The Tables Turned On Republican Shotgun Intimidation
A 1888 Illinois debate shows Republicans accused of gun intimidation against colored Democrats in the South and even in the state. The piece cites cases including an attempted assassination of editor William Lee, notes rising black support for the Democratic party, and contrasts tax data to argue state economic governance.
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South
Georgia
Alabama
Grover Cleveland
Steel
Springfield
The
Messenger
North
William Lee
A Woolman on the Tariff and Its Iowa Implications
Congressman Gear of Iowa cited a Bonaparte blanket to argue tariffs harm wool growers. Isaac Meek of Bonaparte replies about his woolen mill operable since 1856, noting tariffs would not reduce business and might raise wages, while sheep numbers fade since 1860.
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Gear
Iowa
England
Isaiah Meek
Bonaparte
Meek
Isaiait Meek
Deear Sik
van Buren County
Carder
Isattaah Meek
Fringes of Outrage Not Benefiting State Republicans
A fragment notes that the cowardly outrage is condemned by respectable citizens of both races and is not aiding the Republican party at the state capital.
Alabama official cites cash for southern delegate votes
Wm. Youngblood of Birmingham asserts Alger and his men bought fifty Southern delegates’ votes for 7500 dollars in cash. He alleges Chicago expenses for the trip and travel both ways. The note questions Sam Randall and Jeff Davis as a Republican ticket and praises Republican service.
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Wm. Youngblood
National Executive Committee
Birmingham
Alabama
Alger
Sherman
Chicago
Sam Randall
Jeff Davis
Obeying Her Husband at New England Suffrage Festival
Mrs Zerelda G Wallace mother of Ben Hur recounts an amusing exchange with a minister who cited Paul's instruction that women obey their husbands. She thanked him, noting the suffrage movement seeks equality not disloyalty, and that women will use their expanded powers to aid men in humanity's progress.
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Zerelda G. Wallace
Ben Hur
New England
New York
Paul
Timothy
Campaign commentary on Harrison and party dynamics
Opinion pieces from The Indianapolis Sentinel and The Washington Post debate General Harrison’s suitability as a nominee. They criticize his military record and Senate career while noting mixed views on his strengths. Ex Mayor Seth Low resigns from New York Republican leadership citing protectionist trade shifts.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
Harrison
United States Senate
Chicago
Senate
Indiana
Washington Post
Taiff
Morton
Seth Low
Republican Party
Brooklyn
New York
Low
Garfield
Fuller Nominated as Chief Justice Unopposed
After a long delay the Senate committee reported the president's nomination of Mr Fuller as chief justice without recommendation. Sufficient Republican senators support the appointment, making confirmation likely.
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Senate Committee
Fuller
Supreme Bench
European Jottings Highlighting War Costs and Tech
England reports a 16 700 000 pound army estimate while Russia's cavalry equals combined German and Austrian forces. Kent expands asparagus beds as industry grows, and El Paz notes Spain Germany alliance of 1884. Marie Rose turns 40 with Liverpool support. foot soldiers test oiling feet. Stockholm castle lit by electricity. rabies produced artificially by Paris chemists.
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Russia
Germany
Austria
Kent
el Paz
Spain
Marie Rose
Liverpool
Mme. Schumann
Religious Gleanings Entertains Gifts and Missions Notes
Bishop Hare secures 21000 from Mr. Astor for a memorial church to Mrs. Astor in Sioux Falls. The article reviews church giving, seminary enrollments, Indian missionary funds, bequests to Philadelphia’s hospital, and global church finances, noting low foreign mission giving and New Zealand church strains.
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Bishop Hare
Chicago Theological Seminary
Yale
Oberlin
Andover
Hartford
Bangor
Pacific
San Francisco
Presbyterian Women of India
Methodist Episcopal Hospital
Philadelphia
Scott Stewart
St. Paul’s Church
United States
Treasury
American Tract Society
Treasury Department
New Zealand
Aging Texans and vibrant seniors headline small town notes
Mrs Mary Yearley buried at Brownsville Texas had seen 104 birth days. Uncle Ed Stephens postmaster of Cleveland Georgia is 90 and spry. James Preston of Shenandoah, 92, with his third wife and thirty six children. Grandma Mitchell of Pilot Point Texas died at 105, oldest Texan perhaps. A Walla Walla coyote battled a hawk for twenty minutes before the hawk prevailed.
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Mary Yearley
Brownsville
Cleveland, Ga
Ed Stephens
James Preston
Shenandoah
Texas
Grandma Mitchell
Pilot Point
Walla Walla
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Dixon Sun
W. M. Kennedy
Dixon, Illinois
National Democratic
Allen G. Thurman
Ohio
John M. Palmer
Sangamon
Andrew J. Bell
Peoria
N. D. Ricks
Christman
Andrew Welsh
Kendall
Francis A. Hoffman, JR
Jacob R. Creighton
Wayne
University of Illinois
John Landrigan
Edwards
John Cunningham
Coles
Homer Bevins
Cook
Samuel T. Busey
Champain
Mr. Lee How
Wabash Depot
St. Louis
Lee
Palmer Club
Illinois State Journal
Illinois
Massachusetts
Illinois Central Railroad
Union
California
Louisiana
Nebraska
Nevada
Pennsylvania
America
State Register
Hale
Tue Sun Office
Church of England
Glasgow Yachtsmen
Royal Clyde Club
Andrew Clark
Stockholm
Messrs
Fremy and Verneuil
Paris
Academy of Sciences
W. L. Foote
Mound City
Dixon
Main Street
C. A. Ballou
Jamestown
Rockford
Smith & Ballou
Dixon, Ills
Charley’s Hat Store
ADIE
Jordan Building
Bridge
Callant
R. A. Rodesch
Aiken & Whitmores
Bazar
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