to tax whisky while free manufacturing debated

The Enquirer notes States push whisky taxes while Congress may allow free manufacture. Mentions John McBride as a workingman leader who quits work, Arthur J. McQuade jailed for bribes, Wellston miners ending strike, B&O links with Canadian Pacific, Bartlett store fire, Whittier birthday, Charleston ball with US band, women’s suffrage gallery turnout, and toll parity between telegraph lines and trains. Goveror Foraker’s message anticipated. two new trains on Co. W. & B. Railroad. saloonists resist Dow law in courts, mocked by lawyers and politicians, fearing anarchist backlash.

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Grosvenor exposes Southern railroad fraud in Congress

General Grosvenor of Ohio prosecutes a large batch of railroad frauds in the McMinville case and warns that a bill would pay Southern railroads for war damages, potentially setting a precedent for vast claims exceeding the national debt. Senate moves to repeal tenure act. Athens sales advertise holiday bargains and stores, with many names and locations cited.

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Ladies Invited to View Latest Style Wanes

The Ladies are especially invited to call and examine this line of wanes which embraces all the latest styles.

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