Presidential ticket listed in Dixon 1888 ad
In Dixon Illinois on August 15 1888 voters are asked to consider the ticket with Grover Cleveland of New York for president and Allen G Thurman of Ohio for vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon, Illinois
Grover Cleveland
New York
Allen G. Thurman
Ohio
Lee
Whiteside
Dixon
Cleveland
Lee County
Whiteside County
Eugene Pinkney
M. J. Burns
Jas. W. Smith
Indiana Republicans Face Internal Debate Over Indiana Campaign
The speaker criticizes Tory policy as shielding the few while the many suffer and frames the race as a showdown between millionaires and millions. He questions Gen. Benjamin Harrison's nomination in Indiana and the move to enlist ex-Gov Porter, wondering what afoot among Indiana Republicans.
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Gen
Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Gov. Porter
State and county tax levies from 1886 to 1887 totals
The records show state tax levies rising from 2 777 472 24 in 1886 to 4 228 090 26 in 1887 with an increase of 1 450 518 02. Lee County taxes rise from 26 126 11 in 1886 to 40 507 60 in 1887, an increase of 14 381 49. Also notes Russia’s high tariffs and low wages for labor, coal miners’ wage and protection view, and a Richmond assault on two colored men after voting Democratic in Louisville Kentucky.
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Lee Co
Chicago Daily News
South
Louisville
Richmond
Claire White
Grenn Campbell
Wages in Braddock and Chicago Steel Works
The Iron Age table shows parallel tariff duties and wage levels but a large wage gap between Braddock Edgar Thompson Steel Works led by Andrew Carnegie and Chicago plants. The piece notes Pittsburgh area protections and names Carnegie and Blaine as connected stakeholders.
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Chicago
Braddock
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Blaine
tariff on soft coal questioned by Illinois labor reports
The letter questions the claim that tariffs set wages by comparing 1880 to 1886 coal wages in Iliinois and noting wide 1887 pay ranges in Henry county and LaSalle. It cites Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics reports and Coal Report pages to challenge tariff wage effects and ask who benefits from protection.
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Ilinois
Henry County
LaSalle
Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics
British Trade Debate Shows Fear of US Free Trade
The article cites Alfred H. Peters praising U S production gains while British manufacturers warn free trade could let America challenge Britain in global markets. It notes US iron and coal output nearing or surpassing British levels and argues US cheaper wheat petroleum pork and timber could extend to metals and lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
England
United States
Alfred H. Peters
Belford
Misstatements on pensions and Henderson’s stance described
The piece attacks Harrison for pension policy and public spending while praising Cleveland's pension list. It critiques Gen Henderson for opposing free whisky and tobacco tax cuts, highlighting party squabbles over the surplus and tariff policy amid Chicago convention tensions.
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Kelley’s
Chicago
Gen. Henderson
Republican Party
Henderson
Congress
Washington
Kelley
Tom
Democratic Party
McKinley
Bureau County Tribune
Brooks Denies Prohibition Talk Misquote in Decatur Speech
A The Voice interview rebuts a widely circulated claim that Brooks declared I have been a rebel a slaveholder and a fire eating democrat. He says the sentence is a malicious lie with only fragments reflecting his real views and notes prior misquotes by Chicago Tribune linking Harrison to various scandals. The piece also reports Bundal Zan volcano eruption near Yokohama on July 15 causing 500 deaths 700 injuries and 1 900 homeless.
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Lovejoy
Chicago Tribune
Gen. Henderson
Washington
Henderson
Republican Party
New York
Congress
National Treasury
Logan
Blaine
Ron Kelley
Brooks
Decatur
the Voice
General Harrison
Harrison
Elkins
Vepew
Korea
Star Route
Democratic States
Depew
Libby
Andersonville
Japan
San Francisco
Yokohama
Poetic Effusion on a Peculiar Fungal Specimen
A humorous note from a late era column discusses a peculiar human type dubbed a peculiar fungus. It mocks fickle trends and cites a modern press obsession with a provocative persona nicknamed The Dude.
The Ave Puzzle: Who Strolls and Whistles The Dope
A riddle poem presents a sequence of caricatures on a figure called The DuDE. Each verse hints at traits of different homophones and puns leading to a final guess of what the puzzle describes and its function. The tone mirrors a playful 19th century conundrum feature.
Gentlemen ask for cheap neat durable suits for all
The notice invites all buyers from the mechanic seeking a cheap durable suit to the businessman wanting value, noting suits that are neat and long lasting for every taste and budget.
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W. M. Kennedy
National Democratic
John M. Palmer
Sangamon
Andrew J. Bell
Peoria
N. D. Ricks
Christian
Andrew Welsh
Kendall
Francis A. Hoffman, JR
Cook
Jacob R. Creighton
Wayne
University of Illinois
John Landrigan
Edwards
John Cunningham
Coles
Homer Bevins
Samuel T. Busey
Champain
Russia
Federation of Coal Miners
Union Ment Furnace A
Rave Cage
Stoveman
Renee
Treasury
Chicago Globe
Nature
THE
Dupg
the Dude
Campaign Coods
SILK
Bandana
S. Rosenthal & Son
S. Rosenthal & Son, Leading Clothiers and Hatters
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