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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1894
Page
4
The note praises prompt payers and laments long-owed accounts, suggesting reporters may file against estates. It then reports on local Republicans backing Capt. Daly for Congress, tariff debates, sugar policy, and editorials about the Wilson bill amid national economic concerns and a riot in Kansas City.
The article notes Secretary Carlisle backs a 50.6 million bond issue to fund current expenses as treasury empties. It recalls Cleveland’s 1880s surplus, four Republican years, and a 1815 treasury shortfall. Carlisle and Cleveland favor avoiding bankruptcy while critics call it a Republican legacy.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle pastor Doctor Talmage resigns opposing a church plan to charge ten cents for public services. The piece critiques the way the Wilson bill hurts industry, noting Cambria Iron Co plans a 3 million dollar steel plant near Connellsville, PA. The Chronicle’s stance on local politics is also lampooned.
The death of Morna Sturgis at home after months of throat and lung disease ends a long family ordeal. She had been treated at Battle Creek and Colorado Springs, returned home, and received last rites from her pastor. Morna was lively, well regarded, and connected with the Methodist Episcopal church. Funeral arrangements had not been set at press time.
A New York Sun opinion piece warns Parisians to stop confusing Americans with Englishmen. It notes 3599 Americans living in Paris and weekly tourist visits, arguing Americans spend about 20 million francs annually in the city and deserve respectful treatment.
The Boston Advertiser notes six former cabinet members serving in the Senate. Only one is a Democrat Vilas of Wisconsin who held interior and postmaster roles. Proctor of Vermont was a Harrison warrior Chandler of New Hampshire was navy secretary under Arthur Teller of Colorado interior secretary under Arthur Cameron of Pennsylvania war secretary under Grant and John Sherman was Hayes financier.
A verse essay argues women should be free to smoke and pursue duties like men. It notes women entering politics law surgery and sports, wearing similar clothing, and joining clubs. It predicts women will smoke widely once they start, as men have encroached on female spheres.
A Troy Press editorial notes advances in modern surgery from tracheotomy to false ears and a false jaw. It contrasts these cures with the limits of medicine and cites a New York maker using a high relief iron sign on a large building. A Brittany lighthouse will emit 40 million candlepower, visible 63 miles in clear weather and 21 in fog.
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