Rush County Republicans to Nominate at April Delegate Convention
The Republicans of Rush County convene in Rushville on April 11, 1896 at 10 a.m. to nominate a county ticket. The 279 delegates are apportioned by township voting in 1894 with one delegate per 10 votes and fractions over five for William D. Owen, Secretary of State. Township conventions are urged for March 7, 1896.
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Rush County
Rushville
William D. Owen
Ripley
Posey
Walker
Orange
Anderson Rushville
Jackson
Center
Richland
Republican Congressional Convention in Indiana District Meets
The Republicans of Indiana Sixth District hold a delegate convention at New Castle on April 16 1896 at 10 am to nominate a congress candidate. Delegates are apportioned by county based on 100 and fraction of 50 or more votes for William D Owen for Secretary of State in 1894. Delegates from Fayette Franklin Hancock Henry Rush Shelby Union Wayne. L P Mitchel district chairman E C Thompson secretary.
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Indiana
New Castle
Ind
William D. Owen
Fayette
Franklin
Hancock
Henry
Rush
Shelby
Union
Wayne
L. P. Mitchel
E. C. Thompson
Rush County Republican Central Committee to Meet in Rushville
The Republican Central Committee of Rush county will meet at their Rushville headquarters on Saturday April 4 1896 at 1 PM to arrange the county convention by order of the Executive Committee.
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Republican Central Committee
Rush County
Rushville
Delegates to the Republican National Convention Named
Nearly every state instructs delegates for McKinley with most McKinley favored. Indiana lists district by district delegates and presidential electors pledged or instructed, noting self pledged or un instructed statuses as McKinley support grows.
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James H. McNeely D . Gambleton
UDM
McKinley
A. Hill
Bloomington
F. Beck
Freelandville
Bolting Threats Loom In Indiana Nomination Drama
Henry A. Johnson’s faction threatens to bolt if James E Watson gets the nomination. The men met in New Castle on Monday and shook hands, avoiding a personal clash. Johnson attacks Washington duty while lobbying against a 1891 wage bill he later opposed at the Indiana Legislature.
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Henry A. Johnson
Jim
Watson
Beltin
James E Watson
Messrs Johnson and Watson
New Castle
Johnson
Washington
Indiana
Johnson Responds To Attacks In Congressional Race
The Indianapolis Journal notes four Saturdays of coverage aim to reduce his chances for the Congressional nomination. He contends Watson did not originate the stories, which circulated in pamphlet form during past campaigns. Johnson asserts Watson would not use vile tactics and urges opponents to drop the tactic.
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Indianapolis Journal
Mr Watson
Johnson
State Senate
Congress
Forkner
Watson
A Lesson to Labor on Free Trade in Wool
An advocacy piece arguing wage earners are affected by wool imports and tariffs. It cites McKinley era protection, one year of free trade, and a $30,500,818 protection gap. It warns that free raw material policy raised imports of foreign woolens and implied labor losses of about $15 million in a year, citing lower quality inputs and broader wage implications.
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Senator Mitchell
Oregon
Labor Calls for Vote Against Free Trade in 1890s Debate
The essay argues imported cheap goods undercut American mills and labor, noting higher U.S. wage costs and the risk of broader tariff reductions. It urges workers to oppose free trade by voting against any congressional candidate favoring it, warning of widespread harm to labor across industries if tariffs fall.
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Europe
Congress
Tariff revival urged to boost capital and government revenue
Senator McBride argues that high tariffs are needed to fund government expenses and attract capital from manufacturers and other industries. He says current tariff failures drive investors toward government bonds, and a protective tariff would create demand for loans and enlarge returns in U S manufacturing and domestic trade.
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McBride
Pacific coast trade notes on imports and Japan
The record lists competing buyers from China and Japan in rice and matches on the Pacific coast. Imports include direct rice rice flour matting bric-a-brac tea and eggs with eggs arriving in lime water. Rice sells 1 cent below American rice with 1 000 000 pounds entered in 1895. Japanese matches priced 12 bunches for 5 cents. Japan supplies rice silk teas eggs matting spirits rice flour bric-a-brac and matches. J P Clark Astoria Or. The text also cites opposition to free wool policy harming flocks and employment and briefly political commentary on Lincoln and Cleveland.
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Pacific
China
Japan
J. P. Clark
Corruption Fund Debate Ties Bonds to Free Trade Policy
The text hints that shifting bond issue prices from 1043¢ to 111 would spark a strong Democratic corruption fund aligned with British free trade interests. The remark suggests political finance manipulation tied to trade policy.
Free trade claim criticized by Democratic editor
The speaker notes England annually buys about $500 million from the U S with slight yearly variation. In 1894 the figure was $395,149,525 and in 1895 $889,789,254. The Democratic editor dismisses the free trade assertion as a major lie involving over $100 million a year.
Invention Sends Speech Through Sunbeam Light
Dr. A Graham Bell demonstrates a wireless voice transmission using a beam of light. A soot coated receiver and a mirror diaphragm convey sound along a light ray over hundreds of yards, with potential for commercial use.
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Volta Bureau
A. Graham Bell
Dr. Bell
Nature of the Elder Dumas in Emily Crawford's Century piece
Emily Crawford portrays the elder Dumas in Century, noting hair that shifted from fair to gray woolly texture, thick lips, uneven teeth, and a blend of Africa’s speech traces. He shunned life’s pride, carried a doglike yet generous Newfoundland temper, and spoke fondly of Mme Dorval who called him bon chien and gros chien even at death.
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Dumas
Adah Isaacs Menken
Africa
Mme. Dorval
Victor Hugo
Newfoundland
Emily Crawford
Plowing Stirred Up Neighborhood Says Reader
The regular reader questions what caused the stir in the neighborhood. The editor of Pearson's Weekly seizes the moment to call for news and asks for the story behind the plowing disturbance.
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Country Weekly
Pearson’s Weekly
Dr King’s New Discovery Endorsed By Traders and Patients
Chas B Hood of Columbus certifies Dr King’s New Discovery as a superior cough remedy. J D Brown of Ft Wayne testifies it cured a two year cough. B F Merrill of Baldwinsville praises its reliability and prefers it to any doctor. Mrs Hemming of Chicago keeps it at home for instant relief from croup. Free trial at Owen S Hill’s Drug Store.
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Chas. B. Hood
Columbus
Ohio
Hemming
25Th St
Chicago
Owen
Hill
Berlioz Premiered Symphonic Work Before Sixteen
A youthful Berlioz drafted a symphony before age sixteen and, ten years later, its production remained nearly unchanged, earning high praise from audiences and critics alike.
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Berlioz
Electric Bitters Offered For Female Ailments And More
Claiming to aid loss of appetite constipation headaches fainting spells and nervous sleeplessness Electric Bitters is advertised as a strength restoring remedy. Priced at fifty cents and one dollar at Owen S Hill's Drug Store claims of guaranteed health and vitality accompany the pitch. A second item notes a New York man who sparked a fire in a tenement by firing a pistol in the hall waking residents.
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Owen S. Hill
New York
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O. H. Montgomery
Seymour
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A. E. Nowlin
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Taylor Reagan
Plainfield
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Greencastle
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Connersville
Harry S. New
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W. T. Durbin
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Goshen
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Indiana Bicycle CO
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Henry C. Phelps
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