No Congress for Him A Illinois Farmer Rejects Tariff Meeting
Major J M Thompson of Joliet recounts declining Whitelaw Reid invite to a farmers Congress in New York He cites tariff policy as the reason and recalls a Joliet Steel Works officials interview and a debate on railroads and farm prices He argues farmers created transportation needs and questions tariff protections and capitalists roles.
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Svrate Grange
Illinois
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Fifth Avenue
J. M. Tompson
Wilson
Republican Sun
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Liverpool
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Chicago
Great Northwest
America
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Great Britain
Union
Indiana
Mr. Smith
War Department
Public figures and steady policy views cited in speech
The speaker recalls being raised as a protectionist due to his father owning a wool mill but says his shift to production changed his views. Major Thompson, longtime Master of the State Grange of Illinois, is praised for integrity honesty and sound public policy positions.
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Thompson
State Grange
Illinois
The Cities and The Country by L. D. Whiting
State Senator L D Whiting argues that agricultural prosperity is declining due to cheap foreign competition and protected industries. He cites Bureau County land losses, tariff dynamics, and trusts in lumber glass coal and tobacco. He urges cheaper supplies for farmers and slower aid to infant industries while defending tobacco and whisky taxes.
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New England
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Bureau County
Illinois
Amboy Journal
Kelley
Randall
Massachusetts
Inter Ocean
Bureau County Republican
Blaine
Hinton
Carroll D. Wright
L. D. Wuirina
Infants No More as Giants Rule Industry Says St Paul
A statement declares the era of infant industries in the United States is over with industries grown into giants. Farmers are described as the young workers who support these giants by supplying labor and selling goods. The remark criticizes the current industrial structure and quotes St Paul on economic maturity.
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St. Paul Slews
Reform banquet cheers as Waterson defends tariff plan
Four hundred fifty Tariff Reform Club members in New York heard Anson Phelps Stokes praise President Cleveland while Henry Watterson delivered a fiery address defending revenue reform. Watterson attacked protectionists, urged party unity, and urged reducing tariff to fund honest government.
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Tariff Reform Club of
New York
Anson Phelps Stokes
United States
Cleveland
President Stokes
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Kentucky
Henry Watterson
Tariff Reform Debate Cited Against Free Trade Advocacy
New Haven News notes how high protectionist outlets equate free trade with tariff reform and aggressively attack a straw man of their own making. The piece portrays the futility of arguing against tariff reform and portrays opponents as staunchly opposing free trade.
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New Haven News
Chicago's Luck Gas Supply From Trenton Limestone
Chicago scientists report a local natural gas discovery with low pressure from the Niagara and Trenton formations. Tests by Dabney and Ralston show gas rising through fissures, with potential to fuel and light large establishments at $500 to $1,000 monthly per well. Gas from Leland, Chicago Rawhide Works, and Wacker & Birk brewery demonstrates rising volumes, with Ida gasometer at the rawhide works and flames visible at sites on East Ohio and North Desplaines streets.
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Chicago
Niagara
C. H. Dabney
J. H. Ralston
Trenton
Leland
Rawhide Works
Wacker & Birk’s
Nebraska heroine Minnie Freeman saves 13 children
Omaha report recounts Minnie Freeman a Mina Valley schoolteacher who sheltered and guided her students through a sudden blizzard. She tied the children with twine to keep them together as the roof blew off and the party trudged a mile to the nearest house, enduring frostbite and fatigue but reaching safety.
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Omaha
Minnie Freeman
Mina Valley
Frank Gibbon
Freeman
Voorhees for Vice President Named by Indiana Democrats
Senator Voorhees will be presented as a vice presidential candidate at the National Convention by Indiana Democrats. He has agreed to let Gov. Gray pursue the Senate seat, and would be replaced by Gray if Democrats win the state legislature again.
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Washington
Chicago Tribune
Voorhees
Indiana Democrats
Gray
Illinois Notes on Coal Find and Court Actions
A six foot two inch coal seam is reported at Colfax in McLean County. Court sentences issued in Springfield for counterfeiting and post office burglary. Dozens of Illinois pensions listed for veterans and widows across multiple towns.
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McLean County
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Worden
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Hamilton
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Dix
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Hennepin
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Arcola
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Aledo
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