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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1894
Page
4
Broadcast notice lists publication details for a weekly issue from the Herald Printing Company at 5 Bradford Street. It notes subscription rates, postage, and billing terms including annual, six month, and three month options, with single copies priced at five cents. It also marks entry into Bristol Post Office as second class matter.
An exchange hints that Republicans consider using sugar barrels for bonfires on this election night, signaling a provocative symbolism and potentially drawing controversy amid campaign rhetoric.
Reported totals show 326 suspensions and 3,014 pensioners reduced or 2,671 dropped from rolls. plus 9,509 suspensions later reversed as veterans were restored to status.
A mercantile agency records 7,031 failures in the first half of the year, up from 6,401 a year earlier, yet liabilities are $67,286,292 lower, suggesting brighter business prospects ahead.
The strike exposes names of labor leaders and national military officers who are rarely seen in print, bringing them before the public eye beyond their usual obscurity.
Authorities challenge press claims that rioters caused millions in destruction during the Chicago strike. They argue the damage is far less, counted in thousands rather than large sums. The statement is welcomed if accurate.
The Louisiana Legislature passes a bill to add bloodhounds to each county detective force. Critics question efficiency of current two legged trackers and condemn canine tracking as retrogressive cruelty.
The quote recalls Wendell Phillips stating that not one in ten reads books and that newspapers act as parent, school, college, pulpit, theatre, and counselor all in one. He asserts the press shapes religion and laws, and that newsprint colors every drop of our conduct.
Harland Page Halsey known as the Old Sleuth in dime novels is described as an active Brooklyn Board of Education member. The article notes his apparent dissonance between image and authorship of detective stories and mentions a $10,000 yearly salary for his role in keeping the character on track.
Peter Cooper argues that every town with a newspaper and directory should advertise even with a simple card. He says it signals a prosperous business community and rewards the seed sown. He adds a compare on holidays noting Labor Day becomes a national holiday with Congressional approval.
Worces ter Gazette notes editors’ loyalties and good humor toward the North amid labor disturbances. The Vicksburg Herald predicts civil war if the first shot is fired by Federal soldiers and warns Debs against fighting the United States Army. The Lewisville Courier Journal echoes the admonition with strong language.
At Worcester a joint Worcester and New England Agricultural Society fair runs September 4 to 7 with new farmer and grange exhibits. Premiums total 200 dollars for best farm, garden crops, dairy, and home crafts open to New England clubs. livestock premiums also offered. W.H. Nelson of Kingville endorses Chamberlain's remedy with a money back guarantee.
The piece surveys stock market shorthand with dozens of nicknames for major issues. It notes examples like Rocky for Rock Island and Pacific and Burlington for Chicago Burlington and Quincy, plus playful tags such as Nipper for Northern Pacific and Lead for National Lead.
A witty exchange frames a stubborn heart as glass and suggests a diamond as the only versatile remedy. The back and forth tightens into a compact moment of irony and flirtation.
The Girton and Newnham tripos entries at Cambridge show growth with over 80 men earning honors while women receive only a parchment with no university standing. The London Queen questions why women remain denied equal recognition despite comparable effort and results known so far from two cases.
A New York paper warns in the suffrage debate that removing the word male would strip women of breach of promise recovery and spousal support, erase difference in divorce grounds, and remove civil or criminal consequences. It quotes a leading constitutional convention member outlining a program of suffrage and officeholding that grants no exemptions to women.
A group of Louisiana women traveled to Baton Rouge to petition the legislature and press for political rights. The governor rebuffed, saying women were too good for politics, sparking renewed debate on suffrage. The era of female emancipation looms as the locusts with a W on their wings return as a symbol of struggle.
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