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Gen Robinson's stand ends Bohemian oats swindle in Ohio
Ohio politics in 1885 centers on Gen. Robinson's campaign against Bohemian oats and Red Line wheat swindlers. He filed seed company incorporations as ministerial acts, issued circul ars warning farmers, and backed a law driving swindlers from the state. Victory cited as farmers’ protection and Republican strength ahead of election day.
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Bohemian Oates
Red Line
Ohio
Gen. Robinson
North American Farmers’ and Planters’ Company
Tiffin
James W. Newman
Newman
Robinson
Secretary of State
Farmers’ National Grain & Seed Company
Columbus
Department of State
Capt. Little
Muskingum County
United States
Canada
Soldiers
Workingmen’s Party
Republican Party
Democratic State Executive Committee
Congress
Gen
James 8. Robinson
Virginia Military District