Populist prospects highlighted by Ben Terrell in Texas tour
Ben Terrell of Texas spoke at the courthouse in Mempna praising the Populist party. He claimed 220000 Texas members and predicted a national vote near three million with Allen for president and Watson or Kolb for vice president. He said the 1896 election would go to the House. An Indiana fizzle followed in Laports with a 13-attendee meeting and sparse business. Cardinal Gibbons awaits Rome on orders removals while Catholics face conditions for joining other orders. No-to-haw tobacco cure advertised by Sterling Remedy Co.
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Ben Terrell
Texas
National Farmers' Alliance
Carolinas
Georgia
Alabama
Allen
Nebraska
Tom Watson
Kolb
Alabamia
House of Representatives
Indiana
Laports
Isp
Knights of Labor Hall
Leo
Barttgorr
Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
Orders of Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Father Thomas
Alao
Thomas
J. A. Press
Brok
Sterling Remedy Co Indian
Mineral Springs
Ind
Prohibition Battle Shifts in Hawkeye Legislature
Prohibition issue dominates state politics as Carpenter bill and liquor measures clash in the senate and house. Democrats push alternative license plans while tempers flare over liquor prohibition’s fate. Hale’s Household Ointment touted with broad cures and sales through McKarland & Co drugstore.
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Wes Motus
Senate
Erin
Lown
Damages Awarded in Colgate Confrontation at Messiah Church
In New York City a jury awarded $2,500 to Rev. A W Conway after a 1892 clash with James B Colgate when Colgate removed him from the pulpit of Messiah Baptist church. Conway was physically removed after arguing about a vacancy notice and alleged lack of legal authority. This case marked the fourth trial on the dispute.
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N. Y
James B. Colgate
New York
Messiah Baptist Church
A. W. Conway
Conway
Guaranteed Cure Dr Kings New Discovery Ad Offer
Authorized druggist sells Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs colds and chest troubles with money back guarantee after a fair trial if no benefit. Trial bottles free at Mcfarland Co’s Drug Store large sizes 50 cents and 1.00.
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Dr. King
Bettes
Mcfarland & Co
First Chinese Divorce in New York Court
Yuet Lee of Mott Street becomes the first Chinaman granted a divorce in New York courts. He testified in pigeon English that he married Louise in December 1891 when she was sixteen. The judge granted the decree after Lee revealed alleged infidelity with Chu Fong.
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New York
Yuet Lee
Mott Street
Lee
Louise
Schneider
Hoboken
By & Wome
China
Bie
Chu Fong
Ward
Natalie steam yacht captured by Haitian warships
Dispatch from Port au Prince reports the steam yacht Natalie seized off Fortune Island by Dessalines and Capoax. Arms found on board indicate munitions to Haitian revolutionists. The entire crew was shot on order of resident Hippolyte. Vessel fitted at Savannah and thought to be bound for Brazil.
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New York
Kingston
Jamaica
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Natalie
United States
Dessalines
Capoax
Fortune Island
Bahamas
Hippolyte
Savannah
Brazil
Delegation of New England Girls to Testify on Tariff Bill
Under Mrs. J. Ellen Foster leadership a New England girls delegation will appear before the U S senate to protest the Wilson tariff bill. Foster has visited leading industries affected by McKinley and Wilson tariffs to gather data for Washington. She has chosen an intelligent group of girls to present how tariff agitation impacts industrial life in New England.
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Providence
J. Ellen Foster
New England
United States Senate
A Boy's Composition on Pants and Manners of Mens Wear
A humorous, early 20th century piece on pants describing males wearing pants, pairs of pants, and jokes about singular and plural usage. It notes pants change with weather and moon eclipses, warns against mistaken breeches of promise, and jokes about pants and behavior in a playful voice.
Horrible Discovery In Little Rock Lynching Suspect
In Little Rock on March 11 a lynched mulatto woman was found hanging from a tree along a road between the city and Marche. A large barrel lay nearby and a card warned that anyone who disturbs the body will meet the same fate. Authorities plan a thorough investigation starting tomorrow.
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Litte Rock
Ark
Little Rock
Moss Johnson
Porter
Gagette
Marche
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Sting
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