Corbett Licks Mitchell in Historic Campaign Turnaround
The Bloomfield Democrat reports Corbett defeated Mitchell in a recent political clash. Editorial notes urge careful publication of candidate communications until nominations are set. A feature on Greene County swamp lands, including Four-mile and Goose Pond sites, touts their richness and future value at about $100 per acre.
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Indianapolis Journal
E. B. Martindale
Indianapolis
Greene County
Goosepond
House Passes Free Sugar Schedule Abolishing Sugar Bounty
The House approved the free sugar schedule by 161 to 38. The sugar bounty is abolished and all sugar is placed on the free list. Senate watchers will monitor the action with interest.
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House
Senate
Squandered the surplus left by Cleveland and debt rise
The piece describes how President Cleveland left a large surplus in the treasury for his successor Harrison, who when leaving office left an empty treasury and increased the floating debt by over 22 thousand dollars. It notes that Harrison paid part of the public debt but not as much as Cleveland, with debt reductions cited for Cleveland from March 1, 1885 to March 1, 1889 and Harrison from March 1, 1889 onward.
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Cleveland
Harrison
Differences in debt and surplus mark party contrast
By March 1, 1898 Cleveland's administration reduced the public debt and held a surplus, while Harrison's era increased debt and risked treasury bankruptcy. The Democratic approach is shown as fiscally prudent and pro reform, contrasted with Republican claims of waste and looming financial ruin.
Supreme Court Rules Fees Law Constitutional for Sheriffs
The Supreme Court holds the Fee and Salary law constitutional as it applies to sheriffs elected since passage. Sheriff Stout of Vigo County sued over fee collection under the old law, the auditor refused payment, and a mandate petition was filed. The court reversed the lower court after sustained demurrer and pre emptive writ, the governor having vetoed the act.
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Supreme Court
Stout
Vigo County
Wool protection fails to boost prices or sheep numbers, Indiana
Advocates claim protection raises wool prices and strengthens the sheep industry, but historical data show declining prices and shrinking flocks under McKinley era protections. Joe Stone calls a county meeting to confront the facts and figures on wool and sheep trends.
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Indiana
Jess
Joe Stone
Protection
Indiana 1891 Legislature Acknowledged For Reform Laws
The 1891 legislature passed key reforms including the Indiana ballot reform to curb corruption and protect voters. It repealed the school book law removing syndicate control and saved the public hundreds of thousands of dollars. The tax law was praised as a major achievement.
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Indiana
Fee and Salary Law Stands Constitutional in Indiana
The law, praised as fair and righteous, requires taxes from railroads telegraph and other corporations based on fair cash value. It has withstood attacks and the corrupt county officers ring has been knocked out as the people free themselves from a powerful opposition and corruption in Indiana politics.
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Telephone
Indiana
SEAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS FACES HURDLES FOR BEHRING SEA
Washington January 20 officials indicate sealing rules for Behring Sea will be hard to align with Behring Sea tribunal recommendations. US and Britain can enforce only within three mile limits and against their own citizens. other nations require agreements to curb depredations. Secretary Gresham and Sir John Pauncefote seek wider cooperation with Russia and Japan already showing willingness.
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Washington
Ints
Behring Sea
United States
Great Britain
Agre Sant
Canadas
Nadia Sealers
Che Tahers
Gresham
Juhan Pauncefot
Rusia
Japan
Sealife
Bekrimssen
Senate Delays Nominations After Peckham Case
Reports from Wasiixetox indicate the president sends few nominations to the Senate amid slow confirmations. Since the rejection of Judge Peckham for the Supreme Court and J Scott Harrison for surveyor of the port, only Packham’s nomination has moved. Many nominations linger in committees, including several from New York and Missouri, with Burn, Simmonds, and a Topeka postmaster among long-standing unaddressed names.
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Senate
Wasiixetox
Judge Hornblower
Supreme Court of the United States
J. Scott Harrison
Kansas City
Packham
New York State
Missouri
North Carolina
Illinois
Burn
New York
Simmonds
Topeka
Peckham
Carlisle's Bonds Proposed by Secretary Carlisle on Treasury Use
Secretary Carlisle told the House Judiciary Committee he believes the law authorizes issuing bonds to cover current expenses if needed though he previously disputed that view. He cited pressure for the land sale proceeds and warned a deficit of eighty million four hundred ninety thousand would appear without congressional aid. He noted funds might be used for ongoing government costs.
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WashineTon
Carlisle
Judiciary Committee of the House
Congress
Treasury
Treasury Department
Record of Severe Regional Winter Weather Across the U S
Northeastern, Midwestern, and western states report record cold and heavy snow as blizzards sweep from January 22 to 29. Frosts reach minus temperatures with wind and drifting snow paralyzing travel from Chicago to Denver, Guthrie to Pawnee, and Boston to New England while cattle perish in Texas and Minnesota endures brutal cold.
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Skez
Atnawontn
Neb
Lelaw Xoro
South Dakota
Retow
New
Sr. Pach
Winnipeg
Minacdesa
St. Vincent
Moorhead
Huron
Bismarck
Montana
Wyoming
Manitoba
Canadian Northwest
Minnesota
Towa
Wiscon
Chicago
Single Tax Debate on Land Valuation in New York
In New York a discussion on Maguire’s plan for a land value tax dominates a House debate. Benry George explains mortgage and mortgagee implications while Maguire argues exemptions for improvements. critics warn the plan is the wedge toward a single tax, with western and southern burdens and eastern ownership patterns highlighted.
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Treary George
Maguire
George We Eal
Dudge Micaire
Tom L. Johnson
Europe
Mr. George
New York
Pension and District of Columbia appropriation reports
The House Appropriations Committee reported the pension and District of Columbia bills. Total pension expenses for the year ending June 30, 1895 are 151,591,4570 dollars, close to last estimates though 14,949,780 less than the prior year. District of Columbia funds total 4,927,104.97 with half provided by the government and half by the district. In a separate note a coroner reports evidence about a gas poisoning death of Edward Pheraten and a daughter, a case still mystifying and drawing attention.
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Wasubrox
District of Columbia
House
Committee On Appropriations
Jim
Commissioner of Pensions
Isgt
Sia
Mente Nio
Flaus
Ube
Pean DT
Markets Report from Cincinnati and New York Prices
The report catalogs weekly price ranges across multiple commodities including wheat corn oats and cattle from Cincinnati and New York markets. It notes mixed shifts in values with cattle and sheep prices and lists specific bid ranges for prime steers and lambs amid general market activity. It also mentions a murder case in Jeffersonville Indiana and a vigilante renovation incident in La Porte, Indiana with brief details of the attending figures.
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder Most Perfect Made
A vintage advertisement extolls Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as the most perfect made product. It highlights quality and reliability, promoting its use in family baking and daily cooking with a confident, period voice.
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Dr. Price
Fragmented OCR Era Notes on Pain and Perception
The passage presents garbled reflections on pain from a historical text, mentioning doctors, critics, and reactions to sensations. It references physicans, quips, and obscure phrases about suffering, medicine, and advertenments, with a stream of disjointed notes and malformed names.
Various Topics From The Silk Mill to Tariff Debates
Condensed items report John D. Cutter & Company silk mill Bethlehem resuming with 400 workers. ex-Knights of Labor leader Powderly denies any bid to reclaim power. Des Moines men refuse wage cut. Evans and Morell the California bandits elude pursuit. Vatican relics stay in Chicago exhibit. Sedalia families face hunger. Kentucky statehouse cost projected at 2 million. Corbett ready to fight Jackson. Virginia priest clashes over concealed weapons at funeral. Cyclone damage hits Dallas areas. Daniels brothers kill Mize brothers near Center Point. Pipe explosion harms St Paul residents. smallpox tramp travels Springfield to Dayton. Public vaccine order for schoolchildren and workers. tariff bill debate nears conclusion in Washington.
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Bethlehem
New Orleans
Vatican
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Sedalia
Kentucky Statehouse
Dan
Corbett
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Watson
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