New Cotton Factory Opened West of the Mississippi
Des Moines cotton mill starts Monday, claimed as the first west of the Mississippi. Powderly reelected grand master of the Knights of Labor in Indianapolis, with a rift forming between Powderly and Barry. Traders' Bank of Chicago indicted for fraud. Tallman faces possible penitentiary term. Boston sugar refinery closure to raise prices and halt employment. Reeve at Garrison to lose about $3,000 due to Tallman’s embezzlement. Reeve’s Bank unaffected in its operations.
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Des Moines
Mississippi River
Powderly
Knights of Labor
Indianapolis
Barry
Brotherhood
Traders’ Bank of Chicago
Fowe
Thomas Tallman
Traders’ Bank
Chicago
Cook County
J.B. Reeve
Garrison
Tallman
Reeve
Sentiment on Harrison and Cleveland in 1888 election
The article argues General Harrison is unworthy of the presidency, condemns his record as lacking sympathy for labor and treasuring monopolists, and accuses New York interests and Chauncey Depew of engineering his nomination to serve railroad barons and liquor interests. It notes the Chicago convention’s prohibition stance yet its endorsement of liquor and tobacco.
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Morrison
Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
America
the Times
Harrison
Congress
G.o.p
New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Depew
United States
Chicago
Union Pacific Railroad
Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
People's vote shrouds trust backing in monopolist mood
The author decries a populist shift that favors those who profit from interest on producers' debt over actual labor. It questions whether the public truly willed this change and warns workingmen may regret backing a president aligned with monopolies and trusts.
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America
Judge L G Kinne May Leave Bench For Des Moines Leader
State press circles report Judge L G Kinne will resign the 17th Judicial District at year start to run the Des Moines Leader company with a capital not less than seventy five thousand to one hundred thousand dollars and a ten year management term. If Gov Larrabee names a successor the local bar cites Hon G M Gilchrist as best interior choice for the republican seat.
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L. Gkinne
Des Moines
Kinne
Judge Kinne
Iowa
Tres
Larrabee
G. M. Gilchrist
Change of Base Urged by Iowa Republicans
Iowa Republicans press for a new approach to temperance after the election of a license law. They criticize the prohibition party as dishonest and allied with monopolists, predicting shifts toward local option or different licensing to curb intemperance. Prohibitionists face a choice between staying aligned or seeking an alternate plan.
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Iowa
Prohibition Party
North
Republican Party
Hari Kari
Prohibitionists
G-0. P
What of the Future After the Political Battle
The piece argues the Republican win reflects minority rule in the U S system and calls on the majority to reassess and respond. It contends the national minority prevailed again and critiques the electorate's inaction while noting the late election brought surprise results.
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Republican Party
Tariff reform and political doubles in the northwest
The piece argues that protected districts like Cleveland gain while unprotected areas lose, urging laborers to seek broader protections. It praises Senator W. B. Allison of Iowa for pushing a Senate tariff reform bill, credits him as a master politician, and warns Utah must be cleaned of polygamy while urging the Republican Party to enact pensions, naval strength, and fair voting protections ahead of Harrison’s administration.
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Cleveland
Harrison
Chicago
W. B. Allison
Iowa
Allison
House of Congress
Senate
Ashland
Ohio
Dubuque
Jas. W. Grimes
America
Wm. B. Allison
Edmonds
Ingalls
Cullom
Hoar
Evarts
Northwest
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Thomas Jefferson
New York, Michigan
Missouri
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the Star One
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War. Ayres & Sons
Divney
Price
Tar-Oid CO
Randolph Street
Ill
Palmer's Drug Store
Vinton
Towa
Ities of
Oya
Minnesota
Dakota
Pau
Tan AI Tddle Lin
Albert Lea
Pollman
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Sioux Falls
Peoria
St. Louis
Keokuk
Spirit Lake
Great Iowa
Piasenger
Lirkota
Mons Thyme
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Thia
Union
Canada
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J. . Hanneqan
Agty
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Cara
Ralyea House
Harry Simpson
WM. Jenks
Court House
Geo
W. C. Enys
Harrington
Farmers' Loan & Trust CO
United State
Europe
J. D. Nichols
Williams’ Bank
Griffin & Knox, Physicians and Surgeons
Vinton, Iowa
L. H. Cady
Atiornset Atiar
Times Office
A. Bagley
Mt. Auburn
H. Verharen
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Enquirer
Edenton, N. C
PISO
Milwaukee
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Bhuts
Omaha
Lacie Coast
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St. Joseph
Miinois
Wisconsin
Oak
ChicaGo, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Roswell Milner
A.V. J. Carpenter
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Chicago, Miu Wanker & St. Paul Railway Company
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