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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1896
Page
4
Rush county Republicans will hold a delegate convention on Saturday April 1896 at 10 a m in Rushville to nominate a county ticket. Representation is one delegate per 10 votes and fractions over 5 as cast for William D Owen in 1894. The convention will have 279 delegates apportioned by township with March 7 1885 set for township selections.
Republicans of Indiana Sixth District meet in New Castle on April 16 1896 at 10 am to nominate a congressional candidate. Delegates allocated by 100 plus fractions of 50 votes for William D Owen in 1894. counties listed include Fayette Franklin Hancock Henry Rush Shelby Union Wayne. Rush County Republican Committee to assemble April 4 1896 at Rushville to organize county convention.
The article lists Republican delegates by district and presidential electors across Indiana. Most districts instruct or prefer McKinley, with several un instructed or self pledged delegates. It notes broad movement toward McKinley and predicts nomination by acclamation.
Henry A. Johnson threatens to bolt if James E. Watson is nominated, while both men met in New Castle and dispute public duty. Johnson recalls lobbying against House bill No. 22, noting he left Washington for canvassing yet kept his salary.
The Indianapolis Journal notes that Watson did not originate the rumors about his opponent. It argues the slurs originated in Johnson’s home and circulated in pamphlet form during past campaigns. The piece asserts Watson would not use vile methods and urges Johnson to stop trying to capitalize on the issue.
A column argues wage earners should study last year’s rise in imports of woolen manufactures under free raw material policy. It claims the increase, valued at 30.6 million dollars, cost American labor about 15.3 million dollars in a single year and notes the surge came from cheaper rag and shoddy woolens.
The piece argues tariff policy harms American labor by enabling cheap foreign goods to undercut domestic production. It warns that cheaper European labor and imported woolen goods reduce demand for American mills and wages. It urges labor to vote against candidates supporting free trade and to remember the broader impact on all industries.
Senator McBride argues return to protective tariff to fund government and attract capital to manufacturing and domestic trade. He notes Pacific coast competition from China and Japan in rice eggs rice flour matting bric a brac tea and matches with Japan supplying many goods including silk and spirits. Astoria Oregon resident J P Clarg reports.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon cites free wool policy as harming flocks and driving sheep to slaughter, reducing wool output and jobs across herders and shearers. The piece connects Lincoln and Cleveland as co authors of relief cited in a New York Post note.
A New York Herald quote contends that bond issues at 104 and 111 percent would fund a Democratic corruption effort favoring British free trade. It notes England buys about $500 million yearly from the U.S., with figures of 6395,149,525 in 1894 and 889,789,254 in 1895, calling free trade a costly lie for editors.
In Volta bureau laboratory Dr. A Graham Bell showed a device using a sunbeam to carry sound with no wires. A soot coated bottle receiver and a light modulated diaphragm transmitted speech up to 200 yards, suggesting practical long distance light guided communication may emerge.
Excerpt describes the elder Dumas as a complex figure with mixed bloodlines, sharp facial features, and a gamut of emotions from mirth to grief. It notes Mme. Dorval and Victor Hugo’s regard for her and Dumas, alongside brief comments on traits and speech. Included are testimonials for Dr King’s New Discovery and Electric Bitters, plus a job solicitation and a fire incident report from Chicago.
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