Gerrymander and ballot fights shake political scene
The piece recalls a time of bitter party strife over the Australian ballot and anti bribery laws. It notes the old floaters advantage and attacks on reformers while recounting tense maneuvers around McKinley and Harrison. It mentions Indiana delegates and a McKinley led confrontation.
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The Meinley Meeting and Tariff Debate Preview
The piece reports on a Milwaukee era discussion around tariff effects on window glass workers and consumers. It notes potential job struggles for 70,000,000 people who may gain cheaper glass while 4a 7 workers face reduced wages amid manufacturing concerns cited by Anderson Democrat in the commentary.
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Anderson Democrat
Whisky Trust Knocked Out by New Tariff Bill
The tariff bill hurts the whisky trust with stock values falling to new lows. Shares of the whisky trust are quoted lower than ever, signaling a major setback for the giant corporation.
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Whisky Trust
Revival Spreads Across Indiana Factories and Nation
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette and Indianapolis Journal report a nationwide revival in business and factory activity. They admit earlier alarm about calamity is baseless while noting rising commerce under the new tariff law. Steve Elkins controls the Gazette to back Harrison in 1896, yet news columns show strong economic improvement.
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Indianapolis Journal
Harrison
Indiana
Steve Elkins
Ben Harrison
Commercial Gazette
Mills Reopen as Iron and Textile Plants Resume
Across several states, mills and factories resume operations after extended shutdowns. Pittsburg locomotive works restored staff at old wages, Valley Falls and Gadsion mills switch to production for cotton wraps, and Carlisle silk mills boost labor. Wheeling and nearby cities report 9,000 workers back at work with steadier employment. leatherboard and steel-rail ventures plan expansion in Townsend Harbor and Youngstown.
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Townsend Harbor
Mass
Braddon
Youngstown
Iro and Steel Roving Company
Wich
Wnder
Standard Wheel Company
Indiana
Terre Heute
Old Dominion Iron Eed Steel Works
Richmond
Citr Manufacturing Company
New Bedford
New Lisbon
Indiana Industry Surges as Boom Spreads Across Cities
Indiana dispatches report a broad industrial upswing with Elwood’s streets paving up and mills hiring hundreds. Factories in Alexandria including DePauw Glass and Anderson works resume to employ 1,800 by July, while Kokomo shows mixed progress and ongoing packing season employment. Americans and local firms expand capacity with new mills and machinery, signaling a strong recovery in the state’s manufacturing sector. The article highlights rising wages, fuller employment, and renewed plant activity across multiple towns.
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Indiana
Commercial-Gazette
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Moison &Weiskoppf
Ande
Raatilor
Anderson From
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Buckeye Manufacturing Company
Butler Flintglass Company
American Wire Nail Works
Covington
Nty
Riverview Agricultural Works
Kokomo
Bit
Ford & Donnelly
Anderson
Atlanta
Montpelier
Pittsbars
Uiton
Portraits Defaced in Blackford County Debate Spark Dems Indignation
In Hartrorp City on Oct 2 special report describes Democrats reacting to a Republican event where Captain W. R. Myers spoke. Thomas Pierce allegedly tore down Cleveland’s portrait amid Republican cheers, prompting widespread outrage and calls to defend images of the president.
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Hartrorp City
United
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W. R. Myers
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McKinley
Chicago
Myers
Thomas Pierce
Randolph County
Cleveland
Pierce
Breckford County
Industrial activity and factory hiring rise in Cleveland area
The article notes Rand & Son expanding fertilizer production and export growth, while the Cleveland Wire Fence Co plans to add braiding machines and increase capacity. Atlas engine works employs 350 men, Brown & Ketcham 240, and Hetherton & Berner report heavy iron structural output as Wend discusses overall business conditions.
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Gardean
Jonney Cedric Motor
BK. Rand & Son
Cleveland Wire Fence Company
Canada
Atlas Engine Works
Brown & Ketcham
Hetherton & Berner
Wend
Republicans plot to favor Harrison in 1896 election
The article argues Republicans are organizing a strategy to secure four seats in the next Congress and elevate Ben Harrison to the presidency, warning Indiana Democrats to vote for their congressmen to prevent a Harrison victory. It notes state-by-state gain potential and critiques McKinley tariff effects on sugar taxes.
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