Blaine Advocates Reciprocity for Expanding Foreign Trade
In Wakeville at a mass meeting Governor Burleigh spoke as Colby University President and James G. Blaine urged expanding foreign trade under protection. He warned against annexation but promoted a reciprocity system to balance imports and exports, citing 1889 figures and losses in Cuba Brazil and Mexico.
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Wakeville
Burleigh
Small
Colby University
James G. Blaine
Blaine
United States
New Jersey
Union
Asia
Africa
Australia
Canada
Hawaii
Cuba
Republic of Brazil
Brazil
Mexico
United
Reciprocated Trade and Tariffs Debate Amid War Legislation
A speaker argues the war tariff diminished import duties but urges renewed reciprocity to gain equal concessions. He warns against wrapping the nation in universal free trade and stresses sustained protection aligned with national interest. Hon. Wm. E. Mason and Henry Cabot Lodge push reciprocal trade and election protections.
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Euie
Eure Frost
Ann
Wall Street
Wm. E. Mason
Illinois
Henry Cabot Lodge
Silver rise to boost American cotton and wheat profits
The New York Sun argues silver legislation will add about 100 million dollars yearly to U S producers of cotton and wheat. A 2 cent per pound cotton rise and a parallel wheat price increase are seen as inevitable under the silver act, reshaping debates on currency and market demand amid 1888 elections.
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San Francisco
New York Sun
Oliver
Lies Refuted in Regard to the Engineers Brotherhood and Strike
Letter from B A Downen of Rewlins Wyoming dated August 27 1890 denies charges of recruiting engineers for Burlington during the 1888 strike. He states no contact with Union Pacific engineers or Burlington staff for such purposes and explains his only link was freight arrangements with Burlington tied to a depot sale. He expresses high regard for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and its members and notes a Pinkerton accusation related to the brakemen strike.
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Cuevesne
B. A. Downen
Rewlins
Wyo
Sie
Uiness
Union Pacific Railway
Burlington Road
Sngle
Burlington
Mercantile Company
The
Union Pacific
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Association of
Firemen
J. M. Barr
Pinkerton
Ohio
E. An
Overcrowded City Highlights Cheyenne Growth
In Cheyenne, Union Pacific shop workers live in substandard shacks on the south side as the city grows. Employers face the issue as housing lags behind expansion, reflecting prosperity and tension in the community.
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Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Baxter speech sparks Chinese labor debate in Rawlins
In Rawlins last Friday Judge Carey rebutted Mr Baxter by saying the Republican party opposes Chinese labor and Chinese manufacture competing with American workers. He warned that under Democratic policy Chinese goods would enter tariff free, forcing American laborers to lower wages or risk going out of business.
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Rawlins
Baxter
Democratic Party
Judge Carey
Republican Party
America
Tariff Lesson From a Tariff Talk in Laramie
The Laramie Republican recounts Dr. Hayford arguing a tariff lesson. A traveler with a pack pays no taxes or rents for schools or institutions, underselling others and shifting costs to public funds. The report notes 200,000 Oregon sheep driven toward the Sweetwater cattle range.
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Laramie
Hayford
Gates E P. Sfublic
Oregon
Erie
Union Pacific Relaying Wyoming Track With Steel Rails
Busy activity at the Union Pacific burnettizing works as Wyoming division is relaid with steel rails. Work crews, led by H. B. Patten, relocate track between here and Ogden. Burnettizing plants, established three years ago at a cost, preserve ties through a coating process and are among the nation’s best.
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Laramie
Union Pacific Burnettising Works
Wyoming Division
Bight
Ogden
Sram
Srda
H. B. Patten
Cheyenne
United States
Unclear betting scene sparks bookmaker activity at race event
Fragmentary text indicates betting interest and bookmakers setting odds on an upcoming race or event attended by figures like Bergen and McMullen. Details are damaged and names are partially legible, with emphasis on betting action rather than outcomes.
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Deliberatin
Sus Head Bay
Brookl
Bergen
Alvator Favorit
Market advance and speculation push prices higher
A large advance in low iy and a slight rise in price suggest continued upward movement. The text notes ongoing doubt about coinage but expects the trend to remain upward as speculation persists.
Cheyenne Hosts National Farmers Congress Delegates
Prominent city real estate leaders met at Theodore Menges’ office to plan reception for National Farmers Congress delegates. Henry G Hay and local officials form four committees on conveyances, welcome address, and finance to ensure a fitting visit, with Mary Clayton invited to respond.
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Theodore Menges
Opera House
Warren
Cabin Gearekry
Congress
Council Blea
Lows
Pat
Denver
Henry G. Hay
Board of Trade
Menges
Cheyenne
Mary Clayton
Th Gates
Gold rush in Sheridan County attracts fifty miners from Colorado
Fifty miners from Colorado and Black Hills work new gold diggings near the head of Toogue river in Sheridan county. A prospector reported four ounces of dust on supplies and said he and three partners extract about one ounce daily each. They shifted from hauling dirt to water to a sluice and, using the live method, expect to earn substantial wages and riches.
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Colorado
Black Hills
Toogue River
Sheridan County
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